Recent Deaths

Worshipful Brother Bernard Alpert was born on August 13, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois,
Petitioned Kismet Lodge #1107 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on December 22, 1953,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on May 10 1955 and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on June 14, 1955.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.
Worshipful Brother Alpert was a Master Mason for 66 years and 10 days.
He laid down his working tools on June24, 2021, having lived 88 years, 10 months, and 11 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace.

Brother Giraldo Bordabeheres was born on December 05, 1931 in Jovellanos, Matanzas, Cuba,

Petitioned Union Y Confianza Lodge in Jovellanos, Matanzas, Cuba for the Degrees in Masonry,

Was Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on December 9, 1958.

He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.

Brother Bordabeheres was a Master Mason for 53 years, 2 months and 4 days.

He laid down his working tools on February 15, 2021, having lived 89 years, 2 months, and 10 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.

May His Soul Rest in Peace.

Brother Walter Straus was born on April 4, 1924 in Mannheim, Germany,
Petitioned Alert Lodge #1120 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on August 3, 1954,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on October 5, 1954, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on October 10, 1954.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.
Brother Straus was a Master Mason for 66 years, 6 months and 7 days.
He laid down his working tools on April 26, 2021, having lived 96 years, 11 months, and 26 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace. 

Worshipful Brother Roger A. Sundblom was born on July 30. 1935 in Evanston, Illinois,
Petitioned Skokie Lodge #1168 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on June 1, 1970,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on July 13, 1970, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on August 24, 1970.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.
Worshipful Brother Sundblom was a Master Mason for 50 years, 4 months and 24 days.
He laid down his working tools on January 16. 2021, having lived 85 years, 5 months, and 16 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace 

Brother Lawrence Glick was born on February 1, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois,

Petitioned Decalogue Lodge #160 for the Degrees in Masonry,

Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on March 2, 1964,

Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on April 20, 1964, and was

Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on June 1, 1964.

He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.

Brother Glick was a Master Mason for 47 years, and 8 months.

He laid down his working tools on March 31, 2021, having lived 90 years, 1 month, and 30 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.

May His Soul Rest in Peace.

Brother Edward L. Gould was born on July 14, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois,

Petitioned Decaloguue Lodge #160 for the Degrees in Masonry,

Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on November 14, 1972,

Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on January 23, 1980 and was

Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on April 23, 1980.

He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.

Brother Gould was a Master Mason for 26 years, 5 months and 27 days.

He laid down his working tools on December 4, 2019, having lived 70 years, 4 months, and 20 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.

May His Soul Rest in Peace.

Brother Ted Ellwood Leverenz was born on June 19, 1941 in Blue Island, Illinois,
Petitioned Composite Lodge #774 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on February 20, 1980,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on March 05, 1980, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on March 8, 1980.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.
Brother Leverenz was a Master Mason for 40 years and 1 month.
He laid down his working tools on April 8, 2020, having lived 78 years, 8 months, and 19 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.  

May His Soul Rest in Peace. 

Right Worshipful Brother Ira Stuart Gilbert was born on October 26, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois

Petitioned Isaac Cutter Lodge #1073 for the Degrees in Masonry,

Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on October 18, 1967, 

Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on December 12, 1967 and was 

Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on January 17, 1968.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.

He received the the Dellefield Award for blue lodge Masonry, Chicago Lodge, and civic activity in 2013.
Right Worshipful Gilbert was a Master Mason for 53 years and 17 days.
He laid down his working tools on February 3, 2021, having lived 87 years, 3 months, and 8 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason. 

May His Soul Rest in Peace. 

Worshipful Brother Randall Charles Anderson Sr. was born on August 24, 1922
in Chicago, Illinois,

Petitioned Goodfellow Lodge #1043 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on March 26, 1956, 

Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on April 23, 1956, and was

Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on June 25, 1956.

He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.

He served as Worshipful Master of Goodfellow Lodge and as Organist of Decalogue, Glenview-United, and Chicago Lodges.

Worshipful Brother Anderson was a Master Mason for 64 years, 9 months and 8 days.
He laid down his working tools on October 5, 2020, having lived 98 years, 1 month, and 9 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason. 

May His Soul Rest in Peace

Brother Karl Heinz Frentz was born on August 10, 1929 in Bremerhafen, Germany,

Petitioned Composite Lodge #774 for the Degrees in Masonry,

Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on February 17, 1971,

Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on March 17, 1971 and was

Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on April 21, 1871.

He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.

Brother Frentz was a Master Mason for 49 years, 4 months and 11 days.

He laid down his working tools on September 2, 2020, 

having lived 91 years, and 22 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.

May his soul rest in peace.

Brother Charles (Chuck) Kohn was born on January 29, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois,

Petitioned Evans Lodge #524 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on February 20, 1979,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on April 3, 1979, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on May 1, 1979.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation of his plural Lodge.
Brother Kohn was a Master Mason for 41 years, 4 months and 8 days.

He laid down his working tools on September 9, 2020, having lived 75 years,
7 months, and 11 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace.