Robert Irwin Foster
Sep 12, 2004
Robert Irwin (Bob) Foster, a longtime Wheaton resident retired to McKenna, Washington, passed away Sunday, September 12th. Born July 8, 1925 in Elmhurst, to Glen Ellen residents David and Ethel Foster, Bob followed in his father's footsteps and became the last of four generations of brick and stone masons known for their craftsmanship in constructing some of Chicago's most ornate...
Ione Louise Siegfried
Sep 11, 2004
Ione Louise Siegfried, 85, of Horseshoe Bend, AR, and formerly of Elmhurst, died Saturday, September 11 in Mountain Home, AR. She was born July 26, 1919 in Elmhurst, Illinois to Charles W. and Amanda (nee Titel) Siegfried. Ione served as a nurse in the Army Air Corps during World War II. She was an active member for many years at...
Eileen Catherine Gustafson
Sep 7, 2004
Eileen Catherine Gustafson, age 78, a resident of Wheaton, died at home on Tuesday, September 7. She was born in Chicago on December 24, 1925 to Leo and LaVina Smith. She worked for Aetna Insurance in Elmhurst until retirement. Eileen is survived her husband of 57 years, Frank, one daughter, Jacqueline (Scott) Davis of Glen Ellyn, one son, Steven Gustafson...
Joan Helgen
Sep 6, 2004
Joan Helgen, age 92, a resident of Wheaton, died Monday, September 6, at Wynscape Nursing Center. She was born May 14, 1912 in Guin, Alabama. Joan was a registered nurse for over 35 years, retiring in 1973 from the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. She loved to paint watercolors and was a member of the DAR. Most recently she was...
Ann Hannenberg
Sep 4, 2004
Ann Hannenberg, age 90, a resident of Glen Ellyn, formerly of Chicago, and of Deltona, FL, died Saturday, September 4, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Glen Ellyn. She was born July 18, 1914 in Chicago. She is survived by her son, Gary (Ruth) of Glen Ellyn; and her two grandchildren, Audrey, and Haley. She was preceded in death by her...
Frank John Stasiak
Aug 29, 2004
Frank John Stasiak, age 83, a resident of Wheaton for 18 years, died Sunday, August 29, at home. He was born March 9, 1921 in Evanston, IL. Mr. Stasiak served during World War II as a Sargeant in the Army. He was a master craftsman in his field, a carpenter by trade and an avid woodworker. He was a member...
Marie A. Tatge
Aug 28, 2004
Marie A. Tatge, nee Steinwart, age 85, a resident of Toledo, and formerly of Wheaton for 50 years, died on Saturday, August 28 at the Franciscan Care Center. She was born on December 24, 1918 in Dundee. Mrs. Tatge was a homemaker and a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church in Wheaton. She is survived by two daughters, Mary...
Edgar Warner Bolles
Aug 27, 2004
Edgar Warner Bolles, 79, of 520 S. Greenfield, passed away on August 27, 2004 in the Odyssey Hospice Center, Mesa, Arizona. He was born April 30, 1925 in Fairdale, Pennsylvania to Lee Roe and Ethel D. (Rykert) Bolles. On December 21, 1948 he married Darlene Barker, daughter of Theron and Ella (Helleso) Barker of Pierceton, Indiana. He was a 1949...
Joanne M. Thompson
Aug 26, 2004
With a teaching style uniquely her own, Joanne Thompson strove to make learning a fun and captivating experience for hundreds of young children. Colleagues said the Wheaton elementary school teacher drew out the best in pupils by transforming her classroom into an exploratory adventure, infused with an abundance of laughter, music and art. "Each child was a shining star to...
Phoebe N. Taylor
Aug 25, 2004
Phoebe N. Taylor, age 82, a former longtime resident of Elmhurst, died Wednesday, August 25, at the Belmont Village Retirement Community in Carol Stream. She was born September 16, 1921 in Princeton, IL. Mrs. Taylor was a church secretary for many years at the Christ United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Robert; her three...
Eleanor Patterson
Aug 21, 2004
Eleanor "Ellie" Patterson died at her home on Saturday, August 21st. Eleanor was born on May 21, 1931 in Chicago. She is survived by her husband Morrey Patterson, daughter Beth Patterson and husband David Schmitt of Evanston, son Rusty Patterson and wife Faith of South Elgin, and daughter Judy Madden and husband David of Burleson, Texas, three grandchildren: Nick Patterson...
Virginia H. Veague
Aug 21, 2004
Virginia H. Veague, age 84, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Saturday, August 21, at the DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton. She was born in Benton, AR on January 27, 1920. Virginia worked at the Viking Restaurant in Wheaton. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Wheaton VFW Post #2164 where she had served as president, and...
James P. Harte
Aug 20, 2004
James P. Harte, age 58, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died Friday, August 20 of complications from Lung Cancer. He was born on March 12, 1946 in Melrose Park to Leroy and Anne Harte. He served in the U.S. Army. He was an excellent artist who loved to paint, do woodworking and build model airplanes. He was a member of...
James A. Macorkel
Aug 19, 2004
James Arthur Macorkel Jr., 51, a resident of West Chicago, died Thursday, August 19 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. He was born January 21, 1953 in Chicago. Mr. Macorkel served for 20 years in the US Navy retiring in 1995 as 1st Class Petty Officer. He had a great love for the Chicago Bears. He was known as a...
Eleanor F. Routson Schultz
Aug 17, 2004
Eleanor F. Routson Schultz, age 88, a resident of Wyndemere in Wheaton, and formerly a longtime resident of Villa Park, died Tuesday, August 17 at the Wynscape Nursing Center in Wheaton. She was born on February 27, 1916 in Chicago to William and Elsie Kerr. Mrs. Schultz was a homemaker and accomplished seamstress. She was a member of Harvard Ave....
Lilian R. Davis
Aug 17, 2004
Lilian R. Davis, age 55, a resident of Wheaton, died unexpectedly at Central DuPage Hospital on Tuesday, August 17. She was born on November 25, 1948 in Scotland to William and Anne Macrae. Lilian worked at the DuPage Medical Group in the Diagnostic Imaging Department. She enjoyed gardening, her dog Heidi, and caring for her home. She was an active...
Marilyn S. Guild
Aug 16, 2004
Marilyn S. Guild, age 75, a resident of Wheaton for 50 years, and originally of Glen Ellyn, died Monday, August 16, at Central DuPage hospital in Winfield. She was born January 29, 1929 in Geneva, IL. Marilyn spent over 20 years as a volunteer with the Central DuPage Hospital Auxiliary, serving first with the Wheaton Unit in the 1980's as...
Robert Garvey
Aug 12, 2004
Robert W. Garvey, age 87, a resident of Wheaton for 18 years, died August 12, 2004 at The Breakers in Chicago. He was born on May 11, 1917 in Chicago. Bob was a graduate of Amundsen High School in Chicago. He served in the US Air Force and worked as an engineer for Sargeant and Lundy and U.S. Gypsum. In...
Marie Grych Thomas
Aug 9, 2004
Marie Grych Thomas, 85, a resident of Wheaton since 1947, died at home August 9th. She was born September 22, 1918 in Chicago, IL She was a 1939 Graduate of the University of Illinois . Mrs. Thomas worked for Sears Roebuck and taught school in Chicago. She was a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority for many years. She was...
Peter I. R. Skanse
Aug 3, 2004
Rev. Dr. Peter I. R. Skanse, age 80, a resident of Fairview Village in Downers Grove and formerly of Wheaton, died Tuesday, August 3, at Fairview Baptist Home. He was born on April 7, 1924 in Manila, Philippines to Peter and Beatrice Skanse. Because his father was in the Army Air Corps, he grew up in many places including Panama....
