Obituaries

Sep 30, 2017

Richard T. Edwards Jr., age 95, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, died Saturday, September 30, 2017, at home. He was born October 31, 1921 in Rome, New York. Mr. Edwards was a 1939 graduate of the Rome Free Academy where he played varsity football. He served in the US Marine Corps during World War II where...

Sep 28, 2017

Lee A. Hoeft, age 88, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died Thursday, September 28, 2017, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. He was born March 30, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois. Lee grew up in the Oak Park, IL area. He served in the Army in World War II, stationed in Japan, and trained as a paratrooper. He...

Sep 28, 2017

John R. Gravee, age 82, a resident of Huntley, IL and formerly of Crystal Lake, IL, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at home. He was born March 9, 1935 in Chicago to Knut and Bertha Gravee. His early childhood was spent in Sweden and he returned to Chicago with Swedish being his first language....

Sep 28, 2017

Carol M. Lewis, age 91, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, formerly of Wheaton, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 28, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. She was born July 17, 1926 in Evanston, Illinois to Moses and Amy Mc Daniel. In 1927, her family moved to Wheaton and she attended Wheaton Academy....

Sep 27, 2017

C. Jane Nelson, age 96, a resident of Wheaton, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Jane was born June 20, 1921 in Moline, IL to John and Selma Nelson, the younger of 2 daughters who were 15 years apart. Jane was the first American born of their Swedish family, her sister being born in Sweden....

Sep 25, 2017

Sylvia Joy Wood, age 85, a former resident of Santa Barbara, California,  died peacefully on Monday, September 25, 2017, at Lexington Health Care Center in Lombard, Illinois.  She was born April 22, 1932 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Lewis and Kathryn Higinbotham.

After graduating from school in Buenos Aires, she married Josiah Wood and moved to Washington...

Sep 24, 2017

Barbara Diane "Boz" Li, age 38, a resident of Carol Stream and formerly of Glendale Heights and Glen Ellyn, IL, passed away on Sunday, September 24, at her home in Carol Stream. She was born July 30, 1979 in Winfield, IL to Edward G. and Karen A. Olszewski. She was raised in Glen Ellyn, IL and attended Lincoln Elementary, Hadley...

Sep 24, 2017

Paul E. Furnish, age 82, a resident of Aurora, formerly a longtime resident of Naperville, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.  He was born November 28, 1934 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Paul grew up in Arkansas, Missouri and Indiana, graduating from Kokomo High School, Kokomo, Indiana. After...

Sep 24, 2017

Forrest W. "Mike" Sexton, age 89, a resident of Wheaton and formerly of Dawson and Rochester, IL, passed away on Sunday, September 24, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born May 28, 1928 on a farm near Andrew, IL to Homer C. and Eva Marie Sexton. Mike graduated from Tri-City High School in Buffalo, IL in 1946....

Sep 21, 2017

Charles A. DeLew, age 92, a former longtime resident of DesPlaines, IL, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Wynscape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheaton, Illinois.  He was born December 27, 1924 in Chicago to Albert and Caroline DeLeeuw.

Chuck grew up on the near northside of Chicago. He graduated from Lane Technical High School....

Sep 19, 2017

Arnie L. Roosa, age 93, a resident of Bloomingdale, IL, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Lexington Health Care Center in Bloomingdale, IL. He was born September 27, 1923 in Royal Oak Township, Michigan. On April 28, 1945 Arnold married Ruth Kjemhus in Chicago. They built their home in West Chicago in 1953 and raised three daughters. He was active...

Sep 19, 2017

Jennifer Anne Hooten, age 49, a resident of Wheaton, IL, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born May 27, 1968 in Oak Park to John and Antoinette Sendra. Jennifer graduated from Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois and received a bachelor's degree from Illinois...

Sep 18, 2017

Matthew Joseph Hamilton, age 21, a resident of Warrenville, died suddenly on Monday, September 18, at home. He was born September 30, 1995 in Winfield to Todd and Liz Hamilton. Matthew grew up in Warrenville and attended Johnson Elementary School, Hubble Middle School and graduated from Wheaton Warrenville South High School in 2014. He was a Boy Scout in Troop...

Sep 16, 2017

Gretchen A. Henson, age 80, a resident of Belmont Village in Carol Stream, IL, died Saturday, September 16, 2017, at home. She was born January 22, 1937 in Columbus, OH. First and foremost, Gretchen was passionate about her love of Jesus Christ and it showed in every area of her life. She graduated from The Ohio State University and was...

Sep 16, 2017

Robert T. Neumayer Jr., a resident of Carol Stream, Illinois died on Saturday, September 16, 2017 while on vacation in Avon Colorado. He was born on May 17, 1952 in Floral Park, New York. Mr. Neumayer owned a pet sitting business in Wheaton. He is survived by his wife, Suzy, his children, Alex, Ben, and Anna Neumayer, his brother, John...

Sep 16, 2017

Richard "Rick" VandenBrook, age 61, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born July 29, 1956 in Evanston, IL. Rick was a man of God, filled with goodness and integrity. As a policeman and a DARE officer in the Wheaton community, he was a role model to countless...

Sep 15, 2017

Carol Jean Jones, age 88, born April 27, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois, passed away peacefully Friday, September 15, 2017 at the Johnson Medical Center at Windsor Park in Carol Stream. Mrs. Jones was a graduate of Bryan College and Swedish Covenant Nursing. She was a longtime employee of Hines Hospital and DuPage Convalescent Center. She lived a life of service...

Sep 10, 2017

Marie "Dolly" Fischer, nee Newman, died September 10, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Richard E. Fischer for 67 years, mother of Richard, Robert, Pamela (Christopher) Dayney, Russell (Tonya), and fond grandmother of Tyler, Kendall, Shaun, Theresa, Theresa E., Ian, Elijah, and Genevieve. Dolly was born and raised in Chicago where she graduated from Kelly High School.  She was...

Sep 9, 2017

Betty Lou Stahr, age 85, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Saturday, September 9, 2017, in her home, surrounded by her family. She was born November 11, 1931 in Flushing, New York. Betty grew up in New Jersey where she lived with her family until her parents, Frank and Lillian Ewen, moved to Saudi Arabia when she was 17 years...

Sep 8, 2017

Lee Thomas (Tom) Doty, of Wheaton, IL, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL.  He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on August 6, 1941 to Lee and Mina Doty.  Tom was a graduate of Warwood High School, West Virginia in 1959 and also of Michigan State University, Michigan, where he majored in Hotel...