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NEW CHARITABLE FUNDS Fox River Valley, 111 West Downer Place, Suite 312, Aurora, Illinois, 60506-6106, (630) 896-7800 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FOX RIVER VALLEY SUMMER 2008 • VOL. XXX, NO. 1 Memorandum is published by the Community Foundation of the NEW CHARITABLE FUNDS Fox River Valley, 111 West Downer Place, Suite 312, Aurora, Illinois, 60506-6106, (630) 896-7800. www.CommunityFoundationFRV.org The August W. Fischer, Jr. The Eldon R. & Evelyn E. Rackmyer Scholarship Fund provides scholarships Parochial Schools Endowment The Community Foundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt philanthropic to local graduating high school students Fund was created to assist St. Rita of corporation that administers who are entering the field of accounting Cascia School in Aurora. Eldon individual charitable funds and at Aurora University. August Fischer Rackmyer (1912-1991) was a lifelong distributes grants and scholarships (1926-2007) lived his entire life in Aurora. Aurora resident. He was a graduate of to benefit the citizens of the greater He was educated in the East Aurora East Aurora High School and worked as Aurora Area, the Tri-Cities and School System. He then worked as a a conductor for the CB&Q Railroad. Kendall County. draftsman and design engineer for several Both his father and grandfather served August Fischer Aurora companies, including Lyon Metal Eldon & Evelyn Officers Rackmyer as aldermen for the City of Aurora. and McKee Door. While at McKee Door, he was manager of Evelyn Rackmyer was born in Ralph D. Voris, Chairman engineering. Mr. Fischer was a skilled woodworker who Sharon Stredde, President & CEO Richmond, Illinois. At the age of three, her family moved to enjoyed making beautiful wood projects for his home and Aurora. She attended Sacred Heart Grade School and Madonna Robert P. Hubbard, Vice-Chairman family. He also was an accomplished preparer of German Sharon Stredde,* Corporate Secretary High School. After graduation from East Aurora High School, delicacies. He is survived by his wife, Delores Fischer, and two Mrs. Rackmyer worked as clerk-steno for the CB&Q Railroad. Roger O. Anderson, Treasurer daughters, Jane Price and Julie Bromann, both of Aurora. She currently is a member of the staff of the Aurora Public Art Directors Commission and has volunteered for numerous charitable † Thomas S. Alexander organizations, including St. Rita of Cascia Church. Roger O. Anderson * The Senator Robert W. & Helen Daniel Barreiro Drew Mitchler Scholarship † Hilary K. Brennan * Endowment Fund provides Robert E. Brent * scholarships to students entering The Edward and Gladys Warren F. Cannon the field of nursing. Robert and (Stoddard) Arenkill Nursing & Patricia Fabian Helen Mitchler are both natives of Medical Education Scholarship Marilyn A. Foote Aurora and graduates of East Endowment Fund was created † F. James Garbe Aurora High School. Mr. Mitchler to assist students pursuing a pre- Anne S. Goldsmith graduated from Aurora College medical course of study or a Robert P. Hubbard * Robert & Helen degree in the field of nursing. † Darrell L. Jordan * and Mrs. Mitchler from the Copley Mitchler Edward Arenkill (1922-2007) was a Hedy K. Lindgren Hospital School of Nursing. Robert lifelong Aurora resident. He V. Gregory McKnight Mitchler was employed with the CB&Q Railroad and Northern Edward & Gladys graduated from Aurora East High Frank R. Miller Illinois Gas Company. He is a United States Navy veteran of Arenkill Katherine Navota World War II and the Korean War. He was elected to the School and was a medical Robert J. O’Connor Illinois State Senate and appointed to serve with the Illinois corpsman in the United States Navy during World War II. His Neal Ormond III * Department of Veterans Affairs. Mrs. Mitchler's career in four years of active duty included both Normandy and Gerald Palmer nursing was with Copley Memorial Hospital and the Dreyer Okinawa. Mr. Arenkill studied pre-medicine at Northwestern Thomas R. Russe Medical Clinic. Both have been active in community service— University, and later joined his father and brother in their Mac Salazar * Robert Mitchler serving with numerous military and veteran Edward H. Schmitt, Jr. Aurora family business. Gladys Stoddard Arenkill (1923-2004) Mark E. Truemper organizations and Helen Mitchler with social, political and was born in Nebraska. She was a graduate of the Copley Ralph D. Voris * medical support units. Mrs. Mitchler's active work with the School of Nursing in Aurora. She was a nurse at Copley Kyle D. Witt National Society Daughters of The American Revolution Memorial Hospital and a private duty nurse providing care for earned her election as National Vice President General. Since iron lung patients. Following her career, she contributed over * Executive Committee 1953 they have lived in rural Oswego in Kendall County. 