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Obituaries
Retha Mae Palmer
Mar 4, 2025
Age 86 of Wilmington, Illinois, died Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at Spring Creek Nursing Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born September 30, 1938 in Buckhorn, Illinois, Retha Mae was a daughter of Ralph and Retha Faye (Henry) Osborn. She was raised in Eureka and Peoria, Illinois, and on December 8, 1962 she married Earl A. Palmer at the Madison Avenue Methodist Church...
Rev. Warren Nevin Smith, Jr.
Mar 4, 2025
Age 85, of Herscher and formerly of Kankakee, Dwight, the Quad Cities, Vincennes, Indiana, and Sterling, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the Citadel of Bourbonnais.
Born October 11, 1939, in Sterling, Illinois, Warren was the son of Warren Nevin, Sr. and Yetta Roana (Lyon) Smith. He was raised and educated in Sterling,...
Daniel Eugene Bell
Mar 4, 2025
Daniel Eugene Bell
Age 87, of Gardner, Illinois, completed his life’s journey here on earth on his birthday, March 4, in Joliet.
Born March 4, 1938, in Eureka, Illinois, Daniel was the son of Basil E. and Ruth Corrinne (Diehl) Bell. He was raised in Washington Township and graduated from Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School. In 1959, he proudly enlisted in the U.S....
David A. Morgan, Sr.
Mar 2, 2025
Age 90 of Morris, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025 in Morris.
Born August 11, 1934 in Joliet, Illinois, David Allen was the eighth of fourteen children born to Harry V. and Martha Mae (Little) Morgan. His early years were spent in Joliet, where he attended A.O. Marshall Grade School. His family then moved to Channahon and attended Minooka High School....
Joan L. Blaine
Feb 27, 2025
Age 89 of Coal City, Illinois, died peacefully on her birthday, Thursday, February 27, 2025, at the ARC of Dwight.
Born February 27, 1936 in Coal City, Joan Leona was the daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Beard) Funk. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 1954. On June 4,...
Dorothy Ann Aicher
Feb 26, 2025
Dorothy (Dottie) Ann Aicher
Age 90 of Coal City, Illinois, formerly of Pitman and North Cape May, New Jersey, passed away peacefully, while her daughters held her hand, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Lightways Hospice Care in Joliet, Illinois.
Born January 8, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dorothy was the daughter of Roland and Elizabeth (White) Smith. She was raised and educated...
Joan M. Salbego
Feb 24, 2025
Age 90 of Coal City, Illinois, formerly of Goose Lake, Illinois, died Monday, February 24, 2025 at her home.
Born January 30, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, Joan Marie was the daughter of Charles Bernardini and Helen Sue (O'Connor) Rea. She was raised in Tinley Park and graduated from Thornton High School with the Class of 1953. Joan worked as an occupational...
Beverly Bryant
Feb 23, 2025
(Nee Swanson)
Age 76 of Mazon, Illinois died Sunday, February 23, 2025 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born March 8, 1948 in Streator, Illinois, Beverly Jean was a daughter of Helmar and Mary Ellen (Girard) Swanson. She was raised on the family farm in rural Kinsman, Illinois, and graduated from Seneca High School with the Class of 1966.
Beverly worked for...
Kristine Lopez
Feb 22, 2025
Age 72 of Wilmington, Illinois, and formerly of Burbank, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at her home.
Born January 6, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois, Kristine Catherine was a daughter of Charles and June (King) Swanson. She was raised in Burbank and graduated from Reavis High School.
Kristine dedicated over two decades of her career as a machine operator...
Patricia McLuckie
Feb 22, 2025
Age 83 of Coal City, Illinois passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Ascension Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois with her daughter by her side.
Born October 21, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, Patricia Irene was the daughter of Robert Henry and Jewell Beatrice (Austin) Igel. She was raised in Chicago, where she completed her education and graduated from...
Holly Fritz
Feb 21, 2025
Age 91 of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Friday, February 21, 2025 at the Vistas at Bettendorf.
Born July 25, 1933 in Kulczyn, Poland, Holly was a daughter of Edmund and Johanna (Kitzmann) Fritz. She was raised and educated in Kulczyn and Wedel, Germany until her family emigrated to the United States in 1952 when she was eighteen. Holly's family settled in Morris,...
Patricia Ann Wise
Feb 19, 2025
Age 80, of Wilmington, Illinois, died Wednesday, February 19, 2025 following surgery at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
Born on January 29, 1945, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Patricia was the daughter of William and Hilda (Hayes) Nunley. She spent her early years in Tennessee before moving with her family to Illinois, where she continued her education and graduated from Wilmington High...
William C. Griffith
Feb 19, 2025
Age 84 of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away Wednesday morning, February 19, 2025 in New Lenox.
Born on May 2, 1940, in Harvey, Illinois, William Clancy was a son of Clancy William Griffith and Elizabeth (nee Doogan) Workman.
A proud retired teamster, William spent a significant portion of his life working hard to support his family and build a bright future for them....
Jim Bozich
Feb 15, 2025
Age 76 of Coal City, Illinois died Saturday, February 15, 2025 surrounded by family at his home.
Born February 4, 1949 in Elizabeth City, Virginia, James Leonard was a son of Steve and Gladys Bozich. He was raised and educated in Joliet, Illinois; graduated from Joliet West High School with the class of 1967, and went on to honorably serve in...
Earla Mae Bell (Douglas)
Feb 15, 2025
Age 81 of Morris, Illinois, died Saturday, February 15, 2025 at the Gardens at Park Pointe with her children by her side.
Born May 17, 1943 in Gardner, Earla Mae was the eldest daughter of Alvin and Eleina (Storm) Douglas. She was raised and educated in Gardner and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School with the Class of 1961. Earla...
Andrew Goodman
Feb 12, 2025
Age 32 of Morris, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday February 12, 2025 in Bergland, Michigan after a brief illness.
Born September 22, 1992 in Morris, Andrew is the son of Roger and Pam (Nelson) Goodman. He was raised and educated in Morris and graduated from Morris Community High School with the Class of 2011. Andrew furthered his education at Joliet...
Bertie "Ann" Lewis
Feb 12, 2025
Age 88 of Morris, Illinois passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, February 12, 2025, at Serenity Estates of Morris.
Born on February 29, 1936, in Matthew, Missouri, Bertie Ann was a daughter of Bert and Lorene (Thacker) Qualls. She grew up in Malden, Missouri, where she received her education before marrying the love of her life, William Lewis, on July 4,...
Kenneth Chris Gill
Feb 10, 2025
Age 68 of Bellwood, Illinois, passed away Monday, February 10, 2025 at the Bellwood Developmental Center.
Born on July 13, 1956, in Cullman, Alabama, Kenneth is the beloved son of Cora Margaret (Grissom) Gill and the late Howard Kenneth Gill. He was raised in Chicago in a loving home and held strong to his Baptist faith. In his leisure time, Kenny...
Aliene Louise Daugherty
Feb 10, 2025
Age 77 of Streator, Illinois, formerly of Wilmington, Illinois and Braidwood, Illinois passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025 after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
Born on August 8, 1948, in Silverton, Oregon, Aliene Louise was the beloved daughter of Amos and Martha (Leatherman) Porterfield. She was raised in Oregon and later moved to California. She went on to marry the...
Darlene Smith
Feb 9, 2025
Age 79, of Elwood, passed away peacefully with her family by her side Sunday February 9, 2025, at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Darlene was born on September 7, 1945, in Oak Park, Illinois, to the late Viola and Albert Dombrow. After both her parents passed, Darlene was cared for by the late Hazel Beheme.
She married Louie Dean Smith...
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