Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Eugene "Gene" F. Feazel

Eugene "Gene" F. Feazel

Aug 17, 2009

Eugene "Gene" F. Feazel, age 79, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Monday, August 17, 2009, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born June 10, 1930 in Chicago, IL. Gene served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. After the war he earned a Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine and began his practice in the Chicago area....

Joan B. Adams

Joan B. Adams

Aug 13, 2009

Joan B. Adams, age 85, a resident of Wyndemere Retirement Community in Wheaton, IL, died August 13, 2009 at home. She was born April 10, 1924 in Belfast, North Ireland. Mrs. Adams worked as a bookkeeper for Glenbard West High School and Bob Horsley's Clothing Store in Glen Ellyn, IL. She was a member of St. Matthew United Church of...

Marguerite F. Stringham

Marguerite F. Stringham

Aug 4, 2009

Marguerite F. Stringham, age 87, a resident of Carol Stream, and formerly of North Riverside, IL, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at Franciscan Court in West Chicago, IL. She was born December 11, 1921 in Morann, PA. She is survived by her son, Wayne (Sandra) Stringham of Carol Stream; her two granddaughters, Ashley, and Jennifer; her sister-in-law, Dorothy Chamer; and...

Catherine Williams

Catherine Williams

Aug 3, 2009

A memorial service for Catherine E. Williams, age 92, will be held on Wednesday, August 5 at Warrenville Bible Chapel, Curtis and Woodland Ave. in Warrenville. She was born on September 26, 1916 in Sidney, Ohio. Catherine was the first female executive at Shilito's Department Store in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she worked for almost 30 years. After she retired, she...

Edward W. Venckus

Edward W. Venckus

Aug 1, 2009

Edward W. Venckus, age 67, a resident of Wheaton, and formerly of Northbrook, IL, died suddenly on Saturday, August 1, 2009, in Memphis. He was born on May 23, 1942 in Chicago, IL. Edward was a graduate of DeLasalle High School in Chicago, before earning a Bachelor's degree at DePaul. Later he earned a Master's degree from Loyola University. He...

Dolores C. Wolniak

Dolores C. Wolniak

Jul 30, 2009

Dolores C. Wolniak, age 79, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, IL, died Thursday, July 30, 2009, at Windsor's Johnson Health Care Center. She was born December 6, 1929 in Chicago, IL. Dolores was an artist who worked with both oil and water color paints. She was a craftswoman who contributed her skills to the community regularly....

Gary Edson Parker

Gary Edson Parker

Jul 29, 2009

Gary Edson Parker, age 63, a resident of Wheaton, peacefully passed away after a courageous battle with cancer, on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 at Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva, IL. He was born April 11th, 1946 in Chillicothe, OH. Gary was a graduate of New Mexico State University where he was a member of Sigma Chi. He was a Senior...

Debra J Palm

Debra J Palm

Jul 28, 2009

Debra J. Palm, age 52, a resident of Wheaton, died suddenly Tuesday, July 28. She was born on December 29, 1956 in Melrose Park. She grew up in Medinah and graduated from Lake Park High School. Debra received her Bachelors degree from Northern Illinois University. In 1988, she married Gary Palm and they moved to Wheaton. For many years she...

Derek Julian Hernandez

Derek Julian Hernandez

Jul 24, 2009

Derek Julian Hernandez, aged 15, of Wheaton, IL peacefully passed away surrounded by loved ones Thursday, July 24 after a brief and brave battle with cancer. Derek, an amateur chef, master gamer, film and music buff, defender on Wheaton North High School lacrosse and soccer teams and honor role student is the beloved son of Juan Hernandez and Gina Juliano...

Nina I. Ohst

Nina I. Ohst

Jul 24, 2009

Nina I. Ohst, nee Phillips, age 70, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Friday, July 24, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. She was born on August 23, 1938 in Chicago to Vic and Isabel Phillips. She grew up on the south-side of Chicago. Her family later moved to Wheaton where she graduated from Wheaton High School in 1956. Nina...

