Obituaries

Dec 27, 2019

Joseph L. DeGulie

Age 92, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019 at AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, with his loved ones at his bedside.

Joe was born the only son of Joseph and Janet DeGulie on a farm near the small community of Fairview, Illinois in Fulton County. Joe attended Western...

Dec 26, 2019

Raymond L. Bottens

Age 84 of Coal City, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born March 9, 1935 in Ripley County, Missouri, Raymond Leslie was a son of Everett N. and Lucy Irene (Gomer) Bottens.  He was raised in Cherryvale, Kansas;  graduated from Cherryvale High School with the class...

Dec 26, 2019

Dolores J. Baumgarten

“Dee”

Age 95 of Coal City, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at The Pointe at Morris.

Born June 30, 1924 in Spirit Lake, Idaho, Dolores Jean was a daughter of Harland Emerson and Hazel (McCheyne) Finch. She was raised and educated in Spokane, Washington and spent her career working...

Dec 21, 2019

Frances L. Paaren

(nee Brown)

Age 94 of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 21, 2019 at her home.

Born September 11, 1925 in Waukegan, Illinois, Frances Lorraine was a daughter of Tallie C. and Alice (nee McGrath) Brown. Frances worked as a nurses aid before gaining employment with Giesche Shoes in Downers...

Dec 19, 2019

Anita C. Allen

”Nina”

Age 35 of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly Thursday December 19, 2019 at her home.

Born July 15, 1984 in Morris, Anita Corinne is a daughter of Ginette (nee Brown) Leenerman and Kerry Allen. She was raised in Wilmington and attended Wilmington Schools. Nina had a talent for crafting and...

Dec 18, 2019

Sheila M. Neill

Age 62 of Morris, passed away Wednesday December 18, 2019 at Morris Hospital.

Born November 02, 1957 in Morris, Illinois, Sheila Maude was a daughter of Oscar and Viola Bernice (Rose) Larson. She was raised and educated in Morris, and was employed with Morris Lincoln Nursing Home before gaining employment with Marta’s...

Dec 17, 2019

Dorothy Ann Fitzgerald

Age 86 of Coal City passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Aperion Care of Marseilles.

Born February 3, 1933 in Kankakee, Dorothy was a daughter of Christopher, Sr. And Leona (née Barrickman) Ciluffo. She was raised in Bradley until the age of 5, and then her family relocated to Coal City....

Dec 16, 2019

Joan M. Raridon

(nee Parkinson)

Age 88 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 16, 2019 at her home.

Born February 11, 1931 in Chicago, Joan Marie was a daughter of John and Lucille (nee Bertino) Parkinson. She was raised and educated in Wilmington, and graduated from Wilmington High School with the...

Dec 12, 2019

James A. Manegold

Age 56 of Chicago, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born December 6, 1963 in Joliet, James Alfred is a son of Dorothy (nee Heylek) Wardlow and Marvin Manegold. He was raised and educated in Braceville, and was employed for many years as a commercial...

Dec 8, 2019

Loretta M. Tulley

Age 89 of Wilton Township, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 8, 2019 in Summit Place of Beaufort, South Carolina, where she was residing near her daughter and son-in-law, Colleen and Brad Dralle.

Born November 6, 1930 in Florence Township, Loretta was a daughter of Michael F. and Margaret G. (Nugent) Doyle....

Dec 7, 2019

Gene Proffitt

Age 75 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday morning, December 7, 2019 at Miller Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Kankakee.

Born April 4, 1944, in Joliet, Illinois, Gene was a son of Lester Brasel and Amy (Emberton) Proffitt. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and went on to honorably serve in the United...

Dec 4, 2019

Ryan Roy Verbeck

“Rhino”

Age 42 of Braidwood, died unexpectedly on December 4, 2019.

Born August 15, 1977 in Centralia, Illinois, Ryan Roy is a son of Rhonda (Wayne) Grayling of Braidwood and Timothy Verbeck of Greensburg, Indiana. He was raised in Aurora before moving to the Homewood Flossmoor area. He worked as...

Dec 1, 2019

Susan E. Kahler

Age 73 of Wilmington, Illinois and originally from Jacksonville, Illinois, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, December 1, 2019 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born April 20, 1946 in Jacksonville, Susan Eileen was the daughter of Albert Andrew and Muriel Ray (Spaulding) Hatala. She was raised and educated in Jacksonville, where...

Nov 30, 2019

William T. Drown

“Bill, Jr.”

Age 73 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday evening, November 30, 2019 at Morris Hospital.

Born June 15, 1946 in Joliet, Illinois, William Theodore was a son of William Theodore, Sr. and Edna Hazel (Stainbrook) Drown.

Bill was a collector of hot wheels, and old movies, especially...

Nov 24, 2019

Michael R. Swisher, Sr.

“Old Man”

Age 66 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 24, 2019 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born October 2, 1953 in Joliet, Illinois, Michael Ray is a son of Clara Louise (nee Austin) Swisher and the late Robert Swisher. He was raised and educated in...

Nov 21, 2019

Tracy Lynn Haymes

Age 41 of Dwight and formerly of Brookfield, Illinois, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019 at Morris Hospital.

Born June 9, 1978 in Berwyn, Illinois, Tracy Lynn is a daughter of Tom Haymes and Mary Ellen Kouba. She was a member of Hope Church in LaGrange – Highlands and a great fan...

Nov 21, 2019

Robert Gerald “Red” Wirth, age 94, passed away on Nov. 21 in the Joliet Community Hospice, surrounding by his loving family. He was born in Joliet on February 8, 1925 to Herman and Josephine (Egan) Wirth. He is survived by his wife Betty (Carey), his six children: Robert (Mary), William, Mary (Dennis Evans), John, Joseph (Mary) and Carol (William)...

Nov 15, 2019

Vernon L Arnold

Age 78 of Williford, Arkansas and formerly of Carbon Hill, Illinois, passed away November 15, 2019 in Batesville, Arkansas.

Born February 10, 1941 in Steele, Missouri to George and Bessie (Rogers) Arnold, and moved to Carbon Hill at the age of 6 months.  Vernon married Donna J Ferrara on March 25, 1961. ...

Nov 14, 2019

Carol Ann Schaal

Age 77 of Oak Lawn and formerly of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on November 14, 2019 at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

Born November 13, 1942 in Joliet, Illinois, Carol Ann was a daughter of Leslie Lawrence and Arlene Ellen “Peggy” (Jackson) Schaal. She was raised in Wilmington; graduated...

Nov 11, 2019

Debra A. Grega

Age 64 of Pontiac and formerly of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 11, 2019.

Born February 4, 1955 in Joliet, Illinois, Debra Ann is the daughter of Hazel (née Miller) Grega and the late Joseph Grega, Sr. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal...