Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Visitation for Jane B. Johnson of Wheaton will be Wednesday, Dec. 26, at Williams-Kampp Funeral Home.
Obituary courtesy of Williams-Kampp Funeral Home: Jane Brown Johnson, 92, beloved wife of the late Marvin; dear mother of David (Kathy Martin), Gail (Ken) Davis and Mark (Lisa); loving grandmother of Kelsey, Lauren, Sean, Stephanie, Megan, Elise and Ben; and fond sister of the late John Brown and Marion Barsamian. Visitation Wednesday, December 26th from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Williams-Kampp Funeral Home, 430 E. Roosevelt Rd., Wheaton (1 blk. east of Naperville Rd.). Funeral Mass Thursday 10:30 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 1500 Brookdale Rd., Naperville, IL 60563. Please meet at church. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, donations in her name to Doctors Without Borders at www.doctorswithoutborders.org.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Memorial for Jean Crabtree of Wheaton will be Saturday, Jan. 5, at Gary United Methodist Church.
Obituary courtesy of Hultgren Funeral Home: Jean E. Crabtree, age 89, a resident at Luther Oaks Retirement Home in Bloomington, IL died on Monday, December 17, 2012 at Luther Oaks. She was born on April 7, 1923 in Muscatine, IA In 1959 the family moved to Wheaton, IL. She retired as Registrar of Wheaton North High School in 1982 and was a member of Gary Memorial Methodist Church in Wheaton, She served as pianist for the Wheaton Silvertones, the Lombard Lilacs and the Beacon Hill Hilltoppers for many years and at the Wyndemere Retirement Facility in Wheaton and Luther Oaks in Bloomington. Her survivors include two sons, Jim and Jerry (Jan) of Bloomington, IL; one daughter, Jolene (Don) Butts of Plainfield, IL; six grandchildren, Bryan (…
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Obituaries with memorial services and upcoming visitations at area funeral homes.
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Friday, December 7, 2012
Services for Brian O'Neil of Wheaton, formerly of Michigan, will be Saturday, Dec. 8 at Williams-Kampp Funeral Home.
Obituary courtesy of Williams-Kampp Funeral Home: Brian K. O'Neil, age 51, of Wheaton, IL, formerly of Powers, MI, passed away on December 5, 2012. Brian's love of his sons and baseball led him to spend many hours coaching and watching his sons baseball teams from Little League to the Travel League. As most people know he was also a die hard Detroit Lions, Tigers and Redwings fan and also enjoyed golf and bowling. He is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Brenda; their two sons Jonathan and Richard; his father Kenneth (Dawn) O'Neil; brother Wade (Cindy) and nephew Jake Veeser and brother Nick Veeser and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Brian was preceded in death by his mother Sharon Veeser, step father Ralph …
Visitation for Jesse Prieto of Wheaton will be 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 at Williams-Kampp Funeral Home.
Obituary courtesy of Williams-Kampp Funeral Home: Jesse D. Prieto, of Wheaton, IL passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 at the age of 66. Born in Havana, Cuba, on May 7, 1946, he came to this country as part of Operation Peter Pan in 1960, where he settled with other Cuban refugee children in Lincoln, NE. It was there he met the love of his life, Betty L. Klaus while attending the University of Nebraska. They married in the summer of 1969 and moved to Illinois. He was a loving husband to Betty; dear father to Barb Prieto Kading and Jason Prieto; respected father-in-law to John Kading; adored grandfather to four grandchildren - Monica (7), Sonya (5), Tyler (4) and Dylan (2); a noble brother and brother in-law to Yara and Efrain …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Visitation for Mark Ferg of Wheaton will be 2-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 at Williams-Kampp Funeral Home.
