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24 | October 11, 2018 | The winnetka Current FAITH
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Faith Briefs
Winnetka Presbyterian Church (1255
Willow Road, Winnetka; (847) 446-
7777)
LifeTalk
LifeTalk at Café Aroma
are held Thursdays at 9:30
a.m. Talk and friendship
over coffee, tea and hot
cocoa. A great way to start
your day. Come as often as
you can. Contact Donna
Powell at (847) 446-6536.
Parents of Transgender
Individuals
Open to all parents of
transgender individuals 6
p.m. Sundays. More information
at www.pflag.org.
Christian Science Reading Room and
Church (804 Elm St., Winnetka; (847)
446-2233)
Sunday Service and
Sunday School
Sunday School is held
at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
Services are 7:30 p.m.
April-November and 1
p.m. during winter months.
Everyone is invited.
Winnetka Congregational Church
(725 Pine Street, Winnetka; (847)
441-3400)
Sunday worship and school
An open-minded, openhearted,
non-denominational
Christian church.
Sunday Worship and
Church School at 10 a.m.
Christ Church Winnetka (784 Sheridan
Road, Winnetka; (847) 446-2850)
Sunday Worship
Holy Eucharist is at
8 a.m. at Church on the
Hill, 784 Sheridan Road,
Winnetka. Another Holy
Eucharist with organ and
choir is at 9:30 a.m. with
church school classes
for ages 3 and up. Christ
Church offers Taizé worship
on the second Sunday
of every month at 5:30
p.m. The nursery will be
open during all services.
Gluten free communion
wafers are always available.
The Orchard (315 Waukegan Road,
Northfield)
Awana Clubs
Children ages 3 through
fifth grade can play games,
memorize Bible verses
and learn Bible lessons on
Tuesdays from 6:30-8 p.m.
Youth Group
The youth group of
middle- and high-school
students meets Wednesdays
from 7:30-9 p.m. to
build a community around
God’s word, have small
group discussion, worship,
prayer, play games and
have snacks.
Temple Jeremiah (937 Happ Road,
Northfield; (847) 765-5000)
Feed the Hungry
Feed the Homeless,
where they pack hundreds
of bag lunches to donate
to those in need, takes
place the first Sunday of
each month from October
through May. It is an
incredible opportunity to
come full circle by making
lunches to donate and then
actually meeting and interacting
with the people who
will be eating the food. It’s
a memorable experience
for everyone involved.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church (1095
Gage St., Winnetka; (847) 446-0856)
Just a Harvest help needed
They’ll collect your donations
in marked boxes
in the Sacred Heart Gathering
Space and the St.
Philip’s Vestibule.
Submit information for Faith
page to megan@winnetkacurrent.com.
In Memoriam
Alexander Carr
Hoffman
Alexander
Carr Hoffman, 92, formerly
of Winnetka, died at his
home in Claverack, New
York on Aug, 6. He had
relocated from Manchester
Center, Verm., where he
and his late wife lived for
26 years. Prior to retiring
to Vermont, he raised his
family in Darien, where he
was a member of the First
Congregational Church.
He was married to Marion
Morse for 62 years, until
her death in 2016. The
love of his life, he always
referred to her as “my
bride”. The final year of
his life was spent with his
children Susan and Peter,
their spouses Dennis Horn
and Linda McNutt, and
his grandchildren, Alec
and Luke Butterfield, and
Serena Hoffman. The son
of Ira and Sue Carr Hoffman,
he grew up in Winnetka
and Minneapolis. He
graduated from the Blake
School, enlisting in the
Navy at the age of 17. Following
the end of WW ll,
he was grateful to attend
Dartmouth College on the
GI Bill, Class of 1950, and
then earned his master’s
degree from Tuck Business
School. He worked in
New York City for Lever
Brothers and Bristol Meyers,
and for many years,
Doubleday Books. He was
deeply immersed in copyright
law, and represented
the United States at International
Book Fairs in both
the USSR and China, when
they were just opening up
to the west. Hoffman’s experiences
there cemented
his beliefs in free expression
and democracy. In the
last 15 years of his life, he
transformed from being a
lifelong political conservative
into a very liberalminded
citizen. A service
will be held at the First
Congregational Church in
Manchester VT on Oct. 13
at 10:30
Alice Miller
Alice E. Miller, 90, a
former New Trier and
Loyola educator, died
Jan. 6 in Lincolnshire.
