Obituaries

Eddie Phillips

Mar 5, 2010

Eddie Lee Phillips

Age 69 of Braidwood formerly of Joliet, passed away Friday March 5, 2010 At Provena St. Joseph's Medical Center after a long illness. Born March 4, 1941 In Cliff Top, W.V. to the late Charles and Virginia (Ayers) Phillips also preceded In death by his former wife Ophine Thompson (1981) and three brothers Charles,...

Brett George

Mar 5, 2010

Brett Alan George

Age 31 of Aurora and formerly Plainfield, passed away Friday March 5, 2010.

Born May 13, 1978 in Morris, Brett is a son of Robin nee Murphy and Alan C. George. He was raised and educated in Plainfield and was known to be a fantastic artist and writer. Brett was a sports enthusiast...

Jason Forsythe

Mar 4, 2010

Jason L. Forsythe

Age 34 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly Thursday March 4, 2010 as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born March 13, 1975 in Joliet, Jason is a son of Bobby Forsythe and Rachael Longest-Cletcher. He was a 1993 graduate of Wilmington High School and earned his PE Degree in Nuclear...

Judith Maack

Mar 4, 2010

JUDITH J. MAACK

Age 60 of Shadow Lakes Resort, Wilmington, passed away Thursday morning March 4, 2010 at her home. Born July 7, 1949 in Chicago. Preceded in death by Husband Richard Dale Maack (2004) and her father Herman Huizenga. Survived by her loving mother Myrtle J. (Pine) Huizenga; to dear sons Richard J. (Tracy) of St....

Emily Villareal

Mar 1, 2010

Emily Marie Villareal

Infant daughter of Monica Gonzalez, passed away Monday March 1, 2010 at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Chicago.

Funeral services were held Thursday March 4, 2010 at 10:00AM at Reeves Funeral Home in Morris with Reverend Robert Noesen officiating.

Burial was in Ward Cemetery in Verona.

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John Groholski

Feb 27, 2010

John Edward Groholski

Age 71 of Shorewood, passed away Saturday February 27, 2010 in Sun City, AZ.

Born May 17, 1938 in Chicago, John was a son of the late John and Antonette Gentile-Groholski. He was a former owner/partner of Midwest Industrial Sales in Channahon until his retirement in 2003. Known for being an avid fisherman...

Marjorie Kopczick

Feb 26, 2010

Marjorie L. Kopczick

Age 85 of Morris, passed away Friday morning February 26, 2010 at Morris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

Marge was born in Morris, March 11, 1924, the daughter of the late Melvin and Cora Peterson. She married Raymond Kopczick June 21, 1942. They operated the P-K Market in Morris for 30 years.

For...

Patricia Edmunds

Feb 25, 2010

Patricia Edmunds

"Tricia"

Age 64 of Morris, passed away February 25, 2010 at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center.

Born December 28, 1945 in Morris, Tricia is a daughter of Gloria Fraley and the late LeRoy Harrington. She was raised and educated in Morris. Tricia was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, and was...

Mary Male

Feb 24, 2010

Mary Frances Larson - Male

Age 81 of Morris and formerly Mazon, passed away Wednesday February 24, 2010 at Morris Hospital.

Born March 19, 1928 in Morris, Mary was a daughter of the late Oscar and Frances Terry-Larson. She was raised and educated in Morris and on December 18, 1948, Mary married Robert Leland Male in...

Freda Schellenberger-Dillbeck

Feb 23, 2010

Freda M. Schellenberger a�" Dillbeck

Age 90 of Coal City, passed away Tuesday February 23, 2010 at her home.

Born January 24, 1920 in Golconda, Illinois, Freda was a daughter of the late Thomas and Iva Graves-Vaughn. She was raised in East St. Louis and on October 22, 1938 Freda married Robert Schellenberger in Cape Girardeau,...

Rev. Thomas Corley

Feb 20, 2010

Reverend Thomas Francis Corley

Age 87 of Joliet, and former Parochial Vicar at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church in Coal City, entered into eternal life on Saturday February 20, 2010 at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home in Joliet.

Born March 04, 1922 in Chicago, Thomas was a son of the late...

Darlene Giordano

Feb 20, 2010

Darlene "Bitz" Giordano

(nee Hauschild)

Age 72 of Coal City, passed away Saturday February 20, 2010 at home.

Born July 1, 1937 in Morris, Darlene was a daughter of the late John and Mildred Bezner-Hauschild. She was raised and educated in Coal City, and graduated from Coal City High School with the class of 1955....

Helen Franklin

Feb 18, 2010

Helen Grace Franklin

Age 60 of Morris and formerly Robinson, Illinois, passed away Thursday afternoon February 18, 2010 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home in Joliet.

Born September 7, 1949 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Helen was a daughter of the late Robert Black and Johnnye Toller-Stovall. She was raised and educated in the Lockport area and...

Curtis Dale

Feb 17, 2010

Curtis Duane Dale

Age 76, passed away February 17, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Born December 3, 1933 in Fertile Minnesota, Curtis was a son of the late Emma and Gilbert Dale. He was raised and educated in Fertile and on September 28th, 1953 Curtis married Carol Logan in Ada, Minnesota; they were married for 53...

Betty Stroud

Feb 17, 2010

Betty "Jo" Stroud

Age 44 of Caledonia, Wisconsin and formerly Braceville, passed away Wednesday February 17, 2010.

Born February 10, 1966, Jo was a daughter of William and Betty Stroud.

Survivors include four children: Pemi of North Carolina, Kyle of Braceville, Drew of Iraq and Michael; two brothers; one sister and dear friends: Wendell Perry...

Joseph Schumacher

Feb 17, 2010

Joseph J. Schumacher

Age 89 of Gardner, and formerly Coal City, passed away Wednesday February 17, 2010 at Morris Hospital.

Born September 9, 1920 in Kenmare North Dakota, Joseph was as son of the late Frank and Marie Hoffman-Schumacher. He was raised and educated in the Kenmare, North Dakota area, and worked for the Chicago Transit...

Alan White

Feb 15, 2010

Alan Glen White

Age 64 of Pekin, passed away Monday morning February 15, 2010 at Methodist Medical Center of Illinois in Peoria.

Born September 28, 1945 in Morris, Alan was a son of Elmer William White and Betty Louise Hume-Schoonover. He was raised and educated in the Morris and Coal City area and proudly served in...

Zita Halloran

Feb 15, 2010

Zita M. Halloran

Age 87 of Morris, passed away Monday February 15, 2010 at Morris Hospital.

Born October 3, 1922 in Morris, Zita was a daughter of the late Walter and Ellen Cahill-Hanley. She was educated at the Gorman School and St. Angela's Academy, graduating with the Class of 1940. She completed Nurses Training at St....

Diana Carreno

Feb 12, 2010

Diana Kay Carreno (nee Hampton)

Age 58 of Godley and formerly of Plainfield, passed away Friday February 12, 2010 at Walnut Grove Rehabilitation Center in Morris.

Born September 2, 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri, Diana is a daughter of Martha Adams-Hampton of Minooka and the late Hershel Hampton. Diana was raised and educated in Plainfield, and...

Crystal Monbrum

Feb 11, 2010

Crystal Lynn Monbrum

Age 33 of Coal City, passed away suddenly at her home Thursday afternoon February 11, 2010. Born December 31, 1976 in Beardstown, Illinois. Crystal was raised and educated in Joliet and was married to Richard C. Monbrum. Crystal was proud of her Native American heritage, loved animals, collecting dolphins, enjoyed Johnny Depp movies and...