Aruna Rajmane

Aruna Rajmane, of Bourbonnais, died Monday (Jan. 6, 2014), surrounded by family at her daughter's home in Rumson, N.J., at the age of 70. She was a non-smoker who died from metastatic lung cancer three short months after her initial diagnosis. Mrs. Rajmane, a longtime area resident, was born in Solapur, India. She was the daughter of Bapurao Doddappa Tandale, a former municipal official and Indian Freedom Fighter, and Chimabai Bapurao Mahimkar. She was the widow of a prominent Kankakee Psychiatrist, Dr. Chandrakant Rajmane, who died suddenly in a tragic accident in 1988. He died April 6, 1988. Mrs. Rajmane earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in India. She worked as an Occupational Therapist early in her career. She later returned to school to earn her MBA at Olivet Nazarene University in 1990. Mrs. Rajmane most recently volunteered her accounting skills to offer pro-bono tax preparation to those less fortunate. She also worked with learning delayed adults through the Kankakee County Training Center for the Disabled. Mrs. Rajmane became an accomplished amateur artist and musician during her retirement. She enjoyed classical Indian singing and also playing the harmonium. Mrs. Rajmane was an avid gardener, cook, and enjoyed traveling the world with friends and family – especially to her native India. She also prioritized marking each milestone with her family, never missing a grandchild's birthday, or always offering to nurse an ill relative to health. She is survived by her eldest son, Dr. Ravindra Rajmane, of New York City. She is also survived by her daughter, Swati Rajmane-Warren and son-in-law, Stephen Warren, of Rumson, and also her youngest son, Dr. Kiran Rajmane and daughter-in-law, Dr. Oojwala Rajmane, of Chicago. She also doted on her three grandchildren, Dylan, Bianca and Annika Warren. Her devoted siblings include a brother and sister-in-law, Mohan and Damayanti Tandale, of Tomball, Texas; another brother and sister-in-law, Sharad and Sujata Tandale, of Solapur, India. Mrs. Rajmane is also survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Mandakini and Dr. Balachandra Kulkarni, of Albuquerque, N.M., and another sister and brother-in-law, Shobha Bhimalli, of Carmel, Ind., and Dr. Parut Bhimalli. Mrs. Rajmane was preceded in death by her brother, Ramesh Tandale, of Solapur, India. Mrs. Rajmane was an early supporter of preventative health and cancer research. She supported the American Lung Association, American Cancer Society, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, New York, long before her own illness. She was dedicated to the lung cancer work of her son Dr. Ravindra Rajmane, pulmonologist and critical care specialist at NYU School of Medicine. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. Saturday until the 11 a.m. Hindu memorial service at the Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home, Bourbonnais. The family asks that donations be made in lieu of flowers to the American Lung Association. Mrs. Rajmane will be buried alongside her late husband at All Saints Cemetery, Bourbonnais, following the service.

Aruna Rajmane

October 10, 1943 - January 6, 2014