Steven Farrell 1966
Irving Crown High Sophomore Year
Steven Farrell 1967
Irving Crown High Junior Year
Steven Farrell 1968
Irving Crown High Graduation Photo
Steven M. Farrell
Steven M. Farrell of Elgin , 59, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, at his home, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer.
Steve was a lifelong resident of the Carpentersville, Dundee and Elgin areas. He was an Eagle Scout and a 1968 graduate of Irving Crown High School. Steve was a Vietnam Army veteran and an avid lover of golf. On June 2, 1993, he married Janice Fisher Arend.
Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Jan; his daughters, Kathleen (Matt) Russell of Chillicothe, Ill. and Kimberly Farrell of Carpentersville; stepson, Kelly Arend of Beloit, Wis.; his grandchildren, David and Alice Russell, and Devin and Delanie Arend; his mother, Bette Farrell of Lake Marian; his sisters, Barbara (Thomas) Malinger and Laurel (Jerry) Welte; his brother, Jeff (Kris) Farrell; as well as several nieces and nephews; and countless good and faithful friends, including and his two close friends, Bill (Susan) Davidowski and Dave (Bev) Smith. Steve was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Farrell; and his first wife, Alice J. “Torchy” Farrell on Aug. 23, 1989.