Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Judith Heim

Judith Heim

Sep 18, 2011

Judith Heim, 71, of Orland Park, beloved wife of 50 years to Anton "Tony" Heim, loving mother of Becky Heim and the late Matthew P. Heim, proud grandmother of Tayler Shrader, Matthew Heim and the late Bailey Shrader, dear sister of Russell and Patrick Crew. She enjoyed genealogy and reading and received the Superfan Award at Sandberg High School. Visitation...

Janice R. Baum

Janice R. Baum

Sep 16, 2011

Janice R. Baum, age 58, a resident of Winfield, IL, died Sept. 16, 2011, at home. She was born July 15, 1953 in Paris, IL. Janice graduated from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL. She worked at Chicago Title for 28 years, and she was active with the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce. She is survived by her husband, Edward Baum...

Lois Warrens

Lois Warrens

Sep 9, 2011

Lois Warrens, age 84, died Friday, September 9, in Vero Beach, FL where she had been visiting since May of this year. A resident of Wheaton since 1945, she had moved to Windsor Park in Carol Stream in 2007. Lois was born in Sheboygan, WI, On January 23, 1927 to Martin P Warrens and Rose, nee Wolf, Warrens. The family...

Grace Foster

Grace Foster

Sep 9, 2011

Grace Foster (Denham), age 93, a resident of Central Baptist Village in Norridge, died Friday, September 9, 2011, at Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago. She was born on September 4, 1918 in Chicago to John and Elizabeth Schulenburg. She stayed in the Chicago area all through school and graduated from Wheaton College. She married Maurice Denham in 1946, and had...

David Robert Lawrenz

David Robert Lawrenz

Sep 4, 2011

David Robert Lawrenz, AGE 59, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois for the past 41 years, died on September 4, 2011 at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. The firstborn son of Rev. Richard and LaVerne Lawrenz, he was born on December 30, 1951, in Pasadena, California. Dave met the love of his life, Ann, on May 16, 1981 and...

Patrick O'Keefe Lamberty

Patrick O'Keefe Lamberty

Sep 3, 2011

Patrick Lamberty, age 59, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Saturday, September 3, 2011, at Alden Valley Ridge Nursing Home in Bloomingdale, IL. He was born July 11, 1952 in Chicago, IL. Pat was a member of St. Michael Church in Wheaton, IL. He enjoyed camping, fishing, outdoor activities, and working on his truck. He is survived by his brothers,...

Charles A. Koester

Charles A. Koester

Sep 2, 2011

Charles "Chuck" Anthony Koester, 85, passed away peacefully at his Wheaton, Illinois home in the early morning hours of September 2, 2011 with his loving wife Liz at his side. The loss will be felt deeply by his family and friends. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Chuck was the oldest child of Charles and Margaret Koester. Growing up during...

Golda Mae Fithian

Golda Mae Fithian

Sep 2, 2011

Golda Mae Fithian, age 97, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Friday, September 2, 2011 at Wynscape Nursing Center in Wheaton. She was born February 8, 1914 in Hazelton, IN. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 6, from 3:00 p.m. until the time of a funeral service to be held at 5:00 p.m. at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304...

Dorothy M. Brookens

Dorothy M. Brookens

Aug 30, 2011

Dorothy M. Brookens, age 88, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, formerly of Lincoln, Nebraska died Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. She was born December 31, 1922 in Glen Haven, Wisconsin. She loved her Bible and was a committed believer in Jesus Christ as her savior. She is survived by two...

Dorothy H. Quisenberry

Dorothy H. Quisenberry

Aug 28, 2011

Dorothy H. Quisenberry, age 95, a resident of Wheaton since 1984, died Saturday, August 28, 2011 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. She was born May 18, 1916 in Punxstawney, Pennsylvania to Jacob and Charlotte Fink. Dorothy lived in Olney, IL from 1961 until 1983. She enjoyed Bingo and knitting. She is survived by her children, Shirley (the late...

