Obituaries
Raymond S. Kernica Jr.
Oct 24, 2025
Age 70 of Morris, Illinois, died Friday, October 24, 2025 at his residence.
Born January 27, 1955 at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, Raymond was a son of Ray, Sr. and Marian Kernica. He worked for Dominicks Foods for over 40 years until his well earned retirement. Ray was very devoted to his family, taking many trips all over with his...
Mary Anne Sears
Oct 24, 2025
(nee Kelly)
Age 77 of Wilmington, Illinois and previously of Bolingbrook, Illinois and Peekskill, New York, passed away on October 24, 2025.
Born on May 18, 1948, in the Bronx, New York, Mary Anne was the daughter of the late Edwin and Kathryn (Clancy) Kelly and the stepdaughter of Veronica (Ebner) Kelly. She attended Assumption School and Ladycliff Academy in New York,...
Elizabeth Faye Harlan
Oct 22, 2025
Age 72 of Joliet, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at her home.
Born July 13, 1953 in Chance, Kentucky, Elizabeth was a daughter of Bobby Creal and Etha Mae (Lewis) Wheet. She was raised in Kentucky until her family moved to Bridgeview, Illinois when she was a young girl. Elizabeth went on to graduate from Reavis High School...
Allan A. Vrdsky
Oct 22, 2025
Age 91 of Wilmington, Illinois and formerly of Chicago, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, October 22, 2025 surrounded by family at his home.
Born February 24, 1934 in Chicago, Allan was the son of Anton and Zdenka Vrdsky. He graduated from Gage Park High School in Chicago in 1952 and continued on for two years of college. Allan pursued a career...
Sophia M. Janke
Oct 21, 2025
Age 67 of Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Midlothian, Illinois, died Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born July 17, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, Sophia was a daughter of Peter and Rose (Kubiak) Biedron. She was raised and educated in Markham, Illinois and later completed a Bachelor's of Science Degree in...
Paul W. Hicks, III
Oct 20, 2025
Age 58 of Wilmington, Illinois died Monday, October 20, 2025 at his home.
Born March 19, 1967, in Kingsport, Tennessee, Paul was the son of Paul Jr. and Doris Hicks. He was raised in Tennessee before moving with his family—first to Morris, Illinois, and later settling in Wilmington. Paul graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1985 and went...
Joe M. Bexson, Jr.
Oct 19, 2025
Age 56, of Madison, Wisconsin, and formerly of Gardner, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on October 19, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Born on August 20, 1969, in Morris, Illinois, Joe is the beloved son of Kay Bell and Joe Bexson, Sr. both of Gardner. He was raised in Gardner and graduated from Gardner-South Wilmington High School with the...
John R. Coyle
Oct 18, 2025
Age 69 of Coal City, Illinois and formerly of Tinley Park, Illinois died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at his home.
Born March 1, 1956 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, John Richard was a son of John and Helen (Kuczek) Coyle. He was raised in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago and was a graduate of Thomas Kelly High School, Class...
John Love, Jr.
Oct 16, 2025
Age 93 of Custer Park, Illinois, died Thursday, October 16, 2025 at Miller Rehabilitation Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born August 25, 1932 in Kankakee, Illinois, John Emil was a son of John, Sr. and Evelyn (Smith) Love. He was raised and educated in Custer Park where his family were generational farmers. On October 3, 1952, John married Cora Mae Hoffman in...
Marsha Kay Wenberg
Oct 15, 2025
Age 73 of Joliet, Illinois, died Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet.
Born March 22, 1952 in Springfield, Illinois, Marsha Kay was a daughter of Vernon and Trula (Guthrie) Harvey. She was raised and educated in Joliet and graduated from Joliet East High School with the Class of 1970. Marsha was a hard worker her entire life, holding...
Lynn Geoffry Dergo
Oct 15, 2025
Geoffry Lynn Dergo, 51, of Morris, Illinois, passed away from his long battle with an aortic dissection. He passed on October 15, 2025 in the home of his mother, with her and his long -time friend Robin Mitchell by his side.
