Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Wheaton and Carol Stream, IL. and the surrounding areas.

Marta Luengo

Marta Luengo

May 23, 2015

Marta Ana Luengo, age 84, a resident of Wheaton for 38 years, passed away peacefully at Central Dupage Hospital on on May 23, 2015. She was born to Alfonso Marillie Mallarol and Martha Schweinsberg Queller on December 15, 1930. Marta grew up in Santiago Chile where she met her loving husband of 61 years, Jose M. Luengo. She was a...

Ruth C. Chambliss

Ruth C. Chambliss

May 20, 2015

Ruth C. Chambliss, 88, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 20, 2015. A Wheaton resident for 51 years, she was born on March 14, 1927 in Lincoln, Illinois to Emily (Smith) and Frank Turner. As the middle daughter of three girls, Ruth grew up enjoying the outdoors, swimming, canoeing and horses. After graduating from Lincoln High School, she...

Donald W. Crawford

Donald W. Crawford

May 14, 2015

Donald Wayne Crawford, beloved Father of 5, Grandfather of 15, passed away May 14, 2015 of natural causes in Schertz, Texas. Prior to moving to Schertz, he was a resident of Carol Stream, IL for 47 years (1967-2013). Born August 3, 1929 in Natoma, Kansas. Author of 5 Christian Books*; President, Crawford Creatives, 1993-2013; Editor: David C. Cook, Tyndale House,...

William "Bill" Johnson

William "Bill" Johnson

May 12, 2015

William "Bill" Johnson, age 84, a resident of Belmont Village in Carol Stream, IL, formerly of Naperville, IL and retired to Sun City Center, FL, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at home. He was born March 1, 1931 in New Castle, IN. He proudly served in the Marines as a Radio Operator following the Korean War. After completing his service...

William R. Clark

William R. Clark

May 11, 2015

William R Clark 82, a resident of Redington Beach and West Chicago, IL went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 11, 2015 at Baycare Alliant Hospital in Dunedin, FL. He was born in Canton, IL to parents Dr. A.H. and Marion (nee Burmaster) Clark on August 4, 1932. He was a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, and received...

Dennis F. Karwoski

Dennis F. Karwoski

May 11, 2015

Dennis F. Karwoski, age 71, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday, May 11, 2015. He was born October 29, 1943 in Aurora to Marion and Dora Karwoski. As the son of an Air Force Sr. Master Sgt., Denny lived from Wheaton to New York to Newfoundland, Canada. After attending Northern Illinois...

Michael W. Yates

Michael W. Yates

May 9, 2015

Michael W. Yates, age 52, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, for over 20 years, died Saturday, May 9, 2015 in a work related accident. He was born September 12, 1962 in Elmhurst, Illinois to Jim and Shirley Yates. He worked as a DuPage County officer on the street, as a detective and as a sniper on the SWAT team....

Gary J. Mackey Dds

Gary J. Mackey Dds

May 9, 2015

Gary J. Mackey DDS., age 66, a resident of Wheaton, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 9, 2015, at home surrounded by his family. He was born September 3, 1948 in South Bend, Indiana to Chester and Irene Mackey. Gary grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. He earned his DDS from UIC Dental School in Chicago. For many years...

Roger W. Van Dyke

Roger W. Van Dyke

May 7, 2015

Roger W. Van Dyke, age 76, a resident of Wheaton, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, May 7, 2015. He was born June 13, 1938, to William and Grace Van Dyke in Chicago. Roger graduated from Chicago Christian High School and received a B.S. in Business Administration from DePaul University in Chicago. He began his career in human...

Constance S. Williams

Constance S. Williams

May 6, 2015

Constance S. Williams, age 84, a lifelong resident of Wheaton, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. She was born to John Frazier and Nellie Jayne Snyder in Wheaton on February 9, 1931. She was a great-granddaughter of Jessie Wheaton; a founder of the community. Connie grew up in Wheaton and graduated from Wheaton Community High School...

