Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Joseph Palma, Jr.

Joseph Palma, Jr.

May 31, 2007

Joseph Palma, Jr., age 97, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, and formerly of Wheaton for many years, died Thursday, May 31, 2007 at home. He was born July 13, 1909 in Chicago. Joseph was one of the pioneer Industrial Designers in the Chicago area. For two years he was in charge of product design for Montgomery...

Dorothy Ellis Labar

Dorothy Ellis Labar

May 28, 2007

Dorothy Ellis LaBar, age 96, a resident of Wheaton since 1951, died Monday, May 28 at The Methodist Home in Chicago. She was born on December 4, 1910 to Arthur and Elizabeth Ellis in Chicago. Mrs. LaBar was a graduate of Oak Park-River Forest High School. She attended the University of Illinois and was a member of Sigma Alpha Iota...

Bertha Avaune Gundersen

Bertha Avaune Gundersen

May 21, 2007

Bertha Avaune Gundersen, age 89, a resident Madison, WI and a former longtime resident of Wheaton, IL passed away on Monday, May 21, 2007, Sun Prairie, WI. She was born on April 6, 1918, in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Leonard and Hazel (Pierce) Havens. Bertha attended the Dekalb Teachers College and later received her teaching degree. During World War...

Michael B. Hiscock

Michael B. Hiscock

May 20, 2007

Michael B. Hiscock, age 65, a 20 year resident of Carol Stream, died Sunday, May 20, after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born on April 21, 1942 in Flint, Michigan to Pierce and Wilma Hiscock. Mr. Hiscock graduated from Wheaton Community High School in 1960. He attended Wheaton College, the University of IL at Navy Pier, and...

Oren D. Walker

Oren D. Walker

May 20, 2007

Oren D. Walker, age 69, a resident of Wheaton for 22 years, died May 20. He was born on December 7, 1937 to Thomas and Flossie Walker. He graduated from Illinois Wesleyan College and earned a Masters Degree in Music from Northern Illinois University. From 1970 until 1994 he taught music at Hadley Jr. High School in Glen Ellyn, where...

Richard W. Rausch

Richard W. Rausch

May 20, 2007

Richard W. Rausch, age 71, a long time resident of Glen Ellyn, died Sunday, May 20, at home. He was born November 4, 1935 in Oak Park, IL. Richard taught Elementary School in Glen Ellyn, and then taught High School at Morton West in Berwyn. He earned an advanced degree in Education at the University of Missouri and began his...

Torrey Eric Johnson

Torrey Eric Johnson

May 15, 2007

Services and interment will be held privately for Torrey E. Johnson. Please leave a message by selecting Guest Book Entry, Thank you.

Patricia L. Johnson

Patricia L. Johnson

May 13, 2007

Patricia L. Johnson, age 82, a 30-year resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away suddenly on Mother's Day, May 13, 2007. Pat was the treasured wife of Dr. Robert W. Johnson, with whom she had just begun their 61st year of marriage. Pat was devoted mother of Judi (Root), Carol (Davis) and Scott; proud mother-in-law of Timothy Root, Rob Davis and...

Christina Marie Power

Christina Marie Power

May 12, 2007

Christina Marie Power, age 22, of Wheeling, Illinois, died Saturday, May 12, 2007. She was born on November 22, 1984 in Brockton, Massachusetts. Christina is survived by her mother, Joni Owens of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, her father, Mark (Carol) Power of Carol Stream, Illinois, thee sisters, Melissa, Kerri and Sami, three brothers, Jake, Joshua, and Matthew, and her maternal grandparents,...

Glenna Mae Noelte

Glenna Mae Noelte

May 11, 2007

Glenna Mae Noelte, age 77, a resident of Carol Stream, died Friday, May 11, at Manor Care in Naperville. She was born in Park City, Utah, on August 1, 1929, to Orvel Glen and Lydia Mae Peterson. Glenna was a retired nurse's aide having worked in the pediatrics department at Elmhurst Hospital for over 35 years. She married and had...

