Obituaries

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...

Jan 14, 2017

Diane K. Vlasak

Age 69 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Aperion Care in Wilmington.

Born May 27, 1947 in Chicago, Diane Kathleen was a daughter of the late James and Charlotte (Chernowski) Vlasak. She was raised and educated in Chicago, and went on to attend Lewis University, as well as College...

Jan 14, 2017

Henry Wroblewski

“Hank”

Age 79 of Elwood, formerly of West Pullman and South Holland, passed away Saturday January 14, 2017 at his home in Elwood.

Born February 20, 1937 in Chicago, Henry Edward was a son of Henry and Wanda Jaros-Wroblewski. He was raised and educated in West Pullman, and graduated from Chicago...

Jan 13, 2017

Helen M. McMurtry

Age 82 of New Lenox, passed away Friday morning, January 13, 2017.

Born November 17, 1934 in Sparta, Illinois, Helen Marie was a daughter of the late Earl and Rebecca (Fulton) McMurtry. She was raised in Sparta and went on to earn her Master's degree in Nursing and a degree in Chaplaincy....

Jan 11, 2017

Doris Elizabeth Kowalczyk

Age 87 of Morris, passed away Wednesday evening, January 11, 2017 at Park Pointe Healthcare in Morris.

Born March 5, 1929 in Seneca, Doris Elizabeth was a daughter of the late Carl R. Erickson and Allie (nee Anderson). She was raised and educated in the Seneca Schools, and at the age of...