Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Ruth E. Roosa

Ruth E. Roosa

Aug 7, 2010

Ruth E. Roosa, age 84, a resident of West Chicago for 57 years, died peacefully Saturday, August 7 surrounded by her family. She was born on August 27, 1925 in Chicago to Tosten and Martha Kjemhus. On April 28, 1945 Ruth married Arnold Roosa in Chicago. They built their home in West Chicago in 1953 and raised three daughters. She...

Lauren Rae Doherty

Lauren Rae Doherty

Aug 4, 2010

Lauren Rae Doherty, 12 of Elgin, IL was called home to the Lord on August 4, 2010. Lauren was full of joy and always lit up a room. Two of her greatest delights were reading and writing. She loved helping her mom in caring for her younger siblings. She was a very special girl and will be sadly missed by...

Kathryn L. Smith

Kathryn L. Smith

Aug 3, 2010

Kathryn L. Smith, age 82, daughter of John and Maude LaBree, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 3. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Bruce, one son, Scott (Wendy) Smith of MN, three grandchildren, Megan (Jason) Savitt, and Nathan and Dana Smith, three great-grandchildren, Maxwell, Calvin and Levi, and two step-grandchildren, Amanda (Ben) Myrick and Christopher (Amanda) Rosemark....

Karen D. Eberhardt

Karen D. Eberhardt

Aug 1, 2010

Karen D. Eberhardt, age 65, a resident of Wheaton for 31 years, died peacefully on Sunday, August 1, at Central DuPage Hospital. She was born on October 6, 1944 in Chicago to Henry and Velma Hamman. Karen was a people person who loved to be surrounded by her family and friends. She was the go to person whenever there was...

Bill Williams

Bill Williams

Jul 29, 2010

William "Bill" Williams, 76, a resident of St. Charles and formerly of Wheaton, died Thursday, July 29 at Delnor Hospital in Geneva. He was born on January 19, 1934 in Sylvan Beach, New York He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He was an avid horse racing fan and enjoyed fishing and tinkering. His children and grandchildren...

Lorraine Thompson

Lorraine Thompson

Jul 29, 2010

Lorraine Thompson, age 75, a resident of Wheaton for 36 years, died peacefully at home on Thursday, July 29 after a brief struggle with cancer. She was born July 14, 1935 in Holyoke, MA to Francis and Agnes Fitzpatrick. Early in her career she worked as public relations director for Bristol Hospital in Bristol, Connecticut. Lorraine worked for the National...

Susanna Van Berkel

Susanna Van Berkel

Jul 28, 2010

Susanna Van Berkel, age 87, a resident of Wheaton, IL, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Wynscape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheaton, IL. She was born on September 29, 1922 in the Netherlands. Susanna loved children and worked as a nurse in an orphanage. She met her husband, William, when she was a...

James L Lambert

James L Lambert

Jul 27, 2010

Jim Lambert, age 50, a resident of Glen Ellyn for 18 years, died Tuesday, July 27, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 12, 1960 in Kankakee to Robert and Dolores Lambert. He was united in marriage to Patricia Bonato on March 5, 1994. Jim graduated from Hersey...

Ann Conway Morgan

Ann Conway Morgan

Jul 26, 2010

Ann Conway Morgan, age 63, a resident of Wheaton , IL , died Monday, July 26, 2010 at home. She was born November 11, 1946 in Oak Park , IL. Ann worked for Coldwell Banker. She was a loving and delighted grandparent and enjoyed gardening and genealogy. Preceded in death by her parents Mary Eleanor and William Emil Chapin, she...

Kung Tsay

Kung Tsay

Jul 23, 2010

Services for Kung Tsay will be held on Friday, August 6 at 12 noon at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton, IL. Friends may visit with the family from 10 a.m. until the time of service.

Malvina Price

Malvina Price

Jul 22, 2010

Memorial services will be held for Malvina (Mal) Price, 101, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 at First Presbyterian Church, 715 N. Carlton Ave., Wheaton, Illinois. Malvina was born Dec. 27, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois to Charles and Elsa Devendorf. She married Minor Carr Price, June 1, 1935. She was a long time Wheaton resident and died at Brighton...

