Friday, January 20, 2012
As snow silently fell, the 20-year-old soldier arrived at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Batavia after a procession. Here are some images from outside West Aurora High School and the church.
This weekend Chris Patterson is among those who know him best. Spc. Patterson arrived at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Batavia Friday morning after a procession that took him from Moss Family Funeral Home on the west side to West Aurora High School. Patterson passed by thousands at the high school and perhaps several dozens more as his procession headed to the church. He was accompanied by police, fire crews, members of the Patriot Guard Riders and his family. Patterson, a Indiana National Guardsman, died on Jan. 6 with three other soldiers in Afghanistan after a roadside bomb went off underneath their vehicle. He was 20 years old. Droves of people braved the snow to come pay their respects to Patterson during a seven-hour visitation. A …
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Here is more information about Spc. Patterson and memorial contributions.
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Thursday, January 12
SPC Christopher Alexander Patterson, age 20, passed away Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 while proudly serving his country in the Kandahar Province in Afghanistan. He was born April 17, 1991 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Robert and Mary (nee Schneider) Patterson. A 2009 graduate of West Aurora High School, Christopher was continuing his studies in music education at Valparaiso University in Indiana. He was a member of the professional music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and toured with the school’s premiere vocal ensemble, the Chorale. Christopher also composed and arranged music with a cappella group VuVox and for the West High STUDy Hall Choir. Christopher was co-captain and first board for the West High Chess Team and was honored to be under…
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
The funeral for Julie Elizabeth Berls, 22, will be held Friday.
The funeral for a 22-year-old St. Charles woman who died in a New Year’s Eve car crash is scheduled for Friday. Julie Elizabeth Berls of St. Charles spent her free time riding horses and sharing that passion with others, according to her obituary from Yurs Funeral Home. Berls' life was cut tragically short when her car left the road while traveling on Campton Hills Road and struck a pole at around 4 a.m. Dec. 31. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Berls graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a degree in Elementary Education on Dec. 17, just two weeks prior to the crash. She also was a 2007 graduate of St. Charles East High School. Berls is survived by her parents, a brother, Kevin, her paternal grandparents, Chuck and Betty …
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2900 E Main St, St Charles, IL
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405 E Main St, St Charles, IL
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Put Steve Jobs in the same category as Walt Disney. They were magic-makers of the first order.
When the world found out in February 1999 that Walter Payton needed a liver transplant, I was not particularly moved. It just didn’t pertain much to my life. Then, a few weeks later, film critic Gene Siskel died. “I am so very, very sad,” I told my husband when he delivered the news. “That’s the way other people feel about Walter Payton,” he said, mildly, but with import that has stuck all these years. That sadness I felt when Siskel died doesn’t BEGIN to cover how I felt when my middle daughter, the child who loves all things Apple, who convinced me that giving her dad an iPad for Christmas would be a fabulous, if extravagant gift, who couldn’t wait to order the MacBook she received for her high school graduation, called Wednesday …
Monday, August 15, 2011
Announcement comes through e-mail to board members.
It was a shock Monday when someone sent along an e-mail saying that Jean Weems had died. I have no details, but we'll share any information as becomes available. If you'd ever visited County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay, you met with Jean. She was clearly so competent, so throughly kind and in-the-know, that the office of the County Board chairman and the Kane County Board as a whole was enhanced by her presence. The e-mail described her as "the glue that held together the County Board Office." "It is our sad duty to inform you that Jean Weems, executive assistant to County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay, has passed away," the e-mail said. "Jean had been a Kane County employee for over 17 years. Her hard work, dedication and …
Friday, August 12, 2011
Friends, family refer to Naperville 59-year-old as an "Angel."
