WAYNE – The current owner of the 131-year-old Dunham Castle has big plans for the site, but he needs the village of Wayne’s approval to make them a reality. Jeffrey Bussean, president and founder of Bussean Real Estate, LLC, purchased the castle for $1 million in October 2013. The castle, at 5N648 Dunham Road in Wayne, is in need of severe repairs and renovations to the estimated tune of $6 million, Bussean wrote in a news release. Bussean plans to bear the entire expense of the project and eventually donate the castle to the village, but there are conditions attached.
of many joys, sprinkled with pain and losses yet she always greeted the day with hopes for sunshine. She especially loved the arrival of a new baby cherishing the times she could “just sit and quietly hold an infant.” Our Grandma Jean was a strong woman, a hard-working woman, a woman who showed her love through support, good deeds, advise, examples and warm caring. She shared her life’s adventures with a story teller’s glee. Telling enhanced stories of living through the depression, reading childhood books by kerosene lamps, that she had to weekly clean. Her stories of a woman’s life at home during WWII raising children alone and burning 14 tons of coal to keep the babies warm spoke volumes of fortitude and fears. Grandma Jean left her family with an array of life experiences, heart-filled memories and albums of family photos. The opening page a photo of her Grandmother Jandeau dated 1916. Jeanne joins immediate family members, husband, Mike; daughter, Rita; and son, Stephen. She is survived by sons, Mike and Scott; daughters, Nanette and Sally; along with 25 grandchildren and great great grandchildren ranging in age from 3 months to 54 years old. Jeanne was born in Aurora on August 22, 1923. The third daughter
of Louise and John A. Anderson, she lived her entire life in the Fox River Valley. She was raised in the Catholic faith, attending Our Lady of Angels School as a child. Marriage in 1940 brought her to St. Charles as a lifelong member of St. Patrick Church. She began working in retail sales when her children no longer needed Mom helping at school. As a collector of old things, her favorite job was at the thrift store, sharing the fun of a find with patrons. Always aware of the love her family shared with her, she pre-planned her passing and left us with these words. “Do not stand by my grave and weep; I am not there; I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning hush, I am the sweep uplifting rush, of quiet birds in circle flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand by my grave and cry I am not there - I did not die.” Grandma Jean will be in our hearts for many generations to tell her stories, teach by her examples, and always love our babies, at every age. Internment service on October 18, 2014, at 11:30 a.m. at River Hills Memorial Park Chapel.
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Jeffrey Bussean, president and founder of Bussean Real Estate, LLC, plans to renovate the 131-year-old Dunham Castle in Wayne and then donate it to the village of Wayne. Bussean has to seek zoning entitlements, business and liquor licenses and also relief from a real estate covenant that currently restricts Dunham Castle to residential and agricultural
OBITUARIES RONALD R. KURTZ Born: Feb. 17, 1947; in St. Louis, MO Died: Sept. 25, 2014; in St. Charles, IL Ronald R. Kurtz, age 67, of St. Charles, died Thursday, September 25, at his home, following a long illness. He was born February 17, 1947 in St. Louis, MO. Ronald served honorably in the U.S. Army, completing a tour of duty in Vietnam and attaining the rank of Specialist. He worked for 30 years as a project manager and director of services at Motorola Solutions and had an MBA in Project Management. He is survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Ann (Cherrey); son, Thomas, of Chicago; brother, Allen Rieger, of Frisco, TX; father, Robert; step-father, Ronald; and mother, Audrey; sisters, Debbie, Stacey and Nancy; his father-in-law, Thomas Cherrey; his sisters-in-law and their husbands; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Shirley; and sisterin-law, Pam Rieger. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the International
How to submit Send information to obits@ KCChronicle.com or call 815-5264438. Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at KCChronicle.com/obits where you may sign the guestbook, send flowers or make a memorial donation. Myeloma Foundation. Arrangements made by DuPage Cremations, Ltd. and Memorial Chapel (630) 293-5200. www. DuPageCremations.com
JEANNE D. VERVYNCK Born: Aug. 22, 1923 Died: Sept. 18, 2014 Jeanne Dorothy VerVynck (Anderson), 91, traveled through the predawn light to be with long missed members of her family on September 18, 2014. Fondly called Grandma Jean by family and friends, her home of 73 yrs was the family gathering place, holidays, birthdays, graduations, weddings or just to be together on the patio. Grandma Jean lived a life
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use, according to the release. Bussean also wants permission to use the castle as a special events facility for a period of 30 years so his company’s investment can be recouped,
according to www.waynedunhamcastle.com, a website he created to explain his plans. “This is a great opportunity for the village and residents of Wayne,” Bussean wrote in the release. Bussean, in a brief phone interview Wednesday, said his attorney is in contact with the village’s attorney regarding his plans. He also sent a letter of intent dated Sept. 25 to Village President Eileen Phipps. “We received some material from him and will review it,” Phipps said Wednesday. The castle is on the Wayne Village Board’s Tuesday meeting agenda under reports of trustees. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at 5N430 Railroad St. in Wayne.
By CHARLES MENCHACA cmenchaca@shawmedia.com
Robert Craterfield: The celebration of Bob’s life will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Moss Family Funeral Home, 209 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia. The memorial service will be at 3 p.m., after the visitation. Charlotte Roberta Ferrill: The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at Moss Family Funeral Home. Interment will be in River Hills Cemetery, Batavia. Marjory Mather Greene: The memorial service will be Saturday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. at New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora. The family will greet friends an hour before and after the service. Eleanor F. Mountsier: The funeral service will be Friday, Oct. 3, at 11 a.m. at Geneva United Methodist Church, 211 Hamilton St., Geneva. The Rev. William D. Obalil and the Rev. Eugene Carter will officiate. Interment will be private at Geneva United Methodist Church Memorial Gardens. Richard “Dozer” Pitstick: The Mass to celebrate his faith will begin at 10 a.m., with a visitation from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at the church. The Rev. Perfecto Vasquez, pastor of the church, will officiate with interment to follow at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery. Opal A. Springer: The visitation will be at noon Sunday, Oct. 5, followed by a memorial service at 1 p.m. at Moss Funeral Home in Batavia. Clara Van Bosch: The celebration of her life will be Friday, Oct. 3, starting with a visitation from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at Moss-Norris Funeral Home in St. Charles. The funeral services will follow the visitation and begin with prayers at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. before proceeding to St. Patrick Catholic Church, 400 Cedar St., St. Charles, to celebrate Mass at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Union Cemetery. Jeanne D. Anderson VerVynck: The service will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at River Hills Memorial Park Chapel. Sophie Winkler: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at Yurs Funeral Home, 405 E. Main St., St. Charles. The funeral Mass celebration will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church 2900 E. Main St., St. Charles. Entombment will follow at Assumption Cemetery, Wheaton.
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