August V. Thomas
Feb 13, 2009
August V. Thomas, age 88, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Friday, February 13, at home. He was born March 26, 1920 in Paris, France. Mr. Thomas owned an operated Augie's Collission Shop for years. He was a member of the Italian American Sports Club in Rochester, NY, founded Rochester Youth Soccer and ran the Augie Thomas Kicking Camp. He...
Bessie Marie Cass
Feb 12, 2009
Funeral services for Bessie Marie Cass, 97, of Glen Ellyn, IL, formerly of Colona, IL, will be 11:15AM Tuesday, at the Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline, IL. Visitation will be 9:30-11:00AM Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Mrs. Cass died Thursday, February 12, 2009 at Sunrise Senior Living, Glen Ellyn....
Louis J. Taddeucci
Feb 10, 2009
Louis J. Taddeucci, age 78, a resident of Rochelle and formerly a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Tuesday, February 10, at home. He was born on January 1, 1931 in Chicago. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. On June 20, 1953 he married Joan Maresh. While working and raising his family he took night classes to...
John H. Bredfeldt
Feb 4, 2009
John H. Bredfeldt, age 38, a resident of Geneva, died suddenly on Wednesday, February 4. He was born on September 15, 1970 in Winfield, IL to Harry and Judith Bredfeldt. He grew up in Naperville and graduated from Waubonsie Valley High School in 1989. He attended Benedictine University in Lisle and graduated in 1993. He worked for the Social Security...
Wayne C. Wiechmann
Jan 30, 2009
Wayne C. Wiechmann, age 81, a resident of Wheaton since 1959, died Friday, January 30 at the Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. He was born on October 30, 1927 in Forest Park to Raymond and Ruth Wiechmann. Mr. Wiechmann served in the Army during WWII. He graduated from the IL Institute of Technology with a Bachelors Degree in Engineering. He...
Richard B. Van Norman
Jan 29, 2009
Richard B. Van Norman, age 73, a resident of Wheaton, IL, went to be with the Lord on January 29, 2009 after a courageous three year battle with cancer. He died at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born December 6, 1935 in Aurora, IL. Richard was raised in Naperville, IL. He graduated from Naperville High School in...
Rosalie B. Peebler
Jan 28, 2009
Rosalie B. Peebler, age 88, of Wheaton, IL, passed away on January 28, 2009 at home. She was born August 11, 1920 in Washington County, Iowa. Rosalie received a Bachelor of Arts in teaching at Parson's College in Fairfield, IA. She was a Physical Education Teacher at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, IA. After her children were all in High...
Robert W. Elslager
Jan 28, 2009
Robert W. Elslager "da Grouch," age 73, a resident of Winfield for 49 years, died Wednesday, January 28 at Wynscape Health Care Center in Wheaton. He was born on November 2, 1935 in Chicago to Albert and Marie (nee Koenig) Elslager. He attended Spaulding Crippled Children's School until the eighth grade. He graduated from Farragut High School in Chicago where...
Ruth Elizabeth Wilson
Jan 26, 2009
Ruth Elizabeth "Bets" Wilson, age 86, a resident of Hudson, Florida and formerly of Troy, Michigan, died on Monday, January 26, in Wheaton, Illinois. She was born on March 29, 1922 in Flint, MI. Ruth served as a First Lieutenant in the US Army during WWII. While serving in the Army she met Earl Wilson whom she married in 1944....
Dr. John P. Mitchell
Jan 25, 2009
Dr. John P. Mitchell, age 72, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died Sunday, January 25, at home surrounded by family. He was born July 6, 1936 in Chicago, IL. John was a graduate of DePaul University in Chicago. He then served in the US Army as a lieutenant. After his service in the Army he earned a PhD at Loyola...
Mary L. Heiniger
Jan 25, 2009
Mary Louise Heiniger passed away to be with her Lord on Sunday morning January 25, 2009. She was 84 years old. She was never married, but has two living brothers and two living sisters, along with one living sister-in-law: James Heiniger and his wife Laura who reside in Oakbrook, IL, Rev. Paul Heiniger and his wife Beverly who reside in...
Kimberly L. Lamb
Jan 23, 2009
Kimberly L. Lamb, age 45, a resident for 16 years of Carol Stream, IL, died Friday, January 23, at home. She was born November 7, 1963 in Rockford, IL. Kim worked for the last five years as a Cancer Registrar at St. Alexis Medical Center in Hoffman Estates. She was a member of the Cancer Registrars of Illinois, as well...
Eugene V. Turner
Jan 23, 2009
Eugene V. Turner, age 91, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, died Friday, January 23, at Windsor's Johnson Healthcare Center. He was born May 13, 1917 in Brainerd, MN. Eugene lived most of his life in Minneapolis, MN and moved to the local DuPage County area in Illinois in 1984. He was the Payroll Supervisor at the Soo...
Esther L. Schmidt
Jan 22, 2009
Arrangements for Esther Schmidt are still being planned. All services will be held in Iowa. More information will be posted here as it becomes available. Thanks.
Pablo R. Najera
Jan 17, 2009
Pablo R. Najera, age 66, a resident of Wheaton, died Saturday, January 17 at home. He was born January 25, 1942 in Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He was a licensed attorney in the Philippines and a Paralegal in Chicago before becoming a Deputy Law Clerk at the First District State of Illinois Appellate Court for thirteen years. He loved to...
Diane L. Wells
Jan 16, 2009
Diane Leslie Wells, age 65, made her transition on Friday, January 16, 2009, following a courageous yearlong battle with cancer. She had recently retired from Swiss Re, where she had been employed for 23 years. A resident of Wheaton, Diane was a member of Gary Memorial United Methodist Church for over 50 years and very active in Wheaton Chapter #506...
Robert Schmitt
Jan 16, 2009
Robert Joseph Schmitt, age 81, of Raleigh, NC and formerly of Wheaton, died Friday, January 16, 2009 at Sunrise of North Hills in Raleigh. He was born on February 13, 1927 in Wheaton the oldest son of Joseph and Alice Schmitt. He graduated from Wheaton High School in 1945 and soon after enlisted in the US Marines. Upon leaving the...
Laura Ann Bergmann
Jan 15, 2009
Laura Ann Bergmann, age 51, a resident of West Chicago, died after a five month battle with cancer on Thursday, January 15 at home. She was born on March 22, 1957 in Chicago. Laura was a member of the Wheaton VFW Auxiliary #2164. She worked diligently to send care packages to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, receiving a plaque from...
Marilyn A. Evans
Jan 13, 2009
Marilyn A. Evans, age 75, a resident of Wheaton and formerly a resident of Flint, Michigan, died Tuesday, January 13. She was born in Cheboygan, Michigan on March 13, 1933 to Dean and Vivian McCarthy. She graduated from Flint Central High School. She worked at Smith-Bridgman's and Hudson's in Flint for many years, where she was known for her laughter...
Elaine G. Schaper
Jan 11, 2009
Elaine G. Schaper, age 84, a resident of Wheaton for more than 50 years, died Sunday, January 11, at home surrounded by her daughters. She was born November 27, 1924 in Chicago, IL. She was a long time member of St. John Lutheran Church where she was involved with the JOY group, and the Afternoon Circle. She loved to garden,...
