Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Lorraine M. Divis

Lorraine M. Divis

Sep 21, 2010

Lorraine M. Divis, age 92, a resident of Schaumburg and formerly of Carol Stream, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at Lexington Healthcare Center in Schaumburg. She was born on September 4, 1918 in Chicago. Her family was the most important thing in her life. She loved family picnics, bowling, dancing, music and the Cubs. She was always smiling. She is...

Melvin Lyle Woell

Melvin Lyle Woell

Sep 21, 2010

Melvin Lyle Woell, age 88, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born January 8, 1922 to Joseph J. Woell and Ida Werner in Todd County Minnesota. He received his formal education in the Staples, Minnesota area. On October 5, 1947 he married Eileen Howard at the Presbyterian Church in Plummer, Minnesota. They...

Elaine D. Hanzelin

Elaine D. Hanzelin

Sep 17, 2010

Elaine D. Hanzelin, age 84, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Friday, September 17, 2010 at Wynscape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheaton, IL. She was born October 8, 1925 in Chicago, IL. Elaine was an Avon Representative in Elmhurst, and Wheaton, IL for 46 years. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton, where among other...

Betty Ann Bylls

Betty Ann Bylls

Sep 16, 2010

Betty Ann Bylls, age 88, a long time resident of Elmhurst, Illinois, died Thursday, September 16, 2010, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Bloomingdale, Illinois. She was born February 17, 1922 in Iron Mountain, MI. Betty Ann was the head nurse at the OB/Gyn department at Elmhurst Hospital for many years. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and gardening. She is survived by...

Madeline Laporte Edgerly

Madeline Laporte Edgerly

Sep 14, 2010

Madeline LaPorte Edgerly, age 95, a longtime resident of Rockford, IL, died Tuesday, September 14, 2010 in Naperville, IL. She was born February 15, 1915 in Chicago, IL. Madeline was a volunteer at St. Anthony's Hospital in Rockford, IL, where she was known for more than 20 years as "The Hug Lady". She was also voted Senior of the Year,...

Delbert A. Kuehl

Delbert A. Kuehl

Sep 13, 2010

Delbert A. Kuehl, age 93, a resident of Elmhurst, IL and retired in Alexandria, MN, died Monday, September 13, 2010 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Glen Ellyn, IL. He was born January 16, 1917 in Alexandria, MN. Delbert was a retired Colonel in the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army. He served in World War II as a Chaplain....

Alice L. Kelley

Alice L. Kelley

Sep 12, 2010

Alice L. Kelley, nee Bell, age 91, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, IL and formerly of Wheaton, IL, and Chicago, IL, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 peacefully at home. She was born August 2, 1919 in Chicago, IL. Mrs. Kelley was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wheaton, and formerly of the Moraine Valley...

Dr. Darrell Alan Holsteen

Dr. Darrell Alan Holsteen

Sep 12, 2010

Darrell Alan Holsteen went peacefully to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at the age of 83 after a long struggle with lung fibrosis.  He was a longtime resident of Glen Ellyn until 2008 when he moved with his wife, Muriel, to Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream.

Darrell was born on...

Mark K Oury

Mark K Oury

Sep 12, 2010

Mark K. Oury, age 53, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born July 25, 1957 in St. Charles, IL. Mark was the owner of Oury Roofing. He had many passions including music, camping, annual ski trips with his nephews, golf and backyard get-togethers with family and friends....

Kathleen May Jones

Kathleen May Jones

Sep 11, 2010

Kathleen May Jones, nee Kamm, age 85, a resident of Wynscape, Wheaton, IL and formerly of Glen Ellyn, IL died peacefully Saturday, September 11, 2010. She was born on September 16, 1924 in Rockville, MO to James Caspar Kamm and Pearl (Griggs) Kamm. Kathy was working as a secretary at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Kansas City, MO when...

