Mary Louise Langer, nee Reynolds, of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 81. Beloved wife of the late Raymond J. Langer; loving mother of John (Maribel) Langer, James (Nancy) Langer and Susan (Eric) Engebretson; proud grandmother of Matthew, Julia, Andrew, Caroline, Blake and Justin; dear sister of the […]
Obituaries
Virginia T. Rebholz, 75
Virginia T. Rebholz, of Wood Dale, passed away recently at the age of 75. Beloved wife of the late Michael; loving mother of Daniel Rebholz and William (Caryl) Rebholz; honored grandmother of Melissa, David, Matthew, Michael and Mason; dear sister of the late Richard Thornton; fond sister-in-law of Robert (Judy) […]
Dorothy L. Schmidtke. 87
City employee for 30 yrs. Dorothy L. Schmidtke, nee Argens, a resident of of Elmhurst for more than 50 years, passed away recently at the age of 87. Beloved wife of the late Alfred; loving mother of Frank D. (Christine Lamb) Schmidtke and the late John P. Schmidtke; cherished grandmother […]
Dan McLeister, 73
Long-time reporter for the Independent Dan McLeister, a resident of Crest Hill, and a former longtime resident of Carol Stream, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, March 2, 2020, at the age of 73. He was born May 12, 1946, to John “Jack” Jr. and Marjorie “Marge” […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—March 12
PAULA S. BRANDL Paula S. Brandl, 61, of Aurora, formerly of Lombard, passed away on March 8, 2020, surrounded by her family. Family will be receiving guests on Thursday, March 12, 2020, from 3-7 p.m. at Dieterle Memorial Home, 1120 S. Broadway Ave., Montgomery, IL 60538. Interment will be private. […]
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 […]
Dorothy A. Van Zandbergen, 94
Dorothy A. Van Zandbergen (nee Benson) passed away peacefully in Elmhurst on February 21, 2020 at the age of 94. Dorothy is survived by her devoted husband of over 70 years, Robert (Bob); their four children, Sue (Jack) Bellizzi, Judy (Jim) Young, Gary (Cheryl) Van Zandbergen, Terri (Joe) Scatchell; ten […]
Leonard H. Hansen, 73
Leonard H. “Lenny” Hansen, of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 73. Beloved husband of Patricia, nee Thies, and the late Elaine; step-father of Gary, Anne and Dan Bell; loving Papa of Sean, Nathan, Joel and Emily; brother of Naomi (Jim) Lombardo and Linnae Hansen; brother-in-law of Jack […]
Jacob Wesley “Jake” Baker
Jacob Wesley “Jake” Baker, passed away on March 4, 2018. He was born January 18, 1982. Our son, brother and friend, was funny, kind, brave and generous. He was raised in Elmhurst and settled in Denver. Jake’s special gifts were a disarming sense of humor and a big heart. He […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—March 5
ROSEMARY A. DENARDO Rosemary A. DeNardo, nee Tunis, age 91, of Lombard, passed away Feb. 24, 2020. Funeral services were held Monday, March 2, from Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, to Mass at Christ the King Church, 1501 Main St., Lombard. Interment private at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. […]
