Doris K. Alderson

Age 84 of Coal City, Illinois, formerly of Wilmington, Illinois, died Friday, August 30, 2024 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.

Born January 18, 1940 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Doris Kay was a daughter of Russell and Eunice (Storment) Ore. She was raised in Mt. Vernon and moved to the Wilmington area with her family, graduating from high school and later relocating to Coal City. Doris retired from Johnson & Johnson in Wilmington where she worked in manufacturing. She attended Coal City United Methodist Church. 

Doris had a special relationship with her two sisters, Carol Robinson and Evelyn Jones, and also with her nephew, Bob Robinson, and niece, Carrie Held, both of whom offered special support to her in recent years. 

Survivors include her two children: Charles (Toni) Peitzmeyer of Edwardsville, Illinois and Russelle (Brent) Holsinger of Columbus, Ohio; four grandchildren: Mary, Carly, and Zac Peitzmeyer and Will Holsinger; three great grandchildren: Max, Kylor, and Zoey; one sister, Evelyn (the late Jim) Jones of Springfield, Illinois; and several nieces and nephews.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Carol Robinson.

Cremation rites have been accorded, and the family will receive friends for a memorial visitation at Reeves Funeral Home, 75 North Broadway Street (one block north of Illinois Route 113), in Coal City on Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 10:30 a.m.

 Family and friends are encouraged to sign the online guest book, upload photographs, and share Doris' memorial page via social media.