Obituaries

William 'Bill' Eaton, 71, of Cary

Memorial visitation is Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Route 176, Crystal Lake, IL 60014.

William “Bill” Eaton, age 71, of Cary, passed away on Jan. 5, 2014 in Barrington.

He was born Dec. 11, 1942, in Chicago to Frank and Lucille Eaton. Bill married Marcia Beard of Milford, Conn. on April 1, 1966. 

Bill will be dearly missed by his loving wife of 47 years, Marcia; children, Donald, and Kimberly (Chip) Stohl; grandson, Matthew Eaton; sister, Patricia Nolte; brothers, Robert (Linda) Eaton, and Frank (Dorothy) Eaton; many nieces and nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Bobbi Swerdlow; brother-in-law, Leon “Red” Nolte; and niece, Patricia Peterson-Herter. 

A memorial visitation for Bill will take place on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at which time there will be a brief memorial service at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Route 176, Crystal Lake, IL 60014. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Matthew Eaton’s Eagle Scout Project through Harris Bank of Cary, 122 W Main St, Cary. 



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