Obituaries

Nov 10, 2009

James George Wendell

Age 96 of Coal City, passed away Tuesday morning November 10, 2009 at Heritage Manor in Dwight.

Born April 28, 1913 in Coal City, James was a son of the late Frederick and Jennie Cravello-Wendell. He was raised and educated in Coal City and was a Veteran of the United States Army, having...

Nov 10, 2009

Margaret L. Anderson

Age 92 of Coal City, passed away Tuesday morning, November 10, 2009 at Heritage Manor in Dwight.

Born August 25, 1917 in Joliet, Illinois, Margaret was a daughter of the late Arthur and Florence Waggoner-Kelly. She was raised and educated in the Joliet, Ritchie, Wilmington & Braidwood area, and graduated from Reed Custer...

Nov 7, 2009

Ethel Barr

Age 84 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday November 7, 2009 at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born August 6, 1925 in Elwood, Ethel was a daughter of the late John and Mary Bobak-Kozak. She owned and operated Shar-Et Gifts and Crafts in Wilmington for many years and was a member of St....

Nov 6, 2009

Mary B. Walsh

Age 76 of Las Vegas, Nevada and formerly Chicago, passed away November 6, 2009 in Las Vegas.

Born April 1, 1933 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Mary was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Lucy Bunge.

Survivors include two sons: William Walsh and Michael (Marcia) Walsh, both of Las Vegas; two...

Nov 4, 2009

John Chester Spiewak

Age 60 of Coal City, passed away Wednesday November 04, 2009 at his home.

Born December 07, 1948 in Berwyn, John was a son of the late Chester John and Ann R. Chmela - Spiewak. He was a 1965 graduate of Morton East High School and a veteran of the United States Army,...

Oct 29, 2009

Virginia E. Buis

Age 88 of Diamond and formerly Oak Forest, Illinois, was called home to the Lord on Thursday October 29, 2009 at her home.

Born February 24, 1921 in LaGrange, Illinois, Virginia was the daughter of the late Frank and Thelma Lewis-Block. She was raised and educated in LaGrange, and was a graduate of...

Oct 27, 2009

Della Mae Hamm

Age 79 of Morris and formerly Wilmington, passed away peacefully Tuesday Oct. 27, 2009 at home.

Visitation and Video Tribute will be held on Sunday Nov. 1, 2009 from 4-8PM and Monday Nov. 2nd from 9AM until time of funeral service 10AM at Reeves Funeral Home in Wilmington. Burial will follow in Abraham...

Oct 27, 2009

Melvin Stewart

Age 88 of Coal City, passed away Tuesday morning October 27, 2009 at his home. Born September 8, 1921 in Joliet, he was a son of James and Mary Stewart. He was raised and educated in Coal City, and graduated from Coal City High School with the class of 1939. On February 28, 1942, Melvin...

Oct 23, 2009

Naomi J. Brown

Age 83 of Diamond, passed away Friday October 23, 2009 at her home.

Born October 10, 1926 in Springfield, Illinois, Naomi was a daughter of the late David O. and Grace Tinsley-Dodd. She was raised and educated in Springfield and after high school attended nurses training. On July 31, 1948 Naomi married Jesse...

Oct 22, 2009

Marguerite Ann Motta

(nee Jisa)

Age 82 of Braidwood, passed away October 22, 2009 at Morris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

Born August 17, 1927 in Coal City, Marguerite was a daughter of the Late John and Anna-Sedneska-Jisa. She was raised and educated in Coal City, and graduated from Coal City High School with the class...

Oct 19, 2009

HAROLD P. RIGGS, Jr. "BUD"

Age 56 of Joliet formerly of Braidwood and Wilmington, passed away Monday Oct 19, 2009 At Provena St. Joseph's Medical Center Joliet. Born January 22, 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the The late Harold P. & Hazel (Metcalfe) Riggs, Sr. also preceded in death by two sisters Barbara Schaffer and Valerie Jean...

Oct 19, 2009

Rose E. Klover

Age 90 of Morris, passed away Monday morning October 19, 2009 at the home of her daughter in Sugar Land, Texas.

Born April 12, 1919 in Lisle, Illinois, Rose was the daughter of Charles R. and Anna Longtin-Hancock, and the sister of Richard Hancock of Chicago. She was a member of Immaculate Conception...

Oct 15, 2009

Dorothy Mae Peart

Age 76 of Goose Lake Township, Coal City, passed away Thursday afternoon October 15, 2009 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home in Joliet.

Born December 21, 1932, Dorothy was raised and educated in Chicago until moving to Coal City her freshman year of High School. She attended Coal City High School with...

Oct 13, 2009

William Wilson Muser

"Bill"

Age 53 of Carbon Hill, passed away Tuesday morning October 13, 2009 at Morris Hospital.

Born December 13, 1955 in Oak Park, Illinois, Bill was a son of the late Fred Richard Keefer and Suzanne Phyllis Baldwin. He was raised in Chicago until moving to Coal City in the early 1970's....

Oct 12, 2009

Earl D. Chandler

Age 72 of Wilmington, passed away October 12, 2009 at his home.

Born December 14, 1936 in DuQuoin, Illinois, he was a son Howard and Elizabeth Leslie-Chandler. Earl was married for 55 years to Shirley Jones-Chandler. He was a longtime member of IAM (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) Local 851 and...

Oct 3, 2009

Harold L. Lyons

Age 89 of Plainfield and Tyler, Texas, passed away Saturday October 3, 2009 at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center.

Born August 8, 1920 in Joliet, Harold was a US Navy Veteran who served in the Asiatic and Pacific Theater. He was a member of the Local Teamsters and retired as a truck driver...

Sep 30, 2009

THERESA E. FORD (nee Turan)

Age 57 of Lockport, formerly of Wilmington and LaGrange, died Saturday October 31, 2009 at The Joliet Area Community Hospice Home. Born January 17, 1952 in Joliet to Turner and Mary (Van Duyne) Turan of Wilmington. Preceded in death by her father in 1994 and a brother Steven Turan in 1999. Survived...

Sep 27, 2009

Alice Read

"Alice Kay"

Age 55 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday September 27, 2009 at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born July 11, 1954 in Lexington, Tennessee, Alice was a daughter of the late Chester and Hazel Allen-Taylor. She was raised and educated in Tennessee and Wilmington and was a member of the...

Sep 26, 2009

Nicholas T. Portegys

Age 96 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday September 26, 2009 at his home.

Nicholas was the fifth child and first son of farmers Peter and Gertrude Portegys who immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands in the late 1800s. Always very athletic, his passion was baseball and he was proud of being...

Sep 19, 2009

Raymond Walter Fox

Age 57 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday September 19, 2009 at Adventist Hospital in Bolingbrook.

Born February 11, 1952 in Joliet, Raymond was a son of the late Walter E. and Loretta Hickman-Fox. He was a graduate of Joliet Twp. East High School and continued his education in the fields of plumbing, boiler...