Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Theresa L. Sowa

Theresa L. Sowa

Jul 12, 2015

Theresa L. Sowa (nee Zack), age 82, of Wheaton, IL, beloved wife of Stanley; loving mother of Cindy (Russ), Bonnie (the late Ken), Jill (Bruce), Dan (Jan), Larry (Diane) and Laura (Rob); cherished granny of Claire (Tim), Elliott, Kate (Pat), Kevin (Nickie), Philip (Rachel), Christopher, the late Ryan, Michael, James, Thomas and Cayce, and 5 step-grandchildren; mother-in-law of the late...

Edwin J Engelhart

Edwin J Engelhart

Jul 11, 2015

Edwin J. Engelhart, age 87, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 11, 2015, at home. He was born July 1, 1928 in Jasper, IN. Ed was born and raised on a farm in rural Indiana. He used to tell stories from his boyhood of how his father actually traded with the local Native Americans...

Muriel S. Berg

Muriel S. Berg

Jul 10, 2015

Muriel S. Berg, age 88, a resident of Chicago, IL, died Friday, July 10, 2015, at Central Baptist Village in Norridge, IL. She was born April 12, 1927 in Chicago, IL. Muriel was a woman of faith and loved her Lord first and then her family. She will be dearly missed. She is survived by her daughter, Virjean Beach of...

Elvira Edna Mccanna

Elvira Edna Mccanna

Jul 9, 2015

Elvira Edna (Ruckstaetter) McCanna, age 101, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 9, 2015, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. The daughter of the late George and Edna Ruckstaetter, she was born on March 18, 1914 in Des Plaines, IL. Elvira graduated from Maine Township High School in 1932. On...

Esther D. Pino

Esther D. Pino

Jul 3, 2015

Esther D. Pino, age 81, a resident of Highland, Indiana, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 3, 2015, at Park Place of Elmhurst. She was born August 26, 1933 in Chicago to Stephen and Mary Klec. Esther graduated from Kelly High School in Chicago. She studied organ at Moody Bible Institute, a skill she used throughout her...

Charles T. Kay, Sr.

Charles T. Kay, Sr.

Jun 30, 2015

Charles T. Kay, Sr., age 74, died peacefully on June 30, 2015 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He was a lifelong resident of Chicago. He attended Weber High School and University of Illinois. In his early years, Chuck, as he preferred to be called, enjoyed playing sports, especially golf and after his life changing accident in 1993 he...

Susan Kaegler

Susan Kaegler

Jun 29, 2015

Susan Kaegler, age 47, a resident of Bollingbrook, since 2004, died Monday, June 29, 2015, at Seasons Hospice in Naperville, Illinois. She was born January 10, 1968 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to William and Grace Sydow. Susan graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran High School in 1987. On October 20, 1990 she married Donald Kaegler. She worked at Deerwood Day Care. While living...

N. Marcene Kirby

N. Marcene Kirby

Jun 27, 2015

N. Marcene Kirby, age 98, passed peacefully in her sleep on June 27, 2015, at Brookdale Senior Living in Lisle, IL. Marcene also known as "Marcy" was born on July 19, 1916 in Moline, IL, the third child of Flossie and Milton Jacobs. She was married to Richard Kirby and had a son, R. Brooks Kirby. She is survived by...

Virginia Pollard Carley

Virginia Pollard Carley

Jun 25, 2015

VIRGINIA POLLARD CARLEY, age 88, of Carol Stream, Illinois, died Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Windsor Park , in Carol Stream. She was born July 22, 1926 the daughter of Charles W. Pollard, and Ruth Humphrey Pollard. She married James E. Carley in September, 1950. He survives her. She was preceded in death by her parents and one child, David...

Evelyn Mae Chaddock

Evelyn Mae Chaddock

Jun 23, 2015

Evelyn Mae Chaddock, age 94, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Windsor's Johnson Health Care Center in Carol Stream, IL. Evelyn was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan on April 28, 1921 to August and Clara Miller (Zoschke). She was the oldest of five children. She had three sisters, Lillian Miller Wesner, Florence Miller and Sherrill...

