Grace Minster Grunde
Grace M. Minster Grunde, nee Frahm, 82, of Lombard, died Nov. 9 at Central Baptist Home in Norridge, Ill.
Visitation will be held Thursday, Nov. 13, from 4-8 p.m. at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. at Brust Funeral Home. Interment will be at Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.
Mrs. Grunde is survived by her husband, Herbert Grunde; five children, Deryl (Chris) Beebe of Oregon, Gail Hanczar of St. Charles, Scott (Cathy) Minster of Hampshire, Jack V. (Barbara) Minster of Downers Grove and Gordon Minster of Naperville; 13 grandchildren, Rob (Ann) Harrison, Rick Harrison, Ron Harrison, Rachel (Andy) Johnson, Becky Deen, Kristoffer Hanczar, Rob (Jennifer) Hanczar, Scott (Betsy) Minster, Samantha (Brian) Kurkjian, Amanda Minster, Amy (Brian Kalbfleisch) Minster, Elizabeth (Geraint) Phillips and Jack (Mary) Minster; 20 great-grandchildren; her brother, Kenneth (Lois) Frahm of San Diego; and three stepchildren, Dan (Pat) Grunde of Chicago, Tim (Nancy) Grunde of Wheeling and Bonnie (Jim) Hank of Kirkwood, Mo.; and stepgrandchildren.
Mrs. Grunde was preceded in death by her first husband, Jack O. Minster; two brothers, E.B. (the late Gladys) Frahm and Robert Frahm; and her sister, Mary Jane (the late Leonard) Van Dyke.
Grace Margaret Frahm was born in Chicago on May 16, 1926, to Erwin B. and Ruth G. (Ewald) Frahm. The youngest of four surviving children, she attended Gray Elementary School and graduated from Schurz High School at the age of 16.
Grace married Jack O. Minster of Elmwood Park in 1943 in Monterey, Calif., prior to his deployment with the Navy. They had five children over the next 13 years. In 1952 they moved to Lombard, Ill.
Jack and Grace attended Midwest Bible Church as youths and young adults, where they both played in the church band, Jack on the baritone horn and Grace on the saxophone. Lombard Bible Church became their church home in 1954, where Grace continued to attend until Alzheimer’s disease made it necessary for her to move to Central Baptist Village in 2006.
She was very active in her church, working with youth groups, teaching Sunday school and playing both piano and organ for services. She had a beautiful singing voice and sang in the church choir, in ensembles and on the radio program, “Songs in the Night.”
Once her children were old enough, Grace began working in local businesses. She started working for her husband in Jack’s Bicycle Shop in Lombard. She then worked for Uncle Vince’s Shoe Store followed by a time at Bollinger’s Drug Store. After a short career at Kinney Shoe Store, she began a 20-year-plus career for Jewel Food Stores. Grace started at the old Jewel on St. Charles Road and worked at several stores in the area, finally working at the “new” Jewel on Main Street and Roosevelt Road. Because of her many jobs in the community, particularly in the Jewel stores, Grace made many friends and was always recognized by local people in the community years after her retirement. She ended her working career at North American Baptist Conference.
After Jack’s death in 1991, Grace became reconnected with Herb Grunde, whom she had known as a youth at Midwest Bible Church and who had also moved his family to Lombard in the early 1970s. Herb’s family had also attended Lombard Bible Church prior to moving back to Chicago. Engaged on Valentine’s Day 1993, Herb and Grace were married that September.
Grace loved to travel and made several trips to Europe with Jack. Her first trip was to visit a pen pal in Wales—a girl to whom Grace had written since she was in seventh grade. Grace and Herb also visited his ancestral land of Norway and spent three months living in Sri Lanka when Herb volunteered as a business consultant.
Grace was devoted to her children and spent many hours with and advocating for her youngest son, Gordon Minster, after a motorcycle accident in 1978 left him a paraplegic. Later, Gordon was able and happy to reciprocate as Alzheimer’s disease robbed Grace of her independence.
Memorials to Lombard Bible Church, 111 S. Park Ave., Lombard, IL 60148, would be appreciated.
Arrangements were made by Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard.
William Harvey
William J. Harvey, 92, of Lombard, died Friday, Nov. 7, at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in Elmhurst.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 11, with prayers from Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, to Mass at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Villa Park. Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park.
Mr. Harvey is survived by his children, Lillian (James) Picker of Lombard, Lawrence (Judith) of Lombard and Albert (Denise) of Lombard; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen L.; and three brothers and one sister.
Mr. Harvey was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, having served during World War II. He was a retired member of Teamsters Local #705 after 65 years, was a member of the Lombard American Legion Post, was a committee member for 25 years of the Republican Party and was a volunteer fireman with the Villard Fire Department from 1959-71.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, 1140 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607; or Freedom Alliance, 22570 Markey Court, Suite 240, Dulles, VA 20166, would be appreciated.
Terry Johnson
Terry L. Johnson, 53, of Lombard, died Sunday, Nov. 9, in Lombard.
