Spacapan, Shirley Capp

(nee Capp), 94 of Arlington Heights, beloved wife for 72 years of Edward Spacapan Sr.; loving mother of Edward (Lise) Spacapan, Jr., Keith (Renee) Spacapan, Kevin (Gayle) Spacapan and sonin-law Mike (Jane) Nichol;

cherished grandmother of Mary, Margaret, Madeleine, Melissa, Ben (Casey), and John Spacapan, Molly (Jonathan) Huff, Kristin (Jim) Pasakarnis, Kara (Matt) Zwirkoski, Riley and Georgia Nichol; special friend to her great grandchildren Britta Zwirkoski, Braden Pasakarnis, and Forrest Huff; Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Iva (nee Teeple) Capp of Zion, Illinois, her

brothers Arthur Capp, Jr. and William Capp, and her daughter Shirlynn Spacapan.

Shirley and Ed Spacapan were educators in Chicago’s northwest suburbs—Ed as a teacher and administrator in High School District 214 and Shirley as a gifted special education teacher at Clearbrook. She was instrumental in developing the Infant Stimulation Program for children with developmental delays or disabilities. The program is still offered today. Visitation for Shirley Spacapan will be Friday, April 29, 2022 at 10:00 am followed by a memorial service at 11:00 am at The Orchard Evangelical Free Church, 1330 North Douglas Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL 60004. Interment will take place on that Friday afternoon at Mt. Olivet Memorial Park, 1436 Kenosha Rd., Zion, IL 60099. Memorial donations may be made to the Shirlynn Spacapan Memorial Scholarship, Kingston 221, Harvey Mudd College,

301 E. 12th Street, Claremont CA 91711. Funeral Information and condolences can be given at www. glueckertfuneralhome.com or call (847) 253-0168.