Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Wheaton and Carol Stream, IL. and the surrounding areas.
Ruth Myrtle Schroeder
Nov 29, 2020
Ruth Myrtle (Heiniger) Schroeder, age 86, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 29, 2020. She was born on May 6, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois to Albert and Myrtle (Lindgren) Heiniger. She was the youngest of 7 children and lost her father when she was only 8 years old. She married Gordon Robert Schroeder on August 16,...
Elizabeth A. Kruse
Nov 28, 2020
Elizabeth Anne " Liz" Kruse age 57, a resident of Wheaton and the surrounding communities , passed away November 28, 2020, at Central Dupage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.
Known to her family and friends as "Liz" she graduated from Wheaton North High school in 1981. She then continued her education at Northern Illinois University. Always interested in...
Christine L. Steenwyk
Nov 27, 2020
Christine Leanne Steenwyk ("Chris"), 53, of Sugar Grove, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, November 27, 2020 at her home with her family by her side.
Chris was born in Oak Park, IL to Bruce and Arlene (Los) Meyer on September 3 rd , 1967. She went to high school at Timothy Christian...
Samuel D. Faircloth
Nov 23, 2020
Dr. Samuel D. Faircloth, age 99, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 23, 2020, at Seasons Hospice in Naperville, Illinois. He was born June 22, 1921 in Aurora to Samuel and Florence Faircloth.
Sam grew up in Aurora and graduated from West Aurora High School....
Betty G. Stacho
Nov 23, 2020
Betty G. Stacho, age 95, a resident of Chicago, passed away November 23, 2020, at home. She was born June 1, 1925 in Chicago to Bertil & Edith Graff.
She is survived by her children David (Barbara) Stacho & Susan (Charles) Peterson; her grandchildren Dwayne (Amy) Stacho, Bethany (Johnnie) Bailey, Rachel (Alex) Kurz, Amy (Andrew) Bang &...
Mary Anne Crochet
Nov 22, 2020
Our Mother, Grandmother and greatest friend, Mary Anne LoCelso Crochet (Anna Maria) joined her Lord Savior on Sunday, November 22nd, 2020. She is preceded by her parents Armand LoCelso and Ida DePaola, brother Aldon John "AJ" LoCelso, sister Lauretta Romanoski and her late husband of 55 years, Melvin J. Crochet.
Mary Anne was married to Melvin J....
Eleanor "Ellie" L. Eklund
Nov 21, 2020
Eleanor Lois Eklund "Ellie" May 6, 1933 – November 21, 2020
Eleanor (Ellie) L. Eklund, 87, a longtime resident of Wheaton, IL, died Saturday, November 21 at home.
Born May 6, 1933 in Fairhaven, MA, her journey would lead her from the south shore of Boston to graduate Gordon College in 1955 and begin her...
Laverne E. Vickery
Nov 21, 2020
LaVerne E. Vickery (Wicker), 74, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at home in Wheaton. Born in Chicago on April 28, 1946 to Joseph and Stella Wicker (Mechla), LaVerne transplanted to DuPage County and lived most of her life in Wheaton and Carol Stream. She graduated from St. Francis High School, Wheaton, in 1964.
LaVerne had...
Marilyn F. Gregory
Nov 18, 2020
Marilyn F. Gregory, age 84, a resident of Glendale Heights, since 1994, passed away, peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, She was born July 9, 1936 in Chicago to Walter and Frances Mazur.
Marilyn grew up in Chicago. She raised four children in Glendale Heights, where she was a member of St. Matthew Parish.
...Joyce Elaine Wilkinson
Nov 18, 2020
Joyce E. Wilkinson, age 67, from Chicago, passed away on November 18, 2020 at home. She was born June 30, 1953 in Chicago to Joseph & Rosia Price.
She is survived by her son Gene (Jennifer) Wilkinson and step daughter Sue (Dan) David; her grandchildren, niece and nephew and many loving cousins.
She was preceded...
