M. Elvira Crisp
Of Buffalo Grove

M. Elvira Crisp was born on March 10, 1910 in Chicago to Konrad and Veronika (nee Wuensch) Gerstenbrand. She passed away on September 4, 2009 in Deerfield.

She is survived by her children, Patricia M. (James) Tell of Wonder Lake, Thomas (Madeleine) O’Donnell of Palatine and Donna M. (Robert) Huse of Des Plaines; her ten grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and her sister, Irma Streff.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Thomas O’Donnell, John C. Miskell and Loris B. Crisp; her sister, Rose Hoffman; and her brothers, Konrad Gerstenbrand and Roman Gerstenbrand.

Visitation from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road, (4 blocks south of Palatine Road) Arlington Heights where funeral service will be held Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM. Interment Mt. Carmel Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorials & Tributes 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674 or to the American Cancer Society, 1114 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60004.

 

Glueckert Funeral Home

(847) 253-0168

1520 North Arlington Heights

Road Arlington Heights, IL 60004