Obituaries

Oct 19, 2008

Florence E. Jacklich

(nee Van Duyne)

Age 87 of Michigan City, Indiana and formerly Carbon Hill, passed away Sunday October 19, 2008 at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois

Born November 06, 1920 in Troy Township, Florence was a daughter of the late Jacob and Eula Stewart-VanDuyne. On January 22, 1938 Florence married...

Oct 15, 2008

Albert Bee Hudgens

"A.B."

Age 72 of Morris, formerly of Clarksville, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Embassy Care Center in Wilmington.

Born, June 18, 1936 in Clarksville, Tennessee, Albert was a son of the late George W. and Mary Lena Lovallen-Hudgens. He was raised and educated in Tennessee, where he was a...

Oct 10, 2008

Irvin F. Holm, Sr.

Age 96 of Wilmington, passed away Friday October 10, 2008 at Silver Cross Medical Center in Joliet.

Born August 16, 1912 in Emington, Illinois, Irvin was a son of the late Peter and Anna Skow-Holm. He was raised in the Emington area and served our Country during World War II in the...

Oct 7, 2008

Kathryn "Jean" Ludwig

(nee Crawford)

Age 74 of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday October 07, 2008 at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born August 04, 1934 in Marseilles, Jean was a daughter of the late Matthew and Maurine Hill-Crawford. She was a graduate of the first class at St. Rose School in Wilmington and...

Oct 6, 2008

Marie M. Kurth

(nee Roou)

Age 89 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Monday October 6, 2008 at her home. Born in Melrose, Wisconsin on September 13, 1919 Marie was a daughter of the late Oscar W. and Ada Farrand-Roou. The last remaining out of 8 children.

Marie was raised and educated in Wisconsin and was...

Oct 1, 2008

George J. Voss

Age 87 of Camarillo, California and formerly Chicago, passed away Wednesday, October 01, 2008 in Simi Valley, California.

Born August 23, 1921, George was a son of the late Herman and Susan Goetzinger-Voss. He was a veteran, having served during World War II in the US Army Air Corp and was a member...

Sep 28, 2008

Florence Irene Nagra

Age 84 of Morris, passed away Sunday morning September 28, 2008 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born July 14, 1924 in Superior Wisconsin, Florence was a daughter of the late Stillman and Alice Bartels-Newell. She attended Morris High School and married John Nagra in Joliet. Together, Florence and John resided...

Sep 24, 2008

Mervin "Ed" Sawyer

Age 64 of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday September 24, 2008 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born June 26, 1944 in St. Louis, MO, Ed was a son of the late Milo I. and Marie Patterson-Sawyer. He was raised and educated in the Mattoon area and on October 10, 1964 married Lorraine...

Sep 24, 2008

Barbara J. Ayers

"Bubba"

Age 62 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Wednesday September 24, 2008 at her home.

Born August 24, 1946 in Joliet, Barbara was a daughter of the late Leroy and Dorothy Bolton-Schmitz. She was a graduate of Joliet Central High School and Joliet Junior College where she earned an Associates Degree and...

Sep 22, 2008

Nora M. McGrath

(nee Kennedy)

Late of Florence Twp., Wilmington, passed away peacefully Monday September 22, 2008 at her farm home where she was born 98 years ago to the late James J. and Ella McGovern-Kennedy.

The oldest Alumnus of Wilmington High School, graduating in 1928, Nora attended Normal University and graduated from Pestolozzi Institute...

Sep 22, 2008

Stanley W. Hawkey

Age 82 of Wilmington, passed away Monday September 22, 2008 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born April 29, 1926 in Champaign, Illinois, Stan was a son of the late Frank and Delia Russell - Hawkey. He was a veteran of the US Army, having served in both World War II, and the...

Sep 21, 2008

Marjorie D. Ferrara

Age 85 of Mazon, passed away with her family by her side on September 21, 2008 at Morris Hospital. She was born April 4, 1923 in Farmer City to Theodore and Mary (Lane) Coyle. On June 27, 1942 she married Dominic J. Ferrara in St. Louis. They lived in the Colfax, Towanda, and Bloomington...

Sep 19, 2008

Erika Lynn Bauermeister

Age 19 of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away unexpectedly on Friday September 19, 2008 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born November 26, 1988, Erika is the daughter of Lisa Bauermeister of Las Vegas and Michael F. Bauermeister of Morris. She was a devoted mother to her son Keagin and in...

Sep 16, 2008

Dorothy M. O'Kane Age 94 of Morris and formerly Fox Lake, passed away Tuesday September 16, 2008 at Morris Hospital. Born September 15, 1914 in Monroe, Wisconsin, Dorothy was a daughter of the late William and Izora Van Horn a�" Nowatzki. On June 12, 1937 Dorothy married Charles V. O'Kane in St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in...

Sep 12, 2008

Sean Michael Valentine

Age 19 of Morris, passed away unexpectedly on Friday September 12, 2008 at Morris Hospital.

Born June 21, 1989 in Joliet, Sean is a son of Daumont and Kelly Orr-Valentine. Growing up in Morris, Sean played youth baseball, played with the Morris Chiefs Football and also was involved with the Seneca Irish Cadets...

Sep 6, 2008

Shirley I. Tibbott

Age 79 of Morris, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday September 6, 2008 at Morris Hospital.

Born August 29, 1929 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Shirley was a daughter of the late David J. and Iona Edwards a�" Thompson. She was raised and educated in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania and was a graduate of Cambria County High School....

Sep 4, 2008

Jacqueline Lund

"Jackie"

Age 73 of Morris, passed away Thursday September 4, 2008 at Walnut Grove in Morris.

Born July 29, 1935 in Decatur, Illinois, Jackie was a daughter of the late Berlin and Florence M. Joy-Mansfield. She was a graduate of Morris Community High School and worked many years as an administrative assistant with...

Sep 2, 2008

Nancy A. Quigley

Age 54 of Braidwood, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday September 2, 2008, following a courageous battle with brain cancer.

Born September 5, 1953 in Joliet, Nancy was a daughter of the late Louis and Marie Vaughn-O'Shea. She was a graduate of Lockport West High School with the Class of 1971 and...

Sep 2, 2008

John A. Murdie

"Jack"

Age 82 of Wilmington and formerly Symerton, passed away Tuesday September 02, 2008 at the Illinois Veteran's Home in Manteno.

Born August 06, 1926, Jack was a son of the late Walter George and Sadie P. McGrath-Murdie. He was raised and educated in Wilton Center, was a graduate of Joliet Catholic...

Aug 31, 2008

William E. Spangler

Age 88 of Manteno, passed away Sunday August 31, 2008 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born April 06, 1920 in Manhattan, Illinois, William was a son of the late Henry and Lillian Case-Spangler. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was honorably discharged on May 26, 1943.

William...