She was the beloved and
devoted mother of Maurice,
Michelle (Frederick)
Baird, Merrill and Merrick
(Sue) Miller and cherished
and loving grandmother
of Nathaniel, Jonah and
Caleb Miller. She was
preceded in death by her
parents, Earl and Esther
Woolever, by siblings, Virginia,
Frank, Russell and
Earl Jr. and by her former
husband, Ellard Miller.
She was born in Williamson,
Iowa on Aug. 27,
1927 and was formerly of
Deerfield and Northbrook,
living in Lincolnshire for
the past seven years. She
received a bachelor’s degree
in commerce from
the University of Iowa
and a master’s degree in
education from Western
Illinois University. Alice
taught business classes
at Deerfield, Highland
Park and New Trier High
Schools and was a guidance
counselor at Marillac
High School in Northfield
and Loyola Academy in
Wilmette, where she finished
her career. She was
a devoted member of the
Baha’i Communities of
Deerfield, Northbrook and
Lincolnshire. A memorial
service was held Saturday,
Oct. 6 at the Baha’i House
of Worship, Foundation
Hall (Lower Level), 100
Linden Ave., Wilmette, IL.
Interment was held at Vernon
Cemetery in Lincolnshire.
Arrangements made
by Burnett-Dane Funeral
Home in Libertyville. To
share a memory, go to:
www.burnettdane.com.
Lawrence Thalmann
Jr.
Lawrence J.
Thalmann Jr., 88, a New
Trier graduate, died Oct.
1. Born in Wilmette on
the Fourth of July in 1930,
Thalmann attended New
Trier High School and
Bradley University. He
served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean War.
Thalmann had an adventurous
spirit and was an
avid sailor. He even made
a trans-Atlantic crossing
on a 40 foot sailboat. He
was the beloved husband
of the late Margret nee
Goedereis and the late
Marion nee Kessler; loving
father of Lawrence III
(Amy) and Mark (Becky)
Thalmann; proud grandfather
of Lawson, Carleigh
and Jack and Cooper and
Grace Thalmann; dear
brother of Diane (the late
Roger) Stanton. Visitation
was Thursday, Oct. 4. A
funeral service was Friday,
Oct. 5 at Donnellan Family
Funeral Home, 10045
Skokie Boulevard at Old
Orchard Road, Skokie, IL
60077. In lieu of flowers
memorials may be made to
Wounded Warrior Project
PO Box 758517 Topeka,
Kansas 66675 or Prostate
Cancer Foundation 1250
Fourth Street, Santa Monica,
CA 90401. Info: www.
donnellanfuneral.com or
(847) 675-1990.
Dana Williams
Dana Linn Williams,
formerly of Winnetka,
a beloved wife, mother,
grandmother and great
grandmother, died at her
home in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
on Sept. 30 at the
age of 90. Daughter of
Milman Hart and Helen
Partridge Linn, she was
raised in Zanesville, Ohio.
She attended Vassar College,
where, during her
sophomore year, she met
her future husband of 58
years, the late William L.
Williams, on a blind date. A
devoted and loving couple,
they raised five children in
Winnetka and Devon, Pa.,
while enjoying an active
life of travel, winters in
Sanibel, Fla., and faithfully
following the Phillies. She
was a member of the Board
of Directors of Lionville
Systems, Inc., Exton, Pa.,
from 1980 until 2007. She
is preceded in death by her
parents, husband, son Eugene
Ford Williams, and
daughter Helen Linn Williams.
She is survived by
her brother, Milman Hart
Linn III of Zanesville, sons
Thomas Heath Williams
of Chapel Hill, N. C., Tobin
Hart Williams of Bryn
Mawr, and Peter Davey
Williams of Oceanside, Calif.,
seven grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
Burial is private. A Celebration
of Life service will be
held at Beaumont at Bryn
Mawr, 601 N. Ithan Ave.,
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 at 1
p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests donations in her
memory to Pancreatic Cancer
Action Network at pancan.org/donate,
or through
the mail at 1500 Rosecrans
Ave., Suite 200, Manhattan
Beach, CA 90266.
Have someone’s life you’d
like to honor? Email
Michael Wojtychiw at
m.wojtychiw@22ndcentury
media.com with information
about a loved one who was
part of the Winnetka/Northfield
community.