Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Marilyn Leslie Dinkel

Marilyn Leslie Dinkel

Oct 18, 2018

It is with great sadness the family of Marilyn Leslie (Carlson) Dinkel announces her passing on October 18, 2018.

Marilyn was born in Chicago on May 17, 1938 to Lester & Nellie Carlson. She grew up in Edgebrook with her sister Linnea, attended Taft High School and graduated in 1963 from North Park College with...

Marguerite Hasbrouck

Marguerite Hasbrouck

Oct 18, 2018

Marguerite "Peggy" Hasbrouck, a longtime resident of Glen Ellyn, IL passed away peacefully on October 18, 2018 at Windsor Park Manor, Carol Stream, IL. Peggy moved to Glen Ellyn in 1970 when her husband Donald E Hasbrouck's work brought him to Illinois from Rumson, New Jersey. Don and Peggy were members of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church and spent much of...

Bruce D. Dillingham

Bruce D. Dillingham

Oct 18, 2018

Bruce D. Dillingham, age 86, a former longtime resident of Wheaton, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 18, 2018. He was born March 31, 1932 in Chicago to Clarence and Jessie Dillingham. Bruce was orphaned by the age of 16 and was raised by his great-aunt, Gussie. He grew up on the north side of Chicago and...

Rose Marie Oling

Rose Marie Oling

Oct 17, 2018

Rose Marie Oling, age 93, a longtime resident of Glen Ellyn, passed away peacefully on October 17,2018 in Eureka IL with her daughter Susan at her side. She was a previous resident at Windsor Park Covenant Retirement Community in Carol Stream for 10 years and most recently a resident of Westbrook Senior Living in Streamwood IL for 2 years. Rose...

Gentry H. Lowe Jr.

Gentry H. Lowe Jr.

Oct 16, 2018

Gentry H. Lowe Jr., age 92, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, formerly of Williamsburg and Newport News, Virginia, died October 16, 2018, at Wynscape in Wheaton, Illinois. He was born March 14, 1926 in Birmingham, Alabama. He grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia and attended schools there. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and entered the U.S. Navy in 1943....

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...

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