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6 Chicago Tribune Business Section 2 Wednesday, August 16, 2017 OBITUARIES (Chicago ICribimt Death Notices Chicago Tribune extends our condolences to the families and loved ones of those who have passed. GUNNAR BIRKERTS 1925-2017 Acclaimed Midwestern architect and professor In Memoriam Michael A Grossman Mike- Remembering you is easy; we do it every day. Missing you is a heartache that never goes away. Dad, Mom, Hildie, llysa, Alex Zach Cervak, Dana Allen Dana Allen Cervak, age 62 of Orland Park, passed away on August 12, 2017. Dana was born December 15, 1954 in Berwyn, Illinois to Robert and Audrey Cervak.

He was proud to be a police officer where he dedicated his entire professional career in law enforcement, finally retiring as a Lieutenant, after 28 years of service. He had a passion for animals, drawing and his quick wit and sense of humor were enjoyed by everyone who knew him. Dana is survived by his wife Jean Cervak (nee Moscato) and step children whom he dearly loved, Tammi (Brett) Williams of Chicago and Kevin (Christy) Smith of Plainfield. Five grandchildren who referred to him as "Papa" and who always looked forward to his jokes. Son of Audrey and the late Robert Cervak of Crete whom he loved dearly.

Brother of Andrea (Rick) Johnson of Monee and Kyle (Sue) Cervak of Homewood and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Family and friends and others whose lives Dana touched are invited to a Memorial visitation Thursday, August 17th between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Heartland Memorial Center, 7151 183rd Street, Tinley Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Animal Humane Society at www.animalhumanesociety.org.

For info or to sign the guestbook (708) 444-2266 or HEARTLAND C7f MEMORIAL v'l CENTER V' CENTER Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries Death Notices Alex, James G. James G. Alex. Beloved husband of Nancy Alex nee Levy. Partner of Susan Zervos.

Loving father of Melanie (Rob- eig rcepiuwbM dnu vjicguiy mica, nuuu grandfather of Danielle, Samantha, Chealsea and Amily. Dear friend of Ted (Jo Ann) Zervos. Fond uncle of many. Michigan Law Library addition of 1981, Birkerts did not mimic the Collegiate Gothic architecture of the school's celebrated law quadrangle. Instead, he shaped an underground building that felt like anything but a basement.

It used large "light wells" to bring in natural light from several directions, ingeniously directing it to three below-ground levels. Among Birkerts' other buildings are the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, N.Y, the south wing of the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, the University of Iowa's Boyd Law Building and St. Peter's Lutheran Church in the small-town architectural mecca of Columbus, Ind. In 2014, Birkerts realized a work of great personal meaning, the Latvian National Library in Riga That design, inspired by the mythical Glass Mountain of Latvian folklore, is know known as "The Castle of Light." Birkerts was a professor at the University of Michigan's architecture school and taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His honors included a gold medal from the Michigan Society of Architects and awards from the American Institute of Architects.

Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Sylvia; children Sven, Andra and Erik; and seven grandchildren. bkaminchicagotribune.com By Blair Kamin Chicago Tribune Gunnar Birkerts, an acclaimed Detroit-area architect who designed major buildings throughout the Midwest, including the former Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and an addition to the University of Michigan Law Library, died Tuesday. Birkerts, 92, died at home in the Boston suburb of Needham, where he had moved to be near family, according to his daughter-in-law, Alison Ranney of Chicago. The cause of death was congestive heart failure. Birkerts was best known for light-filled modernist buildings that reflected the Scandinavian architectural tradition that influenced him.

Many were essays in bold curves or angular, irregular shapes. "Straight-line geometry is very man-made," he said in a 2 003 interview with the Detroit Free Press. "The angle is what we find in nature. And if I can work with a form that moves, I can express the nature of the building." Born in Riga, Latvia, in 1925, Birkerts escaped his native country during World War II and graduated from the Technische Hochschule in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1949. One of his influences was the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.

According to Birkerts' family, he arrived in the U.S. in 1949. After a brief stint at the Chicago firm of Perldns and Will, Birkerts moved to the James was an attorney for the CTA for 31 years. Family and friends will meet Friday morning at Transfiguration of our Lord Greek Orthodox Chapel, located in Elmwood Cemetery 2905 Thatcher River Grove for visitation from until time of funeral service at Interment Elmwood Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers.

