Obituaries

May 4, 2018

Robert "Bob" Hahn, age 90, a former longtime resident of Park Ridge, currently of Monarch Landing in Naperville, passed away on May 4, 2018. He was born in Graham, Kentucky, the youngest of eight children born to Worden and Mary Azile Hahn. Bob grew up on a farm in Kentucky. He left the farm during his high school years and...

May 2, 2018

Wayne L. Niemeier, age 100, a resident of Warrenville, IL, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. He was born February 24, 1918 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Pete and Edna Niemeier. Wayne grew up in Barrington, IL where he graduated from high school. He served in the U.S. Air Corp during WWII. After...

Apr 30, 2018

Captain Quang Dinh Nguyen, age 90, a resident of Bloomingdale, IL, died Monday, April 30, 2018, at Alden Valley Ridge in Bloomingdale, IL. He was born August 9, 1927 in Hai Phong, Vietnam. Quang graduated from the French-Vietnamese Merchant Marine College. Quang was an international sea Captain in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans shipping important cargo like rice and oil...

Apr 28, 2018

Ruth A. LaPointe, nee Wilson, age 89, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. She was born August 5, 1928 in Indianapolis, IN. Ruth had a love for music, sports, baking and cooking. She is known for apple slices, brownies, and pies. While she loved to bake her delights for...

Apr 27, 2018

Richard Clark Davoust, Sr. was born in Chicago on October 5, 1928 and died April 27, 2018. One of four sons, Richard "Dick" was a civil engineer and entrepreneur. He owned a local oil producing company, Quasar, Inc, in Evansville, Indiana and Western Kentucky for many years. His hobby was purchasing troubled businesses and using his innovation and creativity to...

Apr 27, 2018

Eugene P. "Gene" Wright, a resident of Carol Stream, IL went home to be with his Lord on April 27, 2018. He was born on January 13, 1934 in Wheaton to Paul M. and Mabel (Davidson) Wright. Gene grew up in the shadow of Wheaton College where his father, Paul, was the head of the chemistry department and geology professor....

Apr 24, 2018

Joyce (Dahlberg) Ankerberg, 92 years of age, passed away following an illness at Fairview Baptist Home (Oak Trace) in Downers Grove, IL on Wednesday, April 24, 2018. Joyce was a faithful and loving wife to her late husband Dr. Daniel Ankerberg and a beloved and wonderful mother to her children, Dr. William Ankerberg, Former Senior pastor of the Whittier Area...

Apr 23, 2018

Robert V. Enstrom, age 81, a resident of Wheaton, IL, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 23, 2018, suddenly as a result of a heart related incident. He was born August 23, 1936 in Oak Park to Albin and Edna Enstrom. Bob grew up in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. He graduated from Austin High School and...

Apr 22, 2018

Joshua David Popescu, 29, a resident of Winfield, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 22. He was born February 18, 1989 in Aurora to Nick and Cornelia Popescu. Josh grew up in Winfield and graduated from Wheaton North High School in 2007. His love of music lead him to graduate at the top of his class at...

Apr 22, 2018

Thomas M. Stephan, age 66, a resident of Paw Paw, IL, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 , at Central DuPage Hospital, surrounded by his family after a strong courageous battle against Cancer. Tom was born June 5, 1951 in Chicago to Matthew Stephan and Patricia Brice. He grew up in an orphanage in Freeport til he was...

Apr 20, 2018

Chih Ming Jimmy Hsiao, age 75, a resident of Naperville, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 20, 2018.  He was born September 12, 1942 in Pingtung, Taiwan to his father, Pu Tuo Hsiao and his mother, Xu Li Yang Hsiao.

Jimmy grew up in Pingtung and was the second of five siblings.  After earning...

Apr 19, 2018

Cora Anne Kirkwood, age 77, a resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at home. She was born February 14, 1941 in Chicago, IL. Before marrying her husband Jim, Cora was a Grammar School teacher, which she loved. She stopped teaching when she got married and devoted her life to being an excellent homemaker. She lived...

Apr 19, 2018

Tim Baergen, age 68, a resident of Naperville, IL, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 19, 2018  at home.  He was born October 15, 1949 in Chicago to Al and Marilyn Baergen. He grew up on the north side of Chicago and graduated from Schurz High School. He graduated from the Moody Bible Institute, the University...

Apr 18, 2018

George B. Newitt, a resident of Wheaton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, a week after his 100th birthday. He was born April 13, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan to Edward and Madeline Newitt. George grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan where he graduated from high school. He graduated from Wayne State with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He...

Apr 18, 2018

Branch Geoffrey Pierce, age 65, a resident of Lisle, IL, died Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois. He was born August 31, 1952 in St. Charles, IL. Geoff grew up in Wheaton, IL. He attended Holmes Elementary School, Franklin Jr. High and Wheaton North High School, graduating in 1970. He was a member of the Wheaton...

Apr 17, 2018

Harold Savage, 90, beloved husband of Loretta and loving father of the late Cindy Lou, born Sept. 7, 1927, passed away on April 17, 2018. Avid gardener and retired employee of Wheaton Water Department. Services will be private.

Apr 16, 2018

Brian R. T. Frost, age 91, a resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. He was born September 6, 1926 in London, England to Reginald and Beatrice Frost. As a young man he was involved in Boy Scouts in England and took many trips across Europe staying at hostels....

Apr 16, 2018

Jean Rahn, age 90, a resident of Belmont Village in Carol Stream, IL, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018. She was born February 25, 1928 in Dakota City, Nebraska. She grew up in Clark, South Dakota. After earning a degree in teaching, she taught in a one room schoolhouse in South Dakota. She worked for TWA in Chicago and...

Apr 15, 2018

Robert F. "Bob" Ramey, age 87, a resident of Windsor Park, Carol Stream, Illinois, went home to heaven on the Lord's Day, April 15, 2018. He died in his sleep after a fight with cancer, at the Northwestern Medical Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Illinois. Bob was born on May 15, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Robert and May (nee Lotz)...

Apr 14, 2018

Marilyn Taylor, age 87, of Glen, Ellyn, Illinois passed in her sleep on Saturday, April 14, 2018. Marilyn was born in Decatur, Illinois on July 17, 1930, with her twin sister, Marian, to the parents of E. J. and Daisy Andrews. "The Twins" joined their two older brothers, Keith and Lloyd, in the bustling Andrews home on 2262 N. Church...