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Obituaries
Harold Elvin Tash
Oct 31, 2022
Age 69 of Wilmington, formerly Lemont, IL, Kentucky and North East Iowa, passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Monday October 31, 2022 at his home.
Born October 29, 1953 in Joliet, IL, a son to Sharrell and Veronica (Beck) Tash. Harold was raised and educated in Lemont, graduating with the Class of 1971. After High School he enlisted and honorably...
Loretta Lou Martin
Oct 30, 2022
Loretta Lou Martin, 83, of Morris, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022 at her home with her family by her side. Born December 9, 1938 in Grafton, W. VA, she was the daughter of Alva and Pauline (McDaniel) Lawler. She graduated from Grafton High School with the class of 1956. Later she received her B A Degree in Nursing. For...
Joe P. Gleason
Oct 25, 2022
Age 62, of Coal City, formerly Elwood and Joliet, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at Joliet Hospice House.
Born April 6, 1960 in Joliet, a son to Edward L. and Theresa M. (Caron) Gleason. On December 11, 1985, Joe married Deborah Moore in Joliet, and together they cherished 36 years. Joe lived many lives in one life time....
Cheryl Lisa Karr
Oct 24, 2022
Age 75 of Wilmington, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022 at her residence with her husband by her side.
Born January 10, 1947 in Joliet, a daughter to Michael A. and Beatrice Auten-Glenney. Cheryl was raised and educated in Wilmington. On November 29, 1975 she married Gregory Karr in Wilmington, and together they cherished 46 years. Cheryl obtained her...
Gary Wayne Brieser
Oct 22, 2022
Age 87, of Wilmington, IL, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at his home with his wife and son by his side.
Gary Brieser, a builder of not only bridges, foundations, and building, but also a builder of relationships was born March 28, 1935 in Mineral, IL. A son to Marion Nathan Brieser and Elinor Hughes Drummond, and...
JoAnn Friddle
Oct 21, 2022
Age 83 of Tullahoma, Tennessee and formerly of Wilmington, Illinois, died Friday, October 21, 2022.
Born March 8, 1939 in Duluth, Minnesota, JoAnn was a daughter of Joseph Charles and Donna Margaret (Robert) Nacey. She was raised in the Morgan Park area of Duluth until moving to live with her grandparents in St. Paul when her father went away to...
Fern L. Wren
Oct 21, 2022
Age 97 of Coal City, Illinois passed away with family at her side on Friday morning, October 21, 2022 in Morris Hospital.
Born July 25, 1925 in Morris, Illinois, Fern was a daughter of Charles Alfred and Lavina Mae (Ashton) Gordon. She was raised and educated in Morris and on December 6, 1941, Fern married Francis Edwin Wren. Together they...
Dorothee Rose Tjelle
Oct 20, 2022
Age 94 of Carbon Hill, Illinois, died Thursday evening, October 20, 2022 surrounded by family at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born November 14, 1927 in Coal City, Illinois, Dorothee Rose was a daughter of James and Rose (Mlynek) Vilt. She was raised and educated in Coal City and was a graduate of Coal City High School with...
Gale Czys
Oct 19, 2022
Age 78 of Wilmington, Illinois passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday evening, October 19, 2022 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born February 24, 1944 in Salem, Illinois, Gale Rochelle was a daughter of Luther and Blanche (Stybr) Hish. She was raised in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1962. On January 9, 1965 Gale...
Stephen A. Sayers
Oct 18, 2022
Age 73 of Orland Park, Illinois and formerly of Coal City, Illinois, died Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at his home.
Born February 10, 1949 in Fairfield, Illinois, Stephen Adrien was a son of Adrien Eugene and Doris (Harrison) Sayers. He graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 1967, and was soon thereafter, drafted into the United States...
Bob Horton
Oct 11, 2022
Robert W. Horton, Sr.
Age 85 of Braceville, passed away peacefully Tuesday October 11, 2022 at Riverside Miller Health Care in Kankakee.
Born April 23, 1937, Robert William was the son of William and Marie Horton. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1955. Bob attended Joliet Junior College and...
Dick Mitchell
Oct 10, 2022
Richard W. Mitchell
"Dick"
Age 77 of Gardner, formerly of Braceville, died unexpectedly Monday, October 10, 2022 at his home.
Born September 29, 1945 in Chicago, Richard William was a son of Stanley and Bernice Mitchell. He was raised in Chicago where he attended Saint Eugene Grade School and Maine West High School in Park Ridge. Dick worked as...
Albert John Pilch
Oct 7, 2022
Albert John Pilch, 96, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2022 at the Morris Hospital with his children at his side. Albert was born on January 5, 1926 in Chicago, IL. He was the oldest of 6 children born to Andrew and Marie (Scharzetz) Pilch. He attended Chicago Schools graduating from Lane Tech in 1944. He was drafted and proudly...
Kenneth Wayne Nelson
Oct 6, 2022
Age 82 of Joliet, Illinois and formerly of Wilmington, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
Born December 9, 1939 in Joliet, Kenneth Wayne was the son of Wayne and Irma (Tenn) Nelson. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1958....
Doyle Ray Daugherty
Oct 5, 2022
Age 73 of Streator, formerly of Wilmington and Braidwood, died Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at his residence.
Born November 30, 1948 in Shreveport, Louisiana, Doyle was a son of Oliver Daugherty and Katie (Owens) Ferguson. He was raised in Shreveport until relocating to Lockport, Illinois. Doyle then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving honorably from 1969 to 1971....
Virginia Lyn Hayes
Oct 1, 2022
On Saturday, October 1, 2022, Virginia Lyn Hayes, loving daughter and sister, unexpectedly passed away at the age of twenty. She was born on October 23, 2001 in Joliet and grew up in Morris. She attended Nettle Creek grade school and Morris Community High School. Virginia thrived at her job at a daycare in Yorkville, caring for children. She found...
Leda Marie Frew
Sep 30, 2022
Age 81 of Naples, Florida and Chicago, Illinois, passed September 30, 2022. Born in Chicago on November 7, 1940, Leda worked as a beautician, as well as served as a Certified Fingerprint Tech with Chicago Police Department.
Wife of the late William F. Frew; mother of Sally (William D.) Robinett of Chicago and Susan Frew Tanner of Naples, Florida; grandmother...
Freda Dzuris
Sep 29, 2022
Age 94, a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away at her residence on Thursday, September 29, 2022.
Born November 29, 1927 in Maroa, IL, a daughter to Fred and Edna (Schultz) Thomas. Freda was raised and educated in Maroa, IL and graduated Valedictorian. After being introduced by a friend, Freda married John Dzuris on June 11, 1949. Together they...
Sylvania Gentry
Sep 24, 2022
Age 71, of Gardner, formerly Braidwood, died on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at her home in Gardner.
Sylvania was born December 20, 1950, in Hardshell, KY a daughter to Willie and Callie (Noble) Campbell. Sylvania and her family moved to Chicago, IL during her 5th grade school year. On May 25, 1968, she married Joseph Robert Gentry in Chicago and...
William "Bill" Axel Stockhaus
Sep 24, 2022
Age 90, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at his residence in Elwood surrounded by his family.
Born January 9, 1932 in Chicago, IL, the son to Axel William and Christina (Andersen) Stockhaus. Bill was raised and educated in Chicago and graduated from high school in 1950. On June 27, 1953 he married Lois Rae Hoag at Messiah Lutheran...
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