Obituaries

Jan 17, 2015

Earline Welsh (nee Beck)

Age 86 of Wilmington and formerly of Bourbonnais, passed away Saturday evening January 16, 2015 at Presence Our Lady of Victory in Bourbonnais.

Born March 14, 1928 in Sesser, Illinois, Earline was a daughter of the late Earl and Ema (Eubanks) Beck. She was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in...

Jan 16, 2015

Walter Plume

Age 84 of Wilmington, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born May 13, 1930 in Amboy, Illinois, Walter John was a son of the late Lloyd E. and Flossie (Ford) Plume. He was a graduate of Amboy High School with the Class of 1948 and went on to...

Jan 11, 2015

Albert Croarkin

Age 72 of Chicago, passed away Sunday January 11, 2015 at Provena Our Lady of Victory in Bourbonnais.

Born July 21, 1942 in Chicago, Albert Raymond was a son of the late Gerald and Mildred (Wasson) Croarkin. He was raised and educated in Chicago and went on to honorably service in the United States...

Jan 10, 2015

LaVerne Vrdsky Havlicek

Age 91 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday morning January 10, 2015 at Tabor Hills Retirement Community in Naperville.

Born June 30, 1923 in Chicago, LaVerne was a daughter of Anton and Lillian Sevcik-Vrdsky. At the age of nine, LaVerne's mother passed away and her father remarried Zdenka Hruska. Immediately, Zdenka became a very...

Jan 10, 2015

Melody Ann Jonasen

Age 59 of Minooka and formerly of the Berwyn and Cicero area, passed away Saturday January 10, 2015 at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Illinois.

Born April 27, 1955 in Chicago, Melody is a daughter of Laverne Messina (nee Matthews) of Countryside and the late Gennaro Messina, Sr. She was...

Jan 8, 2015

Stasia Hextell

"Nonie"

Age 70 of Morris, passed away Thursday morning, January 8, 2015 at Morris Hospital.

Born June 20, 1944 in Clifton, Illinois, Stasia Ann was a daughter of the late Matthew and Madeline (Yeates) Chinski. She was raised and educated in Custer Park and graduated from Reed Custer High School with the Class...

Jan 8, 2015

Angela Scerine

Age 96 of Coal City, passed away Thursday morning, January 8, 2015 at Park Pointe in Morris.

Born September 2, 1918 in Orient, Illinois, Angelena Margaret was a daughter of the late John W. and Jessie (Morgan) Boggio. She was raised and educated in the West Frankfort, Illinois area and on June 22, 1936,...

Jan 7, 2015

M. Elizabeth (Tetterton) Hughes

Age 102 of Kankakee and formerly of Ft. Myers, Florida, passed away January 7, 2014.. She was born December 4, 1912 in Plymouth, North Carolina and had recently celebrated her 102nd birthday. She was a distinguished World War II veteran having served in the United States Coast Guard. She was preceded in death...

Jan 2, 2015

Leslie Sorensen

"Les"

Age 90 of Wilmington, and a longtime resident of Leesburg, Florida, passed away Friday evening, January 2, 2015 at the home of his daughter in Minooka.

Born May 5, 1924 in Wesley Township, Les was a son of Arthur and Josephine Shenk-Sorensen. He was raised and educated in Wesley Township, and on...

Jan 2, 2015

Margaret Viglia

Age 93 of Coal City, Illinois passed away Friday January 2, 2015 at The Bickford House of Bourbonnais.

Born June 8, 1921 in LaSalle, Illinois, Margaret was a daughter of the late Nick and Edith (Gervase) Brancato. The family moved to Coal City in 1934. Margaret graduated from the Coal City High School with...

Dec 28, 2014

Ellen E. Burkett

Age 39 of Morris, passed away peacefully Sunday December 28, 2014 at her home following a long battle with cancer.

Born May 30, 1975 in Joliet, Ellen is a daughter of Beth (Thorson) Brooks and Carl Burkett. She was a graduate of Morris Community High School with the Class of 1993 and went...

Dec 23, 2014

Faye Gilmour

Age 94 of Kankakee and formerly of Mazon and Morris, passed away Tuesday December 23, 2014 at the Gilman Healthcare Center.

Born April 11, 1920 in Mazon, Faye Cleopal was a daughter of the late Lena and Dennis Plott. She graduated from Mazon Verona Kinsman High School in 1938 and attended Chicago Business College....

Dec 21, 2014

Catherine Ann Shea

"Kay"

Age 92 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Sunday December 21, 2014 at Our Lady of Angel's Retirement Home in Joliet.

Born January 7, 1922 in Joliet, Catherine Ann was a daughter of the late Bernard "Bert" and Helen (Tebeau) Staehely. She was raised in Joliet, graduated from Joliet Township High School...

Dec 17, 2014

Helga Marie Male

Age 97 and a lifelong resident of Gardner, passed away Wednesday December 17, 2014 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born May 22, 1917 on a farm in rural Gardner, Helga was a daughter of the late Mads and Maryanne Kristine (Eglund) Lund. She was raised in a rural school outside...

Dec 17, 2014

Monica Nicole Harris

Infant daughter of Heather Nicole Walker of Plainfield and Jimmy D. Harris of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday December 17, 2014 at Morris Hospital.

Survivors include her proud parents; siblings: Emma and Ava Harris of Braidwood and Faith and Jaydan Walker of Plainfield; grandparents: Dave and Diane (Geiss) Carter of Wilmington; Christina and...

Dec 16, 2014

Vivian Katherine Finn, of Dwight, Illinois, formerly of Coal City, passed away at 7:53 a.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at Heritage Health, Dwight.

Visitation will be Thursday, December 18, 2014, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Reeves Funeral Home, 75 N. Broadway, Coal City, Illinois. Funeral Services are Friday, December 19, 2014, 10:00 a.m. at...

Dec 15, 2014

Mardeen Berta

"Nonie"

Age 91 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away peacefully, Monday December 15, 2014 at Park Pointe Morris Senior Living.

Born July 2, 1923 in Coal City, Margaret Aldeen was a daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Borella - Boggio. She was raised and educated in Coal City where...

Dec 11, 2014

Nathan K. Peredetto

Age 35 of Diamond and formerly of Morris, passed away Thursday December 11, 2014.

Born May 1, 1979 in Joliet, Nathan is a son of Ellen (Phipps) Peredetto of Diamond and George Peredetto of Peoria. He was raised and educated in Morris and on September 22, 2012 Nathan married Erica Decker. He enjoyed...

Dec 11, 2014

Theresse S. Norton

Age 69 of Wilmington, passed away Thursday December 11, 2014 at her home in Wesley Township.

Born October 20, 1945 in Olney, Illinois, Theresse was a daughter of the late Elmer R., Jr. and Velma (Cummins) Rodgers. She was raised and educated in Kankakee and on October 10, 1964, Theresse married Donald Norton....

Dec 9, 2014

Deborah Anne Schmidt

Age 53 of Wilmington and formerly Braidwood, passed away Tuesday December 9, 2014 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born October 18, 1961 in Joliet, Debbie was a daughter of the late Charlotte (Dougherty) Schmidt, who preceded her on May 12, 2013. She attended Trinity School from grade school through high...