U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Charles A. Stulb lifelong resident of Wheaton
Memorial services for Charles A. Stulb, 55, will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, at Faith Evangelical Covenant Church, 2 S 571 Lake View (off of west Butterfield Road, across from Herrick Lake Forest Preserve), Wheaton.
Born March 21, 1943, he died at home Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1999.
Mr. Stulb worked for many years at the Wheaton Post Office where he was superintendent of postal operations and manager of customer relations. Following his retirement from the post office, he remained active in the National Association of Postal Supervisors, serving as president from 1988 to 1993. He also worked briefly for United Airlines and most recently for the National Association of Evangelicals. He graduated from Eureka College in Eureka, Ill., where he was a member of Lambda Chi Fraternity. He was long active in various charities and service organizations. He was a charter member of DuPage County Kiwanis Club and supported the March of Dimes and the National Hemophilia Association. Friends remember him as a longtime member of the Wheaton Thursday Night Bowling League. He was a member of Faith Evangelical Covenant church, where he served as deacon. As a youth, he had been a charter member of the Pleasant Hill Church Sunday School in Wheaton.
He is survived by his brother-in-law and sister, Richard and Jackie Morris of Toronto, Canada; niece, Michelle Rutledge; and nephew, Kevin Morris.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Virginia Stulb.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Monday at the church, prior to the memorial service.
For information, (630) 260-0468.
Valerie `Vera' May Trom of Winnetka
Services for Valerie `Vera' May Trom (nee Bennett), 86, will begin at 9:15 a.m. today, from Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Blvd. (at Old Orchard Road), Skokie, and continue with Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Philip the Apostle Church, 1962 Old Willow Road, Northfield. Interment will be in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines.
She was the beloved wife of the late William H. Trom; loving mother of Virginia (Phillip) Simon and Alice (Herbert) Timm; fond grandmother of Georgi Ann Henderson, Gregory W., Geoffrey B. and George Bennett, Belinda L. and Michael L. Brooks, and William D., Matthew H., Elizabeth T. and Heather A. Timm;and great-grandmother of nine. She was also the dear sister of Alice Begue and the late Albion Bennett, Lillian Blahnik, Marion Dickey and Donald Bennett.
Masses or memorials to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, 4709 Golf Road, Suite 1015, Skokie, IL 60076, would be appreciated.
For information, (847) 675-1990.
Hilda A. C. Ziekert of Arlington Heights
Funeral services for Hilda A. C. Ziekert (nee Hoppenrath), 94, formerly of Keeneyville, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Roselle. She will lie in state from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
Born Feb. 20, 1904, in Chicago, she died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1999, in Arlington Heights. Burial will be in Lakewood Cemetery, Elgin.
Mrs. Ziekert had been employed by Milwaukee Railroad. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and served as the secretary of the Altar Guild for many years.
She was the wife of the late Adolph; mother of Wilfred (Dorothy), Leonore B. (Edward) Weidner, Nancy J. (Keith) Follmann, Beverly A. (the late James) Slawin and the late Kenneth (Carol); sister of Theodore Hoppenrath; grandmother of 13; and great-grandmother of 18.
Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, at the Lutheran Home, 800 W. Oakton Ave., Arlington Heights.
Arrangements were made by G. L. Hills Funeral Home, 745 Graceland Ave., Des Plaines.
For information, (847) 699-9003.
Virginia Bernice `Bunny' Kelley of South Elgin
Memorial services for Virginia Bernice `Bunny' Kelley (nee Voltz), 89, will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, at Community United Methodist Church in South Elgin.
Born July 7, 1909, in Elgin, to Jay DeWitt and Mildred (nee Marshall) Voltz, she passed away Thursday, Jan.
14, 1999, at her home. Interment will be private.
Mrs. Kelley was a lifelong resident of the South Elgin area and descended from a local family, which dated back to the early 1800s. She was an active member of the community. Bunny served in the Girl Scouts and the Elgin Day Care, and was a founding member and donor of the South Elgin Heritage Committee. Throughout her life she was also an active member of Community United Methodist Church of South Elgin.
