til 090205 http://www.legacy.com/DailyHerald/Guestbook.asp?Page=Guestbook&PersonID=14731990<http://www.legacy.com/DailyHerald/Guestbook.asp?Page=Guestbook&PersonID=14731990> Herbert Kirchhoff of Arlington Heights The funeral service for Mr. Herbert Kirchhoff will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Faith Lutheran Church, 431 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, where he will lie in state from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today, at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road (four blocks south of Palatine Road), Arlington Heights. Born May 17, 1918, in Mount Prospect, to William F. and Lillian (nee Oldenburg) Kirchhoff, he died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005, at Northwest Community Healthcare Center in Arlington Heights. Mr. Kirchhoff was an auditor and accountant for the Federal Milk Market before retiring. He served in the Army during World War II in Panama from 1941 to 1945. Herbert was a longtime member of Faith Lutheran Church and a member of the Chicago Cubs Old-Timers. His survivors include his wife of 60 years, Li! llian L. (nee Fuhr), whom he married Oct. 21, 1944; his sons, Donald (Euleen) Kirchhoff of Boerne, Texas, Richard (Diana) Kirchhoff of Arlington Heights and William (Diana) Kirchhoff of Morris, Ill.; his sisters, Leona Harth and Dorothy (Charles) Ringstrand; a brother, Elmer (Ruth) Kirchhoff; and eight grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Herbert was preceded in death by his sister, Florence Schaefer. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Faith Lutheran Church or the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association, 5700 Midnight Pass Road Suite 6, Sarasota, FL 34242, www.pwsausa.org<http://www.pwsausa.org/>. For funeral information and condolences, www.GlueckertFH.com<http://www.glueckertfh.com/> or 847-253-0168. Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald from 8/4/2005 - 8/5/2005.

schaumburg review 08-04-05 Taner Allan Anderson, 24, of Elk Grove Village, died suddenly July 24 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born March 17, 1981, he attended Nerge Grade School, Mead Junior High School and Conant High School, where he graduated in 1999. He studied at Harper College and most recently at Eastern Illinois University, where he planned to receive a degree in education in December 2005. Taner was a supervisor and counselor at the summer children's camp at Lifetime Fitness in Bloomingdale, where he did what he loved to do most: make children happy. He is survived by his loving parents, Terri Anderson-Wadhams and Glenn Wadhams; his father, David Santoyo; dear brother, Taylor Sarli; half-brother, Tyler Santoyo; step-brother and sisters Brian (Michelle) Wadhams, Kim (Pat) Grasso and Beth Wadhams; loving nephew of Jack and Linda Anderson; Don and Barbara Rouse; Brad and Debbie Butler and Cindy Hybl. He was also loved by many more aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He was the special love of Kelly Mattera. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Arthur Anderson, and his great-grandparents. Funeral services were held at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Schaumburg on July 28. Interment followed in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Arrangements were made by Grove Memorial Chapel, Elk Grove Village. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For information, call (847) 640-0566.

until 0902-05 http://www.legacy.com/DailyHerald/Guestbook.asp?Page=Guestbook&PersonID=14743599<http://www.legacy.com/DailyHerald/Guestbook.asp?Page=Guestbook&PersonID=14743599> Alfred H. Edwards of Dundee Township A memorial service celebrating the life of Alfred H. Edwards, 90, will be held a 4 p.m. Friday, in the First Congregational Church of West Dundee. The Rev. Pamela F. Pendexter, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be private. Born June 14, 1915, in Elgin, the son of Alfred Dunton and Margaret (nee Peck) Edwards, he passed away Thursday, August 4, 2005, at his home. He attended Elgin Academy, graduated from the Choate School, and graduated from Princeton University in 1937. He began his career at Woodruff and Edwards in Elgin in 1937, working until his retirement in 1964. In 1939, he married Virginia Ruth Farmiloe. Mr. Edwards served as a director of several boards including Elgin Federal Savings Bank and Camp Edwards in East Troy, Wis. In 1956, he was one of the original founding directors of The Anvil Club in East Dundee. He was a longtime member of the First Congregational Church of West Dundee, and a member of the Elgin Country Club and! the Lake Geneva Country Club. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Ruthie; and their children, Peter H. Edwards, Anne Edwards Cork and Alfred H. Edwards II. He also leaves behind four grandchildren, Ashley Edwards Bradley, Margaret Edwards Kennedy, Scott Mitchell Cork and David Patrick Cork; and two great-granddaughters, Annabel A. Bradley and Louisa G. Bradley. He was preceded in death by his parents; his older brother, George; and his younger brother, Robert. Please omit flowers. Memorials may be made to the First Congregational Church, Edwards-Dunton Window relocation project. Arrangements were made by the Miller Funeral Home, West Dundee, 847-426-3436. Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on 8/7/2005 courier news 080705 Alfred H. Edwards, age 90 of Dundee Township passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2005 at his home. He was born on June 14, 1915 in Elgin. He was the son of Alfred Dunton and Magaret (nee Peck) Edwards. He attended Elgin Academy, graduated from the Choate School and graduated from Princeton University in 1937. He began his career at Woodruff and Edwards in Elgin in 1937 working until his retirement in 1964. In 1939, he married Virginia Ruth Farmiloe. Mr. Edwards served as a director of several boards including, Elgin Federal Savings Bank and Camp Edwards in East Troy, Wisconsin. In 1956 he was one of the original founding directors of The Anvil Club in East Dundee. He was a long time member of the First Congregational Church of West Dundee, and a member of the Elgin Country Club and the Lake Geneva Country Club. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Ruthie; their children, Peter H. Edwards, Anne Edwards Cork and Alfred H. Edwards, II. He also leaves behind four grandchildren, Ashley Edwards Bradley, Margaret Edwards Kennedy, Scott Mitchell Cork and David Patrick Cork; two great-granddaughters, Annabel A. Bradley and Louisa G. Bradley. He was preceded in death by his parents; his older brother, George; and his younger brother, Robert. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Friday, August 12, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. in the First Congregational Church of West Dundee. The Rev. Pamela F. Pendexter, Pastor will officiate. Burial will be private. Please omit flowers, memorials may be made to the First Congregational Church Edwards-Dunton Window relocation project. The Miller Funeral Home, West Dundee was entrusted with all of the arrangements.

Condo project OK'd near Schaumburg, Roselle roads BY KAREN SHOFFNER STAFF WRITER schaumburg review 080405 Village trustees approved, in a 4-2 vote, a slightly scaled-down version of a development that zoning board members had considered too dense. The Pleasant Square development, to be built on 8.32 acres near the northwest corner of Schaumburg and Roselle roads, got the backing of four trustees at the July 26 Village Board meeting. The project will have seven single-family homes, 13 rowhouses and 126 condominium units. The condos will be in seven three-story buildings. The trustees said they were impressed with the architecture, but Marge Connelly and Hank Curcio expressed concerns about traffic and parking issues. Connelly felt that there wouldn't be enough parking for the single-family homes while Curcio felt the number of condo units would increase traffic congestion in that area. "This is a prime site in the village that we will be servicing with police, fire and public works for the next 40 or 50 years. We need to get it right. I feel that the peak traffic calculation is low because they used townhouse figures as a base not high-rise condos," Curcio said. Trustee Tom Dailly disagreed with Curcio about the effect the development would have on traffic. "We have to keep in mind that people don't all leave at the same time. Des Plaines, Arlington Heights, Roselle are all putting up seven- or eight-story buildings all the time. I don't see any greater volume of traffic. I think there's a fear, but it's just not there," Dailly said. The developer, United Land Development, has offered to pay for a traffic signal at Roselle Road and Bethel Lane to ease congestion, but it's up to Cook County to decide if it's warranted there. In April, the zoning board unanimously rejected the original Pleasant Square proposal, which consisted of four Victorian-style single-family homes, three duplexes, four rowhouse buildings with 13 units and seven, three-story condominium buildings with 126 units on the 8.32-acre site zoned for 11 single-family homes. The zoning board felt the development was too dense for the site. The scaled-down proposal came to the village without a recommendation from the zoning board because its members voted 3-3 at a June hearing. Nearby residents agreed with some zoning board members about the density of the project and expressed concern about the amount of traffic it would bring to an area that already sees many motorists using Pleasant Drive to avoid the Roselle and Schaumburg roads intersection in the morning and evening. Construction of the project could start next year and will take about 18 months to complete.

