Solveig Johnson
Oct 27, 2008
Solveig Johnson, age 68, a resident of Alden Valley Ridge in Bloomingdale, IL died Monday, October 27, at home. She was born October 20, 1940 in Attleboro, MA. Solveig was well known as the "Quilt Lady" at Wheaton Bible Church. She often made quilts and gave them to families with newborns at Wheaton Bible Church. She is survived by her...
Betty Wagner Spandikow
Oct 26, 2008
Betty Wagner Spandikow, co-founder of La Leche League International, and resident of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA, died Sunday October 26th at the age of 85. Betty was known internationally as one of the founders of the La Leche League International (LLLI) and also a co-author of the popular book "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding" which has sold over 2 million...
Helen Swanson
Oct 25, 2008
Helen Swanson, age 94, a resident of the Windsor Park Manor of Carol Stream since 1988, and formerly a 37 year resident of Geneva, passed away on Saturday, October 25, at Windsor Park's Johnson Healthcare Center. She was born in Morris, IL on February 22, 1914 to Arvid and Nannie Peterson. Mrs. Swanson was a retired librarian and originated the...
Betsy Dalianis
Oct 23, 2008
Betsy Dalianis, age 86, a resident of West Chicago, died on Thursday, October 23 at Wynscape Healthcare Center. She was born on March 10, 1922 in Chicago. For many years she was a resident of the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago and a member St. George Greek Orthodox Church. She is survived by one daughter, Maria (Peter) Bertucci. She was preceded...
Sandra D. Von Busch
Oct 19, 2008
Sandra D. Von Busch, nee Ball, age 68, a resident of Des Plaines since 1964, passed away on Sunday morning at her home. She was born on February 5, 1940 in DeKalb, IL. Sandra was a Registered Nurse at Lutheran General Hospital of Park Ridge. Mrs. Von Busch attended the Willow Creek Community Church of South Barrington. Her survivors include...
Ruth E. Kroger
Oct 14, 2008
Ruth E. Kroger, age 95, a former resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream and Glen Ellyn, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday,October 14 in Solon, Ohio at her daughter Cindy's home. She was born May 23, 1913 in Glen Ellyn to Urban and Dorothy Edith Abell. She was a lifelong resident of Glen Ellyn where she...
Lorraine B. Zasadny
Oct 14, 2008
Lorraine B. Zasadny, age 93, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, IL, and formerly a longtime resident of Oak Park, IL, went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, October 14, at Windsor's Johnson Healthcare Center. She was born on June 7, 1915 in Chicago, IL. Lorraine lived in Oak Park for 45 years before...
Edith Carolyn Ewing
Oct 11, 2008
Edith A. Ewing, age 72, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died at home on Saturday, October 11. She was born on January 26, 1936 in Elmhurst, IL to Herold and Lillian Apel. She was a graduate of Wheaton College. She was a member of Evangel Baptist Church in Wheaton. Edith is survived by her husband of 51 years, James, three...
Gus Fridstrom
Oct 7, 2008
Visitation for Gustav Runy Sigvard Fridstrom, 86, will be held at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main Street, Wheaton, IL on Sunday, October 12th from 4:00PM to 6:00PM. Funeral Services will be held at Hultgren Funeral Home on Monday, October 13th at 11:00AM. Gus passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at St. Anthony's Hospice in Crown Point, Indiana. He...
Thomas Burgess
Oct 2, 2008
Thomas Burgess, age 94, a resident of Wheaton, IL and formerly of Cleves, OH, died Thursday, October 2, at home. He was born May 9, 1914 in Hooven, OH. Mr. Burgess was a retired hardware store owner and repairman. He served during World War II in the US Navy. He was a member of the USS ST LO CVE-63/VC-65 Association...
Charles L. Strobeck
Sep 29, 2008
Charles L. Strobeck age 80, a long time resident of Wheaton, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, September 29 at Central DuPage Hospital. He was born on June 27, 1928 in Chicago, IL. He was active at College Church in Wheaton, Three Lakes, WI Evangelical Free Church and Covenant Life Presbyterian Church of Sarasota, FL. Mr. Strobeck...
Joyce M. Mitchell
Sep 29, 2008
Joyce M. Mitchell, age 69, a resident of Winfield, Illinois, died in her sleep on Monday, September 29. She was born on November 3, 1938 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Clare and Evelyn Nebergall. Joyce grew up in Tipton, Iowa where she graduated from high school. After graduating from Tipton High school, she attended St. Luke's hospital School of Nursing...
Shelly Allen
Sep 26, 2008
Shelly L. Allen, age 43, a resident of Wheaton for 25 years, died Friday evening, September 26, at home from complications of ALS. She was born September 3, 1965 in Kirksville, Missouri to Richard and Carolyn Allen. Ms. Allen graduated with Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Wheaton College. She was employed by the college for 16 years, most recently as...
Genevieve N. Miller
Sep 26, 2008
Genevieve Newman Miller, a twenty year resident of Windsor ParkManor in Carol Stream, Illinois, passed away on Friday, September 26th. At the time of her death, plans were underway to celebrate Genevieve's 102nd birthday on October 3rd with family and friends. Plans have continued posthumously in memory of a virtuous woman who lived an exemplary life of faith and perseverance...
George R. Holan
Sep 23, 2008
George R. Holan, age 81, a resident of Tabor Hills Retirement Community in Naperville, and formerly a resident of Richmond, IL, died Tuesday, September 23. He was born on July 5, 1927 in Chicago to George and Elsie Holan. He was a veteran of the US Army and served with distinction in the Philippines. He graduated from Iowa State University...
Paul Richard Haraldsen
Sep 22, 2008
Paul R. Haraldsen, age 72 of Wheaton, went to be with his Lord, September 22, 2008 at his home. He was born April 30, 1936 in Chicago, Il to Arnold and Alice (Andersen) Haraldsen. He served in the US Navy from 1955-1957 on the USS Randolph aircraft carrier. He married Lois Johnson on October 19, 1957. He was employed with...
Jeffrey Macneal Gring
Sep 19, 2008
Jeffrey MacNeal Gring, also known as "Picasso with a Chainsaw", age 54, most recently a resident of Carol Stream, died in a crane accident on Friday, September 19, while on a job in St. Charles. He was born December 23, 1953 in Englewood, NJ. Jeff grew up on Long Island, in Northport, NY. He was 16 years old when his...
Jeffrey John Babecki
Sep 16, 2008
Jeffrey John Babecki, age 46, a resident of Lombard died after a battle with cancer on Tuesday, September 16 at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood. He was born on September 10, 1962 in Chicago. Jeff graduated from Glenbard East in 1980. On February 2, 1990 he married Julie Stucky. They attended Village Green Baptist Church in Glen Ellyn. He was...
Eileen D. Brooks
Sep 8, 2008
Eileen D. Brooks, age 83, a former resident of Colony Park in Carol Stream, died Monday, September 8, at Lexington Health Care Center in Bloomingdale. She was born on January 18, 1925 in Wednesbury, England to Ernest and Florence Garbett. Eileen married Francis G. Brooks on August 16, 1945 in Wednesbury, England. She was a member of the Daughters of...
Elizabeth Bauer
Sep 3, 2008
Elizabeth "Liz" Adele Bauer, age 38, a resident of Chicago and formerly of Glenview, died suddenly after a brief illness on Wednesday, September 3 at Weiss Hospital in Chicago. She was born on April 11, 1970 in Chicago to Art and Doris Bauer. Liz graduated from Glenbrook South High School in 1988. She attended college in Germany, England, Austria and...
