10 vI xo OW (n McHenry County's Cal Skinner Sr. By David Young Cal Skinner 73, vice chairman of the McHenry County Board and a conservative Republican who almost derailed the Regional Transportation Authority in 1974, died Wednesday in St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin, after a long illness. Despite his political leanings, he was something of a homespun phiJosopher capable of breaking up tense situations at public meetings. with a quip or parable.
He liked to joke that over his long career among other things he had worked as a state egg handler, a chinchilla Pro promoter and store detective. "When 37 percent of your people no longer own lawnmowers," he once philosophized in extolling the general public benefits of home ownership over apartment rental, "you lose." Mr. Skinner, a resident of Crystal Lake, got mixed reviews from the public as a candidate for political office, losing races for county auditor in 1964 and county clerk in 1978 but three times winning a seat on the County Board. Last year, Mr. Skinner returned to from cancer treatment to take his scat and dramatically cast one of the decisive votes for Ann Hughes, the first woman to be elected chairman of a county Vlasta Adele By Jerry Crimmins Vlasta Adele Vraz was the direc(10r of American Relief for Czechoslovakia after World War II, was arrested the Communist government there and later became the longtime president of the Czechoslovak National Council of America.
Miss Vraz died Tuesday in Central Du Page Hospital, Winfield, at age 89. Miss Vraz, a resident of Berwyn, was a third generation CzechAmerican and the daughter of a prominent Czech family here. Her grandfather, August Geringer, founded the first Czechoslovak national newspaper in America, Svornost, in 1875, which was published at 26th Street and Crawford Avenue. Her father, Enrique Stanko Vraz, was a famous Czechoslovak explorer and naturalist. Miss Vraz was born in Chicago and worked for the family newspaper, according to her longtime RYAN Elizabeth C.
Ryan, 69, of Evanston, August 21, sister of Dorothy Gautier and the late Joan McCrea; beloved aunt of many nieces and nephews, and grandnieces and nephews. Memorial Mass Thursday, 11 a.m., at St. Francis Xavier Church, 9th Linden, Wilmette. In lieu of fiowers, contributions may be made to the Chicago Heart Association. Interment private.
Arrangements by Wm. H. Scott Funeral Home, Wilmette. 251-8200. SAK Rose Sak, age 94, beloved wife of the late Peter; dear mother of Stanley (Helen) Sak; loving grandunmother of James G.
(Verna) and the late John; great-grandmother of Lisa (Jeff) Birkes, John and Virginia. Funeral Saturday, 9 a.m. from Beverly Ridge Funeral Home, 10415 S. Kedzie to St. Alexander Church.
Mass 10 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Friday 6 to 9 p.m. 779-4411. SCARBOROUGH James Ray Scarborough, 37, passed away August 20, 1989, beloved son of Mr.
and Mrs. James A. and step-father of Evelyn; loving grandson of Maude; fond brother of Linda Cox, Carolyn Albritton and Kay Blanton and half-brother of Randy Cooper; dear friend of Scott Mullen, Father Jim Noone, Marca Rowley, Valerie Williams, Thomas Pusateri and Steven Rowan. Memorial services Saturday 1 p.m. at Graceland Cemetery Chapel, 4001 N.
Clark St. Interment do immediately following. Arrangement by Funeral Home, 525-0178. SCHOLL Elizabeth H. Scholl, of LaGrange Park, beloved wife of Henry: loving mother of Paul H.
(Peggy) Scholl; dear sister of Paul Radau and Heda Schulz and fond grandmother of Mark. Memorial Service 7 p.m. Friday, at Grace Lutheran Church, LaGrange. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church or the LaGrange Memorial Hospital.
Info. Hallowell James Funeral Home, 352-1298 SCHREINER Schreiner, nee Herrlinger, age 82, died August 23, wife of the late William J. Schreiner. Graduate of the University of Cincinnati, with a Bachelor of Science degree. Mother of Dr.
William H. Schreiner and Elizabeth S. Ramsdell; grandmother of Susan M. Schreiner, William J. Schreiner, Edith C.
