Obituaries
Ronald D. Taylor
Mar 24, 2024
Age 75 of Carbon Hill, Illinois died Sunday evening, March 24, 2024, at his home with family at his side.Born March 24, 1949, in Pope County, Illinois, Ronald Dale was a son of Cecil and Kate (Thomas) Taylor. Growing up in Pope County, he graduated from Golconda High School as part of the Class of 1967. Following his graduation, Ronald...
Eileen C. Newcomb
Mar 20, 2024
Age 82 of Joliet, Illinois, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at her home in the company of family.
Born January 14, 1942 in Chicago, Eileen was a daughter of James Meridy and Eileen Caroline (Boquest) Rambow.
Throughout her 82 years of life, Eileen found joy in all sports and delighted in the arts of sewing and cooking. However, it was...
Phillip J. Issert
Mar 20, 2024
Our Dad, Phillip Joseph Issert, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at his home. Dad was born, August 6, 1961, in Joliet, Illinois, the third child of Victor and Marie (Barthelme) Issert. He was raised in Peotone, Illinois on his family's farm until the family moved to Wilmington where he graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1980....
Robert "Bob" Ledesma
Mar 20, 2024
Age 63 of Coal City, Illinois, formerly of Chicago, Illinois, died Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at his home with his family by his side.Born January 10, 1961 in Chicago, Robert Gene was a son of Antonio Ledesma and Patricia (Totosz) Ledesma. He was raised and educated in Chicago, and on June 12, 1988, he married Terese Marie Urasky and together...
Esther Nowak
Mar 20, 2024
Esther Nowak (Winslow) age 94, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2024 surrounded by her family.
Born on Sept. 29, 1929 and spent her earlier years in Chicago in the Bridgeport and McKinley Park neighborhoods. In 1975, she moved to Custer Park and enjoyed being a cook at Custer Park Elementary School and attending her children’s sporting events. She was...
Donna M. Couch
Mar 16, 2024
Age 55 of Steger, Illinois, died Saturday morning, March 16, 2024 at Ascension St. Mary Hospital in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born July 19, 1968 in Blue Island, Illinois, Donna Marie was a daughter of Barry Francis and Marianne (Paskauskas) Quinn. She was raised in Riverdale and graduated from Thornton Township High School with the Class of 1986.
On September 21, 2002, Donna married...
Mae Pogliano
Mar 15, 2024
Age 97 of Coal City, passed away with her family by her side on March 15, 2024.
Born April 2, 1927 in Chicago, Mae was the daughter of Raymond and Emma Henning of Chicago. She was raised and educated in Chicago and graduated from Farragut High School. Mae was a member of the Coal City Area Club and Assumption Church of...
Walter F. Reinbacher
Mar 14, 2024
Walter F. Reinbacher, 91, of Morris, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2024 at his home with his family by his side. Born July 16, 1932 in Chicago and grew up in Cicero, he was the son of Otto and Martha (Massat) Reinbacher. He served in the U.S. Army from 1949-1952 as a mechanic stationed in Tokyo, Japan. He married Esther...
Perry "Pete" Guthrie, Sr.
Mar 12, 2024
"Pete"Age 72 of Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Tennessee and Arizona, died Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.Born April 27, 1951 in Wilmington, Perry Dale was a son of Dale and Goldie (Hoy) Guthrie. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1969. Pete worked for the...
Gary L. Ingraham
Mar 12, 2024
Gary L. Ingraham, 85, of Morris, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at Arcadia Care of Morris. Born September 13, 1938 in Verona, he was the son of Leon and Doris (Sayers) Ingraham. He graduated from MVK High School with the class of 1956. Later he attended State Technical Institute in Memphis, TN and received his Associate Degree in Science...
John "Jack" Schneider
Mar 10, 2024
Age 83 of Wilmington, Illinois died Sunday, March 10, 2024 at his home.
Born November 10, 1940 in Lostant, Illinois, Jack was a son of John and Myrtle (Day) Schneider.
He was raised and educated in Lostant while his family built their family home in Indian Head Park, where he remained for many years until relocating to Lockport and then finally Wilmington.
Jack...
JoAnn Gallagher
Mar 10, 2024
(nee Goudie)Age 79 of Chicago, Illinois passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024.Former resident of Mt. Greenwood and member of St. Christina Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois. Former founder of The Caring Ladies Crochet Group, crocheting and donating hats and blankets to local hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Former member of Mt. Greenwood Garden Club, sharing her love of flowers with...
Thomas Richard Girot
Mar 10, 2024
“Tommy”
Age 79 of Morris, Illinois died Sunday, March 10, 2024, at Morris Hospital.
Born May 20, 1944, in Morris, Thomas Richard was a son of Thomas Louis and Enes Louise (Sarti) Girot. He was raised in Morris; graduated from Immaculate Conception School and attended both Joliet Catholic High School as well as Morris Community High School.
Tommy's journey commenced alongside his family...
Kathryn Eleanor Van Duyne
Mar 8, 2024
Kathryn Eleanor Kuzel Van Duyne (aged 97) passed away peacefully on March 8, 2024 at the home of her daughter, Kathleen, and son-in-law Kevin, in Whitefish Bay, WI, where she was lovingly cared for the last two years of her life, and where her extended family were welcomed and frequent visitors.
Kathryn lived the remainder of her 95 years almost entirely...
Joyce E. Miller Harman
Mar 6, 2024
Joyce E. Miller Harman, 84, of Marshall, MO, died Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at her daughter’s home in Dwight, IL
Born February 3, 1940, in Newton, KS, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Grant Fenton and Ruth Renata Abrahams Fenton. On May 31, 1958, she married Daniel Dennis Miller who preceded her in death on November 1, 2002....
Kenneth L. Watt
Mar 6, 2024
Age 77 of Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Chicago, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born July 24, 1946 in Chicago, Kenneth was a son of Andrew and Evelyn (Nelson) Watt. He was raised and educated in Chicago, where he graduated from Harper High School and then attended Bogan Junior College, where he...
Janalyn Farley-Boward
Feb 27, 2024
Age 84 of Wesley Township, Wilmington, Illinois, passed away peacefully at her home with family at her side on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
Born January 23, 1940 in Kankakee, Illinois, Janalyn was the daughter of Emory and Elnora (Tucker) Farley. She was raised in Kankakee and in her formative years played E-flat alto saxophone in the school band, belonged to Future Nurses and...
Gayle L. Hutchings
Feb 27, 2024
Gayle L. Hutchings, 67, of Gardner, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood with her family by her side. Born September 28, 1956 in Morris, she was the daughter of Duane and Elsa (Wiborg) Hutchings. She graduated from Morris Community High School with the class of 1974. Later she attended Bob Jones University in...
Catherine Baudino
Feb 26, 2024
Age 99 of Coal City, Illinois, died Monday, February 26, 2024 at the Arc of Dwight Healthcare Center.
Born December 30, 1924 in Wilmington, Illinois, Catherine was a daughter of Herbert and Mae (Begler) Holoffe. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 1942. On February 28, 1943, Catherine married...
Ronald Jack Mayfield
Feb 25, 2024
Age 77 of Morris, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at his home.
Ron was born to Emma and Jack Mayfield on January 19, 1947 in Wilmington, Illinois. Ron was active in sports throughout his childhood years, and graduated from Wilmington High School. Professionally, Ron worked as an engineer at Loder Croklaan USA for most of his adult...
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