West Aurora Class of 60

Joe Brunner

My husband Joe Brunner, by wife, Carmen

Joseph (Joe) Brunner died July 31, 2000 at the age of 57.

Preceded in death by his mother, Helen Brunner, and his father, Henry Brunner. He was survived by his wife, Carmen Anderson
Brunner; three sons, Brad Joseph Brunner, Brennen Carl Brunner and Brooks Anderson Brunner.

His death was very unexpected. The day before his death, a Sunday, Joe and Carmen went to church. Following church, Joe came
home and made his wonderful Corn Meal Pancakes. He was a good cook and liked to cook on the weekends. After brunch, Joe
washed and waxed two cars and mowed the grass. It was then off to the Country Club to play 18 holes of golf. Joe played at
least 9 holes of golf every day; weather permitting. In the winter Joe would swing his golf club in the family room causing a hole
or two in the ceiling every year. The following Spring he would fix the ceiling and it looked as good as new. When Joe finished his
golf on Sunday, July 31st, Joe and Carmen went to a movie after dinner. That night as Joe was lying in bed with his wife both
reading books, 17 year old Brooks came in. Brooks said " Good Night" and his dad replied " See you in the morning!"
The next morning Joe did not get up at his regular time and realizing it, Carmen said, "It is past your time to get up", as it was
Monday and a work day. Joe never stayed in bed in the morning. She touched him and he was not breathing. Carmen woke up
Brooks who tried to give him Artificial Resuscitation to no avail. Brooks called 911 and then he and his mother stood out on the
front lawn in night clothes, both in shock, waiting for the ambulance. They knew he was dead.

Carmen called her oldest son, Brad, who lives in St. Paul, and caught him before he went to work. Brad came over immediately
and joined his mother, Brooks, the paramedics, the pastor and the police. Brad then called his brother, Bren, in Seattle who was
just leaving for his morning run. Bren was able to fly home that afternoon. Brooks,17, was to be a Senior at St. Paul Academy
that coming September. Joe's father also died when he was 17 years of age.

Joe and Carmen were married December 28, 1963 at the Wesley Methodist Church in Aurora, Illinois. Their first residence was in
Bloomington, Indiana where Joe was starting his MBA. Joe graduated from Indiana University on June 24, 1965 with a Master of
Business Administration. From Bloomington, the couple moved to Columbus, Indiana where Joe had a job with the Cummins Engine
Company as a Market Researcher. Their first son, Bradley Joseph Brunner was born in Columbus, Indiana.

1968 took them to Racine, Wisconsin, where Joe was Head of Marketing for the Modine Engine Company. After a year or two Joe
changed jobs and went to work for the First Wisconsin Bank in Milwaukee. The Brunners lived in Wind Point on a point of land
that extended into Lake Michigan. A move was not needed for the Milwaukee job. Joe liked the area of Wind Point, and as a
plus... a golf course on the Lake was only a block away. The second son, Brennen Carl Brunner was born in Racine, Wisconsin.
The family felt at home in Wisconsin and when a call came for him to work in Minnesota, there was much discussion. They liked
their house where they lived and the lake nearby. The two boys went to Prairie school, a private school started by S.C Johnson,
half a mile away on the lake. The boys did not want to move! After three rejections to the job offered in Minnesota, Joe and his
family finally moved to Mendota Heights, Minnesota on June 23, 1980 where Joe became the Vice President of the American Bank
and Trust in downtown St. Paul.

He worked at the American Bank and eventually became the President. Joe's last son, Brooks Anderson Brunner was born in
Minnesota. Joe was with the American Bank for over fifteen years and then the bank was sold. Joe decided he wanted a change.
He went to work for the Deluxe Check Company and was employed there when he died.

