Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wheaton and Carol Stream, IL. and the surrounding areas.
Charis J. Zientara
Sep 10, 2014
Charis Zientara, age 86, a resident of South Elgin, IL, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at Tower Hill Healthcare Center in South Elgin, IL. She was born October 18, 1927 in Montpelier, VT. She is survived by her niece, Wendy Williams of St. Charles, IL; and many other nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held Saturday, September 13, 2014...
Idele M. Hannula
Sep 9, 2014
Idele Marguerite (Rahn) Hannula was born in Newberry, Michigan on March 25, 1933. She was the only child of Lyal Rahn and Geraldine (Morris) Rahn and was named after her grandmother Idele Morris so her mother nicknamed her Didi. She lived in Michigan for a few years, then in Park Ridge, IL for a few years and then settled in...
Audrey J Meyer
Sep 7, 2014
Audrey J. (Moran) Meyer, of Three Lakes, WI died Sunday, September 7, 2014 peacefully in her home in Glen Ellyn, IL at the age of 88. She was born May 17, 1926 in Greendale, WI. Audrey was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Frank Meyer in 2012 and her son James. She is survived by her son...
Karen Robinson
Sep 7, 2014
Karen (Van Saun) Robinson, age 69, of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL.
She was born November 19, 1944 in Connersville, Indiana to the late Harold and Maxine (Morgan) Van Saun. She moved to Norwalk in 1953, where her father started Janesville Products Company plant....
Nancy K. Stolarz
Sep 4, 2014
Nancy K. Stolarz, age 63, a longtime resident of Wheaton, IL, died suddenly Thursday, September 4, 2014, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. She was born September 22, 1950 in Georgetown, KY to George and Zelma McMillan. She grew up in Georgetown and graduated from Scott County High School. Nancy attended the University of Kentucky. She married Jack Stolarz...
Consolacion Gacayan Biala
Aug 30, 2014
Consolacion Gacayan Biala, age 79, a resident of Klein Creek in Winfield, IL, passed away at home early Saturday morning August 30, 2014 in the presence of her oldest son Gary and Husband Primo. She was born in San Fernando, a province of La Union in the Philippines, on February 14, 1935. Consolacion graduated from nursing school in the Philippines...
Josephine F. Williamson
Aug 30, 2014
Josephine F. Williamson, age 101, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, formerly of Glen Ellyn, died August 30, 2014, at Johnson Health Care Center in Carol Stream, Illinois. She was born August 25, 1913 in Melrose Park to Adolph and Rose Roger. "Joyce" graduated from Waller High School in Chicago. She attended secretarial school and worked for the...
Frank A. Gustafson
Aug 24, 2014
Frank A. Gustafson, age 87, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 24, 2014, in Wheaton, IL. He was born January 14, 1927 in Chicago, IL. to the late Frank and Pearl (nee Doetsch) Gustafson. Gus, as he was known to all his friends and family, was a proud Navy Veteran of World War II, serving aboard the USS- LCSL-100 as...
Donna E. Paroski
Aug 22, 2014
Donna E. Paroski, age 63, a resident of Wheaton, died Friday, August 22, 2014, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. She was born September 15, 1950 in Peru, Indiana to Harold J. and Margaret C. McClain. In 1953 her family moved to Kokomo, Indiana where she spent her childhood and teenage years. Donna graduated from Ladywood School for Girls...
Eugene C. Batchelar Iii
Aug 20, 2014
Eugene (Gene) C. Batchelar III, age 67, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 20, 2014 after a long battle with colon cancer. He is survived by his loving wife, Sandy and one son, Brandon. Gene was preceded in death by his mother, Colleen Batchelar in 1998 and his father, Eugene Batchelar, Jr. in 1999. Visitation...
C. Henry "Hank" Bradley
Aug 18, 2014
C. Henry Bradley, age 83, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, died Monday, August 18, 2014, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born December 26, 1930 in Baltimore, MD. Hank grew up in Baltimore, MD and graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic High School.
He attended Wheaton College and graduated in 1953. In...
Helen M. Bartlett
Aug 17, 2014
Helen Minerva Bartlett, 91, of Bloomingdale, formerly of Wheaton, died Sunday, August 17, 2014, at Wynscape Rehabilitation Center, Wheaton, following a brief period of declining health. Born in Wheaton, IL, on June 14, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Roy George Bartlett, Sr., and Laura Estella Guild Bartlett. She was a graduate of Wheaton High School and Lindenwood...
Robert J. White
Aug 17, 2014
Robert J. White died and went to be with the Lord Jesus on August 17, 2014 in Woodruff, WI at 87 years of age. Robert, known as "Bob", was born on June 12, 1927 in Hinsdale, Illinois to Clifford and Myrna White. He grew up in Western Springs, Illinois along with his sister Eleanore. From the time he was one...
Kay W. Walker
Aug 16, 2014
Kay W. Walker, age 75, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died August 16, 2014, at 7:00 am in Cassopolis, Michigan. She was born May 17, 1939 in LaPorte, Indiana. Kay grew up in LaPorte and graduated from Purdue University and was a member of Phi Mu Sorority. She worked as an English teacher for 8 years and then was a...
Linda L. Lorimer
Aug 14, 2014
Linda L. Lorimer, age 95, a resident of Wheaton, IL, and Carol Stream, IL, died Thursday, August 14, 2014, at the DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton, IL. She was born October 10, 1918 in South Bend, IN. Linda worked as a nurse before starting her family of 10 children. Linda and her husband (deceased) Frank, were members of College Church...
Margaret Morgan
Aug 14, 2014
Margaret Morgan, nee Tyson, age 88, a resident of Wheaton and Warrenville, IL, and more recently of Keystone Heights, FL, died August 14, 2014, at Park of the Palms in Keystone Heights, FL. She was born December 11, 1925 in Bucks County, PA to William and Carrie Tyson. Mrs. Morgan was a former member of Bethany Bible Chapel in Wheaton...
Elizabeth A. Holman
Aug 12, 2014
Elizabeth Ann Holman, age 85 years, a former resident of Wheaton, IL, passed peacefully into her Savior's arms at Central DuPage Hospital on August 12 following a brief illness and five year struggle with Alzheimer's. Betsy was the first baby born at Oak Park Hospital on September 4, 1928, and third child for James J. and Elizabeth McCarthy Owens. She...
Virginia H. Schaeffer
Aug 10, 2014
Virginia H. Schaeffer, 79, a resident of Autumn Leaves of St. Charles, died Sunday, August 10, 2014 at her residence with loved ones at her side. She was born September 30, 1934 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Schaeffer worked as an educator, specializing in special needs infant care for 20 years. Her latest position was as an itinerant for the DeKalb...
Katherine Gniadek
Aug 8, 2014
Katherine "Kathy" Gniadek passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014 at home. She was born on October 12, 1928 to Ransom and Katie (Becker) Walker in New Madrid, Missouri. In 1952, she met the love of her life, Chester "Chet" Gniadek, on a blind date. They were married in 1954 at the First Methodist Church in Mound City, Illinois. Katherine...
Ruthe M. Zirbes
Aug 7, 2014
Ruthe M. Zirbes, nee Steenbergen, age 89, a resident of Winfield, died Thursday, August 7, 2014, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. She was born October 19, 1924 in Fairmount, Illinois to Virgil and Charlotte Steenbergen. Ruthe grew up in Hoopeston, IL where she graduated from high school. She moved to Chicago and worked as a secretary for the...
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