Obituaries

Sep 19, 2018

Nick Buxbaum

Age 26 of Braidwood, formerly Joliet and Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday September 19, 2018 at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn.

Born September 18, 1992 in Oak Lawn, Nicholas Edward is the son of Danita Morgan. He attended Wilmington High School, and he was a hard worker whose strong work ethic showed by never...

Sep 19, 2018

Donald E. Williamson

Age 84 of Morris, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at his home.

Born November 18, 1933 on the family farm in Seward Township, rural Minooka, Donald Edwin was a son of John Edwin and Verna Bernice (Hegland) Williamson. He was raised and educated in the Minooka schools and graduated from...

Sep 17, 2018

Joseph D. Ramponi

Age 76 of Wilmington passed away Monday September 17, 2018 at his home.

Born January 18, 1942 in DuQuoin, Illinois, Joseph Delano was the son of Michelangelo and Caterina (nee Martinotti) Ramponi. He was raised and educated in Benton, Illinois, and on June 19, 1962, he married Patricia Ann Stewart at Grace...

Sep 16, 2018

Diane C. Swearingen

Age 77 of Keller, Texas and formerly of Burbank and Harvard, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, September 16, 2018.

Born September 6, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, Diane Carol was a daughter of William Ward and Frances Violet (Tuschen) Dole. She was raised and educated in Burbank, Illinois, and at the...

Sep 15, 2018

Joseph W. Squellati

Age 71 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday morning, September 15, 2018 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born July 29, 1947 in Joliet, Illinois, Joseph Wayne was a son of William and Martha Elizabeth “Libby” (Farrell) Squellati. He was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High...

Sep 14, 2018

Gerald Hatch, Jr.

“Butch”

Age 63 of Wilmington and formerly of Braidwood, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, September 14, 2018.

Born December 24, 1954 in Joliet, Gerald Lee is a son of Gerald, Sr. and the late Grace (Buffo) Hatch. He was raised and educated in Braidwood and graduated from...

Sep 13, 2018

Dan Latiker

Age 69, of Drummonds, Tennessee died September 13, 2018 at home surrounded by his family.

Dan was born in Kosciusko, MS on February 7, 1949, a son of the late William and Erma Latiker.  He joined the military, serving his country in the Vietnam War from 1969-1971 in the Army.  After leaving the...

Sep 13, 2018

Norma (Corn) Hart

Age 71 of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Morris Hospital in the presence of family and friends.

Born April 15, 1947 in Morris, Norma Elizabeth was a daughter of Fred and Evelyn (Vilt) Corn. She was raised and educated in Coal City and attended Coal City...

Sep 11, 2018

Mary Schaefer

"Bonnie"

Age 87 of Verona and formerly of Morris, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris.

Born August 16, 1931 in Morris, Mary Bonita was the daughter of Leonard and Margaret (Maier) Johnson. She was raised and educated in Morris and graduated from...

Sep 8, 2018

Donna Orr

Age 56 of Morris passed away peacefully Saturday September 8, 2018 at her home.

Born April 15, 1962 in Norfolk, England, Donna JoAnn was a daughter of the late James and Joyce (nee Marshall) Grenon. She attended Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, and studied art at College of DuPage in Glen...

Sep 3, 2018

Agnes Gest

Age 52 of Wilmington, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018 at her home.

Born September 15, 1965, Agnes was a daughter of Joseph F. Jr., and Alice (Kweder) Gest. She was a long time resident at the Trinity Services Home in Wilmington, and will be remembered as a free spirit who enjoyed needle...

Sep 2, 2018

Joseph L. Bertoglio

Age 74 of Coal City, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris.

Born December 31, 1943 in Coal City, Illinois, Joseph Leon was a son of Joseph and Juanita (Savoy) Bertoglio. He was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal City...

Aug 27, 2018

Judith Maskel

(nee Larson)

Age 79 of Morris passed peacefully Monday, August 27, 2018 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Morris.

Born June 22, 1939 in Gardner, Judith Lee was the daughter of Harlow and Josephine (nee Vilt) Larson. She was raised and educated in Gardner, and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington...

Aug 27, 2018

Cody Otto Most of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly on Monday August 27, 2018 at the young age of 22.

Cody was born January 17, 1996 and is a son of Clarence Most of Mountain Home Arkansas, and the late Toni Vee Hackert Massey-Most who preceded him in death in 2004.

He is survived by his...

Aug 25, 2018

William O. Wolff

Age 69 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday evening, August 25, 2018 at Gilman Healthcare Center in Gilman, Illinois.

Born January 8, 1949 in DeKalb, Illinois, William Otto was a son of Ivan Otto and Lois Lucille (Joslin) Wolff. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and went on to honorably serve in...

Aug 24, 2018

Glenda J. Bacon

Age 92 of Lemont, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, August 24, 2018 at her home.

Born October 20, 1925 in Nelliton, Mississippi, Glenda Jeanette was a daughter of James Edward and Idele (Whitted) Cardwell. In 1951, she moved to Cicero, where she would raise her family and make her home until...

Aug 22, 2018

Richard M. Korona

Age 56 of Wilmington, formerly Chicago, passed away Wednesday August 22, 2018 at his home.

Born January 4, 1962 in Chicago, Richard Michael is the son of Mary Ann (nee Wojciechowski) and the late Richard E. Korona. He was raised and educated in Chicago, and then relocated to Wilmington which would become...

Aug 20, 2018

Kathy Kommer Adams

Age 55 of Guyton, Georgia, formerly Wilmington, Illinois, passed away Monday August 20, 2018.

Born February 4, 1963 in Joliet, Katherine Marie is a daughter of Mary Geraldine Latimer Black and the late Peter Kommer. She was raised and educated in Wilmington, and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1982....

Aug 19, 2018

Curt Swick

“Bud”

Age 67 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, August 19, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his family.

Born November 30, 1950 in Lincoln, Illinois, Curtman Lee, Jr. is a son of Betty Jane (Moore) Swick of Wilmington, and the late Curtman Swick, Sr. He was raised in Mt. Pulaski until...

Aug 15, 2018

April Norris

Age 50 of Coal City and formerly of Chicago Heights, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Morris Hospital.

Born June 16, 1968 in Blue Island, Illinois, April Diane was a daughter of Cathy Skoglund and the late Phillip Norris. April worked as a dental assistant for numerous practices and was a member...