Judith Behmer

Judith Behmer

Jun 22, 2015

Judy Behmer, age 75, a resident of Glen Ellyn, IL, died Monday, June 22, 2015, at Lexington Health Care Center in Bloomingdale, IL. She was born January 12, 1940 in Bloomington, IL. She is survived by her son, Todd Ruzicka; her brothers, Richard (Judy) Nelson, Jim (Jeannine) Nelson; and her sister, Sue (Jeff) White. She was preceded in death by...

Georgiana M. Wallace

Georgiana M. Wallace

Jun 22, 2015

Georgiana Marie Wallace, age 84, passed peacefully in her sleep on June 22, 2015, at Tabor Hills Healthcare Facility in Naperville, IL.  Georgiana was born on February 3, 1931 in Chicago, IL, the second child of Marie and James Nudera. She was married twice and is survived by her two daughters, Claire Ann Kocek and Jeanne Marie Macauley; her...

Rosalie Ellen Thomas

Rosalie Ellen Thomas

Jun 20, 2015

Rosalie Ellen (Utech) Thomas died Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Winfield, IL from complications of lung cancer. She was born in Delavan IL, was a prior resident of Pekin IL, and most currently, resided in Wheaton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Thomas, and is survived by her daughters and sons in law, Kelly and Andy Murphy...

Beverly J. Stubbs

Beverly J. Stubbs

Jun 18, 2015

Beverly Stubbs, age 84, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Community Nursing Home in Naperville, Illinois, Thursday, June 18, 2015. Beverly was a resident of Wheaton, Illinois since 1979. Beverly was born November 8, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Kansas. She was the first of two daughters born to John and Ruth Citron. Beverly grew up in Wichita and graduated from...

Dorothy E. Killam

Dorothy E. Killam

Jun 15, 2015

Dorothy E. Killam, age 96, a longtime resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, went to be with the Lord peacefully on Monday, June 15, 2015. She was born August 19, 1918 in Bluffton, OH to Samuel S. and Ellen Bixel, the youngest of nine children. Dorothy grew up in Ohio in a loving Mennonite family. Her mother died when...

Stanley Bushhouse

Stanley Bushhouse

Jun 14, 2015

Stanley Bushhouse, age 87, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died June 14, 2015, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born February 27, 1928 in Kalamazoo, MI to George and Alta Bushhouse. While enjoying fun in the sun in Grand Haven, MI, he met the love of his life, Alice Cramer from Muskegon. They were united in...

Rose-Mary "Babe" Krueger

Rose-Mary "Babe" Krueger

Jun 10, 2015

Rose-Mary "Babe" Krueger, age 87, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at the DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton, IL. She was born July 11, 1927 in Chicago, IL. Babe was a member of the Downer's Grove Golf Club, and the Wilmont Ski Lodge Auxillary. She was also a Hostess and the Personnel Manager at Krueger's Round...

Maryellen Stanek

Maryellen Stanek

Jun 10, 2015

MaryEllen Stanek, age 80, a resident of Wheaton for 60 years, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, at Forest View Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Itasca, Illinois. She was born December 16, 1934 in Chicago to Frank and Helen Ruvoli. On September 25, 1954 she married Frank Stanek. They raised three daughters in the house that they built in Wheaton....

Ann Stromberg Church

Ann Stromberg Church

Jun 9, 2015

Ann Stromberg Church, age 82, a resident of Wheaton, died on June 9, 2015, at Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL. She was born on February 14, 1933, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the oldest child of M. Jerome and Norma Stromberg. Ann grew up in Wauwatosa, WI, and attended Wheaton College (Class of '56) majoring in Christian Education. She was teaching school...

Charles "Chuck" L. Snail

Charles "Chuck" L. Snail

Jun 6, 2015

Charles "Chuck" L. Snail, aged 90, a resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2015 at Central Du Page Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born in Saint Joseph, MO to parents James B. and Carrie (nee Spears) Snail on July 5, 1924. He attended Kansas State University to study Electrical Engineering, but was drafted in 1943...

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