Obituaries

Feb 23, 2017

Raymond Kendra

Age 74 of Diamond, formerly of Oak Lawn, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Park Pointe Healthcare in Morris.

Born December 4, 1942, in Chicago, Raymond Martin was the son of the late Martin and Sophie (Ciesielczyk) Kendra. He was raised and educated in the West Lawn neighborhood of Chicago; graduated from...

Feb 19, 2017

Ovila “Bud” DesRochers Age 83 of Largo, Florida, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017. Born July 8, 1933 in Chicago, Bud was a son of the late Betty and Ovila DesRochers. He was raised and educated in Chicago; graduated from Taft High School, and went on to earn a Diploma at Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 1952. Bud...

Feb 19, 2017

Toyoko Hilgendorf

"Toy"

Age 86, and a former resident of Wilmington, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017 at home in Prairieville, Louisiana.

Born March 18, 1930 in Tokyo, Japan, Toyoko was a daughter of the late Jutaro and Mutsu (Kobayashi) Imaizumi. She was raised and educated in Kawasaki, Japan until she moved to...

Feb 17, 2017

Evelyn G. Spivey

Age 95 of Spokane, Washington, formerly of Wilmington, IL, Hollywood, FL, and Suffolk and Portsmouth, VA, passed away Friday February 17, 2017 at Hospice of Spokane.

Born April 11, 1921 in Akron, Ohio, Evelyn Groff was a daughter of Earl and Hazel (nee McCrory) Groff. She graduated high school in LaSalle, Illinois...

Feb 15, 2017

Joseph Raymond Lestina

Age 68 of Diamond, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at his home surrounded by family.

Born March 3, 1948 in Joliet, Joseph Raymond was a son of the late Joseph William and Bessie (Swartz) Lestina. He was raised in Coal City; was a 1966 graduate of Coal City High...

Feb 14, 2017

Nicholas Findlay

“Nick”

Age 27 of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017.

Born May 15, 1989 in Joliet, Nicholas Scott is a son of Brian and Amber (Stevens) Findlay of Wilmington. He was raised in Joliet until moving to Wilmington with his family in the fifth grade.

Survivors include his...

Feb 13, 2017

Ralph E. Brown

Age 80 of Morris passed away Monday, February 13, 2017, at Park Pointe Healthcare in Morris.

Green flameless cremation rites have been accorded.

The family will receive friends at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 600 East Jackson Street in Morris on Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 9:00 a.m.until time of funeral...

Feb 13, 2017

Steve Debelak

Age 55 of Braidwood passed away Monday February 13, 2017 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born August 6, 1961 in Morris, Steve Albert is a son of Barbara Ann Nowman and Albert B. Debelak. He was raised and educated in Braceville, and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School with...

Feb 11, 2017

Jim McClean

Age 71 of Braceville and formerly of Joliet, passed away peacefully at home Saturday evening, February 11, 2017.

Born February 26, 1945 in Chicago, James Elliott was a son of the late George and Edna (Gorski) McClean.  Jim grew up in Summit and Charleston before moving with his family to Joliet at the...

Feb 6, 2017

Dave DeAngelo

Age 66 of Coal City passed away Monday February 6, 2017, surrounded by his family and friends, after a 2 ½ year battle with Medullary Thyroid Cancer.

Born February 1, 1951, in Chicago Heights, David John was a son of John and Lorrine (Morris) DeAngelo. He was raised and educated in Crete, and...

Feb 5, 2017

Kenneth J. Fuller

Age 74 of Wilmington, formerly Elgin, passed away Sunday evening, February 5, 2017, in his home with his family at his side.

Born April 30, 1942 in Dongola, Illinois, Kenneth James was a son of Roy and Theresa (Rendleman) Fuller. He was raised and educated in Cobden, Illinois, and graduated from Cobden...

Feb 4, 2017

Kathryn "Kay" Jiskra

Age 79 of Sturgis, Michigan, and formerly of White Pigeon, Michigan, Wadsworth, Ohio and Morris, Illinois, passed away peacefully, Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Sturgis Hospital surrounded by family.

Born December 1, 1937 in Morris, Illinois, Kathryn Marie was a daughter of the late George and Bertha (Arneson) Sterritt. She was a...

Feb 3, 2017

Shirley A. Guistat

Age 77 of Morris, passed away Friday afternoon, February 3, 2017 at her home.

Born June 5, 1939 in Ashland, Kentucky, Shirley Ann was a daughter of the late Marvin and Opal (Stephens) Patton. She was raised and educated in Olive Hills, Kentucky. Shirley worked at Bimet Corporation from where she retired...

Feb 2, 2017

Mary Soprych

Age 66 of Joliet, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.

Born May 31, 1950 in Chicago. Mary Marie was the daughter of Walter and Marie (Gaggley) Zimmerman. She was raised in Chicago and on February 12, 1971 Mary married Roman Soprych, Sr.  Her life's work was...

Jan 30, 2017

Frank Anselmo

Age 87 of Coal City, passed away Monday evening, January 30, 2017 at Morris Hospital.

Born July 10, 1929 in Coal City, Frank Joseph was a son of the late Frank A. and Lena Bosonetta. He was a 1947 graduate of Coal City High School, and went on to honorably serve in the...

Jan 28, 2017

Catherine Braun Holz

Age 86 of Dallas, Texas, formerly Wilmington, passed away Saturday January 28, 2017 at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.

Catherine Braun Holz was born Catherine Helen Braun in Aurora, Illinois on June 29, 1930. The treasured only child of Ruth Walsh Braun and Herbert John Braun, she attended Catholic grade school,...

Jan 26, 2017

Robert W. Smith, Sr.

Age 72 of Coal City passed away Thursday evening, January 26, 2017 at Regency Care of Morris.

Born May 18, 1944 in Fairfield, Illinois, Robert William was a son of Richard and Belle Smith. He was raised and educated in Fairfield, and went on to honorably serve in the United States...

Jan 24, 2017

Arlene E. (Jackson) Schaal

"Peggy"

Age 95 of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at VITAS Inpatient Hospice Unit at St. James Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

Born August 30, 1921, in Symerton, Arlene Ellen was a daughter of the late William and Una (Hoffman) Jackson.  She was raised in Symerton...

Jan 21, 2017

Rachel Joy Tira

Age 69 of Coal City, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Born October 28, 1947, in Hinsdale, Rachel Joy was a daughter of the late Reverend Dean and Ellen (Deininger) Plassmann. She was raised in Hinsdale until the age of four, when her family moved...

Jan 14, 2017

Lawrence J. Treadman, Jr.

“Larry”

Age 83 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 14, 2017 at his home.

Born November 28, 1933 in Chicago, Lawrence Joseph was the son of the late Lawrence and Gertrude (Weiss) Treadman.  On February 1, 1958 Larry married Beverly Darlene Bollinger at St. Rose Catholic Church, Wilmington...