Obituaries

Oct 14, 2020

Marian R. Gram, 89, of Morris, passed away Wednesday morning, October 14, 2020 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehab Ctr. in Morris. Born February 16, 1931 in Chicago, she was the daughter of Michael and Rose (Pawlowski) Lacyk. She moved to Morris at the age of 2 months. Marian attended local schools and graduated from Morris High School with the...

Oct 12, 2020

Robert “Bob” Rader

Age 65 of Wilmington passed away Monday evening October 12, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.

Born October 12, 1955 in Joliet, Robert Delanee was the son of Robert and Deloris (nee Friddle) Rader. He was raised and educated in Wilmington. Bob was a former volunteer and a trustee at...

Oct 12, 2020

Charles J. Butcher

Age 69 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly and alongside his canine companion, Sammy, as the result of a motor vehicle accident on October 12, 2020.

Born October 28, 1950 in Joliet, Illinois, Charles James was a son of James and Thelma (Plager) Butcher. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and went...

Oct 10, 2020

Virginia Hill

Age 91, and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away Saturday evening, October 10, 2020.

Born May 28, 1929 in Coal City, Illinois, Virginia was a daughter of Jasper Gus and Cecelia (Gervase) Vitale. She was raised in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 1947....

Oct 9, 2020

Richard L. Hanson, 82, of Morris, passed away Friday morning, October 9, 2020 at Amita Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. Born April 6, 1938 in Morris, he was the son of Noble and Margaret (Alsvig) Hanson. Richard grew up on a farm in the Serena, Il area, where he developed a fondness of rural America and agriculture. He...

Oct 9, 2020

Anthony L. "Tony" Plese passed away at his home in Wilmington on Friday, October 9, 2020 after a courageous two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Tony was born the fifth of Dean and Judy Plese's six children on August 15, 1967 and grew up in the family home on Widows Road while attending Wilmington area schools and later...

Oct 7, 2020

Bruce Boward

Age 59 of Wilmington (Ritchey), passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Landmark of Richton Park.

Born June 13, 1961 in Kankakee, Bruce Farley was a son of Theodore “Ted” and Janalyn (nee Farley) Boward. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1980....

Oct 7, 2020

John J. Dzuris

Age 95 of Coal City, passed away October 7, 2020.

Born February 20, 1925 in Streator, Illinois, John Jacob was a son of John and Susan (Kolesar) Dzuris. He was raised in the Streator area, educated in the country school, and graduated from Streator High School with the Class of 1942. Following...

Oct 6, 2020

Daniel David Welter, Jr.

"Danny Boy"

Age 66 of Cabery, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at his home.

Born September 22, 1954 in Joliet, Illinois, Danny was a son of Daniel Sr., and Lorraine (nee Schultz) Welter. He was raised and educated in Joliet and worked as an auto mechanic for...

Oct 6, 2020

Judith K. O’Bert

Age 74 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away Tuesday, October 06, 2020 at Amita St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born September 26, 1946 in Joliet, Illinois, Judith Kay was a daughter of Anton and Theresa (Vercellotti) O’Bert. She was raised and educated in Coal City, graduated from Coal...

Sep 29, 2020

Ellen M. Marx, 89, of Morris, passed away Tuesday evening, September 29, 2020 at Park Pointe Healthcare & Rehab Center in Morris. Born September 24, 1931 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, she was the daughter of Bernadine Lynch. She received her education in the schools of Lawrenceville. At the age of 13, she became the adopted daughter of Albert Bratsch. On Nov....

Sep 29, 2020

Joan Meyer

Age 81 of Wilmington passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at her home surrounded by family.

Born September 21, 1939 in Joliet, Illinois, Joan Margaret was the daughter of Michael Peter and Margaret Susan (Berscheid) Korst. She was raised in Joliet; attended St. Mary Carmelite Grade School; graduated from St. Francis...

Sep 27, 2020

Karen Marie Prombo

Age 60 of Morris, passed away suddenly on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at her home.

Born March 10, 1960 at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, Karen Marie was the daughter of Harry and JoAnn (Potts) Wysocki. She was raised by her grandmother Regina Potts, and was educated in Roseland, Park Forest,...

Sep 26, 2020

Charles William “Bill” Tabler, Sr.

Age 82 and a lifelong resident of Morris, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born September 1, 1938 in Morris, Illinois, Charles William was the youngest of (11) children born to Lee and Marie (Griffin) Tabler. He was raised in Morris and graduated...

Sep 23, 2020

Betty Hatfield

Age 68 of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.

Born March 7, 1952 in Butler County, Ohio, Betty Renee was a daughter of Harold and Hazel (Metcalf) Riggs. She devoted her life to being a caregiver of children and babysitting out of her home for...

Sep 22, 2020

Nancy G. Lyons

Age 88 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, September 22, 2020 at her home.

Born July 21, 1932 at home in Coal City, Nancy Grace was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Thorton) Ross. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated with the...

Sep 21, 2020

Mary A. (Baber) Caise

Age 86 of North Fort Myers, Florida, and formerly of Braidwood and Custer Park, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 in Essex.

Born November 29, 1933 in Braidwood, Mary Alice was a daughter of James, Sr. and Alice (Poppleton) Baber. She was raised and educated in Braidwood and Custer Park, and...

Sep 20, 2020

Doris Mae (Rawlish) Hedrick

Age 82 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born December 26, 1937 in Morris, Illinois, Doris was the daughter of Stephen and Celia “Toots” (Maland) Rawlish. She was raised and educated in Coal City, and graduated from Coal City High School with the...

Sep 19, 2020

Kyle B.Daniell

Age 35 of Land O’ Lakes, Florida, formerly of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at his home.

Born June 5, 1985 in Joliet, Illinois, Kyle Bradley is a son of Sheila (nee Bradley) Debelak and Tommy Daniell. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington...

Sep 17, 2020

Janet (Jan) Ward Sakol, 79, formerly of Morris, passed away from a stroke on Monday, September 14, 2020 in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. She was born on August 9, 1941 in Wilmington and lived most of her adult life in the Washington metropolitan area. She graduated from Morris High School with the class of 1959 and then Northwestern University with a...