Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Wheaton and Carol Stream, IL. and the surrounding areas.

Sharon Lee Bilanda Steffen

Sharon Lee Bilanda Steffen

Mar 30, 2019

Sharon Lee Bilanda Steffen was born on July 17, 1953, in Chicago, IL. She attended Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School and graduated from Aquinas Dominican High School in Chicago in 1971. She was employed as a legal secretary and administrative assistant by the international law firm of Mayer Brown in downtown Chicago from 1971 through March of 2017....

Antonio De La Cruz

Antonio De La Cruz

Mar 27, 2019

Antonio de la Cruz, "Tony", age 74, a resident of Hondo, TX, died peacefully at his family's home on March 27, 2019. He was born February 27, 1945 in Tacloban, Leyte , Philippines.

From an early age, Tony had a passion for learning. He completed his medical studies at Far Eastern University in 1969. He then traveled...

Don Bovey

Don Bovey

Mar 27, 2019

Don Bovey, age 73, a resident of Wheaton, IL, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.  He was born October 9, 1945 in Rockford, Illinois to Donald and Grace Bovey.

On April 15, 1966, Donald and Bonnie Bovey were married in Fullerton California.  Having both grown...

James W. Tader

James W. Tader

Mar 26, 2019

James W. Tader, 87, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, died March 26 at Tabor Hills Nursing Care following a long illness. Mr. Tader was born October 5, 1931 in Marion, North Dakota.

Mr. Tader is survived by a son, Mark (Kathy Green) of Wheaton, daughter Kathleen, of Wheaton, and granddaughter Mariel of Ithaca, New York. He is...

Smaranda Marin

Smaranda Marin

Mar 25, 2019

Smaranda Marin, age 82, a resident of Naperville, IL, died Monday, March 25, 2019, at home. She was born on October 4, 1936 to John and Ana Gorgan in Romania.

In 1968 she married Vasile Marin and they lived together 48 years in peace and love. They loved children but God did not give them any. For...

Julie E. Nowack

Julie E. Nowack

Mar 22, 2019

Julie E. Nowack, age 67, a resident of Winfield, IL since 1988, died March 22, 2019.  Born in 1951 in Philadelphia, PA, she grew up in Watertown, WI and Arlington Heights, IL, where her strong ties to family and her Christian faith found roots.

Graduating from Wheaton College in 1973, she taught at Hall School in Glendale...

Mae Dyer

Mae Dyer

Mar 20, 2019

Mae Dyer, age 92, longtime Wheaton resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, with her twin sister Bonnie and family at her side. Born on May 7, 1926, in Tillamook, Oregon, Mae grew up on her grandmother's farm in Tioga, ND and later moved to Batavia, to attend high school. The twins attended Monmouth College and graduated...

Myron Ansel Sawyer

Myron Ansel Sawyer

Mar 19, 2019

Myron Ansel Sawyer, a life-long resident of Du Page County, passed into the presence of his Lord on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Windsor Park's Johnson Healthcare Center in Carol Stream, IL.

Born in Wheaton, IL on January 16, 1929, to John and Kathleen (Sears) Sawyer, Myron was home schooled with his five younger siblings at 729...

Jane Evelyn Moore

Jane Evelyn Moore

Mar 16, 2019

Jane Evelyn (Watson) Moore entered the Kingdom of Heaven on March 16, 2019.   She had recently celebrated her 84th birthday.  Jane was born March 8, 1935 to Fredrick and Evelyn Watson in Chicago, IL.

Jane spent her childhood in Chicago.  She grew up attending Crawford Bible Church, a branch of Cicero Bible Church, and started her school...

Robert Sonn

Robert Sonn

Mar 16, 2019

Robert Sonn, age 67, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died March 16, 2019, at home. He was born February 24, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois.

He served as a Marine in the Vietnam War at Okinawa. He enjoyed the outdoors, photography, nature, traveling and riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

He is survived by his son, David...

Floyd Young Jr.

Floyd Young Jr.

