Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wheaton and Carol Stream, IL. and the surrounding areas.
Margaret W. Pfaffle
Jul 8, 2021
Margaret W. Pfaffle, age 107, a resident of Wheaton, died July 8, 2021, at Wynscape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheaton, Illinois. She was born November 2, 1913 in Sumas, Washington to William & Lesta Wright.
Margaret completed her undergraduate education at Oberlin College in Oberiln, Ohio. She continued her studies at Wellesley College in Wellesley Massachusetts...
Brandon M. Gettinger
Jul 8, 2021
Brandon M. Gettinger, age 43, a resident of Lombard, IL, died on Thursday, July 8, 2021. He was born March 20, 1978 in Winfield, IL to Robert and Barbara Gettinger.
Brandon grew up in Wheaton and attended St. John Lutheran School. He graduated from Glenbard South High School in 1996. Upon graduation he attended the College of...
Debbie L. Keating
Jul 7, 2021
Debbie L. Keating, age 66, a resident of Wheaton, passed away, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. She was born August 31, 1954 in Shelbyville, Tennessee to Bill & Schrene Statum.
Many who knew Debbie knew that she loved butterflies. Not only did she love the beauty our Creator gave them, but she also loved the change they went...
Ruth Wickboldt Mcdonald
Jul 5, 2021
Ruth Wickboldt McDonald, age 92.
Ruth was born in Elgin, Illinois, on February 1, 1929, to Marius and Lena Svendsen. She attended St. John's Lutheran Church and grade school and received her high school diploma from Elgin High School. She married William Wickboldt on May 29, 1948, moved to Chicago, Illinois, and raised four children. Ruth also...
Hermina Sytsma
Jul 5, 2021
Hermina Sytsma (nee Ten Harmsel), age 92, a resident of Park Place of Elmhurst and formerly a longtime resident of Wheaton, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 5, 2021 after a brief illness. She was born on September 15, 1928 in Perkins, Iowa to Herman and Johanna Ten Harmsel.
After living in Northwest Iowa...
Rev. Anatoly Mamalat
Jul 5, 2021
Services for Rev. Mamalat will be held on Friday at Vineyard Church in Wheaton at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Wheaton Cemetery.
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Elizabeth L. Schwark
Jul 5, 2021
Elizabeth Langdon Schwark, age 64, died July 5, 2021 peacefully at her home in Wheaton, Illinois. She was born September 16, 1956, to the late David and Maebetty Langdon. She will always be remembered as an adoring wife, a loving mother, and a proud grandmother.
Beth grew up in Beverly, on the southside of Chicago, with her...
Nancy A. Sandoz
Jul 4, 2021
Nancy A. Sandoz, age 88, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, died Sunday, July 4, 2021. She was born November 12, 1932 in Superior, Wisconsin to Arthur & Mary Moller.
Raised in Poplar, Wisconsin by her older siblings, because her parents were deceased by the time she was 13. She had to pay for her...
James W. Pohlman
Jun 30, 2021
James W. Pohlman, age 77, a resident of Wheaton, passed away, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at home. He was born April 2, 1944 in Palatine, Illinois to Victor & Dorothy Pohlman.
Jim, who is a huge Bears and Notre Dame fan, married the love of his life on November 24,1973 and had their beautiful daughter two years...
Charles William Mckinney
Jun 30, 2021
Rev. Charles W. McKinney, age 94, a resident of Wheaton, IL, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.
Charles was born December 17, 1926 in New Castle, Pennsylvania to Homer and Letitia (nee Edwards) McKinney. On April 22, 1950, he married the former Elizabeth Towers of...
Berwyn A. Fred
Jun 30, 2021
Berwyn A. Fred, age 94, a resident of Wheaton, died peacefully surrounded by his three children, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. He was born April 27, 1927 in Mishawaka, Indiana to Roy & Nellie Fred. After graduating from Mishawaka HS at age 18, he was drafted and assigned I Co. 3rd Bn. 310th...
Thomas W. Jones
Jun 28, 2021
Thomas W. Jones, age 85, a longtime resident of Warrenville, IL, completed life's journey on Monday, June 28, 2021. He was born December 22, 1935 in Elkhart, Indiana to Claire and Ethel Jones. Tom grew up in Elkhart, Indiana, graduated from Elkhart High School in 1953, then attended Indiana University where he focused on music. He was an accomplished...
Eleanor Francis
Jun 23, 2021
Eleanor Jane Francis, age 101, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois passed away on June 23, 2021 at Anthology Assisted Living in Wheaton. She was born May 15, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois to Harry Glyndon and Bertha Anna Edmunds Stiles.
She lived and worked in downtown Chicago as the church secretary at the 2nd Presbyterian...
Bradley R. Kawell
Jun 21, 2021
Bradley R. Kawell, age 59, a resident of Lake in the Hills, IL, died June 21, 2021. He was born August 7, 1961 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Henry & Mary Kawell. Bradley had a wonderful childhood in Rockford, Illinois with his siblings. He traveled to various places for his father's work at TWA. Bradley absolutely loved sports, from the...
Frances Harriet Snoke Shilling
Jun 21, 2021
Frances Shilling, age 95, a resident of Wheaton since 1947, joined her husband in the presence of her Lord in Heaven on Monday, June 21, 2021. This would have been their seventy-fourth wedding anniversary. Frances was born February 7, 1926 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania to Raymond and Helen Snoke.
Frances grew up on a farm in the hills...
Clarence "Bud" Young
Jun 19, 2021
Clarence "Bud" Young, age 96, a resident of Wheaton, IL, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Wheaton, Illinois. He was born August 8, 1924, in St. Joseph, Michigan to Ward and Esther Young.
Bud attended high school in Bridgman, Michigan and attended Wheaton College in Illinois for ½ year before enlisting...
James Joseph Flynn
Jun 19, 2021
James J. Flynn, age 75, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, died June 19, 2021, at Seasons Hospice in Naperville, Illinois. He was born September 28, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois. Jim served four years as a Computer Technician in the United States Air Force, stationed in Okinawa, Japan. Upon returning back to the states, Jim spent most of his career...
Sue Carol Fowee
Jun 19, 2021
Sue Carol (née Lindsey) Fowee, 85, of Wheaton, passed away suddenly on June 19, 2021. She is survived son Roger (Diana); granddaughter Kate (Jordan Gasaway); brother-in-law George Noell; nephew Chris Noell and niece Cathy Noell.
Sue was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Carroll and Ada (Weiss) Lindsey. She graduated from Withrow High School in 1953....
Ward Allen Kriegbaum
Jun 18, 2021
Ward A. Kriegbaum, 79, of Wheaton, Illinois, died Friday, June 18, 2021, at Tabor Hills Health Care Facility in Naperville, Illinois. He had been in declining health the past several years.
Kriegbaum was born May 2, 1942, in Long Beach, California, to Arnold and Laura Kriegbaum. He married the former Kristin Adair Auxt of Hagerstown, Maryland, on...
Doreen Evelyn Carrico
Jun 18, 2021
Doreen Evelyn Carrico, nee Naker, age 58, a resident of Carol Stream, IL, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 18, 2021, at Loyola University Hospital in Maywood. She was born May 23, 1963 in Naples, Italy to Leroy and Barbara Naker, while her father was deployed abroad.
Doreen moved often in her childhood, living...
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