Joe's oldest son, Brad, works in Research and Development for Procter & Gamble on PUR Water Filters and lives in Saint Paul,
MN.; not far from Carmen. Brad has a cabin up North where he goes to fish or hunt every weekend, as well as a winter fish house
on Mille Lacs Lake. His second son Brennen works as a Mountain Guide for Alpine Ascents International in the Summer and is The
Head of Search and Rescue at The US Antarctic Program's McMurdo Base during the North American Winter. Brooks, the third
son will be a sophomore at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. He is an Honor Student and plans to double-major in Physics and
Philosophy.

Joe Brunner could do anything! He was a carpenter, painter, wall paperer, plumber, etc. He fixed anything and
everything....including the cars. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Saint Paul and eventually became President of the St.
Paul group. He belonged to the Minnesota Club and was on the Board of the YMCA Camp Wijiwagan. . He was a Head of the
Bankers Group of Minnesota. Joe had a good sense of humor and was a great speaker. Joe was invited to Conventions all over
the U.S.A. to speak. He was also a good person to work for and he is greatly missed by his employees. He believed that work
should be fun and he brought that belief to his job. Joe was a voracious reader and was usually reading at least two books at
one time. He had many friends.

We all miss Joe greatly, for there was no one quite like him. His funereal Service was held at the Augustana Lutheran Church, for
the mortuary could not hold the number of people who wished to come and honor him.
H. Joseph Brunner is buried at the Roselawn Cemetery in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Jon Gifford

Jonathan Berry Gifford, a Palo Alto architech who designed buildings for Hewlett-Packard and other companies in the area, died
of cancer in a Palo Alto hospital following a brief illness on March 8th, 1991. He was 48.

Born in Aurora, Illinois, he studied architecture at Stanford University. During his junior year, he spent six months in Milan, Italy,
working for Gio Ponti, a leading Italian architect. In 1966, he received a master's degree in architecture, married and settled in
Palo Alto.

Mr Gifford began his career with the Palo Alto architectural firm of Clark, Stromquist and Sandstrom, working under Birge Clark,
an architect and Stanford professor. Mr Gifford designed buildings for Hewlett-Packard and other firms, the Palo Alto Medical
Foundation and Palo Alto Unified School District. He was elected president of CSS Associates in 1980 and retained that position
until his death.

He was a director and a scholarship committee member of the Santa Clara Valley chapter of the American Institute of
Architects. He worked on preservation and restoration of historic Palo Alto buildings as a member of the Palo Alto Historic
Resources board and the Palo Alto-Stanford Heritage.

Mr Gifford enjoyed bird watching and gardening and was instrumental in development of the Gamble Garden Center in Palo Alto,
of which he was the director. He was president of the YMCA board of directors in 1980, was involved with Troop 57 of the Boy
Scouts of America and was a member of the University Rotary Club and the Palo Alto Elks Club.

Jon is survived by his wife, Betsy, and sons Jonathan and Peter, his father, and his brother.
Obituary found in the San Jose Mercury News

Joan Kraus

Joan Kraus Worrall passed away after a brief bout with cancer on July 15th, 1998. She was 55.

Joan was born in Aurora on October 28, 1942 to Urban and Florence Kraus, both of Aurora. After graduated from West Aurora
High School in 1960, she attended Southern Illinois University where she pledged to the Delta Zeta sorority and met Gerald
"Jerry" Worrall of Rockford. They were married on December 29th, 1962 and had two children, Wendy and Gerald "Jay" Worrall
II.

Joan was active in the Child Welfare Society, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, and served two terms as president of the PTA at
Freeman Elementary. The family later relocated to Rancho Bernardo, a suburb of San Diego, California in 1978. There she
obtained her Bachelors Degree in Psychology from National University. She continued her community involvement by working
with Pony Baseball and the PTA. Joan also served as president of Soap Box Coin Laundry, Inc. and as CFO of Store Level
Merchandisers, Inc., the family's business.

Joan is survived by her mother, Florence, her aunt and godmother, Margaret, her brother, Ebbs, her husband and their children,
and granddaughter, Katharine.

