Helen Hitchcock
Oct 23, 2011
Helen A. Hitchcock, age 84, formerly of Brookfield and Villa Park, beloved wife of the late Robert O. Hitchcock, loving mother of Robert F. (Dawn) Hitchcock, grandmother of Robert A. Hitchcock and Kelly M. McCoy, great-grandmother of Robert, Grace, Owen and Caiden, dear sister of Irene Petty and Frank Riha. Longtime employee of Surface Finishes in Addison. A visitation will...
Dr. Frank E. Strehl, Dc, Dabci
Oct 21, 2011
Dr. Frank E. Strehl, DC, DABCI, a longtime resident of Wheaton, Illinois died on Friday, October 21, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Dr. Strehl ("Skip") was born in Evansville, Indiana, grew up in Owensville, Indiana, and has been in private practice at Strehl Natural Health since 1981. In addition he has been very active in his...
William C. Hawthorne
Oct 20, 2011
William C. "Bill" Hawthorne, age 90, a longtime resident of Wheaton, IL, died Thursday, October 20, 2011, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born May 1, 1921 in Warren, OH. Bill enlisted and served in the U.S. Army for five years. While stationed in Muskogee, OK., he met his future wife and began his career working at...
Loretta Joy Gildo
Oct 19, 2011
Loretta Joy Gildo, a resident of Wheaton, IL since 1973, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at home. She was born in Chicago, IL, on September 29,1931. She attended Trinity High School in River Forest, Barat College in Lake Forest, and did her graduate work at Loyola. Upon retiring in 1993, served as an AVON representative for 6 years, volunteered at...
Beatrice Nieuwenhuyse
Oct 19, 2011
Beatrice C. Nieuwenhuyse, age 90, a resident of Wheaton and formerly a longtime resident of Winnetka, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. She was born March 16, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Frederick and Ragnhild Congdon. Betty graduated from the University of Mississippi, where she was the first northerner to be named "Miss Ole...
Vivian Hedstrom
Oct 18, 2011
Vivian Hedstrom, former longtime resident of Chicago, died Tuesday, October 18. She was born in Chicago on November 7, 1915. Mrs. Hedstrom was an active member of Lakeview/Edgebrook Free Church in Chicago where she was active in women's and children's ministries, and choir. Recently, she had been a member of the First Evangelical Free Church of Rockford. She was preceded...
John T. Yunker
Oct 14, 2011
John T. Yunker, age 61, a resident of Wendell, NC, died on October 14, 2011, at home. He was born November 30, 1949 in Chicago, IL. John worked for AT&T, and retired from Alcatel-Lucent Technologies. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Yunker of Wendell, NC; his sons, James (Teresa) Yunker, Robert Yunker, and John (Nicole) Yunker; his daughters, Dawn...
Janet Hicks
Oct 14, 2011
Janet Hicks, age 64, a resident of Geneva, IL, died October 14, 2011, at home in Geneva, IL. She was born May 13, 1947 in Melrose Park, IL. Janet was a Counselor for alcohol and drug abuse programs. She also assisted at a home for battered women in DeKalb, IL. She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Walter...
Dr. Arthur Frank Holmes
Oct 8, 2011
Arthur Holmes, emeritus professor of philosophy at Wheaton College, died on October 8. Born in 1924 in Dover, England, he served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and came to the United States in 1947. He graduated from Wheaton College, earned his Ph.D. at Northwestern University, and taught philosophy at Wheaton College for 43 years, serving for...
Frank Luis Montalva
Oct 5, 2011
Frank Luis Montalva, age 90, died peacefully in his home in Wheaton on October 5, 2011. He was born on October 3, 1921 in Seattle, Washington. He was a WWII Navy Veteran serving two of those years in the South Pacific. He worked for a Veteran's Hospital in Los Angeles, California and at Hines Veteran's Hospital in Maywood, Illinois. He...
Hijoong Cho
Oct 3, 2011
Hijoong Cho, age 74, of Carol Stream, IL, and formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away on October 3, 2011 peacefully in the presence of his family at Central Dupage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was the beloved father of Caroline, Donald, and Paul; dearest grandfather of Arin Butzon, Grace Cho, Donald Alex Cho, Justin Butzon, Margaret Cho, Brayden Cho, and...
Ilse Grupp
Sep 28, 2011
Ilse Grupp, 89, of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, IL, beloved wife of the late William; loving mother of Richard (Pat) Grupp of Kalamazoo, MI, Ralph (Donna) Grupp of Oswego and Robert (Jan) Grupp of Charlevoix, MI; proud grandmother of Sherry, Jeffrey, Kristine, Jennifer, Michael, Karen and Bryan; great-grandmother of ten; daughter of the late Albert and Olga Schroter;...
Arthur Ringblom
Sep 26, 2011
Arthur Ringblom, age 85, a resident of West Chicago, and Dixon, died Monday, September 26, 2011, at Glen Oaks Hospital in Glendale Heights, Illinois. He was born December 13, 1925 in Chicago to Arthur and Esther Ringblom. Art left high school to join the Navy during WWII. After the war he went to school to learn diesel engine repairs. He...
Noma Genevieve Cave
Sep 25, 2011
Noma Genevieve Cave, age 66, a resident of Chicago, IL, died Sunday Sept. 25, 2011, in Chicago, IL. She was born August 25, 1945 in Waverly, IA. Ms. Cave worked for Rush University Medical Center. She was a member of St. Chrysostom's Episcopal Church where she served in many aspects of the parish ministries, including Altar Guild and preparing dinners...
Barbara Patterson
Sep 24, 2011
Barbara C. Patterson, age 82, a 48 year resident of Glen Ellyn, died Saturday, September 24, 2011, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. She was born April 16, 1929 in Oak Park to Myrtle and Joel Crissey. She married John "Jack" Patterson on August 14, 1960. Barbara worked for Glenbard School District 87 from 1981 until retiring in 1996....
Kenneth P. Smith
Sep 23, 2011
Kenneth P. Smith, age 97, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, and formerly a resident of Hinsdale, died Friday, September 23, 2011, at Windsor Park. He was born May 23, 1914 in South Bend, IN. In 1939 he married Winifred Flood in South Bend. He began his career in accounting in the railroad industry. Over the years he...
Eleanor Lynn Richards
Sep 22, 2011
Eleanor Lynn Richards, age 58, a resident of North Aurora, IL, died suddenly on Thursday, September 22, 2011, in Winfield, IL. She was born May 8, 1953 in Gary, IN. Eleanor graduated from Horace Mann High School in Gary, IN. She is survived by two sisters, Edna (Richard) Phillips of Dayton, TX, and Patricia Huerta of Clarkston, MI; two brothers,...
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
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
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...
