It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Larry Richard Ter Molen, a distinguished and foundational figure in the world of fundraising, a kind and generous community […]
Category: Obituaries
Nancy Taylor, family matriarch, dies one week before 96th birthday
Nancy Calkins Taylor passed away Feb. 12, one week short of her 96th birthday. A 50-plus year resident of Evanston, Nancy was born in Hamilton, Ontario in Canada on Feb. […]
Greg DeStefano, architect and renaissance man, dies at 60
Greg DeStefano, age 60, passed away at his home in Northbrook on Jan. 30 after a 14-year battle with cancer. He was surrounded by loved ones, including his wife of […]
Evanston resident, 22, loved for her ‘lightness and joy,’ dies in Colorado ski accident
Editor’s note: This story was first published in The Record North Shore. It has been edited slightly from the original version. A tragic ski accident last week in Colorado claimed […]
Roger Thomas Ward, brilliant athlete and engineer, died at 76
Roger Thomas Ward was born on Jan. 3, 1947 in Chicago to the late Charter and Louise (Whiteside) Ward. The family was completed with the birth of his brother Guy […]
Geoffry Hiltwein, artisan and friend to many, died Dec. 28
Geoffry Hiltwein passed away peacefully at Evanston Hospital on the evening of Dec. 28, with his daughters by his side. Geof was born Jan. 5, 1949, and spent his childhood […]
Donald Wirth, former Evanston parks director, led department for nearly 25 years
Donald Joseph Wirth, a former Evanston parks/forestry and recreation director, died Dec. 23 at the age of 86. He lead the city’s Parks Department from 1971 to 1995.
David S. Liner, devoted family man and theatergoer, dies at 92
David S. Liner died peacefully in his Evanston home on Dec. 28. He was 92.
Irene Wood, noted librarian, dies at 80
Days after celebrating her 80th birthday, Irene Wood passed away on December 16, 2023 at Collington Episcopal Life Care in Mitchellville, Maryland. Irene Porter Wood was born to Gilbert and […]
Luz Maria Davila de Prieto, ‘warrior for social justice’ and immigrants, dies at age 99
Submitted by the family Luz Maria Davila de Prieto passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by family. She was born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1924. Luz Maria was […]