Funeral services will be held today, Nov. 12, at St. Alexander Catholic Church in Villa Park. Interment is private.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Marianne; children, Jennifer (Bradley) Janisch, Mary (Victor) Loffredi, Cari Beth and Scot; father, Robert (Barbara) Johnson; four grandchildren; siblings, David (Carol), Lory (Robert) Lindell, Roger (Debbie), Randy Johnson and Dawn (Tom) Tomschek; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Johnson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Kidney Cancer Research and Education Association, 1234 Sherman Ave., Suite 203, Evanston, IL 60202, would be appreciated.
Stephen Langreder
Stephen A. Langreder, 54, of Winfield, formerly of Glen Ellyn, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, in Winfield.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 8, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Wheaton, with the Rev. David W. Hanson officiating. Interment was private.
Mr. Langreder is survived by his wife, Cheryl; sons, Jason (Amie) and Luke; one grandson; brothers, Theodore (Kaye) and Jeffrey (Linda); sister-in-law, Sheryl; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. William Z. and Eloise; and brothers, Timothy and Richard.
Memorials in memory of Stephen A. Langreder, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation, 200 S. Berteau, Elmhurst, IL 60126, would be appreciated.
Arrangements were made by Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard.
Ignatius Mokrzycki
Ignatius L. “Iggy” Mokrzycki, 72, of Lombard, died Monday, Nov. 3, at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 7, with prayers from Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, to Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Lombard. Interment was at Assumption Cemetery in Wheaton.
Mr. Mokrzycki is survived by his wife, Marie; children, Joseph (Nancy), Tony, Dori (Bruce) Nethero, Frannie (George) Trakakis, Julie (Joe) Pagoria and Mary (Lee) Lupstein; 21 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Mokrzycki was a resident of Lombard for 14 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served from 1954-56. He was an electrical designer for E.N. Engineering in Woodridge.
Joan Polley
Joan E. Polley, 63, of Lombard, died Thursday, Nov. 6, at Elm Brook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Elmhurst.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 10, with prayers from Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St. Lombard, to Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lombard. Interment was at Assumption Cemetery in Wheaton.
Ms. Polley is survived by her father, Gene J. Sr.; brother, Gene Jr. (Diane Strum); and nephew, Aaron Polley. She was preceded in death by her mother, Blanche C.
Ms. Polley was a resident of Lombard for 55 years. She had attended Pleasant Lane and Lincoln schools, and Sacred Heart Academy in Lisle. She had attended Elmhurst College and College of DuPage, and was a longtime member of the Villa Park Garden Club and the West Suburban Lapidary Club.
Ms. Polley won many blue ribbons for flower arranging; had been an election judge in DuPage County for many years; and worked to get recognition—including an Emmy— for her father’s 18 inventions, including the first wireless TV remote control for Zenith and the TV mute button.
Sophie Snyder
Sophie B. Snyder, nee De Witte, 88, of Lombard, died Thursday, Nov. 6, at Brighton Gardens in Wheaton.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 10, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Interment was at Mt. Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst.
Mrs. Snyder is survived by many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard “Bill,” for whom she had been a wonderful caregiver.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to CNS Hospice, 690 E. North Ave., Carol Stream, IL 60188, would be appreciated.
Sean Stupegia
Sean C. Stupegia, 47, of San Diego, formerly of Villa Park, died Friday, Oct. 17, in San Diego.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 15, at St. Alexander Church in Villa Park. Interment is private.
Mr. Stupegia is survived by his son, Dominic; parents, Joyce and Donald; siblings, Anthony (Debra) and Sarah (Thomas) Heneghan; one niece; and grandmother, Florence Grevan. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mary and Frank Stupegia.
Mr. Stupegia was a graduate of St. Anthony Elementary School and Willowbrook High School, and earned a B.S. degree from Elmhurst College and a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee. He had worked as a teacher.
Arrangements were made by Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park.
Dora Wargo
Dora R. Wargo, nee Muliere, 83, of Lombard, died Saturday, Nov. 8, at Kindred Hospital in Sycamore.
Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 14, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 15, with prayers from the funeral home to Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lombard. Interment is at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.
Mrs. Wargo is survived by her husband of 62 years, Joseph F.; children, Timothy (Christine) and Linda (Jerry) Zielinski; three grandchildren; siblings, Angelo Muliere, Antoinette Kazda, Josephine Pacelli and Florence (Ray) Nalezny; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandson, David; granddaughter, Julie Zielinski; brother, Dan (Virginia) Muliere; and sister, Rose Muliere.
Mrs. Wargo was a resident of Lombard since 1953, and had been active at the York Township Senior Center.
Memorials to York Township Senior Center, 1502 S. Meyers Road, Lombard, IL 60148; or Meals on Wheels, c/o DuPage Senior Citizens Council, 1919 S. Highland Ave., Building A, Suite 210, Lombard, IL 60148, would be appreciated.
Anne White
Anne F. White, nee Broesler, 93, formerly of Villa Park and Wheaton, died Thursday, Nov. 6, at Oakbrook Healthcare.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 8, at St. Alexander Church in Villa Park. Interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.
Mrs. White is survived by her children, Barbara (Joseph) Kellogg, John (Carol) and Judith (Thomas) Schuba; 11 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, John K.
Mrs. White was a homemaker.
Arrangements were made by Steuerle Funeral Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park.
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