DR FRANK E LUEDTKE Frank E. Luedtke of DeKalb, 93, passed away peacefully Saturday evening surrounded by his family. He was born and raised in Chicago. His parents, Frank and Elsie, were German immigrants. He attended Lakeview High School and Northwestern University where he earned both his bachelor's and medical degrees. After medical school, he did his internship at Cook County Hospital. While at Cook County, he met a student nurse named Virginia Herron. They married in 1957 at the end of his internship. Frank & Ginny honeymooned in Chicago and then traveled to San Antonio, Texas where he reported for active duty in the U.S. Army as a medical doctor. While stationed in Baltimore, he completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Maryland General Hospital. He and his family moved to DeKalb where he spent a fulfilling 40-plus years practicing medicine at the DeKalb Clinic. He enjoyed hiking in the Rocky Mountains, was a woodland conservationist, an avid gardener and e

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