Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Barbara A. Fisher

Barbara A. Fisher

Mar 26, 2008

A memorial service for Barbara A. Fisher (nee LeBeau), 70, will be held Saturday, April 19th at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton. The time of service is pending. Born on Valentine's Day in Chicago, Illinois to her parents Loretta and Leo LeBeau, she died Wednesday, March 26 in her home in Wheaton. Mrs. Fisher had resided in...

Neal A. O'Daniell

Neal A. O'Daniell

Mar 25, 2008

Neal A. O'Daniell, age 88, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, died Tuesday, March 25, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born May 11, 1919 in Mt. Vernon, IL. Neal served in the Army Air Corps during World War II as an instructor at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, IL. After the war...

Kathleen Davis

Kathleen Davis

Mar 23, 2008

Kathleen Davis, age 99, a resident of Wheaton, died Sunday, March 23 at Wynscape Nursing Center in Wheaton. She was born Jan. 6, 1909 in Westmoreland, TN. Kathleen lived for many years in Gary, IN. She was an active member of Central Baptist Church, where she was involved in the Women's Guild, and taught Sunday School. She was also a...

Maxine Laverne George

Maxine Laverne George

Mar 22, 2008

Maxine L. George, age 81, a resident of the Colony Park Apartment community in Carol Stream, died Saturday, March 22 at home. She was born on July 28, 1926 in Minneapolis, MN. Maxine enjoyed working with ceramics. She is survived by her two sons, Richard (Cynthia) of Arlington Heights, and Kenneth (Arlene) of Wheaton; her three daughters, Sandra Williams of...

Mary Elizabeth Hausten

Mary Elizabeth Hausten

Mar 20, 2008

Mary Elizabeth Hausten, 83, a resident of Wheaton, died Thursday, March 20 at home. She married David R. Hausten in 1954 and moved to Wheaton. She had a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Northern IL University. Mary was a member of Beta Sigma Phi and Chi Omega sororities. Throughout her life she was an active volunteer in many...

Jerome Joseph Leksa

Jerome Joseph Leksa

Mar 17, 2008

The Rev. Jerome "Jerry" Leksa of Wheaton, Illinois, died on Monday, March 17, 2008 from complications of a long illness. Born in Waterville, Kansas, on January 8, 1925, Jerry was 83 years old. He was the son of the Rev. Joseph Leksa, an immigrant from Czechoslovakia, and Emily Dudycha. Jerry held degrees from Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, McCormick Theological...

Dorothy E. Larson

Dorothy E. Larson

Mar 15, 2008

Dorothy E. Larson, age 97, a resident of Aurora and formerly of Wheaton, died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 15 with her family by her side. She was born on July 28, 1910 in Worthington, MN to Carl and Florence Norr. Dorothy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who was an extraordinary homemaker. She was active in church...

Janice W. Hazen

Janice W. Hazen

Mar 14, 2008

Janice W. Hazen, age 54, a resident of Naperville, died Friday, March 14, at Edward Hospital in Naperville. She was born on October 10, 1953 in Wheaton to Irving W. and Ethel C. Woolf. She was raised in Wheaton and graduated from Wheaton Central High School in 1971. She graduated from Drake University with a B.A. in Education in 1975...

Dr. Curt J. Gronner

Dr. Curt J. Gronner

Mar 13, 2008

Dr. Curt J. Gronner, age 94, a resident of the Wyndemere Retirement Community in Wheaton, died Thursday, March 13 at home. He was born on May 19, 1913 in St. Louis, MO to Joseph and Emma Gronner. He grew up in Morrison, Whiteside County, IL and graduated from high school in 1931. He received a BS and DDS from the...

Lois E. Miller

Lois E. Miller

Mar 13, 2008

Lois E. Miller, 82, a resident of Wyndemere Retirement Community in Wheaton, died Thursday, March 13, 2008. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 4, 1925 to Henry and Elizabeth Miller. She worked as a secretary most of her life in the paper industry and for financial firms. She is survived by four nieces, nine great nieces and nephews,...

