Thomas S. Oehring 1928 – 2018

Thomas S. Oehring, 90, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, at his home in Lincolnshire. He was born May 19, 1928 in Detroit and has been a Lincolnshire resident for the past 49 years.

He was a graduate of Northwestern University and received his juris doctorate from the University of Illinois. Tom's career consisted of many years as a CPA/Tax Attorney for Haskins and Sells and later for the Miami Corporation in Chicago. After retirement, Tom was a volunteer at the College of Lake County teaching English as a second language. He was a board member at Riverside Foundation in Mundelein and worked as a mediator for the Cook County Circuit Court. Tom was a former deacon and member of the Community Christian Church in Lincolnshire for 48 years, was an avid sailor, hiker, and bike rider. He and his wife, Jeanne, enjoyed many years of traveling through Europe together was a wonderful father and role model to his family.

Surviving are 3 daughters, Cheryl (Dave) Bell, Karin Oehring and Nanci (Michael) Zaur; 4 grandchildren, Jonathan (Crystal) Bell, Christina and Katherine Ahders-Oehring and Angela Zaur; 3 great-grandchildren Jake, Jasmine and Jace; 2 brothers, Gerald and James Oehring. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanne Lundberg Oehring, by his parents Sydney Oehring and Marjorie Cole Oehring and his grandchildren, Cristen Bell and Scott Zaur.