Steve Spitzer, amateur naturalist, dies at 66
A volunteer for more than a decade at the North Park Village Nature Center, Steve Spitzer delighted in sharing his love and knowledge of reptiles with visitors, particularly the little...
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Albert Gilman, survived World War II ship sinking, dies at 96
Albert Norman Gilman and three of his buddies were hanging out in his hometown of Salisbury, Mass., in July 1940 when one of them suggested they join the Navy, given...
Dr. John Mullan, pioneering neurosurgeon, dies at 90
Dr. John F. "Sean" Mullan, a pioneer in neurosurgery, was a key player in the creation of the Brain Research Institute at the University of Chicago and served as its...
Social Security Judge Helen Cropper dies at 61
Judge Helen Gale Cropper began her legal career as a staff member for the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, eventually becoming the managing attorney at the agency's Uptown office...
Richard Oltmann, amusement industry leader, dies at 72
J. Richard Oltmann was an innovator in the amusement industry and an owner of many family fun parks and entertainment centers throughout the Chicago area, including Enchanted Castle in Lombard,...
Sister Barbara Jean Ciszek, devotee of Montessori method, dies at 68
Sister Barbara Jean Ciszek traveled around the world training teachers in Montessori, a hands-on method of learning that doesn't use books and teaches young children by developing their natural interests...
Dr. Alan Green, who delivered 10,000 babies, dies at 102
Dr. Alan Green paid his $100 per semester tuition at the University of Illinois Medical School by waiting on tables in fraternity houses and at the 1933 "Century of Progress"...
Beverly Lowe Daniels, CPS educator and Women’s Army Corps veteran, dies
Shortly after graduating from Englewood High School in 1939, Beverly Lowe Daniels enlisted in the Women's Army Corps and was sent to the Philippines, where she helped rebuild villages destroyed...
Ruth Feldman, ‘Quiz Kids’ star, author and educator, dies
When Ruth Duskin Feldman was 5, she began reading the chemistry books her father, a high school chemistry teacher, had at home. She was writing poetry at 7, when she...
Peggy Madera, special education teacher, dies at age 60
Peggy Madera earned a national reputation for her skills as a special education teacher and was particularly known for her work guiding blind and visually impaired students toward lives of...