Elisabeth Gupta
Of Arlington Heights

Elisabeth “Els” Gupta, the second of seven children, was born on December 24, 1943 in Tilburg , Netherlands to Cornelius “Kees” and Gizella (nee Janosi) Smulders. Elisabeth passed away on June 12, 2010 at her home in Arlington Heights.

Elisabeth, known as Els to her family, Mom to her children, and Oma to her two grandchildren, was passionate about loving life, her family, her friends, and seeing the world. She loved nothing more than traveling to far off places with her equally fun loving sister Anneke. Always with a smile on her face and glass of wine in her hand, she would regale her children and grandchildren with stories and pictures upon her return. Each of her days were filled with the best life had to offer, the performing arts, her favorite restaurants, the best of friends and the undying love and support of her family.

Elisabeth was loved and respected by all who knew her. She was a loving mother of Karen Elizabeth (Nelson) Weichold of Weston, FL and Rakesh “Rocky” (Laura) Gupta of Chicago; doting grandmother to Reagan Elizabeth and Lauren Marie Weichold; a dear sister to Harry Smulders, Anneke Voermans-Smulders, Nettie Cornwell, Will Bogers and Constance Smulders; and a loving friend of her husband of 30 years, Dave Gupta.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her younger sisters, Carla Tieleman and Marie-Jose Verhoeven.

Visitation will take place on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, beginning at 2:30 with a farewell service at 5:30 PM at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road , (4 blocks south of Palatine Road ) Arlington Heights. Interment will be private. A cocktail reception will immediately follow the service.

To honor Elisabeth’s love for nature, donations are being accepted in her name at the Chicago Botanical Garden,
http://www.chicagobotanic.org/donate/tribute
 

 
 

Glueckert Funeral Home

(847) 253-0168

1520 North Arlington Heights Road

Arlington Heights, IL 60004