Andrew A. Ayers Jr.
Aug 11, 2018
Andrew "Andy" A. Ayers Jr., a Wheaton resident since 1975, passed away on Saturday August 11th, 2018 at the age of 86. He was preceded in death by his brother Peter Ayers of Portland, Oregon. Andy was born to Andrew and Maude (Lowell) Ayers in Union Town, PA. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts....
Dennis W. Jamieson
Aug 9, 2018
Dennis W. Jamieson, age 82, a resident of Carol Stream, passed away suddenly on Thursday, August 9, at home. He was born May 8, 1936 in Decorah, Iowa to Marlin and Martha Jamieson. He was a Glen Ellyn police officer for 33 years earning the rank of Lieutenant. His was an active member of Kiwanis and Wheaton Drama. His hobbies...
Jack Okesson
Aug 5, 2018
Jack A. Okesson, age 82, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Sunday, August 5, 2018, at Windsor Park in Carol Stream, Illinois. He was born May 18, 1936 in Jamestown, New York. Jack received his B.S. from Taylor University in Indiana and his M.A. from Syracuse University. He was a high school science teacher in Worcester MA, Kijabe Kenya, and...
Ann Luwain Elgar
Aug 5, 2018
Ann Luwain Elgar (nee Venjohn), 103, formerly of Carol Stream, peacefully passed from this life on August 5, 2018 at St Patrick's Residence in Naperville, IL. Ann was born September 5, 1914 in Faulkton, South Dakota, to John and Ann (Peitzmeier) Venjohn. Growing up on the farm as one of the youngest of 9 children, Ann worked hard helping...
Coral M. Helmer
Aug 3, 2018
Coral M. Helmer, age 57, a resident of Compton, IL, died Friday, August 3, 2018, at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Illinois. She was born December 19, 1960 in Geneva, Illinois. Coral was passionate about arts & crafts and also drawing. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Mendota, IL. She is survived by mother, Carol Sharp and...
Jean Catherine Nicodem
Aug 3, 2018
Jean Catherine Nicodem of Glendale Heights, IL passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018 after a 2-year battle with cancer at the age of 76. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 15, 1941 and was the second of Neil and Marion Murdoch's three daughters.
After completing Bible College in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan,...
Karen C. Pacholik
Jul 31, 2018
Karen C. Pacholik, age 66, a resident of Wheaton, IL, went home to be with her savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. She passed into eternity while in her home and surrounded by her family. Karen's greatest quality was her concern for others. She would go out of her way to send a card, ask about, and pray...
Sue Dusinberre Hodgson
Jul 30, 2018
Sue D. Hodgson, 78. Sue Dusinberre Hodgson died July 30, 2018 at Oak Trace Health Center, Downers Grove, Illinois after courageously battling Parkinson's Disease for more than 20 years. Her dear friend, Bev Cable Becker was at her side. Sue was predeceased by her husband, Vincent Hodgson, who died June 11, 2018. Sue was born February 26, 1940 in...
Harold E. Youngberg
Jul 30, 2018
Harold E. Youngberg, age 95, a resident of Wheaton, IL, went to be with the Lord July 30, 2018 at DuPage Care Center in Wheaton, Illinois. He was born July 5, 1923 in Gothenburg, Nebraska. Harold graduated from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL. Harold also attended Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL and received his masters from Sacramento State...
Dorothy Showman
Jul 29, 2018
Dorothy Showman, age 98, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018. She was born June 25, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri to Walter and Helen Eckhardt.
Dorothy was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and was an active member of the VFW. She worked as an analyst for...
Donna M. Daley
Jul 28, 2018
Donna M. Daley, 64, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, passed away peacefully surrounded by her whole family July 28th 3:58am at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. She was born March 12, 1954 in Geneva, Illinois. Mrs. Daley enjoyed her occupation as a radiology technician at Hines V.A. Hospital for 43 years and recently retired. She enjoyed a life full...
Damon Lewis Jackson Jr.
Jul 28, 2018
Damon Lewis Jackson Jr., age 69, a resident of Chicago, IL, died Saturday, July 28, at home. He was born September 16, 1948 in Chicago to Damon L. Jackson Sr. and Juanita Jackson, nee Harbin. He grew up in Wheaton and graduated from Wheaton Central High School. After high school, he served in the US Army in Vietnam as a...
Wendy E. Goss
Jul 27, 2018
Wendy Elizabeth Goss, age 33, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, died at home on July 27, 2018. Wendy was born in Shakopee, Minnesota. She worked at West Suburban Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bloomingdale as a certified nursing assistant, a career she had long dreamed of in her desire to care for others. She attended Wheaton Bible Church, where...
Susan Keller
Jul 24, 2018
Susan Keller, age 68, a longtime resident of Wheaton, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Alden Gardens in Bloomingdale, Illinois. She was born October 7, 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts. Susan was a longtime member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Wheaton where she served on the Alter Guild. She volunteered at Central DuPage Hospital. She is survived by family...
Minerva L. Diener
Jul 23, 2018
Minerva Diener, age 97, a resident of Glen Ellyn, IL, died Monday, July 23, 2018, at Atria Park of Glen Ellyn. She was born January 12, 1921 in Gothenburg, NE. She is survived by her son, Ronald (Cheryl) Diener of Wheaton; her grandsons, Justin (Melody) Diener and Barrett (Stacy) Diener; six great-grandchildren, Emma Johnson, Carli Johnson, Allie Diener, Gabrielle Diener,...
Patricia Reece Ellis
Jul 23, 2018
Patricia Reece Ellis age 89, formally of Glen Ellyn and Wheaton, passed away peacefully Monday, July 23, 2018. Preceded in death by her husband, A. Barry Ellis, she is survived by her sons Andrew and his wife, Suzanne; Matthew and his wife Lynette and their three sons, Oliver, Ian, and Addison. She is also survived by her daughter, Anne...
Denise F. Schreiber
Jul 22, 2018
Denise F. Schreiber, age 96, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Travanse Living at Wheaton in Wheaton, IL. She was born April 7, 1922 in Paris, France. Denise enjoyed traveling the world. She was the President of the French United States Exchange Club (FUSE) for many years until it dissolved. She was an excellent...
Robert L. Spreckels
Jul 22, 2018
Robert L. Spreckels, age 93, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Johnson Health Care Center in Carol Stream, Illinois. He was born June 2, 1925 to Deitrich and Esther Spreckels in Austin, Mower County, Minnesota. Bob met Audrey Hanson at St. Paul Bible Institute in St....
Mary Louise Hornack Lewis
Jul 21, 2018
Mary Louise Hornack Lewis, age 99, formerly of Belle Vernon, PA died at her Brookdale Glen Ellyn home on Saturday, July 21. Born on September 26, 1918 in Monessen, PA to Joseph and Anna Maksin, she was the seventh of ten children. She graduated from Monessen High School in 1936. Mary Louise married John P. Lewis on June 29, 1940....
Richard C. Kelso
Jul 20, 2018
Richard C. Kelso, age 88, a resident of Downers Grove, IL, died Friday, July 20, 2018, at home. He was born January 4, 1930 in Oak Park, IL. Richard loved his church and writing poetry. He also loved to fly. He is survived by his step-son, Dennis Sperando of West Chicago; his cherished granddaughter, Tarah Sperando; and his loving niece,...
