Obituaries
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...
Grace Smith
Sep 19, 2022
Age 80 of Coal City, Illinois, died Monday evening, September 19, 2022 at Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.
Born January 2, 1942 in Joliet, Grace Ann was a daughter of Ralph and Ethel (Baurle) Denewellis.
Grace was employed with Grundy County for many years as the Senior Director of the Grundy County Senior Citizens Council, and was...
Tony McCoy
Sep 16, 2022
Age 64 of Morris, Illinois, died Friday afternoon, September 16, 2022 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born November 11, 1957 in Aurora, Illinois, Carl Anthony is a son of Lee McCoy of California and the late Elizabeth “Betty” (Birthold) Wagner. He was raised in Aurora and graduated from Aurora West High School with the Class of 1975....
Jeff Hood
Sep 14, 2022
Age 45 of Braidwood, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at his home with his family at his side.
Born December 8, 1976 in Joliet, Illinois, Jeffery Wayne is the son of Darenda (nee Waggoner) and the late Ronald Hood. He was raised in Morris, Illinois and attended school in Minooka, Illinois. In 1998, Jeff gained employment with...
Patricia Ann Zelinko
Sep 12, 2022
Age 81 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, Illinois passed away Monday morning, September 12, 2022, following a long and courageous fight with Alzheimer’s disease.
Born May 26, 1941 in Joliet, Illinois, Patricia Ann was a daughter of William “Bud” and Evelyn C. (Liberty) Phillips. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated with the Coal City...
Brett Lindner
Sep 12, 2022
Age 64 of Coal City, Illinois, died Sunday, September 12, 2022 at his home surrounded by family.
Born May 31, 1958 in Morris, Illinois, Brett Arthur is a son of Lois Margaret (nee Weber) Wharrie of Coal City and the late Jack Edward Lindner. He was raised in Wilmington and Braidwood and worked many years for Chicago Aerosol.
Brett loved...
Bobby Watters
Sep 9, 2022
Age 42 of Wilmington, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Friday, September 9, 2022.
Born January 7, 1980 in Joliet, Illinois, Roberto Carlos is the son of Lauro Lopez of Oklahoma and the late Stacie (Dyer) Watters-Olavesen. He was raised by his parents, Thomas and Stacie Watters and lived in Germany, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Indiana before settling to Illinois as an...
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