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Sympathy Notice: Kay Dillard

Rev. Kay B Dillard, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023. During her ministry she served Hebron; Polo: First; Rochelle; Chicago South District (Superintendent) of the Northern Illinois Conference; and Maple Park: Grace.

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Sympathy Notice: Elmer Dickson

Rev. Elmer Dickson, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022. During his ministry he served Lemont; Westchester: Hope; Ashton: United; Chicago: St Mark; Elgin: Epworth; Carol Stream: St Andrew; Chicago: East Side and Freeport: Embury. Elmer was a contributor to the Upper Room Devotional and participated in United Methodist Volunteers in Mission global projects. Elmer retired to Florida in 1991 with his wife, Jean.

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Sympathy Notice: Nicholas S Mitrovich Junior

Rev. Nicholas S Mitrovich Junior, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022. During his ministry he served Chicago: Edison Park; Chicago: Pullman; Villa Park: Asbury; Chicago: Mayfair; Evanston: Covenant. Nicholas retired in 2003.

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Sympathy Notice: Donald Walden

Rev. Donald Walden, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022. During his ministry Don served Chicago: Memorial; Deland; Chicago: Chicago Lawn; Chicago: Wesley and Oak Park: First. Don retired in 1994 to Urbana with his wife Patty Jo. 

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Sympathy Notice: Jean Bush-Norris

Jean Bush-Norris, Diaconal Minister of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on November 23, 2022. Jean served in several ministerial positions both in Minnesota and Illinois. As a Diaconal Minister she was certified in music, an Associate Pastor at Buffalo Grove: Kingswood, and a Church Growth Consultant at Freeport: Trinity as well as a local pastor at Warren.

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Sympathy Notice: John Cantwell

Rev. John Cantwell, retired clergy member of the Northern Illinois Conference, died on August 16 at age 87. During his ministry, John served Winthrop Harbor, Chicago: Armitage Avenue, Chicago: Central Spanish Parish, Chicago: Albany Park, Thomson, Steward/Creston, and Frankfort. John retired in 2001.

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