Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. I am the way and the truth and the life.
Let us remember these deceased loved ones in prayer, as well as those who mourn their passing. Mass is offered Monday to Friday at Fenwick at 7:30 AM.
If you are aware of any member of the extended Fenwick community who should be included here, please email Linda Manering.
Robert W. Eder, Dec. 2, 1919 to March 18, 2012, beloved husband of the lateMargaret Ann Gladstone; loving father of Robert Jr. (Janet), Laura Kearney,Karen (Joe) Romano, Joe (Shelli), Mary Madden (Ray Coyne), Paul (Anne) andJulie Oskroba; cherished grandfather of many and great-grandfather of one. Bornin Chicago, IL on Dec. 2, 1919, the second son of late John W. and Emma (Robl)Eder; dear brother of the late John (late Louise), late Bernard (Harriett),late William, Francis (Mary K), Charles (Bernie), and the late George. Bob, a38-year employee of the Chicago Tribune, was educated at Holy Cross Seminary(Notre Dame, IN) and Mundelein Seminary before deciding to express his life andlove of God as a member of the laity. After serving honorably in the US Navy in World War II, he took up sales as a career. Helanded his dream job, selling advertising for the Chicago Tribune, in 1946.After marrying the love of his life, Margaret Ann Gladstone in 1952, Bobexperienced many years of success and fulfillment - as a husband, father,salesman, golfer and sports aficionado. Bob's seven children all attended andgraduated from Ascension Elementary School in Oak Park. He was very active inAscension parish all those years, and beyond the time his children attendedschool there - including the Holy Name Society, the Parish Finance Committee,the Knights of Columbus, and lay server of communion. Bob continued to servehis local parish in retirement in Michigan City, IN and Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Bobpassed away in the company of loving members of his family. He touched manylives with his commitment to Christian service. He will be deeply missed andremembered by all. Visitation Thursday,3 to 8 p.m. at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 5015 Lincoln Ave., Lisle, (on Rt. 53,1/2 mile S. of Ogden Ave. / Rt. 34). Lying in State Friday, 10 a.m. until timeof Funeral Mass, 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Monastery Chapel, 1910 W. Maple Ave.,Lisle. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Juvenile DiabetesResearch Foundation, 11 S La Salle St., Ste 1800, Chicago, IL 60603. Tocelebrate Bob's life, visit www.Blake-LambFuneralHome.com.For info, call 630-964-9392.
GRANDMOTHER OF ALUMNI Andrew Sjostrom ‘93 Nicholas Sjostrom ‘97
Edna Dedolph Sjostrom, 94, of Oak Park, diedon Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Bethesda Home and Retirement Center. She hadsuffered for the past several years from cardiac and respiratory conditions butshe retained her sense of humor and her interest in her children andgrandchildren to her last days.
"Grandma's ability to bring humor toany situation keeps us laughing," said her granddaughter, Emily Sjostrom."Even in difficult times she brought a smile to our faces. And in her lastfew days, her wit never failed her. This is what keeps us smiling in thesaddest of moments in her passing."
Born on Feb. 10, 1918 in Mayville, Wis., shewas the fourth and youngest child of George and Martha Dedolph. Her father, aveterinarian, taught her to drive on rural roads at the age of 12, and sheenjoyed accompanying him on calls to the area's many dairy farms. She attendedsecretarial school after high school and worked during the pre-World War IIyears in federal government jobs in the Milwaukee area.
When World War II broke out, she was hiredas secretary to the post commander of Ft. McCoy, then called Camp McCoy, a U.S.Army training and deployment center near Sparta, Wis. There, Edna met andmarried Robert Sjostrom, a civil engineer and a newly commissioned 2ndLieutenant in the U.S. Army. After the war, the Sjostroms made their home inthe Morgan Park and Beverly areas of Chicago before moving to Oak Park. Herethey were involved in the lives of their children, grandchildren, andgreat-grandchildren.
"Grandma loves to tell stories. I havewonderful memories of her putting me to bed as a child and rubbing my back andtelling me stories," said Sarah Sjostrom. "She was an incrediblydedicated and devoted grandma."
Throughout her life, she loved to welcomefriends, especially her children's friends, to her home and to her dinnertable. And her spirit of adventure enlivened her role as an otherwise typicalwife and homemaker. In 1959, Edna and her husband moved themselves and theirsix children, age 16 to 2, to Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, for two years, to takeadvantage of a job opportunity.
