Obituaries

Feb 14, 2019

Joan Mary Wojtonik

Age 80 of Wilmington, formerly of Chicago, passed away peacefully Thursday February 14, 2019 at her home.

Born January 2, 1939 in Chicago, Joan was a daughter of Samuel Ennis and Florence Cease. She was raised and educated in Chicago, and on July 9, 1960 she married Phillip Wojtonik. Joan and Phillip...

Feb 14, 2019

Lyle C. Johnson Age 77 of Gardner, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning, February 14, 2019 at his home. Born July 19, 1941 on the family farm in Goodfarm Township in Grundy County, Lyle Cornelious was a son of Lloyd Cornelious and Thelma M. (Mortvedt) Johnson. He attended the Goodfarm School and went on to graduate from Gardner South Wilmington...

Feb 10, 2019

Doug Stewart

Age 53 of Wilmington, Illinois and formerly Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away February 10, 2019 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born April 1, 1965 in Frankfort, Kentucky, Douglas is a son of George and Carolyn (Jones) Stewart of Greenville, South Carolina.

Doug worked as a self-employed general contractor, and owned...

Feb 9, 2019

Faye Hansen

Age 83 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday morning, February 9, 2019 with loving family by her side.

Born at home in Wilmington on October 25, 1935, Faye Ann was a daughter of Melvin A. and Josephine E. (Swartz) Friddle. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and went...

Feb 5, 2019

Mary Bonkowski

Age 97 of Custer Park, Illinois and formerly of Chicago, passed away Tuesday morning, February 5, 2019 at Riverside Rehabilitation Center in Kankakee.

Born April 16, 1921 in Chicago, Mary was a daughter of Karl and Caroline Fruestick. She married Edward H. Bonkowski, and he preceded her on death in 1958. Mary was...

Feb 5, 2019

Gary Morris

Age 76 of Gardner, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 in Surprise, Arizona.

Born January 12, 1943 in South Wilmington, Gary Lee was a son of Raymond and Margaret (Christensen) Morris. He was raised and educated in Gardner, and on December 29, 1962, Gary married Charlotte Bergera in Braidwood. In that same...

Feb 5, 2019

Stanton H. Roeder, Sr.

Age 91 of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Silver Cross Medical Center in New Lenox.

Born April 11, 1927 in Dwight, Illinois, Stanton Herman was a son of George and Louise (Beck) Roeder. He was raised and educated in Dwight and graduated from Dwight High School.

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Feb 2, 2019

Richard Dale Elberts

Age 86 of Coal City, passed away Saturday February 2, 2019 at his home.

Born November 29, 1932 at his parents’ home at 330 W. Oak St. in Coal City. His was the youngest child of Frank and Josephine Elberts. He was raised and educated in Coal City, graduating from Coal City...

Feb 1, 2019

Paul “Jim” Hines

Age 83 of Coal City passed away Friday February 1, 2019 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Born December 22, 1935 in Morris, Paul James was a son of Daniel and Catherine (nee Sadie) Hines. He was raised and educated in Coal City, and graduated from Coal City High School with the Class...

Feb 1, 2019

Betty Calligaris

Age 79 of Wilmington, formerly Coffeen, Illinois, passed away Friday February 1, 2019 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born October 20, 1939 in Coffeen, Betty Jane was a daughter of John J. and Neta (nee Lewey) Jorn.  She was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with...

Jan 31, 2019

JoAnn D. Knudson

Age 82 of Morris passed away unexpectedly on Thursday January 31, 2019, peacefully at her home.

Born January 27, 1937 in Morris, JoAnn Dolores was a daughter of Peter and Teresa (nee Stanonis) Kopczick. She was raised and educated in Morris, and graduated from Saint Angela’s Academy with the Class of 1955....

Jan 28, 2019

Nellann Bales

Age 54 of Coal City, formerly Lockport, passed away unexpectedly on Monday January 28, 2019 at her home.

Born January 8, 1965 in Joliet, Nellann Marie was a daughter of Edward and Shirley (nee Viano) Bales. She was raised and educated in Lockport, and graduated from Lockport Township High School with the Class...

Jan 26, 2019

Lonas "Don" Stephens

Age 84 of Saunemin IL, and formerly Dwight, Gardner and Tennessee, passed away ­­­­­­­­­­­­­peacefully surrounded by his children, Ron, Donna & Leigh Ann at Joliet Area Hospice Home on Saturday, January 26, 2019.

Born in Monroe County, Tennessee on April 26, 1934, Don was one of four Children born to Bonnie (Sawyer)...

Jan 26, 2019

Kathryn (Barra) Winkel

Age 90 of Morris and formerly of Coal City, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Regency Care in Morris.

Born May 1, 1928 in Coal City, Kathryn was a daughter of Thomas and Kathryn (Gianu) Barra. She was raised and educated in Coal City and would later meet the love of...

Jan 23, 2019

Esther A. Farrero

Age 92 of Los Angeles, California, and formerly of Coal City, passed away Wednesday January 23, 2019 at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Born October 5, 1926 in Coal City, Esther Ann was the daughter of John "Morey" Farrero and Anna "Norma" (nee Jacklich) Goldie. She was raised and educated...

Jan 22, 2019

Diane (Chouinard) Rooney

Age 74 of Morris, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Regency Care in Morris.

Born December 3, 1944 in Kankakee, Diane Lynn was a daughter of Richard "Riz" and Darlene (Lockwood) Chouinard. She was raised and educated in Morris and graduated from Morris High School with the class of...

Jan 18, 2019

Ruth Lambros

Age 88 of Morris, formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away Friday January 18, 2019 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris.

Born March 26, 1930 in Morris, Althea Ruth was a daughter of Clarence and Edna (nee Thorsen) Dix. She was raised and educated in Morris, and graduated from Morris High School...

Jan 16, 2019

David G. Carter

Age 66 of Rockdale, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 16, 2019.

Born September 18, 1952 in Clarksville, Tennessee, David Gerald was a son of Elijah and Willie Mae (Black) Carter. He was raised and educated in Joliet and attended Laraway High School. David proudly served in the United States Army during...

Jan 12, 2019

Lawrence J. Welegala

“Larry”

Age 81 of Wilmington and formerly of Denver, Colorado, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 12, 2019 at home with family by his side.

Born January 18, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, Lawrence Joseph was a son of Charles and Julia (Bozek) Welegala. He was raised and educated in the McKinley...

Jan 12, 2019

Richard A. “Rick” Juster

Age 50 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, January 12, 2019 at his home.

Born July 20, 1968, Richard Andrew is the son of Harold Hirsch and Sharon Mae (Littauer) Juster of Bolingbrook. He was raised and educated in Bolingbrook; and went on to honorably serve in the United States...