Obituaries

Oct 27, 2018

Marian A. Barra

Age 94 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Morris Hospital in Morris, IL.

Born September 18, 1924 in Coal City, Marian was a daughter of the late Thomas and Kathryn (Gianu) Barra.  She was raised in Coal City and graduated with the Coal City...

Oct 27, 2018

Loretta C. Long

Age 96 of Manhattan, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 27, 2018 at her home.

Born March 24, 1922 in Joliet, Illinois, Loretta Catherine was a daughter of Clarence Decatur and Catherine Elizabeth (McGovern) Green. She attended St. Patrick Catholic School in Joliet; graduated from Joliet Township High School with the Class of...

Oct 24, 2018

Judy McDowell

Age 69 of Wilmington passed away Wednesday October 24, 2018 at her home.

Born April 11, 1949 in Russellville, Alabama, Judy Ann was a daughter of James and Vassie (nee Bishop) Mann. She was raised and educated in Romeoville, and graduated from Lockport West High School with the Class of 1967. On June...

Oct 23, 2018

Margaret Griffith

Age 75 of Custer Park, passed away Tuesday evening, October 23, 2018 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born at home in Yancy, Kentucky on October 5, 1943, Margaret was a daughter of Howard Radford and Mary Louise (Yarborough) Griffith. She was raised in Kentucky until moving with her family to...

Oct 21, 2018

Linda K. Robertson

Age 76 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born September 29, 1942 in Pekin, Illinois, Linda Kay was a daughter of Wesley and Gladys (Hedrick) Watson. She was educated in the Braidwood Schools and went on to attend the Amy Ellen Beauty...

Oct 19, 2018

Arnold Lee Castanier

Age 89 of Morris, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018 at Morris Hospital.

Born February 23, 1929 in Kirksville, Missouri, Arnold Lee was a son of Fernand and Lucille Castanier. He was a graduate of Kirksville High School and went on to marry Evelyn Maxine Elliott on August 21, 1949.

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Oct 19, 2018

William E. Hazelton

Age 74 of Wilmington, passed away Friday evening, October 19, 2018 at his home.

Born January 29, 1944 in Morris, Illinois, William Ernest was a son of Ernest and Ursula (Korelc) Hazelton. He was a graduate of Wilmington High School with the Class of 1962, and went on to marry Kathleen Marie...

Oct 16, 2018

Mary Helen Burke

Age 94 of Pontiac, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Born October 28, 1923 in Pontiac, Mary Helen was the daughter of Samuel Perrin (S.P.) and Mary (Nolan) Bradley. She was raised and educated in Pontiac; attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from Pontiac Township...

Oct 14, 2018

Juanita Jane (Allott) Reavis

Age 93 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Beecher Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born June 18, 1925 in Wilmington, Juanita Jane was a daughter of Albert, Sr. and Millie (Joyner) Allott. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the class...

Oct 5, 2018

James E. Seerup

Age 78 of Mazon, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at his home surrounded by family.

Born August 25, 1940 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, James Eugene was a son of Oscar C. and Harriet (Christiansen) Seerup. Jim moved with his family to the Emington area in 1952, where he was raised and...

Oct 5, 2018

Neil L. Trotter

Age 67 of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 5, 2018 at his home.

Born July 29, 1951 in Joliet, Illinois, Neil Lee is a son of Betty (nee Bonucci) and the late Freeman Trotter. He was raised and educated in Coal City; graduated from Coal City High School with...

Oct 1, 2018

Anthony L. Altiery

“Tony”

Age 50 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly, October 1, 2018 at his home.

Born October 8, 1967 in Joliet, Illinois, Anthony Leroy was a son of John Thomas and Barbara Jean (Schmitz) Altiery. He was raised in Joliet, attended Joliet East, and graduated from Joliet West High School. Following...

Sep 25, 2018

John Marlowe

Age 58 of Frankfort, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest.

Born August 6, 1960 in Harvey, Illinois John was a son of Jack and Shirley Mae (Hurtt) Marlowe.

Survivors include his brother, Christopher (Sue) Marlowe of New Lenox; sister, Patricia (James) McGehee of...

Sep 22, 2018

Sister Ann Ellen Quirk, BVM entered into eternal life on Saturday, September 22, 2018.

A 59 year resident of Wilmington, Illinois, Sr. Ann Ellen since 2015 had resided in the Caritas Center at Mount Carmel, which is located along the beautiful bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa. Mount Carmel is the spiritual home of the Sisters...

Sep 20, 2018

Betty L. Findlay

Age 68 of Morris, passed away Thursday evening, September 20, 2018 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born January 16, 1950 in Morris, Illinois, Betty was a daughter of Glen and Janet (Gunderson) Anderson. She was raised in Morris and graduated from Morris Community High School with the Class of 1968....

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...