Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Raymond Jensen

Raymond Jensen

Apr 24, 2013

Raymond E. Jensen (85) of North Port, FL died on April 24th, 2013 from complications of cancer. He was the son of Eigil Holme Jensen and Ruth M. Johns. Ray was born in Poughkeepsie, NY. He attended Grover Cleveland High School in Caldwell, NJ and then married Jeanne Marie Moran. In 1952 he enlisted in the US Air Force after...

Jeanne Amanda Gabalec

Jeanne Amanda Gabalec

Apr 23, 2013

Jeanne A. Gabalec, age 88, died April 23, 2013, in Naperville, IL. She was born August 27, 1924 in Berwyn, IL. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Robert Gabelec; her children, Thomas (Linda) Gabalec and Ruth (James) Milashus; her grandchildren, Jennifer Milashus, Craig Gabalec and Amanda Welsand; and 2 great-grandchildren, Josh and Nicole. She was preceded in...

Thomas L. Thomas Sr.

Thomas L. Thomas Sr.

Apr 23, 2013

Thomas L. Thomas Sr., age 95, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died April 23, 2013, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield.  He was born on October 18, 1917 in Chicago to Thomas and Lillian Thomas. After being orphaned in 1924, Thomas and his brothers lived at the Bensenville Home.  He graduated from Parker High School on Chicago's south side and...

Jacob Stob

Jacob Stob

Apr 23, 2013

Jacob Stob, age 95, a resident of Warrenville, formerly of Wheaton, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in Naperville. He was born on March 1, 1918. Jacob enlisted in the US Army just before Pearl Harbor. After the war he married Klarien Groenewold. He worked for Western Electric for 35 years and 2 months and retired in 1981. During retirement he...

Anny P. Thompson

Anny P. Thompson

Apr 21, 2013

Anny Thompson, age 94, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Lexington Health Care Center in Bloomingdale, IL. She was born November 24, 1918 in Bergen, Norway. Anny first worked as a coat room attendant at a Norwegian club called Normanes. Later she worked as a Plastic Extruder for a manufacturing firm called Pyle National....

Catherine V. Jurkowski

Catherine V. Jurkowski

Apr 15, 2013

Catherine V. Jurkowski, age 45, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Monday, April 15, 2013, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. She was born January 23, 1968 in Chicago, IL. Katii was a loving mother, devoted wife, and a devout Catholic active in pro-life. She established her own business helping others with their computers and home networks. She also...

Arthur Alan Wagner

Arthur Alan Wagner

Apr 15, 2013

Arthur Alan Wagner, age 70, went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 15, 2013 after a lengthy, courageous battle with heart disease. He was born on June 9, 1942 to Jacob and Lois Wagner. Art grew up in Chicago. He graduated from Lane Tech High School in 1960 and attended the University of IL. He met Donna...

Joyce A. Bullen

Joyce A. Bullen

Apr 13, 2013

Joyce A. Bullen, age 68, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Saturday, April 13, 2013, at home. She was born August 31, 1944 in Cincinnati, OH. Joyce loved travel, gardening, reading and spending time with family and friends. She possessed a real zest for life and will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her loving...

Thomas James Stephen Sharkey

Thomas James Stephen Sharkey

Apr 13, 2013

Thomas James Stephen Sharkey, age 9 days, died April 13, 2013. He was born April 4, 2013 to Sarah Borden Sharkey and Michael Sharkey of Wheaton, Illinois. He is survived by a sister and brother born with him, Kathleen and Joseph, his parents, and older twin brothers, Emmett and John. Also surviving him are his grandparents, Emmett and Kathleen Sharkey...

Paul W. Johnson

Paul W. Johnson

Apr 11, 2013

Paul W. Johnson, age 72, a resident of Bloomingdale, IL died Thursday, April 11 at the Central DuPage Hospital. He was born June 9, 1940 in Joliet to William and Esther Johnson. He grew up in Wheaton and graduated from Wheaton Christian Grammar School and Wheaton High School in 1958. Paul was well know at Wheaton Bible Church, where he...

