Obituaries

Death Notice: Robert Magnuson, Former CEO, President of Elmhurst Memorial Hospital

Memorial service is planned for Jan. 5 at Medinah.

Robert M. Magnuson, 85, formerly of Elmhurst, died on Friday, Nov. 16. He was chief executive officer and president of Elmhurst Memorial Hospital from 1966 to 1992. The Magnuson Pavilion, a wing constructed in 1992 at the old hospital campus on Berteau Avenue, was named after him.

He also was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Elmhurst.

A memorial ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at Medinah Country Club, 6N001 Medinah Road. Interment is private.

Read Mr. Magnuson's full obituary on the Suburban Life website.


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