- Date Of Death: February 11, 2016
- State: Illinois
On February 11, 2016, Lillian Chuchut Heminover, of Chicago, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Chicago on December 15, 1930, Lillian was the third child of Ludmila and Stephen Chuchut.
Lillian married Richard, the love of her life, on the eve of his induction into the Army in 1950 and they did not see each other for a year and a half while he served in Korea. They started a family upon his return. She was a loving mother to Stephen, Dale and Jane.
Lillian was passionate about music and fine arts education and put that passion to work for her students. The majority of her career was spent as Fine Arts Coordinator at Frederick Funston Elementary School where she taught thousands of students music, art, theater and dance. She established a children’s chorus that performed throughout the city and directed, accompanied, and sewed costumes for many school assembly programs and musicals.
One of the accomplishments of which she was the most proud was co-founding the youth dance group Junior Ensemble Espanol (later renamed the Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Youth Company) with Dame Libby Komaiko. She served on the Board of Directors for Ensemble Espanol for many years, even after her retirement.
Lillian was also a loving and cherished Grandmother to Christina, Richard and Peter Schonberg.
Lillian was preceded by her parents, her sisters Anne Butler and Mildred Chuchut, and loving husband Richard. She is survived by her children Stephen, Dale (Conni), and Jane Schonberg (William); three grandchildren Christina, Richard, and Peter Schonberg; niece Betty Wulf-Rice; nephews Oran Lee Butler, Paul Granell, and David Granell; great-nephews Todd and Scott Wulf, and Matthew and Brian Butler; great-great-nieces and -nephews, and cousins.
