Obituaries

Jul 5, 2022

Richard Lauri Davison, 81, passed away Tuesday, July 5th, following a brave battle with a lengthy illness.

A long-time resident of Wheaton, he was also known to his family and friends as Dick, Lauri, and Doc. Richard was a true Renaissance man with many passions. Always active, he was an avid golfer, tennis player, and cross-country skier....

Jul 3, 2022

Judith Lynn McKinney, age 78, a resident of Wheaton, passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2022. She was born March 29, 1944 in Chicago to George Sr. and Ruth (nee Scroggins) Belskey.

Judith was a flight attendant for United Airlines for 35 years, flying both domestic and international routes. She took advantage of her travels, turning her...

Jul 3, 2022

Lawrence Ziman of Wheaton, Illinois but formally of Cobham, Teddington and Kingston upon Thames, England. Beloved husband of Joyce, brother of Norman Ziman, father to Timothy and Jonathan, father-in-law of Kari, and grandfather of Eliana, Michaela, Brielle and Shiloh, died following a short battle with pancreatic cancer on Sunday July 3rd, 2022.

Lawrence was born in 1938...

Jul 3, 2022

Patricia A. Koszola, age 81, a resident of Elgin, IL, passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2022. She was born May 24, 1941 in Chicago, IL to John & Dorothy Pocica.

Patricia (Pat), affectionally called Patty or Patsy, was a strong woman who was not afraid to speak her mind.  She was a devoted caregiver to her...

Jul 2, 2022

Diane S. Mook, age 88, a longtime resident of Wheaton, IL, died Saturday, July 2, 2022, at home.  She was born September 13, 1933, in Tamaqua, PA.

Diane graduated from Tamaqua High School in 1951.  She received her R.N. from the Reading Hospital School of Nursing and went on to graduate magna cum...

Jun 27, 2022

Beverly E. Lamberg, age 90, a resident of Wheaton since 1956, died Monday, June 27, 2022. She was born September 7, 1931 in Chicago, IL to Raymond & Nancy Park. Beverly enjoyed her family, friends & flowers. Loving mother of Patrice Gail Kadrmas and Jeffrey Craig (Lori Henningsen) Lamberg; proud grandmother of Lauren Kadrmas & great-grandmother of Kaitlyn Beverly...

Jun 25, 2022

Robert Nelson, age 95 passed away Saturday, June 25th at Windsor Park in Carol Stream.  Bob was born July 25, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan. He was a 1949 graduate of Wheaton College.  Bob had just moved from Lancaster, PA back to Illinois in May 2022. His survivors include Jan and John Clarkson of Arlington Heights, Jeff Nelson of Wheeling,...

Jun 25, 2022

Leora M. Atterberry, age 91, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at her home.

Lee, as she came to be known, entered the world with a flourish on August 21, 1930 as one of the Atterberry Triplets born to Lyman L. and Bessie M. (Boeker) Atterberry. The three were front-page news...

Jun 25, 2022

James P. Malmstrom, age 80, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, passed away, peacefully at home with his family by his side, on Saturday, June 25, 2022. He was born October 4, 1941 in Chicago.

Jim grew up in Zion, IL, where he was a part of the Methodist Church. He met Gelene Noble and they were...

Jun 25, 2022

Jonas William Pearson, age 23, went to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on June 25, 2022. Jonas was born at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota on July 14, 1998. The youngest of four brothers and older brother to one sister, Jonas was gregarious, outgoing, and known for his effusive spirit. As a child, carrying Jonas was like...

Jun 23, 2022

George F. Locascio, age 84, a longtime resident of Park Ridge, IL passed away on June 23, 2022. He was born February 22, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois to Ignazio & Antonina Locascio. George grew up in Chicago and worked his way through Fenwick High School and Loyola University. He majored in Philosophy and met Roberta Bernahl, who graduated from...

Jun 23, 2022

Karen K. Bloomquist, age 78, joined her Savior in heaven on Thursday, June 23, 2022.  She was born March 24, 1944 in South Dakota to Arnold & Mildred Satrum. She loved Jesus, the Bible and people with her whole heart. Her life was one of service and joy, bringing laughter and dedication to the many roles she undertook over...

Jun 22, 2022

Roger David Britton Sr., age 55, a Chicago resident, went home to be with the Lord on June 22th, 2022. He was born in Chicago on August 18th, 1966, to Wilma and Roger Britton.

Roger attended Everett Grammar School and Kelly High School in Chicago, then Liberty University and afterward he joined the Army where he was...

Jun 22, 2022

Henry Luke Brinks was born on December 22, 1924 in Grundy Center, Iowa.  He has a younger brother, Don.   After Henry's father, Luke, finished ministerial training in Chicago, he was called to a church in Superior WI where Henry's brother, Don, was born.  The family moved to Peotone, IL about 1930 and eventually, to Gilbert, Minnesota.  Henry was raised...

Jun 21, 2022

J.R. (Jarvis) Bishop, age 84, a resident of St. Charles, Illinois, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. He was born in Oakland City, Indiana on March 22, 1938 the youngest of eight children of Jon & Edna Bishop of Princeton, Indiana.

J.R. was an athlete his entire life. He played baseball, basketball...

Jun 13, 2022

On June 13, 2022, Douglas Grosvenor Swift passed away from heart failure. Doug was born in Muncie, Indiana on October 19, 1967.

Doug's life and heartstrings were totally wrapped around his love for his wife, Anne Pohl, and his step-children, Finn and James Wall, affectionately known as Bear and Bug. Also under his loving, watchful eye, was...

Jun 12, 2022

Robert W. Sutton, age 86, a resident of Aurora, IL, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022. He was born October 30, 1935, in Ashley, Missouri to Charles & Julia Sutton.

"Bobby Wayne", as he was known by his family, grew up in Bowling Green, Missouri where he graduated from High School before joining the military. He...

Jun 12, 2022

Loretta Alice Savage (nee Bauer), age 83, a 70-year resident of Wheaton, IL, died Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.  She was born November 18, 1938 in Chicago. She was the daughter of the late John and Mildred (nee Soboleski) Bauer.

On November 20th, 1954, she married the love of her life,...

Jun 12, 2022

Colleen Tobin Lynch, 54, of Wheaton, IL, was called home by God on Sunday, June 12, 2022, to join her parents, Patrick & Lucy. Colleen's greatest joy in life was being mother of her three handsome sons, Michael, Kevin and Connor.  She was sister to Marguerite (Richard Markovich) Tobin, Patricia (Paul Kelly) Tobin, Sean Tobin, and her twin sister,...

Jun 10, 2022

Gloria M Doerfler, (VanDyke), age 96, a resident of Wynscape in Wheaton, IL, passed away on June 10, 2022. She was born May 16, 1926, in Chicago to Edward & Hazel Vandyke.

When Gloria was 2 years old her mother died of illness and she and her older siblings, Muriel, and brother Kermit, were placed with relatives...