All Obituaries

Sally Lesmann Nelson, age 84, of Geneva, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Rosewood Care Center in St. Charles. She was born December 15, 1934 in Decatur, the daughter of Henry and Caroline (Hill) Spicer. She is survived by her sons Doug and Gary (Carol) both of Colorado; four grandchildren; daughter-in-law Carol Lesmann of St. Charles; and many other dear relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; sons Tod and Eric; daughter-in-law Liz Lesmann; and husbands...

Adolfo G. “Al” Montana, age 81, of St. Charles, formerly of Geneva, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019 at Delnor Hospital in Geneva. Born on May 5, 1938 in Atascosa, Texas the son of Evaristo and Paula (Garcia) Montana, he moved to Illinois in 1954 where he met the love of his life, Linda.  They married in April 1961 and lived in West Chicago. In 1972, they moved to Geneva where they lived for 24 years. In 1996, they moved to Kerrville, Texas and in 2016, they returned...

Victor Harrison Temple, age 76 of Clare Oaks Senior Living in Bartlett, formerly a long-time resident of St. Charles, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 after a brief illness.  He was born December 2, 1942 in Wilmington, Delaware, the only child of Harrison S. Temple and Blanche L. (Townsend) Temple. He is survived by his wife, the love of his life, Virginia L. Temple, his “true companion” of 52 years; daughters Kristin (Thomas O’Rourke) Burmeister of Lake...

Valeria M. “Valerie” McGrath, age 67, of St. Charles, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at home. She was born July 29, 1952, in Chicago, the daughter of Joseph and Josephine (Muvrin) Miletic. Valerie worked in sales at Banana Republic.  She loved dogs and horseback riding.  However, her greatest enjoyment in life was spending time with her family and friends and she will be dearly missed. She is survived by her sisters Virginia (the late Bert) Ferrell and...

Michael F. “Mike” Loughman, Jr., age 75, of Geneva, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Arden Courts in Geneva with his loving family by his side. He was born September 3, 1944 in New York City, the son of Michael Sr. and Dorothy (Morgan) Loughman. Mike proudly served his country in the United States Air Force.  He received a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University in New York and a master’s degree from Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.  He...

David C. Hasenheyer, age 77, of Geneva, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019 at Delnor Hospital in Geneva. He was born October 15, 1942 in Berlin, Wisconsin, the son of Roy and Lorraine (Hessler) Hasenheyer. David graduated from West Chicago High School in 1962. He was a resident of Geneva for 51 years.  A header machinist by trade, he owned and operated E.C. Rivet, Inc. for 29 years until his retirement in 2010.  He loved the Lord as his personal Savior and was a wonderful...

Raymond J. “Ray” Wollenberg, age 79, of Elmhurst passed away October 26, 2019 with his loving family by his side at Pine Acres Living Center. He was born June 30, 1940, in Oak Park, the son of Raymond and Josephine (Bergl) Wollenberg. Ray worked as a civil engineer for the Village of Bensenville for 35 years.  He enjoyed working in the garage, reading, doing research and relaxing with his dogs.  His favorite pastime however was spending time with his family and he...

Margaret B. Gibbs died peacefully in her sleep October 26, 2019, at The Holmstad in Batavia, Illinois.  She was 86.  Mrs. Gibbs was born Margaret Tipton Brown, May 28, 1933 in Canton, Ohio, the second daughter of Byron and Alma Brown.  She was graduated from Shawnee Mission High School, Mission (now Overland Park), Kansas in 1951, and attended the University of Kansas where she majored in Fine Arts.  Mrs. Gibbs was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Margaret is...

Brian A. Scruggs, age 22, of St. Charles, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019. He was born on April 2, 1997 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, the son of Steve and Tina (Steurer) Scruggs. He attended St. Charles schools and graduated from St. Charles North High School, where his talents came to light in his AP computer science and culinary classes.   He attended Elgin Community College briefly and became certified in computer hardware repair. Brian enjoyed playing video games,...

Charles William “Chuck” Dorband, Sr., age 95, of Geneva, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 14, 1923, in Evanston, the son of Charles and Agnes (Kent) Dorband. Chuck was a devoted parishioner of both Queen of All Saints Church in Chicago and St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Geneva.  He proudly served his country and was a veteran of World War II.  Chuck was an avid lifelong golfer who enjoyed...