Past becomes just a memory as family moves on Joanmarie WermesPosted Friday, August 05, 2005 ADVERTISEMENT A retiree would like to fish 30 times a year, be free of majorresponsibilities and live unencumbered, but the thought of giving upchildhood possessions and cutting ties with his surroundings leaveshim uncomfortable. There is the red cattle truck, the battleship and the barn — all toyshis creative father fashioned in wood for him — and the Acorn stovehis recently deceased mother used for 70 years, plus many other goods. Jon Bierman related his hesitation recently in the Hoffman Estateshome, originally a one-room schoolhouse, in which he grew up. Thathouse, added to as time went on, is the original schoolhouse —according to a jubilee booklet (1852 to 1927) saved by his family —that was on the property of Evangelical Immanuel Congregation ofHanover Township, now called Immanuel United Church of Christ on OldChurch Road in Streamwood. Bierman's father, blacksmith Harvey Bierman, moved the house with itsoriginal maple floors, remodeling it into a farmhouse at its currentlocation, immediately north of the elder Bierman's business, BiermanImplements Co. There in that Quonset hut — still a landmark on Barrington Road —young Jon worked alongside his dad under an old sign declaring "BetterFarming for Happier Living," the motto of Allis-Chalmers. The senior Bierman, an Allis-Chalmers dealer, repaired the tractorsand other equipment of nearby farmers, who relied on his expertise asblacksmith, welder and wagonwright to keep their livelihood movingsmoothly. A 1942 article in the Elgin Courier News quotes the elderBierman as saying, "If you can break it, we can fix it." When Bierman and his sister Judy Bierman Bartelt grew up in their homeon Barrington Road near the intersection of Higgins Road, theresidence had a Palatine address, a Bartlett phone number and wasserved by the Roselle Fire Protection District. Bierman did the classwill during his 1955 graduation from Hoosier Grove Grade School, aone-room schoolhouse on Barrington Road in what was then known asSchaumburg Community Consolidated Elementary School District 54. Bartelt puts a feminine voice to the decision she and her youngersibling Jon made to sell the familiar things of their pasts. "I know others have gone through this. It's like death and taxes,"Bartelt said. "It's a low period of my life to stop the routine. I'mgoing to miss all the things I grew up with." Bierman philosophized, "It's the memories that count." The two recall wading for tadpoles, catching bluegill and splashing inthe cool waters of nearby Poplar Creek when they were youngsters,hiding out under old Higgins Road — the road is still there, althoughovergrown — in the coolness of the cement culvert. "You could hide there, and some kids smoked. Not me. That creek was amagnet to a little boy," remembers Bierman. "You could catch frogs,crabs, pollywogs and bluegill there. Kids today don't have the sameopportunities anymore." Using their childlike imaginations, Bartelt and her girlfriends playedcowgirls at a "little camp" fashioned from sticks and branches on whatis now the site of St. Alexius Hospital. Those lingering uncomfortable thoughts about cutting ties withchildhood possessions and the things they called home are still there,but the pair made the decision to donate some mementos to the HoffmanEstates Museum and to hold an estate sale, with proceeds slated forthe museum. "It is my desire to donate the historic home to the museum as well,"said Bierman. Some of the objects to be sold are old rocking chairs, jars forcanning fruit, a wringer washing machine, old trunks, vintageclothing, linens and household items. The sale takes place from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 26 and 27 at the home, 1745 N. Barrington Road,just south of T.G.I. Friday's. "It will feel empty when everything is gone," Bierman said. "It had tobe done because 'man is not immortal' and neither is this place." Bierman, who claims he wants to be a professional angler, believes hecan survive on his memories because memories count. He likens theexperience to reading a good book. During the book's last chapter, youalmost know how it will come out. You enjoy reading it, and when youare finished, you start on a new tome. "The only thing is that unlike a book, I can't reread this 'book'again," Bierman said

Richard N. Wilke of Lombard for 24 years Richard N. Wilke, 63, formerly of Addison, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2005. Arrangements are being made by Humes Funeral Home, Addison, 630-628-8808. Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on 7/30/2005.

til 8-25 http://www.legacy.com/DailyHerald/Guestbook.asp?Page=Guestbook&PersonID=14660437<http://www.legacy.com/DailyHerald/Guestbook.asp?Page=Guestbook&PersonID=14660437> Taner Allan Anderson of Elk Grove Village Funeral services for Taner Allan Anderson, 24, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 208 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery in Oakbrook Terrace. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today, at Grove Memorial Chapel, 1199 S. Arlington Heights Road (three blocks south of Biesterfield Road), Elk Grove Village. Born March 17, 1981, he died suddenly Sunday, July 24, 2005, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Taner attended Nerge Grade School, Mead Jr. High and Conant High School where he graduated in 1999. He studied at Harper College and most recently at Eastern Illinois University, where he planned to receive a degree in education in December 2005. Taner was a supervisor/counselor at the Summer Children's Camp at Lifetime Fitness in Bloomingdale, where he did what he loved to do, make children happy. He is survived by his loving parents, T! erri Anderson-Wadhams and Glenn Wadhams; his father, David Santoyo; dear brother, Taylor Sarli; half brother, Tyler Santoyo; stepbrother and sisters, Brian (Michelle) Wadhams, Kim (Pat) Grasso and Beth Wadhams; loving grandson of Dee and John Turner; stepgrandson of Ron and Shirley Wadhams. He was the special love of Kelly Mattera. Loving nephew of Jack and Linda Anderson, Don and Barbara Rouse, Brad and Debbie Butler and Cindy Hybl. Taner was also loved by many more aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Arthur Anderson; and his great-grandparents. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. For information, 847-640-0566. Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald from 7/26/2005 - 7/27/2005.

