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William K. Hahn, 94

William K. Hahn, 94, of Woodstock, was called home to be forever with his Lord on Aug. 17, 2019, in McHenry with his family by his side. Bill was born in Union, Ill., on May 21, 1925, to William F. and Clara J. (Wilkins) Hahn. He married Helga Bluemel on July 9, 1954. During most of his working years he was the foreman at the old Guardian Electric, that used to be located at the corner of Lake Avenue and Route 47, retiring in 1991. He was a decades-long member of St John’s Lutheran Church, in Union. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Helga; his daughter, Karen; his son, Christopher; two grandsons, Frank Bowman and John Bowman;

Priscilla Smith, 77

Illinois educator and social activist Priscilla Smith was born in Chicago, Ill., on June 12, 1942, and passed away in Morton Grove, Ill., on Aug. 5, 2019. Pris was the oldest child of Bette Hill Robinson and Sandy Smith, and sister of Pamela Smith, Roger (Kavitha) Smith, and the late Roderick (Rock) Smith. She was a mother to Anthony (Michele) Andrew, grandmother to Deandre, Deandrea, Andrea (PJ), Angelique and Patrick, and aunt to Timothy McGarry, Meghan McGarry, and Asha Smith. Priscilla attended Woodstock Community High School, graduating in 1960. At Ripon College, she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority. She earned her baccalaureate and graduate degrees at the National College of Education in Evanston, Ill. Her teaching career

Barbara Ann (Roskie) Corbett, 83

Barbara Ann (Roskie) Corbett, 83, died on Aug. 2, 2019, after a short illness. She was the daughter of Toney and Catherine Roskie. She passed away at JourneyCare Woodstock, the site of the hospital in which she was born on Jan. 24, 1936. She is survived by her loving daughters, Dena (Dave) Vollman of Niles, Mich., and her sister, Caryl (Dan) Lemanski of Woodstock. Barbara will also be missed by her adoring granddaughters, Ashely, Aleyna, Amanda (Ryan) Jerson, and great-granddaughter, Evelyn Jerdon, also of Niles, Mich. Her nephew, David Lemanski, her niece, Stacie Udelhover, and her daughters, Taylor and Kendall, of St. Charles, Ill., also will miss her smiling presence. Barbara grew up at the Todd School and graduated from

Terry Thompson, 85

Terry Thompson, 85, of Lake Geneva, Wis., Florida, and Woodstock, Ill., passed away Aug. 7, 2019. He was born May 5, 1934, to Loren and Helen Thompson of Woodstock. For 50 years, Terry was an owner-operator in trucking, most of which was “over the road” between Illinois and California. Terry was a skilled fabricator and built his own masterful rigs (Terrybilt). To the very end he continued his skills in the world of rat rods and truck shows. He was married 64 years (and 10 hours) to his lovely bride, Carol (Stilling) Thompson. They had three children, Douglas (preceded in death), Brian of Laporte, Colo., and Lisa (Giuseppe Gaias) of Las Vegas, Nev. He had four grandchildren, Kristi (Jason Robarge)

Carolyn R. (Cox) Mahoney, 77

Carolyn Ruth (Cox) Mahoney, age 77, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019, following a courageous battle with cancer at Froedtert South, Pleasant Prairie, Wis. She was born in Carrollton, Mo., Feb. 13, 1942, daughter of the late Gordon and Melissa “Ruth” (née: Lathrop) Miller. Carolyn graduated from Carrollton High School “Class of 1960” and went on to earn a degree in education from the University of Missouri and subsequently her master’s in education. Carolyn taught at Wheeling High School for 20 years and was a business owner and financial officer at the family business, Exacto Inc. On July 5, 2009, in Bull Valley, Ill., she was united in marriage to Dennis C. Mahoney. Carolyn was a member of the Daughters

Marcella Mathilda Habbley, 96

Marcella Mathilda Habbley, 96, of Harvard, died Friday, July 26, 2019, at the Mercy Harvard Care Center. She was born March 2, 1923, in Union, Ill., to Emil and Elsa (Zickuhr) Dorow. Marcella attended Zion Lutheran Elementary and graduated from Marengo Community High School in 1940. She married Clifford Clayton Habbley on May 25, 1946, at Zion Lutheran Church in Marengo. He preceded her in death on Jan. 22, 2006. She worked for the Elgin Watch Factory and the Woodstock Typewriter Factory, later becoming a homemaker after her children were born. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Survivors include her children, Ronald (Judy) Habbley of Marengo, Randy (Sandy) Habbley of Union, Peggy (Rik) Master of Woodstock, Kurt

Caryl Lynne Montgomery, 69

Caryl Lynne Montgomery, 69, of Woodstock, passed away on June 30, 2019. Caryl was born in Sandwich, Ill., on Feb. 8, 1950, to Charles and Charlene (Strode) Montgomery. Caryl attended Woodstock schools and graduated in 1968. She worked for Pete Frate Line for over 30 years. After retirement, Caryl worked for the Hallmark store in Woodstock. Caryl was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church in Woodstock, serving on the preschool board, book club, Bible studies, serving senior luncheons and Lenten soup luncheons. Caryl was also a board member of the Woodstock Public Library. Caryl is survived by her sister, Carma Bomar of Woodbridge, Va., and brothers Clark (Candy) Montgomery of Blue Spring, Mo., Craig (Gail) Montgomery of Woodstock, and

Douglas L. “Doug” Thompson, 62

The family of Doug Thompson, who passed away Feb. 28 earlier this year, would like to invite all who knew him to join them in a celebration of his life on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Niko’s Red Mill in Woodstock, Ill., beginning at 2 p.m. Food and beverages will be available for purchase, and a memorial motorcycle ride out to the Thompson farm and back will also leave from Niko’s parking lot at 1 p.m. Please come whenever you can and join us with your stories and memories of Doug.

Susan Albrechtsen Anderson, 71

Susan Albrechtsen Anderson peacefully stepped forward into the next life on Friday, July 19, 2019, at her home in Woodstock, Ill. Susan was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Aug. 31, 1947. She graduated from Clearfield High School as its first National Merit Scholar and attended Brigham Young University, where she met her future husband. She graduated from Weber State College in elementary education with a minor in German. She and her husband, Bruce, were married in Salt Lake City in 1968 and moved to Chicago later that year. She taught elementary school for two years before starting her all-time favorite job as a full-time mom to a family that grew to include six children. She and Bruce called

Betty Eileen Housby, 84

Betty Eileen (Raffel) Housby went to heaven peacefully on July 5, 2019. She was born on Aug. 12, 1934, in Des Plaines, Ill., to the late Herbert and Sophia Raffel. She spent most of her working years as an executive secretary at Intermatic Inc. in Spring Grove, Ill., while raising a son and daughter. She was very involved in her church and also spent many years helping the homeless in Woodstock, Ill., until she relocated to Florida in 2016. Betty was preceded in death by her mother and father; stepmother; and son, Ralph Hemme. She is survived by her daughter, Eileen Dugger; son-in-law, Matt Dugger; her two grandsons, Jacob Dugger and Nickolas Dugger; sister, Jean Gronert; brother, Jim Raffel, and

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