Obituaries

Elmhurst News Obituaries

Marjorie E. Thiel, 86

Marjorie E. Thiel nee Erickson, of Oak Brook, passed away recently at the age of 86. Beloved wife of Wilbert “Bill” Thiel; loving mother of Elizabeth, Eric (Patrice) and Mary; cherished grandmother of Jenna and Gillian Engfer and Benjamin and Anna Thiel; sister of Warren (Norma) Erickson; aunt of four […]

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Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—April 9

THOMAS WARREN EKENBERG Thomas Warren Ekenberg of McKinney, Texas, passed away on March 2, 2020, at the age of 70. He was born on April 14, 1949, to Herbert Clarence Ekenberg and June Anna Rentzsch in Chicago, Illinois. Tom graduated from Glenbard East High School in 1967 in Lombard, Illinois. […]

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Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—April 2

PATRICIA MATZEK Patricia Matzek, nee Hill, of Lombard, passed away March 29, 2020, at Elmhurst Hospital. Family Service pending at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Interment Mt. Emblem Cemetery. Visit www.brustfuneralhome.com or call 888-629-0094 for information. JANETTE MARILYN ROATH Janette Marilyn Roath, nee Eckman, born Nov. 11, […]

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Inez Sather, 102

Inez Sather died on March 22, 2020, having reached the not always envious age of 102. She was born in a remote part of North Dakota called Kintyre, on February 25, 1918, the second youngest of four Norwegian children.  When her mother died two years later, her overwhelmed father asked […]

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Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—March 26

CLARE L. DEARDORFF Clare L. Deardorff, nee Greenwood, age 83, of Lombard died March 17 at home. Memorial Mass is pending at Christ the King Catholic Church in Lombard, after the current hiatus. Arrangements were made by Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. 888-629-0094. JOHN J. GARVEY John […]

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Kathleen Frett, 78

Services Saturday Kathleen Frett, age 78, passed away on Friday March 6, 2020.  She was born October 10, 1941 in Iowa to Robert and Margaret Dugan.  She was raised in Chicago during her younger years, and in Elmhurst throughout her teens.  In her adult years, she worked as a payroll […]

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Dorothy M. Fuller, 91

Dorothy M. Fuller, long-time resident of Elmhurst and former resident of Glen Ellyn, passed away March 9, 2020, at the age of 91. She was the beloved wife of the late Frederick Fuller for 61 years, until he passed away in 2012. They spent most of their married life in […]

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Suzanne Margaret Smith

Suzanne Margaret Smith, nee Noonan, of Elmhurst; beloved wife of John F. “Jack” Smith; loving sister of Patricia, George (Maryann), Daniel (Dorene), and Michael (Pat) Noonan; treasured sister-in-law of Philip Smith and the late James (Bernadette) and the late Al Smith; cherished and caring aunt, cousin and friend of many; […]

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Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—March 19

DENNIS C. KEATING Dennis C. Keating, of Downers Grove, a former longtime resident of Villa Park, passed away recently at the age of 84. Beloved husband of JoAnn. Loving father of Denise (Mark) Pondelicek, Gale (Don) Hackl, Ken (Debra) and Dave (Laurie). Cherished grandfather of 12. Great grandfather of 13. […]