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Obituaries
William F. Parker
Feb 22, 2022
Age 80 of Wilmington, Illinois, died peacefully Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Morris Hospital.
Born September 18, 1941, in Red Bay, Alabama, William was a son of Dink and Janie (Holland) Parker. He was raised in Red Bay and lived there for 16 years with his family.
William eventually moved to Joliet, Illinois, where he attended Joliet Junior College and...
John E Shields
Feb 17, 2022
Age 68 of Wilmington, Illinois, died Thursday, February 17, 2022 at AMITA St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.
Born March 9, 1953 in Joliet, John Earl was a son of John Robert and Mary Earleen (Sandiford) Shields. He was raised in Joliet, received a Catholic education at St. Anne Parochial School in Crest Hill, and went on to graduate...
Linda Lou Yates
Feb 16, 2022
Age 75 of Lockport, Illinois, died peacefully Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at AMITA Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.
Born March 23, 1946, in Beckley, West Virginia, Linda was a daughter of Lawrence and Amelia (Dudanas) Milam. She was raised and educated in Chicago; graduated from Tuley High School, and went on to marry Robert Yates.
Linda worked for...
Sharon Knop
Feb 16, 2022
Age 79 of Verona, Illinois, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born January 4, 1943 in Joliet, Illinois, Sharon Lee was a daughter of Walter and Eloise (Clark) Jones. She was raised in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School. She continued on at Joliet Junior College and later went to work for R.R....
Philip A. Ortiz
Feb 15, 2022
Philip A. Ortiz, O.D. journeyed into the spiritual realm February 15, 2022 after a vibrant life. Born April 15, 1936, he was one of nine children born to Benito and Juana Ortiz, undocumented immigrants who as teens fled violence and poverty of post-revolutionary Mexico. They met in Depue, Illinois at a railroad camp. The family was provided a rail car...
Ronnie Wren
Feb 14, 2022
Age 72 of Coal City, died Monday, February 14, 2022 at Morris Hospital.
Born March 17, 1949 in Morris, Ronald LaVerne is the son of Fern (nee Gordon) and the late Francis Wren, Sr. He was raised in Morris and Coal City, and began working at the age of eighteen for Broadway Ford in Coal City. Ronnie then enlisted in...
Patricia Pierard
Feb 14, 2022
Age 84 of Coal City, Illinois, died Monday, February 14, 2022 at Morris Hospital.
Born November 2, 1937 in West Frankfort, Illinois, Patricia Ann was the daughter of Raymond and Elizabeth (Argyle) Jones. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School. On December 29, 1957 Patricia married Gerald Pierard at Assumption Catholic Church...
Arthur "Charles" Orman
Feb 13, 2022
Arthur “Charles” Orman, 96, of Morris, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Park Pointe Healthcare & Rehab Ctr in Morris. Born June 23, 1925 in Tacoma, WA, he was the son of Arthur and Bessie (Miller) Orman. He graduated from Tacoma High School and later attended Industrial Training Institute in Chicago. He was a veteran of WW II and...
Marilyn Kay Tucker (nee Niehls)
Feb 10, 2022
Age 82 of Wilmington, died peacefully on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.
Born November 12, 1939 in Cowden, Illinois, Marilyn Kay was a daughter of Walter and Clarissa (nee Nichols) Niehls. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School. She went on to attend Beauty School, and later in life...
Harold "Mike" Keating
Feb 9, 2022
Harold "Mike" Keating, 69, of Morris, passed away Wednesday February 9, 2022 at Morris Hospital with his beloved family by his side. Mike was born January 25, 1953 in Streator Illinois to Harold and Mary Ann (Hodgins) Keating. He was a graduate from Streator High School. Mike had a passion for drag racing, and since childhood, worked on anything he...
Lynne Nicoletti
Feb 8, 2022
Age 81 of Coal City, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at her home.
Born July 9, 1940 in Manhattan, Illinois, Lynne Kathleen was a daughter of Glenn and Margaret (Pastore) Koerner. She was raised in Coal City and graduated with the Coal City High School Class of 1958. In 1960, Lynne went on to marry James Nicoletti who...
Wesley "Wes" Stokke
Feb 7, 2022
Age 63 of Wilmington, Illinois, died Monday, February 7, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family.
Born December 14, 1958 in Valparaiso, Indiana, Wesley Eric is a son of Gloria (nee Dancey) Stokke of Ottawa, Illinois, and the late Lowell Stokke. He was raised in Hebron, Indiana and graduated from Hebron High School with the Class of 1977.
Wes...
Edward J. Reilly
Feb 4, 2022
Age 81 of Ontonagon, Michigan and formerly of Chicago, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 4, 2022 at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, Wisconsin.
Born September 29, 1940 in Chicago, Ed was raised in Chicago and graduated from Harper High School.
One who truly enjoyed his retirement, Ed took pleasure in simply spending time with his wife, family and...
Charles "Bud" Butler
Feb 4, 2022
Age 91 of Coal City, Illinois and formerly of Detroit, Michigan and Fairfield, Illinois, died with loving family members at his side on Friday February 4, 2022 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehab in Morris, Illinois.
Born March 27, 1930 in Fairfield, Illinois, Charles was a son of Charles, Sr. and Virginia (nee Grivich) Butler. He was raised and educated...
Brent Eugene Urton
Feb 2, 2022
Brent Eugene Urton, 52, passed away unexpectedly on February 2, 2022 at his home in Newark, Il. Brent was born on October 29, 1969 in Joliet, Il to Harvey and Carol Marie (Miller) Urton. He was a 1987 graduate of Yorkville High School. While attending Joliet Junior College in 1988, he met the love of his life, Sheila Marie Dehm....
James E. Vanderhyden
Jan 31, 2022
Age 84 of Elwood, formerly of Joliet, died Monday, January 31, 2022 at AMITA Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
Born May 9, 1937 in Joliet, James Edward was a son of Ralph and Marie (nee Culo) Vanderhyden. He was raised and educated in Joliet, and on September 13, 1958 he married Dorothy Ann Kunz at Saint Rose of Lima...
Lawrence Roger Cormier
Jan 30, 2022
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Lawrence Cormier, 77 of Las Vegas. Larry was a resident of Las Vegas for 53 years and was born in Joliet, Illinois on May 27, 1944. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother and survived by his partner in life of 48 years James Moffenbier. ...
Thomas Fedash
Jan 30, 2022
Thomas Fedash
Age 91 of Coal City, formerly of Streator and Braidwood, died Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Morris Hospital.
Born December 26, 1930 in Streator, Thomas Stephen was a son of Edward and Ana (Opremchak-Dzurisko) Fedash. He was raised and educated in Streator and graduated from Streator High School. Tom enlisted with the United States Navy and served on...
Thomas C. McCormick
Jan 29, 2022
Age 77 of Wilmington, Illinois, died Saturday morning, January 29, 2022 at RUSH University Medical Center in Chicago.
Born March 14, 1944 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Thomas Cloyd was a son of Cloyd Francis and Alice Iona (Tschopp) McCormick. He was raised in Redondo Beach, California, and following high school entered into the United States Army. During his tenure in the...
Richard Schumacher
Jan 29, 2022
Age 68 of Wilmington, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Raised in Wilmington, Rick graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1971. His career began as a pipefitter with Local 597 out of Chicago. He later transitioned to energy generation and retired from Dominion Energy in 2014.
Rick...
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