Charles "Dutch" Hueckstaedt

Charles "Dutch" Hueckstaedt

Charles Hueckstaedt Obituary

Published by Northwest Herald on Jan. 20, 2006.

Died: Jan. 17, 2006

He worked at Verizon Telephone Directories in Des Plaines

McHENRY - Charles "Dutch" Hueckstaedt, 58, of McHenry and formerly of Lilymoor, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006.

He worked at Verizon Telephone Directories in Des Plaines.

Survivors include his wife, Marilyn; four children, Roberta Cox, Tracey (Jeremy) Phillips, Chad (Kim) and Allison (Cory) Jacobson; three stepchildren, Kean (Noreen ) Ryan, Killeen Ryan and Meghan (Dan) Brown; eight grandchildren, Beth, Amie, Tiffany (Tim) Fox, Kerry, Nathan, Lukas, Emily and Kevin; his mother, Alma; two sisters, Laurel (Don) Ensminger and Cheryl Mumma; and a brother, Alan.

He was preceded in death by his father, Charles.

The memorial visitation and service will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at Joyful Harvest Lutheran Church, 505 Johnsburg Road, Johnsburg.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Diabetes Association, 30 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2015, Chicago, IL 60602, would be appreciated.

For information, call the Cremation Society of Illinois at (847 577-6505.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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