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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
John E. Blair
Sep 27, 2018
John Blair, age 73, a resident of Lisle, IL, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Illinois. He was born January 17, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois to Ellis D. and Mary "Marie" K (Barnickle) Blair. He married Rosalyn "Sue" M. (Weber) Blair on August 20,1966 in Peoria, Illinois. John grew up in Wheaton,...
Kenneth Wayne Mason
Sep 26, 2018
Kenneth Wayne Mason of Wheaton, Illinois passed away at the age of 96 on September 26th, 2018. He was born on October 5th, 1921 in Toledo, Iowa. He was the son of Earl and Hazel Mason. Wayne graduated from Toledo High School in 1940, where he was active in track and football. Growing up in the country he helped his...
David A. Fischer
Sep 24, 2018
David A. Fischer, age 82, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Monday, September 24, 2018, at DuPage Care Center in Wheaton, IL. Arvin William Fischer and Hedwig Francis Datz gave birth on May 17th, 1936 in Elmhurst, IL to their only child David Allen Fischer. After growing up on the family farm, he entered the U.S. Army. On tour in...
Bill Thompson
Sep 23, 2018
Services for Bill Thompson, 88, will be held at 10:30 am, Thursday, September 27, 2018, at the Wheaton Bible Church with Pastor John White officiating. Born November 22, 1929 in Holland, New York, to William and Florence Thompson, he went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 at his home in Wheaton. Bill & his wife, Betty...
James F. O'Neil
Sep 21, 2018
James F. O'Neil, age 87, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Friday, September 21, 2018 at Wynscape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheaton, Illinois. He was born October 4, 1930 in Chicago, IL. Jim graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1948. After serving stateside in the Army during the Korean War, he graduated from The Illinois Institute of Technology...
John Aldor Mahoney
Sep 21, 2018
John Aldor Mahoney, age 36, a resident of Riverside, IL, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 21, 2018. He was an outstanding young man who did well in school and business but was better defined by love of family and service to others, especially those who also had cancer. He was born June 10, 1982 in...
Robert J. Bartel
Sep 20, 2018
Robert J. Bartel, age 86, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, September 20, 2018. He was born November 10, 1931 in Chengteh, Hunan, China, to Paul H. and Ina K. (Birkey) Bartel, both second generation missionaries. Most of his secondary education was in China and he graduated from high...
Robert K. Rudolph
Sep 19, 2018
Robert K. Rudolph, age 95, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. He was born May 15, 1923 in Lorain, Ohio to Frank Otto and Claire (nee Shafer) Rudolph. Bob graduated high school in Bay City, Michigan. He entered the Army Air Corps after high school and...
Peter J. Mickus Padilla
Sep 19, 2018
Peter J Mickus Padilla, age 48, a resident of Aurora, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 19, in Geneva, Illinois. He was born September 18, 1970 in Park Ridge. Peter worked for Molenhouse Enterprises since 2001. He enjoyed watching baseball and hockey and landscaping his property. He was a member of Calvary Church in Naperville. He is survived by his...
E. Patricia Geurkink
Sep 17, 2018
E. Patricia Geurkink, age 81, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, died Monday, September 17, 2018, at Windsor Park. She had struggled with dementia for the past three years. Pat was born June 3, 1937 in Geneva. IL. The daughter of John Wesley Carlson and Eleanor Case, and sister to Robert, David, Kenneth, Betty, William and Susan....
Margaret "Betty" Lyon
Sep 14, 2018
Margaret "Betty" Lyon was born in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. on May 27, 1927 to Andrew and Ella (nee Fleming) Rutter, remaining there throughout her H.S. years. She loved music and played the chimes in the Soo at St. James Episcopal church, attended Interlocken Music Camp, and sang commercials on the radio. As mezzo soprano she especially enjoyed attending the...
Shirley M. Zalar
Sep 10, 2018
Shirley M. Zalar, age 87, a resident of Glen Ellyn, IL, died Monday, September 10, 2018, at home. She was born February 23, 1931 in Brownsville, PA. Shirley graduated from South Union High School, Uniontown, PA in 1949, after which she earned a home economics degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After graduation she married her high school sweetheart, Tony,...
