Ruth E. Olberg
Oct 9, 2006
Ruth E. Olberg, age 94, a resident of Wheaton for over 20 years, died Monday, October 9, at Wynscape Nursing Center in Wheaton. She was born July 10, 1912 in Norway, IL. Ruth was the fifth of eleven children born to Peter and Ada Kallem. She was a member at Hauge Lutheran Church in Chicago. When she moved to Wheaton...
David E. Negris
Oct 8, 2006
David E. Negris, age 85, a resident of Fairview Village in Downers Grove, and formerly of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, died Sunday, October 8th at Fairview Baptist Home. He was born in New York City on December 18, 1920 to Edward and Elsie Negris. During WWII he served in the U.S. Army in North Africa and Italy. He was a...
Bryce Allen Johnson
Oct 7, 2006
Bryce Allen Johnson, age 4, a resident of Aurora, died Saturday, October 7, at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was born on April 20, 2002 in Aurora to Anthony Johnson and Tina Ferris. Bryce has courageously battled a brain tumor since February of 2005. He was an inspiration to everyone he met and an encouragement to the families he...
Bill Stubbs
Oct 6, 2006
Bill Stubbs, age 75, a resident of Wheaton since 1979, died suddenly, Friday, October 6 in Dallas, Texas while on a business trip. He was born on February 3, 1931 in Wichita, Kansas to Albert and Flossie Stubbs. Bill graduated from Friends University School of Music in Wichita, Kansas. On January 13, 1951 he married Beverly Citron. He directed various...
Dennis V. Smith
Oct 3, 2006
Dennis V. Smith, age 60, a resident of West Chicago, died Tuesday, October 3, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. He was born June 20, 1946 in Chicago. Dennis raced Corvettes in the 1960's for Borg-Warner, and has been a car enthusiast his entire life. He had a passion for his car called "Grandpa's Toy", a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner that...
Michael M. Ugorek
Oct 3, 2006
Michael M. Ugorek, age 56, a resident of Wheaton for 30 years, died suddenly, Tuesday, October 3 at the Central Du Page Hospital. He was born on February 3, 1950 in Chicago to Richard Stanley Ugorek and Teddy, nee Nordsell. Mike had been a Sr. Systems Analyst for Bank One. He was actively involved with the Boy Scouts of America,...
Grace Amanda Kittle
Oct 2, 2006
Grace Amanda Kittle, age 94, a resident of North Aurora, and formerly a longtime resident of Warrenville, died Monday, October 2, at her daughter's home in Plainfield. She was born June 16, 1912 in Wheaton, IL. She is survived by her four children, Dorothy (Norman) Andrews of Villa Park, Kenneth (Linda) Kittle of Somonauk, Evelyn Kittle of Plainfield, and Ginny...
L. Katherine Wilson
Oct 2, 2006
A memorial service to give thanks for the life of L. Katherine Wilson will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, on Friday October 6, 2006, at 10:00am. Kay loved life and lived with a spirit of faith and optimism that sustained her family across several generations. She took great pride in her family, and in later years found particular joy...
Herbert "Bill" Thompson
Oct 1, 2006
Herbert "Bill" Thompson, age 87, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died at home on Sunday, October 1. He was born on June 13, 1919 in Chicago to Herbert and Marie Thompson. Bill served in the First Division of the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII and was wounded at the Battle of Peleliu and earned the Silver Star. He was a...
Harold L. Day
Sep 30, 2006
Harold L. Day, age 93, a resident of Wheaton and formerly of Chicago, died Saturday, September 30, at the Du Page Convalescent Center after a brief illness. He was born on March 16, 1913 in Magnolia, Illinois. Mr. Day worked for the American College of Surgeons for over 30 years. He enjoyed music and as a young man played in...
Dawne Fox
Sep 28, 2006
Dawne Fox, age 36, a resident of Carol Stream, died Thursday, September 28, peacefully at home after five courageous and inspiring years of living with cancer. She was born in Elmhurst, Illinois on June 21, 1970. Dawne was a 1988 graduate of Wheaton North High School. She earned a degree in psychology in 1992 from Illinois State University. After college...
Margaret O. Garazin
Sep 27, 2006
Margaret O. Garazin (nee Tonn), age 89, a resident of Lombard, died Wednesday, September 27, at the Lexington Healthcare Center in Lombard. She was born March 3, 1917 in Chicago. Marge was a long time member of St. Philip Lutheran Church in Chicago, St. John Lutheran Church, Wheaton, and Peace Lutheran Church in Lombard. She is the beloved wife of...
Alice Laverene Lynch
Sep 26, 2006
Alice Laverene Lynch, nee Lloyd, age 94, a resident of Wynscape Nursing Center in Wheaton, passed to her heavenly home on Tuesday, September 26, 2006. She was born on July 11, 1912, in Blythe Township, Pennslyvania. Alice was a member in long standing of St. John's Church of Christ in St. Clair, PA, where she was a choir member for...
Debbie Little
Sep 26, 2006
Debbie Little, age 51, a longtime resident of the Wheaton area, died at home on Tuesday, September 26, after a battle with cancer. She was born on August 5, 1955 to Bernard and Connie Gallimore. Debbie was an active member of Wheaton Evangelical Free Church, where she was a deaconess. She was a hairdresser who worked out of her home...
Mary T. Markese
Sep 25, 2006
Mary T. Markese, age 69,a lifelong resident of Melrose Park, died on Monday, September 25 at the Elmhurst Extended Care Center. She was born in Melrose Park on May 31, 1937. She worked as a secretary for Jewel Foods office in Melrose Park and worked for many years as the church secretary at Melrose Park Christian Assembly (now New Life...
Catherine G. Urich
Sep 23, 2006
Catherine G. Urich, age 93, a resident of Wheaton since 1932, died Saturday, September 23 at The New Adams House in Bentonville, Arkansas. She was born July 16, 1913 in Hanover, PA. to the Rev. Bruce C. Whitmore and Margie Lantz Whitmore. She was a homemaker, enjoying gardening, volunteer work and friends and neighbors. She was a member of St...
Elizabeth June Allen
Sep 20, 2006
Elizabeth June Allen, age 80, a resident of Wheaton, IL and formerly of Binghamton, NY, died Wednesday, September 20 at the Central Du Page Hospital in Winfield, IL. She was born on May 24, 1926 to Ernest and Anne Curtin in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. She married Rev. John R. Allen on September 4, 1948. Together they served the Lord and...
John E. Roberts
Sep 18, 2006
John E. Roberts, age 93, a resident of Des Plaines for over 50 years, died Monday, September 18, in Wheaton. He was born on May 22, 1913 in Chicago to John and Ann Roberts. John was a long time employee of the Chicago Board of Education. He served in WWII and the Naval Reserve as a Lt. Commander. He taught...
Elsie V. Koeppe
Sep 18, 2006
Elsie V. "Sis" Koeppe, age 95, a long time resident of Lombard, died Monday, September 18, at Edward Hospital. She was born October 2, 1910 in Chicago. Elsie worked as a legal secretary for Leonard Ring in Chicago until she retired at age 62. She is survived by her sister, Ethel M. Pratscher of Warrenville; her two nephews, John C....
Stanley George Rippon
Sep 15, 2006
A loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Stan Rippon, age 88, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 15, 2006 at Allenmore Hospital in Tacoma, WA. He was born May 27, 1918 in Tacoma, the only child of Frank and Elsie Rippon. Stan graduated from Lincoln High school in 1936, where he played trumpet in several bands. Following...