Survivors include her daughters, Kathleen Joy (Stephen) Butz and Sue Ellyn (Ralf) Merkau; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, C. Walter Kelly, March 19, 1974; three sisters; four brothers; and one great-granddaughter.
Visitation will be at the time of services only.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Community United Methodist Church of South Elgin.
Arrangements were made by Laird Funeral Home, Elgin.
For information, (847) 741-8800.
Cecelia Chappell of Pocatello, Idaho
Memorial graveside services for Cecelia Chappell, 78, wereheld Thursday, at Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, by the combined veterans groups of Pocatello; Disabled Veterans Chapter 3, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 735, American Legion Post 4 and the Fleet Reserve Association #133.
Born May 21, 1920, in Natrona, Pa., the daughter of Anastasia and Helen Jamrosz Witoslawski, she died Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999, in a Pocatello healthcare center.
Cecelia graduated from Geneva College in Pennsylvania. She married Raymond C. Chappell, and they were later divorced. He preceded her in death in death in 1995. She served in the Coast Guard as a communications specialist during World War II from 1943 to 1945.
She was a member of the Catholic Church.
Survivors include her son, James Chappell of St. Paul, Minn.; and daughter, Patricia Bingham of Pocatello. She loved and enjoyed her grandchildren, Gracie, Natalie and Sarah.
She was also preceded in death by one brother.
Arrangements were made by Henderson-Cornelison Funeral Home, Pocatello.
For information, (208) 232-0542.
The world is a much less interesting and complicated place without Cecelia.
She was a living contradiction, a woman born either 100 years too soon, or 100 years too late. She scolded God when she thought He needed it, and at her end, God's most assured angels were there to hold the door open for her, bow at their waists and sweep her in. Paradise is now a more interesting place.
She was an iron flower beside our paths and a frail trestle between all of us.
From commencement to closure, her life was defined by hyphenation and outlined with ellipses. Cecelia was one ofthose singular persons who actually was dealt a royal flush, but folded because she didn't know what it was. Life's actualities bent and twisted her, but be it known to all, she faltered but never fell, never cowered. When a day begins nothing breaks, when a day ends nothing is fixed. To be by not being is to live even though dead. In Cecelia's words, this means `it was all fiddlesticks, horsefeathers, and je ne sais quais.
adieu.'
Estelle Sroczynski formerly of Chicago
Services for Estelle Sroczynski (nee Nega), 84, formerly of the Northwest Side of Chicago and most recently of Wauconda, will begin at 9:30 a.m. Monday, at Kolbus Funeral Home, 6841-57 W. Higgins, Chicago, and continue with Mass at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church.
Born Feb. 6, 1914, in Chicago, she died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1999, in Buffalo Grove. Burial will be in Maryhill Cemetery, Niles.
Mrs. Sroczynski had formerly been employed as a salesperson for a jewelry store.
She was the wife of the late Edward A. Sroczynski; mother of Edmund V. (Marcia) Sroczynski and Elizabeth L. Mohan; grandmother of Vicky (Dr. John Burk) Sroczynski, Christopher (Tammie) Sroczynski, Paul (Debbie Blair) Sroczynski, Craig (fiancee, Joey Grandjanett) Mohan and Susan (Joseph) Kaminski; great-grandmother of Lauren, Stephanie, Joshua and Tyler; and sister of Genevieve Miranti and the late Jean Hebner, William and John Nega, and John S. Wink.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services at 9:30 a.m. Monday, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice of the NorthShore, 2821 Central St., Evanston, IL 60201-1221.
For information, (773) 774-3232.
June M. Misurelli formerly of Glenview
A funeral Mass for June M. Misurelli (nee Kreuser), 73, of Harvard, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at St. Viator Church, 4170 W. Addison, Chicago. Procession to the church will begin at 10 a.m. at N. H. Scott & Hebblethwaite Funeral Home, 1240 Waukegan Rd. (two blocks south of Lake Ave. on west side), Glenview.
Mrs. Misurelli died Friday, Jan. 15, 1999. Interment will be private.
