All Obituaries

 Joseph T. "Joe" Slowiak, age 83, of Batavia, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 22, 1938, in Chicago, the son of Joseph and Margaret (Norkus) Slowiak. He was a longtime member of St. Peters Church, member of the Oregon Lions Club, had many hobbies and interests including biking, gardening, travel with his wife and friends, and woodworking. He is survived by his devoted wife Patricia "Pat" (Burton);...

  Darlene H. Harris, 84, of Geneva, passed away September 18, 2022 at Delnor hospital.  She was born on January 16, 1938 in Gilman, WI to Irving and Lucille (Smith) Groves.  Darlene was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was married at the young age of 16, and was a devoted wife for 55 years to her late husband John.  Darlene worked 30 years as a highly respected nurse at Delnor's intensive care unit after earning her GED and attending Aurora...

Kaleb Jon Czuprynski was born in Geneva, Illinois on August 9, 1998. Kaleb suddenly passed away on September 16, 2022 at 24 years old in San Tan Valley, Arizona. Kaleb was an active member in his community growing up and graduated from Geneva High School. He was attending Central Arizona College and was on track to graduate with a business degree. He was also working as an Assistant Manager at Lou Malnatis.   Kaleb felt peace in the simple things in life. Sitting on a boat fishing...

Shirley Marie Haraburda, age 91, of St. Charles, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2022 at Edward Hospital in Naperville with her loving family by her side. She was born January 29, 1931, in Chicago, the daughter of George Travers and Marie (Melia) Travers. Shirley was a devoted wife to Chester and her 4 children.  She enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking, and entertaining friends.  She also had a talent for painting. Her children and grandchildren inherited her wonderful...

We mourn the passing of our beloved mother and grandmother Dorothy “Dolly” Hiller on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. She was born September 28 1921 in Flushing, NY to George and Matilda Hoag. Dolly married John Hiller in 1941. They raised two children, Gary and Alan and had two grandchildren John and Gregory. Dolly had a rich life. During the war years she was a “Rosie the Riveter” wiring fighter planes at Grumman Aircraft. When her children were born she was the mom...

         Kielan Michael Nesbitt (Kiel) of St. Charles, Illinois, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022. He was 38 years old.    Kiel graduated from St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2003. He graduated, and received a BA from Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois, in 2007, where he studied History. While at Lake Forest College, he studied abroad at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a focus on...

John A. Peterson, age 87, formerly of Elmhurst and Las Vegas, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Avantara in Elgin. He was born December 10, 1934, in Chicago, the son of Alvar and Gertrude Bourgeois Peterson. John (Jack) enjoyed playing cards, swimming, watching baseball and loved watching the Chicago Blackhawks. Jack was in a family business, Pete’s Meats, working with his brother and nephews. Jack celebrated 60 years of sobriety on September 5, 2022.  He was an active...

Betty Evelyn Dietrich, aged 96, a longtime resident of Geneva, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, September 7, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 21, 1926, in Bluford, IL the youngest child of Charles and Inez (Gregory) Thomas.  Betty grew up on the family farm and attended school in nearby Mt. Vernon, IL.  After completing her schooling, she moved to Geneva to seek employment.  This is where she met her husband Harold E. Dietrich while he was home on...