June Haag
Jan 26, 2014
June Haag, age 95, a resident of Glen Ellyn, IL, died Sunday, January 26, 2014, at Wynscape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheaton, IL. She was born June 10, 1918 in Chicago, IL. June was a member of the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church. She was known by family and friends as a "prayer warrior". She is survived by her four...
Warren F. Moore Sr.
Jan 22, 2014
Captain Warren Frank Moore, Sr., retired USMC, born March 23, 1921 to the late Carl and Marion Moore died at home on January 22, 2014. Graduated Parker High School in 1939 and Illinois Institute of Technology in 1948. During WWII he left IIT to enlist in the Marine Air Corps and flew the Corsair in the Pacific Theater. Married Peggy...
Gretchen "Gigi" Smith
Jan 22, 2014
Gretchen "Gigi" Smith passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at the Elkhart Hospice House after experiencing a stroke in her sleep. On March 12, 1935 Gretchen Gay Van Scoy was born in Chicago, Illinois, and dubbed "Gigi" by her cousins. She met Larry Smith at the University of Colorado and the two were married June 20, 1959 in...
Vsevolod Ustinovich
Jan 22, 2014
Vsevolod Ustinovich, age 86, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died January 22, 2014, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. He was born April 1, 1927 in Belarus USSR. Vsevolod served in the Russian Navy during WWII as a radio operator on minesweepers on the Baltic Sea. After the war he continued his education and met Felya Kembrovskaya. They...
Rosemary Gritton
Jan 22, 2014
Rosemary Gritton, age 96, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died at home on January 22, 2014. She was born October 11, 1917 in Chicago to Otto and Rose Hansen. She grew up in LaGrange. After attending Business College she worked as a legal secretary in Chicago. She married Donald Gritton on December 15, 1950. They started their life together in...
Dorothy Coletta
Jan 19, 2014
Dorothy Coletta, age 87, resident of West Chicago IL, died Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Franciscan Court in West Chicago. She was born January 13, 1927 to George and Ester Meinhardt in Houston, TX. Dorothy, fondly known as Dickey, grew up in Houston, where she considered a career in dress making, a key talent and interest. She became a "Donut...
Constance B. Lock
Jan 16, 2014
Constance B. Lock, age 85, a resident of Glendale Heights, IL, died Thursday, January 16, 2014, at Lexington Health Care Center in Bloomingdale, Illinois. She was born June 22, 1928 in Chicago to William and Florence Cavert. Connie grew up in Chicago near Wrigley Field and was active at Addison St. Baptist Church. In her late teens she lived in...
Floyd H. Johnson
Jan 13, 2014
Floyd H. Johnson, age 84, a resident of Wheaton, IL, and formerly of Winfield, IL, died Monday, January 13, 2014, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born March 8, 1929 in Ladysmith, WI. Floyd grew up in Exeland, WI. He joined the Air Force and served during the Korean War. After the Air Force, he returned to...
Donald E. Schumann
Jan 11, 2014
Donald E. Schumann, age 88, a resident of Glen Ellyn, died Saturday, January 11, 2014, in Wheaton. He was born February 22, 1925 in Barrington, IL. Donald grew up in Forest Park, IL He joined the Army Air Corps right out of high school during World War II. His love of airplanes & flying became his career where he flew...
Martha "Tootie" Harley
Jan 9, 2014
Martha "Tootie" Harley, age 56, a resident of Glen Ellyn, IL, died January 9, 2014, at Bellwood Developmental Center in Bellwood, Illinois. She was born November 9, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan to Herbert and Ruby Harley. Tootie was the youngest of five children. She grew up in Detroit and attended Detroit public schools. In spite of Tootie's Down Syndrome she...
David Mugnaini
Jan 8, 2014
David Mugnaini, age 33, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died January 8, 2014, at University of Chicago Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He was born July 23, 1980 to Robert and Carol Mugnaini. Dave grew up in Bolingbrook, and graduated from Bolingbrook High School. On May 29, 2010 he married Jennifer Smith. He is the beloved husband of Jennifer, loving son...
Nicholas "Nick" Riggio
Jan 6, 2014
Nicholas "Nick" Riggio, age 75, a resident of Winfield, IL, died January 6, at home with his family. He was born October 16 in Chicago to Frank and Anna Riggio. Nick retired from AT&T in 1994, having worked in engineering for 40 years. He served in multiple organizations, The Telephone Pioneers, Wheaton Kiwanis, Addison Recreation Club, Knights of Columbus Golf...
Joan Holsted Hackett
Jan 5, 2014
Joan Holsted Hackett, age 87, a resident of Glen Ellyn, died Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Central DuPage Hospital after a brief illness. She was born on January 7, 1926 in Ongole, India to missionary parents, Ernest and Ethel Holsted. Joan graduated from Wheaton College. She married Dr. Stuart C. Hackett on June 13, 1947. She raised the family while...
Dr. Robert W. Johnson
Jan 5, 2014
Dr. Robert W. Johnson, age 90, of Wheaton, IL passed gently on January 5, 2014 after a brief illness. Robert was born in San Diego, CA on August 21, 1923 to John and Marie Johnson. He served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1942 until 1969, during which he received his Master's Degree in cinematography at USC, being the...
Connie Rae Sutton
Jan 4, 2014
Connie Rae (Weiser) Sutton was born on November 19, 1937 to Delpha and Vernon Weiser of Jonesburg, MO. Connie grew up in Vandalia, MO where her family owned the local drug store. Her favorite memories were of being a "soda jerk" at the drug store. Connie married Bob Sutton on August 11, 1957 and raised three children on a farm...
Bernadette "Cookie" A. Luchinski
Jan 3, 2014
Bernadette "Cookie" A. Luchinski (Miedziak), 69, formerly of Franklin Park, IL, Mesa, AZ and most recently Naperville, IL passed away in her sleep January 3, 2014. She was born in Chicago and spent most of her life in Franklin Park. Until she moved back to Illinois, she continued to do what she loved – care for children, at St. Timothy...
Klaas G. Kuiper
Jan 2, 2014
Klaas G. Kuiper, 93, of Wheaton, IL, passed away on January 2, 2014, at his home. Klaas was born in Chicago, IL to Henry and Etta Kuiper. Klaas grew up in Sheboygan, WI. and went on to graduate from the University of Michigan with a Masters in Music Education. He taught and conducted music in Muskegan, MI., North Central College...
Martha Sutfin
Jan 1, 2014
Martha Sutfin, 95, died peacefully on January 1, 2014 in Wheaton. Â She was born in Elgin, Illinois on February 22, 1918 to the late Fern Sullivan and William Miller. She was married on August 26, 1936 to Vernon Sutfin who died in 1997. She is also preceded in death by her sister Barbara Sears and her granddaughter Wendy (daughter of...
Andrew A. Perez
Dec 31, 2013
Dr. Andrew A. Perez, age 59, a resident of Hinsdale, died suddenly as a result of a cardiac event on Tuesday, December 31. He was born August 2, 1954 in Jersey City, New Jersey to Ramon and Victoria Perez.  He lived in Cuba as a child and moved to Chicago in grade school. He graduated from Lane Tech High School...
Joseph "Joe" Armato
Dec 31, 2013
Joseph "Joe" Armato, age 85, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, IL, and formerly a longtime resident of Melrose Park, IL, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at Windsor's Johnson Health Care Center. He was born May 31, 1928 in Chicago, IL. He is survived by his daughter, Christine (Robert) Starinsky of Glendale Heights, IL, and Joseph T....
