David L. Brewer
Nov 22, 2018
David L. Brewer, age 76, a resident of Wheaton, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He is survived by his wife, Heidi Brewer; daughters, Katri (Daniel) Delac and Krista (Phillip) Reid; and his siblings; John, Robert and Anita. David was born August 19, 1942 in Elgin, Illinois to Russell and Esther...
Helen Catanzaro
Nov 22, 2018
Helen Catanzaro, age 95, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died November 22, 2018, at Johnson Health Care Center in Carol Stream, Illinois, with her family nearby. She was born February 28, 1923 in Beroun, MN. She was born on a family farm in Beroun. After high school she moved to Minneapolis, where she worked in banking and insurance. Her...
Thomas J. Mailander
Nov 22, 2018
Thomas J. Mailander, age 79, a resident of Asbury Gardens, in North Aurora, IL, died on November 22, 2018. He was born October 9, 1939 in Chicago, IL.
He worked for United Airlines and at Hueblin Beverage as a V.P. in sales.
He is survived by his children Jim Mailander, Debbie Mailander Akerman, and Jennifer...
Dr. Eugene A. Frost Sr.
Nov 20, 2018
Eugene A. Frost, Sr., 99, peacefully entered his Lord's presence on Tuesday, November 20, at 9:45 a.m.
For over 74 years, Hattie Marie Hibma Frost was his loving and supportive wife. He is survived by his wife Marie, and children Sharon (Joe) Ritchie, Linda (Steve) Easterling, Gene (Barb) Jr., Kay (Rand) York, and Mark (Norine). He leaves...
William "Bill" Davidson
Nov 17, 2018
William Brown "Bill" Davidson, of Wheaton, Illinois, died on Saturday, November 17, 2018, at the age of 91. Son of Fredrick Irwin Davidson and Edith Virginia Brown Davidson, he was born in Chatsworth, Georgia, on November 26, 1926.
As a 17-year-old Eagle Scout, Bill entered the Navy during WWII; he served on the destroyer tender USS Black...
Stuart O. Michael
Nov 16, 2018
Stuart O. Michael, age 73, a longtime resident of Wheaton, Illinois, died suddenly on Friday, November 16. Stu was born on July 5, 1945 in Binghamton, New York to Gerald Owen and Ruth Elaine Michael. Stu grew up in Chenango Bridge, New York, where he graduated from Chenango Valley High School in 1963. He graduated from Nyack College in Nyack,...
Edward A. Loss
Nov 16, 2018
Edward A. Loss, age 92, of Roselle, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 16, 2018.
A young man of 17 came to America from the Polish/Russian border and met a beautiful young woman who was orphaned in Czechoslovakia during the war. After meeting one another, they fell in love and eventually wed. Together they raised two...
Frances A. Redelman
Nov 14, 2018
Frances A. Redelman, age 91, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at DuPage Care Center in Wheaton, IL. She was born March 15, 1927 in Chicago, IL. Frances grew up in Chicago. She was a waitress for many years. When her children were young she was a Blue Bird leader. She was known as a very...
Ellen Hedstrom
Nov 13, 2018
Ellen Hedstrom, nee Bowler, age 91, a resident of Mayslake Village in Oak Brook, IL, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Illinois. She was born March 24, 1927. Ellen met Robert "Bob" Hedstrom (class of '50), her husband of 64 years, at the Stupe at Wheaton College. They...
Frankie J. Wesson
Nov 12, 2018
Frankie Jean King was born unto Velma Ovette Bullock and Franklin Joseph King in Magee Mississippi on October 22, 1951. For the first 5 years Frankie (called Jean) would explore the small rural southern world in the Jim Crow south before heading north to Chicago with her younger brother Gerald and her Mother. They would later be joined by...
Don Reeder
Nov 11, 2018
Don Reeder, a resident of Wheaton, Elmhurst and St. Charles passed away peacefully of advanced Parkinson's on Sunday, November 11 2018, at Wyndscape Rehabilitation and Nursing Home where he had resided for the last four years. He was born in Charlotte North Carolina on September 26 1935 to Lonnie J. and Marion Reeder. He and his younger sister Diane Reeder...
Rebecca Kraft
Nov 8, 2018
Rebecca Kraft, age 75, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, Illinois, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 8, 2018. She was born December 5, 1942, in Dallas, Texas, to Kenneth and Margaret Taylor.
Becky was the eldest of ten siblings. She grew up in Wheaton and graduated from Wheaton Community High School. ...
Joyce Johnson
Nov 5, 2018
Mary Joyce Giles Johnson, on November 5th, Joyce Johnson passed on to her eternal home. She had recently celebrated her 90th birthday. Mary Joyce Giles was born to Frederick and Mary Giles at the Norwegian Hospital in Chicago on August 25, 1928. She was the only sibling of older brother, Fredrick Harvey Junior. Chicago (Mayfair area) was home until the...
Alan F. Johnson
Nov 5, 2018
Dr. Alan Johnson died at home on November 5, 2018. Alan was born in Elmira, New York on June 4, 1933 to Frank and Pearl Johnson. He was the 4 th child and the first son. His mother died when he was three and he went to live with his sister Madeline. He lived in MI, AZ and CA...
Gene Norman Fredrickson
Nov 5, 2018
Gene grew up in Meriden, IA, a rural community that included most of his extended family. He enjoyed playing in the school band, participating in every sport and was involved in church activities. He was the son of a grain elevator operator and spent many hot summers shoveling grain and delivering feed. His sister Judy introduced him to Marsha Johnson...
Verner H. Ohst
Nov 3, 2018
Verner H. Ohst, age 88, a resident of Wheaton, IL, was called home to the Lord on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at River Glen Assisted Living in St. Charles, IL. He was born March 10, 1930 in Mason County, MI. Vern was born and raised on the family farm near Ludington, Michigan. He went on to attend Michigan State, receiving...
Bruce Macpherson
Oct 31, 2018
Bruce N. MacPherson, age 79, former missionary to Argentina and resident of Carol Stream, IL, passed gently into the arms of Jesus in the presence of his family on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born August 19, 1939, in New York. "He's the lucky one," said one of his grandkids, feeling devastated...
Gary Paul Franz Jr.
Oct 31, 2018
Gary Paul Franz Jr., age 29, a resident of Geneva, IL, died Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at Seasons Hospice in Naperville, Illinois. He was born October 30, 1989 in Indonesia where his parents, Gary and Carol Franz, were serving as missionaries with Pioneers. Gary Paul's life verse was given to his parents just days before his birth and comes from...
Linda Sue Drapak
Oct 31, 2018
Linda S. Drapak, age 66, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, and a former longtime resident of Downers Grove, IL, died Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at home. She was born April 10, 1952 in Cicero, IL. Linda enjoyed cooking for her family, listening to rock and roll music, and her loving animals. She is survived by her loving husband of...
Sharlene Current
Oct 26, 2018
Sharlene Current, resident of Glen Ellyn, formerly of Lanark and Villa Park, Illinois, passed away on Friday, October 26, at Glen Ellyn, Illinois at the age of 82, one day short of her 83rd birthday. Sharlene was born in Ellsworth, Illinois, to parents Joseph and Ruth Mock. Sharlene and her nine siblings were raised in Bloomington. After the death...
