Barbara DaVee

DaVee, Barbara\r\n MADISON/CHICAGO, ILL.-Barbara DaVee, age 80, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009,at HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on Aug. 29, 1928, in Oak Park, Ill., the daughter of James and Janet (Bell) Cady. Barbara graduated in 1950 from the University of Chicago with a liberal arts major. She married Robert DaVee in Chicago. Barbara was an editor/copywriter at Grant-Jacoby in Chicago from 1955 until 1965 and a free lance writer from 1965 until 1975, allowing her to work at home while her children were young. In 1978, she began a career in real estate in Chicago with Beliard Gordon and later for Rubloft from which she retired. Barbara is survived by two sons, Robert Rink (Jenny) of Mineral Point, and James of Fitchburg; and a grandson, Charlie DaVee. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert; and three sisters, Jessie Stewart, Iris Wasson and Ruth Bergstrom. Private services will be held for Barbara. Barbara loved Chicago: the people, the restaurants, the architecture, and the culture.\r\n Gunderson FitchburgFuneral & Cremation Care2950 Chapel Valley Road at McKee Road (Hwy. PD)(608) 442-5002www.gundersonfh.com\r\n Service: Private services will be held for Barbara.