Lois Marie Morgan
Nov 17, 2020
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints."—Psalm 116:15
Lois Marie Morgan, 84, of Princeton, MN, took her final breath on earth and her first in the presence of her Savior on November 17, 2020, after finishing her battle with Covid-19 and other health issues. Lois was born...
Martha Malanowski
Nov 16, 2020
Martha Malanowski, age 89, a resident of Wheaton, IL, and formerly a long-time resident of Alsip, Illinois and of Brooksville and Altamonte Springs, Florida, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 16, 2020, at home. She was born June 17, 1931 in Chicago, the eldest of 4 children to John and Catherine Bidochka.
Martha grew up in Chicago...
Victor Carl Glavach Jr.
Nov 16, 2020
Victor Carl Glavach, Jr., 77, of Valparaiso, IN, passed away on November 16, 2020 after battling Parkinson's with Lewy Body Dementia. Victor was born in Johnstown, PA, to Victor Carl Glavach, Sr., and Dorothea Stravasnik on October 30, 1943. Victor grew up in Johnstown, PA and Cicero, IL, and later earned a B.A. from The King's College in 1965,...
Gary N. Fraley
Nov 14, 2020
Gary N. Fraley, age 79, a resident of Naperville, Illinois, passed away on November 14, 2020. He was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, on April 7, 1941, and was the first of Norman & Geanne Fraley's four sons.
Gary's lifelong call to ministry began at the age of twelve while attending church camp. He graduated from San...
Raymond W. Strezewski
Nov 14, 2020
Raymond "Ray" W. Strezewski, age 76, a resident of Wheaton, US Army Vietnam Veteran and Bronze Star Recipient, passed away November 14, 2020. He was born December 19, 1943 in Chicago to Michael & Jeanette Strezewski.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Margaret "Peggy"; his children Anne (Kelly) Campbell, John (Lindsay) Strezewski and Laura...
Joseph Anthony Lamberty
Nov 13, 2020
Joseph Anthony Lamberty, age 71, a resident of Wheaton, IL, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. He was born August 9, 1949 in Chicago to Edward and Alice Lamberty.
Joe graduated from Wheaton Central High School. He attended the College of DuPage and worked for AT&T in marketing. He...
Titus Rashad Davis
Nov 11, 2020
Titus Rashad Davis, 27, of Wheaton, IL, departed this life on November 11, 2020, after a courageous battle with Renal Medullary Carcinoma (RMC.)  He was born in Chicago, IL, on January 3, 1993, to parents Michelle Davis and  Victor Timson, where he and his siblings, John, Latoya, Kadeem, Tomais, Corey and Taja were raised by his parents and grandparents,...
Hermann A. Holz
Nov 6, 2020
Hermann A. Holz, 82 of Naperville, formerly of Inverness, served his Lord and Savior, giving him praise until called home November 6, 2020. Beloved husband of 61 years to Helga.
He was a loving father to Gregory (Teresa) Holz, Byron (Lyssa) Holz, and Miriam (Cameron) Sen.
Grandfather to Kaitlyn (Josh) Roseberry, Kristin (Justin) Kellar, David...
Robert F. Walsh
Nov 5, 2020
Robert F. Walsh, formerly of Oak Park, Glen Ellyn, and Winfield. Beloved husband of Sharon K.; loving father of daughter Kelly A. Walsh, deceased son Captain Thomas F. Walsh (US Navy SEAL) (Jane), and son Robert T. Walsh; cherished grandfather of Jake Leiby, Jack Leiby, William Leiby, Adam Walsh, Christopher Walsh, Grace Walsh, Joseph Walsh, and Nora Walsh; brother...
Thomas Duncan
Nov 3, 2020
Thomas (Tom) Duncan Jr., age 97, of Lexington Square of Elmhurst, went to be with the Lord on November 3rd, 2020 Tom was born on August 8, 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland to Tom and Martha Duncan. In 1931, following after their father, who had traveled to the United States in hopes of securing a better life for his family,...
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