Obituaries

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...

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,...