From the late 1960s through the mid-1980s,she rode thousands of miles on the passenger seat of a BMW motorcycle driven byher husband. In 1975, they picked-up a new BMW in Germany and rode throughEurope, and later, back home, as far west as Yellowstone National Park, and asfar east as St. Johns, Newfoundland. They were founding members of the300-member Chicago Region BMW Motorcycle Association in 1969, and the role ofwomen in the club was a subject of some debate in those days.
"Edna Sjostrom's input was byexample," said longtime club member Alice Hanes. "Bob and Edna made apresentation at a club meeting on their trip to Europe," she continued and"they made me feel that, by golly, there are couples here, doing thistogether and sharing with the club."
Edna Sjostrom is survived by her children,Joseph (Jane), Jerry (Nancy), Dan (Colleen), Martha Ott (David), and William(Laurie); her grandchildren, Sarah, Andy (Kate), Nick, Anne (Jeremy), Emily,Galen, Bridget, Gregory, Anja, and Alex; and two great-granddaughters, Beatriceand Maria Isabela. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob, and her son,Robert.
Family visitationwill be held at 10 a.m., followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. on Saturday,March 31, at Drechsler Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St.,Oak Park.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations toShriners Hospitals for Children, 2211 N. Oak Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60707, inmemory of Mrs. Sjostrom's late son, Robert Sjostrom, who was a volunteer there.
Carl Joseph Madda,of Chicago, IL, Grand Beach, MI and Wellesley, MA, passed away Wednesday, March21, 2012 surrounded by his family. He is survived by his best friend and wifeof 51 years, Felice, nee Mooney; adoring father of Eileen (James) Sethna andFelice; doting "Papi" to Fiona; wonderful brother to Robert (Peggy);"Il Bosso" to many nieces, nephews, cousins and "Carlos" tocountless wonderful friends. Carl was born April 20, 1936 to Grace and CarlMadda. A proud graduate of Resurrection Grammar School, a fighting friar fromFenwick High School, a devoted "Domer" from the University of NotreDame and a juris doctor from DePaul University Law School. He spent over 40years as a labor lawyer in the hotel business and mentored both union andmanagement representatives. VisitationSaturday, March 24, 2012 at Old St. Patrick's Church, 700 W. Adams, Chicago,IL, 9 a.m. until time of Funeral Mass, 10:30 a.m. Interment Queen ofHeaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made toMisericordia Heart of Mercy, 6300 N. Ridge Rd., Chicago 60660. Arrangements by Cumberland Chapels (708) 456-8300 or www.cumberlandchapels.com.
MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER OF ALUMNI Dennis Sweeney ‘74 Terry Sweeney ‘76
Margaret (Molly) Sweeney ‘03
Marty Sweeney ‘04
Colleen Sweeney ‘07
Terry Sweeney ‘08
Nora Sweeney ‘11
Eileen M. Sweeney, nee Callaghan, loving wife of the lateTimothy; loving mother of Mary Eileen (Dave Harrington), Tim (Terry), Dennis(Tom Benthien), Terry (Peg), Tricia (Bob) Jean, Karen (Jim) Schram; grandmotherof Tim III, Brian (Sarah) and Patrick Sweeney, Molly, Marty, Colleen, Terry,and Nora Sweeney; sister of Dennis Callaghan and the late John; sister-in-lawof Margaret Sweeney, and special cousin of Fran Mc Dermott. Preceded in deathby her parents Denis and Mary Ellen Callaghan, nee O'Donoghue of Kenmare, Co.Kerry, Ireland.
Eileen, born onChicago's West side, was an avid reader, Scrabble and crossword puzzle player,and long-time fan of Jeopardy at 3:30. She was a Room-Mother extraordinaire atMater Christi, and Our Lady Help of Christians, and past Officer of theirMothers' Clubs. She and Tim loved to play show tunes "on the stereo"and dance in the living room on Kilpatrick Street and Lawler Avenue. Sheenjoyed traveling with Tim and her family to places like "Molly'sCottage," Ireland, Spain, Marco Island, Phoenix, Michigan and Galena.Eileen and Tim participated in the North Riverside Golden Agers, always plannedthe annual Christmas party and had wonderful and caring friends on their block.Eileen had a great spirit of generosity and family, loved to garden, roses wereher favorite. An was ever proud she could drive the station wagon's "stickshift". And those tomato plants in the back yard that Tim liked, it reallywas Eileen who tended to them all summer till they could be eaten and canned.Eileen was devoted to St. Theresa and the Blessed Mother. She missed Tim sogreatly over this past year. They both loved the Berlin song, "What'll IDo," What'll I do with just a photograph, to tell my troubles to, When I'malone with only dreams of you, what'll I "do" Tim called Eileen tocelebrate and dance with him on his March 23 birthday. You are missed, Mom,what'll we do? Donations in her name may be made to The Mercy Home for Boys andGirls or the .
