Obituaries

Oct 28, 2008

Melvin John Dearth

Age 78 of Coal City, passed away Tuesday October 28, 2008 at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet..

Born November 17, 1929 in Coal City, Melvin was the son of the late Melvin and Margaret Darin-Dearth. He was raised and educating in Coal City and was a graduate of Coal City High...

Oct 28, 2008

James Bernard Fleming

Age 81 of Morris and formerly Goose Lake, passed away Tuesday October 28, 2008 at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born August 19, 1927 in Lockport, James was a son of the late David and Catherine Dawson-Fleming. He was raised and educated in Lockport and was a graduate of Lockport Township...

Oct 27, 2008

George Morin

Age 45 of Chicago, passed away suddenly on Monday October 27, 2008 at his home.

Born January 11, 1963 in Chicago, George is a son of Paul B. Morin and the late Lulah Mae Hinds-Morin. He was raised and educated in the Dolton and Summit, Illinois areas and was employed as a truck driver....

Oct 24, 2008

Lynn M. Utke

Age 54 of Wilmington, passed away suddenly on Thursday October 24, 2008 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born in Chicago on January 15, 1954, Lynn is a daughter of Donald McCauley and the late Celine Gibson-McCauley. She was employed by Baron and Bellettini Foods for 17 years. Lynn greatly enjoyed her grandchildren;...

Oct 23, 2008

Frances F. "Faye" Diorio

(nee Maxard)

A.K.A. "Mrs. McGillicuddy"

Age 94 of California and formerly Wilmington, passed away Thursday October 23, 2008 at Embassy Care Center in Wilmington.

Born February 19, 1914 in Gardner, Faye was a daughter of the late Joseph and Frances Domagala-Maxard. On January 1, 1949 Faye married Joseph Diorio in...

Oct 23, 2008

Mildred M. Wallen

(nee VanDuyne)

"Millie"

Age 82 of Wilmington, passed away Thursday October 23, 2008 at Rosewood Care Center in Joliet.

Born December 11, 1925 in Manhattan, Illinois, Millie was a daughter of the late Jacob and Eula Stewart-VanDuyne. On November 10, 1946, Millie married Lawrence "Slim" Wallen in Saint Rose Catholic Church...

Oct 22, 2008

Donald Robert Ulivi

"Duck"

Age 78 of Coal City, passed away Wednesday October 22, 2008 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Born October 20, 1930 in Coal City, Duck was a son of the late B.J. "Red" and Irene Gerin-Ulivi. He was a graduate of Coal City High School with the Class of...

Oct 21, 2008

Lavonne Ann Oliver

"Bonnie"

Age 71 of Plainfield and formerly Wilmington, passed away Tuesday October 21, 2008 at the University of Chicago Mitchell Hospital in Chicago.

Born November 21, 1936 in Bloomington, Bonnie was a daughter of the late Merton and Mary Ginter-Oliver. She was a graduate of St. Rose School in 1950 and Wilmington...

Oct 19, 2008

Florence E. Jacklich

(nee Van Duyne)

Age 87 of Michigan City, Indiana and formerly Carbon Hill, passed away Sunday October 19, 2008 at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois

Born November 06, 1920 in Troy Township, Florence was a daughter of the late Jacob and Eula Stewart-VanDuyne. On January 22, 1938 Florence married...

Oct 15, 2008

Albert Bee Hudgens

"A.B."

Age 72 of Morris, formerly of Clarksville, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Embassy Care Center in Wilmington.

Born, June 18, 1936 in Clarksville, Tennessee, Albert was a son of the late George W. and Mary Lena Lovallen-Hudgens. He was raised and educated in Tennessee, where he was a...

Oct 10, 2008

Irvin F. Holm, Sr.

Age 96 of Wilmington, passed away Friday October 10, 2008 at Silver Cross Medical Center in Joliet.

Born August 16, 1912 in Emington, Illinois, Irvin was a son of the late Peter and Anna Skow-Holm. He was raised in the Emington area and served our Country during World War II in the...

Oct 7, 2008

Kathryn "Jean" Ludwig

(nee Crawford)

Age 74 of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday October 07, 2008 at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born August 04, 1934 in Marseilles, Jean was a daughter of the late Matthew and Maurine Hill-Crawford. She was a graduate of the first class at St. Rose School in Wilmington and...

Oct 6, 2008

Marie M. Kurth

(nee Roou)

Age 89 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Monday October 6, 2008 at her home. Born in Melrose, Wisconsin on September 13, 1919 Marie was a daughter of the late Oscar W. and Ada Farrand-Roou. The last remaining out of 8 children.

Marie was raised and educated in Wisconsin and was...

Oct 1, 2008

George J. Voss

Age 87 of Camarillo, California and formerly Chicago, passed away Wednesday, October 01, 2008 in Simi Valley, California.

Born August 23, 1921, George was a son of the late Herman and Susan Goetzinger-Voss. He was a veteran, having served during World War II in the US Army Air Corp and was a member...

Sep 28, 2008

Florence Irene Nagra

Age 84 of Morris, passed away Sunday morning September 28, 2008 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born July 14, 1924 in Superior Wisconsin, Florence was a daughter of the late Stillman and Alice Bartels-Newell. She attended Morris High School and married John Nagra in Joliet. Together, Florence and John resided...

Sep 24, 2008

Mervin "Ed" Sawyer

Age 64 of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday September 24, 2008 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born June 26, 1944 in St. Louis, MO, Ed was a son of the late Milo I. and Marie Patterson-Sawyer. He was raised and educated in the Mattoon area and on October 10, 1964 married Lorraine...

Sep 24, 2008

Barbara J. Ayers

"Bubba"

Age 62 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Wednesday September 24, 2008 at her home.

Born August 24, 1946 in Joliet, Barbara was a daughter of the late Leroy and Dorothy Bolton-Schmitz. She was a graduate of Joliet Central High School and Joliet Junior College where she earned an Associates Degree and...

Sep 22, 2008

Nora M. McGrath

(nee Kennedy)

Late of Florence Twp., Wilmington, passed away peacefully Monday September 22, 2008 at her farm home where she was born 98 years ago to the late James J. and Ella McGovern-Kennedy.

The oldest Alumnus of Wilmington High School, graduating in 1928, Nora attended Normal University and graduated from Pestolozzi Institute...

Sep 22, 2008

Stanley W. Hawkey

Age 82 of Wilmington, passed away Monday September 22, 2008 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born April 29, 1926 in Champaign, Illinois, Stan was a son of the late Frank and Delia Russell - Hawkey. He was a veteran of the US Army, having served in both World War II, and the...

Sep 21, 2008

Marjorie D. Ferrara

Age 85 of Mazon, passed away with her family by her side on September 21, 2008 at Morris Hospital. She was born April 4, 1923 in Farmer City to Theodore and Mary (Lane) Coyle. On June 27, 1942 she married Dominic J. Ferrara in St. Louis. They lived in the Colfax, Towanda, and Bloomington...