Obituaries
Jeff "Bodean" Mills
Sep 10, 2024
Age 58 of Coal City, Illinois and formerly of Wilmington, Illinois died unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at his home.
Born on May 23, 1966, in Joliet, Illinois Jeffrey is a son of Bonnie (nee Cooling) and the late Thomas Kane Mills. He grew up in Wilmington, where he received his education and graduated from Wilmington High School with the...
Nancy M. Calhoun
Sep 9, 2024
Age 87 and a lifelong resident of Wilmington, passed away Monday, September 9, 2024 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born July 30, 1937 at home in Wilmington, Nancy Mae was a daughter of Golden and Avia (Mansfield) Howard. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and attended the Wilmington Public Schools. On August 15, 1953, Nancy married Albert Louis...
Cheryl L. Myers
Sep 8, 2024
Age 62 and a lifelong resident of Plainfield, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2024 at Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born on November 11, 1961, in Joliet, Illinois, Cheryl was the daughter of Richard Laverne and Dixie Florence (McCulley) Myers. Raised in Plainfield, Cheryl graduated from Plainfield High School with the Class of 1979, where she began to...
June B. Cora
Sep 8, 2024
Age 86 of Diamond, Illinois passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 8, 2024 at the ARC of Dwight.
Born on June 12, 1938, in Allegan County, Michigan, June Barbara was a daughter of Joseph and Anna (Scharf) Levy. She was raised in Chicago and proudly graduated from William Jones Commercial High School with the Class of 1957.
June went on to earn...
Stephen Samuel
Sep 8, 2024
Age 86 of Wilmington, Illinois, died Sunday, September 8, 2024 at the Renwick Nursing and Rehabilitation Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born June 23, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, Stephen Frederic was the son of Stephen and Julia (Fetter) Samuel. He was raised and educated in Chicago and graduated from Gage Park High School. Steve served honorably in the United States Army and...
Edward Valdez, Sr.
Sep 7, 2024
“Eddie”
Age 79 of Coal City, Illinois and formerly of Plainfield, Illinois died Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Arcadia Care in Morris, Illinois.
Born April 7, 1945 in Mercedes, Texas, Eduardo was a son of Enrique and Martha Consuelo (Ramat) Valdez. He was raised in Texas and spent his career working for Allied Van Lines in mix state transportation.
One who loved the...
Dwayne Edward Haemker
Sep 5, 2024
Age 59 of Symerton, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Born on January 24, 1965, Dwayne is a son of Doris (Haemker) Yehling of Wilmington. He grew up in Chicago Heights and went on to build a respected career with the Boilermakers Local One out of Chicago, where he was a...
Jerry L. Weldin
Sep 3, 2024
Age 74 of Wilmington, Illinois, died Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born February 24, 1950 in McLeansboro, Illinois, Jerry Lee was a son of Emory and Lorene (Kelley) Weldin. He was raised in Southern Illinois, where he attended a one room schoolhouse until his family relocated to the Joliet area. Jerry graduated from Lincolnway...
Doris K. Alderson
Aug 30, 2024
Age 84 of Coal City, Illinois, formerly of Wilmington, Illinois, died Friday, August 30, 2024 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born January 18, 1940 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Doris Kay was a daughter of Russell and Eunice (Storment) Ore. She was raised in Mt. Vernon and moved to the Wilmington area with her family, graduating from high school...
Pauline J. Gruca
Aug 30, 2024
“Puddy”
Age 96 of Wilmington, Illinois died peacefully on Friday morning, August 30, 2024 in assisted living in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born on March 29, 1928, in Duluth, Minnesota, she was a daughter of Paul P. and Maude E. Roberts. Growing up in Joliet, Pauline graduated from Saint Francis Academy. On February 12, 1949, she married Edward Thomas Gruca and together they created...
Mary Ann Zilske Gill
Aug 29, 2024
Age 75 of Coal City, Illinois passed away Thursday, August 29, 2024, at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois.
Born on October 8, 1948, in Appleton, Wisconsin, Mary Ann was the daughter of Karl Leo and Eleanore Constance (Kolakowski) Zilske. She was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before relocating to Wilmington, Illinois, with her family during her primary school years. Mary graduated from...
Marian Geraldine (Gerry) Patterson (Nee Ness)
Aug 29, 2024
Marian Geraldine (Gerry) Patterson (nee Ness), resident of Morris, Il, passed away August 29, 2024, at the Gardens of Park Pointe Assisted Living Center in Morris. Born February 23, 1927, in Nettle Creek Township, she was the daughter of Clarence and Arlene (Oswood) Ness. She was the oldest of 3 children, all born in the month of February. Gerry grew...
Julian P. Avelis
Aug 28, 2024
Age 81 of Godley, Illinois, formerly of Chicago, Matteson, Crete, and Peotone, Illinois, died Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at his home.
Born July 24, 1943 in Chicago, Julian Paul was a son of Julius and Helen (Kushmeider) Avelis. He was raised in the Chicago neighborhoods of Bridgeport and McKinley Park and graduated from Chicago Vocational High School with Dick Butkus in...
Laura Jean Ortwerth
Aug 28, 2024
Laura Jean Ortwerth, 72, of Minooka, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at home. Born December 28, 1951 in Morris, she was the daughter of Natheal and Lois (Hauge) Severson. She graduated from Minooka High School with the class of 1969. She married Clayton E. Costello Sr. in the eyes of God on February 29, 2020 and they lived all...
Theresa Anne Kirn
Aug 27, 2024
Age 97 of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, August 27, 2024 at LaSalle County Nursing Home in Ottawa, Illinois.
Born April 7, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, Theresa Anne was a daughter of Andrew and Margaret (O'Malley) Cotter. She was raised in Chicago and graduated from Fenger High School in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago’s far Southside.
Theresa devoted 16...
Susan Elizabeth Frost
Aug 27, 2024
Age 76, of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away peacefully on the evening of Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the home of her daughter in Manteno, Illinois.
Born on August 20, 1948, in Chicago, Susan was a daughter of Walter and Myrtle (Ellison) Soltysik. She spent her early years in Chicago before moving with her family to the Custer Park area, where she...
Randy J. Osborn
Aug 25, 2024
Age 70 of Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Peoria, Illinois, died Sunday, August 25, 2024 at The Citadel of Kankakee.
Born February 26, 1954 in Burlington, Iowa, Randy James is a son of Retha Palmer and the late Earl Palmer. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1972. Randy honorably served in...
Glenna F. Craig
Aug 25, 2024
Age 87, of Wilmington, Illinois, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Miller Health Care in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born March 11, 1937, in Briceville, Tennessee, Glenna was a daughter of her loving parents, Byrd and Gertrude (Adkins) Braden. She was raised and educated in Briceville, and graduated from Lake City High School. She met the...
David K. Olson
Aug 21, 2024
David K. Olson affectionately known as “Davey O” and a lifelong resident of Morris, Illinois, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, surrounded by the love and laughter of family and friends.
Born on September 12, 1954, in Morris, David Kevin Olson was the third born son of Marvin "Jake" and Elizabeth "Betty" (Clennon) Olson. He was a...
Brandon Richard McCaughn
Aug 18, 2024
Age 29 of Fairbury, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 18, 2024 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Born May 11, 1995 in Joliet, Illinois, Brandon Richard is a son of Wendy (Konc) Page and Patrick McCaughn. He was raised in Gardner, Illinois and graduated from Taylorville High School with the Class of 2013. Brandon worked as a painter, painting...
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