Visitation Friday, March 23, 2012 from 3 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 24from 8:30 a.m. till time of services at 9 a.m. at Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home,80 E. Burlington St., Riverside. Funeral Mass at Mater Christi Church, NorthRiverside 9:30 a.m. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Funeral info at708-447-2261 or www.ivinsfh.com.
FATHER AND GRANDFATHER OF ALUMNI ThomasF. Muldowney, Jr. ’81 ThomasF. Muldowney III ’04 DanielMuldowney ‘07 PatrickT. Muldowney ‘83
BROTHER OF ALUMNUS WilliamJ. Muldowney ’51 (deceased) JohnP. Muldowney ‘63
Thomas F. Muldowney, Sr., of Indian HeadPark, formerly of Riverside, age 76, beloved husband of Patricia, nee Dalton;loving father of Thomas F. Jr. (Jeannie), Patrick T. (Lisa); proud grandfatherof Thomas III, Daniel, Kevin, Colleen and Sean; dear brother of Katherine(Frank) Brennan, and the late William (Susan), John. Family and friends will bereceived at the Conboy-WestchesterFuneral Home, 10501 W. Cermak Rd., Westchester (2 blocks West ofMannheim Rd.) on Wednesday from 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Thursday at 9 a.m. from thefuneral home to St. John of the Cross Church, for 9:45 a.m. Mass. IntermentQueen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu offlowers, memorials will be appreciated to Fenwick High School, 505Washington Blvd, Oak Park, IL 60302. For further info 708-F-U-N-E-R-A-L www.conboywestchesterfh.com.
FATHER OF ALUMNI: Thomas M. Collins, Jr. ’69 Daniel Collins ‘70
FATHER OF CURRENT PARENT Anne (Lawrence) Devitt
GRANDFATHER OF ALUMNI AND CURRENT STUDENT Luke Devitt ’09 Maeve Devitt ’11 Brendan Devitt ‘15
Thomas M. Collins, age 93, died peacefully, March 13, 2012 at home surrounded by his children, beloved husband of the late Dorothy, nee Schulkins; loving father of Thomas, Daniel, Elizabeth (Patrick) Schuch, Julie (Michael) Roth, and Anne (Lawrence) Devitt; cherished grandfather of Michael Collins, Clare Schuch, Caroline, Alexander, Thomas and Henry Roth and Luke, Maeve and Brendan Devitt; uncle to many nieces and nephews. The son of Irish immigrants, Tom grew up in St. Angela's Parish. He served in the U.S. Army, O.S.S. in North Africa and Italy. Returned to Chicago for four decades was an esteemed real estate consultant in the Chicago area and with his wife was a vital member of Visitation Parish. Tom was known for his charm and with, and was a loyal a beloved friend to many. An avid golfer and proud member for many years of River Forest Golf Club and a devoted lifelong White Sox fan. He will be missed by all who loved him. Visitation Friday, 3 until 8 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. until time of funeral 8:45 a.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 S. York Rd., (1/2 mile North of St. Charles Rd.), Elmhurst. Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. at Visitation Catholic Church. Interment Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside. For funeral information please call 1-630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com
FranklinMcMahon of Lake Forest, an internationally recognized artist reporter, died atthe age of 90 as a result of a stroke on March 3nd. His son Michael McMahonconfirmed his death.
McMahon’sdrawings and paintings, a number of which were drawn on assignment for theChicago Tribune, the Chicago Daily News and the Chicago Sun Times, the New YorkTimes, Life and Look Magazines, and Sports Illustrated, captured the majorhistorical events of the post-World War II era.
His artworks included the trial of Emmet Till, thepolitical campaigns and conventions between 1960 and 2004, the Vatican IICouncil, the 1965 March on Selma, the Conspiracy Trial of The Chicago 8, thefirst walk on the moon drawn from Mission Control and the Watergate hearings.McMahon made all of his drawings “on scene” because he believed that an artistreporter could “see around the corners” to capture the essence of the emotionof the subjects of his work. As the culture reporter of the Sunday Telegraph ofLondon Peter Lyle noted: “…his pencil and his pad have been witness to many ofthe most significant events in postwar American and world history.”
