Dale Kwarta, age 69 of Glen Ellyn. Beloved husband of Ruth Kwarta, nee Heerdt; loving father of Tara (Bill Sanseverino) Kwarta, and Stacy (Cory) Price; devoted grandfather of Anthony Rossow, Chance and Gabriel Price; dear son of the late Harry E. Kwarta and the late Lois M. Kwarta, nee Aspel, and son-in-law of the late Jacob Heerdt Jr. and the late Ruth Heerdt, nee Fokkens; fond brother of Paul (Kathryn) Kwarta, Gerald (Darlene) Kwarta, and David (Patricia) Kwarta, and brother-in-law of Sharilyn (Kenneth) Frieling, Randall (Susan) Heerdt, Lynette (James) Boerkoel, Jeffrey (Brenda) Heerdt, and the late Jacob (Annette) Heerdt III; uncle, great-uncle, and great-great-uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Dale was a passionate amateur radio enthusiast for over 40, a founder of the WAFAR radio club, and an active member of WCRA, where he was known by his callsign NJ9E since 1984, and was a licensed amateur radio instructor for the last 5 years; Dale was a fan of all things technology and music, which also fed his love of playing the organ, and ballroom dancing.

Private service was held on Saturday, May 30th, at 11 AM at Knollcrest Funeral Home 1500 S. Meyers. Rd, Lombard, IL 60148 (3 blks. S. of Roosevelt). Interment private. Dale was cremated, so his family will scatter the ashes along Siesta Key in the Gulf of Mexico, as he so desired. Memorials to American Cancer Society, 1801 S. Meyers Rd. Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, are appreciated. Dale had a rare, aggressive lung cancer that is experienced by only 4-5% (non-smokers!) that has no cure, which is why we would like donations to go to the American Cancer Society, so they can find a cure for this horrible disease.