Memorial donations to American Cancer Society 225 N. Michigan Ave. Ste. 1200 Chicago, IL 60601 would be appreciated. Arrangements by JOHN G.

ADINAMIS FUNERAL DIRECTORS, LTD. C0 Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home (773)736-3833. Funeral Home and Cremation Center Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries Chirumbolo, Elizabeth Elizabeth Chirumbolo passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at the Golden Age of 89. Loving Daughter of the Late Gaspere and the Late Rose nee Pugliano, Chirumbolo. Dear Sister of John, the Late Louis, the Late Joseph (the Late Josephine) and the Late Gaspere (the Late Josephine).

Dear Aunt of Joseph (Roberta), Cheryl and Rosanne (Mike). Dear Great Aunt of Kristi, Joseph (Patty) and Lori. Dear Great-Great Aunt of Victoria and Isabella. Family and Friends are to gather for the Visitation and Funeral directly at The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii 1224 West Lexington, Chicago, Illinois 60607 on Thursday, August 17, 2017 for a one hour Visitation at 11:00 A.M. and immediately followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated promptly at 12:00 P.M.

Entombment to follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery Christ the King Mausoleum. Funeral Arrangements are being handled by Russo's Hillside Chapel. For additional information call (708) 449-5300. Please visit Elizabeth's personal tribute website at www.russohillsidechapels.com and sign her guestbook. Please Omit Flowers.

In Lieu of Flowers Donations collected will be given to the American Heart Association. FAMILY PHOTO Gunnar Birkerts also taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Detroit area in the early 1950s when Detroit's architectural scene was surging with energy. He worked for Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen in Bloomfield Hills, where his colleagues included such future stars as Cesar Pelli, Kevin Roche and Robert Venturi. He later became chief designer at the firm of architect Minoru Yamasaki, the architect of New York's World Trade Center.

In 1963, he established his own firm, Gunnar Birkerts and Associates, in the Detroit suburb of Birmingham. One of Birkerts' major works, the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank of 1973, was among a series of projects around the nation that departed from the staid, neoclassical bank buildings of the past. It used suspension bridge technology, boldly expressed in an arch on its glass exterior. The bank later was converted into a commercial office building. At the University of Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries Avesing, Linda Linda Avesing, nee Bergt.

Loving mother of Ted (Denise) Avesing and Heather (Bernard) Lotz; cherished grandmother of many; loving sister of Audrey (Raymond) McDermottand the late Elaine (Michael) Kass. Retired after 30 years from Northrop Corp. Visitation Thursday, August 17, 2017 from 5-9pm at The Lutheran Church of Martha and Mary, 606 W. Golf Road in Mt. Prospect.

Also, lying in state Friday from 9am until time of Service at also at church. Interment Memory Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to The Lutheran Church of Martha and Mary appreciated. Info: 847-394-2336 Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries ffiiicafio Daily Sribune Baker, Gary R. Gary R.

Baker, age 62; beloved husband of Nancy nee Hayward; loving brother of Susan (Tom) Lamkin, David Baker, Jeffrey (Mary) Baker and Nancy (Rick) Wisner; cherished brother-in-law of Steve Hayward, Susan (the late James) Knuepfer, Linda (John) Centanni and Mark (Heidi) Hayward; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews and dear friend to many. Memorial Visitation Friday from 3 to 9 pm at Modell Funeral Home, 7710 S. Cass Darien where a service will be held at 7:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Thomas Hospice are appreciated.

For funeral information 630-852-3595 orwww.mod-elldarien.com. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries Benes, Rudy Rudy Benes loving husband for 51 years to Mary Benes fond father of Russell Benes (Carol), Kathy Diederich (Michael Diederich-both and Jimmy Benes (Connie Sizemore). Rudy always spoke fondly of his 8 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. He will be missed by both family and friends. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries Ciesla, Helen Helen L.