Marilyn Rowe Packer

Marilyn Rowe Packer

Jul 22, 2009

Marilyn Rowe Packer, 85, died July 22 in Batavia. She was born December 24, 1923 in Oak Park to Arthur and Gertrude Rowe. She grew up in Oak Park and Elmhurst and she attended Elmhurst College. She married and moved to Louisville, KY. She returned to live in Wheaton in 1962. She was an office manager for Doctors Michaels,West, and...

Joan Rita Farrow

Joan Rita Farrow

Jul 19, 2009

Joan Rita Farrow, age 88, a former resident of Itasca, died Sunday, July 19 at the Wynscape Nursing Center. She was born on May 18, 1921 in Mill Creek, Illinois to Frank and Juanita Helton. She grew up in Mill Creek, IL and moved to East St. Louis where she married Robert A. Farrow on December 20, 1941. She was...

Sasha Rios

Sasha Rios

Jul 18, 2009

Sasha Richelle Rios, daughter of AM1160 Host, Sandy Rios, passed from this life on July 18th, 2009 at 5:30 AM. Born July 17, 1974, Sasha is survived by her mother, Sandy, her father, Willie Rios of Boulder, Colorado, and her brother, Jeremy Rios, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Beautiful, but broken, Sasha lived at home for the first twenty years spending...

Marlene Jule Luhrsen

Marlene Jule Luhrsen

Jul 16, 2009

Marlene Jule Luhrsen, 76, died July 16, 2009 in Wheaton, IL after seven months of fighting Mesothelioma. She was the beloved wife for 55 years of Paul H. Luhrsen, and loving mother of Dane Luhrsen, Heidi Gagnon, Tyra Luhrsen, and Kris Luhrsen, all of Wheaton IL. Marlene was born on January 11, 1933 in Cicero, Illinois to parents John and...

Virginia L. Aamodt

Virginia L. Aamodt

Jul 15, 2009

Virginia L. Aamodt, age 87, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Wednesday, July 15 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. She was born on December 4, 1921 to Delmer and Hazel O. Aamodt. Virginia was a veteran of the US Navy, serving during WWII. She worked for 43 years at Pioneer Clubs as an Area Representative. She was an active...

Winifred L. Foster

Winifred L. Foster

Jul 15, 2009

Winifred L. Foster, age 80, a resident of Winfield for 43 years, died on Wednesday, July 15 at the Clare Oaks Healthcare Center in Bartlett. She was born on August 10, 1928 in Chicago to Frederik and Lillian Drinhaus. After graduating from the Chicago Public schools at age 16, she earned a BS in Education from IL State University at...

Astrid W. Petersen

Astrid W. Petersen

Jul 12, 2009

Astrid W. Petersen, age 94, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream since 2005 and formerly of Glen Ellyn for 55 years, died on Sunday, July 12. She was born on August 10, 1914, at home in Chicago to Carl and Ida Worgren. As a young woman, she faithfully served the Lord as an active member of her...

Nicholas P. Anderson

Nicholas P. Anderson

Jul 10, 2009

Nicholas P. Anderson, age 20, a lifelong resident of Winfield, died Friday, July 10 in Boynton Beach, Florida. He was born on November 18, 1988 to Steven and Suzanne Anderson. Nick attended the District 200 Schools and graduated from Wheaton North in 2007. At Wheaton North he played four years of football and loved all kinds of competition. He was...

Anthony J. Stecca

Anthony J. Stecca

Jul 10, 2009

Anthony Joseph Stecca Upon graduation from Ohio University with a BS in Electrical Engineering, he worked at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C. on secret projects related to RADAR countermeasures and telemetering systems. In June 1956, he moved his family to Wheaton in order to send his children to the Wheaton Christian schools. He and his family joined the...

Janet E. Hill-Hardy

Janet E. Hill-Hardy

Jul 9, 2009

Janet E. Hill-Hardy, 96, beloved wife of the late Lawrence Hill Sr. and the late Samuel Hardy, loving mother of Lawrence (Ann) Hill Jr., and the late Richard Hill, mother-in-law of Sandra Hill, dear grandmother of 8, proud great-grandmother of 11, preceded in death by 3 sisters and 1 brother. Resident of Northlake for 60 years and longtime member of...

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