Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Judith Lynn David

Judith Lynn David

Mar 29, 2015

Judy David, age 68, a resident of Glendale Heights, IL, died peacefully at home on Sunday, March 29. She was born February 4, 1947 in Chicago to Albert and Audrey Olson. She is survived by her loving children, Joe, Jodi and Michelle, her grandchildren, Brandi (Jeremy) Jank and Kaylee, and great-grandchildren, Jeremy, Joshua and Jayden. She is also survived by...

Robert M O'Connor

Robert M O'Connor

Mar 26, 2015

Bob M. O'Connor, age 84, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Rainbow Hospice in Park Ridge, IL. He was born September 6, 1930 in Chicago, IL. Bob grew up in Oak Park, IL and was a 1953 graduate of Bradley University and a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Bob enjoyed science fiction, going to...

James Gary

James Gary

Mar 24, 2015

James A. Gary 83, of Lisle, IL passed away in his sleep on March 24, 2015. He had suffered from COPD for the past several years. He was the tenth child of eleven children of George William and Erma Elizabeth Gary. His only living sibling is his brother, Ed Gary of Cottage Grove, OR. He was born and raised in...

Tammy Fitzpatrick

Tammy Fitzpatrick

Mar 23, 2015

Tammy Fitzpatrick, 57, of Wheaton, Illinois, died peacefully March 23, 2015, at home surrounded by family. She was born January 10, 1958, in Iowa Falls, Iowa, the daughter of Glenn and Roberta (Weyrauch) Meyer. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Ron; children Sarah of Birmingham, AL, Thomas (Kelli) of Charleston, SC and Michael of Wheaton and Birmingham,...

Gladys L. Zuidema

Gladys L. Zuidema

Mar 23, 2015

Gladys L. Zuidema, age 98, a resident of The Meadows in Glen Ellyn, formerly a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Monday, March 23, 2015, at home. She was born November 17, 1916 in Danforth, Illinois to Timothy and Gertrude Bensema. She married Henry Arthur Zuidema on May 29, 1942. Gladys worked at Lucent Technologies as a secretary for many years....

Arthur L. Scott

Arthur L. Scott

Mar 22, 2015

Arthur L. Scott, age 92, a resident of Plymouth Place in LaGrange Park, died Sunday, March 22, 2015. He was born at home on June 23, 1922 in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey to Louis and Marie Scott. Arthur graduated from St. Francis Grammar School and Ridgefield Park High School. He served honorably as a Staff Sergeant in the US Army...

Norma K Winchester

Norma K Winchester

Mar 20, 2015

Norma K. Winchester, age 72, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Friday, March 20, 2015, at home. She was born February 23, 1943 in Terre Haute, IN. From an early age, she worked toward her goal of earning a degree in nursing, influenced by her Aunt Norma who was a nurse (who she was also named after). After leaving her...

Jeanne Rosenwinkel

Jeanne Rosenwinkel

Mar 19, 2015

Jeanne Rosenwinkel, age 89, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Thursday, March 19, 2015, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. She was born March 7, 1926 in Oak Park, IL. She is survived by her children, James (Judi), Lori, and John (Cinda); and her grandchildren, Drew, Louissa, Tara, and Eric. She was preceded in death by her husband of...

Joanne Anderson

Joanne Anderson

Mar 19, 2015

Joanne "Jo" Anderson, age 87, a resident of Wheaton, died March 19, 2015, at home. She was born February 1, 1928 in Wheaton to Marion and Myrtle Keller. Jo grew up in Arkansas and Missouri. She graduated from high school in Dexter, MO, in 1946. In 1947, she married her high school sweetheart, James Roy Anderson. They moved to Wheaton...

Raul G. Gutierrez

Raul G. Gutierrez

Mar 16, 2015

Raul G. Gutierrez, age 61, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died March 16, 2015, at Alexian Brothers Hospice in Elk Grove Village, IL. He was born May 5, 1953 in Puebla, Mexico. Raul G. Gutierrez, edad 61, residente de Wheaton, IL, murio el 16 de marzo del 2015 en el Hospicio de Alexian Brothers en Elk Grove Village, IL. Nacio...

