Eleanor A. Kortum
Of Wheeling
Eleanor A. Kortum
was born January 26,
1923, in Niles to
Vincent and Stella
(nee Drazba) Celmer.
She died Monday,
December 29, 2008 at
Northwest Community
Healthcare Center in
Arlington Heights.
Mrs. Kortum was a
homemaker. She
volunteered at
Addolorata Villa as
a Eucharistic
Minister and worked
in the Sister’s
Store. Eleanor a
member of St. Mary
Parish and active in
New Beginnings.
Her survivors
include her children
Sharon (David)
Leppert, Janice
(Richard) Anders, Ed
Kortum, Nancy Kortum,
Mary (Jack) Clarke,
Jill (Mike) Bastone
and Sandy Walsh; her
grandchildren
Jessica, Karen,
Jennifer, Jill,
Coleen, Samantha,
Kevin, Alan, Sandra,
Valerie, Michelle,
Jonathan, Laura,
Brian, Kyle,
Daniel and Hannah;
her great
grandchildren Layla,
Emily, Charles and
Sofia; her sister
Loretta, her brother
Paul; and her many
nieces and nephews.
Eleanor is preceded
in death by her
husband Edward C.
Kortum; her daughter
Diane Starkey; her
sisters Betty and
Freda and her
brothers Rusty and
Lenny.
Visitation from
3:00 until 9:00 PM,
Friday, January 2,
2009 at the
Glueckert Funeral
Home, Ltd., 1520 N.
Arlington Heights
Rd., (4 blocks south
of Palatine Rd.)
Arlington Heights.
Prayers 10:00 AM,
Saturday, January 3,
2009 at the
Glueckert Funeral
Home, Ltd., to St.
Mary Catholic Parish
10 N. Buffalo Grove
Road, Buffalo Grove
for Mass at 11:00
AM. Burial at Mt.
Emblem Cemetery,
Elmhurst.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial
contributions may be
given to American
Diabetes Assn., 30
N. Michigan Ave.,
Suite #2015,
Chicago, IL 60602 or
to St. Mary Parish.
Funeral information
and condolences
www.GlueckertFH.com
or (847) 253-0168.