Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wheaton and Carol Stream, IL. and the surrounding areas.
Deloris "Dee" Thornbrough
Sep 11, 2021
Deloris J. "Dee" Thornbrough, age 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Covenant Living at Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, where she lived for several years. Born July 19, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Josephine (Swartz) Atkinson of Lafayette, Indiana.
Dee grew up in the Lafayette area and...
Maurice I. Hellmer
Sep 11, 2021
Maurice I. Hellmer, age 54, a resident of Melrose Park, IL passed away unexpectedly on September 11, 2021 in Northlake, IL. He was born on January 8, 1967.
Maurice grew up in Leyden Township and graduated from West Leyden High School in 1985. He worked as a car mechanic for a few years until he received his...
Scott E. Krause
Sep 11, 2021
Scott E. Krause, age 70, resident of Wheaton, IL, died on September 11, 2021. He passed peacefully, in the presence of his loving family.
Scott was born July 4, 1951 in Berwyn to Ernest and Audrey Krause. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Krause, his daughter, Holly Krause Mohr (husband Eric), and three grandchildren, Juliana, Andrew...
Robert "Bob" W. Schwerin
Sep 10, 2021
Robert "Bob" W. Schwerin, age 84, a resident of Wheaton, passed away, Friday, September 10, 2021. He was born January 10, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio as first son to Eugene and Dorothy Schwerin. Older brother to Lynn (William) Shaltunuk (deceased) and Eugene (Barbara) Schwerin of Grand Saline, TX. Graduate of Shaker Heights High School in 1954,...
Suzanne M. Rosengreen
Sep 7, 2021
Suzanne M. Rosengreen, age 82, a resident of Wheaton, passed away, Tuesday, September 7, 2021. She was born August 5, 1939 in Aurora, Illinois to Frederick & Marion Hansen.
Suzanne grew up in West Chicago, where she attended St. Mary's Catholic School until 8th grade. She graduated from West Chicago High School in the class of 1957....
Robert "Bob" Dulak
Sep 6, 2021
Robert "Bob" Dulak, age 72, a resident of Wheaton, IL, died peacefully at home on September 6, 2021 surrounded by family, after living bravely with ALS for the past year. He was born on October 17, 1948 in Stevens Point, WI. He was an honored Vietnam veteran, and performed over 25 arial missions while he served with the Army...
Geraldine "Geri" Jacyna
Sep 5, 2021
Geraldine "Geri" age 74, a long-time Carol Stream resident, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at her home. Her parents the late Stephen and Helen (nee Jedziniak) also resided there until their deaths in 2001.
Geri was born in Chicago on April 9, 1947 and lived in the family six-flat on Milwaukee Avenue above her parents'...
Betsy Hosteland
Sep 4, 2021
Betsy Hosteland, age 75, a resident of Round Lake Beach, IL passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021. She was born April 16, 1946 to Frank & Barney Cook.
Betsy was born in La Paz, Bolivia, and at the age of two moved with her sister, Margo, and missionary parents to Quito, Ecuador. After completing her education at...
Philip M. Slocum
Sep 3, 2021
Beloved husband, father, and grandfather Philip M. Slocum, age 69, a long-time resident of Wheaton, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, September 3, 2021. He was born July 21, 1952 in Beloit, Wisconsin to Kenneth & Arleene Slocum, and lived on the family farm until the age of 4 when the family moved to Winnebago. Despite...
Grace Fox Anderson Elwell
Sep 2, 2021
Grace Fox Anderson Elwell, age 89, a resident of the Holmstad in Batavia, IL, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 2, 2021. She was born May 14, 1932 in Melrose Park to Edmund and Phyllis Fox.
Grace grew up in Maywood and graduated from Oak Park High School and then Wheaton College. She worked...
Eric Tod Pape
Sep 1, 2021
Eric Tod Pape of Warrenville, Illinois, age 49, died unexpectedly at home in his sleep on September 1st. Eric was born on August 22nd, 1972 in Skokie, Illinois to Donna and Richard Pape and was raised in Westchester, Illinois. He graduated from DeVry University with a Bachelor's degree in technical management and was a manufacturing assistant at Holman Automotive....
Joan D. Bennett
Sep 1, 2021
Joan D. Bennett, age 90, a resident of Glen Ellyn, formerly a longtime resident of Wheaton, passed away, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. She was born October 1, 1930 in Chicago, IL to Thomas and Anna Donahue.
Joan grew up in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago and attended Resurrection Grade School and Siena High School. She met Thomas...
Alice Mary Berg
Aug 28, 2021
Alice Mary Berg, age 87, a resident of Bloomingdale, passed away, peacefully at home on Saturday, August 28, 2021. She was born May 20, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois to Felix and Helen Winiarski.
Alice had a strong faith in God. Her dream was to be a nurse and earned her LPN in 1980. She was unable to...
Thommen Mathew Poozhikunnel
Aug 27, 2021
"If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord.
So, whether we live or we die, we belong to the Lord"- Romans 14:8
Thommen Mathew Poozhikunnel, age 62, a resident of Wheaton, entered eternal rest Friday, August 27, 2021. He...
Susan Wall
Aug 25, 2021
Susan Wall, age 88, a resident of Wheaton, IL since 1973, passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. She was born February 22, 1933 in Albuquerque, NM to George and Sostena Gutierrez.
She loved being a homemaker and caring for her family and her home. She worked on her home,...
Benito Solis Bello
Aug 25, 2021
Benito Solis Bello
Hijo de Manuel Solis Hernández y RosalÃa Bello Castro, nació el 12 de febrero de 1949 en San Luis de la Loma Guerrero, México. Se caso con la joven Rosalinda Arteaga Davalos con quien procreó cuatro hijos, de los cuales le sobreviven tres y diez nietos.
Su pasión por sembrar...
Joanne L. Klein
Aug 25, 2021
Ms. Joanne Louise Klein, daughter of the late Bernard Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (Clardy) Klein, was born August 7, 1932 in Geneva, Il. She attended St. Michael Catholic School in Wheaton, IL and Madonna High School in Aurora, IL. She had a great love of her faith and was a life-long parishioner of St. Michael Catholic Church. She also...
Leland James Mikesell
Aug 24, 2021
Leland James Mikesell, a longtime resident of Winfield, IL, passed away peacefully at the age of 76 on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, surrounded by his family at home.
Lee was born April 4, 1945 in Melrose Park, IL, to Lawrence and Fern Mikesell. He grew up in Wheaton and graduated from Wheaton Community High School in 1963....
Charles J. Karolek
Aug 24, 2021
Charles J. Karolek, "Chuck", a resident of Wheaton, Illinois for 58 years, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. He was born in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Alvin & Veronica Karolek on March 29, 1931.
Charles grew up in Cudahay, WI attending the local parochial schools and graduated from St. John Cathedral High School in 1948...
Lee Julian Allman
Aug 22, 2021
Lee J. Allman passed away peacefully at his home in Wheaton, IL on August, 22 2021. Lee and Martha (Marty), his wife of 69 years are the proud parents of four sons, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. There was nothing more precious to Lee than his family. Lee will be dearly missed by all who knew him.
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