Ciesla, nee Toton, 86, of Libertyville, passed away Aug. 14, 2017 at Lutheran Gen. Hosp. Helen was the devoted wife of the late Roman; the loving mother of Karen (Sam) Kelley Mary Lou Duffin, Judy (Mark) Mader, Sally (Patrick) Bernard and the late Christopher (Christine) Ciesla; the proud grandmother of 16 and Great-grandmother of 6 and the dearest sister of Alice Gruszka Funeral Mass will be 10AM Friday Aug. 18 at St.

Joseph Catholic Church, 121 East Maple Ave, Libertyville. Interment Ascension Cemetery. Visitation Friday from to at McMurrough Funeral Chapel 101 Park Place (Rt 176, 1 Blk of Rt 21) Libertyville. Funeral info (847) 362-2626 and libertyvillefuneralhome.com Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries Coronado, Anastacia Anastacia "Ann" Coronado, nee Araiza, age 81. Beloved wife of the late Alex; loving mother of Lupe (Larry) Quigley, Alex (Mary) and Mark (Kirsten) Coronado; devoted grandmother of great-grandmother of 11; fond sister of Peggy, Manuel, Rachel, Rudy, Anita, Michael, and preceded in death by Jesse, Aurelia, and Betty; aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Visitation Friday, August 18th, 3-8pm at Knollcrest Funeral Home, 1500 S. Meyers Rd. (3 blks. So. Of Roosevelt Rd.) Lombard.

Funeral Saturday, 9:45 am from the funeral home to Christ the King, 1501 S. Main Lombard. Mass 10:30 am. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to ALS Association Greater Chicago, 220 W.

Huron St, Suite 4003, Chicago, IL 60654, are appreciated. Funeral info: (630) 932-1500 or www.knollcrest.net. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries Coughlin, Timothy J. Timothy J. Coughlin, 63, passed away on Saturday August 12, 2017.

He is predeceased by parents Daniel and Lucille Coughlin, sister Luanne Pfaller and survivied by spouse Jamie (nee Kremel), daughter Melody Mohr and her children Thomas, Christopher and Anthony, brother Rev. Daniel P. Coughlin, brother in law Ben Pfaller and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Tim was a life-long Chicagoan, Cub fan and friend to many. A gathering will take place Thursday August 17, 11 a.m.

at Queen of All Saints Basilica with a funeral mass at 1 1 :30 a.m. Interment is private. Donations in memory of Tim can be sent to Rainbow Hospice 1550 Bishop Ct. Mt. Prospect, IL.

Info call Cooney Funeral Home 847-685-1002 www.cooneyfuneralhome.com Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries Drucker, Marlene Marlene Drucker nee Friedman. Beloved wife of A Robert (Bob). Loving mother of Don (Lisa), Alan (Michael Smith), Gail (Mark) Truger. Proud grandmother of Rachel and Dayna Truger and Steffie and Ross Drucker. Dear sister of Arthur (the late Cookie) Friedman, dear sister-in-law of the late Ed (Deanna) (and the late Myrna) Drucker.

Service Thursday 1PM at Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster, Skokie. Interment Westlawn. Memorial contributions may be made to your favorite charity. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com.

"Raoul." In 1987 thousands of people worldwide began a two-day celebration of the "harmonic convergence," which believers called the start of a new, purer age of humankind. In 1988 Republican presidential candidate George HW. Bush named Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle to be his running mate. In 1989 a rare "prime time" lunar eclipse occurred over most of the United States, although clouds spoiled the view for many.

In 1990 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein issued a statement in which he repeatedly called President George H.W Bush a "liar" and said the outbreak of war could result in "thousands of Americans wrapped in sad coffins." In 1993 New York police rescued business executive Harvey Weinstein from a covered 14-foot-deep pit, where he had been held nearly two weeks for ransom. In 1995 the federal government more than doubled its estimate of rapes or attempted rapes in the United States each year to 310,000, a finding praised by leaders of women's groups. In 1997 two cosmonauts just returned from Mir, Vasily Tsibliyev and Alexander Lazutkin, held a news conference in which they rejected criticism that they were to blame for troubles aboard the aging, problem-plagued space station. In 1999 Vladimir Putin won confirmation as Russia's prime minister, the fifth since early 1998. In 2001 Paul Burrell, trusted butler of Princess Diana for many years, was charged with the theft of hundreds of royal family items, a charge he denied.

