Mary Ann Huster, nee Schmidt, of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 88. She was a former employee at Americana Encyclopedia and JT Ryerson Steel; longtime volunteer at Elmhurst Baseball League; beloved wife of Joseph; loving mother of Thomas (Gail), Ronald (the late Cynthia), Kenneth (Susan) and the […]
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Kathleen Rae Edwards, 91
Kathleen Rae Edwards, nee Mierka, passed away peacefully at home in Elmhurst on January 20, 2019. She was born April 14, 1927 in Dayton, Ohio. She graduated from Roosevelt High School before attending Ohio State University where she met her husband, Walter, and they married in 1951. While Walter finished […]
Three elected to the Villa Park Village Board
FILE AND SUBMITTED PHOTOS The winners in last week’s election to fill three open seats on the Villa Park Village Board included two first-time candidates and one current trustee. Kevin Patrick, who had never run for office before, received the most votes in the four-way race for three available seats […]
50 years and counting
STEVE SPODEN PHOTOS On Tuesday, April 2, over 30 Lombard Garden Club volunteers met at Lilacia Park to prune and pot the 450 Lilac bushes offered for sale at the club’s 50th Anniversary Lilac Bush Sale. The dates of the sale are Thursday, May 9, 3-7 p.m.; Friday, May 10, […]
Coming events—Lombardian/VP Review
Community clean-up in York Center Come out and help the York Center Park District keep the parks looking great. The parks department is looking for your help to preservethe natural environment and tend to the prairie restoration area. Participants will be picking up litter in and around Knolls and Knolls […]
4/11/19 Print Versions
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—April 11
JON K. MRAZEK Jon K. Mrazek, 57, of Lombard, passed away on April 1, 2019. Memorial visitation was Sunday, April 7, at Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S. Ardmore, Villa Park. For info: 630-832-4161. KATHLEEN T. MURPHY Kathleen “Katie” T. Murphy, nee Ptacek, age 83, of Lombard. Beloved wife of the […]
Lombardian classifieds—April 11
Community Calendar
Thursday, April 11 Beginning at 11 a.m., the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital (EMH) Foundation will host its Hope. Lives. Here. Luncheon at the Butterfield Country Club, 2800 Midwest Rd. in Oak Brook. The featured speaker will be Jenna Lindman, a cancer survivor and founder of IngiteHope. Individual tickets are $60 […]
Police Reports
The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court […]