Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Dorothy Ann Pancoast

Dorothy Ann Pancoast

Jul 9, 2009

Dorothy A. Pancoast, 85, of Wheaton, beloved wife of the late Edward E. Pancoast, loving daughter of the late James J. Bercher and the late Martha nee Rogowicz Bercher, dearest mother of Robert (Pamela) of Chicago and Stevensville, MI, John (Diane) of Wheaton, Mary (Sherman) Dunnam of Wheaton, and Mark (Leslie) of Livermore, CA, beloved grandmother of 10, Benjamin (Melissa),...

Ralph V. Peebler

Ralph V. Peebler

Jul 8, 2009

Ralph V. Peebler, age 85, of Wheaton, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at home. He was born June 16, 1924 in Libertyville, Iowa. Ralph received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at Iowa State in Ames, Iowa. He wrote for Capper's Farmer Magazine in Topeka, Kansas. Then he went on into agricultural advertising at Brown Ad Agency...

Thelma S. Mcpherson

Thelma S. Mcpherson

Jul 3, 2009

Thelma Stafford McPherson, age 85, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois died Friday, July 3 at home. She was born December 30, 1923 on a farm at Gravity, Iowa to Harry and Bertha Stafford. She leaves her husband Alexander McPherson, two sons, Harry (Barbara) McPherson of Wheaton, IL and Brian (Kathy) McPherson of Burlington Jct., MO, two grandchildren Timothy (Andrea) McPherson...

Peter J. Conway

Peter J. Conway

Jun 27, 2009

Peter J. Conway, age 95, a resident of the Meadows in Glen Ellyn, IL, and formerly of Sandpoint, ID, Jacksonville, OR, and Yorba Linda, CA, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at home. He was born April 7, 1914 to Scottish immigrants who nine years earlier migrated to the gold mining town of Cripple Creek, CO. He enjoyed his involvement in...

Raquel Lara Ramirez

Raquel Lara Ramirez

Jun 24, 2009

Raquel Lara Ramirez, age 40, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. She was born June 9, 1969 in Los Angeles, CA. She is survived by her mother, Mary Kruse of Wheaton, IL; her two sons, Anthony Christopher, and Ryan Daniel; her fiance, Albert Vazquez; her sisters, Gina Lara,...

Daphanee Helen Hileman

Daphanee Helen Hileman

Jun 24, 2009

Daphanee H. Hileman, age 89, a resident of Belmont Village in Carol Stream, IL, and formerly of LeHigh Acres, FL, died Wednesday, June 24, at home. She was born March 11, 1920 in Concord, NC. Daphanee was an active member and officer of the Elks Lodge 2602 in LeHigh Acres, FL where she served as president of the Lady Elks...

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....

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