Accordingto close family friend and Art Institute Curator Gloria Groom “The talented artist-reporterMcMahon is an internationally recognized Chicago original. His on-site sketchesand artworks of many local, national and world events captured the energy andemotion of the given moment.”
McMahonreceived the Renaissance Prize of the Art Institute of Chicago as well as threeEmmy Awards and one Peabody award for films incorporating his artwork. Hereceived honorary degrees from Loyola University of Chicago and Lake ForestCollege. His work is in a variety of public collections including the Libraryof Congress, the Smithsonian Institution and the Chicago History Museum, whichhas collected his drawings and paintings of the Emmett Till Trial and theChicago 8 Conspiracy Trial. McMahon was a member of the Guiding Faculty of theFamous Artists School in Wilton, Connecticut.
McMahon,the father of nine children, a number of whom followed in his artisticfootsteps, was born on the west side of Chicago in 1921 and grew up in Oak Parkand Los Angeles before returning to Chicago to attend high school. He is a 1939graduate and member of the Hall of Fame of Fenwick High School where hisprofessional artistic career started when one of his drawings for his highschool publication was published in Collier’s Magazine.
McMahonenlisted in the Army Air Force upon his graduation from high school and servedas a B-17 navigator conducting missions over Germany. His plane was shot downand he spent months as a German prisoner of war and made secret drawings of hisNazi captors, which were later published.
Afterthe war he returned to Chicago and married his high school sweetheart, the latetravel reporter Irene Leahy McMahon who preceded him in death in 1997. TheMcMahons were married for fifty-one years and resided in Lake Forest, Illinois.For the last twenty years of their lives together they worked as a teamtraveling the world. Franklin McMahon made drawings of the venues around theworld that Irene McMahon documented as a travel reporter for the Pioneer Pressand numerous other Chicago and national publications.
McMahon’sson, noted photographer Wm. Franklin McMahon, observed that: “Dad was not onlyan amazing artist but a loving husband and father who managed to raise a familyof nine children while ‘chasing the story’ as an artist reporter wherever themajor events of the day were happening. While his coverage of historical eventsresulted in public acclaim it was his work in creating a ‘World Studio’ ofdrawings and paintings while traveling the world with my mother in the lasttwenty years of their lives together that brought him his greatest joy.”
Awake will be held at Wenban Funeral Home–information will be available soon on the Wenban website. A mass of Christian Burial willbe said at 10am Saturday, March 10th at St. Patrick’s Church, 991 SouthWaukegan Road in Lake Forest. A private burial will follow.
FranklinMcMahon is survived by his nine children: Wm. Franklin McMahon, Mark McMahon,Mary I McMahon Taplin, Deborah McMahon Osterholtz, Patrick McMahon, HughMcMahon, Margot McMahon, Michelle McMahon- Kubota and Michael McMahon, 13grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Thefamily requests that in lieu of flowers that donations are made to:
Deborah’sPlace 2822 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, Illinois 60612
DennisJames Fitzgerald, 68 passed away Feb. 29 in Elgin, IL. He is survived by a sonBrett, and a daughter Molly and one grandchild, Cooper. He also leaves behindhis sister Mary Ann Kelly(Peter) and Sean Fitzgerald (Kathleen). He graduatedfrom Fenwick High School in Oak Park in 1961. In 1965 he graduated from TheUniversity of Michigan with a degree in Finance and received a Master degreefrom Florida State in 1967. He spent his career in Tallahassee, Florida and wasa bank president of 3 different banks. Services will be in Elkhart Lake, WI ata date to still be determined. The family wants to thank Maplewood Care Centerand Passages hospice for all their loving care.
GRANDFATHER OF ALUMNI: David Norris ’00 Joseph Norris ‘00
Aikens, Jack T. Age 93, of Elmwood Park; beloved husband of the late Marie M. nee Yarus; loving father of Sharon Nitschneider, Linda (the late David) Norris and Jack (Mary) Aikens; cherished grandfather of Michael Nitschneider and Elizabeth (Frank) LiVolsi, and David (Andrea) and Joseph Norris; great-grandfather of Emiliana LiVolsi; dear brother of Peg (the late Clem) Looney, and the late Annabel (the late Wesley) Bogott and John (the late Mary) Aikens. Memorial visitation Thursday 3 p.m. until time of Service 7:30 p.m. at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St., Oak Park. Private interment Glen Oak Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to: Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Voluntary Service, 5000 S. Fifth Avenue, Hines, IL 60141 are appreciated. Funeral info: 708-383-3191 or drechslerbrownwilliams.com.
Published in Chicago Sun-Times on February 26, 2012
