2012 Obituaries

Mildred Rose Schieve

Mildred Rose Schieve, 89, passed away peacefully on Jan. 7, 2013, at Michaelson Health Center in Batavia.

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Paddy J. Barrett

Paddy J. Barrett, 64, passed away suddenly on Thursday Dec. 27, 2012, at his home.

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Burton W. Von Ohlen

Burton W. Von Ohlen, 92 of Elburn, passed away Friday Dec. 28, 2012, at his home. He was born Dec. 10, 1920, in Hinckley.

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Ralph R. Umbdenstock

Ralph R. Umbdenstock of Kerrville, Texas, passed away on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas, where he had been briefly hospitalized with pneumonia.

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Arlene ‘Dolly’ Bridgewater

Arlene “Dolly” Bridgewater, 82, of St. Charles, formerly of Glen Ellyn, Ill., passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love and prayers of her family on Sunday evening, Dec. 16, 2012.

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Floreine (DeMille) Kumpholz

Floreine (DeMille) Krumpholz, 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love and prayers of her family, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, in Monroe, Wis.

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David C. Stephens

David C. Stephens, 55, of Elburn, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Taken too soon, David’s memory lives on through his family and friends that will miss him forever.

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Anthony J. ‘A.J.’ Rich

Anthony J. “A.J.” Rich was born on Dec. 29, 1916, in DePue, Ill., a small town along the Illinois River, five miles from LaSalle and Peru.

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Violet Lois (Herzog) Meyer

Violet Lois (Herzog) Meyer, 92, of Elburn, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love and prayers of her family, on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Alden Courts of Waterford, Aurora, where she recently made her home.

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Robert E. ‘Hambone’ Hamblen

Robert E. “Hambone” Hamblen, 61, passed away peacefully on Nov. 19, 2012. He was born Feb. 2, 1951.

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Zachary M. Bingham

Zachary M. Bingham, 18, of Maple Park, died tragically in the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012.

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Constance ‘Connie’ Samson Luettich

onstance “Connie” Samson Luettich, 78, a Yorkville resident for 50 years, passed away on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at her daughter’s home. She was born in Holyoke, Mass., on May 4, 1934, to Elzear and Yvonne (Fontaine) Samson.

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John C. ‘Jack’ Goehring

John C. “Jack” Goehring, 83, of Browns Valley, Minn., died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at the Browns Valley Health Center.

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Martha Jeanne Vanatta

Martha Jeanne Vanatta, 84 of Rochelle, Ill., formerly of Kaneville, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at Kishwaukee Community Hospital.

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H. Ernie Bishop

H. Ernie Bishop, 66, of Elburn, formerly of Drums, Penn., and Oswego, Ill., passed away on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, and is now free from his brief but fierce battle with cancer.

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Wilma Jeannette Keller

A Memorial Mass for Wilma Jeannette Keller will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 30, at St. Gall Church in Elburn, with inurnment to follow at St. Gall Cemetery.

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Charles J. Brouch

Charles J. Brouch, 78, of Sugar Grove, formerly of Aurora, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at Provena Mercy Center. He was born March 19, 1934, in Aurora to the late John and Louise (Brummel) Brouch.

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Steven ‘Steve’ G. Fry

Steven “Steve” G. Fry, 66, of Maple Park, passed away peacefully with his loving wife Leronna at his side, on Nov. 5, 2012, at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill.

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Bernard ‘Bernie’ Joseph

Bernard “Bernie” Joseph, 61, of Elburn, passed away at his home on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012.

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Dorothy Marie Gilmore

Dorothy Marie Gilmore, 89, of Elburn, passed from this life to eternal life on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, surrounded by the love and prayers of her family.

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Anna June Reed

Anna June Reed, 97, of St. Charles, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, Nov. 7, 2012.

She was born June 15, 1915, in Chicago, the daughter of Vol and Anna (Hulseberg) Turner.

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Fred ‘Phred’ Hendershot Jr.

Fred “Phred” Hendershot Jr. , 89, of Elburn, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.

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Donna Markus

Prayers for Donna Markus will take place on Thursday, Nov. 8, at Healy Chapel, 370 Division Drive in Sugar Grove.

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Della M. Denny

Della M. Denny, 99, of Batavia, formerly of Wasco, died peacefully at Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva, surrounded by the prayers of her family on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012.

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Dorothy Jane Holby

Dorothy Jane Holby, 90 of Elburn, passed away on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, at her home. She was born on Jan. 28, 1922, in Chicago, the daughter of Owen and Mabel (Flasher) Vrooman.

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Ronald E. Reynolds

Ronald E. Reynolds, 78, of Geneva, passed away on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born July 16, 1934, in Aurora, the son of the late Lyle and Louise (Wickton) Reynolds.

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Susan K. Petit

Susan K. Petit, 55, of Virgil, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the prayers of her family, on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, following a tragic change in diagnosis from a treatable form of multiple myeloma to one of the most tragic and rare forms of untreatable cancer: plasma cell leukemia.

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Neil Owen Hoy

Neil Owen Hoy, 83, of North Aurora, formerly of Addison, Ill., and Fridley, Minn., passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at Countryside Care Center, where he had recently made his home.

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Frank J. Rucci

Frank J. Rucci, 87, of Sugar Grove, passed away while surrounded by family on Saturday, Oct. 20, at Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva.

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Helen Karam

Helen Karam, 69, of Big Rock, passed from this life to eternal life on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, surrounded by the love and prayers of her family at Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva.

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Virginia Souders

Virginia Souders, 90, of Kaneville, passed away peacefully on Sunday Oct. 14, 2012, at Provena Mercy Medical Center.

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Mary Katherine Lacart

Mary Katherine Lacart, 94, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love and prayers of her family on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012.

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