Obituaries

Jul 10, 2017

Barbara J. Conway

Age 84 of Coal City and formerly of Neosho, Missouri, passed away Monday evening July 10, 2017 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris.

Born August 9, 1932 in Neosho, Missouri, Barbara J. was a daughter of Emmet and Molly (nee Hemphill) Erwin. She was raised and educated in Neosho...

Jul 7, 2017

Thomas Allen Lenertz

Age 58 of Downy, California and formerly of Inglewood, California and West Chicago, Illinois, passed away Friday Morning, July 7, 2017 at the home of his mother in Diamond, Illinois.

Born August 1, 1958 in St. Charles, Illinois, Thomas is the son of Sharon (nee) Wise and the late Eugene Lenertz. He...

Jul 6, 2017

Deanna Casteel

Age 78 of Wilmington passed away Thursday July 6, 2017 at the home of her daughter in Bourbonnais.

Born July 19, 1938 in Joliet, Deanna Rae was a daughter of John Raymond and Madeline Rebecca (nee Hertline) Forsythe. She was raised and educated in Wilmington, and graduated from St. Francis Academy with the...

Jul 5, 2017

Joan E. Reano

Age 86 of Coal City, formerly Mazon, passed away Wednesday July 5, 2017 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born April 2, 1931 in Joliet, Joan Evon was a daughter of Leonard “Bill” and Sadie (nee Bell) Weston. She was raised in Mazon, where from an early age she helped her...

Jul 3, 2017

Bruce G. Park

Age 79 of Chattanooga, Tennessee and formerly of Orland Park, Tinley Park and Wilmington, Illinois, passed away Monday morning, July 3, 2017 at his home.

Born July 28, 1937 in Chicago, IL, Bruce Gilbert was a son of the late Andrew R. Park, Jr. and Lena C. Park (nee Conroy). He was...

Jun 28, 2017

Ethel "Punkin" Kavanaugh

Age 70 of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017.

Born September 14, 1946 in Danville, Illinois, Ethel May was a daughter of the late James J. and Dorothy J. (Hansbrough) Ritter. She was a lifetime member of New Lenox Sportsman's Club (Meneoka), and took pleasure in camping, fishing and mushroom hunting....

Jun 27, 2017

Phyllis Phillips

Age 84 of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Edward Hospital in Naperville.

Born March 7, 1933 in Gardner, Phyllis Jean was a daughter of the late George and Anastasia "Dolly" (Brusningham) Johnson. She was raised and educated in Gardner and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School...

Jun 18, 2017

Irene M. Allen

Age 93 of Joliet, passed away Sunday June 18, 2017 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Born April 5, 1924 in Taylor Springs, Illinois, Irene was a daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Trusa) Krull. She was raised and educated in Mazon; graduated from Coal City High School, and went on to...

Jun 18, 2017

Mary Ann Stearns

(nee Barboza)

Age 90 of Morris, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Morris Hospital with her loving family by her side.

Born July 16, 1926 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Mary was a daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (Medeiros) Barboza. She married Isaac Stearns and he...

Jun 18, 2017

Helen Fuchsen

Age 103 passed away Sunday June 18, 2017 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Born April 22, 1914 in Michigan City, Indiana, Helen Theresa was a daughter of Dan and Mary (nee Brady) Tyrrell. In 1917 she moved, with her parents, from her birthplace in Michigan City to her grandparents Mike and Ann (nee...

Jun 15, 2017

Fred Edwards

Age 85 of Wilmington, passed away Thursday evening, June 15, 2017 at Parker Nursing and Rehabilitation in Streator.

Born March 23, 1932 in Aurora Township, Frederick James was a son of the late Henry L. and Goldie (Shropshire) Edwards. Fred was a longtime resident at Trinity Services in Wilmington where many people grew...

Jun 8, 2017

William Howard Whiteside

"Bill"

Age 89 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, June 8, 2017 in Pinellas Park, Florida.

Born July 28, 1927 in Streator, William Howard was a son of George and Blanche (Pennington) Whiteside. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and graduated from the Wilmington Public Schools with the...

Jun 5, 2017

Mark William Crabtree

Age 44 of Plainfield and formerly of Downers Grove, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 5, 2017.

Born March 22, 1973 in Naperville, Mark William is the son of Lynne M. (nee Cunningham) Crabtree of Downers Grove and George William Crabtree of Chicago. He was raised in Downers Grove; graduated from Downers...

Jun 1, 2017

John M. Persic, Sr.

Age 79 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at his home.

Born February 20, 1938 in Cicero, Illinois, John Michael was a son of John Franklyn and Sylvia Marie (Bily) Persic. He was raised and educated in Cicero, and went on to attend Morton College. On January...

Jun 1, 2017

Robert "Bob" Zerboglio

"Gonz"

Age 83 of Coal City, passed away Thursday morning, June 1, 2017 at Alden Estates of Shorewood.

Born November 21, 1933 in Morris, Illinois, Robert Paul was a son of the late Peter Paul and Bessie (Hejna) Zerboglio. He was raised in Coal City, graduated from Coal City High...

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...