Ramsdell and Thomas J. Ramsdell. Funeral service 3 p.m. Saturday, at the Church of the Holy Comforter, 222 Kenilworth Kenilworth. Visitation one hour prior to service time at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hadley School for the Blind, 700 Elm Winnetka, IL 60093 or to the Community Renewal Society, 332 S. Michigan Chicago, IL 60604. SEAVEY Henry W. Seavey of Brookfield, beloved husband of Berenice, nee Kohler, and the late Marie, nee Zasadil; fond lather of Dorothy (Arthur) Peterson and Carolyn (Eric) Stark; dear grandfather of eight; great-grandfather of five. Visitation Thursday, from 2 p.m.
until time of funeral service, 8 p.m., Johnson Funeral aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral on ence (Frank) Vicek and the late Dorothy (Doug) SIKORA Home, 3845-47 Prairie Brookfield. Friday, at 9:15 a.m., from the Casey-Laskowski Patricia Sikora, dear sister of Loretta (Raymond) Interment private. Please omit flowers. 485-0214 Woodward, Ann (the late Edward) Johnson, FlorChapman, Albert, William and Edmund Sikora; sister-in-law of Helen and Elaine Sikora and fond Son Funeral Home, 4540-50 W.
Diversey to St. Ladislaus Church for Mass at 10 a.m. Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery. Visitation on Thursday from 2 p.m.
till 9 p.m. 777-6300 SOWINSKI Irene V. Sowinski, dearly beloved daughter of the late John and Catherine; loving sister of Frank, the late Casimer (the late Estelle), Sophie Dorociak, Virginia (the late Walter) Wiezien; dear aunt and great aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Friday 8:45 a.m. from the Belmont Funeral Home, 7120 W.
Belmont Ave. to St. Priscilla Church. Mass 9:30 a.m. Visitation Thursday 2 p.m.
to 9 p.m. Entombment Maryhill Cemetery. Info 286-2500 STARK Catherine D. Stark, nee Spake, age 82, formerly of Roseland, beloved wife of the late Charles loving mother of Charles R. (Martha): dear grandmother of Randall R.
and fond sister of Mary Belourne, Cecelia Sabador, Rose George and the late Joseph, Eva Hall, Helen Golden, Thomas, Andrew and George. Visitation Thursday 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Friday 3 to 9:30 p.m. Funeral Service Saturday 10 a.m., at Colonial Chapel, 15525 S.
73rd Orland Park (155th and Harlem). Interment Holy Sepulchre. 532-5400 To place your Fraternal Notice, Call (312) 222-22222 Chicago Tribune, Thursday, August 24, 1989 Section 2 1 He was possibly most successful when dealing with political issues during referendums. He helped organize the opposition to an unsuccessful referendum proposal to create an academically oriented junior college in the late 1960s, then a few months later he turned around and helped organize the successful campaign for a community college oriented to vocational education. Mr, Skinner's leadership of a campaign to defeat the 1974 ballot proposal that led to the creation of the Regional Transportation Authority took on the atmosphere of a crusade and is something of a legend even today among professional political organizers.
The RTA won by a few thousand votes, largely, because of support in Chicago, but lost by a 13-1 ratio in Mr. Skinner's home county. Mr. Skinner is survived by a son, former State Rep. Cal Skinner two daughters, Janet Peters of Severn, and Ellen Desmond of Crystal Lake; and six grandlaughters.
Visitation will be between 5 and 9 p.m. Friday in the funeral home at 7715 U.S. Hwy. 14, Crystal Lake, and services will held at 1 p.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church, in the same suburb.
Cal Skinner Sr. board in the Chicago area. He then engineered his own election as vice chairman even though Hughes had promised the job to someone else. In public office he was attentive details, such as whether or not the windows in the new courthouse can be manually opened in case the air conditioning fails or the placement of a sidewalk in location most convenient to the public. Vraz, 89, Czechoslovak friend, Eleanor Lonek of Oak Park.
