Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wheaton and Carol Stream, IL. and the surrounding areas.
Joan A. Ransone
Apr 7, 2011
FLAG Joan A. Ransone, age 87, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Thursday, April 7, 2011, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. She was born August 20, 1923 in Chicago, IL. Joan served in the Navy during World War II in the WAVES. She worked as a secretary for AT&T for 20 years. She loved to play bridge and...
Lornalee J. Rapinchuk
Apr 5, 2011
Lornalee J. Rapinchuk, age 72, a resident of Glendale Heights, IL, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. She was born June 10, 1938 in Chicago, IL. Lorna was a nurturing person. She was known as a surrogate grandmother for many people and was quick to soothe with humor. One of her favorite passages of...
Roy James Hendricksen
Apr 4, 2011
Roy James Hendricksen, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Monday, April 4, 2011 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born February 21, 1918 in Chicago, IL. Roy graduated from Calvin Park High School. He entered the Army and served during World War II as part of a heavy automotive repair company. After the war he was a...
Ralph J Gregory
Apr 2, 2011
Ralph J. Gregory, age 88, a long time resident of Wheaton, IL, died Saturday, April 2, 2011, at DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton. He was born on June 28, 1922 in Chicago. In 1945, Ralph married Corinne Hartneck in Berwyn, IL while he was serving in the military during WWII. They moved to Wheaton in 1953 where he has been...
Marjorie M Bartholomew
Mar 31, 2011
Marjorie Mae (Livingston) Bartholomew, 88 passed away on March 31, 2011 at home in Wheaton, Illinois, where she was living with her daughter. Marjorie was the daughter of Orville and Clara Livingston and was born May 1, 1922 on the Livingston farm northwest of Stockton, Kansas. She attended High Hill School, a one-room country school, through seventh grade. After that...
Merry E. Leber
Mar 29, 2011
Merry E. Leber, age 88, a long time resident of Wheaton, Illinois, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton, Illinois. She was born Tuesday, March 13, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois. Merry loved flowers. She was the founder the Northlake Garden Club and a member of the Garden Club of Illinois. Merry was a floral design instructor,...
Paulene B. Montgomery
Mar 27, 2011
Paulene B. Montgomery died on March 27, 2011 at Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, Illinois. Paulene was born on May 27, 1915 to Fred V. and Estella Mae (Foreman) Milner in Brook, Indiana. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Wildasin Montgomery, her parents and five brothers and sisters: Russell L. Milner; Violet I. Grant; Robert D. Milner; Thelma...
Rev. Paul H. Stenstrom
Mar 25, 2011
Rev. Paul H. Stenstrom, 74, of 5 Otter River Road, Winchendon, died peacefully Friday morning, March 25th in the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester. He was born in Chicago, IL on February 4, 1937, the son of the late Paul and Violet (Hoffmann) Stenstrom and had lived in Winchendon for 14 years. Rev. Stenstrom graduated from Wheaton College in...
Nelda A. Mahady
Mar 24, 2011
Nelda A. Mahady, age 58, a resident of Wheaton, IL, fell asleep in Christ, March 24, 2011, at 510 Wakeman Ave. in Wheaton, Illinois. She was born August 14, 1952 in Greenwich, CT . She is survived by her parents, Rev. Joseph and Anna Mahady of Wheaton, four brothers, Joseph B. Mahady (wife Gail and daughters Anne and Laura) of...
Margaret "Jean" Brewster
Mar 23, 2011
Margaret J. Brewster, age 95, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at her home. She was a former resident of Joliet, IL, and a 50-year former resident of Franklin Park, IL. She was born November 25, 1915 in Steward, IL. She was the youngest of three sisters (Anna, Sue) and seven brothers (Robert, Philo, Montrose, Jason,...
Dorothy L. Letsche
Mar 22, 2011
Dorothy L. Letsche, age 91, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, and formerly of Wheaton and Wood Dale, died March 22, 2011, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. She was born January 5, 1920 in Chicago to Albert and Louise Kimpflin. Dorothy grew upon the northwest side of Chicago and graduated from Steinmetz High School. She...
Clara E. Cressman
Mar 21, 2011
Clara E. Cressman, age 98, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream , died March 21, 2011, at Johnson Health Care Center in Carol Stream, Illinois. She was born July 8, 1912 in Whitehouse, New Jersey. A memorial service will be held April 16, 2011 at 1:30 pm at Windsor Park Chapel. Interment will be held privately at Skyway...
Elva A. Richard
Mar 20, 2011
Elva A. Richard, age 92, a resident of Arlington Heights, IL, died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Wynscape Nursing Center in Wheaton, IL. She was born April 25, 1918 in Hinton, OK. Elva was a homemaker and devoted mother. She cared for her daughter, Marla, in her home for over 20 years. She was a member of Judson Baptist Church...
Jeff Helding
Mar 18, 2011
Jeff Helding, age 49, a resident of Pullman, WA, died March 18, 2011, in Bozeman, Montana. He was born November 15, 1961 in Arlington Heights, IL. Jeff graduated from Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, IL. He later received his Bachelor's Degree from Washington State University where he worked at the University affiliated public television station and in the admissions...
Elizabeth Sterk
Mar 15, 2011
Betty Sterk, age 64, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL She was born October 16,1946, in Chicago, was raised in Crown Point, IN, and graduated with a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Indiana. She was a member at Warrenville Bible Chapel and attended...
Edward F. Morgan
Mar 15, 2011
Edward F. Morgan, age 86, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died March 15, 2011, at the DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton, IL. He was born November 3, 1924 in Lyons, IL. Ed grew up in Lyons, IL and entered the US Marine Corps after he graduated from Morton High School, class of 1943. As a Marine, he served as tank...
Louise E. Smith
Mar 13, 2011
Louise E. Smith, age 72, a longtime resident of Wheaton, and formerly of Crest Hill, IL, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at Westbury Care Center in Lisle, IL. She was born February 20, 1939 in Chicago. She was a member at First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton. She worked with special needs children at the Billy Graham Association in Wheaton. She...
Dorothy Kennedy
Mar 11, 2011
Services for Dorothy Kennedy, age 94, will be held on Wednesday, March 16 at Central Baptist Village, 4747 North Canfield Ave., Norridge, IL 60706. Please check back for further details.
Walton Ellis Mangum
Mar 9, 2011
Walton Ellis Mangum, age 68, a long-time resident of San Francisco, California, died March 9, 2011 of natural causes at his home. He was born May 30, 1942 in Meridian, Mississippi. He was the first child of three and first son of Wallace T. Mangum and Elizabeth Irene King Mangum. Both of his parents and his sister, Charlotte Dianne Mangum...
Adele Clara Miner
Mar 9, 2011
Adele Clara Miner, age 91, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois and formerly of Park Forest, died March 9, 2011, at Wynscape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheaton, Illinois. She was born February 16, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois. She was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Park Forest and worked in a variety of capacities for Sears in Park...
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