Obituaries
Memorial Ceremony Set For Algonquin Couple
A celebration of life will be held for Elvira and Peter Almen on Dec. 18 and Willow Funeral Home.
![Police say Maxim Parnov, 36, killed Elvira, his mother, and Peter, his stepfather. Parnov now faces first-degree murder charges and is being held at a jail in Wisconsin as he awaits extradition to Illinois.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/52718/20211206/063154/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1186504777___06063139362.jpg)
ALGONQUIN, IL —A memorial ceremony has been set for an Algonquin couple killed last week.
A celebration of life gathering for Peter and Elvira "Ella" Almen will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Dec. 18 at Willow Funeral Home, 1415 W. Algonquin Road in Algonquin. A "time of sharing" will be held at 4 p.m.
Police say Maxim Parnov, 36, killed Elvira, his mother, and Peter, his stepfather. Parnov now faces first-degree murder charges and is being held at a jail in Wisconsin as he awaits extradition to Illinois.
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Both Peter and Elvira Almen are being remembered as being happy people. Leslie McNutt, a manager and vet tech at Algonquin Animal Clinic, told the Northwest Herald the couple would bring their pets to her clinic and Elvira was always smiling and taking the time to chat with staff members about their lives.
"We loved her," McNutt said. "She was just a wonderful, wonderful woman. She was that kind of person that you just fell in love with."
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