Miss Vraz went to Czechoslovakia in 1919 to be secretary to her father, who was lecturing there. Eventually, her mother also moved there, and the family stayed for 20 years. Miss Vraz became a translator of Czechoslovak literary works and wrote a biography of her father. "In 1939, she watched the German army march into Prague. Miss Vraz and her family returned to the U.S.
that year, and during the war she served as secretary to the president of the Czechoslovak government in exile in Washington, Lonek said. In 1945, Miss Vraz was sent back to Czechoslovakia by the American Relief effort, first as an aide to the director, then as the director. According to Tribune stories from the time, Miss Vraz was the sole agent for distributing $4 million in food, clothing and other supplies for the American Relief STEMPORA Walter L. Stempora, veteran of WWII, beloved husband of Lillian, nee Gocal; dear father of Thomas, Paul, Dr. Steven, Diane and Carolyn (Michael) Gardner; loving grandfather of Rebecca Gardner; fond brother of Stanley (Dolores), Casimir (Luba), Bernice (Stanley) Garbacz, Eugene (Mary Ann), George (Carolyn), Father Dan Stempora of Joliet Diocese and the late George; brother-in-law of Henry (Mildred) Gocal.
Funeral Saturday, August 26, at 9:30 a.m., from The Fortuna Bros. Funeral Home, 4401 S. Kedzie to Five Holy Martyrs Church for Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Interment Resurrection. Visitation Thursday and Friday from 2 p.m.
to 9 p.m. 523-7781 STUDNICKA James L. Studnicka, Air Force Veteran WWII, beloved husband of the late Josephine, nee Parus; dear uncle of James (Adele) Sadio, Joseph Studnicka, Ann Barkus, Jerome and Charles Sadlo; also 14 greatnieces and nephews; fond stepfather of Frances (the late Victor) Kwiatkowski, Michael (Kenlynn) Siedlecki and the late Joseph Siedlecki; grandfather of five. Funeral Saturday, 10 a.m., at Otto V. Stransky Son Funeral Home, 5112 S.
Western Ave. Interment Resurrection. Please omit flowers. Visitation 2 to 9 p.m. Friday.
PR8-0700. STYRNA Henry J. Styrna, dearest son of the late Stanley and Angeline; fond brother of the late Mary, Stanley, Frank and Max; uncle of many nieces and nephews. Memorial Service Thursday, Aug. 24th, 3 p.m., at Baran Funeral Home, 2644-46 N.
Central Ave. 622-1488 SULLIVAN Richard X. Sullivan, 66, formerly of Glenview, son of the late Judge Harry (Margaret) Sullivan; loving husband of Kathryn; beloved father of Michael (Patty), Patrick (Karen), Thomas, Timothy (Kathryn), Daniel; fond grandfather of Nicole, Helen Margaret. Funeral services Friday, August 25 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Glenview.
Visitation Thursday evening from 5 to 9:00 p.m. at the Wm. H. Scott Funeral Home, 1104 Waukegan Glenview. Private family interment.
In lieu of flowers donations to the Salvation Army, 5040 N. Pulaski, Chicago, 725-1100. Info: 724-0083. TAYNE Mollie Tayne, nee Goldman, beloved wife of the late Samuel; devoted mother of Lawrence Tayne and the late Diane Harris; dear mother-in-law of Charlotte Tayne and Ned Harris; loving grandmother of six grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren; fond sister of Robert (Joyce) Goldman and Faye (the late William) Zand. Funeral procession will leave from Piser Weinstein Menorah Chapel, 3019 W.
Peterson, Thursday 10:30 a.m. for service and interment at Westlawn Cemetery. Info. 561-1890. THIELEN Agnes M.
Thielen, 80, beloved wife of Mike; loving mother of the late Michael (Mary Ann) Thielen and M. Jeanne Thielen; dear grandmother of Jeanette, Jennifer and Michelle Thielen; dear friend of Mary, Ida and Jan. Visitation Friday, Aug. 25, from 5 until 9 p.m., at HanarhoffHultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main, Wheaton.
Funeral Saturday 9:30 a.m., from the funeral home. Mass Saturday 10 a.m., at St. Petronille Catholic Church, 420 Glenwood, Glen Ellyn, IL. Interment Maryhill Cemetery, Niles. 668-0027 THIEMANN Frances Thiemann, nee Jagen, of Fox Lake, IL, formerly of Skokie, beloved wife of the late Henry Thiemann; dear mother of Henry (Colette) Thiemann of Florida, Eleanor (Thomas) Black of Arlington Heights; loving grandmother of Thomas Black Jr.
of Arlington Heights, Eric H. and Julie A. Thiemann of Florida, Karen (James) King of Roselle, IL and Susan (Robert) Colweil of Lake Zurich, IL. Former member of the Kolping House, Chicago. Member of St.
