Obituaries
Cheryl D. Bieber
Oct 8, 2023
Age 79 of Morris, Illinois, died Sunday, October 8, 2023, at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris.
Born December 12, 1943, in Morris, Cheryl was one of nine children born to Albert and Carol (Gower) Pfaff. She was raised in Morris and graduated from Morris High School with the Class of 1961.
Cheryl was a homemaker who...
Carole A. Hazelton
Oct 7, 2023
Age 73 of Joliet, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 7, 2023.
Born on January 17, 1950 in Joliet, Illinois, Carole Anne was the daughter of Ernest and Ursula (Korelc) Hazelton, and grew up in Wilmington, Illinois, surrounded by love and support. Carole embarked on her educational journey at St. Rose Catholic School and later graduated from Wilmington High...
Robert J. Close
Oct 6, 2023
Robert J. Close, 63, of Morris, passed away Friday, October 6, 2023 at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood in the arms of his best friends Shawn and Jim Black. Born February 18, 1960 in Morris, he was the son of Patrick and Betty (Pfeifer) Close. He graduated from Morris Community High School with the class of 1978. Later he...
June Danielson
Oct 2, 2023
Age 96 of Wilmington, Illinois, died Monday, October 2, 2023 at Miller Rehabilitation Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born August 2, 1927 in St. Catherines, Ontario, June was a daughter of Aldege and Grace (Tannahill) Marleau. She was raised in New York until her family moved to Wilmington, where she graduated from Wilmington High School. June furthered her education at Whitworth...
Ed Pacchetti
Sep 29, 2023
Age 74 of Carbon Hill, Illinois, formerly of Coal City, Illinois, died Friday, September 29, 2023 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born May 16, 1949 in Joliet, Illinois, Edward Michael was the son of Edward, Sr. and Jeanette (Murphy) Pacchetti. He was raised in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of...
Yvonne M. Peterson
Sep 26, 2023
Yvonne M. Peterson, 89, of Naperville, passed away on Tuesday, September 26 at her home. Born September 1, 1934, in Morris, she was the daughter of Andrew and Pearl (Thorsen) Hexdall. She attended Garfield and Center Schools and graduated from Morris Community High School with the class of 1952. She married Lynn Peterson of Newark on December 6, 1952. They...
Patricia L. Phelps
Sep 24, 2023
Age 75 of Berwyn, Illinois, died Sunday, September 24, 2023 at her son’s home in Wilmington, Illinois.
Born October 10, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, Patricia Louise was a daughter of Marvin and Jacqueline (nee Stark) Phelps. She was raised and educated in Chicago and graduated from Lakeview High School. Patricia worked as a book keeper for several companies until she...
Melba D. Clark
Sep 20, 2023
Age 57 of Reddick, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, September 20, 2023 at her home.
Melba Dawn was born on July 20, 1966, in Kankakee, Illinois to Melvin Douglas and Mildred (Griffith) Brown. She grew up in Braceville, Illinois; attended First Baptist Church in Wilmington with her family, and went on to graduate from Ford Central High School with...
Thomas J. Furtney
Sep 19, 2023
Age 72 of Dwight, Illinois, died Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at Morris Hospital.
Born January 17, 1951 in Fairmont, Minnesota, Thomas is a son of Catherine Pahlow and the late John R. Furtney. He was raised in St. Peter, Minnesota, and then moved to Villa Park, Illinois where he graduated from high school. On June 10, 1976, Tom married Joyce...
Ruth Anne Nielsen
Sep 19, 2023
Age 85 of Braidwood, Illinois, formerly of Wilmington and Decatur, Illinois, died Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at Salem Village Nursing Home and Rehabilitation in Joliet, Illinois.
Born April 4, 1938 in Princeton, Indiana, Ruth was a daughter of Donald and Lena (Beckwith) Griffin. She was raised and educated in Princeton, and relocated to Illinois. Ruth had a great appreciation for...
David E. Peterson
Sep 17, 2023
David E. Peterson, 71, of Morris, passed away unexpectedly at home Sunday, September 17, 2023. He was born in Morris, Illinois on September 15, 1952 to Eugene and Arlene (Ecker) Peterson. He graduated from Newark Community High School in 1970 and Joliet Junior College in 1972. After college, he was employed by Caterpillar Tractor in Oswego until his retirement in...
David W. Brandt
Sep 12, 2023
David Wilbur Brandt from Morris, Illinois passed away on September 12, 2023 after a quick battle with cancer. Born on April 8, 1950 he grew up in Craig, MO. He moved to Morris shortly after he graduated from High School, following his brothers here. He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Lois Olson, his daughters Annette (Richard)...
Philip "Leo" Middleton
Sep 9, 2023
Age 68 of Coal City, Illinois, died at The Pearl of Joliet on Saturday September 9, 2023.
Born March 4, 1955 in Joliet, Illinois, Leo was a son of Philip C. Middleton and Elaine Zambon. He was raised in and was a life long resident of Coal City. He graduated from Coal City High School in 1973. On October 21,...
Catherine McClure
Sep 9, 2023
Age 56 of Chicago, Illinois died Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
Catherine was born January 20, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, and was raised and educated in Kankakee and Bradley, Illinois. She graduated from Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School with the Class of 1985, and furthered her education by completing a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial...
Carol Topping Baum
Sep 9, 2023
Carol Topping Baum died on September 9, 2023, at the DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. She was born December 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas, to the late Charles and Gene (Walker) Topping. Carol grew up in New Castle, Delaware, and Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, while her father worked as a civil engineer for the DuPont Co. in Wilmington, Delaware. Carol...
Lorraine Popovich
Sep 8, 2023
Lorraine (Egan) PopovichAge 87 of Wilmington, Illinois passed away Friday, September 8, 2023 with her loving family by her side at home.
Born September 3, 1936 in Joliet, Illinois, Lorraine Lyola was a daughter of William and Lyola Julia Fox-Egan. On February 9, 1957 Lorraine married Robert Charles Popovich in Crown Point, Indiana, and together they would share 66 years...
Shirley Mae Hubbell
Sep 4, 2023
Age 98 of Wilmington, Illinois died Monday, September 4, 2023 at River Crossing of Joliet.
Born December 10, 1924 in Mokena, Illinois, Shirley Mae was a daughter of Morenous “Mose” and Nellie (Neil) Van Duyne. She was raised in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1942. In her younger years, Shirley played the accordion in...
Nancy M. Sparks
Sep 2, 2023
Nancy M. Sparks, 82, of Belvidere, formerly of Morris, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023 at her grandson’s home in Morris with her family by her side. Born June 12, 1941 in Lake Station, Indiana, she was the daughter of Banks and Hazel (Weineger) Ellis. She graduated from Edison High School in Lake Station, Ind. She married Ross Sparks in...
Joseph D. Pate, Jr.
Sep 1, 2023
“J.D.”
Age 56 of Wilmington, Illinois and formerly of Monroe, North Carolina, died at his home on Friday, September 1, 2023, following a long hard fought battle with stage four cancer.
Born May 27, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, Joseph David was a son of Joseph David Pate, Sr. and Betty Jean Charnas. He was raised in Monroe, North Carolina and...
Joseph G. Donovan
Aug 31, 2023
Age 68 of Frankfort, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Bolingbrook Adventist Hospital in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
Born May 27, 1955 in Blue Island Illinois. Joseph was welcomed as child number seven to Thomas Donovan and Mary Ann Donovan and raised with love in Oak Lawn.
Joe will always be remembered as a gentle and kind soul...
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