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Obituaries

Tri-Cities Death Notices Include U.N. Worker, Beloved Teacher, 5-Time Bronze-Star Veteran, Many More

Here is a brief description and links to funeral arrangements for loved ones from St. Charles, Geneva and Batavia.

Malone Funeral Home

  • Barbara Anne “Barbie” Mills63, of Sandwich formerly of Geneva enjoyed the outdoors from the back of a motorcycle, photography and fishing. Her greatest enjoyment in life was spending time with friends and family especially attending her daughter Amanda’s concerts.
  • Rose J. Laskowski, nee Wierzbicki, 87, of Wood Dale and recently of Geneva, served in the WACS during WWII, and in her early career was an assistant buyer at Montgomery Ward’s headquarters.
  • Krystyna Miter, 86, of Bloomington, IN, formerly of Leander, TX, was born in Poland, and moved to the United States in 1969. Her greatest enjoyment in life was spending time with family and spoiling her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

 

Yurs Funeral Home

  • Linda Cudworth, 55, of Batavia was a Pre-K teacher at St. Mark's Preschool in St. Charles for 18 years. Prior to that she was a teacher in Special Education in the West Aurora School District for 10 years. She was an avid gardener, loved classical music and never allowed her battle with cancer define who she was. A memorial service is schedule for April 13 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, St. Charles.
  • Norma G. Means, 92, of Geneva, died Wednesday, March 27, at her home.
  • John Craig Vingren, 88, of Geneva served in WW II as a member of the “Flying Tigers” 14th Air Force 322nd squadron in China.
  • Jared R. Snyder, 27, of South Elgin, had a zest for life. He loved to talk sports, enjoyed a wide range of music, was a car enthusiast, and had a soft spot for man’s furry best friend. His gentle and loving heart made Jared a gentleman that will always be remembered and a loyal friend to many. 

Moss Funeral Home

  • Frances L. Pedersen, 94, of The Holmstad in Batavia worked as a secretary in the newly formed United Nations in 1945, when she met Vernon, and they were married. In a Model A Ford, they drove from California back to Elmhurst, IL where she began fashion modeling for York Furrier and several other western suburban retailers. She was as active volunteer at Elmhurst Hospital and Delnor-Community Hospital.
  • Claybourne O. “Clay” White, 73, of St. Charles was employed for more than 30 years with both the Houghton Mifflin and Riverside Publishing Companies, retiring as the Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Geneva office.
  • Daniel L. Erb, 28, of Hanover Park recently graduated from DeVry cumma sum laude, where he maintained a 4.0 GPA his entire college career. He was an avid video game player, loved sports and loved spending time with his friends.
  • Robert Lewis Chrisman, 87, of St. Charles proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, fighting with the first joint Navy and Marine strikeforce, GROPAC 1, and involved in the invasions of Tarawa and Makin in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands and more campaigns in the Philippines and South China Sea. By the end of the war, Bob had been honored with five bronze battle stars.
  • Thomas M. Smith, 29, of Batavia graduated from Batavia High School class of 2001 and was in restaurant management for the past several years in the Schaumburg and Lombard area. He was a huge music enthusiast, had a passion for sports and enjoyed watching the Food Network.
  • Richard R. Birch, 86, of Geneva graduated from Geneva High School with the class of 1945, excelling in both football and track. He was drafted on July 5th of 1945 and proudly served in the United States Army and worked for more than 36 years as a lithographer, designing labels for both Diamond International and Jefferson Smurfitt Corporation.
  • Marilyn Margaret Kidder, 73, was a registered nurse, and spent her career caring for others.  In her later years, she greatly enjoyed ballroom dancing.
  • Esther E. McConkey, 96, of Batavia, was a member of the Batavia Covenant Church.
  • Michael Patrick Deal, Sr.—obituary pending.
  • George N. Hoffer, Jr.—obituary pending.
  • Arthur Gordon Simonson, 86, worked for many years at All-Steel Equipment Co. in Aurora, where he lived. He was active at Faith Lutheran Church in Geneva, and was a Boy Scout leader at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Aurora for many years. He loved telling stories and spending time tinkering in his tool shed. 

 

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Batavia

  • Moss Family Funeral Home

Geneva

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  • Malone Funeral Home
  • Yurs Funeral Home

St. Charles

  • Moss-Norris Funeral Home
  • Yurs Funeral Home

 

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