Ed Marzuki

Edward Lloyd Marzuki, 60, of Columbus, Ga., died Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at St. Francis Hospital.

Mr. Marzuki was born in Aurora, IL on August 2, 1942, son of the late Edward John Marzuki and Vera Mae Lawson Marzuki.

He has lived in Columbus, Ga. for the past five years and was an amateur Ham Radio Operator KD5CO and was employed by TSYS
as a Data Base Administrator. He earned a Masters Degree in Music from the University of Illinois/Champaign.

Survivors include his wife, Terri Llyn Marzuki of Columbus, two sons, Michael John Marzuki and Eric Michael Marzuki, both of
Columbus; a sister, Sarah Maxey of Yorkville, IL, his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Harry R. McDonald, Jr., and his wife,
Merallyn A. McDonald of Crestview, FL.

Mr. Marzuki was preceded in death by his daughter, Jennifer Erin Day.
The family received friends Friday October 25, 2002, at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus. Funeral services were held
Saturday, October 26, 2002 at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel. Interment was held at Live Oak Park Memorial
Cemetery in Crestview, Florida.
Courtesy of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Gerald Arthur McQueen

Gerald Arthur McQueen, 62, of Plano, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2004 at Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva,
Illinois.

He was born on February 13, 1942 in Aurora, Illinois, the son of Willard G. and Anna (Lowen) McQueen.
He was united in marriage on July 20, 1991 to the former Maria Rodica Haiduc and they spent the next 12 happy years of their
lives together. He was a loving husband, father, step father, grandfather, brother and uncle who will be deeply missed by his
family and many friends.

Gerald was employed, for over 44 years, by Sealmaster Bearing in Aurora, Illinois as a stock selector. He attended St. Mary's
Catholic Church in Plano, Illinois. Gerald loved traveling, and had visited 45 out of the 50 states. Gerald was an avid Chicago Cubs
fan. Most of all, he enjoyed collecting model trains, and had a room in his home devoted to his collection. Mr. McQueen, for the
last 34 years, had been an active member of "A.A.", in this area.

He is survived by his wife, Maria Rodica McQueen of Plano, IL; his daughters, Tamara (Bill) McQueen-Salentine of Aurora, IL and
Lora De War of Sugar Grove, IL; his step son, Adrian (Andrea) Florescu of Plano, IL; his grandchildren, Hannah De War and Liam
Salentine; his brother, Richard (JoAnn) McQueen of Morehead, Kentucky; and his nephews, Michael (Tammy) McQueen of
Hinckley, IL, Richard (Michelle) McQueen of Florence, Kentucky and Robert McQueen of Florence, Kentucky; as well as one great
niece and two great nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Willard G. and Anna McQueen.
Obituary found in the Aurora Beacon News

Jay Ward

Jay H. Ward passed away on October 3rd, 1995 after an extended fight against Leukemia. He was 53.

Born in Chicago, Jay graduated from West Aurora Senior High School with honors in June, 1960. At West High, he was a
three-sport letterman in basketball, track, and captain of the football team. He earned a football scholarship to Stanford
University where he distinguished himself on the field, as well as being president of his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta. He graduated
from Stanford in 1964 and went on to law school receiving his JD from the Hasting School of Law in 1967.

Jay served as a lawyer in the Marine Corps. He then began a career in corporate law that culminated in estate planning. He was
employed by the firm of Linnerman, Burgess, Telles, Van Atta and Vierra in Los Palos, California.

Known to his many friends for his quick wit and keen insights, he was a mentor, friend, coach and community volunteer. He
coached soccer, softball, and football at Menlo High School in Atherton, California. He was president of the Alpine Hills Swim and
Tennis Club in Portola Valley, California.

He leaves his mother, Mrs. James G. Ward and sister, Betsy, and brother, William.
Obituary found in the Aurora Beacon News