Ruby Viola Severson

Ruby Viola Severson

Jul 20, 2010

Ruby Viola Severson, age 86, a resident of Bartlett, IL died Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at home. She was born December 23, 1922, on a farm 15 miles south of Bagley, Minnesota, the daughter of Edward and Olga Benson. She had four sisters – Mabel, Hilda, Gladys, and Florence – and one brother, Glenn. On August 15, 1942, she married...

Steve Romanski

Steve Romanski

Jul 19, 2010

Steve Romanski, age 46, a resident of Wheaton, died suddenly Monday, July 19 at Central DuPage Hospital. He was born on November 1, 1963. Steve was a graduate of Glenbard South High School in 1982. He owned and operated J & R Appliance Heating and Cooling, Inc. He enjoyed camping, hiking and craftsmanship. He is survived by his wife of...

Marilyn Jean Perry Little

Marilyn Jean Perry Little

Jul 19, 2010

Marilyn Jean Perry Little, age 82, originally of Evergreen Park, recently of Boca Raton, FL, and Wheaton, beloved wife of the late Bill Perry and the late Gordon Little, loving mother of Mark (Barbara) Perry, the late Janis (Roland) Roth, Bruce Perry, and Jay (Toni) Perry, grandmother of Jenny, Vanessa, Maxim, Emily, Samuel, Hannah, Grant, Casey, Billy, James and Jackson,...

Sharon Kay Jackson

Sharon Kay Jackson

Jul 17, 2010

Sharon Kay Jackson, age 67, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at home. She was born August 11, 1942 in the family home five miles south of Hillsboro, OH. Sharon worked most recently as a Tax Preparer for H&R Block. She is a member of Grace Bible Church in Elmhurst, IL where she was involved...

Frances Kozar

Frances Kozar

Jul 16, 2010

Frances Kozar, age 80, a resident of Carol Stream, IL died Friday, July 16th, 2010. She was born July 29, 1930 in Genk, Belgium to Frank and Francisca Avsec. She is survived by her daughter Wilma Kozar of Carol Stream IL; her daughter and son-in-law Anne and Terrence Fabing; her grandchildren: Sarah (Jesse) Johnson, Kristen Hottenstein; Michelle , Colleen, Patrick,...

Mattie E. Farmer

Mattie E. Farmer

Jul 15, 2010

Mattie E. Farmer, age 84, a resident of Eureka Springs, AR, died Thursday, July 15, at Brighton Ridge in Eureka Springs. She was born April 5, 1926 in London, KY to Fred and Lillian Jackson. Mattie went to school in East Bernstadt, KY. She married Stephen Tarnowski in Chicago, IL on June 26, 1943. She lived in the Chicagoland area...

Frank J. Taylor

Frank J. Taylor

Jul 12, 2010

Francis J. Taylor, 91, beloved husband of Georgianna, loving father of Charlotte (Bob) Schultz and Marion (Len) Johnson, proud grandfather of Frank, John, Joanne, the late Jeffrey, Len, Elizabeth and Christine, great-grandfather of 14, great-great-grandfather of Aiden, uncle of many. A funeral service will be held on Friday, July 16 at 11:00 a.m. at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main...

Clyde "Bill" Ballard

Clyde "Bill" Ballard

Jul 9, 2010

Clyde "Bill" Ballard, age 76, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Friday, July 9, 2010 at Wynscape Nursing Center in Wheaton. He was born September 1, 1933 in Hamlet, NC. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Charlene; four children, Steve (Denise) Ballard of Mosinee, WI, Cheryl (Ron) Pilz of Carol Stream, IL, Diane (Michael) Jesch of Carol...

Loann B. Balow

Loann B. Balow

Jul 7, 2010

LoAnn B. Balow, age 78, a resident of The Holmstad in Batavia and formerly a longtime resident of Wheaton, went to be with the Lord peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. She was born on March 16, 1932 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to Ervin and Viola Seem. On May 22, 1954 she married her high school sweetheart, Ronald...

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