Betty June Ott
Oct 19, 2015
Betty June Ott, age 96, a resident of St. Charles, IL, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 19, at home. She was born June 15, 1919 in Galesburg, Illinois to Peter and Mabel Knutson. Betty lived in Chicago Heights most of her life. She graduated from Bloom Township High School. She married her childhood sweetheart, Howard E....
Michele Mcsweeney
Oct 16, 2015
Michele McSweeney, age 61, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Friday, October 16, 2015, at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago, IL. She was born June 14, 1954 in Elyria, OH. Michele enjoyed antiques, road trips, and collecting antiques on road trips. Her adventures off the beaten path were spent hiking, biking and being a beautiful person. Her...
Charles M. Barnes
Oct 15, 2015
Charles M. Barnes, age 56, a resident of Franklin, TN, died Thursday, October 15, 2015, at the Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, TN. He was born December 5, 1958 in Countryside, IL. Charles worked for MedSolutions as an Executive. He was a member of Forest Hills Baptist Church where he sung in the choir and played piano. He was a...
Henrietta "Dolly" Blasen
Oct 13, 2015
Henrietta "Dolly" Blasen, age 94, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Meadowbrook Manor in Naperville, Illinois. She was born February 10, 1921 in Chicago to Edward and Phyllis Cooney. Dolly grew up in Chicago and graduated from Austin High School. She married Leo Blasen on May 31, 1939. They had ten children that were the focus of her life. ...
Lucille Jeanette Montgomery
Oct 12, 2015
Lucille Jeanette O'Hair Montgomery, neé Amy Margaritte O'Hair, age 100, a resident of Carol Stream, IL and formerly of Sarasota, Florida for almost 40 years, died on Monday, October 12, 2015 at the Johnson Healthcare Center at Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, IL. She was born in San Antonio, Texas, on December 18, 1914 to John C. and Ethel...
Allen C. Daniels
Oct 12, 2015
Allen C. Daniels, age 81, a resident of Schaumburg, IL, died Monday, October 12, 2015, at Friendship Village in Schaumburg, IL. He was born September 28, 1934 in Chicago, IL. Al was in the Army as a young man, and retired from the US Postal Service. He served for 10 years with the domestic ministry, Christian Destiny, and then drove...
Robert "Bob" Davies
Oct 10, 2015
Robert "Bob" Davies, age 70, of Aurora, IL, died at home on Saturday, October 10, 2015, with family by his side. He was born October 26, 1944 in Chicago to John and Elizabeth Davies. Bob was a graduate of Bogan High School in Chicago. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during the Vietnam War, earning an Armed Forces...
Robert "Bob" Charles Baptista
Oct 9, 2015
Robert Charles Baptista "Bob" - Biography Bob was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1922. He attended Winnetka Public Schools and graduated from New Trier High School in 1940. He graduated from Wheaton College (IL), completed a Master's degree at University of Buffalo (NY) and earned a Doctorate at Indiana University (IN). His undergraduate studies at Wheaton were interrupted by four...
Robert Ailor
Oct 8, 2015
Robert Frank Ailor Sr., (Bob) age 84, of Winfield Illinois, passed away at home peacefully surrounded by family on October 8, 2015. Bob was born in Cleveland, OH on November 21, 1930. He attended Brooklyn High School in Cleveland Ohio, graduating as class president in 1948. He met the love of his life Rachel Nadine Musick in the summer of...
W. James Peterson
Oct 7, 2015
W. James (Jim) Peterson,age 89, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. Jim was born in Jamestown, NY Sept. 17, 1926. He served in the U.S.Navy from 1944-1946. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Electrical Engineering and taught at the University of Tennessee for a year before returning to marry his sweetheart, Marie Brown in Emporium PA....
Robert W. Strodtman
Oct 4, 2015
Robert W. Strodtman, age 94, a resident of Pana, IL, died Sunday, October 4, 2015, at the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in DeKalb, IL. He was born October 26, 1920 in LaRose, IL. He was born in a small farm community in central Illinois. His family later moved to Chicago. He graduated from Crane High School in Chicago....
Ruth Macneal Mcevoy
Oct 4, 2015
Ruth M. McEvoy, age 91, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died October 4, 2015, peacefully at home with her daughter holding her hand. She was born June 25, 1924 in New York, NY. Ruth worked for Romaine Pierson Publishers as an Office Manager. She was a soloist for many years earlier in life; was on the board of Youth for...
Louis M Ritacco
Oct 2, 2015
Louis Michael Ritacco – father, provider, husband, grandfather, great grandfather - transitioned to a new life with the Lord on October 2, 2015 at the age of 92. A member of the "Greatest Generation," Louis served aboard the Battleship USS New Jersey from 1942-1945 as the U.S. fought the Japanese in the Pacific. The 'Fighting Lady,' his only other love,...
Ethel Oberg Dresser
Oct 2, 2015
Ethel Oberg Dresser, age 92, a resident of Carol Stream and formerly of Wheaton for 75 years, died Friday, October 2nd, at Windsor Park in Carol Stream, Illinois. She was born October 22nd, 1922 in Oakland, Nebraska to Ernest and Evangeline Oberg, both of Swedish heritages. She married Richard R. Dresser of Wheaton in 1939 and raised two sons. She...
Gerald "Jerry" Allen Walker
Sep 28, 2015
Gerald "Jerry" Walker, age 77, a resident of Aurora since 2007, went to be with the Lord suddenly on Monday, September 28, 2015. He was born on April 10, 1938 in Herrin, IL. Gerald was a 1956 graduate of Herrin High School. His career began at U.S. Steel in Chicago, IL as a lab chemist where he worked 28 years....
Edward Harrison Albright
Sep 28, 2015
Edward Harrison Albright, 93, died September 28, 2015, in Geneva, Illinois. Ed was born August 22, 1922, in Glendale, California, to Fred and Lestelle Albright, their second son and third child. Growing up, he was interested in sports and journalism. He married Darry Lee Anderson in 1942 and had four children with her. During World War II, Ed served in...
Shirley R. Warren
Sep 27, 2015
Shirley R. Warren, age 78, a resident of Wheaton, since 1969, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 27 at the Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. She was born on May 16, 1937 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She grew up in Chattanooga and married Jerry L. Warren on January 30, 1955. They lived in Chicago until moving to Wheaton...
Sara Louise Tovar
Sep 24, 2015
Sara Louise Shafer Tovar, was born in Highland Park, Illinois on January 22, 1931, and died peacefully on September 24, 2015, with her family at her side. Graduating from Lake Forest High School class of '49, she continued her studies in English Literature at the University of Arizona. She married and raised her four children in Chicago and Barrington, Illinois...
Dewitt C. Gross Jr.
Sep 20, 2015
DeWitt C. Gross Jr., age 94, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Sunday, September 20, 2015, at Brighton Gardens in Wheaton, IL. He was born April 10, 1921 in Chicago, IL. DeWitt grew up attending Moody Church in Chicago. In recent years he has attended College Church, in Wheaton, IL. He received a Bachelor of Education Degree from Chicago Teachers...
Dr. David E. Norbeck
Sep 20, 2015
David "Dubs" Norbeck, age 90, a resident of Covenant Village in Northbrook, Illinois, and formerly a longtime resident of Wheaton and Rockford, died peacefully September 20th at Brandel Health Facility. He was born March 28, 1925 in Rockford, Illinois to Eskil and Emily Norbeck. Dave graduated from Wheaton College in 1947, where he received 13 varsity letters in 4 sports...