In 2002 Major League Baseball players set a strike deadline of Aug. 30; the two sides finally reached an agreement with just six hours to spare. In 2008 U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal in a single Olympic games in Beijing, breaking Mark Spitz's 36-year-old record. In 2013 Christopher Lane, 22, of Australia, who attended East Central University on a baseball scholarship, was shot to death while jogging in Duncan, Okla.

One of three teens charged in the case said they did it for the thrill. In 2014 Pope Francis beatified 124 martyrs during a five-day trip to South Korea. In 2016 the Blue Cut fire, which over several days would destroy more than 300 houses and other buildings over tens of thousands of acres, erupted in rural San Bernardino County about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. ON AUGUST 16 In 1777 American troops led by Gen. John Stark defeated a Hessian force under British command near Bennington, Vt, in the Revolutionary War.

In 1812 Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the War of 1812. In 1858 a telegraphed message from Britain's Queen Victoria to President James Buchanan was transmitted over the newly laid trans-Atlantic cable. In 1861 President Abraham Lincoln prohibited the states of the Union from trading with the seceding states of the Confederacy. In 1948 baseball great Babe Ruth died in New York; he was 53. In 1954 Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc.

In 1956 Adlai E. Stevenson II was nominated for president at the Democratic convention in Chicago. In 1960 Britain granted independence to Cyprus. In 1977 Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis; he was 42. In 1978 James Earl Ray, convicted assassin of Martin Luther King told a Capitol Hill hearing that he did not commit the crime, saying he had been set up by a mysterious man called Blim, Joan M.

Joan M. Blim, nee O'Meara, 93, of Northbrook. Beloved wife for 64 years of Thomas J. Blim; loving mother of Nancy (Chris) Young; cherished grandmother of Caitlin and Erin Young; dear sister of Gene (late Phyllis) O'Meara, the late Virginia (Al) Hunt and Gerry (Jack) McGonigle; special aunt to many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Saturday, August 19, 2017 from 9:30 am until time of the Mass 10:30 am at St.

Norbert Church, 1809 Walters Northbrook. Interment Sacred Heart Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Divine Word Missionaries, PO Box 6099, Techny, IL 60082. Funeral information 847-998-1020. MH.

Scott Hanekamp J- fr. A I fr. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries Cannello, Anna Mrs. Anna Cannello age 96 of Salem, IN, passed away Saturday, August 12 at Meadow View Health Care and Rehab. Mrs.

Cannello was born November 6, 1920 in Capurso, Italy the daughter of Pietro and Rosa Portincasa Vitone. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Anna was preceded in death by her husband: Vito Cannello, daughter: Filomena "Phyllis" Virgilio, two brothers, one sister and her parents. She is survived by her son: Joseph Cannello (Mary) of Salem, IN, a sister: Teresa D'Alessandro of Capurso, Italy, 4 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Visitation Saturday August 19, from 9:00 until 10:00 a.m. at Cumberland Chapels, 8300 W. Lawrence Norridge, IL. Followed by a Committal Service at 10:30 a.m. at All Saints Mausoleum.

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August 14, 2017, Age 84. Late Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries of Lowell, IN, formerly of Hazel Crest, IL. Beloved husband of Norma J. Evans nee Keck. Dear father of Debbie Ball, James (Jeri) Evans, Jr.

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to 8:00 p.m. Services Friday, August 18th at 9:30 a.m. Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, www.tews-ryanfh.com or 708-798-5300. Cantrell, Helen H. Helen H.

Cantrell nee Hahn 85 of Glenview. Helen was the beloved wife of David M. Cantrell; loving mother of Barbara Cantrell and the late Catherine Witt; dear sister of the late Gordon (Desiree) Van Arman and late Phyllis (late James Gardner; caring aunt of Iris (Howard) Hensley, Amanda (Paul) Spence, and Alicia (Jeff) Schmidt and many nieces and nephews. Visitation Saturday from 10am until time of service noon at Oehler Funeral Home 2099 Miner St (corner of Northwest HwyRt14 and Rand Rd) Des Plaines, ILInterment Private. Funeral info 847-824-5155 or oehlerfuneralhome.com Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries TewsByan More winning numbers at chicagotribune.comlottery Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.comobituaries.