Gloria M. Reed
Oct 10, 2026
Gloria Reed, 93, of Winfield, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2026. She was born on July 7, 1933, in Rector, Arkansas, to Clarence and Evelyn Rust.
Gloria was one of four children, with two older brothers and a younger sister. She grew up in the small town of Rector in northeastern Arkansas, where she excelled academically, graduating as valedictorian...
Jerry Arduino
Oct 8, 2026
Gerald S. "Jerry" Arduino, age 84, a resident of Wheaton but formerly of Geneva passed away on October 8, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was born August 6, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph Arduino and Bernice Bielski, the first of three children. Jerry grew up in Chicago as well as Northlake and graduated from Leyden High School in...
William C. Corrado
Oct 7, 2026
Dr. William C. Corrado, age 73, of Elmhurst, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on October 7, 2026, leaving a profound void in the hearts of his family and all who knew him.
William lived a life deeply rooted in faith, community, and service. As a clinical psychologist, he dedicated his professional life to helping others, bringing immense compassion, understanding, and healing to...
Judson Bruce Synnott III
Oct 4, 2026
Judson Bruce Synnott, III, 87, of Naperville, IL, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Bruce was born on December 14, 1938, in Port Arthur, TX, to Judson Bruce Synnott, Jr. and Dorothy Lee Synnott née Sparks.
Bruce was above all a family man. At 18, he married his high school sweetheart, Patricia. They had 8...
Enoch B Miamen
Oct 2, 2026
Enoch B. Miamen, 55, was born in Gbapa, Liberia. He passed away on October 2, 2026, after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. Having defied the odds in 2023, he gave his family three more years of joy.
Enoch was a proud Judson University graduate. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Business and Communications, then went on to earn his MBA...
Mary Ellen Keith
Oct 2, 2026
Mary Ellen Keith, 94, of Geneva, Illinois, formerly of Lombard, Illinois, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2026. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 15, 1932, to Malcolm B. Keith and Francis Leota Keith, née Hunter.
Mary Ellen grew up in Lombard, Illinois, and graduated from Glenbard Township High School in 1950. She excelled in art and participated in...
Dale Warren Bruckner
Oct 2, 2026
Dale Bruckner, 74, of Madison, WI, formerly of Wheaton, IL, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2026, with his family by his side. Dale was born in Berwyn, IL, on May 31, 1952 to Earl Warren Bruckner and Lydia née Teisitel, the second of two children.
Dale grew up in Warrenville and attended Wheaton Central High School, class of 1970. In...
Craig Alan Bonda
Oct 1, 2026
Craig A. Bonda, age 80, a resident of Winfield, IL, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2026. He was born April 6, 1946 in San Mateo, California to Stanley & Deaunne Bonda.
After growing up in southern California, Craig attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., for boarding school. He graduated class of ’64, and one of his classmates during his time...
Stann Leff
Sep 29, 2026
Stann Leff, age 80, went home to heaven on September 29, 2026. He was born on July 21, 1946, to Reverend Donald and Doris Leff in Holdrege, Nebraska. His big sister Sharon watched out for him from the beginning. Stann prayed with his mom to accept Jesus Christ as his Savior as a young boy. He loved growing up as...
Letitia Christie
Sep 29, 2026
Letitia A. Christie, age 82, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. She was born December 26, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan to Joseph & Florence George. Letitia was preceded in death by her husband, Robert.
A visitation will be held on Friday, October 1, 2026, from 4-7pm at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St.,...
Richard L. Koedyker
Sep 26, 2026
Richard L. Koedyker, age 84, a resident of Carol Stream, Illinois, passed away peacefully in his home on September 26, 2026. He was born September 18, 1942, in Gary, Indiana.
Rich attended DeVry Technical Institute as a young man. His career in engineering included positions with Ohio Bell and Illinois Bell Telephone, leading to a lifelong and successful career in telecommunications...
Douglas Stewart
Sep 26, 2026
Douglas Stewart, 89, of Carol Stream, Illinois, passed away September 26, 2026. Beloved husband of the late Marilyn Stewart; loving father of Elizabeth (Jamie), Mary (Angel), and Helen; proud grandfather of Daniel, Mariana, Isabel and Emma.
Douglas was born in Charlotte, NC on February 23, 1937, the youngest child of Helen and Joe Stewart. Douglas graduated from Myers Park High School...
Mary A. Sorensen
Sep 24, 2026
Mary A. Sorensen, age 78, a resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2026. She was born August 19, 1948 in Oak Park, IL to Harold & Dorothy Sorensen.
Mary Sorensen grew up in Broadview with her parents and her younger brother, Don. Her childhood and family roots remained an important part of who she was throughout her...
David B. Thomson
Sep 23, 2026
David B. Thomson, age 78, a resident of Wheaton, went home to heaven on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. He was born February 9, 1948, in Detroit, MI, to David C. and Margaret Thomson. Five minutes older than his twin brother, Doug, Dave delighted in being a brother to Doug and his little sister, Jean. The Thomson siblings grew up in...
Mykola Kovalov
Sep 23, 2026
Mykola Kovalov, 73, of Addison, Illinois, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 23, 2026.
Mykola was born on March 1, 1953, in Krasnyi Pakhar, a mining settlement in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, to Vladimir Kovalev and Alexandra Kovalova. His family later moved from the Donbas region to Khmilnyk in the Vinnytsia region of Ukraine, where...
JoAnn M. Plautz
Sep 21, 2026
JoAnn M. Plautz, age 85, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior on Monday, September 21, 2026. She was born on July 16, 1941 in Seventy-Six, Missouri to Royden & Elvira Frese. JoAnn’s father was a Lutheran pastor, so the family moved frequently as he served many congregations. As the oldest of six...
Barbara Nussbaum King
Sep 19, 2026
Barbara Klopfenstein Nussbaum King, age 90, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, died on September 19, 2026. As a young girl, she put her faith and trust in Jesus and spent her life as a doer of His word and is now in the presence of her Savior.
She was born April 15, 1936, in Flint, Michigan, to...
Karen Kraay Lindenberg
Sep 18, 2026
Karen Kraay Lindenberg, 83, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2026. She and her younger sister, Kathy Kraay (who also passed away this week) were both born in Hammond, Indiana.
Karen lived most of her adult life in St. Charles, Illinois with her husband, children, and grandchildren always nearby. Se began her career as an elementary school teacher, but later most...
Thomas L. Snyder
Sep 17, 2026
Thomas L. Snyder, age 82, a longtime resident of Wheaton, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026. He was born on August 5, 1944, in Passaic, New Jersey, to Leonard A. and C. Veronica Snyder.
Known to everyone as Tom, he grew up in Laurence Harbor, New Jersey, and graduated from Sayreville High School. In April 1966, the United States...
Riccardo Nunziati
Sep 16, 2026
Riccardo Nunziati, 89 years old, born in October 1936 to Domenica Andolfi, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2026, in Winfield, Illinois, surrounded by family.
Riccardo was born in Naples, Italy, and grew up in the small town of Montefiascone with his parents Domenica and Raffaele Nunziati. As a young man, Riccardo studied sartorial arts before moving to Chicago in 1963. Through...
