DARREL A. BUGAJSKY Darrel A. Bugajsky, age 71, of Lombard, passed away on Jan. 15, 2022. A Visitation will be held on Jan. 20, from 3-8 p.m. at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Prayers will be held on Jan. 21, 2022, at 9:40 a.m. at Brust Funeral […]
Obituaries
Obituary
Robert Mucha, 87, passed away quietly on January 26, 2022. He was born on June 9, 1934 to John and Genevieve (Kozlowski) Mucha in Wausau, Wisconsin. He was a 1955 graduate of Wausau High School where he met and married Annalee Lerch on March 24, 1955. They have been married […]
William C. Schumacher, Jr., 95
Bill Schumacher, born May 2, 1926, passed away peacefully in Elmhurst on Jan. 15, 2022, at the age of 95. Among the last of his generation, Bill lived a remarkable life characterized by service, accomplishment and faith. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth Horn Schumacher, father of William C. […]
Dorothy Ruschke, 78
Dorothy Ruschke, of Sandwich, Ill., passed away January 22, 2022, at the age of 78. She was born in Chicago to the late Ferdinand and the late Helen (nee King) Morabito. Dorothy was an office manager in several industries and owned two hobby shops with her husband. She was the […]
Patricia Corning, 92
Patricia Louise (Sander) Corning, age 92, left this life Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, to join our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, as is promised in Holy Scripture. Already there waiting for her are her husband, Charles H. Corning; parents, Leo P. Sander and Mary Elizabeth (Lyndon) Sander; sister, Carol (Sander) […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—January 13
TERRI JOAN CHOLEWA Terri Joan Cholewa, née Brammer, age 64, longtime Lombard resident, passed away peacefully and gracefully January 5, 2022, with the ones she loved. A Visitation was held Sunday, January 9, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Interment private. Terri was the beloved wife of […]
Malcolm “Mal” Goodnick, 96
Malcolm “Mal” Goodnick, a long-time resident of Elmhurst for more than 63 years, passed away Jan. 8, 2022, at the age of 96. Beloved husband of Charlene nee Gillio for 63 years; adored father of Janet (Jim) Wolande, Keith, and Judi (Dale) Dyer; cherished grandfather of Dan and Tim (Stephanie) […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—January 6
ROCKY A. BERRIER Rocky A. Berrier, age 24, of Villa Park, formerly of Lombard, died suddenly on Dec. 20, 2021. A Visitation will be held at Brust Funeral Home on Monday, Jan. 10, from 3-8 p.m. at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. A Funeral Service will be […]
A solid pillar of the community falls…Elmhurst must bid adieu to Art Ahlgrim
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT Although he was solemn and serious, there was a wink and a smile just behind that calm exterior. For people who knew him, he was just as quick with a quip as he was gentle, while presiding over families often facing their […]
Eileen E. Brophy, 85
Services Thursday Eileen E. Brophy, nee Keane, age 85, Native of Knockkerra, Co. Clare, Ireland; currently of Lombard, formerly of Elmhurst; beloved wife of the late Michael P. Brophy; devoted mother of Brian P. Brophy (Judy) and Kevin T. Brophy, Doreen M. (Greg) Batelli, Eileen A. Brophy and the late […]
