Obituaries

Apr 24, 2021

Andrew Guy Stotts, Sr.

Age 82 of Ohio, formerly of Braceville, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021.

Born April 15, 1939 in Athens, Ohio, Andrew was the son of Homer and Mamie (Puckett) Stotts. He served in the United States Navy from 1956 to 1960, and on February 14, 1969 he married Barbara Hershner in...

Apr 24, 2021

Antonio Ledesma, Sr.

Age 84 of Coal City and formerly of Chicago, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021 at home.

Born May 10, 1936 in San Benito, Texas, Antonio was a son of Higinio, Sr. and Maria (Bernal) Ledesma. He worked as an over the road, as well as local truck driver and retired from...

Apr 23, 2021

Dennis McComas, 73, of Morris passed away Friday April 23, 2021 at Park Pointe Healthcare & Rehab Center in Morris with his family by his side. He was born on August 2, 1947 in Morris, the son of Earl “Mickey” and Pearl (Edmunds) McComas. Dennis attended Morris Community High School. He is survived by his loving wife, Diana (Slater) McComas...

Apr 22, 2021

Tina Lee Conway

Age 57 of Custer Park, formerly of Country Club Hills, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021 at her home.

Born October 25, 1963 in Hammond, Indiana, Tina was a daughter of Robert and Elisabeth (Reiter) Flossman. She was raised and educated in Country Club Hills, and graduated from Rich Central High School...

Apr 21, 2021

Patricia Anne Hancasky

Age 82 of Custer Park, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born December 12, 1938 in Bourbonnais Township, Patricia Anne was a daughter of Herman and Annie (Wood) Magruder. She attended Altorff School, where she was the only kid in her class, and...

Apr 20, 2021

Dorothy S. Czuprynski, age 95 passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday April 20, 2021.

Born June 11, 1925, Dorothy was a lifelong resident of Chicago, and was married 58 years to Frank Czuprynski who proceed her in death. She was the strongest woman you could ever know, and loved spending time with her family, cooking,...

Apr 17, 2021

Shawn A. Doherty

Age 60 of Wilmington, formerly of Bayonne, New Jersey, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at his home.

Born August 3, 1960 in Bayonne, New Jersey, Shawn Adam was a son of the late William and Lenore (Dzimek) Doherty. He was raised and educated in Bayonne and graduated from Bayonne...

Apr 15, 2021

Mark W. Esgar

Age 69 of Mazon, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2021 at his home in Mazon.

Born July 26, 1951 in Morris, Mark Whitman was the son of Paul and Ina (Male) Esgar.  He was raised and educated in Goodfarm Township and Mazon, and graduated from MVK High School.  On February 19,...

Apr 13, 2021

Mary Ruth Bullock

Age 90 of Wilmington passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at her home.

She was born December 14, 1930 in Wilmington to Arthur and Alpha (Sitter) Heck. Mary was raised and educated in Wilmington, graduating from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1948. On August 15, 1948 she married Charles “Bud”...

Apr 11, 2021

June Faye Kahler

(nee Bever)

Age 85 of Lubbock, Texas, formerly of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021.

Born April 4, 1936 in Ritchie, Illinois, June was a daughter of Clarence and Harriet (Rice) Bever. She was raised in Ritchie and graduated from Wilmington High School. June worked for the security...

Apr 11, 2021

Richard G. DiMenna

Age 79 of Wilmington, formerly of Bridgeview, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at his home in Wilmington.

Born January 24, 1942 in Chicago, Richard Gregory was a son of Pasquale and Rose Marie (Litterio) DiMenna. He was raised and educated in Chicago and graduated from Kelly High School with...

Apr 9, 2021

Mary K. Holloway

Age 70 of Wilmington, passed away Friday, April 09, 2021 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born February 8, 1951 in New Haven, Illinois, Mary Kathryn was a daughter of Clayton and Mildred (Hoy) Hale. She was raised in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1969.

Apr 8, 2021

Kenneth J. Fox

Age 73 of Wilmington, formerly of Joliet, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.

Born July 26, 1947 in Joliet, Kenneth Joseph was a son of Walter and Loretta (Hickman) Fox. He was raised and educated in Joliet and graduated from Providence Catholic High School with...

Apr 7, 2021

Age 74 of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Salem Village in Joliet.

Born March 1, 1947 in Joliet, Illinois, Joseph John was a son of Edmund Peter and Marsha (Hundley) Clarke. He was raised in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1965. Joe made a career out of his...

Apr 7, 2021

Bette Stutts

Age 88 of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday, April 07, 2021 at her home.

Born January 31, 1933 in Coal City, Bette Mae was a daughter of James and Rose (Mlynek) Vilt. She was raised in Coal City before relocating to Wilmington where she graduated with the Wilmington High School Class of 1950. On...

Apr 6, 2021

Donna May Debelak

Age 82 of Coal City and formerly of Cornell and Morris, Illinois, passed away Tuesday April 6, 2021.

Born May 26, 1938 in Esmen Township, Illinois, Donna was a daughter of Lester A. and Velma M. (Rieck) Salvator. She was raised in Cornell, and on December 13, 1975, Donna married Albert Debelak, who...

Apr 5, 2021

Cody Lee Dotson

Age 31 of Lockport, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on April 5, 2021 at Silver Cross Medical Center in New Lenox.

Born July 11, 1989 in Chicago, Cody Lee is a son of Trina (nee Allen) England and Henry Dotson. He attended Lyons Township High School, and was self-employed along with his father at...

Apr 3, 2021

Shirley E. Beasley

Age 96 of Braidwood and formerly of Wilmington, passed away Saturday evening, April 3, 2021 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Born August 23, 1924 in Ballard, Kentucky, Shirley Elizabeth was a daughter of James H. and Mary (Logsdon) Miller. She was raised in Barlow, Kentucky, and on June 7, 1941 married Herman...

Apr 2, 2021

Eugene R. Orton, 94, of Lisbon, passed away Friday, April 2, 2021 at the Morris Hospital. Born April 29, 1926 in Lisbon, he was the son of Elias and Lida (Shurson) Orton. He received his education in the schools of Lisbon. Eugene married Verna Egeland on January 29,1949 at the parsonage of West Lisbon Church. For all of their married...

Mar 31, 2021

Robert Foland

“Bob”

Age 77 of Wilmington and formerly of Romeoville, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at AMITA Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.  Born February 14, 1944 in Otsego, New York, Robert was a son of Richard and Odette (Nee Snyder) Foland.  He was raised and educated in Sidney, New York and later went...