Obituaries
Mary Janet Simmons
Aug 30, 2025
Age 81, formerly of Davenport, Iowa, of Morris, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 30, 2025.
Born on November 15, 1943, in Davenport, Mary Janet was a daughter to Harry and Camilla (Moeller) O'Hara. She was raised in Davenport and graduated from Assumption Catholic High School with the class of 1961. She then married Roger on June 16, 1962, and...
Michael Marietta, Jr.
Aug 30, 2025
Age 62, of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday morning, August 30, 2025, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.
Born October 15, 1962, in Joliet, Michael John is the son of Michael John Sr. and Barbara (Palermo) Marietta of Wilmington. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School.
Mike was most recently employed with...
Debra Duras
Aug 29, 2025
Age 70, formerly of Chicago, Illinois and Lemont, Illinois, of Coal City, Illinois, died on August 29, 2025 at Serenity Estates in Morris, Illinois.
Born November 10, 1954, in Chicago, Debra Lynn was the daughter of Joe and Flo Turkowski. She spent her early childhood in Chicago before her family moved to Lemont, where she attended and graduated with the Lemont...
Don Plott
Aug 28, 2025
At age 85, and as a lifelong resident of Mazon, Illinois, died Thursday, August 28, 2025 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet, Illinois.
Born October 19, 1939, Don was a son of Dennis and Lena (Sease) Plott. He was raised and educated in Mazon where he graduated from high school with the Class of 1957. On September 6, 1959, Don married Elizabeth...
Marianne C. Brooks
Aug 27, 2025
Age 76 of Wilmington, Illinois passed away August 27, 2025 at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care in Joliet, Illinois.
Born March 22, 1949 in Joliet, Marianne was a daughter of Fred and Ruth (Peterson) Martens. She was raised in Wilmington, graduated with the Wilmington High School Class of 1967, and continued her education at Northern Illinois University, where she earned...
Gael Patrick Rooney
Aug 19, 2025
Dr. Gael Patrick Rooney
Age 82, of Morris, Illinois, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at The Gardens at Park Pointe in Morris.
Born March 12, 1943, in Joliet, Illinois, Gael was the son of George Eugene and Mona M. (Horan) Rooney. He was raised and educated in Joliet, graduating with the Class of 1961 from Joliet Catholic High School. He continued...
Shirley Boero
Aug 18, 2025
(nee Watters)
Age 95 of Coal City, Illinois, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2025, at ARC at Dwight.
Born on July 7, 1930, in Morris, Illinois, Shirley Therese was a daughter of Charlie and Alice (Black) Watters. She was raised in Morris and graduated from St. Angela Academy.
On April 7, 1951, Shirley married Louis Boero in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in...
Colleen Couch
Aug 15, 2025
Born March 28, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, Colleen was a daughter of Francis and Lois (McCue) Caher. She was raised in Manhattan, Illinois, and graduated with the Peotone High School Class of 1977. Over the years, she also made her home in Elwood, Illinois.
In her younger years, Colleen loved playing softball. She later found joy in crafting, exploring her Irish...
Jeffrey Thomas "Bubba" Backhus
Aug 10, 2025
Age 31, of Ottawa, Illinois, and formerly of Morris, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at his home.
Born August 4, 1994, in Morris, Jeffrey is a son of Catherine Ann Enger of Morris and Mark Charles Backhus of Ottawa. He grew up in Morris and attended Morris Community High School. Bubba recently spent time in California, where he...
Grace Kelley
Aug 9, 2025
Age 91, of Addison, Illinois, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital.
Born January 21, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, Grace was a daughter of Louis and Josephine (Muscia) Giacobbe, and was raised in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the west side of Chicago.
She was a member of St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Parish in Addison. In...
Linda Kathleen Rabideau
Aug 8, 2025
Age 75 of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away August 8, 2025.
Born April 15, 1950, in Joliet, Illinois, Linda was the eldest daughter of Leo and Joan M. (Crawford) Van Duyne. She grew up in Wilmington, graduated with the Wilmington High School Class of 1968, and went on to attend Joliet Junior College.
After high school, Linda began her career at Walgreens Pharmacy...
Ronald Ray King
Aug 8, 2025
Age 77, of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away at home on Friday, August 8, 2025.
Born July 6, 1948, in Knoxville, Tennessee, Ron was a son of Roy and Luella (Hurst) King. He was raised and educated in Kokomo, Indiana, and graduated from Kokomo High School with the class of 1966. Ron furthered his education at Indiana University Kokomo. On September 18,...
Betty M. Van Duyne
Aug 8, 2025
Age 91, of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away peacefully at her home on the morning of Friday, August 8, 2025, with her loving family at her side.
Born on August 2, 1934, in Essex, Illinois, Betty was a daughter of James Sr. and Catherine (Motta) Lardi. She was raised in Essex and Braidwood, and later moved to Wilmington where she graduated from...
Peggy J. Daniels
Aug 2, 2025
Age 87 of Wilmington, Illinois, died peacefully on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet, Illinois, with her loving family at her side.
Born February 20, 1938 in Fort Wayne County, Illinois, Peggy Joyce was a daughter of James and Ruby (Edmison) Bruce. She was raised in Fairfield, Illinois, where she graduated from Fairfield High School with the Class...
William H. Gill
Jul 29, 2025
Age 77 of Coal City, Illinois, died Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at his home.
Born November 2, 1947 in Joliet, Illinois, William Howard was a son of Robert and Helen (Olson) Gill. He was raised and educated in Wilmington where he played both football and baseball for the Wilmington Wildcats, and he later graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class...
Alberta Mae Novy
Jul 18, 2025
Age 87 of Wilmington, Illinois died peacefully on Friday, July 18, 2025 in Wilmington, surrounded by her family.
Born May 8, 1938, Alberta Mae was a daughter of Elmer and Lorene (Turner) Moore. She was raised and educated in Christopher, Illinois, and then moved to Wilmington where she spent most of her adult life. Alberta worked for Johnson & Johnson Personal...
Janet M. Shields
Jul 18, 2025
(nee Santerelli)
Age 83 of Channahon and formerly of Wilmington, Illinois passed away Friday evening, July 18, 2025 at Arcadia Care of Morris.
A daughter of Anthony and Stella (Pomykala) Santerelli, she was born on June 12, 1942 in Joliet, Illinois, and was raised and educated in New Lenox. On November 25, 1967, Janet married Bernard Shields in St. Jude Catholic Church...
John F. Naiden
Jul 17, 2025
Age 82 of Coal City, Illinois, formerly of Shorewood, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at his home.
Born January 12, 1943 in Joliet, Illinois, Jack was a son of John Naiden and Helen (Scoff) Decman. He was raised and educated in Joliet and graduated from Joliet Catholic High School where he was a Team Captain for the football...
Norma Perucca
Jul 17, 2025
Age 94 of Morris, Illinois, formerly of Naperville, Illinois, died Thursday, July 17, 2025 at Serenity Estates in Morris.
Born April 12, 1931, Norma was the daughter of Norman and Marie Lewis. She was raised and educated in Naperville and graduated from Naperville High School with the Class of 1949. She married John J. Perucca and together they made their home...
Ryder James Montavon
Jul 15, 2025
Age 4, of Channahon, Illinois, left this world too soon on July 15, 2025. Born on January 7, 2021, in Bolingbrook, Illinois, Ryder is the cherished son of Josh and Stephanie (Main) Montavon.
A bright light in the lives of all who knew him, Ryder had just completed his first year of preschool at Miss Kasia’s, where he not only blossomed...
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