Howard A. Grupe
Mar 9, 2011
Howard A. Grupe, age 88, a longtime resident of Wheaton, IL, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born June 14, 1922 in Chicago, IL. He was a graduate of Lane Technical High School in Chicago, Class of '40. He was a licensed cosmetologist and he and his wife, Marion, owned a Beauty...
Eugene F. Haefner
Mar 6, 2011
Eugene F. Haefner, age 93, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, IL, died peacefully March 6, 2011, at home. He was born January 28, 1918 in Esslingen, Germany. Gene served as a Staff Sergeant in the Army during World War II. His tour of duty took him to the Pacific where he fought on Okinawa. He started...
Adelaide Johnson
Mar 6, 2011
Adelaide Tellefsen Johnson (1908-2011) Adelaide Johnson, a resident of Fair Haven Christian Retirement Home in Rockford, IL, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 6, 2011. Her husband Carl preceded her in death in 1982 when they lived at Windham Summit, PA. Now they are both with their Savior. Adelaide is survived by three children: Linda Houser (George)...
Orville E. Beaman
Mar 5, 2011
Orville E. Beaman, age 77, of Wheaton, IL, the devoted husband of the late Linda M. Beaman, died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 5, 2011. He was born October 3, 1933, in Berwyn, Illinois. Orville graduated from Northern Illinois with a Masters in Teaching. He married Linda M. Carlson on July 21, 1962. Orville was a dedicated teacher at...
Raymond E. Bennett
Mar 3, 2011
Raymond E. Bennett, age 71, a resident of Glen Ellyn, IL, and a former longtime resident of Wheaton, IL, died Thursday, March 3, 2011, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born September 22, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. Ray went to Oak Park River Forest High School in Oak Park, IL. He was one of the founders of...
Steven D. Peebler
Mar 2, 2011
Steven D. Peebler, age 56, of Wheaton, IL, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at home. He was born July 19, 1954 in Topeka, KS. Steven graduated in 1972 from Wheaton Central High School. He worked 25 years at Flexible Steel Lacing Company in Shipping and Receiving in Lisle, IL. Also, at Walmart. He enjoyed gardening, listening to the...
Rodney V. Dougherty
Mar 2, 2011
Rodney V. Dougherty, age 84, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died March 2, 2011, at home. He was born July 2, 1926 in Oak Park, IL. Rod was a graduate of Oak Park High School, and the University of Illinois. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II as a mechanic for airplanes, and as a code...
Collin E. Arnold
Feb 27, 2011
Collin Arnold, age 64, a resident of North Aurora, IL, died Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, IL. He was born November 18, 1946 in Belize City, Belize. Collin was an active member of the Wheaton Christian Center in Carol Stream, IL. Collin is survived by his wife Gail; and other family that will be added...
Marion L. Smith
Feb 26, 2011
Marion L. Smith, age 94, a resident of Wheaton, died February 26, 2011, at Central Du Page Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. She was born January 20, 1917 in Howard City,Michigan. Marion was a life member of the Photographic Society of America where she was chairman of the Technique Division many times. She was an active member of the Central DuPage...
Vera E. Hedstrom
Feb 25, 2011
Vera E. Hedstrom was born in Chicago, July 28th, 1918, the daughter of the late Edward J. and Sigrid Erickson. She went Home to her Lord on February 25th, 2011 while at home. Vera grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, attending Hatch School, and then Oak Park High School. She married Vern J. Hedstrom on October 21, 1939 and was...
Julie Ann Johnson
Feb 25, 2011
Julie Ann Johnson, age 68, a resident of West Chicago and a lifelong resident of the Wheaton area, died Friday, February 25, 2011 at home. She was born on March 14, 1942 to James and Margaret Johnson. She was a graduate of Wheaton High School and Wheaton College. Julie was the CEO of American Slide-Chart in Carol Stream. She was...
Rebeca Pinedo
Feb 25, 2011
Rebeca "Mama Beca" Pinedo, age 82, a 12 year resident of West Chicago, and formerly a 38 year resident of Wheaton, went home to be with the Lord peacefully at home surrounded by her family on February 25, 2011. She was born March 1, 1928 in Coahuila, Torreon, MX. In 1947, she married Gonzalo Pinedo. After the birth of their...
Sue B. Alley
Feb 24, 2011
Sue B. Alley, age 71, a resident of West Chicago, died February 24, 2011, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. She was raised in Elmhurst, the daughter of Edward and Bess Baierbach. She graduated from York High School where she was active with women's sports and GAA. She received a Bachelors degree in Physical Education from IL State University....
Lorraine "Susie" Dusek
Feb 23, 2011
Lorraine "Susie" (nee DeRoo) Dusek, age 88, a longtime Wheaton resident, passed away Wednesday, February 23rd at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield after a brief illness. She was born March 28, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois to Charles and Marie (nee Jacobsen) DeRoo. She married her high school sweetheart Charles Dusek on May 17, 1943 at St. John Lutheran Church in...
Gordon Blume
Feb 22, 2011
Services for Gordon Blume, age 93, a longtime resident of Wheaton, will be held privately at River Hills Memorial Park in Batavia.
Helen M. Brinkman
Feb 17, 2011
Helen M. Brinkman, age 89, a longtime resident of Warrenville, and a resident of Wheaton for 14 years, died Thursday, February 17, at Wynscape Healthcare Center in Wheaton. She was born in Chicago on October 24, 1921 to George and Edna Stubbe. She was a 1939 graduate of the Wheaton Community High School. She was a room mother at her...
Rosemarie Mares
Feb 15, 2011
Rosemarie Mares, age 84, a resident of Wheaton and formerly a 40 year resident of Glen Ellyn, died on Tuesday, February 15, at Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital in La Grange, Illinois. She was born June, 28, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois to Charles and Agnes Mares. Rosemarie grew up in Berwyn and graduated from Morton High School. During the war...
Charles J. Bricker
Feb 14, 2011
Charles J. "Charlie" Bricker, age 65, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Monday, February 14, 2011 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born October 21, 1945 in Sellersville, PA. Charlie graduated from Upper Perkiomen High School where he played football. He was an excellent athlete. He played football at Kent State and also at Kutztown University. More...
William Cumley Jones
Feb 13, 2011
William Cumley Jones was born on August 9, 1926. He entered into peaceful rest on February 13, 2011 at home. William (Bill) was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. At age 18 he entered the Navy and served from 1944 to 1946 as an radioman. In 1949, Bill received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University with...
Harold E. Lange
Feb 12, 2011
Harold E. Lange, age 102, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Wynscape Nursing Center in Wheaton. He was born on April 29, 1908 in Forest Park. Harold was an active member of St. John Lutheran Church where he was apart of the JOY group. He had many friends throughout Wheaton and at Wyndemere Retirement Community where he lived for...
