Obituaries

Jul 17, 2018

Wesley Whitefield Bishop Jr.

May 23, 1946 – July 17, 2018

Eight years ago, on life support while he awaited a heart transplant, Wes saw a vision of sitting at a banquet table with many friends, waiting for Jesus to come around the corner.  Though he received a new heart and rejoined his family and...

Jul 14, 2018

Margaret Lee Harlan Funk, after 77 years of wonder, curiosity, struggle and love, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2018, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Margie was born on April 25, 1941, in Lafayette, Indiana to Charles C. and Denelda L. (Lorene) Harlan.  Margie and her brother Chuck grew up in the small town of Kentland, situated in northwestern Indiana...

Jul 9, 2018

Robert Jons Sargis, 93, of Chicago, passed away peacefully Mon July 9, 2018. He was born in Chicago on the 4th of July, 1925, to Jonas Sargis and Sherin Isaac Sargis, both Assyrian immigrants from the Lake Urmia region of Persia. As a child, Robert grew up in the Wrigleyville area and graduated from Lakeview High School and Roosevelt University....

Jul 9, 2018

Elisa Gomez, born Martina Martinez Casiano, age 98, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, July 9, 2018,surrounded by her family. She was born March 10, 1920 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. She married Jose Gomez Ruiz on April 24, 1952 in New York. Shortly after they moved to Savanna, IL, where Jose worked at...

Jul 6, 2018

James "Jim" W. Newing, age 83, a resident of the DuPage Care Center in Wheaton, Illinois, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, July 6, after a final battle with pneumonia. Jim was born May 14, 1935, to William and Margaret Newing. Jim was born and raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. As a young teen, he distinguished himself as...

Jul 1, 2018

Gary Oviatt, age 63, a longtime resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away suddenly on July 1, 2018. He was born September 22, 1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Sarah Davis and Ellwood Oviatt. Gary grew up in Evans City, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Wheaton College and then earned a law degree from Washington and Lee University. He married Lisa Rosti on...

Jun 26, 2018

Doris "Dori" L. Krengel, age 90, a resident of West Chicago for 62 years, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. She was born April 10, 1928 in Wheaton to Lucius and Dorothy Gauger. Dori grew up in Wheaton and graduated from Wheaton Community High School in 1946. She married Clifford H. Krengel on February 14,...

Jun 25, 2018

Kathleen A. Lanehart, age 55, a resident of Lombard, IL, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on Monday, June 25, 2018. She was born August 28, 1962 on Long Island, New York to Hilary and Marie Brudnicki. In 1977, she moved to Lombard and graduated from Glenbard East High School in 1980. Kathy served in the U.S. Navy...

Jun 25, 2018

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dearest, Valentina Stasyuk. On June 25th, 2018, Valentina left her family and friends to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ, only 2 weeks short of her 61st Birthday.

Valentina was born to a Christian family on July 8th, 1957, in a Village...

Jun 23, 2018

Shirley Jean Yep, age 91, a longtime resident of Winfield, IL, died Saturday June 23, 2018. She was born in Chicago, IL, on June 6, 1927 to Malcolm B. and Francis Leota Keith. Shirley grew up in Lombard, IL, and was a graduate of Glenbard West High School. She attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago and worked in...

Jun 22, 2018

Evelyn Lucille "Lucy" Ryan, age 85, went home to be with Jesus on June 22, 2018, at Lakeview Memory Care Community in Bloomingdale, IL. Lucille was born in Union Township, IL, to Frank and Nannie (Jacobs) Mills.

Two memorial services will be held in Lucille's honor. The first memorial service will take place at 11:00 am on...

Jun 21, 2018

Dorothy C. Nelson, age 88, a resident of Bridgeway of Bensenville, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 21, peacefully at RML Specialty Hospital in Hinsdale, IL. She was born June 7, 1930 in Chicago to Joseph and Rose Rabito. Dorothy was born and raised in Elmwood Park, Illinois. After attending elementary school, Dorothy had an interesting high...

Jun 18, 2018

Melvin E. Johnson, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, passed onto his eternal home on Monday, June 18th early in the morning. He was three weeks from his 92 birthday. Born in Laporte, IN on July 9 in 1926, Mel was the youngest of 5 (Gilbert, Bernice, Raymond, Alvera). At the age of two, the family moved to Michigan City...

Jun 18, 2018

Margaret "Peg" Penney Hopeman, age 89, a resident of Windsor Park, died Monday, June 18, 2018. She was born in Washington, D.C., on October 26, 1928 to Jessie (Williams) and George Leonard Naramore. Peg received her RN from West Suburban School of Nursing Class of 1949. She received her BSN from Wheaton College and married Donald Edwin Penney the same...

Jun 16, 2018

Anh Võ Đình Linh sinh ngày 15 tháng 5 năm 1968 tại thôn Phước Lâm, xã Hòa Hiệp Bắc, huyện Tuy Hòa, tỉnh Phú Yên Việt nam.  Cha là ông Võ Mỳ và mẹ là bà Trần Thị Trung. Anh là con thứ tư trong gia đình có 9 người con. Vào tháng 8 năm 1989 Linh cùng em...

Jun 15, 2018

Ruby A. Gallaher, age 99, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2018 at Windsor Park Assisted Living. Ruby was born in Chillicothe, MO on July 10, 1918. Her family lived on a small farm near Chillicothe at that time. Later they moved to a home in Chillicothe. Ruby graduated from Chillicothe High School and later from the Chillicothe Business College....

Jun 14, 2018

Sylvester Barnes III, RPh, ("Puggy"), a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, was born to the late Sylvester Barnes, Jr. and Dorothy (Goins) Barnes on July 12, 1951 in Cassopolis, Michigan. Sylvester believed in God, accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, and was called to be with the Lord on June 14, 2018 at the age of 66. Sylvester and...

Jun 12, 2018

Doris L. Wollert Kolar, age 97, a lifelong resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away June 12, 2018, at Belmont Village in Carol Stream, Illinois. She was born January 21, 1921 in Wheaton to Fred and Lillian Brown. Doris grew up in Wheaton and attended Lowell Grade School and graduated from Wheaton Community High School. She went on to business school...

Jun 11, 2018

Vincent Hodgson, age 82, a resident of Downers Grove, IL, died Monday, June 11, 2018, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born March 16, 1936 in England. Vincent held a Doctorate degree and worked as a statistician in the oil industry. He is survived by his wife, Sue. Services are private. Interment will be private at Wellsboro...

Jun 10, 2018

Judith C. Giessel (nee Conlon), 80, long time resident of Wheaton, IL and Door County, WI, died in her sleep on Sunday, June 10, in her home in Wheaton IL. Her primary focus in life was her family of eight adults and 11 grandchildren. They are husband, Carl; her daughters and their husbands, Amy Jackson (Troy), Carrie McCunn (Greg), Catherine...