Obituaries
Joseph Henry Halbert
Jul 9, 2025
Age 78 of Dwight, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.
Born December 30, 1946 in Taylorville, Illinois, Joseph was a son of Arnold and Marcella (Crane) Halbert. He grew up in Kincaid and graduated from South Fork Community High School in 1965. Joseph went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from...
Colleen Couch
Aug 15, 2025
Born March 28, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, Colleen was a daughter of Francis and Lois (McCue) Caher. She was raised in Manhattan, Illinois, and graduated with the Peotone High School Class of 1977. Over the years, she also made her home in Elwood, Illinois.
In her younger years, Colleen loved playing softball. She later found joy in crafting, exploring her Irish...
Jeffrey Thomas "Bubba" Backhus
Aug 10, 2025
Age 31, of Ottawa, Illinois, and formerly of Morris, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at his home.
Born August 4, 1994, in Morris, Jeffrey is a son of Catherine Ann Enger of Morris and Mark Charles Backhus of Ottawa. He grew up in Morris and attended Morris Community High School. Bubba recently spent time in California, where he...
Grace Kelley
Aug 9, 2025
Age 91, of Addison, Illinois, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital.
Born January 21, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, Grace was a daughter of Louis and Josephine (Muscia) Giacobbe, and was raised in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the west side of Chicago.
She was a member of St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Parish in Addison. In...
Linda Kathleen Rabideau
Aug 8, 2025
Age 75 of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away August 8, 2025.
Born April 15, 1950, in Joliet, Illinois, Linda was the eldest daughter of Leo and Joan M. (Crawford) Van Duyne. She grew up in Wilmington, graduated with the Wilmington High School Class of 1968, and went on to attend Joliet Junior College.
After high school, Linda began her career at Walgreens Pharmacy...
Ronald Ray King
Aug 8, 2025
Age 77, of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away at home on Friday, August 8, 2025.
Born July 6, 1948, in Knoxville, Tennessee, Ron was a son of Roy and Luella (Hurst) King. He was raised and educated in Kokomo, Indiana, and graduated from Kokomo High School with the class of 1966. Ron furthered his education at Indiana University Kokomo. On September 18,...
Betty M. Van Duyne
Aug 8, 2025
Age 91, of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away peacefully at her home on the morning of Friday, August 8, 2025, with her loving family at her side.
Born on August 2, 1934, in Essex, Illinois, Betty was a daughter of James Sr. and Catherine (Motta) Lardi. She was raised in Essex and Braidwood, and later moved to Wilmington where she graduated from...
Peggy J. Daniels
Aug 2, 2025
Age 87 of Wilmington, Illinois, died peacefully on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet, Illinois, with her loving family at her side.
Born February 20, 1938 in Fort Wayne County, Illinois, Peggy Joyce was a daughter of James and Ruby (Edmison) Bruce. She was raised in Fairfield, Illinois, where she graduated from Fairfield High School with the Class...
William H. Gill
Jul 29, 2025
Age 77 of Coal City, Illinois, died Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at his home.
Born November 2, 1947 in Joliet, Illinois, William Howard was a son of Robert and Helen (Olson) Gill. He was raised and educated in Wilmington where he played both football and baseball for the Wilmington Wildcats, and he later graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class...
Alberta Mae Novy
Jul 18, 2025
Age 87 of Wilmington, Illinois died peacefully on Friday, July 18, 2025 in Wilmington, surrounded by her family.
Born May 8, 1938, Alberta Mae was a daughter of Elmer and Lorene (Turner) Moore. She was raised and educated in Christopher, Illinois, and then moved to Wilmington where she spent most of her adult life. Alberta worked for Johnson & Johnson Personal...
Janet M. Shields
Jul 18, 2025
(nee Santerelli)
Age 83 of Channahon and formerly of Wilmington, Illinois passed away Friday evening, July 18, 2025 at Arcadia Care of Morris.
A daughter of Anthony and Stella (Pomykala) Santerelli, she was born on June 12, 1942 in Joliet, Illinois, and was raised and educated in New Lenox. On November 25, 1967, Janet married Bernard Shields in St. Jude Catholic Church...
John F. Naiden
Jul 17, 2025
Age 82 of Coal City, Illinois, formerly of Shorewood, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at his home.
Born January 12, 1943 in Joliet, Illinois, Jack was a son of John Naiden and Helen (Scoff) Decman. He was raised and educated in Joliet and graduated from Joliet Catholic High School where he was a Team Captain for the football...
Norma Perucca
Jul 17, 2025
Age 94 of Morris, Illinois, formerly of Naperville, Illinois, died Thursday, July 17, 2025 at Serenity Estates in Morris.
Born April 12, 1931, Norma was the daughter of Norman and Marie Lewis. She was raised and educated in Naperville and graduated from Naperville High School with the Class of 1949. She married John J. Perucca and together they made their home...
Ryder James Montavon
Jul 15, 2025
Age 4, of Channahon, Illinois, left this world too soon on July 15, 2025. Born on January 7, 2021, in Bolingbrook, Illinois, Ryder is the cherished son of Josh and Stephanie (Main) Montavon.
A bright light in the lives of all who knew him, Ryder had just completed his first year of preschool at Miss Kasia’s, where he not only blossomed...
Bill Hubert
Jul 14, 2025
Age 85 of Kankakee, Illinois, formerly of St. Anne, Illinois passed away at his home on July 14, 2025.
Born on January 24, 1940 in Papineau Township, Bill was a son of the late Donald and Theodora (Wilson) Hubert. He was raised in St. Anne and graduated from St. Anne High School with the class of 1958.
Bill spent his career in...
Shasta Marie Letterly
Jul 12, 2025
Age 46 of Coal City, Illinois, passed away in her home on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
Born April 6, 1979 in Alexandria, Louisiana, Shasta was a daughter of Joseph and Cathleen Marie (Cesario) Sforza. She was raised in New Lenox, Illinois and graduated from Lincolnway High School in 1997. She earned a bachelor's in computer science from Devry University. On June...
Gordon A. Hansen
Jul 7, 2025
Age 67 of Wilmington, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Monday, July 7, 2025 at his home.
Born December 28, 1957 in Morris, Illinois, Gordon Allen was a son of Gaylord Hansen and Gladys (Smith) McLaughlin. He was raised in Gardner and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School with the Class of 1975.
Gordon worked for several years at WESCOM in Gardner and...
Thomas L. Frazzini
Jul 6, 2025
Age 80, of Dyer, Indiana, and formerly of New Lenox, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2025, at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Born on January 17, 1945, in Chicago Heights, Illinois, Thomas Lawrence Frazzini was the son of Lawrence and Genevieve (Mazzocco) Frazzini. He was raised in Chicago Heights and graduated from Marian Catholic High School with the...
Nancy Jacobek
Jun 28, 2025
Age 84 of Morris, passed away peacefully at home in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, June 28, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Born August 9, 1940 in Chicago, Nancy was a daughter of William and Mary Bernice (Sullivan) Madden. She was raised in Chicago, graduating from Saint Patrick Academy in Des Plaines in 1958. On June 22, 1963, Nancy married James...
Beverly J. Kleckner
Jun 22, 2025
Age 67, of Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Manhattan, Illinois, died on June 22, 2025 at her home surrounded by family.
Born on May 25, 1958, Beverly Jean was a daughter Kenneth and Carol (Speicher) Goody. She was born in Joliet, Illinois and was raised in New Lenox, graduating from Lincoln Way Central High school with the class of 1976. On September...
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