Robert Hall Bollow

Robert Hall Bollow

Mar 13, 2008

Robert Hall Bollow, age 80, a resident of Winfield, went to be with his Lord Jesus on Thursday, March 13, at Centegra Hospice in Woodstock, IL. He was born on February 11, 1928 in Chicago, IL. He was raised in Skokie, IL and graduated from Niles Township High School in 1945. He served in the Army during the occupation of...

Lorraine Anderson

Lorraine Anderson

Mar 13, 2008

Lorraine Anderson, 80, a resident of the Wheaton area, died March 13, 2008 at the Adventist Glenoaks Hospital in Glendale Heights. She was born on May 2, 1927 in Iron Mountain, Michigan. She is survived by sons: Gary Werner of Greenville, TX, Bruce (Jody) Anderson of Wheaton, IL and daughters: Trudy Anderson of Lockport, IL and Nancy Anderson of Greenville,...

Willard H. Ong

Willard H. Ong

Mar 12, 2008

Willard H. Ong, age 76, a longtime resident of Winfield, died Wednesday, March 12, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. He was born March 5, 1932 in Spring Valley, Illinois. Willard was raised in Tonica, IL. After serving in Korea in the Army he came to the Western Suburbs of Chicago where he worked as an accountant. He loved to...

Marie L. Seil

Marie L. Seil

Mar 9, 2008

Marie L. Seil, age 88, a resident of Raleigh, NC, and formerly of Wheaton, IL, died Sunday, March 9, 2008 in Raleigh, NC. She was born June 21, 1919 in Chicago, IL. Marie is survived by her two daughters, Patricia (Robert) Buckalew of Raleigh, NC, and Carol (Ronald) Petersdorf of Naperville, IL; six grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and her brother, Norman...

Robert F. Mchale

Robert F. Mchale

Mar 8, 2008

Robert F. McHale, age 83, a resident of Carol Stream for 48 years, died at home on Saturday, March 8. He was born on July 1, 1924 in Wilkes-Barre, PA to Michael and Helen McHale. Robert was a veteran of the US Army, having served during W.W.II in both the Pacific and Europe. After the war he worked with the...

Elizabeth Eben

Elizabeth Eben

Mar 7, 2008

Elizabeth "Betsey" Eben, age 74, a resident of Naperville and formerly a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Friday, March 7, 2008 at Edward Hospital in Naperville. She was born on May 19, 1933 in Lancaster, Ohio to Melvin and Mary Donkle. Mrs. Eben worked for district #200 as a teacher and then for Du Page County as an administrator and...

Daniel Majewski

Daniel Majewski

Mar 7, 2008

Daniel S. Majewski, 81, a lifelong resident of New Britain, Conn. and Kensington, Conn., passed away peacefully on Friday, March 7, 2008, in Carol Stream, Ill. Dan was preceded in death by his wife, Mitzi (nee Dahlberg); and his son, Danny. He is survived by his two daughters, Debbie (Patrick) Hoffman of Glen Ellyn, Ill. and Kim (Chris) Sheehey of...

Ralph P. Miller

Ralph P. Miller

Mar 6, 2008

Ralph P. Miller, age 88, a 60 year resident of Wheaton, died Thursday, March 6, 2008. He was born in Chicago, January 4, 1920 to Henry and Elizabeth Miller. He served in World War II in the U.S. Army in Europe and North Africa rising to the rank of Captain. He and his wife, Helen, were married July 10, 1943....

Ana Foia

Ana Foia

Mar 5, 2008

Services for Ana Foia, age 93, will be held on Tuesday, March 11th at 10:30 a.m. at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St. in Wheaton. Friends may visit with the family on Monday from 6 until 9 p.m. a the funeral home.

Ruth H. Jackson

Ruth H. Jackson

Mar 4, 2008

Ruth Harriet Hilsabeck Jackson passed away on Tuesday March 4th at the age of 89. Born in Windsor, Illinois on Aug. 22, 1918, she graduated from the University of Illinois in 1939 with a B.S. in Accountancy. She moved to Wheaton with her husband in 1940 and lived there for the remainder of her life. Ruth has been an active...

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