til 7-30=2006 http://legacy.com/ChicagoTribune/Guestbook.asp?Page=Guestbook&PersonID=14676283<http://legacy.com/ChicagoTribune/Guestbook.asp?Page=Guestbook&PersonID=14676283> Arthur M. Izzo, 90, of Elgin, beloved husband of Roseanne ''Sue'', nee Evens, Izzo for 50 wonderful years; passed away Thursday, July 28, 2005 in Manor Care Center, Elgin. He was born March 14, 1915 in Chicago, the son of the late Antonio and Louise Izzo; loving father of Lynda Quindel; brother of Theresa Izzo, the late Joseph, William, Robert and Vincent Izzo, Evelyn Padula and Rose Casale; grandfather of Kenneth (Laurie) Quindel Jr. and Danny Quindel; great-grandfather of Brittany, Brian and Jesse Quindel; uncle of many nieces and nephews. Arthur was a WWII Veteran serving 4 years in the South Pacific. He worked in his family grocery store on West Taylor in Chicago until he retired and then worked at the Elgin Courier News in the circulation department. He was a member of the American Legion Post #57 and the Knights of Columbus Council No. 654 and had been a resident of Elgin for the past 50 years. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1, 2005 at St. Laurenc! e Catholic Church, Elgin (corner of Jewett and Standish), with the Rev. Joseph F. Kulak officiating. Committal Services will follow at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Laird Funeral Home, 310 S. State St., Elgin and on Monday morning at the church until the time of Mass. Published in the Chicago Tribune from 7/30/2005 - 7/31/2005. and Arthur M. Izzo of Elgin Arthur M. Izzo, 90, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2005. Arrangements are being Laird Funeral Home, Elgin, 847-741-8800. Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on 7/30/2005. and courier news 073005 Arthur M. Izzo, 90, of Elgin, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2005 in Manor Care Center, Elgin. He was born March 14, 1915 in Chicago the son of Antonio and Louise Izzo. Arthur was a WWII veteran serving four years in the South Pacific. He worked in his family grocery store on West Taylor St. in Chicago until he retired and then worked at the Elgin Courier News in the circulation department. He was a member of the American Legion Post #57 and the Knights of Columbus Council No. 654 and had been a resident of Elgin for the past 50 years. Survivors include his wife of 50 wonderful years, Roseanne "Sue" (Evens) Izzo of Elgin; daughter, Lynda Quindel of Elgin; sister, Theresa Izzo of Chicago; grandsons, Kenneth (Laurie) Quindel Jr. of Elgin, Danny Quindel of Elgin; great grandchildren, Brittany, Brian and Jesse Quindel; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Evelyn Padula and Rose Casale; brothers, Joseph, William, Robert and Vincent. Funeral mass will be held at 11:30 A.M. Monday, August 1, 2005 at St. Laurence Catholic Church, Elgin (Corner of Jewett and Standish) with the Rev. Joseph F. Kulak officiating. Commital services will follow at 1:30 P.M. in the Chapel at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. in the Laird Funeral Home, 310 S. State St., Elgin and on Monday morning at the church until the time of mass.

Vinyl siding an option for historic home BY PATRICK CORCORAN STAFF WRITER The historic Sunderlage Farmhouse could get a makeover next summer, but the result may not please preservationists. As annual village budget talks near, the Hoffman Estates Capitol Improvement Board is considering fixing the landmark's peeling clapboard wood siding by covering it with vinyl siding. Historical Sites Commission member Marilyn Lind, who opposes the proposal, is requesting that the Public Works and Utilities Committee publicly discuss the issue at its August or September meeting before the village moves forward with its annual budget planning process. The paint problem is a messy one -- contractors who renovated the house in 1988 used oil paint on the exterior. Per that contractor's instructions, the village's Public Works Department has twice repainted the house with latex paint, according to Public Works Department Director Ken Hari. Under most circumstances, that's not a good idea, but he said his employees simply followed the contractor's directions. "There are instances where it is acceptable, depending on the product and other conditions, to put latex paint over oil paint. We followed to a letter what the architectural firm directed. In both subsequent paintings, we used the same product ... now we know that could be a root cause of the peeling. One option is modifying that practice," Hari said. The two previous painting projects cost a combined $33,000, Hari said. The next one will cost an estimated $26,000. Hari said his department likely will not recommend vinyl siding, but remains an option for the Capitol Improvements Board to consider. Lind said some Historical Sites Commission members seemed to favor the vinyl siding option, but she would like to see it put to rest. "This is no way to handle the problem that exists there. By tearing down the clapboard siding, at a minimum, you destroy the integrity of the building," she said. The siding option will cost about $50,000, according to the estimates presented to the Historical Sites Commission, Lind said. "They'd like to spend the money and never have to worry about it again," she said. Retired architect William Hasbrouck -- whose firm oversaw the renovation of more than 1,000 buildings including the Dana Thomas House in Springfield and the Robie House in Chicago -- planned the 1988 renovation of the Sunderlage Farm House. He said replacing the clapboard siding with vinyl siding would be a tragedy. "I don't know why anyone would want to do that. It would be just awful. Vinyl siding is simply the bane of any real historical preservationist. (Sunderlage) is one of the only real historic buildings there is in that entire area ... I hope someone stops that from happening," he said. The Chicago-based architect said he used historical photos to carefully re-create the wood shingle roof, the porch, the exterior staircase and the siding almost 20 years ago. Hasbrouck said he went to great lengths to minimize the visual impact of his work on Sunderlage. "What we tried to do was return the exterior and its appearance to something as close to the original as we could. The interior, we adapted for a contemporary use -- hosting local meetings or whatever -- while adding modern fixtures like new plumbing, electrical systems and fire suppression systems," he said. Hasbrouck said he wasn't aware of any problems with the paint used by his contractors. Trustee Lloyd Boester, chairman of the village's Public Works and Utilities Commission, said the house needs to be preserved as a landmark and offered a solution. "Although the house isn't designated as a historical landmark, the property is. I don't understand what the big rush is to sign a contract and start working on it. The damage is limited to one side and we could always do the work piecemeal," he said. Boester said he is unsure when the proposal may come before his committee. The Sunderlage house was built by Johann and Catherine Greve Sunderlage, who were among the area's first pioneer families when they moved to Schaumburg Township in 1836. The house was built in 1856 and passed down to family members before it was sold to someone outside the family for the first time in the 1920s. Later, developers Peter Volid, Albert Robin and Thomas Origer purchased the house, funded its restoration and donated it to the village to be used for public meetings. Although the Sunderlage house is not on the National Register of Historic Places, a smokehouse on the property is, making it the only building in Hoffman Estates with such a designation. This spring, the village demolished Sunderlage's 100-year-old barn. While Hoffman Estates does not have a ban on the use of vinyl siding on historic homes, Schaumburg does. In 1999, Schaumburg resident Marty Nevel was accidentally granted a permit to cover his home at 300 Lexington Court -- a local historical landmark -- with vinyl siding. Once the error was discovered, the village denied Nevel's request and ordered him to halt the renovation of his home. In response, he filed a lawsuit. In November 2004, a Cook County Circuit judge ordered Nevel to remove a significant amount of the vinyl siding from the 1930s-era Kern Schmidt Mansion. If Sunderlage is covered with vinyl siding, it won't be the first defeat for local preservationists in recent years. A set of three buildings, including another 19th century smokehouse, located on the old Freye Homestead on Freeman Road were demolished last year after the property was subdivided. The village has failed to move forward with its plans to preserve the Lindbergh School House on Shoe Factory Road. In 2003, the village, Ryland Homes and Terrestris Development signed an agreement to allow local residents Kevin and Laura Clerkin to renovate and move into the 72-year-old school house for use as a family home. But problems with utility access has caused significant delays and the dilapidated building is currently vacant. Village officials now say the Clerkins may be allowed to begin restoring the house in spring 2006. http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/localnews/current/sc/07-28-05-638252.html

Grace, What I have I am not sure of on Fred and Wilhelmina Topel. I have been trying to construct this family. Wilhelmina Wille was my great grandmother's sister - I think. At least they came together with Heinrich and Dora Wille on the ship and we think they are the parents. She came to the US on the Vandalia on May 4, 1872. She was born in Germany (we think Gross Wanzer) in 1864. I found Wilhelmina and Fred getting married in Chicago,Cook County, IL on August 24, 1883. They had 6 children - Ewald -March 1884; Carrie- October 1886;Amanda-June 1888, Fritz- November 24, 1889; Minnie - August 1893 and Helen - October 1896. I think Ewald was also Frederick Topel's father's name. I cannot remember if I had replied to you about this before. I found this as a draft and wondered so I thought I would send it again. So far, I have not found an Ernest Topel but may when I get further into this family. Have you looked into the Illinois Archives? They have a lot of deaths and marriages of Topels. I did see that some Topels moved to Allamakee County, Iowa which is the very Northeast county in Iowa along the Mississippi River. Keep in touch Marlene Sioux Falls, SD ----- Original Message ----- From: "grace w gathman" <wallace26@juno.com> To: <IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 12:16 PM Subject: Re: [ILckSCH] Wille & Thies > Hello Marlene, do you have any info on Wilhemina and Fred Topel? My > husbands aunt Clara Gathman was married to an Ernst/Ernest Topel and I > have found this is a hard line to research. Would appreciate any info you > would be willing to share.Grace > > > ==== IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG Mailing List ==== > _____________________________ > To post: IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com > To Search: go to rootsweb.com, then to interactive search then enter in > il-cook-schaumburg > ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/il-cook-schaumburg . > Unsubscribe at IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L-request@rootsweb.com or -D > If there is a system problem and you cannot get to valentine, go here: > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi We are a list2 list.... > SEE ALSO: il-cook-elkgrove il-cook-palatine fpsah60194@hotmail.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