Charles R. O'Halloran

Charles R. O'Halloran

May 10, 2007

Charles R. "Charlie" O'Halloran, 56, died suddenly at home May 10 in Ft Myers Fl. He was born July 3, 1950 in Chicago. He was the owner of O'Halloran Appraisals. He attended Wheaton Bible Church for a number of years and most recently attended the First Assembly of God in Ft Myers where he recently made a commitment to the...

Vicki Jean Heldstab

Vicki Jean Heldstab

May 8, 2007

Vicki Jean Heldstab, age 64, a lifelong resident of Wheaton, died Tuesday, May 8, at home. She was born October 28, 1942 in St. Charles, IL. Vicki worked as a Kindergarten teacher for Wheaton School District #200 for over 25 years. She was a member of the PTA, the St. Mark Catholic Church CCW in Wheaton. She loved to travel...

Joan E. Murphy

Joan E. Murphy

May 8, 2007

Joan E. Murphy, age 87, a resident of Willowbrook, IL, and formerly of La Grange Park, IL, died Tuesday, May 8, at Arden Courts in Glen Ellyn, IL. She was born May 25, 1919 in Decatur, IL. In her youth Joan performed in a travelling Dance Troupe called the Bytonettes. Her love of dance and theater continued throughout her life....

Robert L. Hebert

Robert L. Hebert

May 5, 2007

Robert L. Hebert, age 51, a resident of Aurora, and formerly of Wheaton and Carol Stream, died Saturday, May 5, at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton. He was born July 14, 1955 in Marshfield, WI. Robert served in the Air Force and also in the Army Reserves. He graduated from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science....

Jenny Dilla V. Thompson

Jenny Dilla V. Thompson

May 3, 2007

"Jenny" Dilla Virginia Thompson, 81, a resident of Sunrise Assisted Living in Glen Ellyn and formerly of Downers Grove, died Thursday, May 3, in St. Charles. She was born in Branchland, West Virginia on January 18, 1926. Jenny was trained as an L.P.N. and later received a teaching degree in elementary education. In 1945 she married Dale R. Thompson while...

Chester Franklin Sudds, Jr.

Chester Franklin Sudds, Jr.

Apr 29, 2007

Chester F. Sudds, Jr., age 82, of Wheaton, died Sunday, April 29, 2007 at the Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. He was born on October 6, 1924 in Homewood, Illinois. Chet graduated with Honors from Thornton Township High School in 1942. He enlisted in the Army in December of 1942. He was accepted into the A-12 College program and...

Marvin Greenberg

Marvin Greenberg

Apr 24, 2007

Marvin Greenberg, age 89, a resident of Wheaton and former long-time resident of Miami, FL, died Tuesday, April 24, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. He was born May 16, 1917 in Milwaukee, WI. Marvin enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and served as a B-17 navigator during World War II. His plane was shot down over Germany...

Ruth L. Kahler

Ruth L. Kahler

Apr 20, 2007

Ruth L. Kahler, age 89, a resident of Fernandina Beach, FL, and formerly of Wheaton, IL and Holiday, FL, died Friday, April 20, at the Osprey Village Assisted Living in Fernandina Beach. She was born February 20, 1918 in Chicago. Ruth worked in the banking industry most of her life, then later worked as an office manager for medical opthalmics....

Constance Matilda Falkman

Constance Matilda Falkman

Apr 17, 2007

Constance Matilda Falkman, age 94, a resident of Wheaton, died Tuesday, April 17, at the DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton. She was born July 7, 1912 in Chicago. Constance worked for the Fair Department Store in the Security Department. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Helbig of Tomball, TX; three grandchildren, Jennifer and Keith Martin, and Candace (Greg) Davis....

Thomas H. Juhnke

Thomas H. Juhnke

Apr 16, 2007

Thomas H. Juhnke, age 69, a resident of Rolla, MO, and formerly of Wheaton, IL, died Monday, April 16, at Phelp's County Regional Medical Center in Rolla, MO. He was born October 5, 1937 in Chicago, IL. Thomas served in the US Army. He then began a career in telecommunications with Illinois Bell, and retired as a PBX man. He...

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