Clarence S. Aronson
Feb 20, 2017
Clarence S. Aronson went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, February 20, 2017. Clarence was 101 years old when he passed, and his long life was a testament to the gracious humility of one of God's most faithful and generous servants. Clarence was born on October 12, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois to Folke and Anna...
Dr. H. Wilbert Norton
Feb 20, 2017
Missionary and leader in theological education Hugo Wilbert "Will" Norton died February 20, 2017 at his residence in Go Ye Village, Tahlequah, Okla. Born Feb. 14, 1915, he was 102.
Norton's passion to serve led him to many nations. He was a missionary in the Congo for 10 years and later founded a Bible institute in Zaire...
C. Drexel Kaminsky
Feb 18, 2017
C. Drexel Kaminsky, age 95, a lifelong resident of Wheaton, IL and recently of Burlington, WI, died Saturday, February 18, in Burlington. He was born April 9, 1921 in Wheaton to Columbus Drexel and Elizabeth Kaminsky. Drex grew up in Wheaton. During WWII he served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific. He then went on to graduate from Knox...
Eva Hausmann
Feb 17, 2017
Eva C. Hausmann
December 27, 1919 – February 17, 2017
Funeral services for Eva C. Hausmann will be held at 11 am on Thursday, February 23 rd , 2017 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 525 63 rd St Downers Grove, IL. A visitation at the church begins at 9:30 am.
Eva Caroline nee...
George Anthony Ruckstaetter
Feb 17, 2017
George Anthony Ruckstaetter, age 98, of Carol Stream, IL, formerly of Richland, Delton and Portage, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 17, 2017 at Windsor Park's Johnson Healthcare Center. The son of the late George C. and Edna Ruckstaetter, he was born on September 27, 1918 in Chicago, IL. Shortly after graduating from Main High School in Park Ridge,...
Francine Pearl Hiben
Feb 14, 2017
Francine Pearl Hiben, age 85, a resident of Wheaton, IL, and formerly of Western Springs, IL, died Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at home. She was born March 16, 1931 in Geneva, IL. Francine grew up in West Chicago, IL. After studying at the Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago, she worked as a Registered Nurse for many years. She was a devoted...
Brandy Gallagher
Feb 13, 2017
Brandy Gallagher, age 38, a resident of Glendale Heights, IL, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Monday, February 13, 2017. She was born in Metarie, LA, on November 10, 1978 to Burke and Molly Gallagher. She graduated from Glenbard East High School and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She worked at A Place For Mom, where she used...
Dorothy J. "Dori" Coder
Feb 9, 2017
Dorothy J. "Dori" Coder, age 87, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, Illinois, died Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Windsor's Johnson Health Care Center. She was born February 5, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, to Leslie Winkler and Ada (Sanders) Thornton. "Dolly", as she was called in her younger years, was married to Eugene E. "Gene" Coder for 54...
Michael H. Dyk
Feb 9, 2017
Michael H. Dyk, age 93, a resident of Glen Ellyn, IL, died Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Brookdale in Glen Ellyn, IL. He was born March 30, 1923 in Chicago, IL. Michael lived in Washington Heights (Chicago) and then later in Roseland, Harvey, IL and Orland Park, IL. He served in the Navy during World War II in the Atlantic...
Luis Alberto Lugo
Feb 9, 2017
Luis Alberto Lugo, age 62, a resident of Glendale Heights for 20 years, died Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. He was born August 31, 1954 in Yauco, Puerto Rico to Damian and Cornelia Lugo. Luis grew up in Yauco and came to the Chicago area in his 20's. He married Idalia...
Jody Green
Feb 8, 2017
Jody Green, age 74, of Wheaton, IL, died February 8, 2017, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Jody was warm-hearted, funny, loving, generous and outgoing. She adored her family, including her husband John, 2 children and 7 grandchildren, and relished her relationships with her many, many friends.
Born November 13, 1942 in Iowa City, Jody was the...
Curtis Taylor
Feb 7, 2017
Curtis Taylor, age 92, of Glen Ellyn, Illinois passed in his sleep on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Curt was born on November 26, 1924, at his home in Nancy, Kentucky, the third child of four for Esmer and Lela Taylor.
During his childhood, Curt's parents moved the family to Mt Zion, Illinois where Curt grew up and...
Brian Jeremy Geddes
Feb 4, 2017
Brian Geddes, age 35, passed away unexpectedly from complications of a blood clot on February 4, 2017 while surrounded by his family. He was born in Wheaton, IL on May 21, 1981 to Marsha and David Geddes. Brian lived most of his life in Wheaton and graduated from Glenbard West High School in 1999. He then went on to...
Martin Jepson
Jan 31, 2017
Martin Jepson, age 88, of Wheaton, Illinois died on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Martin was born on July 23, 1928 in Chicago Illinois, the son of Carl and Edna Jepson of Elgin, Illinois.
Martin developed a strong work ethic as the oldest of eight children, finding creative ways to contribute to his family's well-being. He graduated from...
Joanne M Warren
Jan 31, 2017
Joanne Mary Warren, 72, of Wheaton died on January 31, 2017 after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on June 19, 1944, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the only child of John and Lorraine (Dettmann) Warren. Her early years were spent in the Wautoma, Wisconsin, area living with her grandfather after the deaths of her parents. She graduated from Wautoma...
Allen K. Billingsley
Jan 31, 2017
Allen K Billingsley of Wheaton Illinois, passed away at the age of 84 on January 31 st at 2:15 pm.  He was born on July 24 th , 1932 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Joe K and Georgiana (Brown) Billingsley.
He attended DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana and graduated in 1954. DePauw was where he first met his...
William F. Jenkins
Jan 29, 2017
William F. Jenkins, age 83, a resident of Glen Ellyn, IL, died Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, IL. He was born October 30, 1933 in Macon, GA. Bill was a tax accountant and worked for Martin Oil and then later for Chicago Northwestern Railroad for many years. He was an alumnus of Mercer University...
Dora F. Karwoski
Jan 28, 2017
Dora F. Karwoski, 95, of Boone passed away on January 28, 2017 at the Eastern Star Masonic Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at the First Evangelical Free Church in Boone. Burial will be in the Assumption Cemetery in Wheaton, Illinois. Dora Frances Karwoski was born in Wheaton, Illinois on November 18, 1921, the...
Jack Earl Ades
Jan 27, 2017
Jack Earl Ades, most recently of Elburn, died January 27, 2017 at Symphony of Orchard Valley in Aurora. He was born on May 8, 1935 in Chicago to Jack Elvan Ades and Jeanne Thone. Upon discharge from the Navy, Jack married Coriene Winkler on October 27, 1962, as he told it, after seeing "that skirt float by" while roller-skating several...
John Sakellarides
Jan 24, 2017
John Sakellarides, age 84, passed away from Parkinson's disease in the comfort of his home in Bloomingdale, Illinois. John was born and raised in Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece on October 28, 1932. John was the son and only child of Theofrastos Sakellaridis, an accomplished Greek operetta writer, and Kyriaki Sakellaridis (nee Litsakos), an actress. After graduating from high school, John...
