Elizabeth A. Kamps Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Elizabeth A. “Betty” Kamps, 71, of Huntley passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 at Church Creek in Arlington Heights. Betty was a very talented musician who began playing the clarinet in elementary school. She was a proud graduate of the music school at the University of Illinois and went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Music from Northwestern University after which she taught band at the Spaulding School. Betty was a member of the Prairie Winds musical group, the Encore Chamber Orchestra, the Sun City Band, the Crystal Lake Band, and the Judson University Orchestra. She was also an active member of the First Congregational Church in Huntley. Her other great loves besides her clarinet were her cats, the Fighting Illini, and the Chicago White Sox, but most of all her family and friends. Beloved wife of the late Rev. Lloyd Kamps; dear daughter of the late Oscar and Marie (Renz) Kuehn; loving sister of Barbara (Robert) Beerheide, and Robert (Natalie) Kuehn; fond aunt of Laura (Mark) Heidelberger, Thomas (Kelly) Beerheide, William (Patty) Kuehn, Natalie M. Kuehn, and Elizabeth (Keith) Cichy; and great-aunt of many great nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, Dec. 27 at First Congregational Church, 11628 E. Main St., Huntley. Inurnment of Cremains will be at a later date at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to services from 12 Noon to 2 pm. at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name may be directed to JourneyCare Hospice, 405 Lake Zurich Rd., Barrington, IL 60010.

Elizabeth A. Kamps

June 12, 1947 - December 14, 2018