Peter Catholic Church, Spring Grove. Resting at K. K. Hamsher Funeral Home, 12 N. Pistakee Lake Fox Lake (in the Chapel on the Lake), Friday, from 12 Noon until 1:30 p.m.
Funeral Mass 2 p.m. Friday, at St. Peter Church, Spring Grove, IL. Interment Windridge Cemetery, Cary. IL.
Info. 312-587-2100. TIPSHUS Tekli Tipshus, in Brunswick, Maine, on Aug. 22, 1989, age 97, wife of the late Blase Frank Tipshus; mother of Lillian J. (Stanley) Aubens and Edward C.
(Sandy) Tipshus; grandmother of Kenneth E. Aubens, Laurie Bem (Aubens), Lisa Ann Tipshus and John Blase Tipshus; aunt of Marta Kranauskas of Lithuania. Native of Shaukanus, Lithuania and naturalized United States citizen. 47 year past resident of 2546 N. 73rd Elmwood Park and more recently Morton Grove, IL, Worthington Hills, OH and Brunswick, ME.
Resting at Lewis Funeral Home, 7600 W. Grand at the Circle, Elmwood Park, Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Saturday, August 26, at 9 a.m., to St. Williams Church. Mass at 9:30 a.m.
Interment Lithuanian National Cemetery. 453-1234. TOURANJEAU Louise "Toots" Touranjeau, nee Hennes, loving wife of the late Vernon; beloved mother of Jeanne (John) Slattery and Charles (Jorea) Touranjeau; proud grandmother of six; of two. Retired 38 year employee of Sears. Member of St.
Camillus Golden Agers and AARP. Funeral Friday 8:45 a.m., from Richard Funeral Home, 5749 Archer corner of Lorel, to St. Camillus Church for 9:30 a.m. Mass. Interment St.
Mary Cemetery, Visitation Wednesday 5 to 9 p.m. and Thursday 2 to 9 p.m. 767-1840. Get the map Chiragoans depend on! Chicago MINALLY Tribune Chicagoland delated man Choagd metropolian map, downtown of inset interest. Expanded Into sad program there.
After the Communist takeover of that country, Jan Masaryk, the noncommunist foreign minister, decorated Miss Vraz with the Order of the White Lion for her work on behalf of the children of Czechoslovakia. This occurred only a few weeks before Masaryk's mysterious death. On April 9, 1949, Miss Vraz was arrested by the Communist authorities and held for a week on an accusation of anti-government political activity. Protests from Czech-Americans and by the U.S. Congress prompted the Czechoslovak government to free her.
Miss Vraz was editor for 40 years of two monthly publications for the Czechoslovak National Council of America, the American Bulletin, and Vestnik. Services for Miss Vraz will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the chapel at 6507 W. Cermak Berwyn. She has no surviving relatives.
activist VANDERMEER Betty Vandermeer, age 75, of DeMott, IN, former employee of United Airlines, formerly of Chicago, wife of Cyril; mother of Barbara (John) Schutt and Alan (Judith); sister of Margaret Kuipers, Nan Peters, also sister of Wilson McCracken; four grandchildren. Services Saturday, August 26, 11 a.m., at the American Reformed Church of DeMott. Burial at the Holland Cemetery, DeMott, IN. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday at the Todd-Cooprider Funeral Home, 621 Halleck, DeMott, IN. (219) 987-2323. VICARS Margaret D. Vicars, age 80, died Tuesday, at Regency Manor Nursing Home, Springfield, IL, Teacher in Chicago (ret 1975), daughter of the late Michael J. and Anna R.
(nee Connor) Vicars; sister of Thomas J. of Springfield and Mary Stack of Decatur, IL; aunt of many. Funeral Mass Friday 10 a.m., at St. Mary Catholic Church, Pontiac, IL. Burial St.
Mary Cemetery, Pontiac, IL. Friends may call Thursday, at the Raleigh J. Harris Funeral Home, Pontiac, IL, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Memorials to St.
