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Sam Denov, CSO percussionist and labor relations consultant, dies at 91

August 18, 2019 at 6:59 p.m.

Sam Denov looked out for his fellow musicians. A longtime percussionist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, as well as with orchestras in Pittsburgh and San Antonio, Mr. Denov was a...

Stanley Oles, ran old-fashioned candy store in Pilsen, dies

June 15, 2018 at 10:52 p.m.

For more than six decades, Stanley Oles worked behind the counter of Oles Candy Store in the city's Pilsen neighborhood. Known as "Stas," (pronounced Stosh) Mr. Oles lived in a...

Walter Veile, German baker brought treats to Lake Forest, dies at 81

August 18, 2019 at 6:57 p.m.

Born and raised in Heidenheim, Germany, Walter Veile learned the baking profession as an apprentice in his uncle's nearby bakery and later was a baker and pastry chef in upscale...

Frances Jennings, physical therapist and mother of 9, dies at 90

August 18, 2019 at 6:55 p.m.

Shortly after her older brother joined the military during World War II, Frances Jennings signed on with the Women's Army Corps and trained as a physical therapist. She found she...

Lloyd Maday, ran auto shop in Evanston, dies at 84

August 18, 2019 at 6:54 p.m.

Lloyd Maday was just 19 when he and his brother opened Maday Brothers auto shop at Central Street and Broadway Avenue in Evanston in 1951. Both Mr. Maday and the...

Richard Triptow, pro basketball player and college coach, dies

August 18, 2019 at 6:52 p.m.

Richard Triptow, who played college basketball at DePaul University alongside the legendary George Mikan in the 1940s when the school was a national power, helped bring Chicago its first professional...

Patricia Stevens, teacher and author, dies

June 15, 2018 at 11:26 p.m.

A lifelong history buff and who majored in the subject in college, Patricia Bunning Stevens began contributing articles about historical figures for Encyclopedia Britannica while raising her children. She later...

Doris Bachman, ran skydiving equipment company with husband, dies

August 18, 2019 at 6:51 p.m.

After graduating from high school, Doris "Dori" Bachman spent much of her free time scuba diving. That let to a meeting with her future husband, Lowell Bachman, a skydiving enthusiast...

David Katz, businessman assisted fellow veterans at retirement home, dies

August 18, 2019 at 6:49 p.m.

David Katz, a resident of the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, contributed stories and helped proofread The Bugle, a bimonthly newsletter focused on veterans affairs. Mr. Katz, 90, a World...

Calvin Campbell, longtime Illinois appellate judge, dies

August 18, 2019 at 6:48 p.m.

In his early 20s, Calvin Campbell saw college as a nearly impossible dream for an African-American in the segregated South during the Depression, his family said. He had returned from...

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