Obituaries

Jul 27, 2020

Helen Willis

Age 83 of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly on Monday morning, July 27, 2020 at Morris Hospital.

Born September 23, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, Helen Marie was a daughter of Charles and Helen (Chaloupka) Svoboda. She was raised in Cicero until moving with her family to Braidwood at the age of five, and...

Jul 27, 2020

Cindy Tanner

Age 61 of Wilmington passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at Aperion Care of Wilmington.

Born June 13, 1959 in Chicago, Cynthia Sue was a daughter of James and Shirley (nee Russell) Wilburn. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated with the Class of 1977. Cindy was a member of Christian...

Jul 25, 2020

Russel L. Smith

Age 91 of Coal City and formerly of Essex, Illinois passed away peacefully Saturday, July 25, 2020 at his home.

Born February 15, 1929 in Williamsfield, Illinois, Russel Lee was a son of Glen and Evelyn Iola (Hegwood) Smith. He moved with his family at the age of 13 to Essex, where...

Jul 25, 2020

Ralph A. Siok, Sr.

Age 71 of Elwood, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020 at his home.

Born February 1, 1949 in Chicago, Ralph was a son of Aloise and Rosie (nee Ziomek) Siok. He was raised in Chicago until his family moved to Burbank, and graduated from Reavis High School. Ralph was employed as...

Jul 24, 2020

Rosalyn Thomas, Sr.

Age 60 of Bolingbrook and formerly of Chicago, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, Illinois.

Born November 27, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, Rosalyn was a daughter of Royle and Sally B. (Campbell) Johnson. She was raised in Chicago and graduated from Jones Commercial High School...

Jul 21, 2020

Gary “Big G” Terry, Jr.

Age 48 of Cornell, formerly of Cicero, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at his home.

Born February 2, 1972 in Chicago, Gary O’Neal was the son of Gary O’Neal Terry, Sr. and Glenda H. (Rigsby) Rosenbaum. He was raised and educated in Ohio, but would eventually relocate...

Jul 20, 2020

Dinah Darlene Folker

“D.D. Dinah”

Age 60 of Wilmington, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Born April 4, 1960 in Chicago, Dinah was a daughter of Perry and Ida (nee Helm) Nelson. She was raised and educated in Chicago, and would later relocate to the Wilmington area. Dinah...

Jul 19, 2020

June A. Rettig

Age 84 of Wilmington, formerly of Worth, Illinois, passed away Sunday morning July 19, 2020 at Aperion Care of Marseilles.

Born June 26, 1936 Chicago, Illinois, June Arlene was a daughter of Cornelius and Dorothy (nee Tobbe) Musch. She was raised and educated in Chicago Ridge and graduated from Eisenhower High School....

Jul 19, 2020

Timothy E. Crowley, age 80 passed away at the Joliet Community Hospice Home on July 19, 2020. Tim was born in Oak Park, IL on February 19, 1940 to Joseph and Eleanor Crowley who have preceded him in death. Tim was educated in the Chicago Schools and graduated from DePaul University in 1964 with a bachelor’s degree in Commerce. Following...

Jul 17, 2020

Ruby Jenee Gibbs, 97, of Morris, passed away July 17, 2020 at Regency Care of Morris where she lived with her surviving daughter, Jacqueline Wicks. Ruby was born October 1, 1923 in Tonica, to the late Henrietta and Ernest Ward. Ruby was an excellent cook and managed the two “Brite Spot“ Restaurants in Ottawa and Morris in the 1040’s and...

Jul 13, 2020

Audrey M. Endrst

Age 103 of Coal City, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, July 13, 2020 at her home.

Born February 12, 1917 on the Huston family farm in Braceville Township, Audrey Maie was a daughter of Russell A. and Rose E. (Powell) Huston. She was raised in Braceville Township and graduated from Gardner...

Jul 13, 2020

Dale Butterfield

Age 95 of Wilmington, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020 at Riverside Senior Life Community in Kankakee.

Born March 19, 1925 in Pana, Illinois, Dale was a son of Norman and Stella Mae (Reber) Butterfield. He was raised and attended schools in Kankakee and Wilmington, and on August 25, 1945, Dale married Lenora...

Jul 12, 2020

Maxine Shirley (Torkelson) Varness born March, 9, 1925 passed away July 12, 2020 to be with the Lord. Her friend and caregiver Lana Shelest was by her side. Maxine lived in the LaSalle, Grundy and Kendall counties all her life. She enjoyed her years that she worked in a bank and her role as a farm wife. Fox River Lutheran...

Jul 12, 2020

Ginger Kennedy

Age 91 of Wilmington, Illinois passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born December 13, 1928 in Leominster, Massachusetts, Edna Mary “Ginger” was a daughter of Phillip David and Ruth (nee McMilleon) Girouard. She was raised and educated in Leominster, where she later married Francis Xavier Kennedy,...

Jul 6, 2020

Peter William Klemp passed away peacefully in his sleep at the William W. Fox Developmental Center in Dwight, IL on July 6, 2020 where he was a long time resident.  He was born February 4, 1961, in Highland Park, IL, the special child of Joan Frable Klemp and John Joseph Klemp.  Peter’s smile, sense of humor, and outgoing personality...

Jul 6, 2020

Melvin G. Thompson, 96, of Morris, passed away Monday evening, July 6, 2020 at the Morris Hospital. Born December 24, 1923 in Estherville, Iowa, he was the son of Gerhard and Adda (Jamison) Thompson. He received his education in the schools of Morris. Mel married Eva June Rygs on August 16, 1946 in Morris and they lived all of their...

Jul 6, 2020

Beatrice “Bea” Foster

Age 91 of Gardner, formerly of Elgin, Tennessee passed away July 6, 2020 at her home.

Born April 24, 1929, in Montgomery, Alabama, Beatrice Macie was one of thirteen children, to the late David and Lucy Lee (nee Lavender) Hall. She was raised in Elgin, Tennessee. Bea was a past member of...

Jul 4, 2020

Dona L. Grieff, 88, of Morris, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at the Morris Hospital. Born May 11, 1932 in Morris, she was the daughter of Donald and Mary (Harney) Steele. She graduated from Morris High school with the class of 1950. Dona married Russel Grieff on November 12, 1950 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dwight. They lived...

Jul 2, 2020

Adela Geiss

Age 88 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully, Thursday morning, July 2, 2020 at her daughters home.

Born July 5, 1931 in Del Norte, Colorado, Adela was a daughter of Antonio Gallegos and Semodoseia Martinez. She was raised and educated in New Mexico, and on April 9, 1955, Adela married Donald R. Geiss in...

Jul 2, 2020

Barbara Jean Williams

(nee Strickland)

Age 86 of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away Thursday morning, July 2, 2020 at home, surrounded by her loved ones.

Born September 2, 1934 in Abingdon, Illinois, Barbara Jean was a daughter of James and Dorothy (Nicholas) Strickland.

Survivors include her sons, Marty Williams and Randy Williams, both...