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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Death Notices, Jan. 22 Edition

Death notices and memorial services at area funeral homes.

Petkus Lemont Funeral Home Gerharz Funeral Home Markiewicz Funeral Home Elsewhere Are you looking for more information about area funeral homes and services? Would you care to review the services provided by a local funeral home? Click on the funeral home names to see the Patch Places listing for each business to write a review or learn more about the funeral home. Downers Grove Adams Winterfield & Sullivan Funeral Home Hallowell & James Funeral Home Toon Funeral Home Darien Modell Funeral Home Lemont Markiewicz Funeral Home Petkus Lemont Funeral Home Gerharz Funeral Home

Friday, January 18, 2013

No Charges Expected Following Death of Teen Hit in Darien

No criminal charges will be filed in the death of 15-year-old Hunter Himes, who died Sunday from brain injuries sustained when his bicycle was hit by a car in Darien.

No criminal charges will be filed in the death of Downers Grove teen Hunter Himes, who was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Darien in February 2012. Hunter, then 14, was riding his bike along Lemont Road in Darien when he was hit by an SUV making a right turn from Beller Drive. He suffered a traumatic brain injury, one that left him in a persistent vegetative state until he died Sunday morning in his home. Obituary: Hunter Himes, 15 The driver in the crash, Timothy J. Hagan of Darien, was found guilty in November of failing to yield to a pedestrian, despite his claim that Hunter road his bike into the crosswalk after he started moving. Hagan was given the maximum sentence of 300 hours of community service, and issued a $1,500 …

Kim O'Quin

12:49 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013

Such a tragedy but at least you aren't in anymore pain Hunter. May you rest in peace. I couldn't imagine living without my child but to the family know people are thinking of you here in Seattle, WA. And praying for your healing.   more ›

Monday, January 14, 2013

Obituary: Hunter Himes, 15

Services will be held Tuesday and Wednesday for Himes, a Downers Grove teen who died Sunday from injuries sustained during a bicycle accident in Darien.

Hunter Anthony Himes, 15, of unincorporated Downers Grove, died Sunday from injuries sustained during a bicycle accident in February 2012. Hunter, who would have been a freshman at Downers Grove South this year, was left in a persistent vegetative state from brain injuries suffered after he was struck by a car while riding his bike home from a friend's house in Darien. His parents, Mark and Terra Ihde, put him on hospice in November after learning he would not recover. He died Sunday morning in his home. He is survived by his parents and two younger sisters, Chase and Calyn, along with numerous family members and friends. Hunter's father, Mark Ihde posted the following message to Facebook on Sunday: "I'd like to thank each and every one of…

Anonymous LV

2:07 am on Wednesday, April 10, 2013

I never knew him .. he was in a grade above ours . Although I saw him pass in the hallways every now and then . I had went to support him every time there was an event . Hunter, I know this may be a late response to your incident, but I would like to say, you seemed a nice guy . I hope you're at peace now . Now, at your old middle school which I am still at, we are doing all of these safety tips…   more ›

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Death Notices, Oct. 30 Edition

Obituaries and memorial services at area funeral homes.

Modell Funeral Home Markiewicz Funeral Home Elsewhere Are you looking for more information about area funeral homes and services? Would you care to review the services provided by a local funeral home? Click on the funeral home names to see the Patch Places listing for each business to write a review or learn more about the funeral home. Downers Grove Darien Lemont

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Death Notices, Oct. 23 Edition

Obituaries and memorial services at area funeral homes.

Toon Funeral Home Hallowell & James Funeral Home Elsewhere Are you looking for more information about area funeral homes and services? Would you care to review the services provided by a local funeral home? Click on the funeral home names to see the Patch Places listing for each business to write a review or learn more about the funeral home. Downers Grove Darien Lemont

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Death Notices, Oct. 16 Edition

Obituaries and memorial services at area funeral homes.

Toon Funeral Home Elsewhere Are you looking for more information about area funeral homes and services? Would you care to review the services provided by a local funeral home? Click on the funeral home names to see the Patch Places listing for each business to write a review or learn more about the funeral home. Downers Grove Darien

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Death Notices, Oct. 9

Obituaries and memorial services at area funeral homes

Hallowell & James Funeral Home Toon Funeral Home Elsewhere   Are you looking for more information about area funeral homes and services? Would you care to review the services provided by a local funeral home? Click on the funeral home names to see the Patch Places listing for each business to write a review or learn more about the funeral home. Downers Grove Darien

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Death Notices, Oct. 2

Obituaries and memorial services at area funeral homes

Toon Funeral Home: Modell Funeral Home: Elsewhere: Are you looking for more information about area funeral homes and services? Would you care to review the services provided by a local funeral home? Click on the funeral home names to see the Patch Places listing for each business to write a review or learn more about the funeral home. Downers Grove Darien

Friday, August 5, 2011

Friends Remember Jeremy Asbell: 'He Always Had the Biggest Smile on His Face'

Drowning victim's memorial visitation will be held Monday. Service will be at Calvary Church in Naperville at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Those who knew Jeremy Asbell say he always had a smile on his face. Asbell, 25, was found dead in a Lemont retention pond Thursday morning. The Bolingbrook native and 2004 Romeoville High School graduate was reported missing early Tuesday morning after he and a friend were tossed from a canoe that capsized on the pond.  Crews discovered Asbell's body after two days of searchingthe pond, at Frontage Road and Woodward Avenue. Preliminary results of an autopsy indicate Asbell died of an accidental drowning and there is no indication of foul play or suspicious circumstances, according to a release from the DuPage County Coroner's Office. “I used to work with Jeremy at Plato's Pizza, as well as his brother Jeff,” said Johnny Lopez on the …

Bryeanna Howard

1:05 pm on Wednesday, August 10, 2011

i worked with Jerm at us cellular, and i would even get in trouble for being in the tech room laughing and talking with him! we joked around a lot, and even had some heartfelt conversations, he was more than a co woker he was a friend. even my dad was hurt to hear this sad news, he always fixed my daddy's phone. :) Jerm was just a great person all the way around. i pray for his other friends, and…   more ›

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