FAA Gives Initial Nod To O'Hare Expansion- Final Expansion Decision To Be Made In September - NBC July 28, 2005 CHICAGO -- The Federal Aviation Administration has approved an environmental impact statement on the expansion project for O'Hare International Airport, city officials said Thursday. Mayor Richard M. Daley said during a news conference at City Hall that the city would be ready to break ground as soon as the project received a record of decision, or final approval, from the FAA. That decision is expected in September. No state or local tax dollars would be used directly for the project, which was estimated to cost $6.6 billion in 2001 dollars, according to Rosemarie Andolino, executive director of the O'Hare Modernization Program. While a news release from the mayor's office stated that the FAA had found the financial costs to be reasonable and the city's plan for financing the improvements adequate, FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said that the agency had not yet approved the financing plan. A statement released Thursday by the FAA approved the project's environmental impact statement, Andolino said. Some of the environmental measures that would be taken in the expansion project included soundproofing for nearby offices and homes, low emission fuels used in construction vehicles, and using public roads as little as possible, according to Andolino. In addition, 150 acres of wetlands would be replaced with 400 acres of wetlands throughout the Des Plaines River Watershed, she said. The FAA reviewed 20 different plans on reducing delays at O'Hare before deciding on the modernization project, which was essentially the same plan Daley outlined in 2001, Andolino said. The project would include a reconfiguration of runways and the construction of an additional runway and a new terminal, and Daley claimed that once completed it would save millions of dollars in fuel costs. The FAA has not yet approved the runway layout, according to project attorney Michael Snyderman. The modernization project would generate between 50,000 and 195,000 new jobs, according to Daley. Once the project is complete an additional $18 billion would be added to the already $38 billion in overall economic impact generated yearly by O'Hare now, Daley claimed. When asked how the city was dealing with the prospect of having to move grave sites, so construction could occur over a cemetery, Snyderman said there are federal procedures in place that would be followed. Daley stressed that gravesite relocation is not uncommon, stating that other cities across the United States have done it before. "Yes, there are personal feelings. Yes, you understand that," Daley said. "But under the law, the federal government has done this all over the country. This is not an exception, this is not a variance at all. We understand the personal feelings that anyone would have." When the record of decision is received by the city, negotiations would begin with all next of kin, according to Andolino. "We will treat this in a very sensitive way," she said. While the mayor declined to comment on the need for the FAA to rearrange flight patterns in the sky to reduce congestion, Daley said a modernized O'Hare would help. Daley said all cities with airports need to reconfigure their runways for an east-west approach, and that would greatly reduce delays. "This is the greatest thing for the airline industry," the mayor said of the O'Hare plan. "If city's don't move forward in east-west runways, and cut delays, it is a bad omen for the airline industry." "I think its clear that the FAA and the Department of Transportation understand the significance of this project for building aviation capacity in the Chicago region," U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said in a news release. U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) said in a news release that the FAA was ignoring the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's report that the modernization plan was on "unrealistic financial foundation." But Andolino said that the FAA had addressed concerns brought up by the Inspector General's Office, and the administration ultimately decided that the city's environmental plan was adequate. City News Service contributed to this story.

July 28, 2005 FAA allows graveyard relocation By Alison Granito crains chicago business The Federal Aviation Administration has determined that the city of Chicago would have to move an historic cemetery that falls in the path of its plan to overhaul the airfield at O'Hare International Airport, according to the agency's final environmental study on the project released today. As expected, the FAA chose the city's plan to expand O'Hare to handle additional flight capacity, calling it the best alternative to reduce the delays that often plague the airport. Today's report and the public comment period, which will run through Sept. 6, represent the last step before the agency issues its record of decision on the project in September. The FAA is currently working out an agreement with the city to determine what it will need to do to move the graves at St. Johannes Cemetery on the southwest side of the airport. Those details will become public when a decision is released in September, FAA spokesman Tony Molinaro said. "We've determined that the graves at St. Johannes would have to be relocated," said Mr. Molinaro, adding that the century-old burial ground stood in the way of a proposed runway key to safety and easing congestion, according to the city's plan. Other neighboring properties, including the Rest Haven Cemetery and the Green Street School in Bensenville, will likely be spared from the bulldozers. However, the city "reserves its rights and powers to acquire any of these parcels should the parcels' land-use become incompatible with airport operations," according the prepared remarks of Rosemarie S. Andolino, the mayor's chief official on the O'Hare Modernization Program. Since Rest Haven stood where the city proposed cargo facilities, Mr. Molinaro said the agency recommended shifting the buildings instead of disturbing the cemetery. "We believe that adjustments can be made that will leave Rest Haven undisturbed and probably still allow visitors to the cemetery," he said. The proposed relocation of the cemeteries raised the ire of preservationists and relatives of people buried there. It could prompt a legal challenge to the project by some who have said the city's plan to move the cemeteries runs afoul of religious freedom laws. "We're going to do what the FAA has refused to do and exercise our due diligence," said Joe Karaganis, an attorney who represents groups opposed to the expansion. "I can assure you that the lawyers and the courts won't be asleep at the switch on this one." He said the groups had not decided on how they would proceed if the expansion is approved. Opponents of the expansion have said that the city has vastly underestimated its cost and hasn't been clear about how it will pay for the project. They also contend that it will exacerbate rather than relieve delays at O'Hare. City officials have said an expanded O'Hare would help drive economic growth in the Chicago area. The final environmental impact report "covers over the issues raised by the inspector general and the one we've raised all along" said Mr. Karaganis. "We continue to believe that somebody is keeping the curtain closed behind the wizard on this one." Mr. Molinaro said the FAA is on the process of reviewing both the inspector general's report and the city's cost benefit analysis. Results of that review would come after the agency issues its record of decision, he said. If the FAA signs off in September as expected, city officials say they are prepared to break ground immediately.

