Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Irene Garcia Morales

Irene Garcia Morales

May 4, 2014

Irene Garcia Morales, age 81, a resident of Schaumburg, IL, died May 4, 2014, at Lexington Health Care Center in Schaumburg, IL. She was born December 20, 1932 in Puerto Rico. She is survived by her husband, Onesimo Cruz Sabater; her sons, Luis I Cruz and Jose E Cruz; her daughters, Alma L. Cruz Auchstetter and Maria S. Cruz; her...

Olin Neill Emmons

Olin Neill Emmons

May 3, 2014

Olin Neill Emmons, a respected financial professional and longtime resident of Kendall County, IL, died May 3, 2014, in Wheaton, IL, following a lengthy decline in health with advancing age. His family had recently celebrated his 97th birthday with him. He was born in Chicago, IL on April 5, 1917, the son of Olin J. Emmons and Myrl Weaver Emmons....

Rebecca Schwan

Rebecca Schwan

May 2, 2014

Rebecca Schwan died Friday, May 2nd, in Portland, Oregon, of cancer, at the age of seventy-one. She was born January 2, 1943 in Gary, IN. She received a B.A. from Dominican University and an M. M. from Northern Illinois University, and at the time of her death was pursuing an Ed.D. She taught diverse world culture and music courses at...

Carol F. Ostensen

Carol F. Ostensen

Apr 26, 2014

Carol F. Ostensen, age 79, a resident of Sarasota, FL, died Saturday, April 26, 2014. She was born September 1, 1934, in Chicago, IL. Carol received a BS in education from Northern Illinois University in 1956. She worked in IL and CA as an elementary school teacher for nearly 50 years before retiring to Sarasota, FL. She is survived by...

Constance "Connie" E. Nissen

Constance "Connie" E. Nissen

Apr 25, 2014

Constance Ella Nissen, a resident of Wheaton, IL since 2009, formerly of Aurora and DeKalb, IL, born January 25, 1920 in Chicago, IL died April 25, 2014, at the DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton. She served as a navy nurse during WWII, a medical missionary in Venezuela, and a professor of nursing at Northern Illinois University 1960 to retirement. She...

Leonid Meuch

Leonid Meuch

Apr 24, 2014

Leonid Meuch, age 59, a resident of Wheaton, died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at home surrounded by his family.  He was born May 23, 1954 in Chicago Heights to Nicholai and Eufrosyna Meuch. Lee grew up in Steger, Illinois. He graduated from Bloom Township High School, where he enjoyed playing saxophone in the marching band.  He graduated from Southern Illinois...

Catherine E. Kush

Catherine E. Kush

Apr 23, 2014

Catherine E. Kush, age 54, a resident of West Chicago, IL, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at home. She was born July 15, 1959 in Dallas, TX. Cathy was a 1977 graduate of Oswego High School. She worked for Lucent Technologies for 23 years in a technical and sales support roll. For the last four years she has worked as...

Thomas William Canon

Thomas William Canon

Apr 22, 2014

A Beautiful Mind - The Life of Tom Canon Thomas William Canon, age 76, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in Harlingen, TX. He was born July 18, 1937 in Yonkers, NY to Winifred and William Canon. He was the youngest of three brothers. The family moved to Detroit in 1941. Tom graduated...

Adanya Pascaline Mbadu

Adanya Pascaline Mbadu

Apr 22, 2014

Adanya Pascaline Mbadu, age 3, a resident of Glen Ellyn, died suddenly on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. She was born September 17, 2010 in Naperville, IL. Nya was a beautiful, fun little girl who attended preschool at Peace Community Learning Center in Lombard. She loved puzzles, reading, dinosaurs, cooking, biking, swinging, artwork, and "cuddle time". She wanted to be a...

Helen H. Woodburn

Helen H. Woodburn

Apr 20, 2014

Helen Louise Hutchinson Woodburn, age 91, of Wheaton, IL, died Sunday, April 20, 2014, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. She was born on April 9, 1923, in Ridgway, PA, the second daughter of John William and Ada Arminta (Eshbaugh) Hutchinson. As a child, she loved being outdoors, playing in the mountains behind her home, and as a teen...

