Obituaries

Jan 27, 2008

Esther Marie Wilson

Age 88 of Morris, passed away Thursday January 27, 2008 at Walnut Grove Village in Morris.

Born September 23, 1919 in Harvey, Esther was a daughter of the late Guy and Bessie Turner-Wilson. She was raised and educated in Harvey and graduated from Thorton Township High School. Esther attended X-Ray Training in South...

Jan 26, 2008

Viola May Gervase

"Ole"

Age 89 of Coal City passed away Saturday January 26, 2008 at her home.

Born March 20, 1918 in Ventura, Iowa Viola was a daughter of the late Edward and Rosetta Bartlow-Goist. She was raised and educated in Iowa until moving to Joliet at the age of 13. Viola then attended...

Jan 25, 2008

Faye E. Lamping

Age 90 of Wilmington, passed away Friday January 25, 2008 at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet surrounded by her family.

Born August 29, 1917 in Flanagan, IL, Faye was a daughter of the late Robert L. and Mary Elizabeth Davis. She was a graduate of St. Anne High School and a member of...

Jan 24, 2008

William "Bryan" Dunn

Age 47 of Braidwood, passed away Thursday January 24, 2008 at the home of his sister and loving caregiver Kimi Dunn.

Born in California on December 31, 1960, Bryan is a son of Billy Dunn and Patricia Mikle Wallace. He was honorably discharged from the US Army and was employed as a singer...

Jan 23, 2008

Erwin H. Schmeichel

Age 78 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by is family at his side on Wednesday January 23, 2008.

Born August 12, 1929 in Chicago, Erwin was a son of the late Henry and Hilda Kunst Schmeichel. He was a veteran of the US Army and a member of the...

Jan 20, 2008

Rachel Evelyn Pearson

Infant daughter of Joshua and Lisa (Rada) Pearson of Morris, passed away unexpectedly Sunday January 20, 2008 at Morris Hospital.

Survivors include her parents, maternal grandparents: Stephen and Barbara Rada of Chicago; paternal grandparents: Roy and Margaret Pearson of Morris and Nellie (Gary) Matlock of Yorkville; five uncles: Stephen Rada, Jr., Richard Rada,...

Jan 16, 2008

Pauline J. Cagle

Age 83 of Morris and a resident of Elliott Manor for many years, passed away Wednesday January 16, 2008 at Morris Hospital.

Born April 08, 1924 in Morris, Pauline was a daughter of the late Roy and Dorothy (Patton) Uerkwitz. She was raised and educated in Morris was a graduate of Morris High...

Jan 15, 2008

Bernice Josephine Korelc

Age 88 of Wilmington passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the Joliet Community Hospice Home in Joliet.

Born September 13, 1919 in Chicago, Bernice was a daughter of the late Raymond and Elizabeth (Jaros) Lahey. On May 31, 1941 Bernice married John Korelc at St. Rose Catholic Church in Wilmington. Bernice and...

Jan 11, 2008

GLENN R. HAWKEY

Age 56 of Wilmington, passed away Friday, January 11, 2008 at his residence in Wilmington.

Born August 4, 1951 in Joliet, Glenn is a son to Stanley and the late Mary (Greenlee) Hawkey.

Glenn had been afflicted with Cerebral Palsy since birth and had lived with Trinity Services for many years.

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Jan 6, 2008

Helen F. Phillips

(nee Onsen)

Age 91 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday January 06, 2008, surrounded by her loving family at the Miller Center in Kankakee.

Born December 20, 1916 in Goose Lake Township, Helen was a daughter of the late Andrew and Hazel Brown Onsen. She was very active with the Jackson Township Homemakers,...

Jan 6, 2008

Andrew Samuel Poulos

"Andy"

Age 82 of Diamond, passed away Sunday morning January 6, 2008 at Morris Hospital.

Born February 22, 1925 in Batavia, Illinois, Andy was a son of the late Samuel and Asimo Georgeacopoulos-Poulos. He was raised and educated in Batavia and Graduated from Batavia High School. Andy attended the University of Illinois...

Jan 6, 2008

Dorothy M. Ulivi

Age 77 of Coal City, passed away Sunday morning January 6, 2008 at her home.

Born January 22, 1930, Dorothy was a daughter of the late Matt and Jessie Little-Vigliocco. She was raised and educated in Coal City and was a graduate from Coal City High School with the Graduating Class of 1948....

Jan 3, 2008

Frank J. Kratochvil

Age 92 of Coal City, passed away Thursday January 03, 2008 at Heritage Manor in Dwight.

Born February 21, 1915 in Braidwood, Frank was a son of the late James and Julia Lavicka-Kratochvil. He was raised and educated in Braidwood and on March 6, 1937 married Irene Emanuelson in Morris. Together they lived...

Dec 29, 2007

Mary Lou Litscher

Age 79 of Morris, passed away Saturday December 29, 2007 at her home.

Born April 02, 1928 in Sesser, Illinois, Mary Lou was a daughter of the late Noel and Stella Pearl Oglesby-Chapman.

Survivors include her daughter Jacquelyn Lawson of Goose Lake; son Richard Miller of Huston, Texas and four grandchildren: Kimberly,...

Dec 27, 2007

Geneva W. King

Age 92 of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Thursday December 27, 2007 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home in Joliet.

Born November 19, 1915 in Atwood, Illinois, Geneva was a daughter of the late Guy and Elizabeth Kamm-Quick.

Being a very active person all of her life, Geneva belonged to the First...

Dec 25, 2007

Dr. Roman P. Smyk

Age 89 of Coal City, passed away Tuesday December 25, 2007 at his home.

Born October 03, 1918 in Ukraine, Roman was a son of the late Peter and Rostyslawa Kuzela-Smyk. He began his studies in Cracow, Poland and earned his Medical Degree in Berlin, Germany. On February 23, 1946 Roman married...

Dec 23, 2007

HELEN M. VANDUYNE nee Ginter

Age 94 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday December 23, 2007 at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born June 20, 1913, Helen was a daughter to the late Oscar and Minnie (Becker) Ginter.

"I ask that there be no public visitation or flowers at the time of my death,...

Dec 23, 2007

HOWARD J. MILLER

Age 72 of Wilmington and formerly Forest Park, passed away Sunday December 23, 2007 at his home.

Born September 23, 1935 in Oak Park, Howard was a son to the late Julius and Marion (Podrasky) Miller. He was a US Army veteran, and was a member of the Carpenters Union #13 for numerous...

Dec 8, 2007

Phyllis Lucille Rose

Age 89 of Morris and formerly Mazon and Joliet, passed away Saturday December 08, 2007 at Morris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.

Born July 31, 1918 in Wausaukee, Wisconsin, Phyllis was a daughter of the late Carter William Schell and Viola Maude LeCroy-Long. She was raised and educated in Mazon and can be remembered...

Dec 7, 2007

Leonard Surman

"Bud"

Age 81 of Wilmington, passed away Friday December 7, 2007 at Heritage Manor in Dwight.

Born July 21, 1926 in Chester, Illinois, Bud was a son of the late Mark and Mary Martin-Surman He worked for Mule Hide Roofing Mills prior to serving his country in the US Army during WWII, and...