Obituaries

Dec 8, 2021

Thank you for joining us for our second week of Help, Hope and Healing.

We welcome Pastor Mark Hughey from New Hope Presbyterian Church in Coal City.

Caring Always,

The Family of Staff at Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Homes

Dec 6, 2021

Randy Wilkey

Age 64 of Gardner, Illinois passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 06, 2021 at Edward Hospital in Naperville.

Born February 4, 1957 in Pontiac, Illinois, Randy Thomas was a son of William Harold and Beata (Benson) Wilkey. He was raised and educated in Reddick, and went on to serve in the United States...

Dec 5, 2021

Mary L. Brockman, 89, of Morris, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. Born December 27, 1931 in Morris, she was the daughter of John and Selma (Nelson) Donahoe. She graduated from Saint Angela Academy in Morris. She married Kenneth Brockman on January 27, 1952 in Morris. Mary was employed for a...

Dec 5, 2021

Rosemary Horn

(nee Byron)

Age 93 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Aperion Care of Wilmington.

Born February 6, 1928 in Custer Park, Rosemary Anne was the daughter of Michael and Laura (nee Evans) Byron. She was raised in Custer Park and graduated from Reed-Custer High School, and in March...

Dec 4, 2021

William C. Rath

Age 80 of Minooka and formerly of Morris, Illinois, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.

Born June 28, 1941 in Morris, Illinois, William Carl was a son of Carl and Ann (Pawlowski) Rath. He was raised in Morris and graduated from Morris High School...

Dec 3, 2021

Asher Benjamin Bierly

Age 12 of Elwood, Illinois, died unexpectedly on December 3, 2021.

Born May 4, 2009 in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, Asher is a son of Benjamin and Rachel (Nichols) Bierly. He was the fourth born of five siblings, and was fondly also known in the household as “Speed” or “Squeeks”.

A...

Dec 1, 2021

Connie R. Reiter

(nee Lauterbach)

Age 61 of Minooka, formerly of Joliet, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at Morris Hospital.

Born March 26, 1960 in Joliet, Connie Rae was the daughter of Robert Lauterbach and Marilyn (nee Deiter) Chrossfield. She was raised and educated in Joliet. On February 16, 1979, Connie married...

Dec 1, 2021

Kay Lynn Shoemaker

Age 64 of Coal City, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at Morris Hospital.

Born July 2, 1957 in Chicago, Kay was a daughter of Donald and Viola (nee Reader) Shoemaker. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School. Kay Lynn furthered...

Nov 29, 2021

John Beal Ronchetti

Age 61 of Diamond, Illinois passed unexpectedly on November 29, 2021.

Born in Morris, Illinois in 1960, John was the son of John “Jack” and Jeanne (Beal) Ronchetti. He was raised in Coal City and graduated with the class of 1978.

John met his wife Pamela (née Bogash) in high...

Nov 29, 2021

Shirley Dunbar

Age 84 of Goose Lake, and formerly of Joliet, Illinois, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021 at Morris Hospital.

Born October 28, 1937 in Paris, Tennessee, Shirley Ann was a daughter of Raymond and Macon (Clayton) Glisson. She was raised in the Paris, Tennessee area and graduated from Purrier High School. On May...

Nov 28, 2021

Willard “Bud” Perkins

Age 95 of Gardner, Illinois, passed away Sunday morning, November 28, 2021 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Born February 5, 1926 in rural Herscher, Illinois, Willard Eldon was a son of Alva Willard and Kathryn L. (Brockman) Perkins. He was raised in the Gardner area and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High...

Nov 28, 2021

Gordon R. McClintock, 67, of Morris, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021 at his home. Born September 5, 1954 in Joliet, he was the son of Merle and Deloris (Lee) McClintock. He graduated from Morris High School with the class of 1972. He married Terry Enger on November 29, 1980 at the Plattville Lutheran Church. For all of their married...

Nov 27, 2021

Keri Ann Walker–Andrews

Age 53 of Morris, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Born November 15, 1968 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Keri Ann is a daughter of Cynthia Lyne (nee Harrington) of Morris and the late Richard A. Walker. She was raised in Minooka and Morris,...

Nov 27, 2021

Tama L. Russell

Age 67 of Morris, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021 at AMITA Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.

Born November 12, 1954 in Macomb, Illinois, Tama Lea was a daughter of Joseph Edwin and Edith Lorene (née Kreps) Pursell. She was raised and educated in Blandinsville, Illinois, and on May 2, 1992...

Nov 26, 2021

Richard Joseph Meadows, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family in Morris, IL on Nov. 26, 2021.

He was born July 26, 1945 in Greensboro, N.C, to Joseph and Pauline Meadows and grew up in a military family making many moves in his early years.  He graduated from Milton High School in Milton, Florida in 1963 and attended Pensacola Junior College.

He served in the U.S. Navy from...

Nov 26, 2021

Judith Ann Stump, 80, of Morris passed away Friday November 26, 2021 at the Pointe at Morris Senior Living. Born August 20,1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah, she was the daughter of Selma Harrington. She graduated from Morris High School and was a lifetime Member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. She is survived by her children, Tracy Stump (Julie) of Belleville...

Nov 20, 2021

Phyllis Stott

(nee Lane)

Age 83 of Morris, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at her home.

Born September 1, 1938 in Marseilles, Illinois, Phyllis Marie was a daughter of George and Genevieve (nee Haff) Lane. She was raised and educated in Marseilles and graduated from Marseilles High School with the...

Nov 20, 2021

Virginia Mae Wollgast

Age 95 of Morris, Illinois and formerly of Gardner, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Regency Care of Morris.

Born February 6, 1926 in Morris, Illinois, Virginia Mae was a daughter of Roy and Dorothy (Patton) Uerkwitz. She was raised and educated in Morris and attended Morris schools. On February...

Nov 18, 2021

Delores A. Johnson, 88, of Lisbon, passed away Thursday November 18, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. Born July 20, 1933 in Morris, she was the daughter of Clarence and Edna (Severson) Dix. She was raised in rural Newark by Fred and Lila Dix. She graduated from Newark High School with the class of 1951. Delores...

Nov 17, 2021

Fred L. Kneller, 75, of Morris, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Regency Care of Morris with his family by his side. Born on August 10, 1946 in Morris, he was the son of Ned and Nellie (Merideth) Kneller. He attended Morris Community High School. He married Beverly Bemis on September 1, 1971 in Joliet. They lived all of...