Mar 15, 2019

Floyd Young Jr., age 83, a resident of West Chicago, Illinois, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019, peacefully at home. He was born October 17, 1935 in Oklahoma.

He grew up in Bakersfield, California where he graduated high school. He then joined the U.S. Army and served in Korea. Following his service he lived in Texas...

Joy Mason

Joy Mason

Mar 12, 2019

Joy Mason, age 74, a resident of Schaumburg, IL, died March 12, 2019, at Alexian Brothers Hospice Residence in Elk Grove Village, IL. She was born June 1, 1944 in Chicago, IL.

Joy graduated from Greenville College, in Greenville, IL, with a bachelor's degree. She held numerous jobs during her career including teaching junior high school English,...

Henry A. Wolf

Henry A. Wolf

Mar 10, 2019

Henry August Wolf, age 87, a resident of Sycamore, IL, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Sunday March 10, 2019, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.  He was born August 30, 1931 in Downers Grove to Henry and Sophia Wolf.

Hank grew up in Downers Grove where he attended Downers Grove High School. ...

Eric D Martinson

Eric D Martinson

Mar 10, 2019

Eric D. Martinson, age 39, a resident of Wheaton, was born October 8 th , 1979 and passed away on March 10 th 2019 after a 13-month battle with Leukemia.

Eric loved life. He loved new challenges and new adventures. Travels abroad and time at home with Tiffani, turtle and 2 cats. Time with friends and time...

Elsie Alta Weeks

Elsie Alta Weeks

Mar 8, 2019

Elsie Alta (nee Burnier) Weeks, a resident of Windsor Park, in Carol Stream, Illinois, passed into the presence of her Lord on Friday, March 8th, 2019 at the age of 85.

She was born November 7, 1933 in Brownstown, IL to Eugene and Henrietta Burnier. Elsie lost her father at a young age and spent her early...

Gwendolyn Mccreary

Gwendolyn Mccreary

Mar 7, 2019

Gwendolyn McCreary, age 87, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at home. She was born May 15, 1931 in Chicago, IL.

Gwendolyn, the daughter of Hollis and Elizabeth Gibson, was raised in Wheaton and attended Lowell elementary, Longfellow Jr. High, and Wheaton Community High School. She met and married Malcolm...

Carolyn Lee Hodges

Carolyn Lee Hodges

Mar 7, 2019

Carolyn L. Hodges, nee Sparacino, age 74, a resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away on March 7, 2019, at Meadowbrook Manor in Naperville, IL. She was born August 2, 1944 in Chicago, IL to Dominic and Josephine Sparacino.

Carolyn's parents were first generation born in the U.S. from Sicily and she was very proud of her Sicilian...

Barbara Fritsch

Barbara Fritsch

Mar 6, 2019

Barbara Helen Fritsch (Robinson) passed away on March 6, 2019 at the age of 80 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease and Parkinsonian symptoms over the past several years. She was born October 26, 1938 in San Mateo, CA. She married Kenneth in DeKalb, IL in 1961. She is survived by: her husband, Kenneth; son, Kenneth Jr. (Ellen); son, Stephen...

Stanley Flis

Stanley Flis

Mar 6, 2019

Stanley Flis, age 99, former resident of Winfield, Illinois, died March 6, 2019, at Wynscape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheaton, Illinois. He was born March 9, 1919 in Plainfield, New Jersey.

He is survived by his daughters, Mary Anne (Richard) Cook, Anne Marie (Thomas) Delgatto, Maureen (Peter) Brusca, Jeanne (Al) Coblentz; his grandchildren Jonathan Cook, Bradley...

Terry Mcdermott

Terry Mcdermott

Mar 4, 2019

Terry McDermott, age 64, a longtime resident of Woodridge, IL, passed away March 4, 2019, at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois. He was born July 25, 1954 in Chicago to Jim and Joanne McDermott. Terry grew up on the west side of Chicago in the Austin neighborhood. He attended St Angela school and Holy Cross High School. He enjoyed...

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