Obituaries

Feb 4, 2015

Irene Helen Mack

Age 90 of Coal City, passed away Wednesday February 4, 2015 at her home.

Born July 26, 1924 in Ashland, Wisconsin, Irene was a daughter of the late Harry and Myrtle (Vieracker) Bowers. She was raised in Ashland and graduated from Ashland High School with the Class of 1942. On January 18, 1947,...

Feb 4, 2015

Beverly Rose Pantaleone-Sereno

Age 84 of Morris, passed away Wednesday evening, February 4, 2015 at Morris Hospital.

Born February 18, 1930 in Coal City, Beverly Rose was a daughter of the late Matthew and Delores (Shear) Pantaleone. She was raised in Coal City, and on June 18, 1955, Beverly married Joseph Sereno, Jr. in Church of...

Jan 29, 2015

Jean Quigley

(nee Krupinski)

Age 80 of Reedsburg, Wisconsin and formerly of Wilmington passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015.

Born June 9, 1934 in Chicago, Jean was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Rose Beliski-Krupinski. She was raised in Chicago and graduated from St. Francis High School in Chicago. On August 21, 1955, Jean...

Jan 27, 2015

Danny C. May

Age 67 of Wilmington, formerly of Oak Lawn and Beverly, passed away Tuesday January 27, 2015 at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital. Born March 16, 1947 in Chicago, Danny was a son of the late Earl Sechler and Dorthy Jean McFall-May. He was raised and educated in the south suburbs of Chicago, and after...

Jan 24, 2015

Kathleen S. Mackowiak

Age 53 of Goose Lake and formerly Oak Lawn, passed away Saturday January 24, 2015 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born September 22, 1961 in Chicago, Kathleen was a daughter of the late Dale and Carol (Moselle) Mackowiak. She was raised and educated in Oak Lawn.

Survivors include her life partner...

Jan 22, 2015

James S. Norman, Sr.

Age 72 of Wilmington, passed away Thursday January 22, 2015 at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago.

Born August 19, 1942, James was raised in Tennessee until moving to Mt. Clemens, Michigan, from where he graduated high school. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wilmington;...

Jan 22, 2015

John Kenneth Perona

Age 82 of Coal City passed away Thursday January 22, 2015 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born June 9, 1932 in Joliet, John Kenneth was a son of the late John Americo and Ione Fabry (Phelps) Perona. He was raised and educated in Coal City; entered the United States Navy...

Jan 18, 2015

Joyce A. Goodwin

Age 75, formerly of Coal City, and a long time resident of Foley, Alabama, passed away Sunday January 18, 2015 at Morris Hospital.

Born March 5, 1939 in Chicago, Joyce was a daughter of the late Andrew and Grace (Metzger) Nelson.

Survivors include two sons: Tony Grosso of Carbon Hill and Tim...

Jan 17, 2015

Earline Welsh (nee Beck)

Age 86 of Wilmington and formerly of Bourbonnais, passed away Saturday evening January 16, 2015 at Presence Our Lady of Victory in Bourbonnais.

Born March 14, 1928 in Sesser, Illinois, Earline was a daughter of the late Earl and Ema (Eubanks) Beck. She was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in...

Jan 16, 2015

Walter Plume

Age 84 of Wilmington, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born May 13, 1930 in Amboy, Illinois, Walter John was a son of the late Lloyd E. and Flossie (Ford) Plume. He was a graduate of Amboy High School with the Class of 1948 and went on to...

Jan 11, 2015

Albert Croarkin

Age 72 of Chicago, passed away Sunday January 11, 2015 at Provena Our Lady of Victory in Bourbonnais.

Born July 21, 1942 in Chicago, Albert Raymond was a son of the late Gerald and Mildred (Wasson) Croarkin. He was raised and educated in Chicago and went on to honorably service in the United States...

Jan 10, 2015

LaVerne Vrdsky Havlicek

Age 91 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday morning January 10, 2015 at Tabor Hills Retirement Community in Naperville.

Born June 30, 1923 in Chicago, LaVerne was a daughter of Anton and Lillian Sevcik-Vrdsky. At the age of nine, LaVerne's mother passed away and her father remarried Zdenka Hruska. Immediately, Zdenka became a very...

Jan 10, 2015

Melody Ann Jonasen

Age 59 of Minooka and formerly of the Berwyn and Cicero area, passed away Saturday January 10, 2015 at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Illinois.

Born April 27, 1955 in Chicago, Melody is a daughter of Laverne Messina (nee Matthews) of Countryside and the late Gennaro Messina, Sr. She was...

Jan 8, 2015

Stasia Hextell

"Nonie"

Age 70 of Morris, passed away Thursday morning, January 8, 2015 at Morris Hospital.

Born June 20, 1944 in Clifton, Illinois, Stasia Ann was a daughter of the late Matthew and Madeline (Yeates) Chinski. She was raised and educated in Custer Park and graduated from Reed Custer High School with the Class...

Jan 8, 2015

Angela Scerine

Age 96 of Coal City, passed away Thursday morning, January 8, 2015 at Park Pointe in Morris.

Born September 2, 1918 in Orient, Illinois, Angelena Margaret was a daughter of the late John W. and Jessie (Morgan) Boggio. She was raised and educated in the West Frankfort, Illinois area and on June 22, 1936,...

Jan 7, 2015

M. Elizabeth (Tetterton) Hughes

Age 102 of Kankakee and formerly of Ft. Myers, Florida, passed away January 7, 2014.. She was born December 4, 1912 in Plymouth, North Carolina and had recently celebrated her 102nd birthday. She was a distinguished World War II veteran having served in the United States Coast Guard. She was preceded in death...

Jan 2, 2015

Leslie Sorensen

"Les"

Age 90 of Wilmington, and a longtime resident of Leesburg, Florida, passed away Friday evening, January 2, 2015 at the home of his daughter in Minooka.

Born May 5, 1924 in Wesley Township, Les was a son of Arthur and Josephine Shenk-Sorensen. He was raised and educated in Wesley Township, and on...

Jan 2, 2015

Margaret Viglia

Age 93 of Coal City, Illinois passed away Friday January 2, 2015 at The Bickford House of Bourbonnais.

Born June 8, 1921 in LaSalle, Illinois, Margaret was a daughter of the late Nick and Edith (Gervase) Brancato. The family moved to Coal City in 1934. Margaret graduated from the Coal City High School with...

Dec 28, 2014

Ellen E. Burkett

Age 39 of Morris, passed away peacefully Sunday December 28, 2014 at her home following a long battle with cancer.

Born May 30, 1975 in Joliet, Ellen is a daughter of Beth (Thorson) Brooks and Carl Burkett. She was a graduate of Morris Community High School with the Class of 1993 and went...

Dec 23, 2014

Faye Gilmour

Age 94 of Kankakee and formerly of Mazon and Morris, passed away Tuesday December 23, 2014 at the Gilman Healthcare Center.

Born April 11, 1920 in Mazon, Faye Cleopal was a daughter of the late Lena and Dennis Plott. She graduated from Mazon Verona Kinsman High School in 1938 and attended Chicago Business College....