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William Richard Prince

William Richard Prince

Jul 4, 2019

William Richard Prince of Oswego Illinois died peacefully at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago on July 4, 2019. He was born in Joplin, Missouri on September 2, 1935, the first child of Paul and Charlotte (Bearden) Prince. Bill spent his early years in Cisne, Illinois and subsequently earned both a BS and MS in Education from Eastern Illinois University. He began...

Patricia "Pat" A. Batastini

Patricia "Pat" A. Batastini

Jun 26, 2019

Patricia "Pat" A Batastini, 77 years of Wheaton, IL died Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at DuPage Care Center in Wheaton, IL. She was born August 2, 1941 in Chicago, IL the daughter of the late Bruno and Lydia nee Busch Kragulski. Pat was a loving mother to three daughters Sheri (Rick) Batastini of Lombard, IL, Lori (Tim) Dorn of Aurora,...

Janet L. Ketchledge

Janet L. Ketchledge

Jun 25, 2019

Janet L. Ketchledge, age 88, of Naperville, IL, peacefully passed away with her family by her side on Monday, June 25, 2019 at Bickford of Oswego. She was born May 6, 1931 in Williamsport PA, the daughter of the late James Maneval and Elizabeth Mahaffy. Prior to her retirement, she worked as an administrative assistant at Bell Laboratories. She was...

Marcelino Mendez

Marcelino Mendez

Jun 22, 2019

Marcelino Mendez, de 80 años, viudo de María de la Luz, se encontró cara a cara con Jesus rodeado de su familia el Sabado 22 de Junio del 2019. Marcelino llego a conocer a María de la Luz y en el año 1960 se juntaron para comenzar una vida juntos. Esa vida fue llena de 58 años de amor lo...

Michael Don Smith

Michael Don Smith

Jun 22, 2019

MICHAEL DON SMITH On September 22, 1953 a red-headed, brown eyed boy was born to Shirley (Felts) and Levi Donald Smith at the Air Force hospital in Greenville, Mississippi. Michael Don Smith was the first child born to his parents. As the family grew to include three daughters and another son, Mike welcomed the siblings and cherished his role of...

Wallace P. Sexton

Wallace P. Sexton

Jun 16, 2019

WALLACE P. SEXTON April 4, 1942 - June 16, 2019 Wallace Perry Sexton, 77, of Newark passed Sunday, June 16, 2019 at his apartment at the Newark Senior Center. Wallace was born April 4, 1942 in Sparksville, KY. to Edgar Muriel & Mary (Janes) Sexton. He was joined in marriage to Lula (Roberts) Sexton on August 6, 1960 in Oak...

Philip J. Ruff

Philip J. Ruff

Jun 16, 2019

Philip J. Ruff, 67 years of Oswego, IL died Sunday, June 16 2019 at his home with his wife and daughters at his side. He was born July 29, 1951 in Chicago, IL the son of the late Louis and Ethel nee Brophy Ruff. He was an active member of St. Anne Catholic Church in Oswego, IL. He was a...

Efren Davila Cuevas

Efren Davila Cuevas

Jun 15, 2019

Efren Davila Cuevas, age 82, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 15, 2019. He was born in Mexico on October 15, 1936 a son to the late Efren Cuevas Sr. and Leonor Davila. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years Blanca Rios Cuevas, three children, Oscar Cuevas, Gustavo (Alma) Cuevas, and Cesar (Austin) Cuevas; four...

Larry James Grossman

Larry James Grossman

Jun 15, 2019

Larry James Grossman, age 68, of Plainfield, IL, passed away with his wife by his side on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at his residence. He was born March 18, 1951 in Cleveland, OH, the son of the late Wallace and Sara nee Lewis Grossman. Originally from Cleveland, OH, Larry re-located to the Chicagoland area where he met Karen Knieling at...

Nathan James Brainerd

Nathan James Brainerd

Jun 12, 2019

Nathan James Brainerd, age 28, of Montgomery, IL, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago, IL. He was born April 22, 1991 in Aurora, IL, the son of Ira F. and Debra nee Wiltgen Brainerd. Nathan was a 2009 graduate of Oswego High School and in addition received his Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts with...

