Rev. Kay B Dillard, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023. During her ministry she served Hebron; Polo: First; Rochelle; Chicago South District (Superintendent) of the Northern Illinois Conference; and Maple Park: Grace.
Read MoreRev. Elmer Dickson, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022. During his ministry he served Lemont; Westchester: Hope; Ashton: United; Chicago: St Mark; Elgin: Epworth; Carol Stream: St Andrew; Chicago: East Side and Freeport: Embury. Elmer was a contributor to the Upper Room Devotional and participated in United Methodist Volunteers in Mission global projects. Elmer retired to Florida in 1991 with his wife, Jean.
Read MoreRev. Nicholas S Mitrovich Junior, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022. During his ministry he served Chicago: Edison Park; Chicago: Pullman; Villa Park: Asbury; Chicago: Mayfair; Evanston: Covenant. Nicholas retired in 2003.
Read MoreRev. Donald Walden, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022. During his ministry Don served Chicago: Memorial; Deland; Chicago: Chicago Lawn; Chicago: Wesley and Oak Park: First. Don retired in 1994 to Urbana with his wife Patty Jo.
Read MoreJean Bush-Norris, Diaconal Minister of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on November 23, 2022. Jean served in several ministerial positions both in Minnesota and Illinois. As a Diaconal Minister she was certified in music, an Associate Pastor at Buffalo Grove: Kingswood, and a Church Growth Consultant at Freeport: Trinity as well as a local pastor at Warren.
Read MoreRev. John Cantwell, retired clergy member of the Northern Illinois Conference, died on August 16 at age 87. During his ministry, John served Winthrop Harbor, Chicago: Armitage Avenue, Chicago: Central Spanish Parish, Chicago: Albany Park, Thomson, Steward/Creston, and Frankfort. John retired in 2001.
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