Charlene (Gertz) Lobitz ’66

13 August 2012

Class: 1966

Major: English

Residence: Niles, IL

Deceased: July 11, 2012

From Chicago Tribune, August 12, 2012

Charlene Gertz Lobitz died on July 11, 2012.  She was a resident of Niles, IL.  Loving mother of Margaret and James, grandmother of Jarrett and Jackson, and daughter of Charlotte and the late Carl Gertz.

Charlene retired after a long career as an English teacher at Maine South High School in Park Ridge, IL.  Known as a voracious reader and a compassionate teacher, Charlene graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Carleton College and earned a Master’s Degree in Reading from Northeastern Illinois University.

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