Miriam Morgan Barlett

Miriam Morgan Barlett

Apr 18, 2014

Miriam Morgan Barlett—who preferred to be called Mim—passed away on April 18, 2014 in her home in Carol Stream, Illinois. Mim was born on October 10, 1923 in Hampton, Iowa, to Winifred Beed Morgan of Hampton and Fred J. Morgan, originally from Glenville, Minnesota. The Morgan family spent some years in Florida and Iowa, but by the time Mim was...

Donald E. White

Donald E. White

Apr 15, 2014

Donald Ernest White was born in Chicago on November 11, 1934, to Ernest and Catherine (nee Kuklinski) White. He lived in Chicago and Arizona as a child before settling with his parents in Villa Park, Illinois. Don graduated from York High School, Moody Bible Institute and Wheaton College. He married Sherry Dausey of Chicago in 1957. From 1958-1960 he served...

Betty Irene Miller

Betty Irene Miller

Apr 13, 2014

Betty Irene Miller, age 83, a resident of Bartlett, IL, died April 13, 2014, in Wheaton. She was born January 25, 1931 in Antioch to Walter and Ruth Newberry. She was a housewife and mother. She is survived by her husband, Glenn Miller of Bartlett; her children Glenn Miller Jr., Karen (John) Hughes, and Linda Emmering; her grandchildren Billy (Lisa)...

Paul Kasper

Paul Kasper

Apr 11, 2014

Paul Kasper, age 64, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died Friday, April 11, 2014, at Alexian Brothers Hospice in Elk Grove Village, IL. Born on June 23, 1949 Paul spent the first 18 years of his life in Park Ridge before enlisting with the United States Air Force. For four years he served his country proudly during the Vietnam...

Deborah Dinicolantonio

Deborah Dinicolantonio

Apr 11, 2014

Deborah DiNicolantonio, age 57, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Friday, April 11, 2014, at Journey Care Hospice, in Barrington, IL She was born July 25, 1956 in Monticello, IN. Deborah was raised in Africa. She arrived there when she was five years old and remained until she completed high school. She then returned to the United States to attend...

Clyde A. Kautz

Clyde A. Kautz

Apr 10, 2014

Clyde A. Kautz, was born in Chicago IL, on April 13, 1928, and he went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, April 10, 2014. He was a 60 year resident of Wheaton, IL and of late was living with and being cared for by his daughter, Barb Petry in Plano, IL. After working for the Borden Milk Company,...

Ltc (Ret) Charles Benton Rizer Sr.

Ltc (Ret) Charles Benton Rizer Sr.

Apr 8, 2014

LTC (Ret) Charles Benton Rizer Sr., age 82, a resident of Lisle, IL, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was born August 29, 1931 in Elmhurst to Charles and Dorris Rizer. Ben grew up in Villa Park and graduated from York High School in 1949 where his...

Donald Jones

Donald Jones

Apr 7, 2014

Donald Jones, age 83, died at home on April 7, 2014. He was born in Detroit, MI on July 25, 1930. He was married on June 21, 1952 to Elizabeth Kalajian. Donald is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, his son, Larry (Joyce) Jones; his two daughters, Judy (Leo) Modica and Lois (Peter) Stenstrom; eight grandchildren, Amy (Brian) Myers, Matthew (Kylie)...

Ralph P. Schaffer

Ralph P. Schaffer

Apr 7, 2014

Ralph P. Schaffer, age 66, a resident of Carol Stream for over 20 years, died Monday, April 7, 2014, peacefully at home. He was born January 7, 1948 in Chicago to Earl and Dolores Schaffer. Ralph grew up in Carol Stream and graduated from Glenbard East High School .  He served as a Sargent in the U.S. Army in Vietnam....

Alberta Miller

Alberta Miller

Apr 4, 2014

Alberta Miller, age 69, a resident of Evergreen Park, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 4, 2014.  She was born on September 15, 1944 in Hollandale, Mississippi. Alberta is survived by five children, Terry, Sherron, Carol, Angeline and Angelica, twenty grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  She is also survived by three brothers, CW, Joseph, and Norman Charles and...

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