Mary McCann, an accountant and financial planner, joined the Friends of the Wheaton Library in retirement and lobbied against cuts to library funding. “She was … Read more ›
Obituary
John Gration, missionary and professor, dies
John Alexander Gration spent 15 years as a Christian missionary in Africa before starting his academic career and founding the missions and intercultural studies graduate … Read more ›
Rosemary Ziska, led Greater Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, dies
Rosemary S. Ziska led the Greater Wheaton Chamber of Commerce during a time of significant growth in the 1960s and 1970s and co-founded the western … Read more ›
Arthur Holmes, Wheaton College professor, dies
Arthur F. Holmes brought a distinctly Christian perspective to philosophy but was able to clearly and comprehensively convey other worldviews to his students during 43 … Read more ›
From the community
Arthur F. Holmes '50 M.A. '52 (1924-2011): Influential Christian Philosopher
Dr. Arthur F. Holmes, a noted Christian philosopher who inspired generations of Wheaton College students and the broader Christian community through his thoughtful scholarship, died … Read more ›
COD symposium examines the ‘new face of homelessness’
When Jill Markussen wanted to revamp her career a few years ago, she considered the time she spent volunteering at a hospice and nursing homes … Read more ›
From the community
Joseph W. Davison, 68, Former Submarine Officer and Computer Scientist
Joseph Walter Davison died Tuesday September 27, at his home near Kennett Square PA, of pancreatic cancer. Mr. Davison was born November 28, 1942 in … Read more ›
Longtime YMCA leader, Wheaton resident dies at age 88
Army Sgt. John Coleman O’Melia Jr. was just 22 when his unit, the 20th Armored Division, helped liberate the Dachau concentration camp during World War … Read more ›
Wheaton artist who made church banners and pulpit cloths, dies at 73
Marjorie Ruth Gieser created large and colorful banners and pulpit cloths for churches throughout the Chicago area after immersing herself in liturgical art in the … Read more ›
Thomas Scheiner, 1923-2011
Thomas Scheiner served on Glen Ellyn’s Village Board in two stints more than a decade apart. During his time in office, he weighed in on … Read more ›
