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