Obituaries
Sheri Carnaghi
Feb 5, 2023
Age 58 of Channahon, died Sunday February 5, 2023 at Morris Hospital.
Born February 26, 1964 in Joliet, Sheri was the daughter of Robert and Sharon (Duchance) Koenig. She was raised and educated in Plainfield and graduated from Plainfield High School. Sheri married Daniel Carnaghi at the Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet, and together they would live and...
Vonda Smith
Feb 5, 2023
Age 65 of Wilmington, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born October 7, 1957 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Vonda Leah is a daughter of Owen and the late Margaret "Peggy" (Starkey) Webb. She moved with her family to Wilmington where she graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of...
Evelyn Lucille Fennewald
Feb 4, 2023
(nee Brown)
Age 80 of Wilmington, Illinois died peacefully on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at her home.
Born October 28, 1942 in Joliet, Illinois, Evelyn was a daughter of Harry Glenn and Genevieve Lucille "Jean" (Muncy) Brown. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School. Evelyn was a former member of First Baptist Church...
Ida Isabelle "Belle" Hall
Feb 2, 2023
Age 93 of Morris, Illinois and formerly of Wilmington, Illinois went home to be with the Lord on Thursday evening, February 2, 2023. She had been a resident at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris.
On January 9, 1930 in Ripley, Tennessee, Belle was one of the daughters born into the large family of Stanley and Laura (Brown)...
Joseph "Jay" Nyhoff
Feb 1, 2023
Age 82 of Morris, Illinois, and formerly of Chicago, died Wednesday morning, February 1, 2023, at his home.
Born December 11, 1940, in Chicago, Joseph James was the son of Joseph James, Sr. and Marjorie L. (Powers) Nyhoff. He was raised and educated in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood; graduated from St. Ignatius College Preparatory School; and went on to earn...
Barbara J. Thorson
Feb 1, 2023
Barbara J. Thorson, 83, of Yorkville, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital with family by her side. Born October 11, 1939 in Sandwich, she was the daughter of Trumen and Thelma (Larson) Thorson. She graduated in 1957 from Newark High School and went on to work for Goldsmith, Theiin, Dickson & Brown Law firm in Aurora...
Melvin August Smith
Jan 30, 2023
Age 85 of Coal City, Illinois died peacefully on Monday morning, January 30, 2023 at his home.
Born August 3, 1937 in Coal City, Illinois, Melvin was a twin son of August and Harriet (Persak) Smith. Following the death of his mother at the age of three, Mel and his brother Marvin were raised by their aunt Mary Helen Persak...
Viva Jo Jelley
Jan 29, 2023
Age 75 of Channahon, Illinois died Sunday, January 29, 2023 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born August 14, 1947 in St. Clair County, East St. Louis, Illinois, Viva was a daughter of Clyde Edgar and Elsie Marie (Dreler) Gordon. She was raised and educated in Belleville, Illinois, and on August 28, 1972, she married Bobby Jelley.
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Rhonda Swanson
Jan 27, 2023
Rhonda (Lutes) Swanson
Age 54 of Port Charlotte, Florida, formerly of Wilmington, Illinois died peacefully on Friday, January 27, 2023 at Tampa General Hospital surrounded by her family.
Born June 9, 1968 in Joliet, Illinois, Rhonda was the daughter of Trish (Craig) McKim and Norman Lutes. She was raised and educated in Wilmington where she attended Saint Rose Catholic...
JoAnne Peters
Jan 27, 2023
Age 90 of Coal City, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Friday morning, January 27, 2023 at Morris Hospital.
Born February 17, 1932 in Big Stone Gap, West Virginia, JoAnne was a daughter of Henry and Bernice (Barker) Watters. She was raised in Braidwood and Coal City, and graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 1950. On September 2,...
Barbara A. Price
Jan 27, 2023
Barbara A. Price, 85, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, formerly of Lisbon, passed away Friday, January 27, 2023 at her daughter’s home in Shorewood with her family by her side. Born August 7, 1937 in Morris, she was the daughter of Gilford and Nettie (Simpson) Peterson. She received her education in schools of Morris. Barb married Gerald Steffes on December 20,...
Bobbi Jo Blomlie
Jan 26, 2023
Age 37 of Watseka, Illinois and formerly of Kankakee, Illinois died Thursday, January 26, 2023
Born August 13, 1985 in Oak Lawn, Illinois, Bobbi Jo is a daughter of Loretta (Gunn) Talley and Charles Blomlie, Sr. She was raised in the Kankakee area and worked as a private caregiver. Bobbi enjoyed everything summer and took pleasure in boating and jet...
Zachary William Alesky
Jan 23, 2023
Age 20 of Marseilles, Illinois and formerly of Morris, Illinois died unexpectedly on Monday, January 23, 2023 as the result of an accident.
Born November 2, 2002 in Olympia Fields, Illinois, Zachary William is the son of Robert William and Kimberly Sue (Janca) Alesky of Morris. Raised and educated in Morris, Zak graduated from Morris High School with the Class of...
Patrick J. Sweeney II
Jan 23, 2023
Age 61, of Wilmington formerly Chicago, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 23, 2023 at Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center.
Born October 28, 1961 in Chicago, IL, the son to Patrick J. and Patricia Ann (Gallagher) Sweeney. Patrick was raised and educated in Chicago, and briefly, in 1986, spent some time on Inis Treabhair, Ireland. In 1997 he married Susan...
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...
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