Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Bobby Woong Lee

Bobby Woong Lee

May 31, 2014

Bobby Woong Lee, age 69, a long time resident of Atlanta, GA and more recently of Illinois, died Saturday, May 31, 2014, at his home in Aurora, IL. He was born May 5, 1945 in Seoul, Korea to Jong Sung Lee and Jum Hee Choi. Bobby was the owner of several small businesses, most recently a successful restaurant in Norcross,...

Renee M. Bonynge

Renee M. Bonynge

May 29, 2014

Renee M. Bonynge, age 54, a resident of Lake Zurich, IL, died Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, IL. She was born July 23, 1959 in Oak Park, IL. She is survived by her mother, Mary "Mitzi" LaMaster of Wheaton, IL. A visitation will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. until the...

William Olu Faux

William Olu Faux

May 22, 2014

William Olu Faux, age 60, a resident of Elgin, IL, formerly of Glen Ellyn, died Thursday, May 22, 2014, at home. He was born August 4, 1953 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Bill came to the United States as a college student and graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. His passion for music led him to work in the...

Eleanor E. Pearson

Eleanor E. Pearson

May 21, 2014

Eleanor E. Pearson, age 84, a resident of The Fountains at Crystal Lake, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at The Fountains at Crystal Lake She was born August 23, 1929 to Clarence and Elsie Hamman. Eleanor grew up in Elmwood Park and graduated from Proviso East in 1947. She married C. William Pearson in...

Sharon Thompson

Sharon Thompson

May 18, 2014

Sharon Thompson, age 67, a resident of St. Joseph, MI, and formerly of Wheaton, IL, died Sunday, May 18, 2014, at Pine Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Stevensville, MI. She was born November 17, 1946 in Greeley, CO. Sharon worked as an executive administrative assistant for many years, most recently at Glen Ellyn Evangelical Covenant Church and also at...

Etta York

Etta York

May 18, 2014

Mrs. Etta N. York, age 97, a resident of Keystone Heights, FL, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014 at the Willey Manor ALF. She was born in Darien Center, New York on June 5, 1916 to the late William C. and Grace (Marsh) Nichols and had moved to Keystone Heights four years ago from Chicago, IL. Mrs. York was a...

Thomas P. Haigh

Thomas P. Haigh

May 8, 2014

Thomas Paul Haigh, 71, of Wheaton, Illinois, passed away at Loyola University Medical Center surrounded by his family on Thursday, May 8, 2014 after a two week illness following a courageous five year battle with cancer. He was born and raised in Kankakee, IL. Tom was a graduate of Bradley University in Peoria, IL with an accounting degree. He was...

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)...

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