3,000 hours of volunteer service at Copley Memorial Hospital. † Past Chairmen Mr. and Mrs. Arenkill were members of Fourth Street Methodist Church. The Laatz Family Foundation was established by Ted and Abby Laatz to support the efforts of charitable Change Service Requested Aurora, Illinois 60506-6106 111 West Downer Place, Suite 312 Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley The Dr. J. William and Arline organizations throughout the Hoban Family Fund was Aurora/Fox Valley area which established to assist local students contribute to the physical, educational who are furthering their education and spiritual well-being of children and at a college, university, vocational or youth. Ted Laatz, a life long resident of trade school. Dr. Hoban (1920-2003) Aurora, is a graduate of Marmion received his master’s degree from Ted & Abby Laatz Military Academy and Bradley University, where he earned a degree in business the University of Detroit and his administration. He is co-owner and vice president of the doctorate from Wayne State RE/MAX Great American/RE/MAX Town & Country University. He and his wife Arline J. William & Arline moved to Aurora in 1968 at which companies. In addition, Mr. Laatz is past president of the Hoban Aurora Tri-County Association of Realtors and is currently a time he became Dean of the Evening member of the Marmion Academy Alumni Board and the School and Summer School at the newly organized Waubonsee Rotary Club of Aurora. Abby Siegert Laatz, originally from Community College. He retired from the college in 1989. Rock Island, Illinois, graduated from Bradley University with a Arline Hoban is a graduate of the University of Detroit. She was degree in psychology. She continued her education at the an educator at West Aurora High School and later began a Montessori Education Centers Associated in Hinsdale, Illinois. career at MetLife. Mrs. Hoban retired in 1990. She currently is Mrs. Laatz was a teacher in the Aurora area and created an E- a member of Holy Angels Church and the American Commerce business in the years following the birth of their Association of University Women. Dr. and Mrs. Hoban have six two sons. She now is serving the community as a volunteer children. The scholarship fund created by the Hoban Family for several organizations. reflects their dedication to higher education. MAKE A DIFFERENCE — EXACTLY AS YOU INTEND Permit No. 273 Aurora, Illinois U.S. POSTAGE The above charitable funds were created recently within the Community Foundation. Grants from these funds Non-Profit will be directed to charitable purposes designated by the donors. If you are seeking a meaningful way to PAID provide ongoing support for a charitable organization or purpose close to your heart, please consider the benefits of creating your own named fund within the Community Foundation. We welcome the opportunity to help you custom-design a charitable fund that will make a difference for the future—exactly as you intend. I N M EMORY LOCAL EDUCATOR Honoring A Friend REMEMBERED And Colleague The Stanley F. Karnoscak Memorial tor of art teachers at Columbia We were saddened by the loss of Virginia Scholarship Fund was created by College in Chicago and he taught Peters, a longtime friend and supporter who Mr. Karnoscak’s family and friends graduate level courses at Aurora passed away in December 2007. Mrs. Peters to honor the life of this extraordinary University. He was a member of was the wife of the late George Peters, a local educator. Stanley Karnoscak (1952- the Aurora Education Association civic leader for whom a scholarship had been 2008) was born in Chicago, Illinois. West, the Illinois Art Education established within the Community Foundation. He received his Association, the The fund, now named the George B. and undergraduate and National Education Virginia M. Peters Memorial Scholarship Fund, graduate degrees Association and Virginia M. Peters provides scholarships to graduates of West (1920-2007) from Northern Blessed Sacrament Aurora High School. Virginia Peters attended Illinois University. Church. Mr. Morgan Park High School and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She He began his career Karnoscak is was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Child Welfare in the West Aurora survived by his wife, Society, Tuesday Garden Club, Daughters of the American School District in Jan Karnoscak, Revolution and the Aurora Country Club. Mrs. Peters believed in life- 1974, teaching at and three children. long education through study, experience, volunteering, travel and several elementary Scholarships in his friendship. Yet above all, Virginia Peters believed in her family. schools and at name will be Herget Middle awarded to students School. In 2000, he graduating from was named “Illinois West Aurora High Art Educator of the School who will be Year.” Mr. Karnoscak Stanley F. Karnoscak majoring in art. (1952-2008) also was an instruc- A LASTING LEGACY As an estate planner, I often have the oppor- tunity to help my clients plan meaningful ways to provide for their favorite charities. DO YOU REMEMBER? Sometimes, that is best done by making bequests directly to the charities. Do you remember your grandparents’ names? Do you Other times, for any of a number of reasons, remember what they did for a living? Do you remember it is best done by establishing an endowment your great-grandparents’ names and what they did for a through our local Community Foundation.
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