Randy Suchy died a hero, drowning near the Geneva dam Aug. 5 while trying to save a 12-year-old boy. Marie Wilson of the Daily Herald wrote two beautiful pieces about him. The first, headlined "Naperville man ‘didn't hesitate' to save Bolingbrook boy on Fox River" says Suchy actually saved the 12-year-old by pushing him away from the dam and out of the undertow, according to Suchy's brother, Bill. The second story, headlined "Naperville rescuer remembers as friend, 'Angel,' " provides coverage of the Thursday memorial service in Willowbrook. The Naperville Sun also report provides insights into Suchy's life in a story by Sandy Illian Bosch with the headline "Friends remember Napeville man who died a hero." Initial reports had Suchy's …
Thursday, August 11, 2011
The service for Dennis and Carolyn Chidester will begin at 4 p.m. Sat., Aug. 13, at Moss Family Funeral Home, 209 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia.
A memorial service will be held this Saturday, Aug. 13, to honor a Batavia couple who lost their lives in a tragic explosion. The service for Dennis Chidester and his wife, Carolyn, will begin at 4 p.m. at Moss Family Funeral Home, 209 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia. The home is located in the city's downtown area. Visitation will start at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home until the service begins. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Family of Denny and Carolyn Chidester—a college education fund will be established for the benefit of their grandchildren. Dennis and Carolyn Chidester died as a result of injuries sustained in a explosion inside their cabin in Armenia, WI, about 100 miles north of Madison. Sydney Chidester, one of …
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209 S Batavia Ave, Batavia, IL
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Geneva High School 2010 graduate and ISU student Emma Mebane dies "suddenly but peacefully in her sleep."
The Geneva community is mourning the death of Emma Mebane, a 19-year-old who "died suddenly, but peacefully, in her sleep, on Friday, July 8," according the the Yurs Funeral Home obituary. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today (Thursday, July 14) at Sanctuary Church, 1S430 Wenmoth Road, Batavia, IL, with the Rev. Ben Poole officiating. Emma was a 2010 graduate of Geneva Community High School who was studying graphic design at Illinois State University, "where she was about to enter her sophomore year and live in her very first apartment." Emma also worked at Town House Books and Cafe in St. Charles, according to a Daily Herald article. She enjoyed "music, soccer, basketball, traveling and any time spent with her family and her …
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Saturday, July 2, 2011
Zeman recently co-chaired the Batavia Loyalty Day Parade with her husband Bob. She was 62.
A 62-year-old woman who contributed to many Batavia organizations has died. Barbara Zeman of Aurora suddenly passed away on June 30, according to an obituary on the Dieterle Funeral Home website. Zeman was involved in Batavia Woman of the Moose #722, past president of the Batavia VFW Ladies Auxiliary, regional president of the 19th District Ladies Auxiliary VFW Illinois and more. Batavia resident Yvonne Dinwiddie said that Zeman put her heart and soul into everything she did, according to an article in the Aurora Beacon-News. Zeman's obituary says she is survived by her husband Robert and daughter Tracy Banser. Visitation for Zeman will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, at Dieterle Memorial Home, 1120 S. Broadway Ave., Montgomery. …
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Sunday, June 19, 2011
Manisara "Mani" Geren passed away on June 16. She is survived by her husband, daughter and more family.
A Batavia woman who helped supervise lunches at Grace McWayne Elementary School has passed away. Manisara "Mani" Geren died on Thursday, June 16. She was 52. Geren suffered a heart attack while rehabilitating from a stroke, according to an online message from Grace McWayne Principal Kevin Skomer. "It is with deep sadness that I must announce the sudden passing of Mrs. Geren, a lunchroom supervisor at Grace McWayne," Skomer said. "Please keep her family in your thoughts during this difficult time." Geren is survived by her husband Kenneth, her daughter Amy, her mother Orachorn Sarigaphuti and other family members. Geren loved spending time with the Grace McWayne students. She often served as a listening ear to the students, according to her…
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Ray Schneider
5:03 pm on Sunday, January 22, 2012
My deepest sympathies go out to Mr. and Mrs. Patterson and their family for the loss of Chris. I had the honor of helping with the PGR as an escort of Spc. Patterson and his family on Friday. I was able to see some of the many lives he has touched. He will truly be missed. I thanked him in a pray for the sacrifice he has made for our Country and our freedom. Sincerely, Ray more ›