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Irene Hillman
Irene Hillman
January 15, 1923 - June 10, 2010
of Lake Forest

Memorial Service:
2:00 p.m. June 14, 2010
at The Church of the Holy Spirit
400 E. Westminster Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Irene Hillman passed away peacefully on June 10, 2010 at her home in Lake Forest, IL after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was the beloved wife of the late Stanley (1995), loving mother of Susan, Debbie (Tom) Stewart, Katie (Keith) Wilhelm and proud grandmother of Christopher and Jennifer Stewart, Keaton and Kaden Wilhelm. Born in Shanghai, China on January 15, 1923, Irene met her future husband, Stanley in Shanghai – and later both were imprisoned during WWII in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. Marrying after the war they moved to Hong Kong, and then immigrated to the United States in the early 1950s. Lake Forest was home for 44 years. A memorial service will be held at the Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 East Westminster, Lake Forest, on Monday, June 14 at 2:00 pm. Burial is private. Donations can be made to The Alzheimer’s Association or The Church of the Holy Spirit. Info Wenban Funeral Home, Lake Forest (847) 234-0022.

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