Marie L. Swartzbaugh

Marie L. Swartzbaugh

Mar 15, 2015

Marie L. Swartzbaugh, age 94, a resident of Wheaton, IL, and formerly of Allen Park, MI, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton, Illinois. She was born August 21, 1920 in Philadelphia, PA to Harold and Louise Downes. She attended nursing school at Abington Hospital in Abington, PA. Immediately upon graduation she joined...

Albert Emery Cramer

Albert Emery Cramer

Mar 14, 2015

Dr. Albert Emery Cramer (90) of Wheaton, IL, went home to his Lord and Savior on March 14, 2015. Albert was born to Grace and Clayton Cramer on May 17, 1924 in Blairstown, Iowa. He attended four rural schools, then Vinton and Dysart High Schools. He served as an artillery man (689th Field Artillery Batallion) in General Patton's Third U.S....

Emilia Hossu

Emilia Hossu

Mar 13, 2015

Emilia Hossu, age 78, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died at home on Friday, March 13, 2015 with her husband Benjamin at her side. Emilia was born on November 20, 1936 in Cluj, Romania to John and Ana Foia who preceded her into God's glory. Emilia was a dedicated servant of Jesus Christ and together with Benjamin were members of...

V. R. "Swede" Roskam

V. R. "Swede" Roskam

Mar 13, 2015

V.R. "Swede" Roskam died unexpectedly in Wheaton, Illinois on March 13, 2015 at the age of 85. Swede was born on October 16, 1929 in Iowa Falls, Iowa to Albert Ollie Roskam and Maureen Kathleen Varnum. He graduated from West Waterloo High School in Waterloo, Iowa in 1947 and from Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri in 1949. He graduated...

Edward Ayers

Edward Ayers

Mar 13, 2015

Edward Ayers, age 89, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 13. He was born September 29, 1925 in West Brooklyn, Illinois to Frank and Ruth Ayers. Ed served in the US Navy during W.W.II. He worked as a bookkeeper in the meat packing industry. He enjoyed all sports,...

Esther M. Endresen

Esther M. Endresen

Mar 11, 2015

Esther Endresen, age 97, a resident of Wheaton, IL and formerly a longtime resident of Whiting, NJ, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. She was born December 3, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY to Johan and Amalia Johannsen. Esther chose to attend the Girls Commercial School in Manhattan to prepare for a career in business administration....

Donald R. Shaner

Donald R. Shaner

Mar 10, 2015

Donald R. Shaner, age 88, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Central DuPage Hospital. Born in 1926 in DeKalb, Illinois, Don lived the majority of his life in Wheaton, graduating from Wheaton Community High School. After serving in the US Navy in the Philippines at the end of World War II, he married Twylah Havens...

Dr. Harry A. Hoffner

Dr. Harry A. Hoffner

Mar 10, 2015

Dr. Harry A Hoffner, born November 27, 1934, in Jacksonville, Florida, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, in Hilton Head, SC. Dr. Hoffner is survived by his wife Winifred, their three children David (Cherry), Karen (Robert) Walker, and Lee (Theresa), and two grandchildren, Samantha Panger and Maija Panger. He is also survived by his sister, Carol Masters, a...

Francis "Happy" Joseph Higgins

Francis "Happy" Joseph Higgins

Mar 10, 2015

Francis "Happy" Higgins, age 101, a long time resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Windsor's Johnson Health Care Center. He was born November 9, 1913 in Chicago, IL. Happy loved to sing and did so at every opportunity. From a young age, he loved to help people - from driving the elderly,...

Stephen G. Bliss

Stephen G. Bliss

Mar 9, 2015

Steve Bliss, a long-time resident of Wheaton, IL passed away peacefully on Monday, March 9th, at his home in Warrenville, IL. He was 55. Born in St. Louis, MO on July 7th, 1959, Steve was the third oldest child of the late Clinton A. and Mary E. Bliss. He grew up in Wheaton, IL and attended St. Michael Parish School...

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