Nov 06,1942 — Dec 23,2005

Ruth Ann (Horn) Nelson, age 63, of Waldron, Arkansas, passed away Friday, December 23, 2005. She spent most of her childhood in Sugar Grove, IL, where she attended elementary school and later graduated from Kaneland High School with the class of 1960.Ruth Ann is survived by her husband Homer Nelson of Waldron, AR., one daughter, Barbara Gregory of Waldron, AR; two step-daughters, Sharon Melton of Stillwater, OK and Julia Reed of Pocola, OK; three sons: Brian Scott (Maria) Nelson of Read More…

Oct 24,1926 — Dec 18,2005

NAME Clarence D. Mueller, age 79 of Lake Wales, FL, formerly of St. Charles, IL, passed away Sunday evening, December 18, 2005 at home in the loving care of his wife after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. BORN: He was born on October 24, 1926, the son of Albert and Lorraine (Clausing) Mueller in Beecher, IL. MARRIAGE He was united in marriage to Virginia E. Morris-Klotz on December 8, 1946 and together, they began a lifetime of sharing the Read More…

Oct 06,1924 — Dec 17,2005

Jan 03,1913 — Dec 15,2005

CELIA H. OLESEN, age 92, of Maple Park, IL, passed away late Thursday, December 15, 2005, at the Provena Geneva Care Center, where she had recently become a hospice care patient. After many months of declining health, she passed peacefully from this life to join her husband, Hank, for Christmas.Celia was born January 3, 1913 in Kaneville Twp., IL, the daughter of Henry and Ida (Schmidt) Wilkening. Her mother passed away when Celia was 13 months old and she was Read More…

Oct 04,2005 — Dec 15,2005

Woodrow Caraker Harding was born into the loving arms of his parents Adam and Christy on October 4, 2005. Though his time was to be too brief, his spirit will live on in the hearts of his family and will always be remembered for the gift of love and courage he so willingly gave, and for the ability to make a home in the hearts of everyone who held him. Woodrow, named for his grandfather, was born with Type I Read More…

Jan 03,1913 — Dec 15,2005

CELIA H. OLESEN, age 92, of Maple Park, IL, passed away late Thursday, December 15, 2005, at the Provena Geneva Care Center, where she had recently become a hospice care patient. After many months of declining health, she passed peacefully from this life to join her husband, Hank, for Christmas.Celia was born January 3, 1913 in Kaneville Twp., IL, the daughter of Henry and Ida (Schmidt) Wilkening. Her mother passed away when Celia was 13 months old and she was Read More…

Nov 13,1914 — Dec 14,2005

Nov 10,1927 — Dec 05,2005

JOSEPH D. KELLARAge 78 of rural Elburn, passed away at Delnor Community Hospital, Geneva, Monday, December 5, 2005. BORN:He was born November 14, 1927 in Kokomo, Indiana, the son of Leslie D. and Margaret A. (Ulrich) Kellar. Joseph’s father was a salesman whose work took their young family to several communities but Joseph’s school years were spent in Oak Park where he graduated in 1945. MILITARY: He went on to attend the University of Illinois, where he enrolled in a Read More…

May 06,1914 — Dec 01,2005

VINCENT LAKINAge 91, of DeKalb, IL, passed away at the Oak Crest Healthcare Center, DeKalb, Thursday afternoon, December 1, 2005. Surrounded by the love of his family, this kind and gentle man, slipped peacefully away to Heaven and a long sought reunion with loved ones gone before. He was born May 6, 1914, in Elburn, IL the son of Elbert Calvin and Irene (Lowry) Lakin. Vincent grew up on the family farm that would become much of Elburn’s east side. Read More…

Nov 20,1907 — Nov 30,2005

CHARLES H. SCHMIDT, age 98, passed away in the early morning hours on Wednesday, November 30, 2005, at Woodlawn Meadows Retirement Village in Hastings, MI where he resided for two years.He was born November 20, 1907, the son of Henry J. and Mary L. (Larson) Schmidt in Cortland Township, Il. He later resided in Sycamore, IL., and worked at Anaconda Wire & Cable Co. for 33 years, retiring in 1972.He was a WWII Veteran serving the 8th Amy Air Corps, Read More…