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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
MURIEL AND IRVIN KAAGE, IN MEMORIAM
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Muriel G. Kaage (nee Planz) and Irvin L. Kaage, Jr., from our midst; and
WHEREAS, Irv Jr. died April 26, at 4 p.m. and Muriel died April 28 at 4 a.m. Their hospital beds had been pushed next to each other so they could hold hands and be side by side as they had been for seven decades; and
WHEREAS, Irv and Muriel were known as the couple behind the Kaage's Corner newsstand on Northwest Highway, which was a mainstay in Edison Park for 77 years; and
WHEREAS, Irv and Muriel Kaage were the loving parents of Irvin L. (Laurel) Kaage, III, Michael (Karen) Kaage, and Patricia (the late Edward) Yauch; and
WHEREAS, Irv and Muriel Kaage were the proud grandparents of Katherine (Daniel) Esposito, Irvin L. (Claire) Kaage, IV, Kristen Kaage, Christopher Kaage, and Kent (Grace) Kaage; and
WHEREAS, Irv and Muriel Kaage were the loving great-grandparents of Aellah Kaage, Barjona Kaage, Irvin L. Kaage, V, Alexander Esposito, Ryan Esposito, Thurlow Kaage, Elisabeth Esposito, and Soren Kaage; and
WHEREAS, Irv was the beloved brother of Genevieve (the late Ian) Clark, and was preceded in death by his siblings Marie (the late Robert) Kjellan, Gabriel (Warren) Frost, Elvina, Virginia (the late Ronald) Machaj and George (Eleanor); and
WHEREAS, Muriel was the beloved sister of Arlene (the late Henry) Kraus and Diane (the late Donald) Langguth; and was preceded in death by her brother Edwin (the late Helen) Planz; and
WHEREAS, Irv Jr. worked at the newsstand owned by his father; after Irv and Muriel married, Irv added two more newsstands, helped his father with a Chicago Daily News delivery route and, with horseracing in its heyday, worked for the scratch sheets - the daily scorecards for horseplayers. The Kaage's then bought a beauty shop just across the street from the newsstand where Muriel would work; and
WHEREAS, Irv Kaage prided himself on knowing his cust...
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