Thomas Fencken

Thomas Fencken

Sep 9, 2010

Thomas Earl Fencken Jr. passed away on Thursday, September 9, at home in Wheaton, IL. He was born in Hoopeston, IL on November 15, 1926. After graduating from high school, Tom toured with the Chuck Hall Orchestra playing the tenor saxophone. It featured Big Band music. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After graduating from Purdue University...

Nancy P. Kern

Nancy P. Kern

Sep 8, 2010

Nancy P. Kern, age 75, died Wednesday, September 8, 2010, peacefully at home. She was born June, 1, 1935 in Oak Park, IL. She is survived by her two children, Laurie (Dave) Scavotto of Wheaton, IL, and John Vacala of Columbia City, IN; two step-children, Kathy (Tim) Boyce, and Sue (Lou) Varchetto; three grandchildren, Nick and Joe Scavotto, and Sarah...

Therese A. Wyer-Rauschenberger

Therese A. Wyer-Rauschenberger

Sep 7, 2010

Therese A. Wyer-Rauschenberger, age 80, a resident of Carol Stream, and formerly of Winfield, died Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. She was born November 26, 1929 in Bellmore, NY. Therese had a green thumb and loved gardening, she loved birds and raised finches. Above all else she loved her children and grandchildren. She is...

Howard F. Bedell

Howard F. Bedell

Sep 3, 2010

Howard F. Bedell , 98, of Wheaton, IL and formerly of Pottstown, PA, husband of the late of Irene (Albert) Bedell, died Friday at the home of his daughter in Wheaton, IL. Born in Akron, OH, he was a son of the late Arthur and Edith (Gilson) Bedell. Mr. Bedell was employed as a steam press operator by the former...

Vivian Whitaker

Vivian Whitaker

Sep 2, 2010

Vivian Whitaker, age 65, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Thursday, September 2, 2010, at home. She was born February 20, 1945 in Kansas City, MO. Vivian worked for the Wheaton School District 200 as a Teacher Aide. She also worked for World Relief and taught pre-school. She was a member of Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Warrenville, IL where among...

Dr. Gilmour L. Wagle

Dr. Gilmour L. Wagle

Sep 2, 2010

Gilmour L. Wagle, age 87, a resident of Wyndemere in Wheaton, died Thursday, September 2, 2010 at Wynscape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheaton. He was born on November 17, 1922 in Staten Island, New York to Lawrence and Emma Wagle. He graduated from Wagner College in Staten Island, NY and received a Doctorate from Princeton University. He worked in...

Earl R. Diener

Earl R. Diener

Sep 1, 2010

Earl R. Diener, age 88, a resident of Glen Ellyn, IL and formerly of Sun City Center, FL, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at Central DuPage Hospital IN Winfield, IL. He was born July 26, 1922 in Brooklyn, NY. Mr. Diener served in the Marine Corps for three years during World War II in Guam and Guadalcanal. While living in...

Rachel Carlson

Rachel Carlson

Aug 31, 2010

Rachel Carlson, age 86 a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream and Bethany Beach, Sawyer, Michigan and formerly a longtime resident of Joliet, died after a brief illness, Tuesday, August 31 at Central DuPage Hospital. She was born on February 21, 1924 in Joliet to Benjamin and Jennie Benson. She grew up in Joliet, where she graduated from...

Michael Bytner

Michael Bytner

Aug 30, 2010

Michael Bytner, age 77, a long time resident of West Chicago, died Monday, August 30, 2010 at the DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton. He was born in Poland on April 22, 1933. Mike was a veteran of the US Army, serving as an interpreter during the Korean War. He was employed as a machinist for General Mills in West Chicago...

Betty A. Jaeger

Betty A. Jaeger

Aug 28, 2010

Betty A. Jaeger, age 98, a resident of Wheaton, IL and formerly of Glen Ellyn, IL, died Saturday, August 28, 2010 at DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton, IL. She was born August 25, 1912 in Chicago, IL. Betty was an excellent cook. She also enjoyed baking, sewing and crafts. Before moving to Glen Ellyn, she and her husband lived in...

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