Tri-Cities Death Notices: Longtime Educators, Veterans, Jim's Pizza Owner Among Those We Lost

From Out of Town

• Andrew W. Eisele, 50, of Woodstock died May 1, 2013 at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington. He graduated from Geneva High School in 1981 and taught middle school in Prairie Grove until his retirement. Memorial visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 5, with a time of eulogies at 5:30 p.m., at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

Malone Funeral Home

• Juliette M. Victor, 93, of St Charles had a beautiful smile and made friends easily, she especially loved her friends at Carriage Oaks. She enjoyed arts and crafts and loved to entertain.  However she found her greatest joy in spending time with her family.
• James C. Cesario Sr., 87, of Elburn served in the Navy during WWII from 1943-1946. During the 1970s he owned Jim’s Pizza in Geneva and until his retirement in 1993 he owned Jim’s Pizza in Elburn. James had a passion for cars, loved to read and celebrated mass every day.

Yurs Funeral Home 

• Wade L. Poziombka, 47, of St. Charles died after a brief but courageous battle with cancer on April 29, 2013. He worked for Intel Corporation and was an avid outdoorsman. He also served in the Illinois National Guard.
• Lorraine E. Tredup, 93, of South Elgin graduated from St. Charles High School in 1937. On Feb. 22, 1941, she married Ralph Tredup in St. Charles. She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and the VFW Auxilary Post #2327 in South Elgin, IL.
• Robert C. Stephen, 87, of Geneva, died April 2, 2013. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, and children Sandy (Louis) Gonzalez, Don (Denise) Stephen, Jim Stephen.
• Frank Bauman, 88, of Naperville, met his wife, Dale at the age of 14 in Harvey, IL. Theirs has been a grand love story ever since. Frank was a compassionate and creative teacher at Thornton High School in Harvey. He was also a much respected Athletic Director at Thornwood High School. Frank used his career to mentor young people from all walks of life.
• Mary M. Currie, age 59, of St. Charles passed spent 36 years in education. She taught 10 years at various school districts: Geneva, Glendale Heights, Kaneland, Batavia while teaching a variety of grade levels. Mary then moved into administration by working in Kaneland and Sycamore. She spent her last 18 years in education as principal of Sycamore’s West Elementary School. Her passion and love for the students, staff, and curriculum was evident.
• William “Bill” Hicks, 82 of Freeport, formerly of St. Charles was a member of the St. Charles Volunteer Fire Deptartment for many years, and owned his own dry-cleaning delivery business in St. Charles.
• Helen Meros' funeral was held Tuesday, April 30, at Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church, 2501 Wolf Road, Westchester, IL.
• Joan Geiser, 80, of St. Charles, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at her home. She is survived by her children James (Karen) Geiser, Michael (Evelyn), Stephen (Sandra), Diane (Robert) Sturkey, and her seven loving grandchildren.
• Kent A. Grayson, 77 of St. Charles spent his career as a salesman. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Carol Ann (nee Pearson), son Jeffrey (Tina), Grandchildren Bradley, Alex and Dana. Siblings Roy, and Lenore (Thorsen), Brother-in-Law of Howard & Sandra Anderson and Jerry Pearson.
• Jacob C. Scherer, 101, of St. Charles, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield. He was born June 1, 1911 in Ridgewood, New York.
• Jason R. Vander Woude, 42, was a quiet, simple man, who was known for making family, friends, colleagues, and students feel safe and comfortable. Jason brought happiness to those around him with small gestures of kindness and love. His professional career spanned 18 years, all at Southeast Alternative School (SASED) in Naperville, IL. He taught physical education, was a dean of students, and most recently, was the assistant principal. He also coached basketball at Southeast and at Lake Park High School.

Moss Funeral Home

• Barbara Ann Fabini, 64, of North Aurora worked as a grocery bagger at Eagle Foods in Aurora before she started working at Pine View Care Center in St. Charles where she was a dietary aide. She was a great wife, mother, and  grandmother.

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Batavia

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Geneva

• Malone Funeral Home
• Yurs Funeral Home

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• Moss-Norris Funeral Home
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