Obituaries
Mardeen Berta
Dec 15, 2014
Mardeen Berta
"Nonie"
Age 91 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away peacefully, Monday December 15, 2014 at Park Pointe Morris Senior Living.
Born July 2, 1923 in Coal City, Margaret Aldeen was a daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Borella - Boggio. She was raised and educated in Coal City where...
Nathan Peredetto
Dec 11, 2014
Nathan K. Peredetto
Age 35 of Diamond and formerly of Morris, passed away Thursday December 11, 2014.
Born May 1, 1979 in Joliet, Nathan is a son of Ellen (Phipps) Peredetto of Diamond and George Peredetto of Peoria. He was raised and educated in Morris and on September 22, 2012 Nathan married Erica Decker. He enjoyed...
Theresse Norton
Dec 11, 2014
Theresse S. Norton
Age 69 of Wilmington, passed away Thursday December 11, 2014 at her home in Wesley Township.
Born October 20, 1945 in Olney, Illinois, Theresse was a daughter of the late Elmer R., Jr. and Velma (Cummins) Rodgers. She was raised and educated in Kankakee and on October 10, 1964, Theresse married Donald Norton....

Deborah Schmidt
Dec 9, 2014
Deborah Anne Schmidt
Age 53 of Wilmington and formerly Braidwood, passed away Tuesday December 9, 2014 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
Born October 18, 1961 in Joliet, Debbie was a daughter of the late Charlotte (Dougherty) Schmidt, who preceded her on May 12, 2013. She attended Trinity School from grade school through high...

Henry Abraham, Sr
Dec 9, 2014
Henry R. Abraham, Sr.
Age 79 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Tuesday December 9, 2014 at his home in Wesley Township.
Born March 26, 1935 in Peoria, Henry was a son of the late Harvey Russell and Rose (McManus) Abraham. He was raised in Peoria and went on to honorably serve in the United...
Bernis Warner
Dec 8, 2014
Bernis Warner
Age 92 of Wilmington and formerly the Deselm area, passed away on her birthday, Monday December 8, 2014 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.
Born December 8, 1922 in Flickerville, Rockville Township, Kankakee County, Illinois. Bernis was a daughter of the late William and Lida (Nelson) Anderson. She married Charles Warner in the Deselm...

Alfred Weigell
Nov 27, 2014
Alfred Charles "Bud" Weigell passed away on November 27, 2014, at Saratoga Tower in Morris. He was 78 years old.
Born on December 16, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois, Bud worked for many years as an over the road truck driver.
After moving to Saratoga Tower in 1996, Bud spent his time enjoying his passion for model...
Douglas Janney
Nov 26, 2014
Douglas K. Janney
Age 60 of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday evening November 26, 2014 at Silver Cross Medical Center in New Lenox.
Born June 20, 1954 in Terre Haute, Indiana, Douglas Kent was a son of the late Bill and Marlene (Sullens) Janney. A graduate of Peotone High School, Doug was employed with Ritchie Grain as...
Leonard Bols
Nov 24, 2014
Leonard J. Bols
Age 94 of Aux Sable Township, Minooka, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 at Park Pointe in Morris.
Born January 30, 1920 in Morris, Leonard was a son of the late John and Catherine (Broderick) Bols. On February 14, 1944, Leonard married Winona Davies in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Morris. Together they...
G. Vandiver
Nov 22, 2014
G. Ralph Vandiver
Age 72 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday November 22, 2014 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
Born July 18, 1942 in Henderson, Kentucky, George Ralph was a son of the late Will Tom and Bertie Kathryn (Sowards) Vandiver. He was raised in Kentucky and graduated from Madisonville High School with the...
Melvin Jackman
Nov 20, 2014
Melvin L. Jackman
Age 83 of Rural Gardner, passed away Thursday November 20, 2014 at Morris Hospital.
Born January 5, 1931 on the family farm in Maine Township, rural Gardner, Melvin was a son of the late Roy and Fern (Palmer) Jackman. He was a 1949 graduate of Gardner - South Wilmington High School, and on...

Thomas Ziemann
Nov 17, 2014
Thomas E. Ziemann
Age 77 of Morris, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning November 17, 2014 at his home.
Born April 17, 1937 in Chicago, Thomas was a son of the late Henry and Jeanette (Hendrickson) Ziemann. He was raised and educated in Chicago and went on to honorably serve in the United States Navy. Tom was...
William Finn
Nov 14, 2014
William Francis Finn, 93, of Coal City, Illinois, passed away at 11:30 p.m. on Friday, November 14, 2014, at Heritage Health, Dwight, Illinois. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 18, 2014, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Reeves Funeral Home, 75 N. Broadway, Coal City, Illinois. Funeral Services Wednesday, November 19, 2014 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Assumption...
Elizabeth Zerboglio
Nov 12, 2014
Elizabeth "Betty" Zerboglio
Age 75 of Coal City, passed away Wednesday November 12, 2014 the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.
Born September 4, 1939 in Coal City, Elizabeth Lynn was a daughter of the late Peter Paul and Bessie (Hejna) Zerboglio. She was a graduate of Coal City High School and went to work for...
Mary Biros
Nov 8, 2014
Mary Kathryn Biros
Age 91 of Mazon, passed away Saturday November 8, 2014 at Park Pointe in Morris.
Born April 21, 1923, Mary Kathryn was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Genevieve Dolan-Poole. She was raised in Mazon and graduated from Mazon Township High School. In her early years, Mary Kay worked for Mr. Hornsby...
Glenn Boynton, Sr
Nov 8, 2014
Glenn O. Boynton, Sr.
Age 64 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday November 8, 2014 at Silver Cross Medical Center in New Lenox.
Born April 27, 1950 in Jonesboro, Arkansas Glenn Olen is a son of Betty Boynton of Wilmington and the late Glenn Alvin Boynton. He was a graduate of Wilmington High School and honorably served...

Maxine Krueger
Nov 7, 2014
Maxine Krueger (nee Milligan)
Age 89 of Coal City and formerly Goose Lake passed away Friday, November 07, 2014 at Heritage Health in Dwight.
Born May 1, 1925 in Greenup, Illinois, Maxine was a daughter of the late Charles F. and Flosey Lackey-Milligan. She was raised in Melrose Park and graduated from Proviso High School with...
Glenn Baker
Nov 7, 2014
Glenn Baker
Age 92 of Coal City, passed away Friday November 7, 2014 at his home.
Born December 17, 1921 in Morris, Glenn was a son of the late Harry and Theresa (Jackson) Baker. He was raised in Morris and graduated from Morris Community High School. Glenn honorably served in the United States Army during WWII,...
Keith Reich
Nov 6, 2014
Keith Edwin Reich
Age 81 of Custer Park, Illinois, formerly Wheatland, Wyoming, was born February 10, 1933 in Delta County, Colorado to Lyman and Leva (Hill) Reich and died November 6, 2014.
Keith honorably served in the US Army in the era of the Korean Conflict. During this time he established a personal relationship with Jesus...
Marge Wills
Nov 6, 2014
Marge Wills
Age 83 and a lifetime resident of Coal City, passed away November 6, 2014 at Morris Hospital with loving family at her side.
Born September 11, 1931, Margaret Jean was a daughter of the late John B. Bertot, Sr. and Jennie (nee Benedetto) Bertot. She was a graduate of Coal City High School and...