Services for Oliver Sverre Andresen, Jr. of Schaumburg will be private.
Born January 8, 1922 in Duluth, MN, Oliver died Friday, October 18, 2013.
After receiving a Ph.D in Education from the University of Chicago, Oliver taught History at the University of Minnesota and was Professor Emeritus of Chicago State University. He was also a novelist and columnist for the Daily Herald for many years.
He is the cherished son of the late Oliver and Antoinette nee d'Autremont; loving brother of the late Carl, Antoinette, Paul and Mary; many loving nieces and nephews. He will be dearly missed by his longtime friends Casey and Mary Pawlak and their children. (630) 289-8054 or www.countrysidefuneralhomes.com.