All Obituaries

  Susanna Haroldson, age 99, of St. Charles, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Brighton Gardens of St. Charles with her family by her side. She was born February 29, 1920 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, the daughter of Michael and Susanna Melnichook. Susanna served her country as an Army flight nurse in the South Pacific during World War 2. It was on a stopover at Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands that she met the love of her life, Herb Haroldson, who was serving as a Marine pilot....

Norma J. Smick, age 89, of Geneva, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at Delnor Hospital in Geneva with her loving family by her side. She was born October 12, 1929 in Ellisville, the daughter of Nelson and Hazel (Detrick) Wagner. Norma enjoyed sports, watching Jeopardy, and playing card and board games, her favorite was Irish Checkers.  She devoted her life to raising her family and she will be dearly missed by them. She is survived by her children Jim (Regina Allegretti) of...

Mary Edith VanDeVeire, age 83, of North Aurora, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019 at home with her loving family by her side. She was born July 12, 1935 in Nashville, Georgia, the daughter of Marvin and Nellie (Taylor) Durrance. Mary was a longtime resident of the area and last worked at Mooseheart until the age of 75, at which time she retired.  She was also a member of the Moose Lodge. She loved spending time with family and friends and will be dearly missed.    She is...

Colin Jacob Kutrovatz, age 21, of Geneva, passed away Friday, May 3, 2019 at his grandmother’s home in Lombard. He was born August 31, 1997 in Hinsdale, the son of Jerry and Jean (Saweikis) Kutrovatz. Colin graduated from Geneva High School.  He was a talented musician who taught himself to play guitar and piano. He enjoyed sharing his music with others and bought his brothers a guitar, amp and ukulele. He showed such patience as he gave his brother Clark guitar lessons every...

Ralph O. McGraw, Jr. age 91, of Geneva, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at home in Greenfields with his loving family by his side. He was born December 20, 1927 in Evanston, the son of Ralph and Ellen (Carey) McGraw. Ralph proudly served his country in the United States Air Force.  He graduated from the University of Illinois and was a member of Chi Psi fraternity, Christy chapter.   He worked as a salesman in the specialty chemicals industry for many years.  Ralph...

Mario Trungale, age 101, of Geneva, passed away April 28, 2019 at home. He was born January 14, 1918 in Chicago, the son of Pellegrino “Peno” and Antanina “Lena” (Trapani) Trungale.  Mario served his county in the United States Army Air Corp.  He was a loving brother and uncle who will be dearly missed. He is survived by his nephews Joe (Candy) of Batavia and David (Sabrina) of Wisconsin, great nephews Joey (Mary), Jeffrey, and David; and his great niece...

Barbara C. Steinke, age 85, of Batavia, formerly of Geneva, died peacefully on April 27th in the presence of loving family members. She was born November 7, 1933 in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of Don and Margaret (Mitchell) Christy, where Don served as U.S. assistant agricultural attaché. A lifelong competitive tennis player Barbara met another tennis player by the name of Charles Steinke (La Grange IL.). Charles served up a love game and they started a family in Hinsdale, IL...

Donald W. “Don” Swanson, age 86, lifelong resident of Geneva, passed away peacefully Friday, April 19, 2019 at his home with his loving wife and a family friend by his side. He was born in the family home on March 20, 1933 in Wasco, the son of Wallace and Louise (Gerdau) Swanson. Don attended Wasco schools and graduated from St. Charles High School in 1952.  He proudly served this country in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. Don received a degree in accountancy...

James Thomas “Jim” Kowalkowski, age 77, of Maple Park, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born December 22, 1941 in Chicago, the son of Bruno and Rose (Chytla) Kowalkowski. Jim worked as a tool and dye maker for many years at Bi-Link Metal Specalties.  He was very hands on for he liked working on cars, tractors, and was an inventor.  In his spare time, he enjoyed many outdoor activities such as fishing &...