Noelle Bettina Januszewski (nee Schumacher) died peacefully at the Pearl in Rolling Meadows after a long struggle with a series of debilitating illnesses. She was born in Waterbury, Ct., on July 19, 1946, to war refugee parents, Sylvia (Zangger) and Joachim Schumacher. They had escaped a series of European countries […]
Obituaries
Richard J. Sklenar passes away at 76; Was former director of Theatre Society of America in Elmhurst
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT If you were interested in hearing a great story about movie palaces with theatre organs, the history of Chicago, Marshall Field’s or anything to do with trains and railway systems, the scholared expert you could call on was Richard J. Sklenar. He also […]
Dorothy Bridget (Finnegan) Driscoll, 84
Dorothy Bridget Driscoll (nee Finnegan), a 50-year resident of Elmhurst, passed away on September 27, 2022, at the age of 84. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She was born to Walter and Mary Finnegan on October 26, 1937, and grew up in Oak Park. Dorothy graduated […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—October 6
PATRICIA ANN DECICCO Patricia Ann DeCicco (née Starnes/O’Rell) of Lombard, Illinois, after saying goodnight for the final time to her children and grandchildren, passed peacefully in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 25, 2022, and blessedly only four hours later her name was offered in the prayers for the […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—September 29
WILLIAM H. BRUCE JR. William H. Bruce Jr. (Bill), age 58, of Lombard passed away Thursday, September 15th, 2022. Bill was a beloved partner to Pam; loving father to Alex, DJ, Bailey & Yeti; dearest son to Jane and William; fond brother to Pam; and a friend to many. Bill […]
Dorothy Bridget (Finnegan) Driscoll, 84
Dorothy Bridget Driscoll (nee Finnegan), a 50-year resident of Elmhurst, passed away on September 27, 2022, at the age of 84. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She was born to Walter and Mary Finnegan on October 26, 1937, and grew up in Oak Park. Dorothy graduated […]
Randall Johnson, 73
Services Saturday Randall E. “Randy” Johnson, of Bellevue, formerly of Elmhurst, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. He was 73. Funeral Home & Cremation Service were held Bellevue, Iowa followed by Military Honors conducted by Bellevue American Legion Post #273 at the Freedom […]
Marlyn Gardner
Marlyn Gardner passed away on Sept. 20, 2022 at the University of California, Davis Hospital, in Sacramento, after being admitted for COVID-19 symptoms, as she was approaching her 94th birthday. Her devoted daughter Lissa was at her bedside holding her hand, as she delivered Marlyn to her eternal love, her […]
Barbara Ann Kuhr
Services Thursday, Friday Barbara Ann Kuhr, nee Witt, of Morris, formerly of Chicago and Elmhurst, passed away on September 29, 2022. Dear mom of Kimberly Ann (Geoffrey) White, Christopher (Tonya) Kuhr, Rick (Ramona) Kuhr, and Nick (Lydia) Kuhr; loving grandma of Steph White, Josie White, Rebekah White, Katherine White, Cameron Kuhr, […]
Nancy J. Steinhebel, 78
Nancy J. Steinhebel, lifelong resident of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 78. Devoted daughter of the late Sally (nee Reibling) and the late Erwin Steinhebel; Dear sister of Richard A. Steinhebel, Robert M. (the late Carey) Steinhebel and the late Kenneth E. Steinhebel; also survived by the […]
