Obituaries

Jul 17, 2012

Marilyn J. Escalante (nee Denning)

Age 69 of Coal City, passed away Tuesday July 17, 2012 at Morris Hospital.

Born March 22, 1943 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, Marilyn is a daughter of the late Leonard and Mary Phelps-Denning. She worked as a caregiver with Trinity Services in Wilmington and also tended bar at various local establishments...

Jul 16, 2012

Stanley E. Fonfara

Age 74 of Coal City and formerly Lockport, passed away Monday July 16, 2012 at Morris Hospital.

Born May 15, 1938 in Chicago, Stanley was a son of the late Peter Albert Fonfara, Sr. and Jerry Elizabeth Bucholz-Fonfara. He was raised and educated in Chicago; worked for Ingersoll Products as a Office Manager...

Jul 16, 2012

Eugene Sherman Kahler

"Gene"

Age 72 of Wilmington, passed away Monday morning, July 16, 2012 at his home.

Born July 23, 1939 in Wilmington, Eugene was a son of the late Eugene Norman and Anna Mercer-Kahler. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and worked as a machinist for Caterpillar in Joliet for more than...

Jul 14, 2012

Bryan E. Brown

Age 46 of Morris and formerly Coal City, passed away Saturday afternoon July 14, 2012 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Born May 21, 1966 in Joliet, Bryan is the son of Mildred Ann Beasley-Brown of Morris and the late Henry C. Brown. He was raised and educated in Coal City,...

Jul 8, 2012

Robert George Netrval

Age 52 of Gardner and formerly Joliet, passed away July 8, 2012.

Born February 10, 1960 in Joliet, Robert is a son of Robert Netrval of Port Richey, Florida and the late Goldie Douglas-Netrval. He was raised and educated in Joliet and worked as an over the road truck driver. Robert will be...

Jul 7, 2012

Jonathon David Viles

Age 28 of Morris, passed away unexpectedly Saturday July 7, 2012.

Born July 11, 1983 in Joliet, Jon is a son of Charles M. Viles of Morris and the late Doris E. Leonard-Viles. He was raised and educated in Morris and was formerly employed with United States Cold Storage in Minooka. Jon will...

Jul 6, 2012

Lisa Diedre Gilmour Surprenant was born January 26, 1954 in Joliet and died July 6, 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Lisa was the youngest child of Paul and Faye Gilmour, formerly of Mazon. She graduated from Bradley Bourbonnais High School and the University of Southern Illinois in Carbondale. Lisa enjoyed a challenging career in architecture and energy efficiency,...

Jul 6, 2012

Sean D. Soltysik

Age 36 of Dwight and formerly Braidwood, passed away Friday July 6, 2012.

Born May 11, 1976 in Kankakee, Sean is a son of Connie (nee Feazel) Benson of Dwight and the late Richard Dwayne Soltysik. He was raised and educated in Braidwood and will be remembered for his love of fishing, politics,...

Jul 1, 2012

Joseph Matthew Mueller

Age 90 of Morris and formerly Chicago and Vero Beach, Florida, passed away Sunday evening July 1, 2012 at Morris Hospital.

Born March 31, 1922 in Chicago, Joseph was a son of the late Joseph and Anna Mueller. He was a member of the first graduating class of Taft High School in Chicago...

Jun 24, 2012

Charlene "Pat" Zawrazky

Age 74 of Coal City passed away Sunday June 24, 2012 at her home.

Born August 18, 1937 in Joliet, Pat is a daughter of the late Charles and Mona Tarran-Girot. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated with the Coal City High School Class of 1955. On April 18,...

Jun 23, 2012

Nancy J. Madding

(nee Cracraft)

Age 84 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully, Saturday June 23, 2012 at her home surrounded by family.

Born September 18, 1927 in Wilmington, Nancy was a daughter of the late Charles Herbert and Grace Douglas Wright-Cracraft. She was raised in the rural areas of Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High...

Jun 21, 2012

Ricardo B. Carlos

"Rico"

Age 42 of Morris, passed away Thursday June 21, 2012.

Born June 11, 1970 in Atolinga Zacatecas, Mexico, Ricardo is a son of Margarito Carlos of Mexico and Celia Bugarin-Carlos of Morris. Rico worked as a mechanic at Talty Chevy-Buick-Cadillac in Morris for many years and was a fan of the...

Jun 13, 2012

Walter Joseph Martin

"Wally"

Age 62 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away Wednesday June 13, 2012 at Embassy Care Center in Wilmington.

Born May 30, 1950 in Morris, Walter was a son of the late Joseph and Wilma Carnegie-Martin. He was raised and educated in Coal City, attending the Catholic Grade School...

Jun 12, 2012

Robert "Bob" Wayne Lindstrand, Sr.

"Viking"

Age 66 of Morris and formerly Plainfield, passed away peacefully, Tuesday morning June 12, 2012 at his home.

Born July 24, 1945 in Chicago, Bob was a son of the late Clarence and Hilda M. Gierahn-Lindstrand. He was raised and educated on the Northside of Chicago and graduated from...

Jun 8, 2012

Lauretta Gulley

Age 99 and a resident of Walnut Grove Village in Morris, passed away Friday morning June 8, 2012.

Born February 24, 1913 in Cincinatti, Ohio, Lauretta was a daughter of the late Otis A. and Helen Josephine Geary-White. In 1938, Lauretta married Mefford Ira Gulley in New Castle, Indiana and together that is where...

Jun 8, 2012

Debra Kaye Schumacher

"Debbie"

Age 48 of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly Friday June 8, 2012.

Born October 26, 1963 in Joliet, Debbie is a daughter of Roger and Brenda (nee Brady) Melvin of Coal City. She was raised and educated in Coal City and was a graduate of Coal City High School with the...

Jun 6, 2012

Lois Helen Konet

Age 74 of rural Odell, passed away Wednesday June 6, 2012 at her home with family by her side.

Local arrangements are being made under the direction and care of Reeves Funeral Homes, Ltd., 75 North Broadway in Coal City. (815/634-2125)

Jun 5, 2012

Rose Carpenter

Age 79 of Coal City, passed away Tuesday morning, June 5, 2012 at her home.

Born July 21, 1932 in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Anna Rose was a daughter of the late John Claude and Eugenie Blanchard-Gumbs. She was raised and educated in St. Thomas and on February 26, 1952, Rose married Kenneth...

Jun 1, 2012

Paul Emil Sarrazin

Age 84 of Wilmington, passed away on June 1, 2012 at Provena Saint Mary's Hospital in Kankakee with his family at his side.

Born November 17, 1927 in Greene, Maine, Paul was the youngest son of the late Arthur and Albina Lamothe-Sarrazin. On February 14, 1953, he married Jean Powlesland at the South...

May 29, 2012

Michael Anthony Delloro

"Mike"

Age 79 of Morris, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday May 29, 2012 at his home.

Born October 2, 1932 in West Haverstraw, New York, Mike was a son of the late Michael and Mary Rose Zarriello-Delloro. He was raised and educated in New York, and graduated from Pratt Institute in New York...