In Memoriam

Sandra Hargreaves Luebking



The DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society is saddened by hearing of the death of Sandra and offers its sincere condolences to her family.

Sandra Hargreaves Luebking was a charter member, past-president, and conference chair of the DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society when it was first founded as the Lombard Suburban Genealogical Society in 1974.

Sandra went on to become an author, editor, lecturer and researcher of national and international renown. She co-authored The Archives: A Guide to the National Archives Field Branches and co-edited The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy. She was a Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and National Genealogical Society (NGS) lecturer. Sandra also edited the FORUM, the quarterly magazine of the Federation of Genealogical Societies, for 23 years, and taught at Samford University’s Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) since 1979. Sandra was named Outstanding IGHR Alumni by Samford University in 1995. In 2008, Sandra received the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Professional Achievement Award.

Sandra’s passing is a great loss to the genealogy community and to all of us who had the pleasure of knowing and working with her. She died Thursday morning, February 17, 2011, with her daughter, Laura, and her husband, Warren, at her side in Lemont, Illinois.

Visitation will be Saturday April 2, 2011, 9 a.m. until time of memorial service 10 a.m. at Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery (Nippach Chapel), 17 W 201 Roosevelt Rd., Oak Brook Terrace, IL. lnternment will be at the Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Midwest Shelter for the Homeless, 119 N. West Street, Wheaton, IL 60187.
Condolences may be offered to the Luebking family at www.ChapelHillGardensWest.com.

Links to other Memorials:

  • FGS' Memorial
  • Chicago Tribune Obituary at Legacy - a portion follows

    SANDRA LUEBKING, nee Hargreaves, beloved wife of Warren Luebking; loving mother of Jeffrey Luebking of Hoffman Estates, IL and Laura ( Kevin) MacCartie of Windermere, FL Adored grandmother of Kyleen and Ryan MacCartie. Dear daughter of the late Milton and Lois Hargreaves. Fond sister of Richard (Valerie) Hargreaves and Wendy (Bruce) Blackden. Cherished daughter -in-law of Marilyn Suter, James (Donna) Luebking, Ralph Luebking and Leonard (Mary Ann) Luebking. Special aunt to 18 nieces, and nephews, 34 great nieces and nephews. Friend to all. Sandra was a former graduate of York High School, Elmhurst,and former employee of Illinois Bell Telephone Co. ,full time researcher, educator, published author and editor in Genealogy for 35 years. Sandra's many loves included dancing, reading and most of all "her loving grandchildren".

  • FGS Announces Sandra H. Luebking Memorial

    22 February 2011 – Austin, TX. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces the establishment of the Sandra H. Luebking Memorial as a way of remembering the work and achievements of an influential leader in the genealogy community, the late Sandra Hargreaves Luebking.

    With Sandra’s passing on 17 February 2011, we lost a teacher, a mentor, a colleague and a dear friend who made numerous contributions to the field of genealogy and family history.

    Those who wish to remember Sandra and to help improve access to genealogy research records can now contribute to the Sandra H. Luebking Memorial to help make War of 1812 pension files available to researchers. As an active member of the FGS family and as Editor of FORUM from 1990 to 2010, Sandra was a huge supporter of the Preserve the Pensions project (www.fgs.org/1812/). This project was one of her personal choices as a memorial should anyone choose to honor her after her passing.

    To make a contribution as a memorial to Sandra H. Luebking, visit the Preserve the Pensions donation page (www.fgs.org/1812/donation.php). The names of donors will appear in FORUM and a notice will be sent to Sandra's family.

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