Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wheaton and Carol Stream, IL. and the surrounding areas.
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...
Matthew Riva
Aug 5, 2017
Matthew Riva, age 96, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Saturday, August 5, 2017, at DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton, Illinois. He was born January 23, 1921 in Decatur, Illinois. Matthew loved to fish. He was known to take family on fishing trips. He loved to work on cars. He bartended at the family bar and grill and was known...
Joan Marie Bregman
Aug 2, 2017
Joan M. Bregman, age 67, a longtime resident of Wheaton, IL., died on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at Delnor Community Hospital, Geneva, Illinois. She was born June 14, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Vernon and Lois Grobe. Joan was a lifelong learner. She began her career as a dental hygienist and returned to school to become a speech pathologist. During...
Mario A. Imbrogno
Jul 31, 2017
Mario A. Imbrogno, age 80, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Monday, July 31, 2017, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born August 18, 1936 in Chicago, IL. Mr. Imbrogno worked for Elmwood Park Public Works. He is survived by his wife, Madeline Imbrogno of Wheaton; daughter, Marlo (Jonathan) Gacek and their children Gabriel, Gwendolyn, and Claire...
Ellen Colbrun Kashian
Jul 30, 2017
Ellen Colbrun Kashian (née Duncan), died peacefully on July 30, surrounded by the love of her children and the comforting presence of her younger brother, at Lexington Health Care Center in Elmhurst, Illinois. She was 96. Ellen was the proud mother of Sandra (Jim) Sieber of Lake Forest, Stephen (Rozik) of Winnetka, and Martha (Mark) Collins of Columbus, Ohio, who...
Marilyn E. Johnson
Jul 26, 2017
Marilyn E. Johnson, age 90, a longtime resident of Schiller Park, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. She was born November 11, 1926 in Chicago to Henry and Adele Matson.
Marilyn attended Schurz High School and Wheaton College. She met Carl "Bert" Johnson at a wedding and they were married on October 2,...James "Jim" Richard Waters
Jul 26, 2017
James "Jim" Richard Waters, 80 years old, a resident of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, died in the early morning July 26, 2017 at home. Mr. Waters was born to Arnold R. and Mary L. Waters January 8, 1937 in Decatur, Illinois. He attended schools in Springfield, Illinois where he had an outstanding career in track and field. Jim attended Anderson University...
Lisa S. Keup
Jul 26, 2017
Lisa S. Keup, age 50, a resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at home surrounded by her family. She was born March 27, 1967 to Alfred and Lorna Nelsen. Lisa grew up and attended high school in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. She graduated Cum Laude from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lisa taught Special...
Edith Emeline Nowack
Jul 25, 2017
Edith Emeline Nowack, age 89, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, joined the Heavenly Choir on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Born at home in 1927 in Watertown, WI, Edith proudly told those she met that Watertown was the site of the first kindergarten in the U.S.
Her strong Christian faith was nurtured in childhood...
Elmer T. Olson
Jul 25, 2017
Elmer T. Olson, age 98, a resident of Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center in Rockford, Illinois, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Elmer was born in Sweden on April 13, 1919 to Elof and Tilda Olson. He came to the U.S. through Ellis Island, moving to the Austin area of Chicago in 1925. He attended Austin...
Susan C. Kirkpatrick
Jul 24, 2017
Susan C. Kirkpatrick, age 61, a resident of Glendale Heights, IL, and formerly of Cicero, IL, died Monday, July 24, 2017, at GlenOaks Hospital in Glendale Heights, IL. She was born July 30, 1955 in Chicago, IL. Susan worked as a waitress at Mother's Day Restaurant in North Riverside, IL for 30 years! She made a lot of friends over...
Lorraine Cacic
Jul 24, 2017
Lorraine Cacic, age 91, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, and formerly of Montello, WI, passed away on Monday, July 24, 2017, at DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton, Illinois. She was born May 13, 1926 in Chicago to Frank and Sylvia Krywokulski. Lorraine grew up on the south side of Chicago, one of eight children. She married Nicholas Cacic in...
Donna Maria Cobb
Jul 23, 2017
Donna M. Cobb, age 62, of Chicago, IL, died Sunday, July 23, 2017. She was born February 6, 1955 in Chicago, IL. Donna had a generous heart and a beautiful soul, and willingly gave everything she had to others. She loved her family fiercely and unconditionally (especially her beloved "Boo-Boos"), and made friends easily with her infectious smile and outgoing...
Eleanor H. Gager
Jul 21, 2017
Eleanor Gager 1937 - 2017 Dearest Eleanor, You will be missed by your family and friends who all loved you, and your sweet love and kindness. Services to be held at Gary United Methodist Church, on Monday, July 24, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. followed by a light reception at the church. Friends may visit with the family from 9:30 until...
Douglas Yee Lam
Jul 21, 2017
Douglas Yee Lam, age 60, a resident of Bolingbrook, went to be with the Lord suddenly on Friday, July 21, 2017. He was born on March 24, 1957 in Chicago to Ton and Kam Hang Woo Lam.
Doug grew up in Chinatown and graduated from Lane Technical High School. He then earned a degree in...
Vladimir Alekseyevich Vlasov
Jul 17, 2017
Vladimir A. Vlasov, 72, a resident of Wheaton, passed away Monday night, July 17, 2017 at the Seasons Hospice Inpatient Center in Naperville. He was born in Kursk, Russia on December 23, 1944 to Aleksey and Faina Vlasov. He later moved to Latvia, where he worked as a docker in the shipping industry. During his time working on the Baltic...
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