All Obituaries

Frank L. Van Aelst, age 80, of Sugar Grove, formerly of Geneva, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022 at home with his loving family by his side. He was born April 27, 1942, in Chicago, the son of Frank and Helen Homuth Van Aelst, and grew up in LaGrange Park, Illinois. In 1961, Frank joined the United States Marine Corps, serving four years in California, Okinawa, Philippines, Japan, and North Carolina.  He attended Northern Illinois University, where he received his Bachelors of...

Patricia Marie “Pat” Hislop, age 84, died peacefully on Saturday, March 25, 2023 after receiving loving hospice care at River Glen in St. Charles, close to her son Joe and his family.  Pat was born in Plainwell, Michigan to John and Ruth Schofield, the second girl of a sibship of six and an unabashed bookworm and smart kid. After attending country school, Pat graduated from Plainwell High School, and then Western Michigan University with her Bachelors in Math Education,...

James D. “Jimmy” Rueth, age 58, of Geneva, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at his home. He was born February 7, 1965, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Robert and Marie (Rushforth) Rueth. Jimmy was a caring father, great friend, and living encyclopedia of baseball. He is survived by three sons Marko, John, and David. His sons were his life’s passion.  He lived and breathed their sports endeavors and never tired of retelling their success stories. He was...

Services for Brian will be held privately.

Van Rensselaer Richards Jr., Kane County Trial Attorney and Veteran, age 92 of St. Charles passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Michaelsen Health Center in Batavia, Illinois. He was born November 7, 1930 in Batavia, New York the son of Van and Frances (Minor) Richards Sr. Van was a Marine Veteran of the Korean conflict and practiced trial law for 55 years. He graduated from Colgate in 1953, University of Chicago in 1959 and was admitted to the bar in 1960. He was known for his sense of...

Thomas A. Noffsinger (aka Pops), age 86, of Elburn, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 at his home in Elburn surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 24, 1936, in Chicago to Malcom and Edith (née Cartwright) Noffsinger. Thomas spent his early childhood living in Morton’s Gap, Kentucky with his maternal grandmother Effie Cartwright (née McCoy) as The Great Depression was still in full swing. He returned to Chicago when he was old enough to attend school. Tom...

Yvonne DeBeir, age 86, of St. Charles, passed away at The Grove of St. Charles, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 12, 1936, in Elgin, the daughter of Dr. Oswald and Elvira (Theiss) Kirsch. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Roselle and attended Glenbard High School. Yvonne continued her education at Walther Memorial School of Nursing where she became a Registered Nurse.  In 1958, Yvonne was set up on a blind date with a handsome young man...

Carol Baltzar Birch passed away March 3 2023 at home surrounded by her family. Carol Jean was born on November 23, 1939 to Nils (Dick) and Dorothy E. (Wicklund) Baltzar at Geneva community hospital. She was baptized at Bethany Lutheran church where she attended Sunday school. She later transferred to Immanuel Lutheran church. She attended Batavia schools graduating the class BHS 1957. In 1957 she did a term paper on Valley School for the exceptional children her first introduction with...

Services for Karee will be held at a later date.

Robert Lloyd Hilligoss II, age 82, of Geneva, IL passed away Friday, February 17th, 2023, at Michealsen Health Center in Batavia with his loving family by his side. He was born on July 5, 1940, in Anderson, Indiana to Robert and Evelyn (Armstrong) Hilligoss.  Robert attended Elkhart High School in Elkhart, Indiana. He later went on to study at Purdue University and Harper College. He worked at various companies over the years. CTS Corporation, McDonnell Douglas Aircraft, Middlebury...