Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in the Chicago Western Suburbs
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Bartlett, Streamwood, Roselle, and Elgin, IL area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
Please visit our Wall of Honor to view the veterans we were honored to serve.
Harold Rogers
Nov 23, 2010
Harold L. Rogers, 74, of Streamwood, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010. Born September 28, 1936 in Milwaukee. He was the son of Herman and Alfrida (nee Engle). Harold enjoyed gardening, and working with wood. He was an avid Packers fan but his true passion was his family. Survivors include son Kevin (Karla) and grandchildren Alexandra and Jacob. He was preceded...
Garrett Hartel
Nov 21, 2010
Garrett S. Hartel, 23, died November 21, 2010 in California. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 30, 2010 from 3:00p.m.-9:00p.m. at the Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory, 1640 Greenmeadows Blvd(at Barrington Rd), Streamwood. Funeral Wednesday 9:00a.m. going to St. John the Evangelist Church, Mass 9:45a.m. Interment St. Michael the Arch Angel.
Elsie Virnich
Nov 21, 2010
Elsie Irma Virnich (nee Wnuck), 95, of Streamwood, died Sunday, November 21, 2010. Born May 15, 1915 in Chicago. Elsie was an employee of Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago for 37 years and Continental Bank for 13 years. She enjoyed being with her family. She was the daughter of Joseph and Olga Wnuck. Survivors include son Allan (Patricia); grandchildren Maria,...
Captola Barker
Nov 21, 2010
Captola Barker (nee Pitts) of Bartlett; beloved wife of Bobby E.; loving mother of Jennifer (Brett) Fetzer the late Darla (Mike) Narhi and daughter by love Sheryl (Mike) Maraccini; cherished grandmother of Michael, Joey, Brad, Jake, Billy, Bryan, Kevin, Kaitlyn and Megan; dear sister of the late Joe, Buddy and Ermatrue. A long time realtor in the Bartlett area, past...
Carol Schmiecher
Nov 20, 2010
Carol Ann Schmiecher nee Kissel 67, of Carol Stream since 1986. Beloved wife for 44yrs to Ed Schmiecher. Loving mother of Nancy(Chris)Roudis and Ed(Christina)Schmiecher. Proud daughter of the late Richard and Clara Kissel nee Johnson. Dear sister of the late Richard Kissel. Memorial visitation Saturday November 27, 2010 from 11:00am until time of memorial service at 3:00pm at the Countryside...
Casimir Stozek
Nov 18, 2010
Casimir John Stozek of Roselle; beloved husband of the late Marie (nee Gora); loving father of Robert (Sandra), Geoffrey and the late Gary; cherished grandfather of Lisa (Michael) Schultz and Shanon (Gary) Szczesny; proud great grandfather of Ethan, Emily, Ava and Grace; dear brother of Dolores (the late James) Voykovich, the late John (Florence)Stozek, the late Marie (John) Ernest and...
Dan Fry
Nov 18, 2010
Dan Fry, age 43, of Elgin, passed away on Thursday, November 18. He was a 23 year member of the Carpenters Union Local 1869. Beloved husband of Tina, nee Roller; loving father of Christopher, Danny and Becca; dear son of John and Patricia (nee: Ash); fond brother of Kathy(Guy), Tom (Mary), Kevin (Julie), Jackie (Chris), Chris (Kim), Jenny (Wayne) and...
Muriel Floetl
Nov 17, 2010
Muriel L. Floetl of Roselle since 1956; beloved wife of the late OJ “Luckie”; loving mother of Craig (Donna Jo) and Brian (Susan); loving grandmother of Ian, Jamison, Kyle and Corey; dear sister of the late Jim Mooney. Visitation Monday from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Countryside Funeral Home & Crematory, 333 S. Roselle Rd., Roselle. Following visitation cremation...
Richard Luce
Nov 17, 2010
Richard R. Luce of Bartlett formerly of Streamwood; beloved husband of RoseAnn (nee Maniscalco);loving father of Deborah A. Luce, Mark Luce and Scott T. (Debbie) Luce; cherished grandfather of Jason (Elsbeth), Jessica Rushing, Ben, Jacob, Rachel, Kendall, Marcus and Dillon; proud great grandfather of Gavin and Amelia; dear brother of the late Ida (late Al) Sprissler, late George (late June),...
