Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wheaton and Carol Stream, IL. and the surrounding areas.
John D. Tracy
Dec 30, 2015
John D. Tracy, age 72, a resident of Winfield Woods Health Care Center in Winfield, IL, died December 30, 2015, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. He was born April 25, 1943 in Decatur, IL to Joseph J. Tracy and Norma C. Tracy. He grew up in Ivesdale, Illinois, attended Bement High School and graduated from Champaign High School....
Donald Patrick
Dec 30, 2015
Donald C. Patrick, 88, a resident of Wheaton, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton, Illinois. He was born March 18, 1927 in Chicago to Clarence E. and Agnes Patrick. Don served in the U.S. Army. Later in life he went on to graduate from Wheaton College with a Bachelor's...
Melvin J Thar
Dec 29, 2015
Melvin J. Thar, age 88, a longtime resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2015, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. He was born on March 28, 1927 in Coloma, Michigan to John and Dorothy Thar. Mel graduated from Watervliet High School, where he played football, baseball and basketball. He was a proud graduate of the...
Kathleen Gilbert
Dec 29, 2015
Kathleen Anne "Neen" Gilbert, age 81, a resident of Wheaton since 1978, passed away surrounded by her family on December 29, 2015. She was born September 24, 1934 in Chicago to Joseph and Gertrude Kiely. She graduated from Sienna High School in Chicago. On May 3, 1958 she married Sheldon Gilbert. They lived in Chicago and Oak Park where they...
Robert L Kehring
Dec 28, 2015
Robert L. Kehring, age 74, a resident of Winfield for the past thirty years, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, December 28, 2015. He was born March 2, 1941 in Chicago to Lester and Evelyn Kehring. In 1959, Bob graduated from Proviso East High School, Maywood, Illinois where he met the love of his life,...
Maurice Francis Quinn
Dec 28, 2015
Maurice Quinn, age 74, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Monday, December 28, 2015, at the Hines Veteran's Hospital in Hines, IL. He was born October 17, 1941 in London, England. Maurice worked for Wheaton College as a stationary engineer and boilerman. He was a member of the Marine Corps and a former member of the Moody Bible Church and...
Winnie Rorheim
Dec 21, 2015
Winnie Marie (Hofmann) Rorheim , wife of Awana Co-Founder Art Rorheim, went home to be with her Savior on December 21, 2015 at 2:00 a.m. in Rockford, Illinois. Winnie is survived by her husband, Art; her son and daughter-in-law, Ken and Katie; her daughter, Kathlyn Brock; four granddaughters, Amy (Gary) Roedding, Julie (Joel) Bales, Kim (Tom) Ahlgrim, and Kerry (Rich)...
August Obereiner, Jr.
Dec 20, 2015
August Obereiner, Jr., age 87, a resident of Bloomingdale, IL, died Sunday, December 20, 2015, at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Grzybina/Griebenen, Poland on April 9, 1928 to August Obereiner and Maria Obereiner, nee Balbach. August immigrated to the United States in 1950 and served in the U.S. Army from March 1951 to November 1955. On...
Pamela Sue Worthley
Dec 17, 2015
Pamela Sue Worthley, age 71, a resident of Monarch Landing independent living center in Naperville, IL, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015, at The Springs at Monarch Landing in Naperville. She was born January 18, 1944 in Long Branch, NJ. Pam graduated from McMurray College in Springfield, IL in 1966. She lived in NYC for ten years working for...
Deborah Elaine Patrick
Dec 14, 2015
Deborah Elaine Patrick, age 58, a longtime resident of Wheaton and Glen Ellyn, died Monday, December 14, 2015, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. She was born July 30, 1957 in Columbus, Indiana to Kenneth and Nancy Patrick. Deborah was a 1974 graduate of Oak Park River Forest High School. She attended Baylor University and SMU and graduated from...
Bernice L. Johnson
Dec 14, 2015
Bernice L. Johnson, age 90, a resident of Wheaton, and formerly a longtime resident of Villa Park, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 14, 2015, at DuPage Convalescent Center. She was born August 12, 1925 in Ellsworth, Wisconsin to Axel and Grace Hanson. Bernice attended Trinity College in Minneapolis, MN earning a degree in Christian Education and...
June L. Vogler
Dec 14, 2015
June Lois Vogler, aged 86 of Wheaton, IL, went to be with her Savior, in the evening on Monday, December 14, 2015. She was surrounded by her daughter, Susan McClain, son-in-law, Scott, and granddaughter Catherine. June was born to John and Nell Vander Jagt on July 7, 1929, the sixth child of seven children. She grew up in Grand Rapids,...
James E. Draper
Dec 13, 2015
James E. Draper, age 92, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, died Sunday, December 13, 2015. He was born on March 15, 1923 in Flint, Michigan to Edwin Lee and Georgia Draper. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago in the Music and Pastor courses, where he worked at WMBI. While there he met Dolores Erickson...
Gordon V. Biggar
Dec 12, 2015
Gordon Vincent Biggar, 83, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, fell asleep and woke up with his Lord and Savior on December 12th, 2015. He was born on December 10, 1932 in Elmhurst, IL to George and Genevieve Chappell Biggar. Gordon grew up in several locations including Cincinnati, OH, Cedar Rapids, IA, and Wheaton IL, graduating from...
Barbara Jean Gregory
Dec 10, 2015
Barbara Jean Gregory (nee Ginsburg), age 62, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on the 10th of December, 2015, in Kingwood, Texas. Barbara was born on the 3rd of August 1953, in Chicago, Illinois. Barbara attended Beachwood High School in Beachwood, Ohio, and went to college at The Ohio State University . Barbara served as a Vice President for The...
Vivian Francis Gaddess
Dec 9, 2015
Vivian Francis Gaddess, age 102, a resident of Lombard, IL, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at JourneyCare Hospice in Barrington, Illinois. She was born September 9, 1913 in Clairton, PA to Charles B. and Mary H. Francis. She was raised in Brookline, PA and was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where she met Gene...
Sue Lewis
Dec 8, 2015
Sue Lewis, age 77, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, went to be with the Lord, peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. She was born May 29, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Alfred and Mary Hallamore. Sue was raised and educated in Canada. She enjoyed sports and traveling. After working a year as a...
Ronald James Mchugh
Dec 8, 2015
Ronald J. McHugh, age 73, a resident of Winfield, IL, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at home. He was born January 17, 1942 in Chicago, IL. Ron graduated from Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, IL, where he participated on the Diving and Track teams. Later in life he worked as a computer analyst for 33 years at Fiat Allis....
Richard J. Joyner
Dec 4, 2015
Richard J. Joyner, 82, of Wheaton, Ill., passed away at home surrounded by his family on Friday, December 4, 2015. He was born to Julie (Julius) and Lizzie Joyner on March 26, 1933 in Red Level, Alabama, in a log cabin built by his father. Dick grew up in Red Level and graduated as valedictorian from Red Level High School....
Cheryl A. Lint
Dec 3, 2015
Cheryl A. Lint, age 68, a resident of Woodstock, formerly of Warrenville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 3, 2015. She was born July 27, 1947 in Chicago to Kenneth W. and Eleanor G. Lint. Cheryl grew up in Chicago and went to Chicago Vocational High School, graduating from Homewood-Flossmoor High School. After attending Taylor University she received an Associates...
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