Born on November 3, 1973, in Morris, Lynn Geoffry was the beloved son of L. Gehrig and Joeine (Batts) Dergo....
Norman L. Lardi
Oct 14, 2025
Age 86, of South Wilmington, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly at his home on October 14, 2025.
Born August 10, 1939 in South Wilmington, Norman was a son of Sereno Zene and Natalie (Dinelli) Lardi. He was raised and educated in South Wilmington and was a proud member of the Gardner-South Wilmington High School Class of 1957.
On November 28, 1959, Norman married...
Charles L. Carr
Oct 14, 2025
Age 94, of Wilmington, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday evening, October 14, 2025.
Born February 10, 1931, in Custer Park, Illinois, Charles Leonard Carr was the son of Harry Benjamin and Arzola May (Calhoun) Carr. He was raised and educated in Douglas County, Illinois, and after graduating from high school, proudly served his country in the...
James Leo Prew
Oct 10, 2025
Age 86 of Shorewood, Illinois, died peacefully on Friday, October 10, 2025 at the Lightways Inpatient Unit in Joliet, Illinois.
Born October 14, 1938 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, James Leo was a son of Joseph Leo and Helen Teresa (Howe) Prew. He was raised in Minneapolis and graduated from DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis. On September 11, 1965, Jim married Elena “Helen”...
Steven A. McCawley
Oct 10, 2025
"Stevie"
Age 37 of Coal City, Illinois passed away peacefully at Lightways Hospice on Friday, October 10, 2025 after valiant efforts to overcome so many challenges and adversity for so long.
Born March 20, 1988, Steven faced many challenges throughout his life, and he met every obstacle with resilience. He communicated with his own unique vocabulary of happy sounds, smiles, his eye...
Erasmo C. Ramirez
Oct 4, 2025
Age 43, of Morris, Illinois, passed away on October 4, 2025 at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois.
Born November 25, 1981 in Puebla, Mexico, Erasmo was a son of Domdo C. and Lisa (Rosas) Ramirez.
Erasmo recently worked at the Morris Diner in Morris and enjoyed spending his free time fishing. He was an animal lover who grew up surrounded...
Mary Frances Begler
Sep 30, 2025
Age 91 of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away on September 30, 2025 at Arcadia Care of Morris, Illinois surrounded by her loving family.
Born June 9, 1934 in Wilmington, Mary Frances was the daughter of Stephen Joseph and Helen Mae (Wall) Gray. She grew up in Wilmington, received her early education at St. Rose School, and went on to graduate with the...
Gerald "Jerry" Thomas Haff
Sep 27, 2025
Gerald Thomas "Jerry" Haff born November 17, 1951 in Sandwich, Illinois, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2025 at Morris Hospital, Morris, Illinois (Grundy County). Jerry was the son of Gerald George and Nona Faye (Mann) Haff. He was the grandson of Herbert and Martha (Willie Johnson) Mann and George Almarion and Parthenia (Geraldine McDowell) Haff.
Jerry spent many years in local...
John W. Skaggs
Sep 27, 2025
Age 66 of Coal City, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at Morris Hospital.
Born January 17, 1959 in Carbondale, Illinois, John William is the son of Carolyn (Whittington) and the late John M. Skaggs. He was raised in Pekin, Illinois and graduated from Pekin Community High School with the Class of 1977. On July 14, 1979, John married...
Jan Vigliocco
Sep 24, 2025
Janet Elaine Vigliocco,86, passed away peacefully on September 24,2025, in Morris, Illinois. Born on March 20, 1939 in Joliet, Illinois, to Delmer and Edith Reeves. She graduated from Joliet Township High School with the Class of 1957.
A voracious reader, Jan’s wide ranging knowledge made her a formidable Jeopardy, Scrabble, and trivia competitor. She delighted in her extensive cookbook collection, reading...
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