Apr 01,1952 — Mar 24,2007

MICHAEL "Mike" T. PAULSONAge 54 of Sacramento, CA, formerly of Belvidere, IL, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, March 24, 2007, in Ozark, AR, when he was stricken with a heart attack. BORN / EARLY YEARSHe was born, April 1, 1952, in St. Charles, IL, the son of Clarence "Red" and Doris Paulson.When Michael was eleven, the family moved to Belvidere, IL where he attended high school and as a young man, he followed his father’s footsteps into trucking. Hanging around with Read More…

Jun 04,1953 — Mar 23,2007

Susan E. Aeppli, Age 53 of Maple Park, IL, passed away, Friday, March 23, 2007 at Delnor Commnity Hospital, Geneva, following a sudden collapse. BORN / EARLY YEARSShe was born June 4, 1953 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Walter F. and Mary A. (Osman) Hansen.Susan grew up on the northwest side of the city where she worked for a number of years as a waitress and later as a teller at the Plaza Bank. MARRIAGE & FAMILYA blind date Read More…

Nov 10,1922 — Mar 02,2007

HELEN M. LAWSONage 84, of Maple Park, IL, passed away, March 2, 2007 at the Jennings Terrace Care Center, Aurora, IL. She was born November 10, 1922 in Maple Park, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (McCabe) Sanders, Sr. She attended Maple Park schools and grew up to marry her childhood sweetheart, Lloyd C. "Ike" Lawson. When Lloyd came home from WWII in 1944, they were wed at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Maple Park. For a short Read More…

Aug 11,1944 — Feb 28,2007

DRUSILLA "Dru" E. SANBERG age 62 of Batavia, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.She was born August 11, 1944 in Aurora, IL, the daughter of Charles U. and Daphne (Shrader) Edwards Dru graduated from Kaneland High School with the class of 1962, and earned her nursing certificate from the St. Joseph School of Nursing, Aurora. She worked for Dr. Mary McKenzie as office nurse for seventeen years until 1989, when she became Director of Read More…

Mar 25,1928 — Feb 27,2007

GEORGE E. WHILDIN Jr., Age 78 of Byron, IL, formerly of Sugar Grove, IL, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at his home. Like an insidious computer virus, Alzheimer’s had slowly erased George’s phenomenal memory and robbed him of his robust health. Yet, to the very end, his tenacious will remained. That "never-give-up" attitude, seasoned with humor and shared by his beloved wife, "Honey", helped George live through the long and winding road of his last years. Ironically, "long Read More…

Jul 22,1977 — Feb 26,2007

Kevin A. Conway, loved life; lived it fully and left it far too soon. As an over-the-road truck driver, he had traveled from coast to coast numerous times and at twenty-nine, concluded that "God’s Country" was Texas. He loved the landscape, the people, the climate and everything about the state he decided to call home. About a year ago, Kevin found a 1977 Triumph TR7 on e-Bay and flew to Colorado to drive it home. "Born" in the same year Read More…

Apr 27,1909 — Feb 23,2007

BESSE MACHO, age 97 of St. Charles, IL, passed away Friday evening, February 23, 2007 at Bethany Healthcare, DeKalb, IL. BORN / EARLY YEARSShe was born April 27, 1909, the daughter of John and Mary (Miller) Lindhorst in Ramsey, IL. EDUCATIONBesse grew up on the family farm in Herrick, IL and attended local schools. She graduated from Ramsey High School. MARRIAGE & FAMILYWithin a few years of graduating and in between helping out on the farm, she met and married Read More…

Sep 03,1938 — Feb 18,2007

NAME Frank D. Thomas, age 68, of Geneva, passed away at his home, surrounded by the love of his family, following a year- long courageous battle with cancer. Though his spirit never floundered and he fought every inch of the way, his body lost the battle and gave way to his ascension to a new life in heaven on Sunday, February 18, 2007. BORN: He was born on September 3, 1938 the son of Albert and Dolly (Repp) Thomas in Read More…

Sep 10,1924 — Feb 15,2007

Robert P. Anderson, age 82, of Wasco, IL, passed away at home, Thursday, February 16, 2007, following a long illness. With his family around him, he finished his life journey claiming the Promises of his Savior and a "house not made with hands".He was born September 10, 1924, in St. Charles, IL, the son of Harold and Ellen (Peterson) Anderson. He attended Wasco schools and finished his last two years of high school in St. Charles where he graduated in Read More…

Jan 08,1924 — Feb 13,2007

NAME Ingrid K. Jonsson, age 83, of St. Charles passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, February 13 at Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva. A strong fighter to the end, weak in body, but not in spirit, she succumbed to the last of three strokes, the first of which struck her in September of 2003.BORN: Born Ingrid Kirubei Alm in Dindigali, India, January 8, 1924, she was the third child of Sigfrid and Sigrid Alm. The Alm\\\’s were missionaries serving the communities Read More…