Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wheaton and Carol Stream, IL. and the surrounding areas.
Mary Lou Mccurdy
Feb 2, 2014
Mary Lou Ghelfi-McCurdy, 83, a resident of Naperville, IL, and a long time resident of Carol Stream, died Sun., Feb. 2, 2014. She was born Feb. 6, 1930 in Chicago, IL. Mrs. McCurdy worked for Wheaton College as a secretary. She was a member of the ASPCA and Wheaton Bible Church. She was a writer, and a long time volunteer...
Patricia Jean Giuffre
Jan 30, 2014
Patricia J. Giuffre, age 65, a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, died January 30, 2014 near her home. She was born September 30, 1948 in Mobridge, South Dakota. She lived in Timber Lake, South Dakota until her adulthood, and attended Timber Lake Public High School, graduating in 1968. She worked at the Timber Lake Topic and Prairie Stationer during high school....
Faye Street
Jan 30, 2014
Faye Street, age 87, a resident of Naperville, IL, died peacefully at Edward Hospital on January 30, 2014. She was born September 2, 1926 to George and Ruby Terry in Royal Oak, MI, the sixth of seven children. When she was 17 years old, a friend invited her to a small Baptist church service, where she learned she could have...
William "Bill" Mcculla
Jan 28, 2014
William "Bill" D. McCulla, age 93, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died January 28, 2014, at Johnson Medical Center at Windsor Park in Carol Stream, Illinois. He was born June 27, 1920 in Oak Park to David and Margaret McCulla. Bill worked as an engineer at Commonwealth Edison in Maywood from 1947 until 1985 and enjoyed bowling with the...
Betty Banks
Jan 28, 2014
Elizabeth "Betty" C. Banks, age 83, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, died Tuesday, January 28 at home. She was born February 20, 1930 in Chicago, IL. Betty was active at the Prospect Heights Baptist Church, the Arlington Heights Evangelical Free Church and more recently at Wheaton Bible Church. She was known for her love for God...
Maryjean O'Brien
Jan 28, 2014
MaryJean O'Brien, age 87, a resident of Lisle, IL, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, IL. She was born June 28, 1926 in New York, NY. MaryJean grew up in Bronxville, NY and loved visiting the family farm in Hurley, NY. She was an English Literature major at Syracuse University and a member of...
William C. Dent Iii
Jan 27, 2014
William C. Dent III, age 54, a resident of Carol Stream, for over 20 years, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, January 27, 2014. He was born October 10, 1959 in Oak Park to William and Lois Dent. Bill grew up in Addison and graduated from Addison Trail High School. He met Robin Rogers at the Elm Roller Rink in...
Edith F. Wyngarden
Jan 26, 2014
Edith F. Wyngarden, 90, beloved wife of the late Gilbert, loving mother of Gary (Catherine), proud grandmother of Hayes (Marci) and Lindsay (Doug) Andrew, great-grandmother of Ryan and Reid Wyngarden and Carter and Campbell Andrew. Visitation Friday, Jan. 31, from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church, 2 Shermer Road, Glenview, IL 60025, where a funeral service will...
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...
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