Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost July 1 - December 31, 2025
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Obituary & Remembrance Tribute Feature
During a family’s time of sorrow, we want to reflect on the lives of those who have recently passed. Suburban Life and mysuburbanlife.com offer a special biannual feature to commemorate and honor those we have lost. This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in July, August, September, October, November and December 2025.
Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost July 1 - December 31, 2025
Look for the next Tributes Edition on July 16-17, 2026.
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Richard T. Bennett Downers Grove, IL
Jay & Mary Cawley
Sara Helen Armstrong, 93
Marquette, MI June 16, 1932 September 2, 2025
B Frank Babinsky, 81 McHenry, IL March 1, 1944 September 13, 2025
Nathaniel ‘Nate’ Baker III, 43
Downers Grove, IL September 7, 1981 September 2, 2025
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Lincoln, NE July 31, 2025
D Doris Dellegrazie, 87 Waterford, WI February 18, 1938 June 22, 2025
John Herman Bieritz, 79
Hinsdale, IL October 26, 1945 September 5, 2025
Patricia Chase Olson, 100
Beverly Jean Briggs, 92
Downers Grove, IL March 10, 1925 September 27, 2025
Mary Lou Briick, 96
Karen Clark, 80 Glendale Heights, IL August 1, 1944 September 27, 2024
Columbus, IN November 30, 1932 June 15, 2025 Hathaway-Myers
Hinsdale, IL May 14, 1929 September 5, 2025
Mark Dillingham, 61
Elmhurst, IL February 12, 1964 June 8, 2025 Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & Crematory
Robert Dillingham, 84
Elmhust, IL August 7, 1935 June 25, 2020 Alghrim Elmhurst
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David H. Eckdahl, 72
Lorraine Hayden
Downers Grove, IL October 25, 2025
Downers Grove, IL January 22, 1953 August 12, 2025
Carol Lynn (nee Spataro) Hendrich, 68 Gerald “Jerry” Frank Eminger Westmont, IL July 26, 2025
Downers Grove, IL December 25, 1956 July 23, 2025
Margaret “Meg” Heydorn, 59 Jeanne Marie Eminger, 76 Monroe, WI May 10, 1949 July 7, 2025
Westmont, IL November 4, 1965 September 24, 2025
Mark S. Koehler, 71 Downers Grove, IL January 10, 1954 October 3, 2025
Westmont, IL
Patricia Ann Pollard, 93
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James Walter Humay, 83
Ardythe E. Rasmussen, 74
Robert Grimmenga Downers Grove, IL
Shirley Hamerman, 90
Cicero, IL February 28, 1935 August 28, 2025
Downers Grove, IL
Charles John Rasmussen, 63
Chicago, IL November 6, 1961 May 25, 2025
John W. Murdock
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Lagrange, IL October 24, 2025
Susan Elizabeth Janca, 69
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Matthew Richard Janicki, 28
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Byron W. Kennedy, 77 Sun City, AZ November 8, 1947 March 16, 2025
William J. Rasmussen, 72
Lombard, IL August 19, 1952 August 11, 2025
West Chicago, IL April 24, 1956 August 5, 2025
Western Springs, IL July 23, 2025
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Neenah, WI October 17, 1950 August 10, 2025
Hinsdale, IL October 1, 1941 July 18, 2025
Nancy E. Filip, 88
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Marsha “Mardi” Kay Morris
Brookfield, IL September 28, 2025
Waukesha, WI August 28, 1937 October 4, 2025
Trinity, FL February 27, 1932 September 10, 2025
Roseanna Martin, 96
Romeoville, IL February 15, 1929 July 14, 2025
Downers Grove, IL July 9, 2025
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Jean Ann Paychl, 85
Chicago, IL July 2, 1940 October 3, 2025
Freda Krueger
Ida Mae Hubbard, 81
Lucy P. (nee Pumilia) Evans, 97
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Marilyn O’Neill, 66
Geneva, IL December 25, 1958 January 17, 2025
Matthew Kyle Olson, 48
Glen Ellyn, IL August 7, 2025
Herbert Theodore Rosby, 88 Waupaca, WI October 21, 1936 September 23, 2025
S Thomas “Tom” Mark Salansky, 70
Downers Grove, IL September 17, 1955 October 6, 2025 Illinois Cremation Centers
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See full obituary at mysuburbanlife.com/obituaries Carl Howard Schupmann, 94
Bradenton, FL October 3, 1930 August 13, 2025
Billie S. Strauss, 82
Oak Park, IL June 1, 1943 November 15, 2025
Mary Caspers Trout, 83
Ronald James Villagomez Jr., 56
Gold Canyon, AZ September 5, 1942 December 7, 2025
Berwyn, IL November 7, 1968 October 9, 2025
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William J. Vande Merkt, 91
Burr Ridge, IL May 31, 1934 November 17, 2025
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Mary Wynona Thompson, 91
Hester, LA August 31, 1934 December 3, 2025
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John Courtney Vaughn, 74
Tucson, AZ June 28, 1951 November 11, 2025
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I IVINS/MORAVECEK FUNERAL & CREMATIONS 80 E. Burlington St., Riverside, IL 60546 708-447-2261 hamsherlakeside.com
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S SULLIVAN FUNERAL HOME 60 S. Grant St., Hinsdale, IL 60521 630-323-0275 sullivanfamilyfuneralhomes.com