Obituaries

Obituaries

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

William E. Wendt Ii

William E. Wendt Ii

Jan 11, 2008

William E. "Bill" Wendt II, age 54, a resident of West Chicago, having grown up in Wheaton, died January 11, at Central Dupage Hospital. He was born July 13, 1953 to William and Mary Jane Wendt. Bill was an electrician for IBEW Local 701 for over 30 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in Minnesota. He is survived by his...

Gladys M. Bell

Gladys M. Bell

Jan 7, 2008

Gladys M. Bell, age 89, formerly a longtime resident of Sunbury and Danville, PA, died on Monday, January 7 in Batavia, Illinois. She was born on April 7, 1918 in Herndon, PA to Jerry and Luma Hollenbach. She was a member of the Sunbury Bible Fellowship Church, where she was a member of the Senior Saints. She was an actively...

Jean S. Hanson

Jean S. Hanson

Jan 6, 2008

Jean S, Hanson, 92; loving wife for 52 years of Robert H.; beloved mother of Margaret Hanson and Beth (Robert) Klingel; cherished grandmother of Jennifer (Brett) Brown, Kathryn Klingel, and Laurie (Bryce) McDonnell; fond great-grandmother of Madison Continello, Landon Klingel, and Ellison Brown; sister of Carl (Dorothy) Sandahl, and Glen (Shirley) Sandahl. Memorial service, Mon., Jan. 14, at 10 A.M....

Charles P. Smith

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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