Vinubhai Patel
Nov 16, 2010
Visitation and funeral services for Mr. Vinubhai G. Patel of Elk Grove Village will be held Thursday, November 18, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. until the time of cremtion 1:00 p.m. at the Countryside Funeral Home & Crematory, 950 South Bartlett Rd,(at Stearns Rd.) Bartlett. 630-289-7575
Bharti Patel
Nov 16, 2010
Visitation and funeral services for Mrs. Patel of Orland Park will be held Sunday, November 21st from 10:00 a.m. until the time of cremation 12:00 p.m. (Noon) at the Countryside Funeral Home & Crematory, 950 South Bartlett Rd. (at Stearns Rd.) Bartlett. 630-289-7575
Catherine Auclair
Nov 15, 2010
Catherine Elizabeth Auclair nee Dumas, 94, born in Chicago on February 10, 1916 and at rest November 15, 2010, touched so many lives with her gracious ways. Devoted wife of the late Armand Auclair; loving mother of Jacqueline Nowicki, Robert (Joan) Auclair, Carol Ann Auclair, Raymond (Norine) Auclair and Omer (Janet) Auclair; cherished grandmother of Marcelle (Stanley), the late Jon,...
Irene Rich
Nov 15, 2010
Irene Rich nee Ericksen of Medinah since 1954; beloved wife of Raymond for 64 years; loving mother of Raymond “Larry” (Olvedio), Phyllis (Jack Elson) Rich-Elson, John (LoreLei), Susan (Dave) Hinrichs, Dan (Sue), Don (Jeannie), Lisa (Mark) Wring and the late David; cherished grandmother of 14 and proud great grandmother of 10 with 2 more on the way; dear sister of...
Dinesh Srivastava
Nov 15, 2010
Dinesh K. Srivastava of Lombard formerly of Elmhurst; beloved husband of Sushma; loving father of Amit (Vanita) and Ankur (Sneha); proud grandfather of Aneesh; dear brother of Akhilesh, Brijesh, Anilesh, Alok, Saroj, Nutan and Ranjana. He will be fondly remembered and deeply missed. Visitation & funeral services Friday, November 19th, 11:00 a.m. until the time of cremation 2:00 p.m. at...
Florence Wilson
Nov 14, 2010
Florence L. Wilson, nee Knuth, 96, of Schaumburg. Beloved wife to the late Eldred “Harry”; Loving mother to Jacqueline (Michael) Donley, Sandra and the late Donald; cherished grandmother to Linda (Frank) Anderson, Doug, Michael (Deb) and Mark Cygan and the late Sheri Ann; fond great-grandmother to Kelly Anderson, Cody and Ashley Wilson; the family would like to thank special caretaker...
Carl Zachreus
Nov 13, 2010
Carl A. Zachreus, 78, of Schaumburg. Beloved husband to Jacqueline (nee Gabel); Loving father to Mark, Sue, Beth (Ron) and Carl; cherished grandfather to Kara, Samuel, Matthew, Nicole, Samantha, Nathan, Amanda, Emily, Aimee and Abby; special canine friends Monty, Baxter and Clementine. Carl loved being outdoors especially to hunt and fish. He also enjoyed working with wood but his true...
Ronald Donaldson
Nov 13, 2010
Funeral for Ronald A. Donaldson of Streamwood since 1962 will be held Saturday 10:30a.m. at the Countryside Funeral Home 1640 Greenmeadows Blvd. (at Barrington Rd.) Streamwood/Schaumburg. Interment Mt. Hope. Visitation will be held Friday 3:00 - 9:00p.m. at the funeral home. Born Dec. 16, 1934 in Chicago, Ronald died Saturday Nov. 13, 2010 in Ft. Atkinson, WI where he also...
Luann Macdonald
Nov 12, 2010
Luann M. MacDonald, 66, of Bartlett died Friday, November 12, 2010 in Winfield. Born June 12, 1944 in Peoria. She was the daughter of Ralph and Marie (nee Loyal) Kline. Luann enjoyed many things including reading and knitting but her biggest joy came from being with her grandchildren. Survivors include husband of 45 years Bill, children Marie (Ed) Morgan, Matt...
Joan Schoening
Nov 11, 2010
Joan Schoening of Streamwood; loving mother of Sandy (Michael) Otten; cherished grandmother of Ernie (Kristi) Nauertz and great-grandmother of Bradley Nauertz and Nicholas Wootten; dear sister of Jim Estep; caring owner of Trixie and Manny; preceded in death by her husbands, Ralph Beadell and Lewis Schoening and her parents Joseph and Martha Estep. Joan loved animals, especially squirrels. She was...
Vijay Patel
Nov 10, 2010
Visitation and funeral services for Mr. Vijay Patel of South Elgin will be held Friday, November 12, 2010 from 3:00 p.m until the time of cremation 5:00 p.m. at the Countryside Funeral Home & Crematory, 950 South Bartlett Rd., (at Stearns Rd.) Bartlett. 630-289-7575
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.




