Obituaries
Kirsten Karen Welch
Apr 19, 2023
Age 40 of Joliet, Illinois, passed from this life peacefully at Ascension Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, with her loving father by her side.
Kirsten was born August 31, 1982 at Morris Hospital to James F. Welch and Karen E. (Themer) Fabian. She was raised and educated in Morris and attended Morris schools. Kirsten...
Dolores M. Youngquist
Apr 19, 2023
Age 87 of Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Joliet, Illinois, died Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born June 15, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, Dolores was a daughter of Charles and Laura (Jacobs) Rinehart. She was raised and educated on the South Side of Chicago, and on September 3, 1955, she married Robert Youngquist with whom...
John Wethington
Apr 18, 2023
Age 46 of Eagle River, Wisconsin and formerly of Dunlap, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at his home surrounded by family.
Born February 25, 1977 in Morris, Illinois, John is the son of Janis Wethington (nee Silk) and William Wethington. He was raised in Morris; graduated from Morris Community High School with the Class of 1995 and went...
Donald L. Roach
Apr 17, 2023
Age 83 of Coal City, Illinois, formerly of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois and Lincoln, Illinois, died Monday, April 17, 2023 at Morris Hospital, surrounded by family.
Born October 10, 1939 in Jacksonville, Illinois, Donald Lee was a son of Robert and Edna M. (nee Ayers) Roach. He was raised in Jacksonville, graduated from Jacksonville High School with the Class of 1957, and...
Suzanne Lissy
Apr 14, 2023
Age 85 of Coal City, Illinois passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Friday, April 14, 2023.
Born April 22, 1937 in Chicago, Suzanne was the first of seventeen children born to Joseph Henry and Ruth Naomi (Wilson) Hanley. She was raised in Chicago until moving with the family to Coal City when she was in the...
Thomas M. Bednarik
Apr 13, 2023
Thomas M. Bednarik, 69, of Winter Haven, Florida, formerly of Morris, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born April 28, 1953 in Morris, he was the son of Dolton and Margaret (Curry) Bednarik. He graduated from Morris Community High School with the class of 1971. Tom married Marsha Thompson on August 10, 1974 at Bethlehem...
James Lee Pheal
Apr 10, 2023
Age 44 of Aurora, Illinois, died April 10, 2023 in Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois.
Born December 14, 1978 in Memphis, Tennessee, James was a son of Shirley Jean Scott-Pheal and Thomas and Leatrice Jordan. On January 12, 2007 James married Marsha Elaine Patton at the Kane County Courthouse in Saint Charles, Illinois and made their home in Aurora, Illinois.
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Donna W. Ward
Apr 9, 2023
Age 75 of Wilmington, Illinois and formerly of Braidwood, Illinois, died April 9, 2023 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born November 15, 1947 in Effingham, Illinois, Donna was a daughter of Donald and Virginia (Taylor) Evans. She was raised in Braidwood and graduated from Reed Custer High School with the Class of 1965. On December 20, 1967, Donna...
Dale Richard Williamson
Apr 8, 2023
Dale Richard Williamson, 87, of rural Sheridan, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023 at St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford with his family by his side. Dale was born August 5, 1935 on the family farm in Seward Township, rural Minooka, to the late John E. Williamson and Verna B. (Hegland) Williamson. He was a 1953 graduate of Minooka High...
Bill "Earl" Roge
Apr 6, 2023
Age 75 of South Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Montgomery, Illinois, died Thursday, April 6, 2023 at his home.
Born December 5, 1947 in Hinsdale, Illinois, William Wayne was a son of William and Oceana (Smith) Roge. He was raised and educated in Lisle, and graduated from Lisle High School with the Class of 1965. Bill attended junior college until he...
H. James Jim Baum
Apr 6, 2023
H. James (Jim) Baum died April 6, 2023 at the Kendal retirement community in Hanover, NH. Jim was born March 20, 1938 to George and Iona (Gray) Baum in Morris, IL, where he attended 3 years of Morris High School and then two years at Culver Military Academy, IN, and received a BA from Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. He...
Janice L. Ziller
Apr 4, 2023
Janice L. (Tomsheck) Ziller
Age 74, of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away April 4, 2023, in her home surrounded by family and friends.
Jan was born on February 5, 1949 in Wilmington, Illinois, to Joe and Blanche Tomsheck. She wed Tom Ziller on June 17, 1967. They were married forty years, until his death on July 17, 2007.
Jan is preceded...
Andrew G. Calderon, Sr.
Apr 3, 2023
Age 90 of Coal City, Illinois, formerly of Chicago, ascended to eternal life Monday, April 3, 2023 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet.
Born November 30, 1932 in Spring Branch, Texas, Andrew Guzman Calderon was a son of Toribio and Dolores (Guzman) Calderon. He was raised and educated in Texas, and on July 19, 1952 he married Pauline Martinez. Andrew and...
Rosella Votta
Apr 1, 2023
Age 90 of Braidwood, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Miller Rehabilitation Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born April 2, 1932 in Carbon Hill, Illinois, Rosella Marie was a daughter of John and Angela (DePratt) Bonucci. She was raised in Carbon Hill, attended Carbon Hill School, and graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 1950....
Carolyn Stamets
Mar 30, 2023
Age 82 of Elwood, Illinois and formerly South Holland, Illinois, died Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Northwestern Memorial Palos Hospital in Palos Heights, Illinois.
Born January 30, 1941 in Hammond, Indiana, Carolyn was a daughter of A. Albert and Hester (Ball) Lindquist. She was raised in the Hegewisch Neighborhood of Chicago and graduated from Bowen High School with the Class...
George R. Winkel
Mar 28, 2023
George Robert Winkel, Age 87 of Morris, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet, IL.
Born May 29, 1935 in Morris, George was a son of Ralph and Mary Edna (Sullivan) Winkel. He attended school in Morris and Minooka, graduating from Minooka High School with the class of 1954. From 1955-1957, he proudly served in...
Mary N. Stanley
Mar 27, 2023
Age 89 of Wilmington died Monday, March 27, 2023 at Lakewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Plainfield.
Born December 8, 1933 in Reeds Springs, Missouri, Mary was a daughter of Cordial and Oval (Eaton) Henson. She was raised and educated in Reeds Springs and graduated from Reeds Springs High School. Mary moved to California where she met Robert Stanley who...
Darlene Gedraitis
Mar 27, 2023
Darlene Gedraitis
Age 79 of Wilmington, formerly of Oak Lawn, died Monday, March 27, 2023 at Morris Hospital.
Born April 19, 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Darlene was the daughter of Charles Ludwig and Velda (Phillips) Griner. She was raised and educated in Indianapolis and graduated from Ben Davis High School with the Class of 1961. Darlene moved from Indianapolis to...
William Lewis Schaulin
Mar 25, 2023
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of William Lewis Schaulin of Colleyville, Texas. He was born in Gardner, Illinois, on July 4, 1938. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 25, 2023, at the age of 84. William (Bill) was the oldest of 44 grandchildren in the John L. and Gertrude Hill family.
He...
Paul J. Enot
Mar 23, 2023
Age 83 of Wilmington, Illinois went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born September 7, 1939 in Evansville, Indiana, Paul John was a son of Paul and Florence (Gayer) Enot. He was raised and educated in Boonville, Indiana and graduated from Boonville High School with the Class of...
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