FAA backs Daley's O'Hare plan By Jon Hilkevitch and Gary Washburn Tribune staff reporters Published July 28, 2005, 8:26 PM CDT Plans to expand O'Hare International Airport will be altered to save one of two 1800s-era cemeteries in the path of a proposed runway, Chicago officials said Thursday, as their project to add flights and ease passenger delays cleared one of the last regulatory hurdles. The City Hall announcement that the 157 graves at Rest Haven Cemetery in Bensenville would be spared came after the federal government selected Mayor Richard Daley's airfield layout as the best and least environmentally damaging of three expansion alternatives considered. The Federal Aviation Administration said there was no way to leave the remains of 1,300 people at nearby St. Johannes Cemetery in place without seriously compromising the success of the expansion. The final environmental impact statement issued by the FAA said the city's plan had the lowest average level of flight delays, the most cost savings for passengers and airlines, and the smallest additional impact on noise, air and water pollution. "This is good news for Chicagoans, because O'Hare is the engine of the region's economy," Daley said. "And it's good news for people throughout the country because O'Hare is the centerpiece of the nation's aviation system. "If you don't have the foresight, if you don't have the vision, if you don't have the stamina to follow this through, projects like this would never be completed," he said. But the estimated cost of the airport project, which Daley said in 2001 was $6.6 billion, has increased to $7.5 billion in 2004 dollars, according to the FAA report. The cost is expected to rise more because of increases in labor and material prices, city aviation officials told the FAA. Pending FAA approval, O'Hare officials plan to begin construction later this year on a runway on the north end of the airport that the city expects to open in 2007. Work on the eight-runway reconfiguration would continue through at least 2013. O'Hare-expansion opponents vowed to tie up construction in court, arguing that the plan fails requirements for federal funding, that the airlines cannot afford to help pay for it, and that the project violates religious and 1st Amendment rights in connection with the cemeteries. "The sad part is this is not about building air capacity. It is just another patronage job-creating, take-care-of-your-friends pork barrel project," said Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson, whose suburb, along with Bensenville, is leading the fight against O'Hare expansion. "Chicago can try to pull all the strings it wants, but the law is still there." The FAA estimates the total cost of the runways and related spending on two new terminals and long-term improvements at $14.3 billion. It does not include $3 billion to $4 billion to upgrade mass transit service, build a western-access road into the airport and widen surrounding highways. The environmental report is the last major study, culminating three years of analysis, required by law before the FAA can approve, reject or modify the city's O'Hare expansion plan. A decision is expected in September. The city hopes to break ground immediately. Two other alternatives that the FAA ruled out Thursday were variations on the approved plan. One would have used the city's layout minus a far southern runway that would require acquiring hundreds of acres in Bensenville; the second was an idea offered by O'Hare air-traffic controllers to angle the far southern runway to reduce runway crossings by taxiing aircraft. The FAA is holding off on determining whether the O'Hare plan passes a mandatory benefits-cost test. That decision will come after the FAA approves or rejects construction, said FAA spokesman Tony Molinaro. It could affect whether the city gets an unprecedented $2 billion in federal grants and passenger ticket taxes it is seeking for the project. The delay in the benefits-cost decision partly stems from a government watchdog report that criticized FAA oversight of O'Hare expansion plans. Inspector General Kenneth Mead of the U.S. Department of Transportation said in a report last week that the FAA has failed to verify the accuracy of Chicago's cost estimates for O'Hare expansion, including the construction schedule and whether city assumptions about federal funding levels are realistic. In response, the FAA hired a third-party consultant to audit the finances. Though it will take time to fully analyze the 40,000-page environmental report, the FAA's finding on Rest Haven was one of only a few surprises that immediately surfaced. The city had planned to destroy both Rest Haven and St. Johannes to make room for Runway 10 Center, which the city expects to open in 2009. But the FAA said Rest Haven--along with the former Green Street School building in Bensenville and the Lake LGK property in Elk Grove Village--could remain undisturbed if Chicago modified plans to build new airport cargo facilities. But access to the cemetery would be limited. "We need to reconfigure the apron to the runway, but Rest Haven will stay intact unless circumstances arise beyond our control," said Rosemarie Andolino, executive director of the O'Hare Modernization Program. Daley acknowledged the concerns of relatives of the Civil War veterans and other members of St. John's Church of Christ who are buried at St. Johannes. But he said the historic burial ground could not be allowed to block the revitalization of O'Hare. "Anybody can see the emotion that anyone has [with such a move]. There are personal feelings. Yes. You understand that. But under the law, the federal government has done this all over the country," the mayor said. Family members of those buried in St. Johannes said they would wage their struggle in the courts, in Congress, and, if necessary, in the cemetery itself to prevent it from being razed. "The FAA is making a mockery of federal religious freedom protections," said Anthony Picarello, president and general counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which is representing the families. "They acknowledge that the salvation of the deceased at St. Johannes Cemetery depends on their undisturbed remains, but then order them to be bulldozed away. Our country's founders are also turning in their graves."

