Paul F. Kries, age 92, of Woodstock, passed away in his sleep peacefully on May 27, 2022. He was born on June 2, 1929, in Chicago to Charles and Ruth Kries. Paul was very active in his church community at St. Patrick’s of Hartland for 33 years. Prior to that he was involved in the church and school communities that he lived in. He was an individual who continually searched for knowledge both on the internet and in his research of stocks, science, entertainment ,and sports. Paul loved to travel with his family and his life-long companion and wife. He took many trips in and out of the country. One of his favorite places to travel to was Door County.

A celebration of the life of Christopher M. Strong will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 28, in the Woodstock High School Auditorium, 501 W. South St. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the C.M. Strong Scholarship and Memorial Fund, MidAmerica National Bank, 100 W. Elm St., Canton, IL 61520. Mr. Strong, 76, died Oct. 28, 2021. He taught he taught English, TV/radio, films, and advertising at Woodstock High School for 38 years.

A celebration of his life for Robert F. Carr will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 2, at the Woodstock Opera House, where he acted and created the sets for the plays and was a founder of the Townsquare Players. He passed away July 1, 2020, at the age of 92. A scholarship has been established at Woodstock High School in Bob’s name. The inaugural recipient, Genesis Dunn, will pursue an art degree at Northern Illinois University. For more information, call his son, Chris Carr, at 224-242-0239 or his wife, Gloria Carr 310 W. Jackson St., Woodstock, IL 60098

On Sunday, April 3, 2022, Marilyn J. Collignon (née Walker), loving mother and grandmother, passed away at the age of 90. Marilyn was born Sept. 8, 1931, in Chicago to Harry and Olive Walker. She dedicated over 25 years to working at UOP in Des Plaines. Her true passion, though, was theater, a love she passed down to her children and grandchild, spending many years as president of the Des Plaines Theatre Guild as well as serving as costumer, props mistress, crew member, and stage manager, even appearing onstage occasionally in small roles. Most recently, she found a love for scrapbooking (or as she called it, “photo art”) and could always be found poring over her endless genealogy records. Marilyn

Victor Nicholiavich Meuch, 76, went to be with his Redeemer and Lord on Feb. 7, 2022, in a one-vehicle accident. He was born on May 23,1945, in a Nazi forced-labor camp in Mitterteich, Germany, to Nicholai and Eufrosyna (Ichenko) Meuch, displaced Ukrainian nationals. In January 1951, his family immigrated to the U.S. He graduated from Greenville College with a B.A. in art and from Northern Illinois University with an M.S. in art education with a concentration in art history. After these degrees, he continued coursework to earn an additional teaching endorsement and was a lifelong learner, attending workshops and seminars, eager to improve his skills and learn new and varied ones. He married his high school sweetheart, Beverly Zajicek, in

Thomas H. Dahlfors, age 78, passed peacefully on Friday, March 4, 2022, with his wife, Brenda, and daughter, Meriden “Denni,” at his side.He was born in Meriden, Conn., to Harry and Lucille and his big sister, Judi. He was raised in Williams Bay, Wis. and moved to Itasca, Ill., in the fourth grade. He received his B.S., M.S. and doctoral degrees in education from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.Tom loved to travel and often told stories of spending time in the Bahamas working with teachers and learning to dive for conch. A family friend once sent him to New York with a letter of introduction to Norman Cousins, editor of the New York Post. While waiting in the outer office,

Ronald W. Hyde, age 81, of Woodstock, passed away on March 11, 2022, in Barrington with his loving family by his side. He was born on Feb. 19, 1941, in Eddyville, Ky., the son of George and Julia (Dycus) Hyde.  In 1956 he moved to Woodstock with his family. In 1958 he started dating Carol Carlstrom, and they became high school sweethearts. They married four years later on July 7, 1962. They would have celebrated 60 years of marriage this year. He was a supervisor at Woodstock Die Cast until it closed. He then worked at HS Crocker until his retirement in 2008. He loved to fish and spent many times with his family in Wisconsin and Minnesota fishing. He

Born: March 18, 1927  Passed away: March 10, 2022 Lois Kroetsching Roehr, age 94, passed away at her home on March 10, 2022. She was born on March 18, 1927, in Stratton, Neb., to Russell and Gertrude (Sharp) Kroetsching. She grew up in Sharon Springs, Kan., where she was valedictorian of her high school class. In her youth she endured the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression, and the death of her mother when she was 9 years old. Lois’ strong beliefs of right and wrong shaped her life, and when working in a movie theater at the age of 16 she refused to enforce the policy of segregating black patrons to the back of the theater. She simply stated, “It

Peggy Menzel, 88, of Hartland, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Valley Hi Care Center in Hartland surrounded by her family. She was born Margaret J. Hallisy on Feb. 26, 1934, to John C. and Helen (Bourey) Hallisy. With an abundance of Margarets in the extended Hallisy family, she soon became known as Peggy, and Peggy it would be for the rest of her life. She married Richard J. “Dick” Menzel on July 4, 1953, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Woodstock. Peggy was a lifelong member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of Hartland. Being the wife of a fireman, she was a member of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Woodstock Rural Fire Department, and would provide