Obituaries

May 24, 2013

Melisa Ann Lerfald

Age 35 of Braidwood, passed away Friday May 24, 2013 at The University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago.

Born January 6, 1978 in Joliet, Melisa is a daughter of Marilynn Luce-Lerfald and John Robert Lerfald, Jr. of Diamond. She was raised and educated in Braidwood and graduated from Reed Custer High School....

May 23, 2013

Ruth B. Riccio

Age 85 of Diamond and formerly Oak Lawn and Bourbonnais, passed away Thursday afternoon May 23, 2013 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born November 19, 1927 in Tannery, Kentucky, Ruth was a daughter of the late Everett and Nara Osborne-Ridge. She was married to Michael Riccio and he preceded her...

May 22, 2013

Lyle E. Boyd

"Gene"

Age 49 of Pontiac and formerly Mesa, Arizona and Russell Springs, Kentucky, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday May 22, 2013.

Born June 5, 1963 in Bloomington, Illinois, Gene was the son of the late Orville Lyle and Sally Mae Greenwell-Boyd. He was raised and educated in Pontiac...

May 19, 2013

Catherine Steele

"Cathy"

Age 70 of Braidwood, and formerly Forest Park passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born January 17, 1943 in Chicago, Catherine was a daughter of the late Glenn and Catherine Flood-Fountain. She was raised and educated in Chicago and graduated from Providence High School....

May 19, 2013

Kenneth Leo Bushue

Age 53 of Bloomington, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at his home.

Born August 15, 1959 in Joliet, Kenneth is a son of the late Darold and Sharon Brockett-Bushue. He was raised Catholic, attended school in Braidwood and graduated from Reed Custer High School. Kenneth went on to serve for...

May 17, 2013

Richard A. Baker

Age 57 of Gardner, passed away Friday afternoon May 17, 2013 at ASTA Care Center of Pontiac.

Born April 25, 1956 in Morris, Richard was a son of the late Charles Clinton and Lois Matte Hinthorn-Baker. He worked as a meat cutter for Sowers Grocery Store in Gardner and Testa's in Coal City,...

May 14, 2013

Harold Arthur Holz was born in Peotone, Illinois, on December 19, 1922. The son of Emma Amanda Johnson and Arthur John Holz, he attended a one-room school house on Peotone Road and graduated from Joliet Township High School. He married his beautiful wife Catherine Helen Braun in 1952 and raised four children, John, Kit, Arthur and Jimmy. Cathy...

May 13, 2013

Joan D. Deming

Age 65 of Wilmington, passed away Monday morning, May 13, 2013 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Born July 27, 1947 in Eugene, Oregon, Joan is a daughter of Velta "June" Lindsay-Bennett of Carbondale and the late Clarence Ogle Bennett. She was raised and educated in Carbondale and bartended for many years. Joan...

May 12, 2013

Charlotte G. Schmidt

Age 88 of Wilmington and formerly Custer Park, Troy Township and Joliet, passed away Sunday May 12, 2013 at Rosewood Care Center in Joliet.

Born November 1, 1924 in Joliet, Charlotte was a daughter of the late Earl and Charlotte McGovern-Dougherty. Charlotte held employment with Illinois Bell Telephone Company for 12 years, was...

May 12, 2013

Alvin "Sonny" Claire

Age 76 of Morris, passed away Sunday morning May 12, 2013 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born July 18, 1936, Sonny is a son of the late Alvin and Vera Bradley-Claire. He was raised and educated in Morris and on September 2, 1956, Sonny married Dorothy Fitzmaurice in Sacred Heart...

May 10, 2013

Mary Macaluso

(nee Korelc)

Age 98 of Coal City, passed away Friday May 10, 2013 at Heritage Health in Dwight. Born March 16, 1915 in Carbon Hill, Mary was a daughter of the late Martin and Anna Smreker-Korelc. She was raised in Carbon Hill and on November 1, 1941, Mary married Joseph A. "Pep" Macaluso in...

May 8, 2013

Randy K. Reavis

Age 60 of Wilmington and formerly Joliet, passed away Wednesday May 8, 2013 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born September 9, 1952 in Augusta, Georgia, Randy is a son of the late Harvey Ellis and Alberta Jones-Reavis. He was raised and educated in Joliet and on October 27, 1973, Randy...

May 6, 2013

Honor S. Trotter

Age 59 of Coal City, passed away Monday afternoon May 6, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born May 9, 1953 in Joliet, Honor was a daughter of the late Fred Joseph and Nelle Spiers-Kociss. She was raised and educated in Coal City, and was a 1971 graduate of Coal City High...

May 5, 2013

James Elmer Shifflett

Age 87 of Wilmington and formerly Bridgeview, passed away peacefully Sunday May 5, 2013 at his home.

Born February 4, 1926 in Elkton, Virginia, Jim was a son of the late James Elmer Shifflett, Sr. and Mildred Grace Ferguson-Shifflett. He was raised and educated in Pennsylvania and Maryland and was a veteran of...

May 4, 2013

Carl L. Hill

Age 71 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday May 4, 2013 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born March 7, 1942 in Nokomis, Illinois, Carl was a son of the late Sylvester Lee and Lena Mae Sanders-Hill. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and drove a truck for over 40 years. Carl held...

May 3, 2013

Lori Ann Grosvenor (nee Manietta)

Age 51 of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly May 3, 2013 at her home.

Born May 25, 1961 in Joliet, Lori is the daughter of John and Mary Phillips-Manietta of Coal City. She was raised in Coal City and was a graduate of Coal City High School with the Class of...

May 3, 2013

Lavergne Mary Clancy

Age 93 of Wilmington, passed away Friday May 3, 2013, at Joliet Area Hospice Home.

Born July 03, 1919 in Chicago Lavergne was a daughter of the late John and Mary Shanahan-Clancy. She was raised and educated in Chicago, and worked as a secretary for many years at Commonwealth Edison until her retirement....

May 1, 2013

Ralph Eugene Lopez, Sr.

Age 91 of Coal City, passed away Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born September 6, 1921 in Joliet, Ralph was a son of the late Benito and Cleo Saldana-Lopez. He was raised and educated in Joliet and served in the Unites States Marine Corp during...

May 1, 2013

Noah David Castillo

Infant son of Stephanie Castillo of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday May 1, 2013 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

Born April 26, 2013, Noah is survived by his mother; grandmother: Sonja Castillo; great grandparents: Vernon and Alice Scheel and Cathy Ley; aunts and uncles: Amy (Jeremy) Wells and Emily Castillo, both of...

Apr 25, 2013

Hazel E. Drnec

Age 104 of Coal City, passed away Thursday April 25, 2013, at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Born December 18, 1908 in Jonesboro, Illinois Hazel was a daughter of the late Henry and Hattie Carlock-Knupp. She was raised and educated in Zeigler, Illinois. On July 20, 1929 Hazel married James Drnec in Zeigler, and...