She was the wife of Daniel S. Misurelli; loving mother of Danny, James, and Lisa (Charles) Maduzia; proud grandmother of Anthony; and dear sister of Barbara (Alex) Misurelli.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to June Misurelli's favorite charities.
For information, (847) 998-1020.
John Martin Bergman of Elgin
Visitation for John Martin Bergman, 46, will be held from noon to 6 p.m. today, at Miller Funeral Home, 504 W. Main St., West Dundee.
Born Oct. 24, 1952, in Chicago, he died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1999, at Sherman Hospital, Elgin.
Mr. Bergman had been a resident of the Elgin-Carpentersville area for 39 years. He had been employed at Biggers Chevrolet for 27 years, most recently as new car service manager.
Survivors include his wife of 19 years, Debra K. Holte Bergman, whom he married May 26, 1979; daughters, Sara and Laura, both at home; mother, Shirley Bergman Corbely of Algonquin; brothers, Henry C. (Judy) Bergman Jr. of Mount Prospect and Richard (Alicia) Bergman of Algonquin; sisters, Shirley (Gary Halley) Ingram of Lyons and Cheryl (Robert) Haughey of Algonquin; god children, Megan and Rebecca Haughey; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Henry C. Bergman Sr.
Please omit flowers. A memorial fund had been established for the education of Sara and Laura Bergman, c/o First Chicago Bank, 500 N. Shady Oaks Drive, Mall Suite 2745, Elgin, IL 60120.
For information, (847) 426-3436.
Donald D. Dimond, 70, of Lombard, died Friday, Jan. 15, 1999. Arrangements were made by Brust Funeral Home, Lombard, (630) 629-0094.
Bertram P. Fitterer of Arlington Heights
Services for Bertram P. Fitterer, 81, formerly of Mineola, Long Island, N. Y., will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, at St. Simon Episcopal Church, 717 W. Kirchoff, Arlington Heights.
Born March 17, 1917, in Rochester, N. Y., he died Friday, Jan. 15, 1999, at Northwest Community Healthcare, Arlington Heights. Inurnment will be at the church.
Mr. Fitterer had been a resident of Arlington Heights for 31 years. Prior to his retirement, he had been an executive at Atlantic Richfield in Oak Brook.
A World War II veteran, he attained the rank of lieutenant and had served in the Pacific Theater. He was also a volunteer for Northwest Community Hospital for 20 years.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Myrtle E. Fitterer (nee Ellingham); son, Leslie (Patricia) Fitterer of North Palm Beach, Fla.; daughter, Susan Fitterer of Prospect Heights; and grandchildren, Brendan and Kathryn Fitterer.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Asthma Foundation.
Arrangements were made by the Cremation Society of Illinois, Mount Prospect.
For information, (847) 577-6505.
Mary Lou Gernhardt of Libertyville
Prayers for Mary Lou Gernhardt, 65, formerly a 10-year resident ofLos Altos, Calif., will begin at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, at Burnett-Dane Funeral Home, 120 W. Park Ave., Libertyville, and continue to St. Joseph Church for a funeral Mass at 10 a.m.
Born March 22, 1933, in Chicago, she passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 1999, at ManorCare Health Services in Libertyville. Interment will follow the Mass in Lakeside Cemetery, Libertyville.
Mrs. Gernhardt was a member of St. Joseph Parish in Libertyville and a former piano teacher and girl scout leader.
An accountant, she had been employed by several firms in the Libertyville area, and had been chosen as the first Secretary of the Year by the LMV Chamber of Commerce.
Surviving are her children, Frederick (Betty) Gernhardt of Auburn, Calif., Gail (Kevin) Kick of Libertyville, Gary (Sharon) Gernhardt of Orlando, Fla., Paul (Helen) Gernhardt of Ashburn, Va., and Kevin (Amy) Gernhardt of Wildwood, Ill.; grandchildren, Rick, Travis, Jennifer, Audra, Brian, Kiersten, Maxwell and Mitchell; and her dear friend, Dorothy Confer of Arlington Heights.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Maria Malloy, and her husband, Frederick Gernhardt.
Friends of the family may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday.
For information, (847) 362-3009.