---------- Forwarded message ----------From: .... valentine53179 <valentine53179@gmail.com>Date: Jul 29, 2005 1:10 AMSubject: All sides await decision on expansion Daily herald Sue Ter Maat 7-25-05To: il-cook-chicago-L@rootsweb.com, il-cook-palatine-l@rootsweb.com,il-cook-elkgrove-l@rootsweb.com All sides await decision on expansionFAA to soon rule on O"Hare, but legal battles will keep debate alive By Sue Ter MaatDaily Herald Staff WriterPosted Monday, July 25, 2005 Richard Soline's Bensenville house is slated to become a parking lotat O'Hare International Airport. And he's delighted. The city of Chicago wants to buy Soline's home, and he wants to sell it. But a court order obtained by Bensenville and Elk Grove Village, bothvehemently opposed to airport expansion, has stalled his deal for twoyears. So Soline bides his time. He surmises he'll be the proud owner of anew home thanks to the Federal Aviation Administration, which isexpected to render a decision in September, allowing Chicago buysuburban homes and dig up the land for its expanded O'Hare. Assuming the ruling is for O'Hare expansion, as both sides expect,it'll initiate new wave of legal battle maneuvers. Without further legal intervention, no longer will the suburbs be ableto prevent Chicago from buying homes like Soline's after the FAA'sdecision. Also, the state legislature's quick-take rule, allowing Chicago tocondemn property in just three months instead of two years, could betried. Additionally, a state law passed two years ago permitting Chicago totake two Bensenville cemeteries would be tested. While Chicago says it would start work immediately on a proposednorthern runway, the bitterly opposed suburban leaders say they willblock construction in court, throwing their entire legal arsenal atChicago in an effort to prevent it. Still, Chicago remains unfazed. "I would imagine they are working on whatever legal strategy theythink will work," said Roderick Drew, spokesman for the O'HareModernization Program. "But we intend to move forward as soon aspossible and we'll go from there." No rest for the dead In the shadow of landing airplanes, a statue of a girl watches overthe grave of Laura, a 13-year-old who died in April 1898. So old isthe marker, her last name and inscription are unreadable, so what herparents had to say about her is lost forever. Just down the road, a sign put up by the city of Chicago letspassers-by know this cemetery and another one nearby are on borrowedtime. Chicago has proposed a $7.1æbillion project for a western terminal andsix parallel runways, all part of the O'Hare Modernization Program. Additionally, an eastern terminal and associated improvements likerunway patching and baggage security bring the entire project to morethan $14 billion. Chicago needs more than 400 acres, some of which would come from ElkGrove Village and Bensenville. That would mean acquiring more than 500buildings, many of them homes, in Bensenville and about 100 businessesin Elk Grove Village. The St. Johannes and Resthaven cemeteries will be acquired for airportexpansion and the bodies moved. The city says it needs to expand to increase flights and cut delays,which has clogged national airspace since Chicago is in the middle ofthe country and serves as a connecting point. Many expansion opponents believe a key to stopping O'Hare is in theseold, small cemeteries that for more than 100 years have gone largelyunnoticed except by families. The remains of more than 1,500 people lie beneath stone obelisks. Eachmarble headstone is unique, with some reaching more than 10 feet highand weighing many tons. Most are engraved with spirals, flowers andivy wrapping around the surnames of the area's founding families,including the Landmeiers and Busses. Last month, St. Johannes was declared eligible for the NationalRegister of Historic Places, which is administered by the U.S.Department of Interior's National Park Service. The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency is appealing theeligibility, contending the site is not unique enough to qualify. Should the cemetery be found eligible for preservation, that alonewouldn't save the cemetery, since the agency has no authority toprevent a forced move. Yet it could add more leverage to a stalledcourt case. St. John's United Church of Christ in Bensenville, which owns andoperates St. Johannes Cemetery, and the Resthaven CemeteryAssociation, which is affiliated with Methodist and Evangelicalchurches, have sued Chicago in federal court. The case has stalleduntil the FAA's final decision in September is released, which willdetermine the direction of the case. Church members believe bodies must not be moved after interment lestthat ruin the deceased's promised resurrection on the Day ofReckoning, explained Bob Sell, an Arlington Heights resident who hasrelatives buried in St. Johannes. Many of the oldest remains have merged with the ground, so moving themwould be offensive, he said. "From a faith-based perspective, (moving the graves) is trulyimpossible to do," Sell said. Illinois law allows city officials to move cemeteries using eminentdomain — the government tool used to take private property for publicuse. Chicago has moved cemeteries before. About 20,000 bodies were movedfrom Chicago's Lincoln Park to construct the Eisenhower Expressway inthe early 1950s. What makes this case different is the religious nature of thecemeteries and the vehement opposition, said Joe Karaganis, theattorney for the Suburban O'Hare Commission who also is representingthe churches. The Lincoln Park cemetery was a municipal cemetery, Karaganis said.The Bensenville cemeteries are owned and run by churches and thereforemust be afforded legal protection, he said. The O'Hare Modernization Act, which was passed by the Illinoislegislature in 2003, amended the Religious Freedom Restoration Act,giving the city greater authority to move the two cemeteries. Iflegally challenged it won't be allowed to stand, Karaganis said. "It is truly an outrageous law," he said. "They are walking into aconstitutional trap." Not the end Despite the endless differences of opinion, both sides of theexpansion battle agree on at least one point: The FAA will approve theO'Hare expansion plan. This means the ultimate question of O'Hare expansion will be decidedin court, said Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson. Chicago will be prevented from taking any suburban land until theissues have been considered by judges, he said. Therefore, theultimate question of whether O'Hare will be expanded could take monthsor even years, he said. The expected suburban legal action will stall the process, preventingproperty sales and runway construction, Johnson said. "We will file an injunction either the day of the ruling or maybe inadvance," Johnson said. "We will make sure nothing happens to either town until we get ourfair day in court," he said. Although the FAA will almost certainly approve Chicago's expansionplan, there are enough weak points for attorneys to latch onto in anattempt to stop it, said Joe Schweitermann, DePaul University'sChaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, which specializes intransportation. In the end, he believes, the project will move forward, but it mightnot be as soon as Chicago would like, he added. "I think the neighboring suburbs have shown they won't go down withouta valiant, last ditch effort," Schweitermann said. "There are legalgrounds here and the lawyers have been very clever in finding thingsto object to, and they have found a sympathetic ear (in the courts)." Late last week, suburban leaders hailed a federal review critical ofthe FAA as ammunition against expansion. The report by U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector GeneralKenneth Mead concluded the FAA has fallen short in its review ofO'Hare expansion in two key areas: Verifying the actual cost of theproject and redesigning national airspace around O'Hare. His report calls into question whether Chicago would receive certainFAA grants, since the requested amount was so large that the reportcalled it "unprecedented." It also concludes the FAA would have to redesign national airspace inthe Great Lakes region, not just in the 40-mile radius around O'Hare,if it wants to truly ease the congestion and delays O'Hare is famousfor. "Once again, independent sources have verified what we have beensaying for years," said Bensenville Village President John Geils."This plan is unsafe, there is no money to build it, it does notrelieve congestion and it will waste scarce federal resources neededto improve the aviation system throughout the United States." Rosemary Andolino, executive director of the O'Hare ModernizationProgram, said there is nothing in the report fatal to expansion,calling it "favorable" toward Chicago. She considers it a review that will ensure the FAA follows properprocedure while it moves the project forward. The city's financialnumbers are solid and officials are confident the project will get thefull funding from the FAA, she said. "The report says that the program needs to be implemented and that theFAA just needs to make sure it's doing its due diligence … and makingsure this program happens in an efficient and expeditious manner,"Andolino said. Tony Molinaro, an FAA spokesman, said the agency is still reviewingChicago's benefit/cost analysis, which will determine how much federalmoney Chicago will receive. A decision on FAA grants is expected by the end of the year, he said.If the FAA completely denies the request, the city will have to findalternative ways to fund the expansion. The FAA can approve part ofthe requested money as well. All of the wrangling means little to Richard Soline, who remains thefirst person on Chicago's list of Bensenville residents who want tosell to the city. He's so sure he'll be purchasing a replacement home, he has beenscouting out new digs in his free time. Despite what others say, he believes he'll be closing on a new housein September. "The FAA is going to approve it," Soline said. "(Elk Grove Village andBensenville) are not going to stop me from getting my new house."

FAA gives O'Hare expansion preliminary green lightParishioners plan to fight cemetery relocation By Cheryl BurtonJuly 28, 2005 — The FAA has approved the environmental impactstatement for the city's plan to expand O'Hare Airport. The mayor isalready talking about when the city could start construction, butopponents say not so fast. ABC7 Video Thursday's approval means that the FAA sees no major obstacles thatwould stop the city's plan from moving ahead. However, it is not thefinal decision. That is expected in September. But this plan is facingsome emotional opposition, and for first time the FAA addressed theissue. "This brings us closer to breaking ground on the project in September.This is good news for Chicagoans because O'Hare is the engine to theregion's economy," said Mayor Daley. Mayor Daley talked Thursday about moving forward with the O'Hareexpansion project, after the FAA announced that it backs the city'splan to ease congestion at the nation's most delay-prone airport.Mayor Daley says this proposed plan would create between 50,000 and195,000 jobs and pump $18 billion into the city's economy. Plus, itwould save $750 million caused by delays, the mayor said. This 440-acre expansion would require the city to purchase and teardown more than 500 homes, displacing at least 2,600 residents. Itwould also require the relocation of nearly 200 businesses a cemeterywith 1,300 tombs dating back to the 1800's. St Johannes gravesite is located steps away from the end of runway9-right/27-left and sits directly in the path of a proposed newrunway, 10-center. "We've looked every possible way regarding the cemetery to see ifthere's a way to minimize the impact to the cemetery," said TonyMolinaro, FAA. The FAA says it has considered moving, shortening, even eliminating10-center to avoid having to move the remains of 1,300 people. But theFAA says none of those options would work, so the graves must berelocated. "We have no intention of just going quietly into the night andallowing the City of Chicago to start up its bulldozers in the middleof the night and destroying the remain of our family members. It'sjust not going to happen," said Bob Sell, St. John's Church. Bob Sell has five generations of family members buried at St.Johannes. His congregation sued, contending that moving the gravesiteswould be a desecration of holy ground and a First Amendment violationof religious expression. "The courts have been our salvation. The courts have been the lastplace we can get a fair day and get the facts out in public," saidCraig Johnson, Elk Grove mayor. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. says the FAA is ignoring a recentreport by the US Department of Transportation showing the city hasunderestimated the cost of expansion by billions of dollars. A FAA spokesperson says the environmental report released Thursdaydoes not analyze the city's financing plan. There will be a separatereview of the financing if the plan gets final approval

