Lisle in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Andrew Yender Jr.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 2, 2026

1. Andrew Yender Jr. Marker

Inscription. This tree began as a seed, planted by Andrew Yender Jr. in 1969, at the age of ten, at his Lisle home. It was later transplanted here, in bis loving memory, by his father in 1987.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1969.

Location. 41° 47.96′ N, 88° 4.269′ W. Marker is in Lisle, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on School Street east of Center Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker and tree are near the Netzley/Yender House at Lisle Station Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lisle IL 60532, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Netzley/Yender House (a few steps

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from this marker); Kitchen Garden & Yender Outhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Railroad Vehicles (within shouting distance of this marker); Beaubien Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Jim and Marg Bryan (within shouting distance of this marker); SW Plank Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Lisle Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Farming in Lisle (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lisle.

Regarding Andrew Yender Jr.. Andrew Yender Jr. was the son of a village trustee in Lisle. He died on Sept. 9, 1977, while participating in a sailboat race in Lake Michigan about 2½ miles northeast of Chicago's Navy Pier. According to news reports, Yender lost his balance and fell into the lake. He was 22 years old and had been attending Macalester College in Minnesota.

Yender's father, Andrew Sr., was an ancestor to the family that had long farmed in the Lisle area and which acquired the nearby Netzley/Yender home in 1910. Born in 1918, he served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war, he spent eight

Andrew Yender Jr. Marker near the Netzley/Yender House. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 2, 2026

2. Andrew Yender Jr. Marker near the Netzley/Yender House.

years as a village trustee in Lisle. He donated the home to the Lisle Park District in 1986, and it now stands near the tree honoring his son.

Also see . . . Andrew Edward Yender Jr. on Find a Grave. (Submitted on July 7, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 7, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.