Jayne M. Ashby

Jayne M. Ashby

Apr 9, 2013

Jayne Marie Ashby, age 44, known affectionately as "Jaynie" and "mommy," completed her marathon against ovarian cancer on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at her home in Wheaton, Illinois. Jayne crossed the finish line with grace and dignity, surrounded by her loving husband Chuck Jackel, daughter Lauren Jackel, parents Gary and Pam Ashby and dogs Kona and Deacon. Chuck and Jayne...

Terry L. Hildreth

Terry L. Hildreth

Apr 5, 2013

Terry L. Hildreth, age 72, a resident of Aurora, IL, died Friday, April 5, 2013, at home in Aurora, IL. He was born February 26, 1941 in Navarre, OH. Terry was the club manager of the Wheaton VFW for many years. He was also an Elk and had served two terms as the Exalted Ruler. He was an avid golfer...

Theodore Alfred Beyer

Theodore Alfred Beyer

Mar 30, 2013

Theodore Alfred Beyer, 108, of Winfield, died March 30, 2013 at home. Ted was born on February 10, 1905 to Karl and Elizabeth Wind Beyer in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.  His family came to the United States through Ellis Island in 1923. Mr. Beyer worked at Marshall Field & Co. for over 35 years as a furniture buyer.  He was...

Carol E. Schuler

Carol E. Schuler

Mar 29, 2013

Carol was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on March 20, 1930. She was the only child of William T. Scheid and Mary L. (Thiel) Scheid. She moved to Brooklyn, New York, as a child, where her father worked as an electrician. As a teenager, the family moved to Trenton, New Jersey, where she would graduate in 1948 from Hamilton High...

Rick Belle

Rick Belle

Mar 29, 2013

Rick Belle, age 48, a resident of Naperville, Illinois, died Friday, March 29,  He was born October 19, 1964, in Saint Charles, Illinois, to Stephen Charles and Jeanne Constance Belle. He graduated from West Chicago High School in 1982, and proceeded to the College of DuPage, where he acquired an Associate's Degree in Business. He continued his education by completing...

Rev. Howard C. Stein

Rev. Howard C. Stein

Mar 28, 2013

Rev. Howard Charles Stein was born on November 15, 1920, to Theodore and Louella (Hoewischer) Stein in Shelby County, Ohio. Howard graduated from the Fort Wayne Bible College, the University of Indianapolis, and did graduate study at Wayne State University in Detroit. He married Gail Malsbary of Muncie, IN, in June, 1943. Howard was ordained by the Christian and Missionary...

Agnes Brdlik

Agnes Brdlik

Mar 27, 2013

Agnes Brdlik, 86, a resident of Windsor Park Manor, Carol Stream, IL, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ March 27, 2013. She was the widow of Milton Brdlik, to whom she had been married for 59 years. Agnes was predeceased by her parents, James and Agnes Broschka, and her older brother, James Broschka.  She is survived...

Graham Elliott Stevens

Graham Elliott Stevens

Mar 26, 2013

Graham Elliott Stevens, age 19, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died March 26, 2013, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.  He was born August 9, 1993 in Geneva, IL. Graham attended Briar Glen Elementary School, Glen Crest Middle School and Glenbard South High School.  Throughout his childhood, he attended Blanchard Alliance Church. He was gifted in many ways and...

Audrey C. Brei

Audrey C. Brei

Mar 26, 2013

Audrey C. Brei, age 79, a resident of Glen Ellyn since 1961, went home to her Lord and Saviour on March 26, 2013, following a brief illness. Born on March 6, 1934 to Frank and Bernice Carpenter, Audrey was raised in Chicago, IL, and graduated from the former all-girls Lucy Flower High School in 1952. She received an Associate of...

Mabel C. Robertson

Mabel C. Robertson

Mar 26, 2013

Mabel Robertson, age 99, a resident of West Chicago, Illinois, went to be with the Lord March 26, 2013, at Rosewood Nursing Home, with her family by her side. in 1996 Mabel moved to West Chicago to live with her daughter Pamela and son-in-law, Richard Clark. In October of 2012 it became necessary for her to move to Rosewood Care...

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