Obituaries

Feb 28, 2015

Elizabeth Grace Wilber

Age 85 of Wilmington and formerly of Mazon, passed away Saturday evening February 28, 2015 at Regency Health Care Center in Morris.

Born July 11, 1929 in Joliet, Elizabeth was a daughter of the late Jerry and Mary (Mills) Johnson. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington...

Feb 23, 2015

Joyce E. Vaughn

Age 80 of Moline, formerly of Coal City, passed away Monday morning, February 23, 2015 in Wilmington.

Born April 29, 1934 in Chicago, Joyce was a daughter of the late Charles Stanley and Grace (Victor) Bitner-Nelson. She was raised and educated in Coal City, where she graduated from Coal City High School with...

Feb 22, 2015

Edwin P. Viglia Sr.

Age 95, of Coal City, Illinois, passed away Sunday, February 22 at Bickford House of Bourbonnais.

He was born November 15, 1919 in Braidwood, Illinois, where he attended the Braidwood School System. He played forward with the famous Braidwood basketball team of 1938 which went to the state tournament by beating all...

Feb 20, 2015

Leonard M. Wills

Age 91 of Coal City, passed away Friday morning February 20, 2015 at Morris Hospital.

Born August 6, 1923 on the family farm in Mazon Township, Leonard was a son of the late John O. and Ethel (Jackson) Wills. He was raised and educated in Coal City, and graduated from Coal City High...

Feb 13, 2015

Terry W. Anderson

Age 66 of Wilmington, passed away Friday morning February 13, 2015 at his home.

Born February 23, 1948 in Avon, Illinois, Terry was a son of the late Frank Robert and Ethel (Rinehart) Anderson. Following the unexpected death of both parents at the age of 6, Terry was then raised by...

Feb 13, 2015

Lucille H. Hale

Age 86 of Morris, passed away Friday morning, February 13, 2015 at her home.

Born July 25, 1928 in Marinette, Wisconsin, Lucille was a daughter of the late Frank Peter and Mary Susan (Roskos) Hass. She earned her Bachelors of Science degree at the University of Saint Francis in Joliet, and worked as...

Feb 11, 2015

Lyle A. Tambling

Age 89 of rural Dwight, passed away Wednesday morning February 11, 2015

Born January 8, 1926 on the family farm in rural Gardner, Lyle Allen was a son of the late Villeroy and Elsie (Buehler) Tambling. He was educated in the Maher and Monson country schools and was a 1942 graduate of Gardner...

Feb 9, 2015

Mary H. Gaddis

Age 64 of Coal City, passed away Monday morning February 9, 2015 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Born November 11, 1950 in Harriman, Tennessee, Mary was a daughter of the late William and Merta (Brown) Wallace. She was raised and educated in Harriman and on February 14, 1978 Mary married Dennis M. Gaddis...

Feb 8, 2015

Tom Wise

Age 68 of Gardner, passed away Sunday evening February 8, 2015 at Manor Care in Hinsdale.

Born August 8, 1946 in Streator, Tom was a son of the late Glenn and Rosalie (Crandall) Wise. He was raised in Gardner and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School with the Class of 1965. Tom has...

Feb 7, 2015

Charles T. Janulis, Sr.

Age 81 of Kankakee and formerly of Wilmington, passed away Saturday February 7, 2015 at Westwood Oaks in Kankakee.

Born March 17, 1933 in Chicago, Charles Thomas was a son of the late Charles and Louise (Pukas) Janulis. He was raised and educated in Chicago and attended Chicago Vocational High School. On...

Feb 6, 2015

Charlotte Gonis

"Tootie"

Age 82 of Braidwood, passed away Friday February 6, 2015 at Regency Care of Morris.

Born August 4, 1932, Charlotte Elaine was a daughter of the late Clarence and Olive Jane (Shear) Goldsberry. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and Coal City, and on October 25, 1949 Charlotte married Harold Gonis...

Feb 4, 2015

Betty Lee Davito

(nee Guardia)

Age 89 of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday February 4, 2015 at her home.

Born June 16, 1925 on the Guardia farm in Braceville, BettyLee Elizabeth was a daughter of the late Leno "Leo" and Edith (Menietto) Guardia. She was raised and educated in the Braceville Public Grade School...

Feb 4, 2015

Irene Helen Mack

Age 90 of Coal City, passed away Wednesday February 4, 2015 at her home.

Born July 26, 1924 in Ashland, Wisconsin, Irene was a daughter of the late Harry and Myrtle (Vieracker) Bowers. She was raised in Ashland and graduated from Ashland High School with the Class of 1942. On January 18, 1947,...

Feb 4, 2015

Beverly Rose Pantaleone-Sereno

Age 84 of Morris, passed away Wednesday evening, February 4, 2015 at Morris Hospital.

Born February 18, 1930 in Coal City, Beverly Rose was a daughter of the late Matthew and Delores (Shear) Pantaleone. She was raised in Coal City, and on June 18, 1955, Beverly married Joseph Sereno, Jr. in Church of...

Jan 29, 2015

Jean Quigley

(nee Krupinski)

Age 80 of Reedsburg, Wisconsin and formerly of Wilmington passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015.

Born June 9, 1934 in Chicago, Jean was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Rose Beliski-Krupinski. She was raised in Chicago and graduated from St. Francis High School in Chicago. On August 21, 1955, Jean...

Jan 27, 2015

Danny C. May

Age 67 of Wilmington, formerly of Oak Lawn and Beverly, passed away Tuesday January 27, 2015 at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital. Born March 16, 1947 in Chicago, Danny was a son of the late Earl Sechler and Dorthy Jean McFall-May. He was raised and educated in the south suburbs of Chicago, and after...

Jan 24, 2015

Kathleen S. Mackowiak

Age 53 of Goose Lake and formerly Oak Lawn, passed away Saturday January 24, 2015 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born September 22, 1961 in Chicago, Kathleen was a daughter of the late Dale and Carol (Moselle) Mackowiak. She was raised and educated in Oak Lawn.

Survivors include her life partner...

Jan 22, 2015

James S. Norman, Sr.

Age 72 of Wilmington, passed away Thursday January 22, 2015 at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago.

Born August 19, 1942, James was raised in Tennessee until moving to Mt. Clemens, Michigan, from where he graduated high school. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wilmington;...

Jan 22, 2015

John Kenneth Perona

Age 82 of Coal City passed away Thursday January 22, 2015 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born June 9, 1932 in Joliet, John Kenneth was a son of the late John Americo and Ione Fabry (Phelps) Perona. He was raised and educated in Coal City; entered the United States Navy...

Jan 18, 2015

Joyce A. Goodwin

Age 75, formerly of Coal City, and a long time resident of Foley, Alabama, passed away Sunday January 18, 2015 at Morris Hospital.

Born March 5, 1939 in Chicago, Joyce was a daughter of the late Andrew and Grace (Metzger) Nelson.

Survivors include two sons: Tony Grosso of Carbon Hill and Tim...