REMEMBERING

Our prayers are with the family of Wilbur McFadden, 92, who died May 22 in North Manchester, Ind. Dan (Wilbur's son) and Wendy McFadden and their family are members of the Highland Avenue congregation in Elgin. Various other family members are part of Church of the Brethren congregations in Indiana. Wilbur's wife, Joyce, had passed away in 2011 after nearly six decades of marriage.

Wilbur worked in the global mission field for the Church of the Brethren as a doctor in Indonesia in the 1960’s and for a short time at Castañer Hospital in Puerto Rico. He later worked many years with the Manchester Clinic and other local health care. A 1953 graduate of Manchester College (later Manchester University), he was a supporter of the programs there, and the on-campus Wilbur's cafe' was named for him in 2013. He attended medical school at the University of Illinois. In his hobby time, he was also an avid model train collector/operator.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. June 22 at Manchester Church of the Brethren in North Manchester, with visitation to follow. From 9 to 10 a.m., there will be a visitation at the nearby Timbercrest Retirement Community. A full obituary will be posted in the days to come at Obituary for Wilbur McFadden | McKee Mortuary Inc.