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Obituaries
Dwayne Edward Haemker
Sep 5, 2024
Age 59 of Symerton, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Born on January 24, 1965, Dwayne is a son of Doris (Haemker) Yehling of Wilmington. He grew up in Chicago Heights and went on to build a respected career with the Boilermakers Local One out of Chicago, where he was a...
Jerry L. Weldin
Sep 3, 2024
Age 74 of Wilmington, Illinois, died Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born February 24, 1950 in McLeansboro, Illinois, Jerry Lee was a son of Emory and Lorene (Kelley) Weldin. He was raised in Southern Illinois, where he attended a one room schoolhouse until his family relocated to the Joliet area. Jerry graduated from Lincolnway...
Pauline J. Gruca
Aug 30, 2024
“Puddy”
Age 96 of Wilmington, Illinois died peacefully on Friday morning, August 30, 2024 in assisted living in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born on March 29, 1928, in Duluth, Minnesota, she was a daughter of Paul P. and Maude E. Roberts. Growing up in Joliet, Pauline graduated from Saint Francis Academy. On February 12, 1949, she married Edward Thomas Gruca and together they created...
Mary Ann Zilske Gill
Aug 29, 2024
Age 75 of Coal City, Illinois passed away Thursday, August 29, 2024, at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois.
Born on October 8, 1948, in Appleton, Wisconsin, Mary Ann was the daughter of Karl Leo and Eleanore Constance (Kolakowski) Zilske. She was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before relocating to Wilmington, Illinois, with her family during her primary school years. Mary graduated from...
Julian P. Avelis
Aug 28, 2024
Age 81 of Godley, Illinois, formerly of Chicago, Matteson, Crete, and Peotone, Illinois, died Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at his home.
Born July 24, 1943 in Chicago, Julian Paul was a son of Julius and Helen (Kushmeider) Avelis. He was raised in the Chicago neighborhoods of Bridgeport and McKinley Park and graduated from Chicago Vocational High School with Dick Butkus in...
Theresa Anne Kirn
Aug 27, 2024
Age 97 of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, August 27, 2024 at LaSalle County Nursing Home in Ottawa, Illinois.
Born April 7, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, Theresa Anne was a daughter of Andrew and Margaret (O'Malley) Cotter. She was raised in Chicago and graduated from Fenger High School in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago’s far Southside.
Theresa devoted 16...
Susan Elizabeth Frost
Aug 27, 2024
Age 76, of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away peacefully on the evening of Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the home of her daughter in Manteno, Illinois.
Born on August 20, 1948, in Chicago, Susan was a daughter of Walter and Myrtle (Ellison) Soltysik. She spent her early years in Chicago before moving with her family to the Custer Park area, where she...
Randy J. Osborn
Aug 25, 2024
Age 70 of Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Peoria, Illinois, died Sunday, August 25, 2024 at The Citadel of Kankakee.
Born February 26, 1954 in Burlington, Iowa, Randy James is a son of Retha Palmer and the late Earl Palmer. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1972. Randy honorably served in...
Glenna F. Craig
Aug 25, 2024
Age 87, of Wilmington, Illinois, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Miller Health Care in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born March 11, 1937, in Briceville, Tennessee, Glenna was a daughter of her loving parents, Byrd and Gertrude (Adkins) Braden. She was raised and educated in Briceville, and graduated from Lake City High School. She met the...
David K. Olson
Aug 21, 2024
David K. Olson affectionately known as “Davey O” and a lifelong resident of Morris, Illinois, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, surrounded by the love and laughter of family and friends.
Born on September 12, 1954, in Morris, David Kevin Olson was the third born son of Marvin "Jake" and Elizabeth "Betty" (Clennon) Olson. He was a...
Brandon Richard McCaughn
Aug 18, 2024
Age 29 of Fairbury, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 18, 2024 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Born May 11, 1995 in Joliet, Illinois, Brandon Richard is a son of Wendy (Konc) Page and Patrick McCaughn. He was raised in Gardner, Illinois and graduated from Taylorville High School with the Class of 2013. Brandon worked as a painter, painting...
Kenneth Delmar Richards
Aug 11, 2024
Age 69 and a lifelong resident of Wilmington, Illinois, died Sunday, August 11, 2024 at Silver Cross Medical Center in New Lenox, Illinois.
Born in Joliet, Illinois, on January 11, 1955, Kenneth was a son of Dr. Gordon Delmar, Sr. and Evelyn Sophia (Tanck) Richards. Raised in Wilmington, he graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1974. Kenneth dedicated...
Kathleen Glenney Kallan
Aug 10, 2024
The Honorable Kathleen Glenney Kallan
Age 75, of Joliet, Illinois, passed away peacefully at her home on August 10, 2024.
Born on April 23, 1949, in Joliet, she was a cherished daughter of William Martin and Margaret Theresa (Carey) Glenney.
Kathleen’s early life was rooted in Wilmington, Illinois, where she attended St. Rose Parochial School before graduating from St. Francis Academy in Joliet...
Gerald Lucca
Aug 7, 2024
Age 71 of Gardner, Illinois, died Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at his home.
Born March 4, 1953, in Joliet, Illinois, Gerald was a son of Michael Lucca and Vera and Morris “Duke” Ellis, Sr. He was raised in Gardner; graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School with the Class of 1971 and married Toni Hahn on January 9, 1981.
A hardworking man,...
Claude Markle
Aug 6, 2024
Age 66 and a lifelong resident of Wilmington, Illinois died Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.
Born March 17, 1958 in Joliet, Illinois, Claude was a son of Thomas Jackson and Minnie Elizabeth (Privette) Markle. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1976.
Claude retired from...
Belinda Jean Hampton
Aug 6, 2024
Age 74, of Gardner, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at OSF St. James – John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac, Illinois.
Born on September 12, 1949, in El Paso, Texas, Belinda was the beloved daughter of Hershel and Martha (Adams) Hampton. Raised and educated in Plainfield, Illinois, she graduated from Plainfield High School, where her warmth...
Phyllis Gorney
Aug 5, 2024
Age 86 of Wilmington, Illinois, died Monday, August 5, 2024, at Lightways Hospice, in Joliet Illinois.
Born January 6, 1938, in Charleston, West Virgina, Phyllis Jean was a daughter of Aaron Dean and Lilian (Mouser) Dean. She was raised and educated in Buckhannon, West Virginia and graduated from Buckhannon - Upshur High School, with the class of 1956.
On March 2, 1973,...
Norma Pszczola
Aug 2, 2024
Age 100 of Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Lyons, Illinois, died peacefully on Friday, August 2, 2024 at her home.
Born February 18, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, Norma Linnea was a daughter of William and Irene (Fenske) Niemand. She was raised and educated in Lyons, and married Casimir Pszczola. Norma lived for a time in Los Angeles, California and Texas, before settling...
Donald E. Parrish
Jul 20, 2024
Age 86, of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, July 20, 2024 singing in his last words "Everything's Gonna Be Alright..."
Born on June 30, 1938, in Kankakee, Illinois, Donald Earl Parrish was a son of Elmer and Bernice (Howard) Parrish. He spent his formative years in Braidwood and graduated from Reed Custer High School with the...
Dean E. Plese, Jr.
Jul 16, 2024
Dean E. Plese, Jr., 64, of Wilmington passed away on July 16, 2024 due to complications from bacterial pneumonia. Born in Joliet in 1960, Dean was the first of Dean and Judy Plese's six children, growing up in the family's home on Widows Road and was a lifelong resident of Wilmington. Gentle, kind and wise by nature, Dean was a...
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