Lynn Utke

Lynn M. Utke

Age 54 of Wilmington, passed away suddenly on Thursday October 24, 2008 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born in Chicago on January 15, 1954, Lynn is a daughter of Donald McCauley and the late Celine Gibson-McCauley. She was employed by Baron and Bellettini Foods for 17 years. Lynn greatly enjoyed her grandchildren; cooking, the Kankakee River and her family.

Survivors include her loving husband Donald; son Jason (Tiffany) Utke and daughter Stacy (Mitchell) Brown, all of Wilmington; her father Donald McCauley; three brothers: James (Barbara) McCauley, William McCauley and Steve (Gwinn) McCauley; two sisters: Barbara (Stan) Etter and Donna (Joe) Garza; four grandchildren: Corey, Katelyn, Jacob and Brianna and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins, as well as her companions Max and Dink.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday October 29, 2008 from 4:00PM until time of funeral service 7:00PM at Reeves Funeral Home, 219 North Joliet Street (two blocks North of Illinois Route 53 / Baltimore Street) in Wilmington. Pastor Ron Taylor from Island City Baptist Church in Wilmington will officiate the services and a private family interment will follow.

Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Lynn's memory to her family for distribution to local charities of their choosing.

Friends may sign the online guest book by logging onto: www.ReevesFuneral.com

Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction of Reeves Funeral Home in Wilmington. (815/476-7621)