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November 12, 2014
 
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Charlotte Ashby

Charlotte Ashby, age 93, formerly of Lombard, died Thursday, Nov. 6, at Lexington Health Care of Lake Zurich, Illinois.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 10, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Interment was at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Elmhurst.
Info: www.brustfuneralhome.com or 888-629-0094.

Fred S. Cousins

Fred S. Cousins Sr., age 82, of Lombard, died Wednesday, Nov. 5,  at Central DuPage Hospital.
Visitation was held Saturday, Nov. 8, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Interment was private.
Call 888-629-0094 or visit Brust Funeral Home-Villa Park & Lombard Illinois Burial & Cremation Services for more information.

Elizabeth B. Czech

Elizabeth B. Czech, of Villa Park, passed away on Saturday, Nov 8.
Visitation is Thursday, Nov. 13, 3-8 p.m. at Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park.
Funeral services are Friday, Nov. 14, with 9:30 a.m. prayers at the funeral home to 10 a.m. Mass at St. Pius X Church in Lombard. Interment is at Queen of Heaven.
For information, call 630-832-4161 or visit www.steuerlefh.com.

Roy R. Gordon

Roy R. Gordon, 75, of Lombard. Beloved husband of Karen, nee Roznos; loving father of Scott (Diane), Brian and Robin; grandfather of 5; brother of Donald and the late Ethelwyn, Elaine and Laverne; and uncle of many nieces and nephews.
Roy was an Army Veteran, Scout Leader, member and transporter of As Good As Gold Golden Retriever Rescue of Illinois and V.I.P. Officer, helping troubled youth. He was also a longtime member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lombard.
Services were held Saturday, Nov. 8, at Ahlgrim Funeral Home, 567 S. Spring Road, Elmhurst. Interment Mt. Emblem Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, Memorials will be appreciated for the St. John’s Lutheran Church, 215 S. Lincoln St., Lombard, IL 60148; or As Good As Gold, P.O. Box 533, Wheeling, IL 60090.
Funeral information: 630-834-3515 or www.ahlgrim.com.

Leonard Frank Hlavin

Leonard Frank Hlavin, age 91, of Lombard, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 at his home.
Services will be private.
Arrangements were made by Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. For more information, call 888-629-0094 or visit www.brustfuneralhome.com.

Chester Hoffmann

Chester Robert Hoffmann, 68, died peacefully at home Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Lombard, due to complications following lung cancer.
Mr. Hoffmann was buried with military honors at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, on Thursday, Nov. 6.

Solveig ‘Sue’ Starshak

Solveig “Sue” Starshak, nee Olson, formerly of Lombard, died Nov. 6, in St. Charles, Ill.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 11, with prayers from Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, to Mass at Sacred Heart Church. Interment was at Assumption Cemetery in Wheaton, Ill.
Mrs. Starshak is survived by her three children, Barbara of Glen Ellyn, John (Peggy) of Winfield and Jerome of Misericordia, Chicago; her brother, John Olson; her brother-in-law, Edward J. (Maureen); and two sisters-in-law, Norma Olson and Elaine Olson; many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Mrs. Starshak is preceded in death by her husband, Marty; her siblings, Obert Olson, Azella Andrusyk, Lesley Olson, Dora Olson, Sara and Mary Ruth Baldus.
Mrs. Starshak grew up in De Soto, Wis. She moved to Chicago when she was 16 years old. Mrs. Starshak worked for First National Bank of Chicago. She was a resident of Lombard since 1958. Mrs. Starshak was the co-owner, with her husband, Marty, of Starshak Enterprises in Lombard from 1965 to 2007. Her shop was located on East Ash Street. Mrs. Starshak was a longtime member of Sacred Heart Church. She was a former member of CCW at Sacred Heart Church. Mrs. Starshak loved her family, friends and enjoyed wearing and making hats. She had lived in St. Charles since March of 2014.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to Misericordia, 6300 N. Ridge Ave., Chicago, IL 60660, are appreciated.
For more information: 888-629-0094.

Lupe E. Stears

Lupe E. Stears, nee Espinoza, age 91, of Lombard, formerly of Findlay, Ohio, died Friday, Nov. 7, at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, Elmhurst.
Funeral service arrangements are pending at Kirkpatrick-Behnke Funeral Home in Ohio. Local arrangements by Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Information: 888-629-0094 or www.brustfuneralhome.com.