Anne E. Soderstrom
Sep 3, 2017
Anne E. Soderstrom, age 28, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Sunday, September 3, 2017, at home. She was born January 22, 1989 in Winfield, IL. Anne attended Wheaton North High School and continued her education at Fox College. As a Certified Veterinary Technician in the DuPage County area, she provided compassionate care to animals of all kinds with...
Betty Lee Williams
Aug 31, 2017
Betty Lee Williams, age 96, a resident of Holmstad in Batavia, and formerly of Warrenville and West Chicago, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 31.
Born in 1920, Betty grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana, and attended Wiley High School and Indiana State Teachers College. In 1941 she married Mark, and...
Theresa M. Smith
Aug 30, 2017
Theresa M. Smith, nee Viola, age 101, a resident of Carol Stream, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at Alden Valley Ridge. She was born August 7, 1916 in Chicago to Vincent and Pauline Viola. Theresa was raised in the Italian neighborhood of Chicago at Taylor St. and Bishop and was a graduate of St. Patrick High School in...
Rosa Mae Griffin
Aug 30, 2017
Rosa Mae Griffin, 85, a resident of Wheaton Illinois, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 in the comfort of her home surrounded by loved ones. She was born on July 30, 1932 in Pickens, South Carolina. She married the love of her life at the young age of 13. She was a...
Ronald F. Desideri
Aug 30, 2017
Ronald F. "Big Guy" Desideri, age 83, of Oak Brook, Illinois, entered eternal life on August 30 2017, after a brief illness. Ron was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 16, 1933 to Louis and Ann Desideri. Not one for limits or boundaries, Ron lived his life to the fullest, in relentless pursuit of his passions, rightfully earning his beloved...
Steven John Augustyn
Aug 27, 2017
Steven J. Augustyn, age 57, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Sunday, August 27, 2017, at Presence McAuley Manor in Aurora, Illinois. He was born February 1, 1960 in Chicago, IL. He was a military buff because he had a great respect for the military. He enjoyed shooting with his prized rifles and guns at the shooting range. He leisurely...
Ruth Wicks
Aug 23, 2017
Ruth P. Wicks, age 83, a resident of Warrenville, IL, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Brighton Gardens of Wheaton. On June 26th, 1934, Ruth Wicks was born in the town of Verdun, in Quebec province Canada. She spent the length of her childhood there with her mother and father and two older sisters. Memories she treasured were ice skating,...
Katherine Ann Johnson
Aug 23, 2017
Katherine Ann Johnson, age 47, a resident of Chicago and Wheaton, Illinois, died on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago. She was born June 5, 1970 in Winfield, Illinois to Francis M. and Mary F. Johnson. Kate grew up in Wheaton and attended St. Francis High School and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She met...
William Richard Volkmar
Aug 21, 2017
William Richard Volkmar, age 50, a resident of Indianapolis, IN, died August 21, 2017, at Castleton Healthcare Center, 7630 E. 86th St., Indianapolis, IN 46256 in Indianapolis. He was born June 6, 1967 in Lathrop, NY. As a youth, he lived in Bloomingdale, IL and graduated from Glenbard North High School. He attended college at Northern Illinois University. He worked...
Peggy Moore
Aug 19, 2017
Peggy Moore (nee Peggy Lou Jones) born April 9, 1923 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Erwin Roe and Ruth Nichols Jones died at home on August 19, 2017 at the age of 94. Peggy was the fourth of six children and one of five daughters. The Jones family moved to the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago in 1927 where...
John "Jack" Michael Carr
Aug 18, 2017
Jack Carr, age 58, a longtime resident of Wheaton, passed away, suddenly at home on Friday, August 18, 2017. He was born April 16, 1959 in Chicago to John and Flo Carr. A true south-sider through and through, Jack was born at Holy Cross hospital, went to grade school at Our Lady of the Snows and graduated from Curie High...
William Wooton
Aug 17, 2017
William Wooton Jr., age 68, a resident of Wheaton, for 17 years, died suddenly on Thursday, August 17, 2017. He was born December 16, 1948 in Louisville, Kentucky to William and Anna Wooton. Bill grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from high school in Ferndale, Michigan and went on to graduate from Michigan State. He married his high school...
Jack Woodson Daniel
Aug 15, 2017
Jack Woodson Daniel, age 93, a longtime resident of the Wheaton area, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. He was born February 10, 1924 in Oak Park to Jasper Woodson and Dorothy Daniel. Jack grew up on the northwest side of Chicago and attended Steinmetz High School and Wheaton College. He served as pastor of...
Yvonne Rish
Aug 13, 2017
Yvonne Rish, age 89, a resident of Wyndemere in Wheaton, IL, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2017, at Westbridge Assisted Living. She was born April 7, 1928 to Marius and Neva Fossenkemper in Highland Park, Michigan. Yvonne was raised in Birmingham, Michigan, graduated from Kingswood School Cranbrook in 1945, and from the University of Michigan in 1950 with a...
Kathleen Grace Barabas
Aug 12, 2017
Kathleen G. Barabas, age 64, a resident of South Barrington, IL, died Saturday, August 12, 2017, at Autumn Leaves of South Barrington. She was born March 17, 1953 in Geneva, IL. Kathy graduated from Wheaton College in 1977 with a Bachelor's Degree in Art. She was a member of College Church. She worked in the children's department at the West...
Ruth Kalberg
Aug 11, 2017
Ruth M. Kalberg, 95, passed away on Friday August 11, 2017, at Central DuPage Hospital. She was born in Chicago on October 1, 1921, and was a resident of Carol Stream. Ruth was a member of Wayne Township Seniors. Her hobbies were vegetable gardening and crocheting afghans. She also enjoyed traveling and did so extensively. She spent over 20...
Ian Fyvie Keith
Aug 10, 2017
Ian Fyvie Keith, age 90, a resident of Lake Carroll, IL, died Thursday, August 10th, 2017 with family in Wheaton, IL. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on June 15th, 1927. Dr. Keith worked for Swift & Co., Dinner Bell Foods, and was a professor at Quincy University and Judson University. He was a member of Hubbard's Marina in Florida...
Mary Ellen Mccormick
Aug 10, 2017
Mary Ellen McCormick, age 75, a resident of Oldsmar, FL and formerly a longtime resident of Villa Park, IL died Thursday August 10, 2017. She was born on February 13, 1942 in Berwyn, IL to Stanley and Margaret Zegadlo. She attended Morton East High School in Cicero, IL and graduated in 1959. During her younger years she worked for Western...
Dustin Edward Tunk
Aug 6, 2017
Dustin Edward Tunk, age 21, was born on July 16th, 1996 and departed this world on August 6th, 2017. Dustin is loved by his parents, Charlie and Vicki; adored by his sisters, Lindsey, Asia and Skyler; cherished by his daughter Avery Lynn; idolized by his three nephews RJ, Logan and Owen; and deeply loved by his very large family –...
Perry Dean Woodward
Aug 6, 2017
Perry Dean Woodward, age 94, a resident of Vero Beach, FL and formerly a longtime resident of Glen Ellyn, IL died Sunday, August 6th after a long illness. He was born on February 6, 1923, in Cedar Rapids, IA to Charles and Bessie Woodward. He graduated from Coe College and received his MBA from Northwestern University. He served as a...
