Obituaries
Pauline Pelton
Jan 23, 2023
Age 98, of Wilmington, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 at Park Point in Morris.
Born July 11, 1924 in Mattoon, IL a daughter to Robert and Jessie (Fritchley) Erwin. Pauline was raised and educated in Wilmington. On August 30, 1941 she married Raymond Pelton in Beecher, IL and together they cherished 45 years until his passing on April...
Mark John Enz
Jan 21, 2023
Age 70 of Tempe, Arizona, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023.
Born October 28, 1952, in Clinton, Iowa, Mark John was a son of Robert Mark and Wilma Jean (Potter) Enz. During Mark’s childhood, he lived in Japan, France, and Germany before the family settled in Wilmington, Illinois. He attended St. Rose School and graduated from Wilmington High School where...
Lori Regan-Suski
Jan 20, 2023
Age 59 of Bourbonnais, Illinois and formerly of Romeoville, Illinois, died Friday evening, January 20, 2023 at the home of her brother in Coal City, Illinois.
Born July 2, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois, Lori Ann was a daughter of Eugene Robert and Louise Ann (Mareczyk) Regan. She was raised and educated in Romeoville and graduated from Romeoville High School with...
Paul Daniel Stein
Jan 20, 2023
“Changes come…Keep your dignity…Take the high road…Take it like a man” -- Puscifer
Paul Daniel Stein, age 41, of Germantown Hills, formerly of Chillicothe, found eternal peace on Friday, January 20, 2023.
Born April 27, 1981, Paul Daniel is the son of Mark Stein and Diane Perkins. He was an idea guy with clear focus on his professional goals. Paul...
Troy C. Dixon
Jan 19, 2023
Age 49 of Morris, Illinois died peacefully on Thursday morning, January 19, 2023.
Born September 6, 1973 in Joliet, Illinois, Troy Christopher is a son of Karen Jean (Willett) Dixon of Coal City, and the late Jimmie Melvin Dixon. He was raised in Morris and in past years attended Phelan Acres Bible Church. Troy worked as a mechanic; was employed...
Viola Mae Beasley
Jan 17, 2023
Viola Mae Beasley, 93, of Morris, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at her home with her daughter by her side. Born January 2, 1930 in Waterman, Il, she was the daughter of Pearl Nelson Anderson and Burton Anderson. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Jean Beasley. Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Laverne; sister-in-law, Delores...
Linda Roberts
Jan 16, 2023
Age 76 of Godley, Illinois, passed away January 16, 2023 at her home.
Born September 18, 1946 in Kokomo, Indiana, Linda was raised in Kokomo and went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Ball State University.
Linda served as an educator on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona before returning to Illinois where she gained employment with Exelon....
Sharon Hart
Jan 16, 2023
Age 80 of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born August 3, 1942 on Jefferson Barracks Military Base in Missouri, Sharon Marie was a daughter of Robert G. and Arielle (Roberts) Miller. She was raised and educated in Missouri and graduated from Fox High School in Arnold, Missouri. On Valentine’s Day...
Thomas Charles Fitzgerald
Jan 13, 2023
Age 65 of Mazon, Illinois died Friday, January 13, 2023 at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois.
Born January 5, 1958 in Valparaiso, Indiana, Thomas Charles was a son of Randolph Lee Fitzgerald and Clara Maureen (Zarr) Ulm. He was raised in Valparaiso where he graduated from high school, and went on to honorably and actively serve in the United...
Elizabeth C. Struck
Jan 12, 2023
Elizabeth C. Struck, 93, of Morris, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Park Pointe Healthcare & Rehab Center in Morris with her family by her side. Born July 28, 1929 in Morris she was the daughter of William and Minnie (Dunlop) Cromwell. She graduated from St. Angela Academy. She married Joseph Struck on October 9, 1948 at Immaculate Conception...
Michael R. Johnstone
Jan 11, 2023
Age 59 of Wilmington, formerly of West Chicago, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.
Born October 3, 1963 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, Michael was raised in Winfield and graduated from West Chicago High School. He worked for Armbrust Paper Tubes, Inc. for over 25 years where he would become President...
James Willard Perkins
Jan 8, 2023
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Age 67, of Dwight, formerly Gardner, Plainfield, and Pontiac passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at Park Pointe in Morris.
Born April 24, 1955 in Joliet, a son to Willard “Bud” and Dorothy (Papach) Perkins. James was raised in Gardner and graduated from Plainfield High School with the class of 1973. He enlisted and honorably served in the...
Bruce A. Trotter
Jan 5, 2023
Age 85 and a life-long resident of Goose Lake, Township, Grundy County, died Thursday, January 5, 2023 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born August 30, 1937 in Goose Lake Township, Bruce Anthony was a son of Robert Winston and Anna Marie (Baudino) Trotter. He attended the Coal City schools and graduated from Coal City High School with...
David "Butch" Huston
Jan 4, 2023
Age 78 of Wilmington died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.
Born February 5, 1944 in Peoria, Illinois, David was the son of John and Clara (nee Walker) Huston. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and Braidwood. David served in the United States Army with an honorable discharge in 1970. On March 6,...
John Frederiksen
Jan 4, 2023
Age 73 of Coal City, Illinois died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at his home.
Born March 28, 1949 in Streator, Illinois, John Lee is a son of Betty Jean (nee Irvin) Vilt and the late Earl Leroy Frederiksen. He moved to Coal City in the third grade; graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 1967,...
Rosie Lee Waters (nee James)
Jan 2, 2023
Age 80, of Channahon, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023, at Rock Run Place Assisted Living and Memory Care in Joliet.
Born November 2, 1942, in New Haven, IL, a daughter to Orville and Thelma May (Kennedy) James. Rosie was raised and educated in Norris City and graduated from Norris High School with the class of 1960. Rosie worked...
Barney A. Stewart
Jan 1, 2023
Age 78 of Coal City, Illinois and formerly of Chicago, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at his home.
Born June 23, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois Barney was a son of Hugh Stewart and Emily (Joseph) Smolka. His career was that of a Stationary Engineer and he was a member of IUOE Local 399. Barney worked at various places...
Linda Lou Tyler
Jan 1, 2023
Age 84, lifelong resident of Gardner, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 1, 2023 at her home with family at her side.
Born August 1, 1938 in Garfield Township, Grundy County, Illinois. Linda Lou was a daughter of Merlin and Lillian (Brooks) Sorensen. She was raised and educated in Gardner, and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School with the...
Becky L. Peterson
Jan 1, 2023
Becky L. Peterson, 64, of Minooka, passed away suddenly at home on Sunday, January 1, 2023. Born on July 24, 1958, in Joliet, Il to Donald and Joyce Boe. On July 24, 1999, she married Gregory Peterson in Morris, Il and they built their home on the Peterson Family Farm in rural Minooka, Il where they lived the entirety of...
Charles Brian Smith
Dec 31, 2022
Age 58 of Chicago, Illinois and formerly of Wilmington, Illinois, died Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Ascension St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, Illinois.
Born July 2, 1964 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, Charles Brian was a son of William Thomas and Ida Lucy (Campana) Smith.
Raised and educated in Wilmington, Illinois; Charles was a 1978 graduate of St. Rose School,...
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