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Geneva Remembers Lucille Landberg, James Coleman Sr., James Tucker and Many Others

Geneva Death Notices: Remembrances and links to the obituaries from Geneva, Batavia and St. Charles funeral homes, for the week prior to Nov. 26, 2013.

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Malone Funeral Home

  • No new obituaries as of noon Tuesday this week. 

Yurs Funeral Homes

  • Richard A. Tredup, 80, of Geneva, graduated from St. Charles High School in 1951 and later served as a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division’s 503rd infantry Regiment stationed in Germany. He worked for his two brothers at Tredup’s Body Shop in South Elgin, but his main interest was being a Mr. Fix-it. He researched the places where his grandparents were born in Sweden and Germany with the help of his sister, which then led to the creation of a family history album, all to be treasured by the family.
  • James L. Coleman, Sr., 97, of St. Charles was co-founder of Coleman Land Company in St. Charles, a past president of the Kane County Board of Realtors and a MAI Member of the Appraisal Institute. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Lundeen Coleman of St. Charles, three sons, James L. (Melissa) Coleman, Jr., of Geneva, Mark F. (Deb) and Daniel, both of St. Charles, a daughter, Peggy L. (Jeff) Kaspzyk of St. Charles and 11 grandchildren.
  • Lucille Margaret Landberg, 93, of Geneva was raised in LaFox where her family operated Potter’s Store. She attended the one-room school house in LaFox through eighth grade and in 1937, she graduated from Geneva High school. She is survived by three sons, Lynn Landberg, Keith (Arlene) and Kirk (Lynn), all of Geneva, six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
  • Waneta Nord, 97, of St. Charles, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 at her home. At the age of 18, she moved from Southern Illinois to Chicago where she became a cosmetologist. In 1942, she married Harold Nord and made their home in St. Charles. There she started her Beauty Business at her home in 1960, which she ran for 35 years.
  • James T. Tucker, 59, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 after a heroic battle with pancreatic cancer. He was a self-taught, successful businessman who pursued a lifelong passion exploring the power of mind over matter and aligning one’s heart, mind and soul. He avidly studied NLP, as well reading many books by Dale Carnegie, Napoleon Hill, Tony Robbins, Milton Erickson and others. He was a devoted friend of Bill Wilson for the past 30 years. Jim helped countless people by selflessly sharing his experience, strength and hope with those who struggled yet wanted to grow along spiritual lines. In recent years, Jim enjoyed devoting much of his focus, time, and energy helping his son Max begin to reach his goals of playing football.
  • David Allen Rodney, 69, of St. Charles served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam until 1967. He worked at Burgess Norton for 32 years. He married his wife Marietta in 1968, and they made their home in St. Charles where they raised their four children.

Moss Funeral Homes


  • Amos Smith Jr., 61, of Batavia, retired from Caterpillar after 30 years of service and was a very proud member of Local 145. Amos was happiest when he was fishing “in the hole” on the Fox River with all of his grandchildren. He spent most of his time baiting their hooks, but the look on their faces when they caught a fish made it all worth it. PaPa gave them many great memories. Amos loved to cook. Summers were spent eating his excellent barbecued ribs covered with his special sauce. Holiday dinners were never complete without his fried turkeys cooked to perfection. He will be greatly missed. 
  • Loretta E. Morgan, 95, of St. Charles the past year and formerly of Geneva for 12 years and Chicago most of her life, died Nov. 18, 2013. She is the beloved wife of the late Earl Morgan; loving mother of Lourdes (Joseph) Waranoski, the late Patricia Haney and Earl (Judith) Morgan; adored grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of 16.


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