Anthony Doran
Jun 18, 2006
Anthony Doran, age 69, a resident of Winfield, died at home on Sunday, June 18. He was born on March 26, 1937 in Newcastle-upon-tyne, England to William and Violet Doran. Tony served in the Royal Candian Air Force as a pilot from 1961 until 1966, when he joined American Airlines. He worked as a pilot for American until retiring in...
Elita Krause
Jun 17, 2006
Elita Krause, 88, of Wheaton, formerly of Villa Park for 32 years, beloved wife of the late Richard S; dear mother of Linda (Jack) O'Brien, Donna (Bill) Moffett, and Richard R. (Kay Mohlman) Krause; proud grandmother of Julie (Dave) Wynard, Kristin (Steve) O'Brien, Brian (Peggy) Moffett, Tim (Lindsay) O'Brien, Pamela (Wyatt) Doran, and Gregory Moffett; great-grandmother of Christopher and Courtney...
Stanley Dudek
Jun 15, 2006
Stanley Dudek, 89, a resident of West Chicago for over 40 years died June 15th at the Du Page Convalescent Center. He was born April 15, 1917 in Poland. Stanley was an officer for the Polish Air Force when he became a POW in Russia during WWII. Once freed, he served as a Captain of the Polish contingent of the...
William G. Reichert Jr.
Jun 14, 2006
William George Reichert Jr., age 79, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Wednesday, June 14 at the Tabor Hills Care Center in Naperville. He was born on March 2, 1927 in New Jersey. Bill served in the US Navy during WWII. He graduated from MIT and received his masters from Stevens Institute of Technology. Working as an electrical engineer he...
William W. Peterson
Jun 14, 2006
William W. Peterson, age 77, of Wheaton, died Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at the Central Du Page Hospital. He was born on September 3, 1928 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 24, at 4 p.m. at Glenfield Baptist Church, 670 Lambert Rd., Glen Ellyn, IL with Rev. James Rahtjen officiating. Interment will be...
Hildegard Oberstoetter
Jun 13, 2006
Hildegard F. Oberstoetter, age 75, a resident of Sunrise Assisted Living in Glen Ellyn and formerly a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Tuesday, June 13. She was born in Switzerland on November 21, 1930. Hilda is survived by four children, Christine (Robert) Blanchet of Missoula, MT, Barbara Ward of Ontario, Canada, Peter (Julie) Oberstoetter of Sugar Land, TX and Stephanie...
Anna B. Klepfer
Jun 11, 2006
Anna B. Klepfer, age 92, a resident of Wheaton, and formerly of Lombard for over 30 years, died Sunday, June 11, at the DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton. She was born August 25, 1913 in Mt. Olive, IL. Anna was a loving wife to Fred R. Klepfer, and also a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a longtime member...
Edna E. Baddorf
Jun 6, 2006
Edna E. Baddorf, age 80, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Tuesday, June 6th at the Alshore Healthcare Center in Chicago. She was born July 2, 1925 in Stromsburg, NE. Edna was a nurse who worked for a variety of local practices. She was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker who loved her children and grandchildren. She was a long...
Al Vander Ark
Jun 4, 2006
Albert H. "Al" Vander Ark, age 80, a resident of Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream, and formerly a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Sunday, June 4, at Windsor's Johnson Healthcare Center. He was born February 17, 1926 in Bozeman, MT. Mr. Vander Ark worked for the Van Der Molen family for many years. He was a member of the...
Ray Harsch
Jun 2, 2006
Ray Harsch, age 75, a resident of Bloomingdale, died Friday, June 2, at Glen Oaks Hospital in Glendale Heights. He was born June 18, 1930 in Carbon, Alberta, Canada. Ray was a minister of the gospel who served on an Alberta Indian reservation, and then three churches in the North American Baptist Conference. He later served as the NAB Director...
Harold C. Osberg
May 31, 2006
Harold C. Osberg, age 90, a resident of Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center in Rockford, died Wednesday, May 31 at the Alpine Fireside Health Center. He was born on July 17, 1915 in Chicago to Carl and Selma Osberg. Mr. Osberg was a professor at Trinity International University, Bannockburn, IL until his retirement in 1977. He was a member of the...
Mary Alice Montgomery
May 29, 2006
Mary Alice Montgomery, 87, a longtime resident of Wheaton and later of Carol Stream, passed away on Monday, May 29 in Wheaton at the Wynscape Nursing Home, where she had been residing since September 2003. Her father, Ralph B. Grove and mother, Alice E. (nee Hitchcock) Grove lived in Chicago and preceded her in death. Mary Alice was married to...
Sophie A. Ratz
May 29, 2006
Sophie A. Ratz, age 88, a resident of Westbridge Assisted Living Center in Wheaton, died on Monday, May 29th. She was born in Chicago on November 4, 1917 to Albert and Anna Myzia. In 1940 she married Joseph F. Ratz in Chicago. Together they lived on the northwest side of Chicago. After Joseph's death in 1985 she moved to Killen,...
John H. Marti
May 28, 2006
John H. Marti, 65, a long time resident of Winfield, was called home to the Lord on May 28, after battling lung cancer. He was born in Kankakee, IL January 30, 1941. John grew up, on Danada Farms, his father being the farm manager for Dan and Ada Rice. He was a past president of the DuPage County Fair Association....
Max A. Speranske
May 27, 2006
Max A. Speranske, age 84, a long time resident of Wheaton, died Saturday, May 27, at Provena Mercy Hospital in Aurora. He was born in Chicago, IL on June 24, 1921. Max was a retired union sheet metalworker for local 265 in Dupage County. He was a WWII veteran with the US Coast Guard serving in the Pacific theater. He...
Lillian A. Smith
May 25, 2006
Lillian A. Smith, age 79, a long time resident of Wheaton, died Thursday, May 25 in Winfield. She was born in Aurora, on December 22, 1926. Mrs. Smith worked for the Northern Trust Bank for 25 years in data entry. She was a member of St. Michael's Church for the majority of her life, until recently she joined St. John...
Agnes L. Cummiskey
May 25, 2006
Agnes L. Cummiskey, age 84, a resident of Roanoke, VA, and formerly of Ocala, FL, and also of Wheaton, IL for over 40 years, died Thursday, May 25, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA. She was born May 6, 1922 in Brownstown, IL. Agnes married Gene Cummiskey in 1946 and enjoyed 50 years of marriage. She was actively...
Scott Richard Augustyn
May 23, 2006
Scott Richard Augustyn, age 43, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Tuesday, May 23, at home. He was born September 25, 1962 in Chicago. Scott loved music. He even sang in a number of bands in his youth. He was an athlete, enjoyed baseball, soccer, and ice hockey. He loved his dirt bikes and his motorcycle. He was a certified...
Phyllis Arango
May 23, 2006
Phyllis Arango, nee Alcala, age 81, a resident of Wheaton, died Tuesday, May 23, at the Central Du Page Hospital in Winfield. She was born on March 6, 1925 in East Chicago, IN to Pablo and Natividad Alcala who were native Mexicans. Phyllis raised her family in Detroit, Michigan with her husband Salvador. She earned her Associates Degree from Wayne...
Scott F. Bowman
May 23, 2006
Scott F. Bowman, age 47, a resident of Wheaton, went to be with the Lord suddenly on Tuesday, May 23, at home. He was born August 18, 1958 in Geneva, IL. Scott worked for 25 years at Spraying Systems Company in Carol Stream. He was also a member of Ginger Creek Community Church in Aurora, IL. He was loved by...
