Obituaries

Mar 22, 2017

Peggy L. Souders

Age 84 of Wilmington passed away Wednesday March 22, 2017 at her home.

Born April 26, 1932 in Deland, Illinois, Peggy Lou was a daughter of William and Ethel Maden. She was raised and educated in Deland, and on July 23, 1949 she married Leon Souders in Deland. Together, Peggy and Leon made...

Mar 22, 2017

Madeline Griffith

Age 86 of Morris, passed away Wednesday morning, March 22, 2017 at Park Pointe Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Morris.

Born May 3, 1930 in Big Mound Township, Illinois, Mary Madeline was a daughter of the late George and Etta P. (Kingston) Isaacs.  She was raised in McLeansboro, and on October 30, 1947, Madeline...

Mar 21, 2017

Darla J. Fuller

Age 69 of Custer Park, passed away Tuesday morning, March 21, 2017 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Born August 26, 1947 in Herrin, Illinois, Darla Jo was a daughter of the late Robert C. and Freda M. (Vaughn) Schellenberger. She will be remembered for her love of reading, listening to music and...

Mar 20, 2017

Terrence Roy Keeley

Age 72 of Wilmington, passed away Monday morning, March 20, 2017 at his home.

Born May 26, 1944 in Joliet, Terry was a son of the late Roy Robert and Verna Mae (Schutten) Keeley. He was raised in Wilmington, and attended Joliet Junior College, as well as Colorado State University. Terry served...

Mar 19, 2017

Vivian Hannum

Age 80 of Fort Worth, Texas and a former resident of Coal City and Wilmington, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017.

Born May 25, 1936 in Chicago, Vivian Sophie was the daughter of the late Mike and Elsie (Cihak) Macaluso. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated with the Coal...

Mar 18, 2017

Ralph L. Oster

Age 79 of Wilmington, long time resident of Phelan Acres, passed away Saturday March 18, 2017 at Aperion Care of Wilmington.

Born October 22, 1937 in Bethel, Missouri, Ralph Leon was a son of Marvin and Mildred Powell-Oster. He graduated high school, then served his country honorably in the United States Air...

Mar 16, 2017

Marion Stephens,

Age 86, a long time resident of Wilmington, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017.

Born June 18, 1930 in International Falls, Minnesota, Marion was a daughter of the late Albert and Selma Linder. She spent the first 14 years of her life growing up on the family farm in Lohman, Minnesota. with her...

Mar 16, 2017

Elsie Lidicky Karl

Age 85, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Born March 13, 1932 in Chicago, Elsie was a daughter of the late Laddie and Stella (Dvorak) Lidicky.  She was raised and educated in Bemidji, Minnesota until moving to Chicago at the age of 14. On...

Mar 15, 2017

Gregory A. Patterson

Age 65 of Coal City, passed away Wednesday morning, March 15, 2017 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born May 19, 1951 in Joliet, Gregory Allen was a son of the late Arthur "Pat" and Frances (Wilson) Patterson. He was raised in Plainfield and graduated from Plainfield High School with...

Mar 14, 2017

Mary Alice (Goffinett) Bain

Born in Mt. Vernon, Illinois on April 30, 1927 and passed away on March 14, 2017 after a long battle with pulmonary disease.

She resided in Wilmington, Illinois with her late son's family. Mary retired from Johnson & Johnson (Personal Products in Wilmington) after 25 years of service. Mary loved to...

Mar 11, 2017

Jeffery Lynn Lardi, Jr.

Age 37 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017.

Born March 14, 1979 in Joliet, Jeffery Lynn is a son of Jeffery Lynn, Sr. and Barbara Ann (Ragain) Lardi of Wilmington. He was raised in Wilmington; was a 1993 graduate of St. Rose School, and a 1997 graduate of Wilmington...

Mar 7, 2017

Kelly Kavanaugh

Age 42 of Mazon passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born November 9, 1974 in Joliet, Kelly James is a son of Joseph and the late Sharon Leyes-Kavanaugh. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, graduating from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1992. He...

Mar 6, 2017

Mervin Paul Strong

Age 63 of Wilmington passed away at his home on Monday, March 6, 2017.

Born October 19, 1953 in Joliet, Mervin Paul was a son of the late James and Anna (Sheets) Strong. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the class of 1972. Mervin...

Mar 4, 2017

Charles L. Neese, Jr.

“Chuck”

Age 40 of Wilmington passed away Saturday March 4, 2017 in Romeoville.

Born June 10, 1976 in Kankakee, Charles Leo is the son of Charles, Sr. and Sylvia (nee Shackelford)  Neese. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of...

Feb 27, 2017

Virginia J. Bennett

Age 75 of Coal City passed away Monday, February 27, 2017 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born March 10, 1941 in Joliet, Virginia Josephine was the daughter of Rudolph and Josephine (Dulny) Seppi. She was raised and educated in Joliet and graduated from Joliet Township High School. She was employed...

Feb 26, 2017

George MacIntyre

Age 92 of Rockford, formerly of Wilmington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Cherryvale Place Senior Living in Rockford.

A private family burial was held in Oakwood Cemetery, Wilmington, where George was laid to rest with his wife Naomi, who preceded him in death on September 4, 2009.

Family...

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...