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...
Benjamin A. Reise
Jul 19, 2013
Benjamin A. Reise, age 89, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, died July 19, 2013, in Winfield, Illinois. He was born May 3, 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A celebration of Ben's life will be held on July 28, 2013 from 12-4:00 p.m. at Wheaton VFW Post 2164, 0N731 Papworth St., Wheaton, IL 60187. Interment will be private. Family and friends may...
Dorothy M. Orem
Jul 19, 2013
Dorothy M. Orem, age 88, a resident of Wheaton formerly of Franklin Park, IL, passed into glory on Friday, July 19, 2013. She was born in Waukegan, IL on July 10, 1925. Dorothy grew up in the Slovenian neighborhood of Chicago. She was very active in sports as a girl. She left school early to help support the family. She...
Miriam R. Auge
Jul 18, 2013
Miriam R. Auge, Age 92, died July 18, 2013 at the DuPage County Convalescent Center in Wheaton, IL. She was born on September 5, 1920 in Tamaqua, PA. Beloved wife of the late John Wesley Nelson and the late Roger Auge. Loving mother of John W. Nelson, Jr. and Craig S. (Diane) Nelson; Grandmother of Brittany Nelson, Eric Nelson and...
Mary Alice Kalitzky
Jul 17, 2013
Mary Alice Kalitzky (formerly Robinson) of Winfield, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2013; she was born on July 26, 1944 in Danville, IL. Mary led a very active life in the community but her family always came first. Some her activities included: Member of the Wheaton North HS Booster Club president for two years and Concession Stand Chairperson for...
Mary A. Lowry
Jul 16, 2013
Mary A. Lowry, age 97, a long-time resident of Wheaton, IL, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Wynscape Nursing Home. She was born November 23, 1915, in Santa Barbara, CA. Mary graduated from the University of Illinois in 1936. She was a personnel counselor at Western Electric Hawthorne Works, involved in the landmark industrial psychology experiments. She married in 1942,...
Marie B Eiznhamer
Jul 15, 2013
Marie Eiznhamer, age 80, of Carol Stream, died at 5:30 a.m., on Monday, Jul. 15, 2013, at her residence in Carol Stream. She was born on Oct. 7, 1932, in Thayer, IL, the daughter of the late Gus and Helen Stropnik. She married Al Eiznhamer on November 2, 1957 in Chicago. He preceded her in death on May 24, 2001....
Joseph E. Francis
Jul 15, 2013
Joseph E. Francis, age 92, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died July 15, 2013, at the DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton. He was born July 19, 1920 in Sioux City, IA. Mr. Francis was a retired pastor of the Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Eleanor J. Francis. A memorial service will be held Friday,...
Cynthia Elaine Voss
Jul 11, 2013
Cynthia Elaine Voss, 47, passed away on July 11, 2013 at Central DuPage Hospital, surrounded by her loving family who passed her into God's arms. Our beautiful Cynthia died as the result of respiratory failure. Cynthia was born on September 13, 1965 in Ft. Wayne, IN, the third daughter to James and Jean Huffman. She confirmed her faith at St....
Coreen Nilsen Cook
Jul 9, 2013
Coreen Nilsen Cook of Trumbull, CT beloved wife of the late Dr. Robert A. Cook, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford, CT. She was 99. Born on April 21, 1914 to Norwegian immigrants Harold and Hilda Nilsen, she was raised in Chicago with sister, Evelyn. As a child she attended the Logan Square...
George Edward Hausske
Jul 9, 2013
George Edward Hausske, age 96, a longtime resident of Wheaton, IL died on Tuesday, July 9 at Bickford Assisted Living Facility of Crystal Lake, IL. He was born on May 14, 1917 in Chicago, IL. He was a World War II veteran of the Navy and was a survivor of the USS Bunker Hill kamikaze attack that took the lives...
Richard W. Potter
Jul 7, 2013
Richard W. Potter, age 70, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Sunday, July 7, 2013, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born January 25, 1943 in Oak Park, IL. Rich grew up riding trains with his father on the weekends instilling a love of the railway. He passed on his love of trains to his children and...
Patricia R. Sawyer
Jul 6, 2013
Patricia R. Sawyer, nee Reilly, age 71, a resident of Wheaton, IL, for 52 years, died Saturday, July 6, 2013. She was born October 31, 1941 in Chicago to Joseph J. and Charlotte Reilly. Patricia grew up in Calumet City and graduated from Thornton Fractional North High School. She married Roland Sawyer on February 11, 1961 and they began their...