Subject: SJCA eNews - 28 July 2005 - EIS Released St. Johannes Cemetery Alliance SJCA eNews Thursday, July 28, 2005 FAA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) RELEASED Earlier today THURSDAY, the Federal Administration Agency released its massive EIS report, which immediately was being reported on by all the local media. In response to these newscasts, St. John United Church of Christ has received numerous telephone calls asking "what's next?" "What do we do now?" The "immediate answer" for those of us closely following this critical issue, is to continue on doing what we have been doing for the past couple of years - letting this process work its way through the legal system. This is not the end of this shared journey. There is no final definitive decision, despite what the media, and the Mayor, are reporting. Each and every SJCA eNews reader can continue to support all these efforts by continual prayer for the protection of our sacred cemeteries, and for the continued work of the excellent legal team which will pursue this until it cannot go any further. There is a ways to go yet, and every possible legal effort will be made towards a favorable outcome. Printed below is a special letter to all SJCA eNews readers from Bob Sell, who continues as a spokesperson for St. John UCC, and is our liaison with the entire legal team representing the cemeteries. I find in his message to all of us a word of great hope, as the struggle is a long ways from being over. Please take time to carefully read through his letter, as it accurately summarizes what is going on today. ****************** Dear Friends of St. Johannes Cemetery: If you keep track of the news, you may have heard that the FAA issued its Environmental Impact Statement regarding the O'Hare Expansion Project earlier today (July 28). As always, you will probably hear the City say (once again) that this is a done deal. It is not. I was told the same thing in July, 2001, and have heard it so many times that I don't even pay attention to those Public Relations people anymore. Our family members still remain at rest. I have provided our alternative view to NBC and ABC news today. Among other things, the FAA's Final Record of Decision must be issued in the Fall. A variety of other governmental approvals must be obtained. The City of Chicago must also come up with an amount of money bigger than any other public transportation project in U.S. History, at a time when the airlines are financially troubled. Even if they get all of that, they need to succeed in building a Northern Runway first, which would take several years and would have no impact on St. Johannes or Resthaven. The lawyers for the Church (thanks go out to them, by the way) remain resolute about continuing all of the efforts in the U.S. Federal Courts. The case is merely at the starting stages, even though it has been a year and half since it was filed. Even if the Church should get an unfavorable ruling in a lower court, there would likely be extensive appeals that usually take many years to decide. Many changes could happen in the political and aviation landscape while those court proceedings go on. In summary, the step taken by the Government today is but one additional step on a long and winding road. We do not know where that road will lead. However, I remain full of faith that wherever the road takes us, the journey is a part of God's plan. One other thing to note is that the FAA's approval of the Environmental Impact Statement was expected. Reflecting this, some of you may recall that I said in my comments to the FAA in March that the FAA's conduct had turned the public comment process into a "rubber stamp sham". We remain hopeful that the Federal Courts will have a similar view of the conduct of the FAA, and expect that they will take a much more serious look at the religious freedom issues involved. There is a great deal of paper from the FAA to review. Much of this will be posted at the websites of the Federal Aviation Administration, for those that are interested. Additional updates will be provided as events warrant. Yours, In Christ. Bob Sell.

Oh, my gosh! I cannot wait for those records in that cemetery to be available online!! I went there on a Sunday afternoon last July. There was no one around to ask anything. The gates were open luckily. I just by pure luck found some of the graves I was looking for. It is the spookiest cemetery I have ever been to! But is so full of history..this is so great!

the project will take time, make a call, they are very nice and forthcoming. ask them when the next cemetery walk will be... if you get the facts date time cost, post to the list. ----- Original Message ----- From: ORION195@aol.com<mailto:ORION195@aol.com> To: IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:11 PM Subject: [ILckSCH] Bluff City Cemetery Oh, my gosh! I cannot wait for those records in that cemetery to be available online!! I went there on a Sunday afternoon last July. There was no one around to ask anything. The gates were open luckily. I just by pure luck found some of the graves I was looking for. It is the spookiest cemetery I have ever been to! But is so full of history..this is so great! ==== IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG Mailing List ==== _____________________________ To post: IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com> To Search: go to rootsweb.com, then to interactive search then enter in il-cook-schaumburg ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/il-cook-schaumburg<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/il-cook-schaumburg> . Unsubscribe at IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L-request@rootsweb.com> or -D If there is a system problem and you cannot get to valentine, go here: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi<http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi> We are a list2 list.... SEE ALSO: il-cook-elkgrove il-cook-palatine fpsah60194@hotmail.com<mailto:fpsah60194@hotmail.com> ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx>

IF you are looking for a family member burial, bluff city is a cemetery to consider. They have ALWAYS been VERY VERY helpful and willing. This new effort will make it easier for all to research the records.... If you are in the area and looking for SOMETHING to occupy your time, this would be a good project to volunteer for.... ____________________________ Once kept solely on paper, records of the 40,000 buried in Elgin cemetery will head for database, Web By Christine Byers Daily Herald Staff Writer Posted Sunday, July 17, 2005 Welcome to the new millennium, Bluff City Cemetery. Gone soon will be the typewritten and longhand directions to gravesites that's existed as the cemetery's database since it was founded in 1889. Thanks to a computer software purchase, Bluff City will become a place where people can access genealogy information from anywhere in the world, without calling or stopping by the office. The city council last week approved spending close to $80,000 on the modern-day technology to help propel people more easily into the past. "We're kind of like the last stop," said Tom Migatz, Bluff City's parks maintenance supervisor, of the cemetery where 40,000 people have been buried in the last 116 years. "A lot of Elgin's history ends up right here. "And it's the first place where people look for information. So as much information as we can keep on record is beneficial to everyone and history." Right now, cemetery staffers primarily keep hand-written and typed records on three cards: a lot card, interment card and owner card. A lot card has a diagram of the site, plus a description of where a lot is located. An interment card lists the name, date of death and obituary information -- if it's available. Owner cards list a name and lot number. The forms haven't changed much since the 1960s. Most are yellowed with age. Staffers have been entering the information on an outdated word-processing system for at least three years. However, data entry takes time and only 20 out of the cemetery's 25 sections are complete, Migatz said. The new system will combine all three steps into one form. But converting all the cemetery's records to the new system will take about six months. Even the information stored on the word-processing system will have to be re-entered, because it is not compatible with the new program, said Jeff Massey, Elgin's director of management information systems. The new software costs about $10,000, so the bulk of the $78,000 expenditure will be for labor in converting the records. Initially, only the basic information will be entered. But the program has room to grow and store more data, Massey said. "We're hoping to get the Elgin Historical Society interested in entering the data," Massey said. "It's a labor intensive process." Eventually, the cemetery's records will be available on the Internet, he said. Users, whether in person or online, would be able to print maps of grave sites. Eventually, the cemetery may open a kiosk where people can access the information during off hours, Massey said. It's difficult to say how many cemeteries in the Chicago area already have computerized systems. But it's a trend that's been increasing in recent years, said Vickie Hand, president of the Illinois Cemetery and Funeral Home Association. Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington Heights also has a computerized program. "It really works," said Hand, whose cemetery in Homewood also has a digital system. "Especially when we have thousands come in for Memorial Day and we can easily search the database to make sure we got the right person." Some cemeteries have found grave sites that they didn't know they had once the system is in place, said Brandon Finley, director of software for Ramaker & Associates -- the company Elgin chose for its new program. The new system may also allow Bluff City staffers to upload pictures of those buried there and their headstones. "We've got space for another 70 years," Migatz said. dailyherald.com