Mary Church or St. Mary School, Pontiac appreciated. (815) 844-5153 VRAZ Vlasta Adele Vraz, loving daughter of the late E. St. and Vlasta, nee Geringer; loving sister of the late Victor E.
Vraz. Service Saturday, 10 a.m. at H. Marik Sons Guardian Chapel, 6507 W. Cermak Berwyn.
Visitation Friday 3 to 9 p.m. Private interment Bohemian National. Former president and current Secretary of the Czechoslovak National Council of America. Former Director of the American Relief for Czechoslovakia. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Czechoslovak National Council, 2137 S.
Lombard, Cicero, 60650. Info. 484-6310. WAGNER Albert J. Wagner, age 85, of Hayward, formerly of Chicago, died Tuesday, in Hayward.
Services will be 10 a.m. Friday with burial Greenwood Cemetery, Hayward. The Anderson-Nathan Funeral Home, (715) 634-2609 WALSH John P. Walsh, loving husband of the late Grace, nee DeVivo; loving father of John (Kathleen) Whitney and Phyllis Cecil; proud grandfather of Larry Cecil and the late Barbara Cecil; dear brother of Mary (the late James) Berkery, Elizabeth Walsh, Margaret (Edward) Dunn and Therese (the late Albert) Laschober; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday, 9:15 a.m., from the Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 3737 W.
79th to St. Bede the Venerable Church for Mass at 10 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Visitation Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
and Friday from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Masses: would be preferred. Info. 735-4242.
WEISS Leo Weiss, age 82, of Chicago, Aug. 23, 1989, survivors are his beloved wife, Elka Weiss; two daughters, May March and Phyliss Abend; one son, Bernard Weiss; three brothers, Abe, Sam and Sol and seven grandchildren Graveside Services Thursday, August 24th, 1 p.m., at the Beth-El Cemetery, Portage, IN. No visitation. Arrangements by the Burns-Kisch Funeral Home, Hammond, IN. Into.
(219) 932-0260 WISHNICK Louis Wishnick, beloved husband of the late Betty, nee Beegun; beloved father of Rochelle (Leo) Kopels and Diane (Matthew) Krugel; beloved grandfather of Gayle Kopels and Charles and Leslie Krugel; beloved brother of Morrie (Ruth) and Albert (the late Sylvia) and Oscar (the late Pauline), the late Mary Rothschild, Joe Wishnick, Sara Daybook and Ben Wishnick. Contributions to Heart Research. Member of Congregation B'nai Emunah. Services Thursday, 12 noon, at the Weinstein Brothers Wilmette Chapel, 111 Skokie one block north of Old Orchard. Interment Westlawn Cemetery.
Info. 256-5700. WOLENCZUK Teodor Wolenczuk, beloved husband of Emilia; loving father of Stanley (Colleen) and the late Mary; dear grandfather of Paul; fond brother-in-law of Janina. (Marcel) Lozowicki; dear uncle of Richard. Visitation Thursday 4 to 9 p.m., Friday 2 to 9 p.m.
at Skaja-Stanley Funeral Home, 3060 N. Milwaukee Ave. Funeral Saturday, 9:15 a.m. to St. Stanislaus Kostka Church.
Mass 10 a.m. Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery. 342-3330. WOODY Taft Woody, age 81, husband of Beverly Woody, nee Hull; father of John W.
(Kathlyn) Woody; grandfather of three; brother of two sisters. Private services. In lieu of flowers, contributions to National Kidney Foundation, 600 S. Federal Suite 403, Chicago, Illinois 60605. Info: Donnellan-Fitzgerald-Franklin, 675-1990.
ZALUD Frank E. Zalud, age 80, at peace in Christ, beloved husband of Marie H. Zalud, nee Mach; dearest father of Ronald and Eileen; loving grandfather of Jill; fond brother of Marie, Joseph, Agnes Raddatz, the late James and Robert; dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Funeral Friday 9:15 a.m. from Egan Funeral Home, 3700 W.
63rd to St. Rita Church. Mass 10 a.m. Entombment Resurrection. Visitation Wednesday 6 to 9 p.m.
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