Madeleine Gail Allen

Madeleine Gail Allen

May 4, 2015

Madeleine Gail Allen, age 88, a resident of Wheaton, died peacefully in her home on May 4, after a 19 year battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born October 19, 1926 in Shreveport, LA. Prior to her retirement, Gail worked for School District 89 in Glen Ellyn as a school secretary and then as a secretary for the Superintendent for...

Richard Wesley Wenninger

Richard Wesley Wenninger

May 3, 2015

Richard Wesley Wenninger, age 59, a resident of Deming, New Mexico, died suddenly on Sunday, May 3, 2015. He was born March 7, 1956 in Geneva, Illinois. Richard served in the U.S. Army. He was a gifted carpenter and handyman and was anxious to help others with his skills. He is survived by his daughter, Wesley Hammond, and his parents,...

Sharon L. Luse

Sharon L. Luse

May 2, 2015

Sharon L. Luse, nee Goss, age 77, a resident of Glen Ellyn, since 1969, went to be with the Lord on May 2, 2015, peacefully at home. She was born on September 5, 1937 in Indianapolis to Dewey and Lucille Sisk. Sharon grew up in Indianapolis and then graduated high school in Oak Park. She attended Monticello College in Alton,...

Itsuo "Tim" Yoshino

Itsuo "Tim" Yoshino

May 1, 2015

Itsuo 'Tim' Yoshino, age 80, a resident of Carol Stream, IL died early Friday morning, May 1, 2015 at Central DuPage Hospital. He was born May 23, 1934 in Japan. A gentle man. Respectful and reserved. Born in Japan during difficult times he came to America like so many before him - on a crowded boat with nothing but a...

Yole T Nardini

Yole T Nardini

Apr 29, 2015

Yole Nardini, age 94, a resident of Delnor Glen Senior Living in St. Charles, IL and formerly of Bloomingdale, IL and Elmwood Park, IL, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at home. She was born July 15, 1920 in St. Paul, MN. Yole worked for the U.S. Federal Government for many years. She was an executive assistant to the director of...

Margaret Ann Arnold

Margaret Ann Arnold

Apr 24, 2015

Margaret Ann Arnold, 83, a longtime resident of Wheaton, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 after courageously facing ongoing health crises for the past two years. During that time, she suffered two traumatic events: a left cerebellar brain hemorrhage from which she made an amazing recovery; and ultimately from complications following a surgery to correct a cervical stenosis which left...

Amy Louise Lewis

Amy Louise Lewis

Apr 23, 2015

Amy Louise Lewis, age 33, a former Wheaton resident, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 23. She was born August 17, 1981 in Winfield to Jim and Diana Lewis. Amy grew up in Wheaton and attended the Wheaton public schools. She attended Glenbard South High School. She enjoyed meeting people and had a career in automobile sales....

Charles David Vosburgh

Charles David Vosburgh

Apr 21, 2015

Charles "Charley" Vosburgh, age 37, of Wheaton, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015. He was born November 17, 1977. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles R. and Sue Ann Vosburgh. He is survived by his sister, Amy (Alexander) Montgomery, and two nephews, Thomas and Matthew Montgomery. Charley graduated from Wheaton Warrenville South High School in 1996. He...

Josephine Dudley

Josephine Dudley

Apr 20, 2015

Josephine Dudley, age 83, a longtime resident of Melrose Park, IL, passed on Monday, April 20, 2015, at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood. She was born April 22, 1931 in Chicago to Amada and Macario Sanchez. She grew up in the Back of the Yards neighborhood in Chicago. She was the youngest child with four older brothers. On June 12,...

Ellen Jenne Oswald

Ellen Jenne Oswald

Apr 19, 2015

Ellen Jenne Oswald, age 77, of Johns Creek, Georgia and recently of Aurora, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 19th. She was born on February 25, 1938 in Ogdensburg, New York. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hollis Leroy Jenne and Hazel Harper Jenne of Potsdam, NY. Ellen was a public school teacher...

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