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Obituaries for Clara Zars and others in local notice
Clara Zars nee Cobra of 507 Circle died June 5 after a long illness. Survived by husband William Zare and children Hilms Boenenberg Lorna Hennig Arnold Evelyn Staats Lillian Brown and Wilbert Zara. sister Mary Buenger Emilie Kumnick. 13 grandchildren. Services June 8 at St John Ey Lutheran. burial Concordia Cemetery. Elizabeth Bethke of 7706 Monroe died June 2 at Westlake Hospital. Mother of Edwin R Maxie Myron and Harry A. grandmother of two. great grandmother of two and great great grandmother of one. sister Dora Johns Mildred Hurd Fred Tronzer. Funeral June 5 at Zimmermans. interment Concordia Cemetery. Lillian F Menke died June 3. wife of Henry mother of Henry Jr Lillian F Schaff William Barr and the late Clarence E Menke. grandmother of Lt Elizabeth Troost Lulu Liesenfeldt Howard Beauchamp and Edward Beauchamp. funeral at Zimmer man and Son Chapel. interment Glen Oak. Benjamin Mihm died June 6 at West Suburban Hospital. son of Bertha Mihm. brother of Elale Starkey Lydia B and Raymond G Mihm. funeral June 10 at Zimmerman’s Chapel. interment Forest Home. Nora Farrell died June 14 in Woodstock. mother of John F Raymond J Mary Haskett and Frances Buckley. sister Bernard Weir. Requiem Mass today at 10 am at St Bernardine Church. interment Mount Carmel. Emil E Miller 68 died June 15 in Boynton Beach Fla. husband Beatrice and children Orville Miller Marjorie Reche survive. funeral services in Riverside.