Here's a small descendant report for Arnold's parents that includes Arnold's siblings. He will be missed but not forgotten. Descendants of Heinrich Johann Wilhelm Herman Rohlwing 1 Heinrich Johann Wilhelm Herman Rohlwing aka: William Rohlwing b: Sep 20, 1892 in Elk Grove Township, Cook Co., IL @ home 9:00 PM Christening: Oct 08, 1892 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Confirmation: Apr 08, 1906 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL d: Jun 27, 1974 in Arlington Heights, Cook Co., IL @ Americana Nursing Center Burial: Jun 29, 1974 St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL . +Karoline Wilhelmine Sophia Auguste Alma Gieseke aka: Alma Gieseke Rohlwing b: Jun 11, 1892 in Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL @ home @ 9 PM Christening: Jul 10, 1892 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Confirmation: Apr 08, 1906 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL m: Oct 26, 1913 in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL d: Jun 13, 1960 in Mt. Prospect, Cook Co., IL @ home of stroke Burial: Jun 16, 1960 St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL ........ 2 Arnold Johann Heinrich Freidrich Herman Rohlwing aka: Arnold Rohlwing b: Sep 15, 1914 in Elk Grove Township, Cook Co., IL Christening: Oct 11, 1914 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Confirmation: Apr 01, 1928 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Occupation: Co-founded Rohlwing Brothers General Tire Company in Elgin d: Jul 22, 2005 in Elgin, Kane Co., IL @ St. Joseph Hospital Burial: Jul 25, 2005 ............ +Gertrude Kerschke aka: Gert Kerschke Rohlwing b: Apr 22, 1915 in Des Plaines, Cook Co., IL m: Sep 04, 1937 in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL d: Feb 07, 2004 in Elgin, Kane Co., IL @ Rosewood Health Care Burial: Feb 11, 2004 Lakewood Memorial Park Cemetery, Elgin, Kane Co., IL ........ 2 Norbert Milton Aug Louis Johann Herman Rohlwing aka: Norbert Rohlwing b: Nov 09, 1915 in Elk Grove Township, Cook Co., IL @ home Christening: Nov 28, 1915 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Confirmation: Apr 13, 1930 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL d: Sep 13, 1993 in Lake Zurich, Lake Co., IL @ home Burial: Sep 16, 1993 St. Matthew Cemetery, Lake Zurich, Lake Co., IL ............ +Maria Emma Christine Emilie Kastning aka: Marie Kastning Rohlwing b: Oct 05, 1914 in Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL @ home Christening: Oct 25, 1914 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Confirmation: Apr 01, 1928 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL m: Sep 19, 1938 in St. Pete'rs Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL d: Dec 17, 1994 in Lake Zurich, Lake Co., IL Burial: Dec 21, 1994 St. Matthew Cemetery, Lake Zurich, Lake Co., IL ........ 2 Wilhelm Johann Louis Emil Rohlwing aka: William John Rohlwing b: Jun 20, 1917 in Elk Grove Township, Cook Co., IL @ home Christening: Jul 15, 1917 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Confirmation: Mar 29, 1931 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL d: Sep 11, 1998 in Prairie du Sac, Sauk Co., WI @ Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital Burial: Sep 15, 1998 Sunset Memory Cemetery, Madison, WI ............ +LaVerne June Lenz aka: LaVern Lenz Rohlwing b: Private m: Private ........ 2 Alma Rohlwing b: Jan 12, 1919 in Elk Grove Township, Cook Co., IL d: Jan 12, 1919 in Elk Grove Township, Cook Co., IL Burial: Jan 1919 St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL ........ 2 John Edwin Rohlwing aka: John Rohlwing b: Private ............ +Meta Louise Alvine Eineke aka: Meta Eineke Rohlwing b: Private m: Private ........ 2 Melvin Clarence Rohlwing aka: Melvin Rohlwing b: Private ............ +June Dettmering aka: June Dettmering Rohlwing b: Private m: Private ........ 2 Verona Engel Louise Emma Clara Rohlwing aka: Verona Rohlwing Hinrichs b: Private ............ +George Wilhelm Herman Louis Hinrichs aka: George L. Hinrichs b: Feb 21, 1918 in Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL @ home Christening: Mar 10, 1918 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL m: Private d: Apr 08, 1998 in Madison, Dane Co., WI @ Meritor Park Hospital Burial: Apr 13, 1998 St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL ........ 2 Elmer Wilhelm Rohlwing aka: Elmer William Rohlwing b: Private ............ +Evelyn Ruth Heuer aka: Evelyn Hauer Rohlwing b: Private m: Private ........ 2 Wilmer John Rohlwing aka: Wilmer J. Rohlwing b: Jan 16, 1924 in Elk Grove Township, Cook Co., IL @ home Christening: Jan 16, 1924 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Confirmation: Apr 10, 1938 St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL Occupation: Farmer, District Rep for the Aid Association for Lutherans d: Sep 04, 2003 in Huntley, McHenry Co., IL @ home Burial: Sep 08, 2003 McHenry County Memorial Park, Woodstock, McHenry Co., IL ............ +Elizabeth Louise Hillmer aka: Betty Hillmer Rohlwing b: Dec 18, 1928 in Elmhurst, DuPage Co., IL m: Apr 26, 1947 in St. John Lutheran Church, Forest Park, Cook Co., IL Occupation: Owned the Lemon Tree Boutique in Huntley d: Aug 30, 1995 in Huntley, McHenry Co., IL @ home Burial: Sep 01, 1995 McHenry County Memorial Park, Woodstock, McHenry Co., IL *2nd Wife of Heinrich Johann Wilhelm Herman Rohlwing: . +Ramona L. Hitzemann aka: Ramona Hitzemann Binneboese Rohlwing b: Sep 06, 1896 in Palatine, Cook Co., IL @ home m: Jan 14, 1962 d: Jan 09, 1965 in Elgin, Kane Co., IL @ Sherman Hospital of cancer Burial: Jan 12, 1965 Hillside Cemetery, Palatine, Cook Co., IL ----- Original Message ----- From: ".... FPSAH" <fpsah60194@hotmail.com> To: <IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 2:05 AM Subject: [ILckSCH] Obit - rohlwing gieske > til 8-23 http://www.legacy.com/DailyHerald/Guestbook.asp?Page=Guestbook&PersonID=1460 7602 > > Arnold Rohlwing of Elgin Funeral services for Mr. Arnold Rohlwing, 90, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Elgin. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today, at the Madison Funeral Home, 305 Park St., Elgin. Born Sept. 15, 1914, in Elk Grove Township, the son of William and Alma (nee Gieske) Rohlwing, he passed away Saturday, July 22, 2005, at St. Joseph Hospital. Mr. Rohlwing was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Elgin for 68 years and was involved in many of the church's committees and boards. He was also a member of the Golden K. Mr. Rohlwing co-founded Rohlwing Brothers General Tire Company in Elgin. Arnold is survived by his sons, Donald (Teri) of Bartlett, Kenneth (Sue) of St. Charles and Arnie (Karin) of Arizona; grandchildren, Mike (Karla), Jeff (Cathy), Todd (Susan), Pam (Peter) Gilbertson, Darren (Kathy), Kevin (Debbie), Tim (Becky), Tom (Wendy), Tami (Dave) Buttrum, Scott (Lisa), Mark (Jen) and Adam Tarczueski; brothers, John (Ma! > e), Melvin (June) and Elmer (Evie); a sister, Verona; 23 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Gertrude; and brothers, Norbert, William and Wilmer. Please omit flowers. Memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, Elgin. For information, 847-741-1128. > Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on 7/24/2005. > > Arnold Rohlwing of Elgin Arnold Rohlwing passed away Friday, July 22. Arrangements are being made by Madison Funeral Home, Elgin, 847-741-1128. > Published in the Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on 7/23/2005. > > > Arnold gave us a wonderful gift. His words about our local history are on tape for use to refer to at our leisure.... at STDL.org > > > ==== IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG Mailing List ==== > _____________________________ > To post: IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L@rootsweb.com > To Search: go to rootsweb.com, then to interactive search then enter in il-cook-schaumburg > ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/il-cook-schaumburg . > Unsubscribe at IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG-L-request@rootsweb.com or -D > If there is a system problem and you cannot get to valentine, go here: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi We are a list2 list.... > SEE ALSO: il-cook-elkgrove il-cook-palatine fpsah60194@hotmail.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >