Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Marilyn Voss Romer

Marilyn Voss Romer

Jun 22, 2009

Marilyn Voss Romer, age 80, a resident of Wheaton, IL, and formerly of Oak Park, IL, died Monday, June 22, 2009 at home. She was born November 8, 1928 in Oak Park, IL. Marilyn was a member of the JOY Group at St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton, IL. She was an active member of the Wyndemere Retirement Community where...

Genevieve N. Haburn

Genevieve N. Haburn

Jun 15, 2009

Genevieve N. Haburn, nee Nichols, age 88, a resident of Brookfield, IL and formerly of Spencer, Iowa, died Monday, June 15. She was born on October 11, 1920 in Mountain View, Missouri. On June 10, 1942 she married Arnold Haburn at Spirit Lake, Iowa. They had a farm in Iowa until moving to California. They soon moved back to Iowa...

Doris A. Colvin

Doris A. Colvin

Jun 11, 2009

Doris A. Colvin, age 91, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at Windsor's Johnson Health Care Center. She was born September 22, 1917, in Evanston, IL. Doris grew up in Winnetka, IL, graduating from New Trier High School; she continued her studies at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, graduating in 1939. For most...

Ralph E. Nickerson, Sr.

Ralph E. Nickerson, Sr.

Jun 11, 2009

Ralph E. Nickerson, age 89, of Greene, IA, and formerly of Wheaton, died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at his daughter's home in Green, IA. Mr. Nickerson was born in Epworth, IA, on March 30, 1920 to Harold and Irene Nickerson. He received his education in the Wheaton Community High School where he was active playing football. He served in the...

Carol A. Weeks

Carol A. Weeks

Jun 11, 2009

Carol Anderson Weeks, age 86, of Carol Stream, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2009, at the Emergency Room of Central DuPage Hospital, from complications following a fall in April. She was born on August 8, 1923, in Chicago, one of four children of Bernard and Sarah Anderson. Carol attended Morgan Park High School and Wheaton College as a member...

Thomas Patrick Sullivan

Thomas Patrick Sullivan

Jun 4, 2009

Thomas Patrick Sullivan, age 50, a resident of Wood Dale, formerly of Wheaton, died suddenly Thursday, June 4, 2009. He was born on March 11, 1959 in Aurora. Tom worked for Honda House Motorcycles for 19 years and in the last three years has owned and operated his own repair business. He was one of Honda's Premier Certified Honda Professionals...

Pauline Clifford

Pauline Clifford

Jun 3, 2009

Pauline Clifford, 95, nee Antonetti, beloved wife of the late Thomas, loving mother of Thomas, Patricia Walsh, Harriet, and Dennis, and the late John, James, Ann King, and Michael, dear mother-in-law of Rosemary, Bonnie, Susan and Patricia and the late John Walsh and Jack Seybold, loving grandmother of 24, great-grandmother of 50, great-great-grandmother of 3. Visitation Wed., June 10 from...

Rita R. Fronc

Rita R. Fronc

Jun 2, 2009

Rita R. Fronc, age 92, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, died Tuesday, June 2. She was born on July 19, 1916 in Buffalo, NY. She is survived by one son, H. Donald (Maryann) Fronc of Glen Ellyn, two grandchildren, Jennifer Fronc of Richmond, VA, and Andrea Fronc of Chicago. She was preceded in death by her...

Raymond Sauter

Raymond Sauter

May 30, 2009

Raymond Sauter, age 80, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, and formerly of Wheaton, died Saturday, May 30, at the Johnson Medical Center at Windsor Park. He was born on October 13, 1928, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Carl and Mae Sauter. Ray was a graduate of Northeast Philadelphia High School and attended Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. On...

Geraldine Chester

Geraldine Chester

May 28, 2009

Geraldine Chester, age 97, a resident of Wheaton, died Thursday, May 28, 2009 at home. She was born February 13, 1912 in Milan, MO. She is survived by her two grandsons, Robert (Ann) Chester of Mountain Home, AR, and Steven (Jodie) Chester of Carol Stream, IL; six great grandchildren, Jesse Chester, Janelle (Joshua) Kaminski and Nicole (Christopher) Carter, and Matthew,...

Wendell H. Johnson

Wendell H. Johnson

May 28, 2009

Wendell H. Johnson, 90, of Wheaton, died May 28, 2009 at home. Born to Adolph and Mary Steup Johnson on Dec. 30, 1918. He was raised in Fort Wayne, IN. He was graduated from Northwestern University, served in the US Naval Reserve in World War II and was President of the Pontiac Dealers Association of Metropolitan Chicago. Wendell was preceded...

Vergil Glenn Gerber

Vergil Glenn Gerber

May 27, 2009

Vergil Gerber, age 93, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, IL, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at home. He was born February 6, 1916 in Fort Wayne, IN. He was the son of Laura and C.A. Gerber who was a Professor of Music at the Fort Wayne Bible College. Vergil Gerber graduated from Fort Wayne Bible...

Irene Cox Picerno

Irene Cox Picerno

May 25, 2009

Irene Cox Picerno was born in a country home on March 7, 1913 near Chillicothe, MO. After graduating from Chillicothe High School in 1931 she attended business school at Chillicothe Business College. In 1934 she moved to Chicago and later met her husband, Sol Picerno, at Whitaker Paper Company where they were employed, Irene as a bookkeeper and Sol as...

Theodore C. Ostrowski

Theodore C. Ostrowski

May 24, 2009

Theodore C. Ostrowski, age 85, a resident of Wheaton since 1959, died Sunday, May 24 at Hinsdale Hospital. He was born on April 27, 1924 in Chicago,IL. He was a decorated combat veteran who served with the Timberwolf Division in the Army during WWII. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1948. In 1951 he married Efthemia Papanicholas....

Bill C. Bowman

Bill C. Bowman

May 22, 2009

Bill C. Bowman, age 90, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, and formerly of Darien and Westchester, died Friday, May 22, 2009. He was born on December 13, 1918 in St. Louis, Missouri to Glenn R. and Edna B. Bowman. Bill was a veteran of the US Air Force and worked for many years as a printer...

Denise Charlane Dulaney

Denise Charlane Dulaney

May 17, 2009

Denise Charlane Dulaney, age 60, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died at home on Sunday, May 17, 2009. She was born on August 14, 1948 in Canton, Ohio. Denise graduated from Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois and went on to earn her Masters Degree in Mathematics from National Louis University. She was a longtime middle school math teacher in St....

Daniel V. Golovach

Daniel V. Golovach

May 15, 2009

Daniel V. Golovach, age 78, a resident of Aurora, IL, and formerly of Wheaton, IL, died Friday, May 15, at home. He was born March 28, 1931 in Chicago, IL. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Marion; three children, Debra, Daniel, and Mark; four step-children, Lynn, Cheryl, Bryan, and Pamela; two grandchildren, Danny and Donnie; six step-grandchildren,...

Delmar Gene Birkey

Delmar Gene Birkey

May 13, 2009

Delmar Gene (Del) Birkey, of Wheaton, IL, was born February 16, 1933 in Foosland, IL, son of Alvin and Amelia Birkey. He died May 13, 2009, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL at the age of 76. Del attended a one-room country school, then Fisher High School, graduating with the class of 1951. In June 1952, Del married his...

Santina Julia Celli

Santina Julia Celli

May 12, 2009

Santina Julia Celli, age 102, a resident of Wheaton and formerly of Austinville, PA and Horseheads, NY. She was born on July 29, 1906 in Eynon, PA to Anthonio and Rose Passeri. She had worked as a forewoman for Barbizon Dress Manufacturing, served as a leader for Girl Scouts and Brownies and was a member of Peanut Pals. She was...

Jocelyn Nicole Welman

Jocelyn Nicole Welman

May 10, 2009

A visitation for Jocelyn Nicole Welman, the infant daughter of Scott and Jessica Welman of Wheaton, IL, will be held on Wednesday, May 13 from 9:00 A.M. until the time of a funeral service to be held at 10:00 A.M. at Village Green Baptist Church, 200 S. Lambert Road, in Glen Ellyn, IL. Interment will follow the funeral service at...

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