Obituaries

Robert Weir, Sr.

Robert Weir, Sr.

Dec 30, 2017

MSGT Robert Ross Weir, Sr. (USAF, Ret.)

Age 64 of Spring Hill, Florida, and formerly of Chicago, passed away Saturday evening, December 30, 2017 in the home of his son, following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born February 11, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, Robert Ross was a son of William Weir and Leonette (nee Hunt)....

Janice Weir

Janice Weir

Dec 30, 2017

Janice Arlene Weir

Age 63 of Spring Hill, Florida, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, December 30, 2017 in the home of her step-son, following a battle with ovarian cancer.

Born January 31, 1954 in Canada, Janice was the daughter of Frank Rhicard and Shirley (nee Whitehead). She was raised in Newport, Vermont; attended North Country...

Roger Logue

Roger Logue

Dec 29, 2017

Roger Carl Logue

Age 77 of Wilmington and formerly of Taylorville and Pekin, passed away Friday evening, December 29, 2017 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born May 14, 1940 in Taylorville, Roger Carl was a son to Jessie and Mary Helan (nee Noblet) Logue. He was raised and educated in Taylorville and graduated from...

Michael Wilkey

Michael Wilkey

Dec 27, 2017

Mikey Wilkey

Age 15 of Godley, passed away unexpectedly on December 27, 2017.

Born July 4, 2002 in Morris, Illinois, Michael Wayne is a son of Toni Picciola and Todd Wilkey. He was currently a freshman at Reed-Custer High School.

A young man who from an early age learned to appreciate the outdoors,...

Christina Mansfield

Christina Mansfield

Dec 26, 2017

Chris Mansfield

Age 41 of Coal City, passed away unexpected on Tuesday morning, December 26, 2017 at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.

Born July 15, 1976 in Morris, Illinois, Christina Louise is a daughter of Patricia E. (Petty) Mansfield of Coal City and the late Richard L. Mansfield. She was raised and educated in...

Gary Bierwirth

Gary Bierwirth

Dec 21, 2017

Gary Bierwirth

Age 66 of Morris and formerly of Bartonville and Peoria passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning, December 21, 2017 at his home in Morris.

Born January 4, 1951 in Peoria, Illinois, Gary Dean was a son of Glen and Ellen (nee Clark) Bierwirth. He was raised and educated in Bartonville, Illinois and graduated from...

Eric Wassong

Eric Wassong

Dec 19, 2017

Eric L. Wassong

Age 52 of Wilmington and formerly of Oak Forest, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at his home.

Born June 12, 1965 in Oak Lawn. Eric was a son to Raymond and Margaret (nee Swatkowski) Wassong. He was raised and educated in Oak Forest and graduated from Oak Forest High...

Imogene "Jean" Vaughn

Imogene "Jean" Vaughn

Dec 18, 2017

Imogene Vaughn

“Jean”

Age 87 of Coal City, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, December 18, 2017 at home surrounded by family.

Born February 2, 1930 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Imogene was a daughter of Omar Murry and Ida Maebell (Wilson) Toxey. Over the years her employment included working at Victor Gasket Company,...

Alice Kukla

Alice Kukla

Dec 18, 2017

Alice Fay (Davis) Kukla,

Age 78 of Wilmington, and formerly of South Holland, IL, passed away peacefully Monday, December 18, 2017 at Aperion Care Center in Wilmington. Born on September 26, 1939 in Wilmington, IL, Alice Fay was a daughter of E.J. and Alice (Butcher) Davis. Growing up she spent much of her youth on Starvation Hill...

Derek Hogg

Derek Hogg

Dec 15, 2017

Derek Hogg

Age 34 of Channahon and formerly of Shorewood, left this world peacefully on Friday morning, December 15, 2017 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home, following a valiant fight with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).

Born February 23, 1983 in Joliet, Derek is a son of Marion (Wadkins) Oddo of Shorewood and Stephen Hogg...

Carol Racinowski

Carol Racinowski

Dec 13, 2017

Carol Jean Racinowski

Age 61 of Diamond and formerly of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at her home.

Born January 10, 1956 in Morris. Carol Jean was a daughter to Henry and Anna (Bouwman) Racinowski. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School with...

Patrick Sweeney

Patrick Sweeney

Dec 9, 2017

Patrick J. Sweeney

Age 82 of Joliet, formerly Chicago, passed away Saturday December 9, 2017 at Salem Village Nursing Home in Joliet.

Born September 6, 1935 on Inishtrawar Island in County Galway, Ireland, Patrick Joseph was a son of Colman and Barbara (nee Coyne) Sweeney. He was raised in Ireland, and immigrated to Boston in...

Elsie Swartz

Elsie Swartz

Dec 7, 2017

Elsie Agnes Swartz

Age 97 of Coal City passed away Thursday morning, December 7, 2017 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Born April 3, 1920 in Coal City, Illinois, Elsie was a daughter of Joseph and Bessie (nee Hajek) Swartz. She was raised and educated in Coal City, and during World War II was proud to...

Elvin Wills

Elvin Wills

Dec 5, 2017

Elvin “Whitey” Wills

Age 91 of Coal City, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home with his family by his bedside.

Born June 10, 1926, Elvin Wesley was the second son of seven born to John and Ethel (Jackson) Wills, in a rural house on Spring Road. He attended...

Lorenza Gimenez

Lorenza Gimenez

Nov 29, 2017

Lorenza Gimenez

Age 68 of Minooka and formerly of Asuncion, Paraguay, Chicago and Morris passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Morris Hospital.

Born September 5, 1949 in Asuncion, Paraguay, Lorenza was a daughter of Pedro and Modesta (Aguero) Gimenez. She was raised and educated in Paraguay and in her early twenties moved to Chicago....

Debbie Osborn

Debbie Osborn

Nov 29, 2017

Debbie Osborn

Age 60 of Peoria and formerly of Rockdale, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Fondulac Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in East Peoria.

Born December 4, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, Deborah Jean is a daughter of Evelyn Irene (Watts) Miller and the late Marvin McKinney. She was raised and educated in Rockdale....

Robert Romero

Robert Romero

Nov 16, 2017

Robert Romero

Age 95 of Dwight, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Robert was born in Mexico City, Mexico. His family immigrated to Chicago when he was a young child. Robert attended Bowen High School and then Roosevelt University. He was a draftsman during World War II and traveled...

Beverley Davis

Beverley Davis

Nov 15, 2017

Beverley D. Davis

“Bev”

Age 72 of Wilmington passed away Wednesday November 15, 2017 at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.

Born June 2, 1945 in Dieterich, Illinois, Beverley Diann is a daughter of Rosie (nee Schultz) and the late John Warren Chesnut. She was raised and educated in Joliet, and graduated from...

Lavern "Rocky" Johnson

Lavern "Rocky" Johnson

Nov 14, 2017

Lavern Johnson

“Rocky”

Age 77 of Morris and formerly of Elwood and Anna-Jonesboro, passed away Tuesday evening November 14, 2017 at Morris Hospital, surrounded by family.

Born April 27, 1940 in Union County, Illinois, Lavern Leon was a son of Earl Edward and Blanche Agnes (Freeman) Johnson. He was raised in Union County...

Janet Cooper

Janet Cooper

Nov 9, 2017

Janet J. Cooper

Age 71 of Wilmington, passed away Thursday afternoon, November 9, 2017 at her home surrounded by family.

Born November 13, 1945 in Joliet, Illinois, Janet Jessie was a daughter of Roy and Eva (Oster) Cupples. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of...

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