Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wheaton and Carol Stream, IL. and the surrounding areas.
Charles P. Smith
Jan 4, 2008
Charles P. Smith, age 81, a resident of Wheaton, formerly of Ocala, Fl., died January 4, at Central Dupage Hospital in Winfield. He was born on February 28, 1926 in Park Ridge, IL to Mervin and Elmira Smith. Mr. Smith was a veteran of the Army Air Corps serving in World War II. He retired from CNA Insurance after 25...
Dorothy "Dottie" Norbeck
Jan 4, 2008
Dorothy "Dottie" Norbeck, age 79, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, and formerly a longtime resident of Wheaton and Rockford, died suddenly, Friday, January 4, at the Central Du Page Hospital. She was born on March 13, 1928 in Gulfport, Mississippi to Hugh and Nora Randall. Dottie graduated from Wheaton College in 1950, where she met Dr....
Emma A. Brown
Jan 2, 2008
Emma A. Brown, age 94, a former resident of Wheaton for 50 years, died Wednesday, January 2, at the Brentwood North Healthcare Center in Riverwoods, Illinois. She was born on April 6, 1913 in Cooperstown, Wisconsin. She graduated from Denmark High School in 1929. She attended North Central College for one year before going into Nurses training at the Mayo...
Connie Drevalas
Dec 28, 2007
Constantine N. "Connie". Drevalas, 87, a resident of St. Charles, and formerly a longtime resident of Wheaton, and also of Naples, FL, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at the Rosewood Care Center in St. Charles. He was born March 22, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Drevalas was a tool-and-die engineer with Western Electric-AT&T. "Connie" proudly served as a B-17 bombardier...
Mary Elsiebeth Mcdaniel
Dec 17, 2007
Mary Elsiebeth McDaniel, age 90, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream and formerly of Wheaton, died Monday, December 17, at the Johnson Medical Center at Windsor Park Manor. She was born on October 16, 1917 in Evanston, IL to Moses and Amy McDaniel. She moved to Wheaton in 1927 and to Windsor Park in 1991. After earning...
Dorothy Ethel Dykema
Dec 17, 2007
Dorothy Ethel Dykema, age 84, a resident of Lisle, and formerly of Peoria and Carbondale, IL; died Monday, December 17, at the Snow Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 26, 1923. Although she was born blind, Dorothy used her many other talents to overcome this handicap, graduating from Marshal High School in Chicago in 1940 and earning...
Joan D. Shepard
Dec 16, 2007
Joan D. Shepard, age 68, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream and formerly of Wheaton and Naperville, died Sunday, December 16, at the Central Du Page Hospital. She was born in Manhasset, NY on May 23, 1939. Joan attended Cobleskill University in upstate New York. As a young woman she took a job in Chicago where she...
Mary Anna Gulia
Dec 15, 2007
Mary Anna Gulia, age 91, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, died Saturday, December 15, at Windsor's Johnson Healthcare Center. She was born September 17, 1916 in Chicago. Mary was the Sunday School Secretary at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Norwood Park, IL for more than 45 years. She was a member of the Swiss Lady Society,...
Bernice H. Foster
Dec 11, 2007
Bernice H. Foster, age 87, a longtime resident of Glen Ellyn, died Tuesday, December 11, at home. She was born on August 10, 1920 to Ignatz and Bernice Wisniewski. She is survived by one son; Ronald (Judy) Foster; nine grandchildren, Leslie (Mike) Dushek, Mike (Lisa) Ashe, Kelly Foster, Lorrie (Mel) Kehr, Karin McLafferty, Tim Ashe, Keith (Kekai) Foster, Kristy Curtis...
Col. Nancy Lucretia (Nee Hulett) Martin
Dec 8, 2007
Colonel Nancy Lucretia (Hulett) was born 1-25-23 in Hulett, WY to John & Grace Hulett. She attended the Salvation Army Training College in Chicago, IL, & served the Lord as a Salvation Army Officer for her entire career, in Crookston, St. Cloud & Minneapolis. In 1955 she was sent overseas to Nigeria, Hong Kong & the Phillippines where she worked...
Richard Thomas Stanciu
Dec 4, 2007
Our beloved Richard Thomas Stanciu, a resident of Wheaton, died unexpectedly but peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 4, 2007. The first son of John and Mary, Richard was born in Uniontown, PA on July 22, 1936. He was 71 years old. Richard was raised in the southwestern Pennsylvania coal mining area of Leckrone and Carmichaels. He attended All Saints...
Jerry Baum
Dec 3, 2007
Gerald P. "Jerry" Baum, age 72, a lifelong resident of Wheaton and Winfield, died Monday, December 3 at the Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born in Winfield on August 25, 1935 to Peter and Esther Baum. He graduated from West Chicago Community High School in 1953. He worked at Control'd Engineering in Glen Ellyn for 38 years until retirement in...
Richard A. Schuler
Dec 1, 2007
Richard A. "Dick" Schuler, 75, of Winfield, died December 1st at home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 30, 1932 in Millersburg, Michigan. Dick was a graduate of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago where he met his wife Carol, and Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti where he earned a degree in education. He then served with...
Maria D. Hernandez
Nov 30, 2007
Maria D. Hernandez, age 37, a resident of Carol Stream, and formerly of Dallas, TX, died Friday, November 30, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. She was born May 31, 1970 in Dallas, TX. Maria worked for Blachford, Inc. in West Chicago for five years. She loved children, and was an avid collector of Disney figurines. She loved her cockatiel...
Harding "Hop" Holloway
Nov 29, 2007
Harding "Hop" Holloway, age 85, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, died Thursday, November 29. He was born on April 21, 1922 to Harding and Betty Holloway in Detroit, MI. Hop was a loving husband and father who proudly cared for his wife and two children. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed sports of all kinds....
Bessie Katherine Lovig
Nov 29, 2007
Bessie Lovig, age 94, a resident of Winscape Healthcare Center in Wheaton, died suddenly on Thursday, November 29 at the Central Du Page Hospital in Winfield. She was born on June 16, 1913 in Davenport, Iowa to Matthew and Mabel O'Dey. A visitation will be held on Sunday, December 2, from 1:00 until the time of a funeral service at...
Ruth Ann Vogel
Nov 29, 2007
Ruth Ann Vogel, nee Ryan, age 67, an over 30 year resident of Wheaton, IL and formerly of Bloomington, IL, died Thursday, November 29, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. She was born August 3, 1940 in Bloomington, IL. Ruth Ann was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, and also a member of Hope Presbyterian Church on Wiesbrook...
Bettye Lindsey
Nov 29, 2007
Bettye Lindsey, age 77, a resident of Brighton Gardens in Wheaton, died Thursday, November 29, 2007 at home. Services and interment will be held in Oblong, Illinois.
Willie Mae Perrigan
Nov 29, 2007
Willie Mae Perrigan, age 91, a resident of Du Page Convalescent Center in Wheaton, formerly West Chicago, died Thursday, November 29. She was born on July 20, 1916 in Dyer, TN. She was active at the DuPage Convalescent Center and had served on the Residents Council. She is survived by Melba (John) Isles of KY, James (Florence) Watson of KY,...
Joseph G. Gellings
Nov 27, 2007
Joseph G. Gellings, age 89, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream and formerly of Oswego, IL, died Tuesday, November 27, at the Johnson Heathcare Center at Windsor Park Manor. He was born on February 12, 1918 to Joseph and Pearl Gellings in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BS in Electrical...
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