Obituaries

Oct 19, 2009

HAROLD P. RIGGS, Jr. "BUD"

Age 56 of Joliet formerly of Braidwood and Wilmington, passed away Monday Oct 19, 2009 At Provena St. Joseph's Medical Center Joliet. Born January 22, 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the The late Harold P. & Hazel (Metcalfe) Riggs, Sr. also preceded in death by two sisters Barbara Schaffer and Valerie Jean...

Oct 19, 2009

Rose E. Klover

Age 90 of Morris, passed away Monday morning October 19, 2009 at the home of her daughter in Sugar Land, Texas.

Born April 12, 1919 in Lisle, Illinois, Rose was the daughter of Charles R. and Anna Longtin-Hancock, and the sister of Richard Hancock of Chicago. She was a member of Immaculate Conception...

Oct 15, 2009

Dorothy Mae Peart

Age 76 of Goose Lake Township, Coal City, passed away Thursday afternoon October 15, 2009 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home in Joliet.

Born December 21, 1932, Dorothy was raised and educated in Chicago until moving to Coal City her freshman year of High School. She attended Coal City High School with...

Oct 13, 2009

William Wilson Muser

"Bill"

Age 53 of Carbon Hill, passed away Tuesday morning October 13, 2009 at Morris Hospital.

Born December 13, 1955 in Oak Park, Illinois, Bill was a son of the late Fred Richard Keefer and Suzanne Phyllis Baldwin. He was raised in Chicago until moving to Coal City in the early 1970's....

Oct 12, 2009

Earl D. Chandler

Age 72 of Wilmington, passed away October 12, 2009 at his home.

Born December 14, 1936 in DuQuoin, Illinois, he was a son Howard and Elizabeth Leslie-Chandler. Earl was married for 55 years to Shirley Jones-Chandler. He was a longtime member of IAM (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) Local 851 and...

Oct 3, 2009

Harold L. Lyons

Age 89 of Plainfield and Tyler, Texas, passed away Saturday October 3, 2009 at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center.

Born August 8, 1920 in Joliet, Harold was a US Navy Veteran who served in the Asiatic and Pacific Theater. He was a member of the Local Teamsters and retired as a truck driver...

Sep 30, 2009

THERESA E. FORD (nee Turan)

Age 57 of Lockport, formerly of Wilmington and LaGrange, died Saturday October 31, 2009 at The Joliet Area Community Hospice Home. Born January 17, 1952 in Joliet to Turner and Mary (Van Duyne) Turan of Wilmington. Preceded in death by her father in 1994 and a brother Steven Turan in 1999. Survived...

Sep 27, 2009

Alice Read

"Alice Kay"

Age 55 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday September 27, 2009 at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born July 11, 1954 in Lexington, Tennessee, Alice was a daughter of the late Chester and Hazel Allen-Taylor. She was raised and educated in Tennessee and Wilmington and was a member of the...

Sep 26, 2009

Nicholas T. Portegys

Age 96 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday September 26, 2009 at his home.

Nicholas was the fifth child and first son of farmers Peter and Gertrude Portegys who immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands in the late 1800s. Always very athletic, his passion was baseball and he was proud of being...

Sep 19, 2009

Raymond Walter Fox

Age 57 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday September 19, 2009 at Adventist Hospital in Bolingbrook.

Born February 11, 1952 in Joliet, Raymond was a son of the late Walter E. and Loretta Hickman-Fox. He was a graduate of Joliet Twp. East High School and continued his education in the fields of plumbing, boiler...

Sep 18, 2009

David James Anderson

Age 69 of Chicago and formerly Coal City and Streamwood, passed away Friday September 18, 2009.

Born September 02, 1940 in Joliet, David James is a son of Margaret (nee Kelly) Anderson and the late James Anderson. He was raised and educated in Coal City and was a graduate of St. Procopius Academy...

Sep 16, 2009

JAMES M. BUTCHER, JR.

Age 62 years of Ottawa formerly of Wilmington passed away Wednesday Sept 16, 2009 after a short courageous battle with cancer. Born March 18, 1947 in Joliet. Employee of Caterpillar Tractor Co of Joliet for over 36 years as an inspector. Veteran of the U.S. army serving in Viet Nam from 1967 to...

Sep 14, 2009

Raymond Carl Marquardt

Age 70 of Wilmington Shadow Lakes, and formerly Orland Park, passed away peacefully at home on Monday morning September 14, 2009

Born November 19, 1938 in Blue Island, Ray was a son of the late Ernest and Irene Draeger-Marquardt. He was raised and educated in Blue Island and was a graduate of Blue...

Sep 13, 2009

HARRY S. KUKLA, Jr. Age 71 of South Holland, passed away Sunday September 13, 2009 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey. Born April 29, 1938 in Chicago to the late Harry S. & Mary (Giertych) Kukla, Sr. also preceded in death by three sisters Betty Hemphill, Shirley Robson and Dolly Stewart, one brother Mickey Kukla. Survived by his loving...

Sep 12, 2009

Milton E. Hanson, Sr.

Age 86, passed away peacefully Saturday September 12, 2009 at his home.

Born February 23, 1923 in Sioux Falls, SD, Milton was a son of the late Henry and Rose Freeman-Hanson. He was a US Army Veteran, who served in World War II throughout the European, African and Middle Eastern Theaters of...

Sep 11, 2009

James E. Hougas

Passed away peacefully at home on Friday September 11, 2009, surrounded by his loving family.

Born at home on Armstrong Street in Morris on July 12, 1932, Jim was a son of Adlai and Cecelia Hilton-Hougas. Jim served in the US Army Paratrooper Division from 1950-1954 as a gunman in the Korean War....

Sep 8, 2009

Peggy Ann Magness

Age 61 of Morris passed away at her home, Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Born May 10, 1948 in Hammond, Indiana, Peggy is a daughter of Jean Helmer-Wartsbaugh of Morris and the late Roy Wartsbaugh. She was raised and educated in the Hammond, Indiana area and was most recently employed with Wal Mart in Morris....

Sep 7, 2009

John B. Fillman

"The Flying Farmer"

Age 90, of Mazon, passed away Monday, September 7, 2009 at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

John was born July 6, 1919 on the Fillman family farm in Dexter, Iowa to William L. Fillman and Eva (Nelson) Fillman. The family moved to rural Mazon in the early...

Sep 4, 2009

Naomi A. MacIntyre

Age 72 of Marengo, Illinois and formerly of Lombard, passed Friday September 4, 2009 at Nelson Debes Care Center in Rockford.

Born November 9, 1936 in Chicago, Naomi was a daughter of the late Nils Christian Jorgensen and Lucille Koenig. She was raised and educated in the Lombard area and was a graduate...

Sep 2, 2009

Bernard Michael Berta

"Barney"

Age 88 and a life long resident of Coal City, passed away Wednesday September 2, 2009 at Heritage Manor in Dwight.

Born June 6, 1921 in Coal City, Bernard was a son of the late Joseph, Jr. and Jessie Faletti-Berta. He was raised and educated in Coal City and was a...