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Obituaries
Neal E. Tjelle
May 9, 2023
Age 66 of South Wilmington, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at Ascension Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.
Born December 4, 1956 in Morris, Illinois, Neal Edwin was a son of Harry and Nina (Horrie) Tjelle. He was raised in Gardner and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School with the Class of 1975.
Neal worked...
Richard "Dick" Zelinko
May 8, 2023
Age 83 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, Illinois, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Monday, May 8, 2023.
Born February 29, 1940 in Coal City, Richard John was a son of Andy and Dorothy (Ward) Zelinko. He was raised in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 1958....
Lawrence L. Kenney
May 5, 2023
Lawrence L. Kenney, 83, of Morris, passed away Friday, May 5, 2023 at Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet with his family by his side. Born November 17, 1939 in Morris, he was the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Stahl) Kenney. He attended Morris Community High School. Larry married Phyllis Petersen on April 5, 1959 in Morris and they...
Wendy Smith
May 4, 2023
Age 70 of Coal City, Illinois, died Thursday, May 4, 2023 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born February 6, 1953 in Joliet, Wendy was a daughter of Howard and Waunetta (Longanecker) Smith. She was raised in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 1971. Wendy was a beautician; worked at Hornsby's...
Cheryl Ryan
May 1, 2023
Age 68 of Romeoville, Illinois and formerly of Wilmington and Coal City, Illinois went home to be with the Lord on Monday evening, May 1, 2023.
Born July 25, 1954 in Coal City, Cheryl Lynn was a daughter of Francis E. Sr. and Elsie (Barton) Ryan. She was raised in Coal City; graduated from Coal City High School with the...
Joel B. Franklin
Apr 30, 2023
Age 66 of Morris, Illinois, died Sunday, April 30, 2023 at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois.
Born July 20, 1956 in Coffeyville, Kansas, Joel Brian was a son of Gene and Hermione (Stevenson) Franklin. He was raised in Mazon, Illinois, graduated from MVK High School in 1974, and completed his Bachelor's Degree in Business at Illinois State University...
Norma Jean Miller
Apr 27, 2023
Norma Jean Miller, 89, of Morris, passed away Thursday April 27, 2023 at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox with her family by her side. Born August 19, 1933 in Lisbon, Ill, she was the daughter of Stanley and Vivian (O’Brien) Stinson. She graduated from Newark High School with the class of 1951. She married Lynn Miller on January 12,...
Urban J. Frazier, Jr.
Apr 23, 2023
Age 79 of Morris, Illinois, died Sunday, April 23, 2023 at his home.
Born January 2, 1944 in Kankakee, Illinois, Urban was the son of Urban, Sr. and Betty (Newman) Frazier. He was raised in Kankakee, graduated from Bradley-Bourbonnais High School, and attended Southern Illinois University. On December 14,1968, Urban married Carol Ann Barker of Decatur, Illinois.
He was...
Lawrence J. Heck
Apr 21, 2023
“Larry” Age 75 of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023 at Ascension Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois surrounded by family. Born October 3, 1947 in Joliet, Illinois, Lawrence Joseph was a son of Arthur and Alpha (Sitter) Heck. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, graduating with the Class of 1965. He continued...
Joe A. Hughes
Apr 20, 2023
Age 63 of Wilmington, Illinois and formerly of Braidwood, Illinois died April 20, 2023.
Born December 28, 1959 in Joliet, Illinois, Joe was a son of Ray and Orphie (Hoy) Hughes. He was raised and educated in Wilmington. Joe spent most of his life working in the various trades and most recently worked as a Journeyman Carpenter with the Local...
Peter Andrew Backulich, Jr.
Apr 20, 2023
Age 68 of Braidwood, passed away at home early on the morning of April 20th, 2023 after a courageous battle with a number of increasingly difficult health conditions, surrounded, by his loved ones and the prayers of friends and family.
Born December 18, 1954 in Joliet, IL, Pete (lovingly called Cricket by his mother) was the only child of Peter...
Iva Jean Voelcker
Apr 20, 2023
Iva Jean Voelcker, age 93, passed away peacefully in the arms of Jesus on April 20, 2023 surrounded by loving family at Park Pointe Healthcare in Morris, Illinois. Born on January 22, 1930 in Mason, Illinois and married to Joseph Fancher in 1947, Iva Jean was known for her kind heart, dedication to her family and friends, willingness to help...
Coyla C. Neuman
Apr 19, 2023
Age 89, of Manhattan, Kansas, died April 19, 2023 at the Homestead Assisted Living in Manhattan.
She was born on August 3, 1933 in Joliet, Illinois.
Private family services will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in Wilmington, Illinois.
Kirsten Karen Welch
Apr 19, 2023
Age 40 of Joliet, Illinois, passed from this life peacefully at Ascension Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, with her loving father by her side.
Kirsten was born August 31, 1982 at Morris Hospital to James F. Welch and Karen E. (Themer) Fabian. She was raised and educated in Morris and attended Morris schools. Kirsten...
Dolores M. Youngquist
Apr 19, 2023
Age 87 of Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Joliet, Illinois, died Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born June 15, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, Dolores was a daughter of Charles and Laura (Jacobs) Rinehart. She was raised and educated on the South Side of Chicago, and on September 3, 1955, she married Robert Youngquist with whom...
John Wethington
Apr 18, 2023
Age 46 of Eagle River, Wisconsin and formerly of Dunlap, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at his home surrounded by family.
Born February 25, 1977 in Morris, Illinois, John is the son of Janis Wethington (nee Silk) and William Wethington. He was raised in Morris; graduated from Morris Community High School with the Class of 1995 and went...
Donald L. Roach
Apr 17, 2023
Age 83 of Coal City, Illinois, formerly of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois and Lincoln, Illinois, died Monday, April 17, 2023 at Morris Hospital, surrounded by family.
Born October 10, 1939 in Jacksonville, Illinois, Donald Lee was a son of Robert and Edna M. (nee Ayers) Roach. He was raised in Jacksonville, graduated from Jacksonville High School with the Class of 1957, and...
Suzanne Lissy
Apr 14, 2023
Age 85 of Coal City, Illinois passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Friday, April 14, 2023.
Born April 22, 1937 in Chicago, Suzanne was the first of seventeen children born to Joseph Henry and Ruth Naomi (Wilson) Hanley. She was raised in Chicago until moving with the family to Coal City when she was in the...
Thomas M. Bednarik
Apr 13, 2023
Thomas M. Bednarik, 69, of Winter Haven, Florida, formerly of Morris, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born April 28, 1953 in Morris, he was the son of Dolton and Margaret (Curry) Bednarik. He graduated from Morris Community High School with the class of 1971. Tom married Marsha Thompson on August 10, 1974 at Bethlehem...
James Lee Pheal
Apr 10, 2023
Age 44 of Aurora, Illinois, died April 10, 2023 in Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois.
Born December 14, 1978 in Memphis, Tennessee, James was a son of Shirley Jean Scott-Pheal and Thomas and Leatrice Jordan. On January 12, 2007 James married Marsha Elaine Patton at the Kane County Courthouse in Saint Charles, Illinois and made their home in Aurora, Illinois.
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