Obituaries

May 31, 2017

Richard A. Gilmour

Age 82 of Morris, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, May 31, 2017.

Born June 1, 1934 in Morris, Illinois, Richard Allan, was the son of Allan "Lad" and Esther (Hill) Gilmour. He was a 1952 Graduate of Coal City High School, and went on to earn a Bachelor of...

May 29, 2017

Travis Papineau

Age 41 of Bonfield, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 29, 2017 at his home.

Born June 21, 1975 in Kankakee, Travis Edward is a son of Earl Robert Papineau of Gardner and Deborah (nee Turner) of Salem, Arkansas. He was raised and educated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and worked as a self employed...

May 29, 2017

William Robert Kuriger

"Bill"

Age 89 of Coal City, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 29, 2017 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home, with family at his side.

Born January 13, 1928 in Wilmington, IIlinois, William Robert was a son of the late Alfred Joseph and Mildred Olive (Hundley) Kuriger. He was...

May 27, 2017

Dennis E. Punke

Age 62 of Mazon, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday evening, May 27, 2017, surrounded by family.

Born December 11, 1954 in Morris, Dennis Eugene was a son of the late Dale Eugene and Mary Ellen (Lee) Punke. He was raised and educated in Mazon and graduated from M.V.K. High...

May 26, 2017

Robert "Dan" Gurney, Sr.

Age 76 of Braidwood and formerly of Cicero, passed away Friday morning, May 26, 2017 at his home – following a valiant battle with cancer.

Born June 26, 1940 in Mary Helen/Coal Good, Kentucky, Robert Daniel Gurney, was a son of the late Willard and Irene (Gilpin) Thompson. He was raised...

May 25, 2017

Timothy A. Long

Age 50 of Wilmington passed away Thursday May 25, 2017 at his home.

Born June 1, 1966 in Joliet, Timothy Alan was a son of John Thomas, Sr. and Karen Lynn (nee Braun) Long-Seibert. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1984....

May 24, 2017

Trula Mae Neal Pond Bowman

Age 93, of Diamond, Illinois, died peacefully on Wednesday May 24, 2017 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Trula was the loving daughter of Kemp and Bessie Fisher Neal and older sister of Clarence and Vernon. She was born on May 1, 1924 in Ellery, Edwards County in the...

May 23, 2017

Terry A. Hauptman

Age 60 of Berwyn and formerly of Chicago, passed away Tuesday morning, May 23, 2017 at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn.

Born August 2, 1956 in Chicago, Terry Adolph was a son of Edna Ford and the late Adolph Hauptman. He worked as a roofer for C&W Roofing up until retirement and in his...

May 21, 2017

Kathryn Jean Hall

Age 66 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 21, 2017 at her home.

Kathy was a former employee at Shadow Lakes, and the Deaton Kennedy Company, as well as at Wal-Mart in Joliet.

It was Kathy's wishes that cremation rites be accorded, and there will be no services.

May 20, 2017

Bernice Delores Cooper

“Bea”

Age 82 of Diamond, formerly of Valparaiso, Indiana, Rockdale, Joliet, Peotone and Park Forest passed away Saturday afternoon, May 20, 2017 at Sunrise of Flossmoor.

Born March 14, 1935 in Chicago, Bernice Delores was a daughter of the late Adam and Bernice (Shimkus) Petreikis. She was raised in Chicago,...

May 20, 2017

Edward A. Kelly

Age 94 of Joliet, passed away Saturday morning, May 20, 2017 at Rosewood Care Center in Joliet.

Born August 4, 1922 in Seattle, Washington, Edward Arthur was a son of the late Thomas Arthur and Florence V. (Waggoner) Kelly. He went on to honorably serve in the United States Navy, and retired...

May 19, 2017

Evelyn Loskill Tomasic

Age 80 of Braidwood and formerly of Joliet, passed away Friday evening, May 19, 2017 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born March 11, 1937 in Joliet, Evelyn was a daughter of the late Edward W. and Genevieve E. (White) Joutras. She was raised and educated in Joliet and graduated...

May 18, 2017

Sharon Youskevtch-Ahlstrand

Age 81 of Morris, formerly Coal City, passed away Thursday May 18, 2017 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born December15, 1935 in Bradley, Sharon Lee was a daughter of Alfred P.F. and Leona M. (nee Barickman) Wulff. She was raised and educated in Coal City, and graduated from Coal City High...

May 15, 2017

Jean Pickett

Age 73 of Joliet passed away Monday May 15, 2017 at her home.

Born May 18, 1943 in Attica, Indiana, Dorothy Jean was a daughter of Charles and Lucille (nee Brimbury) Redman. She was raised and educated in Attica, and on June 21, 1959, she married Joe Pickett. Jean and Joe would relocate...

May 13, 2017

Butch Porterfield

Age 72 of Wilmington, and formerly of Coal City, passed away Saturday evening, May 13, 2017 at his home.

Born November 20, 1944 in Joliet, Richard Lynn was a son of the late Martin Allen and Agnes (Neal) Porterfield. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and went on to honorably serve in...

May 9, 2017

James C. Weis

"Jim"

Age 84 of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday morning, May 9, 2017 at the Illinois Veterans Home in LaSalle.

Born May 23, 1932 in Henry, James Conrad was a son of the late Everett Edward and Mary Eileene (O'Brien) Weis. He was raised and educated in Henry until...

May 8, 2017

Louis P. Ruffatti

Age 81 of Coal City passed away peacefully Monday morning, May 8, 2017 at his home.

Born June 23, 1935 in Eileen, Louis Peter was a son of the late Louis and Mary (Pantaleone) Ruffatti. He was raised in Coal City; graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 1953,...

May 4, 2017

Maria Jacobs

Age 47 of Coal City, passed away Thursday May 4, 2017 at Morris Hospital from a cardiac condition.

Born September 18, 1969 in Joliet, Maria Elizabeth was the daughter of the late Anthony and Gloria (DeGrush) Olivo. She was raised in Coal City, and graduated from Coal City High School with the class of...

May 4, 2017

Berl Eugene Williams, Jr.

“Gene”

Age 85 of Wilmington, and formerly of DuQuoin and Joliet, passed away Thursday evening, May 4, 2017 at Toulon Rehabiliation Center.

Born May 3, 1932 in Oak Park, Illinois, Berl Eugene was a son of the late Berl Eugene, Sr. and Vivian (Romo) Williams. He was raised and...

May 3, 2017

Earl E. Hines

“Butch”

Age 71 of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday morning, May 3, 2017 at Aperion Care in Wilmington.

Born December 24, 1945 in Joliet, Earl Eugene was a son of the late Marion and Patricia (Treadman) Hines. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and after high school went on to...