Carleen S. Urban, age 77, passed away peacefully at her home in Lisle, IL on November 6, 2020. Carleen is survived by her devoted husband James of 55 years. She was a loving mother of Timothy (Heather), proud grandmom of Karl and Joseph, dear sister of Renee (Johann) Ferguson (aunt to Erin, Dallas and Kyle), dear cousin of Nardine (Ted) Alsobrook (and their son Tyler), and dear cousin of Joey Pekarek, and David Spahn.
Carleen’s family included many, many friends throughout her life and she will be greatly missed by all. She especially cherished the HUM group (Hagen-Urban-Malich) as a founding/elder member along with James, John and Barb Malich, Fran and (late) Chuck Hagen, and their children and grandchildren, and adopted HUMmers Daniel (Sharon) Helderle and their children.
Carleen grew up in Chicago, IL. She (and James, John and Barb) graduated from Farragut High School in 1961. She graduated from Northern Illinois University with a teaching degree in 1965 and married James, her high school sweetheart. James joined the Navy and they moved to Japan, then Long Beach, CA, then to their forever home in the Meadows subdivision of Lisle, Illinois in 1969. Carleen was a school teacher and substitute in the Lisle District 202 school system for over 40 years. She loved to garden and cultivated a mini-arboretum in their yard, to travel with James for business and pleasure and visiting family and friends, and – most indisputably – to cook and bake, believing that happiness is sharing a meal with friends.
Cremation Private.
A memorial service will be held in 2021 when we can safely gather to celebrate her life. In lieu of flowers, donations to the America Heart Association or the Morton Arboretum will be appreciated.
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