Obituaries

Sep 22, 2015

Ronald Lee Byland, Sr.

Age 83 of Minooka and formerly Ludlow, Kentucky passed away Tuesday evening, September 22, 2015 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Born September 3, 1932 in Ludlow, Kentucky, Ronald was a son of the late Dorcey and Pearl Byland. He was raised and educated in Ludlow and went on to honorably serve...

Sep 21, 2015

Bertha L. McMillin

Age 87 of Coal City passed away peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2015 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born July 8, 1928 in Coal City, Bertha Laurine was a daughter of the late Henry Jacob and Ida Molly Facinelli-Marketti. She was a graduate of Coal City High School with the class...

Sep 17, 2015

Ellen Burch

Age 94 of Joliet, and a recent resident of Park Pointe in Morris, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 17, 2015 at Morris Hospital.

Born January 15, 1921 in Dexter, Missouri, Llewlyn was a daughter of the late Raymond and Emma Elizabeth (Boyer) Webber. Following high school she was employed with the US Government...

Sep 15, 2015

JoAnne Worden

Age 83 of Wilmington, and originally Bellingham, Washington, passed away Tuesday September 15, 2015 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born April 12, 1932 in Bellingham, Mary JoAnne was a daughter of the late Walter and Grace (Bainter) Riffe. After high school, she went on to complete nurses training, and on...

Sep 12, 2015

Diane Tidmore

Age 58 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday September 12, 2015 at her home.

Survivors include her two children: Aaron Tidmore of Wilmington and Sandye Tidmore of South Elgin, and one sister Robin (Robert) Fossum of Chetek, Wisconsin.

Diane was preceded by her parents: Leonard and Florence Goodman and one brother...

Sep 10, 2015

Barbara F. Finger

Age 83 of Coal City, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Born May 12, 1932 in Coal City, Barbara Faye was a daughter of the late Earl and Matilda (Facinelli) Sayers. She was a graduate of Coal City High School, and on August 6, 1950, Barbara...

Sep 10, 2015

Keith Robert Davis

Age 69 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Morris Hospital.

Born January 6, 1946 in Elmhurst, Keith was a son of the late William and Helen (Raymond) Davis. He married Branka Gogola and she survives.

Cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no services...

Sep 2, 2015

Steven D. Harden, II

Age 34 of Wilmington and formerly of Braidwood, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, September 2, 2015.

Born August 10, 1981 in Hinsdale, Steven Dennis, II is a son of Janet (Demetral) Harden of Coal City and Steven D. Harden, Sr. of Wilmington. Steven enjoyed weight lifting, muscle cars and was a fan...

Aug 24, 2015

Helena T. Hayes

Age 90 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2015 at Salem Village Nursing Home in Joliet.

Born May 14, 1925 in Steger, Illinois, Helena Teresa was a daughter of the late Joseph and Fannie (Sparks) Kaiser. She was raised and educated in Joliet and on August 14, 1941, Helena married...

Aug 16, 2015

Jackie Lee Smith

Age 80 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday August 16, 2015 in Wilmington.

Born November 22, 1934 in Morris, Jack was a son of the late William and Velma Albrecht-Smith.  He was raised and educated in Coal City, and went on to marry the late Carol Ann Burdick.  Jack was a semi-truck driver until...

Aug 13, 2015

LaVerne A. Breen

Age 78 of Wilmington passed away Thursday August 13, 2015 at his home.

Born December 16, 1936, LaVerne was a son of the late Henry and Dorothy Ungard-Breen.  On December 31, 1966, he married Judith Hall in Joliet. LaVerne was a Heat Treat Operator with Catepillar until retiring in 1993. In his...

Aug 7, 2015

Eugene "Nic" Nicoletti

Age 73 of Coal City, passed away Friday afternoon August 7, 2015 at Good Samaritan in Pontiac.

Born August 25, 1941, Eugene Herbert was a son of the late Lawrence and Marie (Cerutti) Nicoletti. He was raised and educated in Coal City, where he went on to own and operate...

Aug 6, 2015

Kimsey "Ron" Hanna

Age 81 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born July 17, 1934 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Kimsey Ronald was a son of the late Claud and Ella (Dunn) Hanna. He was raised and educated in Robinson, Illinois and went on to...

Aug 5, 2015

Kevin Patrick Croarkin

"Norm"

Age 47 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday evening, August 5, 2015 at his home.

Born February 20, 1968 in Chicago Heights, Kevin Patrick was a son of the late Albert Raymond and Sharon Lynn (Norcutt) Croarkin. He was a graduate of DeVry Institute of...

Aug 3, 2015

Catherine Probus

Age 76 of Heyworth passed away Monday August 3, 2015 at OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.

Born November 20, 1939 in Colburn, Wisconsin, Catherine was a daughter of the late Leo and Mary Virba-Welbes. She was raised and educated in El Paso, Illinois, and in November of 2005, she married the...

Jul 31, 2015

Paul E. Lucas

Age 89 of Morris, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015 at Morris Hospital, surrounded by his entire family at his side.

Born July 29, 1926 in Verona, Paul Ellsworth was the son of the late John and Angie (Gard) Lucas. He was raised in Verona and graduated from Mazon High School. Paul...

Jul 30, 2015

Ruth R. Snyder

Age 96 of Plainfield, formerly of Wilmington, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora.

Born March 3, 1919, in Paxton, Illinois, Ruth was a daughter of the late Robert and Nellie Newkirk-Foster. She was raised and educated in Paxton, and went on to marry Charles Edwin Bennett, who...

Jul 29, 2015

Mary Louise Trammel

Age 74 of Golconda, Illinois and formerly of Coal City, passed away July 29, 2015 at her home surrounded by her husband Phillip; sons: John (Sherry) Trammel and Monty (Cheryl) Trammel; daughter Penny Trammel and granddaughter Brooke Tharp.

Born August 7, 1940 in Arenzville, Illinois, Mary Louise was a daughter of the...

Jul 29, 2015

Eileen B. Meiferdt

Age 50 of Coal City and formerly of Joliet, passed away Wednesday July 29, 2015 at Morris Hospital.

Born December 9, 1964 in Havelock, North Carolina, Eileen Barbara is a daughter of Barbara (Touhy) Krantz of North Carolina and the late Everett Krantz. A graduate of Radford High School in Honolulu, Hawaii, Eileen...

Jul 28, 2015

Carl M. Herbert

Age 91 of Custer Park, formerly Staunton, Illinois, passed away Tuesday July 28, 2015 at his home.

Born June 12, 1924 in Staunton, Carl was a son of the late William Sr. and Ann Lukesch-Herbert. At the age of fifteen, he relocated to Joliet where he graduated from high school and married...