Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Alfred Peterson

Alfred Peterson

Oct 14, 2018

Alfred Peterson, age 95, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died October 14, 2018, at Wynscape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheaton, Illinois. He was born April 28, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York. While stationed overseas during WWII, he met his wife Audrey at an American Red Cross Club in Manchester, England where she was a volunteer. During his time there...

Remigia N. Basco

Remigia N. Basco

Oct 13, 2018

Remigia "Remy" N. Basco, age 65, a resident of West Chicago, IL, died Saturday, October 13, 2018, at Edwards Hospital in Naperville, IL. She was born November 8, 1952 in Mapandan, Pangasinan, Philippines. Remy loves to sing, crochet, sew, travel and trying out new things. She loves to smile and laugh. She was very humble, warm hearted and would always...

Mary Armbruster Bratkovich

Mary Armbruster Bratkovich

Oct 13, 2018

Mary Armbruster Bratkovich, age 97, a longtime resident of Wheaton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the Veterans Memorial Home in Paramus, NJ. Mary was born in Yorkville, Illinois on March 22, 1921. She began a nursing career as an RN, serving as a 2nd lieutenant nurse in the Army Air Corps during WW II, 1943-1944,...

Barbara Swanson

Barbara Swanson

Oct 10, 2018

Barbara Swanson, age 74, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, Illinois. She was born December 7, 1943 in Oak Park, IL. Barb loved her family. She was a believer in Jesus Christ and led her family to the Lord. She raised five children and helped with 26 grandchildren and...

Albert Joseph Such

Albert Joseph Such

Oct 10, 2018

Albert J. Such, age 61, passed away unexpectedly on October 10, 2018 at his home in Carol Stream, Illinois.  He was born February 28, 1957 in Poland. At the age of two he immigrated to the United States with his parents and two older sisters.

Albert grew up on the family farm in Stanley, WI. After high...

Dr. Henry W. Nelson

Dr. Henry W. Nelson

Oct 8, 2018

HENRY W. NELSON

Henry Walter Nelson passed away peacefully in hospice care at Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, IL on October 8, 2018.  He was 92 years old.

Henry was born on July 9, 1926 to a Norwegian immigrant family in Brooklyn, NY:  Laura Losnedahl and Torolf "Ted" Nelson (originally Nilsen) and older sisters...

William H. Beyers

William H. Beyers

Oct 6, 2018

William H. Beyers passed away on October 04, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday October 10, 2018 at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main Street, Wheaton, IL 60187 at 10:30 AM with Pastor Don Smarto officiating. Interment to follow at Mt. Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst, Illinois. Visitation will be on Tuesday October 09,...

Robert Selvey

Robert Selvey

Oct 6, 2018

Robert Selvey, age 81, a resident of Wheaton, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 6, 2018. He was born July 8, 1937 in Harlan County, Kentucky to Arthur and Rose Selvey. At the age of 14, Robert was encouraged to leave Harlan County and the coal mines to live with family in Chicago. He traveled alone...

Ruby Cochran

Ruby Cochran

Oct 5, 2018

Ruby Cochran, age 89, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died Friday, October 5, 2018, in Naperville, Illinois. She was born December 7, 1928 in Evansville, Indiana. Ruby loved sitting at home with her animals. She has been a cat lover and friend ever since her childhood. She loved to vacation with her family at the coast of Oregon. She...

Margarette Clarkin

Margarette Clarkin

Oct 5, 2018

Margarette Clarkin, age 77, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 5, 2018. She was born August 24, 1941 in Tennessee to J.C. and Ruth Morris. She wed Francis Clarkin on July 4, 1960. They lived in Chicago and moved to the western suburbs to raise their two daughters and to foster six...

David Richard Martin

David Richard Martin

Oct 4, 2018

David Richard Martin, age 74, a longtime resident of Wheaton, IL, died Thursday, October 4, 2018, at his home in Wheaton. He was born in Chicago in 1944 to Tom and Irene Martin. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute in 1965 and attended Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he received his Master of Arts in Christian Education. He served as...

Hon. Lewis V. Morgan, Jr.

Hon. Lewis V. Morgan, Jr.

Oct 4, 2018

Hon. Lewis V. Morgan, Jr., age 88, a lifelong resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 4, 2018. He was born December 17, 1929 in Elmhurst to Lewis and Meta Morgan, the youngest of four children. Lew grew up in Wheaton and graduated from Wheaton High School in 1947. He went on to DePauw University in Indiana...

Florence Diaz

Florence Diaz

Oct 4, 2018

Florence Diaz, age 94, a resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at Lexington Health Care Center. She was born October 5, 1924 in Chicago. Florence worked as a school bus driver for district 200 in Wheaton for many years. She was hardworking single mother to her two children. She is survived by her children, Kenneth...

Cynthia Ringblom

Cynthia Ringblom

Oct 3, 2018

Cynthia Ringblom, age 92, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. She was born May 25, 1926 in Chicago to William and Aura Zimmerman, the fifth of seven children. She grew up in Chicago and graduated from Waller-Lincoln Park High School. After the war she met Arthur Ringblom...

Laura Jean Pearson

Laura Jean Pearson

Oct 2, 2018

On Tuesday October 2, 2018, Laura Jean Pearson, mother, wife, daughter, granddaughter, and sister, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at 34 years of age. Laura was a virtuoso violist who loved performing and teaching. As a session musician she played on the music used in hundreds of movie scores, television shows, video games, and other media. She performed with the...

Joann Mueller

Joann Mueller

Oct 2, 2018

JoAnn Mueller, age 77, a resident of Wheaton, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.  She was born June 27, 1941 in Staples, Minnesota and spent her high school years living in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Joann attended Bemidji State University where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Education and...

Matthew Schlaiss

Matthew Schlaiss

Oct 1, 2018

Matthew Schlaiss, age 28, a resident of Warrenville, IL, died Monday, October 1, 2018, at Presence Mercy Hospital in Aurora, IL. He was born September 26, 1990 in Chicago, IL. Matthew was a free spirit who touched so many lives. His laugh and smile was a magnet to those around him. He was a hard worker from skateboarding as a...

Esther Kathleen Barker

Esther Kathleen Barker

Sep 30, 2018

ESTHER BARKER

Esther Kathleen Rohner Barker, age 90, of Wheaton, IL, passed on to her heavenly reward on Sunday, September 30, 2018. Esther was born on May 17, 1928, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Lester Rohner and Svea Andersson Rohner.

Esther graduated from Taft High School in Chicago and then attended Huntington College in...

Shirley Bridwell

Shirley Bridwell

Sep 28, 2018

Shirley Bridwell, nee Feist, age 83, a resident of Wheaton, IL, a former resident of Mesa, Arizona, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018, peacefully at home. She was born December 20, 1934 in Chicago to Carl and Eleanore Feist. Shirley grew up in Lombard and graduated from York High School. She loved horses, motorcycles, karaoke, music and her dog...

Kathryn A. Rubin

Kathryn A. Rubin

Sep 28, 2018

Kathryn Ann Rubin, age 90 years old, passed away peacefully at Autumn Leaves Nursing Home in Glen Ellyn, Illinois on Friday, September 28, 2018. She was born on September 9, 1928 in Lansford, Pennsylvania. Kathryn resided in Wheaton, Illinois for the past 54 years. She raised her two children until 1965. She then worked full time as a legal secretary...

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