Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wheaton and Carol Stream, IL. and the surrounding areas.
Marjorie Stenstrom
Sep 8, 2022
Marjorie A. (Elven) Stenstrom, 82, of 5 Otter River Road, Winchendon went to be with the Lord, Thursday afternoon, September 8th, while at University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital in Leominster, Massachusetts. She was born on April 21st, 1940 in Preston, Washington and spent her youth there. She was the daughter of Charles and Jean (Nelson) Elven.
She...
Barbara Coulomb
Sep 8, 2022
Our precious mother, Barbara Coulomb, age 92, a resident of Bloomingdale, IL passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Symphony of Hanover Park. She was born October 18, 1929, in Chicago to Herbert and Marcia Emery.
Barbara grew up in the city of Chicago and attended Little Company of Mary nursing school in Evergreen Park....
Barbara Jackel
Sep 7, 2022
Barbara "Bobbie" Jackel, born in February 1938, in Virginia, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2022. She was 84 years old. Bobbie had delicate health for some time, although she had beaten previous acute episodes of affliction the past couple of years.
Bobbie was born to Virgil and Ruby, and was the older of two daughters. Her parents...
Alice Clara Ayers
Sep 4, 2022
Alice Clara Ayers, a Wheaton resident since 1975, passed peacefully on Sunday Sept. 4, 2022 at the age of 84. Alice was born to Virgil & Delta (Coffelt) Martin in Des Moines, Iowa. She is survived by her children Andrew A. Ayers, VII, Tim (Donna) Ayers & Nancy (Mike) Rzeszutko and her grandchildren: Sam (Lindsey) Ayers, Dylan Ayers, Ellie...
Thomas Roy Lochridge
Sep 4, 2022
Thomas Roy Lochridge, age 77, a resident of Fort Myers, FL, died September 4, 2022, at Health Park Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, FL after a year-long battle with Alzheimer's. He was born January 9, 1945 in Houston, TX to Blackburn and Ruth Lochridge.
Tom first saw and fell for (Laronda) Kay Bowden in 1963; they were...
Joan I. Siegmann
Sep 4, 2022
Joan I. Siegmann passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 4, 2022 at the age of 92. She was born March 24, 1930 in New York City to Christopher & Elizabeth Witherstine, their only child. She was preceded in death by her high school sweetheart & loving husband Charles. Joan was the mother of two daughters; Joanne (Enn) Meister &...
Shirley Marie Jannusch
Sep 3, 2022
Shirley Jannusch, age 67, a resident of Glendale Heights, IL, died September 3, 2022, at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood. She was born January 24, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois.
She is survived by her husband, Alan Jannusch of Glendale Heights, IL, and son Rob Jannusch of Wheaton, IL, and her dog Layla.
A visitation will...
Gary Bryan Bridgmon
Sep 2, 2022
Gary Bryan Bridgmon, 39 passed away Friday, September 2, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with Huntington's Disease. He was born on March 5, 1983 at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL.
Gary attended Indian Knoll Elementary School in West Chicago, IL. He was a Cub Scout and a prolific little league baseball player. He played...
Glenda White
Sep 2, 2022
Glenda White, age 85, a resident of Winfield, IL, passed away September 2, 2022, in Winfield, Illinois. She was born in 1937, in Sidonia Tennessee.
She loved being with her family above anything else. She was very artistic and enjoyed painting and creating "masterpieces" with her grandchildren. Some highlights include the totem pole, daily hand-drawn lunch bags,...
Eleanor R. Jongsma
Sep 2, 2022
Eleanor R. Jongsma, nee Stob, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, age 92, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022. Beloved wife for 67 years to the late Edward Jongsma, Sr. (2019). Loving mother of Edward Jr. (Ellen), Sandra (Dr. Bruce) VanDommelen, David, Lizabeth, the late Robert (Kim), Kimberly, Karen (Rod) Tos, & Anne (Matthew) VanderKooi. Sister to the late...
Dr. Meredith "Med" James Bailie
Aug 29, 2022
Dr. Meredith "Med" James Bailie, age 89, a resident of Winfield, IL, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, August 29, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was born February 14, 1933 in Williston, North Dakota.
Dr. Bailie was a beloved Pastor and counselor to many people over his lifetime and served as a Pastor, shepherd, counselor...
Frederick Wallitsch
Aug 28, 2022
Frederick W. Wallitsch, Sr., age 92, a resident of Wyndemere in Wheaton, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022. He was born December 1, 1929 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Ludwig & Mary Wallitsch.
Fred served in the US Army Honor Guard at the White House under President Harry S. Truman. After the Army, Fred attended Lehigh University,...
Joyce Van Vleet
Aug 27, 2022
Elizabeth "Joyce" Van Vleet, age 87, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, died August 27, 2022, at Windsor Park, in Carol Stream, Illinois. She was born May 18, 1935 in Sidney Center, NY.
Joyce's parents were Rev. Charles Daniel Hull and Amanda Emma Hull (Yoho). Joyce shared in many travels & adventures including a train ride as...
Lan Eng Oei
Aug 24, 2022
Lan Eng Oei, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2022 at the age of 94. She is survived by her four children, Meike Uhler (Robert), Charles Oei (Tina Chase), Grace Twietmeyer (Jeff), and David Oei (Anna), along with eight grandchildren; Courtney, Jason, Michael, Brian, James, Steven, Melissa, and Owen.
She is preceded...
Marilynn L. Sharp
Aug 22, 2022
Marilynn L. Sharp, age 95, a resident of Carol Stream, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022. She was born September 25, 1926 in Chicago to David & Olga Benson. Marilynn was born with a servant's heart and dedicated over 30 years to helping others as an RN, retiring from Elmhurst Hospital in 1988. She continued to give of...
David C. De Jong
Aug 21, 2022
David C De Jong, age 64, a resident of West Chicago, IL, passed away on August 21, 2022 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, IL due to injuries from a motorcycle accident.
David was born to Kenneth & Pearl De Jong on October 15, 1957 in Oak Park, IL. He graduated from Glenbard West High School...
Kenneth E. Borowski
Aug 20, 2022
Kenneth E. Borowski, age 72, a resident of Hinsdale, IL, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022. He was born September 14, 1949 in Chicago to Edward & Eleanor Borowski.
Ken was a physical education teacher for Chicago Public Schools for 32 years. He enjoyed sports, especially the Chicago Cubs & Chicago Blackhawks. He was very athletic...
Barbara Woods Campbell
Aug 17, 2022
Barbara Woods Campbell was born July 8, 1946 to Leatha Barlow Woods and Alwyn G. Woods in Washington, DC. She concluded this life on earth and was graduated to her heavenly home on August, 17, 2022 after several years of battling Alzheimer's disease, which robbed her of so much that she enjoyed in life.
She is survived...
Kathryn Lucille Pracht
Aug 16, 2022
Kathryn Lucille Pracht, age 100, a resident of Tustin, California, died August 16, 2022. She was born September 15, 1921 in Oakland, Wisconsin to Niels Pedersen and Ethel White Pedersen.
She was raised in Chicago and retired to California in 1979. She was a practicing Christian her entire life, and was always close with family and friends. ...
Nancy Folkerts
Aug 16, 2022
Nancy Folkerts, age 89, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Nancy was born to Robert and Virginia Wood on November 2, 1932, in Pekin, IL. Robert Wood was a Presbyterian minister in Pekin, in Humboldt, TN, and then in Knoxville, TN. Nancy graduated from high school in Knoxville and then...
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