Obituaries

Feb 22, 2018

Ron “Dirty” Stefick

Age 68 of Wilmington, and formerly of Chicago, passed away Thursday February 22, 2018 at his home.

Born March 29, 1949 in Oak Park, Illinois. Ron was a son of George and Mildred (nee Karel) Stefick. He was raised and educated in Chicago, and went on to enter into the United States...

Feb 21, 2018

Joe Craterfield

Age 65 of Wilmington passed away Wednesday February 21, 2018 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born August 12, 1952 in Joliet, Joseph Earl, Jr. was a son of Joseph, Sr. and Reida (nee Willis) Craterfield. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of...

Feb 21, 2018

Tina L. Tarman

Age 59 of Coal City, passed away Wednesday morning, February 21, 2018 at her home.

Born December 24, 1958 in Branson, Missouri, Tina Louise is a daughter of Vera (nee White) McQueary of Grove, Oklahoma and the late Gene McQueary. She was a graduate of Coal City High School with the Class...

Feb 18, 2018

John A. Breen

Age 73 of Rockdale passed away Sunday February 18, 2018 at Rosewood Care Center of Joliet.

Born January 5, 1945 in Joliet, John Arthur was a son of John and Alice (nee Puhek) Breen. He was raised and educated in Joliet, and on December 16, 1965, John married Marion Hottenstein in Baltimore,...

Feb 15, 2018

Constance B. Donovan

“Connie”

Age 93 and a lifelong resident of Morris, passed away Thursday morning, February 15, 2018 at Park Pointe Healthcare in Morris.

Born May 11, 1924 in Morris, Constance Bernice was a daughter of Peter and Teresa (Stanonis) Kopczick. She was a graduate of Morris Community High School with the...

Feb 15, 2018

Marsha Elaine Dudek

(nee Dempsey)

Age 67 of Wilmington and formerly of Lockport, passed away Thursday February 15, 2018 at her home.

Born March 21, 1950 in Harrisburg, Illinois, Marsha was the daughter of Billy Ray and Della Rae (Beal) Dempsey. She was raised and educated in Lockport and most recently worked as...

Feb 13, 2018

Maria Wlodarczyk

Age 85 of Joliet, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday morning, February 13, 2018 at Regency Care of Morris.

Born May 29, 1932 in Yugoslavia, Maria was a daughter of Joseph and Barbara (Klaus) Nickl. She was raised and educated in Yugoslavia before immigrating to the United States. Maria worked for...

Feb 12, 2018

Timmy Layne Nowman, Sr.

“Buck”

Age 52 of Wilmington, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 surrounded by his family at home.

Born March 21, 1965 in Joliet, Timmy Layne was a son of Harold and Alberta (nee Williams) Nowman. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and went on to attend the Lincoln...

Feb 11, 2018

Anthony Szymanski, Jr.

Age 80 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday February 11, 2018 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Janet; his children: Tony, Doris (Brad), Joe (Fritz) and David (Lisa); his grandchildren Sarah, Samantha, Richard, Anthony, Timothy, Michael, Kelly and Emily; (8) great grandchildren.

Per his wishes, cremation rites have been...

Feb 7, 2018

Dorothy Marie Buchta

(nee Hermann)

Age 89 of Diamond, and formerly of Cicero and Brookfield, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Morris Hospital.

Born March 1, 1928 in Cicero, Illinois, Dorothy Marie was a daughter of Nicholas and Olga (nee Kazda) Hermann. She was raised and educated in Cicero and graduated from...

Feb 5, 2018

George P. Stuba

Age 54 of Godley, formerly Chicago, passed away Monday February 5, 2018 at his home.

Born September 6, 1963 in Chicago, George Paul was a son of the late Conrad and Rosemary (nee Mills) Stuba. He was raised and educated in Chicago and attended John F. Kennedy High School. George was a...

Feb 3, 2018

Janet L. Brown

Age 73 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday afternoon, February 3, 2018 at Aperion Care in Wilmington, Illinois.

Born May 7, 1944 in Joliet, Illinois, Janet Leone was a daughter of Harry Glenn and Genevieve Lucille “Jean” (Muncey) Brown. She was raised in Ritchie and worked for Precision Components, Inc. (PCI) in Wilmington until retiring after...

Feb 2, 2018

William (Billy) R Collins Jr late of Vienna IL, went to be with our Lord on Feb 2, 2018.

He was born on November 4,1967 in Hillsboro, Ohio.  The son of Marsha Dempsey and William R Collins Sr.

He was the eldest of four siblings.

Billy was raised in Romeoville IL and attended...

Feb 1, 2018

Robertann L. Morrison

"Bobbie"

Age 83 of Minooka and formerly of Flemington and Hopewell, New Jersey, passed away Thursday February 1, 2018 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born May 8, 1934 in Trenton, New Jersey, Bobbie was a daughter of Charles and Judy Binder. She was raised and educated in...

Jan 31, 2018

Dean Sanaghan

Age 59 of Gardner, passed away peacefully Wednesday afternoon, January 31, 2018 at his home.

Born July 26, 1958 in Terra Haute, Indiana, Dean was raised in Homewood, Illinois. He was currently employed as a driver with Xylem, Ltd. out of Channahon, and in his free time, enjoyed fishing and anything car related;...

Jan 31, 2018

Joseph Carroll

Age 61 of Wilmington, formerly Chicago, passed away Wednesday January 31, 2018 at his home.

Born February 2, 1956 in Chicago, Joseph William was a son of James and Phyllis (nee Finn) Carroll. He was raised and educated in Chicago; graduated from Marist High School, and received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Illinois...

Jan 29, 2018

Loretta A. Bever

Age 94 of Elwood, passed away Monday January 29, 2018 at Sunny Hill Nursing Home in Joliet.

Born June 19, 1923 in Streator, Loretta was the daughter of Andrew and Anna (nee Elias) Gall. She was raised and educated in Streator, and graduated from Streator High School. On February 16, 1948, Loretta...

Jan 26, 2018

Ray Funk

Age 89 of Coal City and formerly of Joliet and Romeoville, passed away Friday morning, January 26, 2018 at Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born November 1, 1928 in Joliet, Raymond John was a son of Raymond and Josephine (nee Semkowich) Funk. He was raised and educated in Joliet and graduated from Joliet...

Jan 26, 2018

Joseph L. Corsello

Age 85 of Morris, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018.

Born September 8, 1932 in Riverdale, Illinois, Joe was the 12th child of Italian immigrants, Louis and Frances Corsello.  He graduated from Thornton Township High School, and went on to attend Illinois Wesleyan University, where he left to serve in the U.S....

Jan 24, 2018

Rev. Christopher Clemmer

Age 64 of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, passed away Wednesday morning, January 24, 2018 at Addolorata Villa in Wheeling, Illinois as a result of complications from breast cancer.

Born April 14, 1953 in Austria, Christopher Landon was the son of Robert Rugh and Eleanore Vivian (Landon) Clemmer. He was raised and educated primarily...