Obituaries

Oct 5, 2012

Richard "Dick" Hooper

Age 79 of Wilmington, passed away Friday, October 5, 2012 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, with his loving family at his side.

Born October 11, 1932 in Joliet, Dick was a son of the late James and Loretta Moran-Hooper. He was raised and educated in Wilmington; honorably served in the...

Oct 3, 2012

Mary June Garrity-Enger

Age 75 of Morris, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at her home with her loving family by her side.

Born June 28, 1937 in Morris, Mary is a daughter of the late Edward and Ethel Ratliff-Garrity. She was raised and educated in Morris, graduating from the Saint Angela Academy in 1955. Mary...

Sep 27, 2012

Alice Marie Sorensen

Age 79 of Wilmington, passed away Thursday morning September 27, 2012 at Bradley Royale Health Care Center in Bradley.

Born April 21, 1933 in Appleton City, Missouri, Alice was a daughter of the late George R. and Emma E. Rosbrugh-Bishop. She married Joseph M. Sorensen and he preceded her in deathin 2009. Alice...

Sep 26, 2012

LuAnn Patricia Geiss

Age 55 of Braidwood and formerly Coal City and Wilmington, passed away Wednesday September 26, 2012 at Morris Hospital.

Born October 31, 1956 in Manteno, LuAnn was a daughter of the late Lewellyn and Dorothy Ann Schmidt-Leopold. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class...

Sep 26, 2012

Donald Joseph Nugent

Age 79 of Normal, Illinois and formerly Minooka, Illinois and Woodruff, Wisconsin; passed away Wednesday September 26, 2012 at Leroy Manor Health Care Center in Leroy, Illinois.

Born July 7, 1933 in Joliet, Don was a son of the late James and Barbara Cecile Howard-Nugent. He was a graduate of Joliet Catholic High...

Sep 25, 2012

Dale Dominic Giordano

Age 63 of Elwood and formerly Coal City and Mazon, passed away Tuesday morning September 25, 2012 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born February 8, 1949 in Joliet, Dale was a son of the late Dominic and Josephine Smith-Giordano. He was a Vietnam Veteran and recently retired from Infra-Metals in...

Sep 24, 2012

Margaret Louise Perucca

Age 93 of Morris and formerly Waukegan, passed away Monday morning September 24, 2012 at Morris Hospital.

Born April 15, 1919 in Grundy County, Margaret was a daughter of the late John J. and Josephine Bruno-Perucca. She was educated in Morris; graduated from Morris Community High School and continued her education at Illinois...

Sep 21, 2012

Peter Olivetti, Jr.

Age 81 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Friday September 21, 2012 at Miller Rehabilitation Center in Kankakee.

Born August 15, 1931 in South Wilmington, Peter was a son of the late Peter, Sr. and Anna Springhetti-Olivetti. He was a veteran of the United States Army and honorably served during peacetime in Germany. Pete...

Sep 20, 2012

Faye F. Dearth

Age 83 of Coal City, passed away Thursday September 20, 2012 at Morris Hospital surrounded by her family.

Born June 19, 1929 in Galesburg, Illinois, Faye was a daughter of the late Willis and Dorothy Spellman-Tarman. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School with the...

Sep 20, 2012

Irene Watson

(Nee Cornale)

Age 90 of Coal City, passed away Thursday September 20, 2012 at her home.

Born November 3, 1921 in South Wilmington, Irene was a daughter of Matthew and Kathryn Cacello-Cornale. She was raised and educated in South Wilmington; was valedictorian of her eighth grade class and graduated from Gardner High School...

Sep 20, 2012

Mary Frances Proffit

"Babe"

Age 94 of Wilmington, passed away Thursday evening September 20, 2012 at her home.

Born August 17, 1918 in Joliet, Babe was a daughter of the late Melvin and Agnes Burrill-Fitzhugh. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Saint Francis Academy in Joliet. On April 13, 1940,...

Sep 19, 2012

Mike Hannum

Age 67 of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas and formerly Wilmington, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2012.

Born May 10, 1945 in Joliet, Mike was a son of the late Jasper Otto Hannum and Agnes Warren Hannum. He was a graduate of Wilmington High School with the Class of 1963 and worked for Caterpillar Inc....

Sep 19, 2012

Willa Mae Roy

Age 75 of Coal City, passed away September 19, 2012 at Morris Hospital.

Born September 23, 1936 in Beardstown, Illinois, Willa Mae was the daughter of the late Thomas and Eleanor Perry-Caldwell. She was raised and educated in Wilmington, attended Wilmington High School and graduated from St. Francis Academy in Joliet. On January...

Sep 19, 2012

Ronald Wayne Ellison, Sr.

"Ronnie"

Age 66 of Morris, passed away Wednesday September 19, 2012 at Morris Hospital.

Born March 25, 1946 in Memphis Tennessee, Ronnie was a son of the late William and Faye Swain-Ellison. He was a diesel mechanic for many year at Freeway Ford in Lyons, Illinois prior to working with both...

Sep 17, 2012

James G. Gavros

Age 65 of Manteno, passed away Monday September 17, 2012 at his home.

Born December 23, 1946 in Belmar, New Jersey, Jim is the son of the late Theodore and Jean Petillo-Gavros. He was raised and educated in Chicago and was a veteran of the United States Army. Jim honorably served during Vietnam...

Sep 16, 2012

George Zouganelis

Age 88 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday morning September 16, 2012 at his home.

Born April 21, 1924 in Joliet, George was a son of the late Peter and Mary Policandriotes-Zouganelis. He was raised and educated in Joliet and graduated from Joliet Township High School with the Class of 1941. George proudly served his...

Sep 16, 2012

William J. Savoree

"Bill"

Age 73 of Seneca, passed away Sunday September 16, 2012 at Walnut Grove Village in Morris, where he was recovering from a fall.

Born in Paris, Illinois on August 9th, 1939, Bill was a son of the late John & Dolores Gillogly-Savoree . He was a member of Local 150 of...

Sep 14, 2012

Rose Edith Ziegler

Age 89 of Morris, passed away Friday morning September 14, 2012 at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

Born January 30, 1923 in Edgewood, Illinois, Rose Edith was a daughter of the late Christian and Ruth Finch-Vogel. She was educated in rural schools and graduated high school in St. Elmo, Illinois. On...

Sep 13, 2012

Daniel Greggain, Jr.

Age 71 of Coal City, passed away Thursday at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois.

Born February 24, 1941 in Chicago, Dan was a son of the late Daniel and Helen Kuesen-Greggain, Sr. He was raised and educated in Wilmington; graduated from Wilmington High School with the class of 1959, and from...

Sep 12, 2012

Owen Elberts

Age 20 of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, September 12, 2012.

Born September 21, 1991 in Joliet, Owen is the son of Robert and Joelle Burek-Elberts. He was raised and educated in Coal City, and graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 2010. Owen worked as mechanic insulator with Starcon...