Judith McGhee

Judith M. McGhee of Palatine Funeral services for Judith M. McGhee (nee Myers), 52, formerly of Barrington, will begin with prayers at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 E. Northwest Highway, Palatine. A Mass will follow at 10 a.m. at St. Anne Church, 120 Ela St., Barrington. Born May 29, 1951, in Philadelphia, she died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago. Interment will be in St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery. Judith was a stay-at-home mom for 18 years. She was most proud of going to college in 1993. She attended Northern Illinois University and in 1996 received her bachelor of science degree in accountancy. In 2001 she received her masters of science degree in tax. She passed the CPA exam on the first try. She worked for KPMG LLP in Chicago, and most recently Dade Behring in Deerfield, where she was senior tax manager. She loved golf, playing bridge, reading and especially enjoyed traveling to Walt Disney World. She was past president of St. Anne's Womens Club and was a board member at the Hemophilia Foundation of Illinois. She was the mother of Virginia (fiance Robert Meagher) McGhee, Kathleen (Peter) Danakis and William McGhee IV; sister of Michelle Myers, Bruce Myers, Virginia Papp and Gail Jones; and aunt of Christine, Jennifer, and many other nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the NIU Foundation, Judith M. McGhee Memorial Fund, c/o the NIU Department of Accountancy, DeKalb, IL 60115. Friends may visit www.dailyherald.com/obits to express condolences and sign the guest book. For funeral information, (847) 359-8020.