Services Saturday Trilby Porter, née Mammen, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2022, at the age of 83. She grew up in Storm Lake, Iowa, and was a long-time resident of Elmhurst. Trilby was the beloved wife of Gerald (Jerry) Porter; loving mother of Todd (Kelly), and Tom (Raquel); proud […]
Obituaries
Therese “Terry” Tarantino, 88
Therese “Terry” Tarantino passed away peacefully on January 28,2022, at the age of 88. She was born in Chicago to the late John and Anne Waas. For 34 years she and her husband, the late Salvatore Tarantino, resided in Elmhurst. She was an active member of the Elmhurst Garden Club […]
Donald “Finis” Gidcumb, 71
Donald Brian “Finis” Gidcumb, age 71, suddenly, longtime resident of Elmhurst, former employee at Keebler Foods; loving husband of Kathleen M. “Kathy” nee Revane; beloved father of Kara Gidcumb, Colleen (Dan) Henry and Brian Gidcumb; cherished grandfather of Tessa and Faye Henry; dear brother of David (Anne) Gidcumb and brother-in-law […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—February 3
GLENN K. RITTMUELLER Glenn K. Rittmueller, 89, of Lombard, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. A Visitation was held at Feb. 2, followed by a Funeral Service at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 215 S. Lincoln St., Lombard. Interment was at Elm Lawn Cemetery, 401 E. […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—January 27
MARLENE H. BEHRENS Marlene H. Behrens, 90, of Addison, passed away, Friday Jan 21, 2022 at Alexian Brothers Hospital, Elk Grove. She was a member of the Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall of Addison. She worked as a hall monitor at Addison Trail High School for almost 10 years. Marlene was […]
Business leader, horseracing icon passes away at 100; Richard L. Duchossois kept an office in Elmhurst’s north industrial park
Richard L. Duchossois, a native of Chicago, a decorated war hero, renowned businessman and horseracing icon, passed away peacefully at his home in Barrington Hills, on Friday, Jan. 28. Owner of Arlington Park Racetrack and numerous other entities, Duchossois was known for his top-down management style, his exacting business principles, […]
Richard Alan Nunemaker, 73
Richard Alan Nunemaker passed away on January 27, 2022, in Chandler, Ariz., at the age of 73. He was a lifetime resident of Elmhurst, and of Lake Geneva, Wisc., and Sun Lakes, Ariz. Richard was a longtime member of St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, former CFO of Varlen Corp., […]
Ronald Eugene Vruble, 79
Services Friday Ronald Eugene Vruble passed away January 26, 2022, at the age of 79. He was born April 14, 1942 in Chicago, to the late Stanley and Matilda Vruble. Beloved husband of 58 years to Nancy (nee Herold); loving father of Victoria (Ken) Cripe, Christine (Alex) Zevan and Julie […]
Harold “Harry” G. Samuel, 92
Harold “Harry” G. Samuel, a longtime resident of Elmhurst, passed away at home January 22, 2022, at the age of 92. He retired after 42 years of work at General Electric before going on to work for more than 30 years at Elmhurst Auto Parts. He was an avid racquetball […]
Dale Wendell Stevens, 92
Dale Wendell Stevens passed away peacefully on January 24, 2022 at the age of 92. Dale was born September 1, 1929 in Kalamazoo, Mich., and raised in Elkhart, Indiana. He spent many summers with his grandfather, Irving Wilfore, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Dale faithfully served his country in the U.S. […]
