Obituaries

Mar 26, 2005

Bertha E. Haik, nee DeJonghe, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2005 at the age of 101. She was born March 4, 1904 in France and was a resident of Wheaton, IL for the last 20 years. Bertha grew up in Belgium during World War I and often shared stories of the hardships that she and her family endured. After...

Mar 23, 2005

Martha A. "Marti" Knudsen, age 74, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Wednesday, March 23, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. She was born March 21, 1931 in Fostoria, OH and was raised in Tyrone, PA.

Marti taught 28 years at the Wheaton Christian Grammar School, 23 of those years as a First Grade teacher, where she...

Mar 20, 2005

Carol Ann "Dolly" Weseman, age 47, a resident of Villa Park and formerly of Wheaton and Winfield, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 20 at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. She was born on July 13, 1957 in Elmhurst to George and JoAnn Weseman. Carol grew up in Winfield and graduated from Wheaton North High School in 1975....

Mar 18, 2005

Mary Lou Powell, age 68, a resident of Wheaton for 57 years, died Friday, March 18 at home. She was born in Oak Park on September 6, 1936 to Edmund and Gertrude Powell. Miss Powell was a graduate of Wheaton College. For more than 20 years she worked for Produce Reporter in Wheaton as Director of Accounting. She was a...

Mar 17, 2005

Lois P. Brown, age 85, a resident of Wheaton, and formerly of Columbus, OH, died Thursday, March 17, at Community Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Naperville. She was born March 31, 1919 in Seneca, NE. Lois retired from the United States Postal Service after 15 years in Columbus. She was a member of the United Pentecostal Church of Bartlett for...

Mar 13, 2005

Irene Ruth Jennings, age 81, a resident of West Chicago and formerly of Albuquerque, NM, died Sunday, March 13 at the Du Page Convalescent Center in Wheaton. She was born on April 9, 1923 in Waukon, Iowa to Karl and Ella Ernst. Following her graduation from nursing school, she became a second lieutenant and served as a combat nurse in...

Mar 11, 2005

Charles A. Kollenberg, age 76, a resident of Wheaton and also of New Port Richey, FL, died Friday, March 11, at Resurrection Hospital in Chicago. He was born October 21, 1928 in Chicago. Mr. Kollenberg enjoyed travelling all over the world. His career as an Executive Salesman in the Health Food industry also allowed him to travel. For a time...

Mar 7, 2005

Steven M. Kolton, age 21, a resident of Carol Stream, died Monday, March 7, at Central DuPage Hospital. He was born May 14, 1983 in Downers Grove. Steven loved to draw and was a Media Arts student, attending the Illinois Institute of Art at Schaumburg. He collected Star Wars memorabilia and loved to watch movies and play video games. He...

Mar 7, 2005

Dr. John L. Leedy, 98, Professor Emeritus of Biology at Wheaton College, died Monday March 7, 2005 in Johnson Medical Center at Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream. Born in Epworth, Iowa in 1906, Dr. Leedy followed his parent's academic pursuits and taught at Wheaton College from 1937 until his retirement in 1976. It was at Wheaton that he met...

Mar 5, 2005

Gary L. Sonntag, age 55, a lifelong resident of Wheaton, died suddenly Saturday, March 5, 2005, at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey. He was born in Geneva on October 26, 1949, to George and Dorothy Sonntag. He was a 1967 graduate of Wheaton Central High School. He attended Chicago College of Commerce and became a Certified Shorthand Reporter, after which...

Mar 3, 2005

Erik A. Gustavsson, age 94, a resident of Wheaton since 1995, died on Thursday, March 4, at Belmont Village. He was born on July 29, 1910 in Foglo, Finland in the Aland Islands. In the 1940's he came to the United States and moved to the Chicago area. He worked as a carpenter for the Standard Oil Company. He is...

Feb 28, 2005

Arthur Ernest Hall, Jr., age 93, a resident of Friendship Village in Schaumburg, died Monday, February 28. He was born on February 15, 1912 in Chicago to Arthur and Rosena Hall. In 1935, Art married Beatrice Sellberg. He worked for the B&O Railroad as a secretary and graduated from the College of Advanced Traffic. He served in the Naval Reserves...

Feb 25, 2005

Dane E. Hendricksen, age 23, a resident of Wheaton, died Friday, February 25, in Chicago. He was born January 5, 1982 in Oak Lawn. Dane attended the University of Iowa for two years before transferring and graduating from Western Illinois University with a Bachelor's Degree. He had a unique passion for life; he especially loved his family; and he will...

Feb 23, 2005

Robert "Bob" William Schultz, age 91, a resident of Westbridge at Wyndemere in Wheaton, formerly of Batavia and Villa Park, died Wednesday, February 23, at Westbridge. He was born to Robert Arthur and Ruth Henrietta (Andersen) Schultz on June 1, 1913 in Chicago. He married Helen Grace Walley on June 30, 1935. Bob spent most of his working career with...

Feb 23, 2005

Robert L. "Bob" Douglas, age 77, a resident of Winfield, died Wednesday, February 23, at home. He was born June 8, 1927, in Chicago. Mr. Douglas served in the Navy during World War II. He was a retired graphic arts manager and electrotyper. He was also a member at St. John the Baptist Church in Winfield. He was an avid...

Feb 17, 2005

Josephine H. "Josie" Hughes, 61, of Wheaton, beloved wife of Joseph; dear mother of Joseph (Michelle) Jr., Cynthia (Gideon) Schlessinger, James (Debi), Timothy, Kathleen (Adam) Greetis, and Brian (fiance' Liz Gianulis); proud grandmother of Alexandra, Jackson, and Matthew, Emilia, Elena, and Lauren, Jordan, Daniel, Abigail, and Martin; eight sisters, the late Mary J. MacKay, Ann "Nancy" Bessette, Catherine "Kay" McRudin,...

Feb 17, 2005

Ingrid M. Larson, 90, beloved wife of the late Axel, loving mother of Audrey (George) Giglio and Karen (Edward) Sulkson, dear grandmother of Greg and Michael Giglio and, Ed, Joe (Allison), and Chris Sulkson. Funeral Mon., Feb. 21 at 11:00 a.m. at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton. Visitation 10:30 to 11:00. Interment Irving Park Cemetery. Memorials may...

Feb 15, 2005

Elsie A. Rydstrom, 97, of the DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton, beloved wife of her first husband, the late Sven Johnson, and her second husband of 37 years, John; dear mother of Roger (Barbara), and Lillian Potter; proud grandmother of Gary and Beth, and Leigh and Ryan; great-grandmother of Ashley and Lauren; a sister, Elin Olsson of Malmo, Sweden; and...

Feb 15, 2005

Ralph Charles Schultz, 94, a resident of Lexington Square of Lombard and formerly of Racine, WI, died in Lombard, on February 15. He was born in Milwaukee, WI, on August 11, 1910 to Henry F. and Hildegard (Dethloff) Schultz. On June 24, 1933, he married Laura Koepnick, a college classmate, in Milwaukee. A graduate of Milwaukee Boys' Tech and the...

Feb 14, 2005

Ethel C. Haut, 95, of Central Baptist Village in Norridge, beloved great-aunt of Craig Abbott, Barbara Sidor, and William Alfsen. Memorial service, Thursday, February 17, at 11 A.M. in the chapel at Central Baptist Village, 4747 N. Canfield, (corner of Lawrence and Canfield) in Norridge. Interment, Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago.