Obituaries
Mary Hammen
Apr 29, 2014
Mary Coleman Hammen Age 70 of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Silver Cross Hospital with her loving family at her side. Born April 20, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas Mary was a daughter of the late Philip and Myra Scriven-Cosgrove. She worked as a respiratory therapist for numerous hospitals throughout the state of Arizona...
James West
Apr 27, 2014
James W. West
Age 73, of Custer Park passed away Sunday April 27, 2014 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.
Born April 7, 1941 James was a son of the late Lincoln and Bernice (nee Brennan) West. He was raised and educated in Chicago, where he graduated from Leo High School...
Thomas Countryman
Apr 27, 2014
Thomas Laverne Countryman, 74, of Wilmington, passed away, Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.
Thomas was born in Joliet on April 2, 1940 to Paul H. & Margaret E. (Calhoun) Countryman. He was a member of Wilmington Moose Lodge #241, and will be remembered for...
Stephen Terry
Apr 24, 2014
Stephen Leonard Terry
Age 70 of Gardner, passed away Thursday evening April 24, 2014 at his home.
Born December 27, 1943 in Morris, Stephen was a son of the late Leonard Monroe and Lucille Josephine (nee Schaack) Terry. He was raised in Seneca and graduated from Seneca High School with the Class of...

Kimberly Shores
Apr 21, 2014
Kimberly Ann Shores
Age 50 of Goose Lake, passed away Monday April 21, 2014 at Morris Hospital.
Born January 25, 1964 in Morris, Kim was a daughter of the late Sylvester “Pete” and Katherine (nee McKinney) Surman. On May 17, 1984, Kim married William Shores in Joliet. She was...
Charlotte Neu
Apr 19, 2014
Charlotte “Judy” Neu
Age 74 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday April 19, 2014 at Heritage Health in Dwight.
Born August 20, 1939 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Charlotte Judith was a daughter of the late Walter and Charlotte Portlance-Dettmann. She worked as a waitress at many of the local restaurants in the area...

Emily Heffel
Apr 18, 2014
Emily J. Heffel
Age 76 of Chicago, passed away Friday April 18, 2014 at Presence Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston.
Born May 29, 1937 in Chicago, Emily was a daughter of the late David and Adele Banis-Heffel.
Survivors include her son Stephen (Dawn) Santiago of Billings, Montana; four grandchildren:...

William McLin
Apr 15, 2014
William E. McLin
Age 69 of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday evening April 15, 2014 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
Born March 26, 1945 in Beardstown, Illinois, William was a son of the late Robert and Eula Mae Harris-McLin. He was raised in Arenzville, Illinois and went on to...
Wayne Roseland
Apr 15, 2014
Wayne E. Roseland
Age 91 of Coal City, passed away Tuesday April 15, 2014 at Heritage Health in Dwight.
Born September 6, 1922 in Morris, Wayne is a son of the late Clarence and Bertha Battersby-Roseland. He attended the Morris schools and went on to honorably serve in the United States...

Brenda Vanderwall
Apr 13, 2014
Brenda S. Vanderwall
Age 52 of Coal City, passed away Sunday April 13, 2014 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.
Born October 2, 1961 in Chicago Heights, Brenda is a daughter of Bessie (nee Martin) Sykes of Oak Forest and Michael Brott of Naples, Florida. Brenda was raised and educated in Crete...
Kyle Madison
Apr 3, 2014
Kyle R. Madison
Age 22, of Macomb, formerly Dwight, passed away unexpectedly April 3, 2014 in Macomb.
Born January 4, 1992 in Joliet, Kyle is a son of Jodi Walker of Dwight and Michael Madison of Macomb. He was raised and educated in Dwight, before moving to Macomb,...
Marcella Keigher
Mar 31, 2014
Marcella A. Keigher
Age 78 of Wilmington, passed away Monday March 31, 2014 at Silver Cross Medical Center in New Lenox.
Born May 22, 1935 in Joliet, Marcella was a daughter of the late George and Edith Koch-Kestel. She was raised in Manhattan and graduated valedictorian from Saint Francis Academy in...
David Krause
Mar 30, 2014
David Michael Krause
Age 76 of Wilmington passed away peacefully Sunday, March 30, 2014, at his son’s home in Goose Lake, with his family at his side.
Born May 27, 1937 in Chicago, David was the son of the late Stanley and Elizabeth Stepan-Krause. He was raised and educated in Chicago,...
R. Carey
Mar 27, 2014
R. Daniel Carey
“Frog”
Age 56 of Morris, passed away Thursday March 27, 2014 at Morris Hospital.
Born November 6, 1957 in Streator, Robert Daniel is a son of Catherine (nee Venegone) and the late Robert V. Carey of Kinsman. He was raised in Kinsman; educated in...
Janice Mores-Harvey
Mar 20, 2014
Janice Mores-Harvey
A stranger to none and friend to all, Janice Mores-Harvey was bubbly and outgoing with a zest for life that was contagious to all who were near. She had the gift of gab and could talk to anyone as she genuinely enjoyed getting to know other people. Janice was a devoted...
Phyllis Casey
Mar 18, 2014
Phyllis Ann Casey (nee Cupples) Age 81 of Ottawa and formerly of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday morning March 18, 2014 at Ottawa Pavilion. Born April 28, 1932 in Ottawa, Phyllis was a daughter of the late Roy and Eva Oster-Cupples. She was raised and educated in Ottawa until 1942, where with the beginning of WWII...
Laura Lewis
Mar 17, 2014
Laura “Jerry” Lewis
Age 90 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Monday March 17, 2014 at her home surrounded by family.
Born February 27, 1924 in Boonville, Indiana, Jerry was a daughter of the late Gerald Clayton and Laura Mildred Cissna-Bullock. She moved with her family to Wilmington at the age of 5...
Wallace Halliday
Mar 17, 2014
Wallace Valentino Halliday
“Wally ”
Age 92 of Coal City passed away peacefully on Monday March 17, 2014 at The Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno.
Born February 12, 1922 in Becker County, Minnesota, Wally was the son of the late Erick Alexander and Emma Olson-Halliday. He was...

Ronald Daniels
Mar 14, 2014
Ronald F. Daniels
Age 73 of Marseilles and formerly Wilmington, passed away Friday evening March 14, 2014 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
Born February 11, 1941, Ronald was a son of the late Frank and Anne Daniels. He was raised and educated in Oak Lawn and retired from...

Leo Bell, Jr
Mar 14, 2014
Leo J. Bell, Jr.
Age 57 of Cisna Park, passed away Friday March 14, 2014 at his home.
Born April 23, 1956 in Joliet, Leo was a son of the late Leo, Sr. and Ruth E. Neeley-Bell.
Cremation rites have been accorded and inurnment will be in Mount Olivet...