Obituaries

Jul 26, 2012

Robert A. Terzick, Jr.

"Bob"

Age 57 of Wilmington and formerly Litchfield, Minnesota and Grove City, Minnesota, passed away Thursday July 26, 2012 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born September 19, 1954 in Joliet, Bob is a son of Betty Jane (nee Weseman) and the late Robert A. Terzick, Sr. He was raised and...

Jul 23, 2012

Catherine Agnes Hines

Age 96 of Coal City, passed away Monday morning, July 23, 2012 at Morris Hospital.

Born October 02, 1915 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Catherine was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Sadie. She was raised and educated in Braidwood, where she also married Daniel Paul Hines in 1934. Catherine was...

Jul 22, 2012

Sandra Lynn Scholey

"Sandy"

Age 53 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday July 22, 2012 at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born October 22, 1958 in Silver Hill, Maryland, Sandy was a daughter of the late James C. and Martha Howard-Scholey. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School...

Jul 20, 2012

Imogene G. Leonard

Age 85 of Wilmington, passed away Friday July 20, 2012 at The Bickford of Bourbonnais.

Born April 13, 1927 in Whiting, Indiana, Imogene was a daughter of the late Ralph and Edna Ehlers-Eberly. She was raised and educated in Whiting, where she also married Richard J. Leonard, Sr. in Saint John's Catholic Church...

Jul 18, 2012

Margaret N. Balegno

Age 94 of Coal City, passed away Wednesday July 18, 2012 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Born May 2, 1918 in Gardner, Margaret was a daughter of the late Steffen and Anne Katherine Dall-Mollerskov. She was raised and educated in Gardner and worked as a seamstress for both Granert's and Grinchuck's Clothing Companies....

Jul 17, 2012

Marilyn J. Escalante (nee Denning)

Age 69 of Coal City, passed away Tuesday July 17, 2012 at Morris Hospital.

Born March 22, 1943 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, Marilyn is a daughter of the late Leonard and Mary Phelps-Denning. She worked as a caregiver with Trinity Services in Wilmington and also tended bar at various local establishments...

Jul 16, 2012

Stanley E. Fonfara

Age 74 of Coal City and formerly Lockport, passed away Monday July 16, 2012 at Morris Hospital.

Born May 15, 1938 in Chicago, Stanley was a son of the late Peter Albert Fonfara, Sr. and Jerry Elizabeth Bucholz-Fonfara. He was raised and educated in Chicago; worked for Ingersoll Products as a Office Manager...

Jul 16, 2012

Eugene Sherman Kahler

"Gene"

Age 72 of Wilmington, passed away Monday morning, July 16, 2012 at his home.

Born July 23, 1939 in Wilmington, Eugene was a son of the late Eugene Norman and Anna Mercer-Kahler. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and worked as a machinist for Caterpillar in Joliet for more than...

Jul 14, 2012

Bryan E. Brown

Age 46 of Morris and formerly Coal City, passed away Saturday afternoon July 14, 2012 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Born May 21, 1966 in Joliet, Bryan is the son of Mildred Ann Beasley-Brown of Morris and the late Henry C. Brown. He was raised and educated in Coal City,...

Jul 8, 2012

Robert George Netrval

Age 52 of Gardner and formerly Joliet, passed away July 8, 2012.

Born February 10, 1960 in Joliet, Robert is a son of Robert Netrval of Port Richey, Florida and the late Goldie Douglas-Netrval. He was raised and educated in Joliet and worked as an over the road truck driver. Robert will be...

Jul 7, 2012

Jonathon David Viles

Age 28 of Morris, passed away unexpectedly Saturday July 7, 2012.

Born July 11, 1983 in Joliet, Jon is a son of Charles M. Viles of Morris and the late Doris E. Leonard-Viles. He was raised and educated in Morris and was formerly employed with United States Cold Storage in Minooka. Jon will...

Jul 6, 2012

Lisa Diedre Gilmour Surprenant was born January 26, 1954 in Joliet and died July 6, 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Lisa was the youngest child of Paul and Faye Gilmour, formerly of Mazon. She graduated from Bradley Bourbonnais High School and the University of Southern Illinois in Carbondale. Lisa enjoyed a challenging career in architecture and energy efficiency,...

Jul 6, 2012

Sean D. Soltysik

Age 36 of Dwight and formerly Braidwood, passed away Friday July 6, 2012.

Born May 11, 1976 in Kankakee, Sean is a son of Connie (nee Feazel) Benson of Dwight and the late Richard Dwayne Soltysik. He was raised and educated in Braidwood and will be remembered for his love of fishing, politics,...

Jul 1, 2012

Joseph Matthew Mueller

Age 90 of Morris and formerly Chicago and Vero Beach, Florida, passed away Sunday evening July 1, 2012 at Morris Hospital.

Born March 31, 1922 in Chicago, Joseph was a son of the late Joseph and Anna Mueller. He was a member of the first graduating class of Taft High School in Chicago...

Jun 24, 2012

Charlene "Pat" Zawrazky

Age 74 of Coal City passed away Sunday June 24, 2012 at her home.

Born August 18, 1937 in Joliet, Pat is a daughter of the late Charles and Mona Tarran-Girot. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated with the Coal City High School Class of 1955. On April 18,...

Jun 23, 2012

Nancy J. Madding

(nee Cracraft)

Age 84 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully, Saturday June 23, 2012 at her home surrounded by family.

Born September 18, 1927 in Wilmington, Nancy was a daughter of the late Charles Herbert and Grace Douglas Wright-Cracraft. She was raised in the rural areas of Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High...

Jun 21, 2012

Ricardo B. Carlos

"Rico"

Age 42 of Morris, passed away Thursday June 21, 2012.

Born June 11, 1970 in Atolinga Zacatecas, Mexico, Ricardo is a son of Margarito Carlos of Mexico and Celia Bugarin-Carlos of Morris. Rico worked as a mechanic at Talty Chevy-Buick-Cadillac in Morris for many years and was a fan of the...

Jun 13, 2012

Walter Joseph Martin

"Wally"

Age 62 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away Wednesday June 13, 2012 at Embassy Care Center in Wilmington.

Born May 30, 1950 in Morris, Walter was a son of the late Joseph and Wilma Carnegie-Martin. He was raised and educated in Coal City, attending the Catholic Grade School...

Jun 12, 2012

Robert "Bob" Wayne Lindstrand, Sr.

"Viking"

Age 66 of Morris and formerly Plainfield, passed away peacefully, Tuesday morning June 12, 2012 at his home.

Born July 24, 1945 in Chicago, Bob was a son of the late Clarence and Hilda M. Gierahn-Lindstrand. He was raised and educated on the Northside of Chicago and graduated from...

Jun 8, 2012

Lauretta Gulley

Age 99 and a resident of Walnut Grove Village in Morris, passed away Friday morning June 8, 2012.

Born February 24, 1913 in Cincinatti, Ohio, Lauretta was a daughter of the late Otis A. and Helen Josephine Geary-White. In 1938, Lauretta married Mefford Ira Gulley in New Castle, Indiana and together that is where...