Carol J. Hansen
Aug 1, 2019
Carol J. Hansen, age 85, a resident of Downers Grove, IL since 1968, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 1, 2019, after a short illness. She was born April 8, 1934 in Chicago to Orville and Esther Egeland. Carol went to Wright Junior College where she met Jerry Hansen. They were married on June 15, 1962. ...
Helen M. Russ
Jul 31, 2019
Helen M. Russ, age 77, died Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in Aurora, Illinois. She was born November 8, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois to Frank and Leona Butler.
She is survived by her husband Ray Wortman; her children, Douglas (Heidi) Potts, Dawn (Fred Brown) Adams and Lisa (Michael) McCormick; her grandchildren Mark (Sara), Harley (Terra), Colton (Kristy), Alyssa,...
Anne Baginski
Jul 30, 2019
Anne Baginski, age 59, a resident of Wheaton, passed away, peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 30, 2019. She was born December 29, 1959 in Elmhurst to Frank and Evelyn Baginski.
She is survived by her daughter, Evelyn (Mark) Corso, Brother's Frank (LuAnne) Baginski, Peter (Osa) Baginski, James (Rina) Baginski, and Daniel Baginski. Along with nieces and...
Thelma Lolleta Biller
Jul 29, 2019
Thelma Lolleta Biller, age 98, a resident of Tabor Hills in Naperville, IL, passed away, peacefully on Monday, July 29, 2019. She was born August 28, 1920 in Mexico, Kentucky to Jacob and Alta Crider.
Lolleta married Keith Walker on November 9, 1941. She worked at the East Moline State Hospital for thirty three years, where she...
Arlene L. Lawnicki
Jul 29, 2019
Arlene L. Lawnicki, age 75, a resident of Bartlett, formerly of West Chicago, died on Monday, July 29, 2019, at home. She was born December 11, 1943 in Winfield, Illinois to August and Luella Swaenepoel.
Arlene grew up in Wheaton and attended St. John Lutheran Church and School and graduated from Wheaton High School. She was a...
Lorayne A. Pletting
Jul 27, 2019
Lorayne A. Pletting, age 89, longtime, former resident of Downers Grove, died July 27, 2019. She was born August 15, 1929 at home in Broadview, Illinois to Gilbert and Leona Beranek.
The Beranek family did not have much growing up during the Great Depression, but Lorayne always said she had the best childhood with loving parents. During...
Nick Brosh
Jul 24, 2019
Nick Brosh, age 73, a resident of St. Charles, IL, died July 24, 2019, at Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva, Illinois. He was born October 28, 1945 in Oak Park, IL.
Nick was a proud member of the United States Air Force, who served in Vietnam. He spent most of his career at IH / Navistar International....
Frank J. Whitney
Jul 24, 2019
Frank J. Whitney, age 78, died peacefully with loved ones on July 24, 2019, in St. Charles, Illinois. He was born December 1, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John and Marie Whitney. Raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Frank was truly a man who loved God through creation. Taught to live off the land and care for nature, he was a...
Kip W. Kinder
Jul 24, 2019
Kip W. Kinder, age 74, a longtime resident of Wheaton and Glen Ellyn, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. He was born February 20, 1945 in Springfield, Mass.. and grew up in Tipton, Indiana.
Kip graduated from high school in Tipton and Indiana University. He worked in sales and manufacturing for 40 years and owned Kip...
Charles W. Eggert
Jul 24, 2019
Charles W. Eggert, age 83, a longtime resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. He was born April 6, 1936 in Chicago to Walter and Lolita Eggert.
Chuck grew up on the northside of Chicago and graduated from Lane Technical High School. He graduated from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) with a...
Marion A. Grove
Jul 23, 2019
Marion A. Grove, age 95, a resident of Carol Stream, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 23, peacefully at home. She was born February 12, 1924 in Chicago to William and Dagne Duvold.
Marion grew up in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. She married Rod Grove on March 16, 1946 at Midwest Bible...
Flora M. Tolar
Jul 20, 2019
Flora M. Tolar, age 86, a resident of Bolingbrook, IL, died July 20, 2019, at Seasons Hospice in Chicago, Illinois. She was born May 1, 1933 in Oxford, Mississippi to John and Edith Keel. She married Albert W. "Bill" Tolar at the age of 16 in Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1949. Flora and Bill had two children (Ann & John)...
Torrey M. Johnson, Jr.
Jul 16, 2019
Torrey M. Johnson, Jr., 80, of Deerfield Beach, Florida passed away on Tuesday, July 16 th at his residence in Mt. Bethel, PA.
Torrey was born in Evanston, Illinois on August 5 th , 1938. He was the son of the late Torrey M. Johnson, Sr. and Evelyn (Nilsen) Johnson.
He was the dear husband...
Robert J. Cline
Jul 12, 2019
Robert J. Cline, age 86, a former resident of Westchester and Grayslake, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 12, 2019, at home. He was born October 3, 1932 in Chicago to Harold and Caroline Cline, the youngest of nine children.
Bob grew up on the north side of Chicago in the St. Alphonsus Parish neighborhood. He attended...
Edith Johnson
Jul 6, 2019
Edith (Kuehn) Johnson, 86, a resident of Chicago, IL, died at Artis Senior Living of Elmhurst on July 6, 2019. She was born on March 20, 1933 in Chicago, IL. Edith dedicated her life to her family, raising her three children in Lombard, Illinois. As a young mother of three, she kept her children busy with frequent trips to...
Rachel L. Adderley-Pozzie
Jul 5, 2019
Rachel L. Adderley-Pozzie, age 36, a resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away suddenly on Friday, July 5, 2019, at her home. Rachel was born July 1, 1983 in Salt Lake City, the daughter of Velvette Newman (Bud) and Blaine Adderley (Patricia).
On March 10, 2017 she united in marriage to Michael Pozzie in an intimate beautiful ceremony...
James A. Stahr
Jul 4, 2019
James A Stahr, age 93 , a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Thursday, July 4 th in h is home, surrounded by family. He was born June 7, 1926, in Oak Park, IL.
James grew up in LaGrange and, in 1944, moved with his family to New Jersey. Later that year, he enlisted in the...
Shirley Ann Bartel
Jul 2, 2019
Shirley Ann Bartel, age 89, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. She was born November 6, 1929 in East Orange, NJ to George and Edna Danenhour.
Shirley grew up in Mountainside, NJ, the middle of three sisters. She attended Wheaton College and graduated...
Arthur E. Grosjean
Jul 2, 2019
Arthur E. Grosjean, age 49, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019, suddenly at home. He was born January 19, 1970 in Orrville, Ohio to Merle and Karen Grosjean. Art grew up in Orrville, Ohio until moving to Kendallville, Indiana where he graduated from East Noble High School in 1988. In high school he was a...
Melvin C. Hendrickson
Jun 30, 2019
Melvin C. Hendrickson, age 92, a resident of Wheaton, IL, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 30, 2019, peacefully at home. He was born January 24, 1927 in Spring Green, Wisconsin to Leon and Laura Hendrickson. Mel grew up on a farm in Spring Green, during the Great Depression. He served in the U.S. Army in 1946...
