Donald R. Yehling
Sep 4, 2013
Donald R. Yehling, age 90, a resident of Monarch Landing in Naperville, IL, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at home. He was born June 15, 1923 in Chicago, IL. Donald served in the Army during World War II. After the war he began his career as a Pastor. Later he was a Professor of Philosophy at The King's College, NY....
Timothy W. Edwards
Sep 2, 2013
Timothy W. Edwards, age 46, passed away on September 2, 2013. He was born on July 8, 1967 to Gerald and Kathleen Edwards in Hammond, Indiana. Tim was a US Army veteran who served in Operation Desert Storm. He worked for Ryder in Franklin Park and was a Cubmaster for Pack 45. He was active in his church. He is...
Shirley Ione Brand
Sep 1, 2013
Born in Milwaukee, WI on September 18, 1926, Shirley Ione Brand, nee Winch, died at age 86 on Sunday, September 1, 2013 at the Johnson Health Care Center of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL. As a Christian and follower of Jesus all her life from age five, her God given spirit is absent from her body but present with...
Phil Jackson
Aug 31, 2013
Phil Jackson, age 79, a resident of Cape Coral, Florida, died August 31, 2013 in Wheaton, Illinois. He was born July 2, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan. He celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary on August 8, 2013. As a young man, he enjoyed singing and playing the guitar. He was an avid writer of poetry. Phil was a hardworking self-made, successful...
Paula Kovarik
Aug 31, 2013
Paula Kovarik, age 75, a resident of Glen Ellyn, IL, died Saturday, August 31, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born February 6, 1938 in Melrose Park, IL. She was born in Melrose Park to Italian parents and lived in town for 50 years. Paula had a very sick mother, and selflessly took care of her for years, giving...
John Phares Laird
Aug 28, 2013
John Phares Laird, age 71, a resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away on August 28, 2013 at his residence. John was born in Appleton, Wisconsin on January 27, 1942. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Economics. He received his MBA from the University of Chicago. He served in the United States Army from June 1965...
Bill Bruenning
Aug 20, 2013
Bill Bruenning, age 70, a resident of Winfield, IL, died August 20, 2013, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born March 19, 1943 in McHenry, IL. Bill was a hard worker and worked for Reserve Electric Supply in Glen Ellyn, IL for over 40 years. He was a sports enthusiast and loved the Cubs, the Blackhawks, fishing...
Thomas Alexander Morrison
Aug 19, 2013
Thomas Alexander Morrison, age 64, went to be with his Lord and Savior on the morning of August 19, 2013 in Wheaton, Illinois. He spent his life serving others, including his family and his financial planning clients. Tom lived life to the fullest with a great sense of humor and compassion for others. His passion for the outdoors included sailing,...
Stephen Lofton
Aug 5, 2013
Stephen Michael Lofton, age 29, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died August 5, 2013. He was born September 15, 1983 in Winfield, Illinois to Gary and Tina Lofton. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his daughter, Briana Elizabeth Lofton, two brothers, Gary Jr. and Gregory and his sister Bryn Marie, His maternal grandmother, Winifred Tash and...
Robert Bernard Kasperson
Aug 5, 2013
Robert Bernard Kasperson, 86, died Monday, August 5, surrounded by his family in Lombard, IL. He was born on August 12, 1926 to Ole and Ingeborg (Olson) Kasperson at Iroquois, South Dakota. In 1935 the family moved to the Sinai area where Robert grew up. That is where he met and married Ruth Erstad with whom he celebrated 64 years...
Elizabeth Carlson
Aug 3, 2013
Elizabeth Carlson, age 88, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, IL died Saturday August 3, at Windsor's Johnson Health Care Center in Carol Stream, IL. She was born September 16, 1924 in Camden, NJ. Although a New Jersey girl, Elizabeth chose to attend Wheaton College, where she became close friends with Mildred Carlson, Warren Carlson's sister. As...
Charlotte D. Gaasrud
Aug 2, 2013
Charlotte D. Gaasrud, age 89, a resident of Libertyville, IL, and formerly of Park Ridge, IL and Palatine, IL, died Friday, August 2, 2013 at Winchester House in Libertyville, IL. She was born December 29, 1923 in Chicago, IL. Charlotte had worked as an executive assistant at Zenith. She also worked in the family business as an accountant. She was...
Adelaide A. Brooks
Jul 29, 2013
Adelaide A. Brooks, age 61, of Wheaton, IL, died Monday, July 29, 2013, at home. She was born February 7, 1952 in Brooklyn, NY. Adelaide is a graduate of Mt. St. Mary's College in Newburgh, NY and Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago, IL. She spent countless hours sharing her love of cooking with her children and...
Dr. Neal Orin Brace
Jul 27, 2013
Former Wheaton College professor Neal Orin Brace, age 91, died Saturday, July 27, 2013 in his home in Carol Stream, IL. Dr. Brace was born on April 12, 1922 in Osceola, WI to Cleo W. and Alice L. (Krienke) Brace. In high school he was active in music, sports, and church life. Dr. Brace graduated from the University of Minnesota...
Yohannes Luba Hirbo
Jul 27, 2013
Yohannes Hirbo, age 53, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Saturday, July 27, 2013, at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, IL. He was born April 20, 1960 in Ethiopia. Yohannes had worked for many years as the Head Nurse at the DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton, IL. He was a member of the Chicago Yemsrach Evangelical Church....
Mary Jo Mitchell
Jul 25, 2013
Mary Jo Mitchell, age 82, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at home. She was born June 19, 1931 in Bloomington, IL. She is survived by her two sons, William H. (Susann) Mitchell of Ft. Lauderdale and John Gilbert Mitchell of Wheaton; grandsons, Michael Edward Mitchell and Joseph Troiano; and her brother-in-law, Gilbert (Shirley) Mitchell. She...
Gerald M. Merritt
Jul 22, 2013
Gerald M. Merritt, age 76, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died July 22, 2013, Winfield, IL. He was born July 11, 1937 in Detroit, MI. He attended the University of Michigan and was in the Lamda Chi Alpha fraternity. In 1957 he fought forest fires in California for the U.S. Forest services. In 1961 he graduated from Wayne State University...
Natacha Ann Welch
Jul 21, 2013
Natacha Ann Welch, age 82, a resident of Wheaton, since 1969, died Sunday, July 21, at Jennings Terrace in Aurora, Illinois. She was born August 21, 1930 in Fostoria, Ohio On May 2, 1959 she married Duraine Edward Welch Jr. She is survived by her sons, David Edward (Jayne) Welch of Elburn and Douglas Rowe (Kathleen) Welch of Aurora, 2...
Howard A. Eklind
Jul 20, 2013
Howard A. Eklind, age 85, a resident of Park Ridge, IL, died July 20, 2013, in Park Ridge. He was born January 1, 1928 in Chicago, IL to Henning and Ruth Eklind. Howard graduated from Amundsen High School in Jan. 1945 and graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in June 1948. He served in the Army...
Dr. Robert O. Devette
Jul 20, 2013
Dr. Robert O. deVette, age 93, went to be with his precious Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 20, 2013. He was born November 21, 1919 in Portland, Michigan. Bob graduated from Wheaton College in 1941. He then served in the Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1945. He received an MA from Wheaton Grad School in 1949, another MA...