Obituary courtesy of Williams-Kampp Funeral Home: Mark V. Ferg, 63, beloved husband of Marilee nee McGarry; dear father of Rebecca Ferg-Isenhower and Gregory; loving grandfather of Reese and Rileigh; fond brother of Kenneth (Carolyn) and the late Neil; and dear uncle of many. He loved his grandchildren dearly. He was a member of the GTO Club of the Western DuPage area. He also loved fishing with family and dear friends. Visitation Sunday, December 9, 2012 from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Williams-Kampp Funeral Home, 430 E. Roosevelt Rd., Wheaton (1 blk. East of Naperville Rd.) Please meet Monday for a Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. at St. Michael Church, 310 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton, IL 60187. Interment St. Michael Cemetery.
Visitation for Marshall Bentsen of Wheaton will be 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 at Hultgren Funeral Home.
Obituary courtesy of Hultgren Funeral Home: Marshall LeRoy Bentsen, age 86, a longtime resident of Wheaton, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. He was born on November 4, 1926 in Chicago to Arne and Gudrun (nee Swaback) Bentsen. Marshall graduated from University of Illinois in Management, from Triton College in Accounting and attended Moody Bible Institute evening classes. He worked as an accountant at various firms including: Bonnar and Vauter, Frazier and Torbit, MAP International and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. He served in the US Air Force during WWII. He also continued his father's business, Arne Bentsen and Sons Painting and Decorating in Oak Park. He was a member of the Peoples Class at Wheaton Bible …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Visitation for Donald Elfstrom of Wheaton will be Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church 802 E. Geneva Rd. in Wheaton.
Obituary courtesy of Hultgren Funeral Home: Donald H. Elfstrom, a nearly fifty year resident of Wheaton and recently of West Chicago, died November 3 at the DuPage County Convalescent Center after a long illness following a fall at his home in May 2008. He was born July 1, 1930 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Wendell Christy Elfstrom. He attended school there and graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids in 1952. He was part of the school's R.O.T.C. program and entered the United States Air Force after graduation. A first lieutenant, he was assigned as the Base Photo officer at Smoky Hill Army Air Force Base near Salina, Kansas. The Korean War ended before he was sent overseas. He was honorably discharged and later received a …
Monday, October 29, 2012
Sister Irene Mary Gavin died Oct. 17. She was 92.
Obituary courtesy of Williams-Kampp Funeral Home Sr. Irene (Mary) Gavin, a devoted member of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary for 74 years, passed October 17, 2012, at Resurrection Life Center in Chicago. Sister Irene's passion in ministry was secondary education. Her legacy was one of excellence in teaching. Whether it was teaching chemistry, history, theology or being the administrator of the school, Sister Irene was clear, concise, innovative, inspiring, life changing and challenging to each student and faculty member. She was blessed with a captivating Irish wit and a love of learning that she graciously passed along to others. Her students will remember her from Mother McAuley, Aquinas, St. Francis in Wheaton, Loretto …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Visitation for David C. Wilson of Wheaton will be Saturday, Nov. 3 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 N. West St., Wheaton.
Obituary courtesy of Williams-Kampp Funeral Home: David C. Wilson, age 82 of Wheaton passed away on October 21, 2012 after an extended illness. Dave was born on June 26, 1930 in Mount Vernon, NY to Gerald Wilson and Ella (Baxter Close) Wilson. He is survived by his wife of 58 years Nancy (Linton) Wilson; his children Daniel (Emily) Wilson of Granville, Ohio, Laura (Jerry) Kolb of Peoria, IL, Thomas (Holly) Wilson of Wheaton and Cynthia (Terry) Meier of Naperville; his grandchildren Molly and Charlie Wilson, Mercedes and Kasey Kolb, David and Cooper Wilson, and Matthew, Patrick, Melanie and Natalie Meier; his brother Robert G. Wilson of Key Biscayne, FL.; and several nieces and nephews. Dave attended Haverford College. In the early 1950's …
Lillie M. Lillie
9:49 am on Sunday, December 9, 2012
Dear Marilee and Family, My deepest sympathy to you and your family. My prayers are with you. Lillie M. Lillie more ›