Judith Kay Severson

Judith Kay Severson

Jun 10, 2019

Judith Kay Severson, 70, of Newark passed Monday, June 10, 2019 at her apartment at the Newark Senior Center. Judith was born April 17, 1949 in Newark to Gerhard & Kathryn Marie (Bailey) Severson. She was a lifelong member of the Newark Lutheran Church. Judith is survived by her brother Ronald Severson of Aurora; a stepbrother, Roger Severson of Ottawa...

Anna Mae  Mcgowan-Mehlmann

Anna Mae Mcgowan-Mehlmann

Jun 10, 2019

Anna Mae McGowan-Mehlmann, age 87 of Yorkville, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019 at Seasons Hospice Center in Naperville, IL. She was born October 14, 1931 in Aurora, IL to the late James and Clarissa Greshaw. Anna grew up on a farm in Na Au Say Township, also loved her farm life as a child, dancing, sewing, crafts, camping and...

Mark Rostowski

Mark Rostowski

Jun 8, 2019

Mark Rostowski, 68, of Aurora, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019 at his home. He was born July 4, 1950 in Poland, a son to the late Tadeusz and Irena Rostowski. Mr. Rostowski was employed at Research Automation Inc. in Aurora for over 20 years until his retirement in 2015. Survivors include his loving wife of 31 years, Ewa Rostowski...

Gloria Mclain

Gloria Mclain

Jun 7, 2019

Gloria McLain 93, passed away Friday, June 7th at Autumn Leaves Memory Care in Oswego, Illinois, following an extended illness. She was born November 7th, 1925 to Peter and Jean Olga Cautilli in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from East Stroudsburg Teachers College with a degree in Education. She later obtained her Masters Degree in Education from the University of South...

Alan Charles Heinze

Alan Charles Heinze

Jun 6, 2019

Alan Charles Heinze, born in Chicago, passed away peacefully in his home on June 6, 2019 in Oswego, IL from pancreatic cancer. Beloved husband of Deborah Heinze, nee Eller, for 48 years. He was preceded in death by his father Arthur Heinze, mother Vivian nee Janik Heinze, and step-mother Frances Heinze. He was 73 years old. He served in the...

Raymond John Poss

Raymond John Poss

Jun 6, 2019

Raymond John Poss passed away late in the day on June 6, 2019 in Aurora, Illinois, loving father of Jeffrey (Kelvin) Poss, James (Eileen) Poss, Joyce (Michael) Crane and Janice Poss. Loving husband of late Angeline Mary and late Anne Virginia, and brother to Elenore M. Poss and late Louis (Irene) Poss, Ray was born May 26, 1920 in Chicago,...

Leroy Phillips

Leroy Phillips

Jun 5, 2019

Leroy Phillips, age 78, of Aurora, IL, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Seasons Hospice in Naperville, IL. He was born October 28, 1940 in Holly Springs, MS, the son of Emmon Phillips and Florence Cooper. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Maria A. Phillips of Aurora, IL, children Rose McDonald of Holly Springs,...

Donna C. Becker

Donna C. Becker

Jun 2, 2019

Donna C. Becker, age 67, of Montgomery, IL passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Seasons Hospice Center, Naperville, IL. She was born June 2, 1952 in Paterson, New Jersey, daughter to Anthony and Carmela Nee Zamorelli Torregorssa. Donna studied at William Patterson College where she attained her bachelor's degree with the graduating class of 1974. She was joined in...

Anna B. Demichele

Anna B. Demichele

Jun 1, 2019

Anna B. DeMichele, age 89, of Oswego, IL, peacefully passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Autumn Leaves of Oswego. She was born October 31, 1929, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (nee Filishio) Marino. Anna was a homemaker and loved taking care of her family. She was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church in Oswego,...

Kenneth Robert Nickerson

Kenneth Robert Nickerson

May 31, 2019

Kenneth Robert Nickerson, age 84, peacefully passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019 at Alden Courts of Waterford in Aurora, IL. He was born April 24, 1935 in Gloucester, MA, the son of the late William R. and Hilda M. [Snow] Nickerson. Following ROTC training in high school and college, Ken proudly served his country in the US Army's Chemical...

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