Genevieve Lee

Genevieve Lee

Aug 27, 2011

Genevieve Lee, age 90, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, formerly of Overland Park, Kansas, died Saturday, August 27, 2011, at Windsor Park. She was born June 23, 1921 in Winston, Missouri to Henry and Zora Walp. Genevieve graduated from Winston High School where she met Glenn H. Lee. They were married on April 7, 1940. Glenn served...

Mary Leksa

Mary Leksa

Aug 26, 2011

Mary Leksa of Wheaton, Illinois, died on Friday, August 26, 2011 after a long illness. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on September 3, 1923, Mary was 87 years old. She was the daughter of Glenn Mobry, a successful businessman, and Esther McClaughry, daughter of the warden of Anamosa State Prison. Mary's family faced tragic circumstances. Her elder sister became disabled...

Violet Eck

Violet Eck

Aug 26, 2011

Violet Eck died Friday, August 26, 2011 in LaPalma, California. Violet Lenore Halverson was born September 15, 1924 in Ludington, Michigan to Carl E. and Hulda A. Halverson. She graduated from Ludington High School in 1943 and worked as a clerk and secretary. She married Everett A. Eck June 8, 1946 and moved to Chicago where she worked for a...

Robert C. Tauchen

Robert C. Tauchen

Aug 25, 2011

Robert C. Tauchen, age 78, a resident of Elmhurst, IL, died Thursday, August 25, 2011, at West Suburban Care Center in Bloomingdale, IL. He was born July 26, 1933 in Cicero, IL. Bob loved nature and all animals, especially dogs. Bob believed that a day without fishing was a day without sunshine. He is survived by his daughter, Sue Ellyn...

Judith Sabol

Judith Sabol

Aug 22, 2011

Judith W. Sabol, age 80, a resident of Carol Stream, formerly of Itasca, died Monday, August 22, peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was born December 9, 1930 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to Henry and Hazel Wollum. Judy grew up in Owen, Wisconsin and graduated from Owen High School. She moved to the Chicago area where she met...

Joan L. Adamski

Joan L. Adamski

Aug 21, 2011

Joan L. Adamski, nee Braner, age 51, a resident of Hanover Park, and formerly a 43 year resident of Chicago, died Sunday, August 21, 2011, at home, after fighting breast cancer for 7+ years, with her husband Max, who sacrificially stayed by her side, until the Lord took her home. She was born January 14, 1960 in Evergreen Park to...

Sheila Ruth Mckinley

Sheila Ruth Mckinley

Aug 20, 2011

Sheila R. McKinley, age 51, a resident of Arlington Heights, IL, died August 20, 2011, at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. She was born February 21, 1960 in Marion, Ohio to Harvey and Glenda Caldwell. A memorial visitation will be held on Thursday, August 25, 2011 from 5 to 7 at Elk Grove Village Baptist Church,...

Juliet Juarez Eiber

Juliet Juarez Eiber

Aug 17, 2011

Juliet Juarez Eiber, age 61, a resident of Evergreen Park for over 20 years, died August 17, 2011, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born July 31, 1950 in Iloilo City, Philippines to Jerome and Beatrice Juarez. Juliet was a 1972 graduate of Central Philippine University with a degree in nursing. She came to the United States in...

Dale I. Brownewell

Dale I. Brownewell

Aug 13, 2011

Dale I. Brownewell, 81, a resident of Villa Park, IL, died August 13, 2011 at his home. He was born April 26, 1930, in Danville, IL, the son of William I. and Mary Hazel Stunkard Brownewell. Mr. Brownewell was a public school teacher for Greenfield Community High School, in Greenfield, IL, and School District 45 at Jefferson Junior High in...

Marjorie Ruth Gieser

Marjorie Ruth Gieser

Aug 12, 2011

Marjorie Ruth Gieser, a prolific liturgical artist, died on Friday at her home in Wheaton, Illinois. She was 73. The cause was a malignant brain tumor, her husband Dr. Richard Gieser said. In 1976 Mrs. Gieser received her Masters of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. An artist of various media, she found her calling...

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