Obituaries
Robert Emery
May 25, 2022
Age 82 of Coal City, formerly of Berwyn and Braidwood, died Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet.
Born June 16, 1939 in Berwyn, Illinois, Robert was a son of Thomas and Margaret (Halley) Emery. He was raised and educated on the west side of Chicago where he graduated from Austin High School. Robert enlisted in the United...
Kathie Sue Spreitzer
May 24, 2022
Age 70 of Blackstone, Illinois and formerly Morris, Illinois died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois.
Born February 9, 1952 in Morris, Kathie was a daughter of LeRoy Wayne and Gloria Maxine (Fraley) Harrington. She was raised in Morris and graduated from Morris High School with the Class of 1970.
Kathie loved the...
Donna Jean Orolin
May 24, 2022
Age 78 of Braceville, Illinois died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at Morris Hospital.
Born November 1, 1943 in Coal City, Illinois, Donna Jean was a daughter of Steve and Frances Lydia (Vodacek) Orolin. She was a graduate of Gardner South-Wilmington High School and was a member of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church in Coal City. Donna...
Penny Lynn Crawford
May 22, 2022
“Pooh Bear”
Age 47 of Wilmington, Illinois, died unexpectedly on May 22, 2022.
Born September 22, 1974 in Joliet, Illinois, Penny is a daughter of Johnny Lee Crawford, Sr. of Wilmington and the late Louise “Bingo” Kozel (nee Palmer). She was raised and educated in Wilmington and worked over the years bartending at Custer’s Last Stand and Snookers.
One who...
Steven M. McCrory
May 19, 2022
Age 68 of Wilmington, formerly of Morris, died Thursday, May 19, 2022 at his home with his family at his side.
Born July 14, 1953 in Montgomery, Alabama, Steven Monroe was a son of Robert McCrory and Dora Mae (Scott) Thompson. He was raised in Alabama until his family relocated to the Downers Grove area. In 1975, Steven enlisted in...
Mariella Sistek
May 18, 2022
Age 84 of Diamond, Illinois, died Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at her home.
Born June 28, 1937 in Joliet, Illinois, Mariella was a daughter of William Charles and Merle Spellman (Wilson) Vigliocco. She was raised in Coal City; graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 1955, and on August 19, 1956, married Robert D. Sistek in her...
Dorothy "June" Hedgecock
May 14, 2022
(nee Haldorson)
Age 91 of Coal City, Illinois and a longtime resident of Momence, Illinois, died Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born June 23, 1930 in Joliet, Illinois, Dorothy June was the 10th of 14 born to Charles Joseph and Gertrude Evelyn (Howard) Haldorson. At the age of 4, June moved from Symerton with...
Elizabeth "Ann" Smith
May 9, 2022
Age 82 of Kankakee, Illinois and formerly of Dwight, Illinois, the Quad Cities, Vincennes, Indiana and Sterling, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 09, 2022.
Born June 23, 1939 in Paris, Illinois, Elizabeth Ann was a daughter of Reverend Calvin Woodrow “C.W.” and Victoria Elizabeth (Reel) Snider. The daughter of a Pastor, Ann moved with...
Theodore "Ted" Baburek
May 8, 2022
Age 63 of Morris, Illinois, died May 8, 2022.
Born October 7, 1958 in Blue Island, Illinois, Theodore Paul, known by many as Ted or Teddy is a son of Theodore Joseph Baburek, Sr. and the late MaryJean Ahern-Bright. He grew up in Illinois and California, calling home Oak Lawn, IL, Stockton, CA, Burbank, IL, Hayward, CA, Hometown, IL and...
Robert Grundhofer
May 8, 2022
Age 85 of Braidwood, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at Morris Hospital in Morris, Illinois.
Born May 5, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, Robert John was a son of Robert P. and Elma (Smith) Grundhofer. He was raised in Buchanan, Michigan, where he attended the local grade schools, met the love of his...
Gayle Schutten
May 8, 2022
Age 79 and a lifelong resident of Wilmington, Illinois, died Sunday, May 8, 2022 at Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.
Born October 20, 1942 in Joliet, Gayle Ann was a daughter of Harold D. and Bertha V. (Johnston) Schutten. She was raised in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School. Following high school, Gayle went on to...
Geraldine "Gerri" Kuchenbecker
May 7, 2022
Age 71 of Wilmington, formerly of Chicago, died Saturday, May 7, 2022 at her home.
Born February 21, 1951 in Chicago, Geraldine Marie was a daughter of Charles and Margaret (nee Moore) Jones. She was raised and educated in Chicago and on October 16, 1971 Gerri married Robert Phillip Kuchenbecker. Gerri relocated to Wilmington where she and her husband lived...
Margaret Elizabeth (Miller) Tyler
May 5, 2022
Age 68 of Wilmington, Illinois, died on Thursday morning, May 5, 2022 in her home.
Born in Joliet, Illinois on March 12, 1954, Margaret Elizabeth was a daughter of Harry J. and Mary Alice (Keegan) Miller. She was raised in Wilmington and graduated from Reed Custer High School. She attended Joliet Junior College and received two Associate Degrees in business.
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Stephen Francis Giordano
May 4, 2022
Stephen Francis Giordano of Gardner, passed away peacefully at home in the early hours of his 67th birthday, May 4, 2022. He will be remembered by those who knew him best as a kind, funny, and artistic soul.
Over the years he dabbled in different careers, the most boring of which being the years he spent at Alumax. Steve was...
Alois "Al" Orzech
May 2, 2022
Age 79 of Gardner, Illinois, died Monday, May 2, 2022 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Many times, when someone passes from our world to the next people say ''They lost their battle against __ ." The truth is that it isn't the case. To lose a battle one must stay under the control of whatever you are battling...
Frank Gombash
May 2, 2022
Frank Gombash
Age 88 of Morris, formerly of Momence, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022 at Arcadia Care in Morris.
Born June 21, 1933 in Caretta, West Virginia, Frank finished his education in Maryland and Chicago. He served honorably in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, and was awarded a Purple Heart for his service. Frank worked 35...
Marion Paul Vote
May 1, 2022
Age 77 of Wilmington, Illinois, died Sunday morning, May 1, 2022 at his home.
Born October 24, 1944 in Evansville, Indiana, Marion Paul was a son of Marion Perigo and Alberta Marietta (Bullock) Vote. He moved with his family to Wilmington in the second grade and went on to attend the Wilmington Public Schools. Paul entered into the United States...
Rhea Lee Dummitt
Apr 30, 2022
Age 75, of Morris sadly passed from this world on April 30, 2022 surrounded by her husband Peter and daughter Selina.
Rhea was a loving wife and mother who enjoyed cooking, sewing and art. She was dearly loved and will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years Peter Dummitt; daughter Selina Dummitt; two younger sisters...
Cathy VanWinsen
Apr 30, 2022
Age 48 and a lifelong resident of Godley, Illinois, was called home to heaven on Saturday April 30, 2022.
Born November 3, 1973 in Joliet, Illinois, Cathy Lynn was a daughter of Edward Thomas, Sr. and Gloria Jean (Olson) VanWinsen. She was raised in Godley, and graduated from Reed Custer High School. Cathy was a loving little sister, aunt and...
Patricia J. Cain
Apr 30, 2022
Age 82 and a lifelong resident of Morris, Illinois, died on Saturday, April 30, 2022 peacefully at her home.
Born February 7, 1940 in Morris, Illinois, Patricia Josephine was a daughter of Raymond and Jennie Ann (Krzysciak) Aspel. She was raised in Morris; attended Immaculate Conception Grade School and graduated from Morris Community High School.
Pat bartended for the family...
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