Obituaries

Scott Curtis Cleal, 62, of Naperville, died Aug. 21, 2019.

He is survived by his wife, Sonja, step daughter, Nevena (Nick ) and granddaughter Sofia, step son Matija; twin brother, Jon (Angela), nieces, Valerie, Brittany and Shannon; brother, Charles; sisters, Marianne and Janet with families, and close friends. He is preceded in death by his parents Harold L. and Shirley C. Cleal.

Marshall J. Auerbach, 86, died Aug. 13, 2019, after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis.

Marshall was born Sept. 5, 1932, to the late Sadie and Sam Auerbach of Chicago.

Marshall was a prominent matrimonial attorney in Illinois, winning all five appearances before the Illinois Supreme Court. He was the principal author of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act in 1977 allowing for no-fault divorce. This was the state's first major revision of matrimonial law in more than a century. Marshall was a partner at Jenner & Block and subsequently founded his own law firm, Marshall J. Auerbach & Associates. He authored hundreds of articles, was a frequent lecturer, and was a former chair of the Illinois Bar Association’s Family Law Section.

On Aug. 3, 2019, John B. Kincaid, loving husband and father of three daughters, passed away at the age of 80.  John was born on Aug. 25, 1938, in Hinsdale, to Marguerite Donahue and Cecil Kincaid. 

On Jan. 8, 1966, he married Sharon Louise Middleton. They raised three daughters, Stacy (Heesen), Sarah (Gillotti), and Tara (Schreiner). He received his law degree from Chicago-Kent Law School in 1963 and practiced civil law for almost 60 years, most notably at Mirabella, Kincaid, Mirabella & Frederick in Wheaton, Illinois. 

George Jacob Lewis, 88, of Quincy, died Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Good Samaritan Home in Quincy.

George was born Aug. 17, 1930, in Rushville, to parents Dana Mendel Lewis and Gladys Elizabeth Hersman Lewis. He was raised working on his family's farm in Hersman. He graduated from Brown County High School in Mount Sterling in 1948.