Patricia Mae Parrish Barattini, 82, Vero Beach
Patricia Mae “Trish” Parrish Barattini, better known as Nana, our family rock and confidant, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Oct. 27, 2019. Jesus called Nana home in exactly the way she always hoped for, peacefully in her sleep. Trish was born on Sept. 29, 1937, to Clay Oliver and Edith Hazel Parrish.
While our most beautiful Nana talked often about being ready to go see her Jesus face-to-face, the ones she left behind were never going to be ready for that day. We thank God for her good health He gave her up to the very day He called her home.
Nana was a devoted wife, a patient mother, a loving, encouraging and compassionate grandmother and great-grandmother, and everybody’s best friend. She had a devotion for her Maker that she held on to and shared until the day He took her home.
Trish Barattini’s character consistently exuded the fruits of The Spirit listed in Galatians: Love. Joy. Peace. Patience. Kindness. Goodness. Faithfulness. Gentleness. Self-Control.
Regardless of any outside circumstances, she always walked in Spirit. She will be missed greatly until the day we get to be reunited in eternity.
Trish is survived by her handsome husband of 59 years, Richard Barattini Sr.; her children, Michael McGee, Kevin McGee, Laura Tripp, Angela St. Mary, and Nicholas Barattini; her grandchildren, Jenny Furbee, Tracy Castillo, Annjeannette Valle, Derek McGee, Bryant Tripp, Tyler Tripp, Richard Barattini III, Allie St. Mary-Durling, Jordan Tripp, Matthew McGee, Michael Barattini, Hunter Tripp, Paul St. Mary, Joseph Barattini, Nicholas Barattini Jr, Rachel St. Mary, and Jacob Barattini; her great-grandchildren, Madison Valle, Bradford Durling, Levi Castillo, Chloe Tripp, Hannah Furbee, Veronica Durling, Joseph Barattini Jr., Alexandria Barattini, Nicholas Barattini III, Aeva Barattini, Tucker Tripp and Carter Nash McGee; sisters,Gladys “Marty” Spraker, Jean Krimmenger, Carolyn Jordan; and brothers, Robert and Lewis Parrish; and numerous in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends who loved her dearly.
Nana was preceded in eternal life by her son, Richard Barattini Jr. just 20 days prior on Oct. 7, 2019; and her baby sister, Linda Stewart.
A memorial service will be held at Christ Church, 665 20th St., Vero Beach, on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m.
All friends and family are kindly invited to join our family in the Christ Church reception center immediately following the service for food and fellowship.
Lanning Macfarland Jr., 94, Vero Beach
Lanning Macfarland Jr., 94, died on Oct. 30, 2019, at his home in Vero Beach. Born in Evanston, Ill., to Lanning Macfarland and Elizabeth Stuckslager, he attended New Trier High School.
In 1943, he was drafted into the US Army and served in the Quartermaster corp in Hawaii until his discharge in 1946.
After leaving the Army, he attended Northwestern University earning a BA degree and Masters in Business Administration in 1949 and 1950 respectively.
While at Northwestern he met his future wife, Roberta Seager, a Stanford University transfer student, and they married in 1947.
In 1953, at the age of 28, Macfarland joined the family business, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, and served as President, Chief Executive, and Chairman until his retirement in 2005.
For more than 50 years, Macfarland led the oldest daily courts newspaper and the oldest family-owned business in Chicago. He represented the third generation of his family to guide the company. His two sons, Lanning III and Brewster, carry on the tradition today as CEO and President, respectively.
Through the decades, the Macfarland family expanded the company’s products and services, and were among the first publishers to recognize the trend to computerized news and information. Many of the Law Bulletin’s product were available online in the 1970s.
The privately-owned company today is a major regional print and electronic information company in the legal and real estate fields.
Macfarland devoted years of service to newspaper publishers and editors in the state and nation. He was a director of the National Newspaper Association, a director and president of American Court and Commercial Newspapers, and a director and president of Illinois Press Association (IPA).
In 1996 he received the IPA’s Distinguished Service award for his determined efforts involving protection of public notice. In addition Macfarland served on the Illinois Press Foundation, the non-profit arm of the IPA.
Macfarland was a member of the board of directors of Employers Mutual Casualty Company in Des Moines, past director of Master Printers Credit Union, and past director of the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association.
He loved sports and played tennis and golf into his mid-80s. For more than 30 years he enjoyed competitive curling and played in tournaments and events in the U.S., Canada and Scotland.
He was a past president of the Illinois Curling Foundation. Additionally, he was a strong and enthusiastic supporter of the Chicago professional teams; the Bears, Bulls, and Black Hawks.
Macfarland also served as director and president of Indian Hill Country Club in Winnetka, the University Club in Chicago, and was a member of Edgartown Golf club in Massachusetts, the Riomar Country Club and Moorings Yacht and Country Club in Florida.
In later years he divided his time between homes in Winnetka, Vero Beach, and Martha’s Vineyard, Md., with particular fondness for his summers at the family home on Chappaquiddick Island.
For the many ways Macfarland will be celebrated, his true and treasured legacy will be his caring and nurturing of family and friends. Whether offering advice on important life decisions, providing support for family education, initiating family gatherings from Bermuda to Hawaii, Scotland to Jamaica, his commitment to making lives better will be long remembered.
He is survived by his three children, Elizabeth Macfarland Parker (Gary), Lanning Macfarland III (Claire), and Brewster Macfarland (Sarah); six grandchildren, Andrew Parker, Jamie Parker, Lindsey Macfarland Salsbury, Susan Macfarland Mehmeti, Mathew Macfarland, and Kelly Macfarland; and six great-grandchildren.
A private family service and interment will be held on his beloved Chappaquiddick Island at a future date.
David Bailey Van Kleeck, 85, Vero Beach
David Bailey Van Kleeck, 85, of Vero Beach, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 23, 2019.
A devoted husband, father, and successful attorney, he possessed a keen sense of humor and enjoyed many intellectual pursuits throughout his life.
He was born Oct. 4, 1934, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to David and Gladys (Bailey) Van Kleeck.
After serving in the Army during the Korean Conflict, he attended Harvard University and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1964, the same year he was admitted to the Florida Bar.
He practiced civil law for 35 years, retiring to Vero Beach, after a career that included high-profile cases during the S&L crisis in the 1980s. He was widely known by his peers and colleagues for his unimpeachable ethical integrity in practicing law.
His passions included jazz music, particularly Dixieland and the music of Count Basie, and Muskie fishing in Canada. He volunteered for various charitable organizations, and was given a Lifetime Achievement award for 25 years of service to the Elizabeth Faulk Foundation and the Center for Group Counseling in Boca Raton, Fla.
He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Lorraine Wetherald; and her sons, Rick Wetherald (wife, Jennifer), of Bakersfield, Calif., and Neal Wetherald (wife, Priscilla), of Camp Lejeune, N.C.; his first wife, Janet (Severy) Van Kleeck, of Lake Worth, Fla.; and their two sons, David A. Van Kleeck (wife, Kathy), of Gainesville, Fla., and John S. Van Kleeck (wife, Kim), of Melbourne Beach, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters, Rose Fraser, of Hendersonville, N.C., and Ruth Klimas, of Fletcher, N.C.
A memorial gathering of family and friends will be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, at the Heritage Center in Vero Beach, 2140 14th Ave., Vero Beach.
