Obituaries
Crystal E. Doty
Jun 25, 2022
Age 61 of Coal City, Illinois, formerly of Joliet, Illinois, died Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet.
Born June 13, 1961 in Joliet, Crystal Elaine was a daughter of Floyd Doty and Frances Foster. She was raised and educated in Joliet, graduated from Joliet West High School, and attended Joliet Junior College. Crystal enjoyed spending...
Elaine M. Heffel-Carner
Jun 22, 2022
Age 75 of Rockford, Illinois died Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at her home.
Born July 24, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, Elaine was a daughter of David and Adele (Banis) Heffel.
Survivors include her sister, Carole (the late Edward) Mayer of Morris; her niece and nephews, and several cousins in Racine, Wisconsin.
Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, and...
Roy Darin
Jun 22, 2022
Age 95 of Wauponsee, Township, Morris, Illinois, passed away peacefully with family by his side on June 22, 2022 at Arcadia Care of Morris. Born March 30, 1927 in Morris, Roy James was a son of Anthony & Marie (Haldorson) Darin. He attended Thum Grade School and graduated from Morris High School with the Class of 1945. Roy married Shirley...
Diane Kathleen Gombash
Jun 18, 2022
Age 79 of Momence, Illinois, formerly of Worth, Illinois, died Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Arcadia Care in Morris, Illinois.
Born July 18, 1942 in Glendale, California, Diane Kathleen was a daughter of William Baynes and Bette Mae (Schenck)Baynes- Whetzal. She was raised in Warrenville, Illinois, graduated from Wheaton Central High School, and attended Spencerian College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
Ronald D. Kyrouac
Jun 18, 2022
Age 88 of Morris, Illinois died Saturday, June 18, 2022 at his home.
Born December 5, 1933 in Harvey, Illinois Ronald Dale was a son of Viator and Yvonne (Chantome) Kyrouac. He was raised in Harvey and graduated from Thornton High School. Ron then served honorably in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955. He gained employment with Commonwealth...
Joyce Marie (Bell) Corbin
Jun 18, 2022
Age 78 of Coal City, Illinois, died Saturday afternoon, June 18, 2022 at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born June 10, 1944 in Joliet, Illinois, Joyce Marie was a daughter of John R. and Marjorie (Liberty) Bell. She was raised in Joliet and graduated from St. Francis Academy. On December 7, 1963, Joy married Richard M. Corbin in...
David A. Ketchledge
Jun 16, 2022
Age 65 of Wilmington, formerly of Clinton, Illinois, died unexpectedly Thursday, June 16, 2022 at his home.
Born September 1, 1956 in Morristown, New Jersey, David Anthony was a son of Raymond and Lois (Quackenbush) Ketchledge. He was raised in New Jersey until his family moved to Wheaton, Illinois. After graduating from high school, David enlisted in the United States...
Loui Karnezis
Jun 15, 2022
“Loui” Napoleon Karnezis
Age 78 of Morris, Illinois and formerly of Oak Lawn, Illinois, died Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born September 27, 1943 in Louka, Greece, Napoleon Steven was a son of Steven and Nicoletta (Pappas) Karnezis. At the age of 17, Loui immigrated to the United States and worked as a...
Catherine Mary Herman
Jun 15, 2022
“Aunt Cathy”
Age 74 of Wilmington and formerly Morris, passed away Wednesday morning June 15, 2022, at her home residence. Born October 22, 1947, in Morris, IL, Cathy was the oldest daughter of the late Francis and Joan (Griggs) Herman. She was raised in Wilmington. Throughout her life, Cathy would retain the intuition and the awe of a child.
Cathy...
Joan Thompson
Jun 15, 2022
Age 87 of Wilmington, Illinois, succumbed to her fierce battle with lung cancer on June 15, 2022 with her loving daughters by her side.
Born March 1, 1935 in Chicago Illinois, Wanita Joan was the daughter of Alan and Wanita (Englert) Herdrich. Joan was raised and educated in Chicago and married Robert Thompson on July 12, 1958.
Joan was a...
Rosemary (St. Ange) McDaniel
Jun 14, 2022
Age 87 of Coal City, Illinois, died Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at Heritage Woods of Dwight.
Born September 20, 1934 in Joliet, Illinois, Rosemary Eleanor was a daughter of John and Caroline (Aherns) Olivo. She was raised in Joliet and graduated from Providence High School.
Rosemary worked for many years at the Coal City Pharmacy before gaining employment with Dr....
Clarence Renalvin Dawson
Jun 13, 2022
Age 89, of Dwight, formerly of Wilmington, died on Monday, June 13, 2022 at Heritage Health in Dwight.
Born April 26, 1933 in Cunningham, TN, the son to Hade and Hattie Dawson. Clarence married Dorothy J. Forsythe, and she preceded him in death on August 19, 2011. He worked as machinist in Joliet for Caterpillar for 25 years. Clarence...
Deborah Lynn Horton Jackson
Jun 12, 2022
Age 62, of Largo, Florida and formerly of Wilmington, Illinois, died Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Suncoast Hospice Care Center in Pinellas Park, Florida.
Born January 3, 1960 in Joliet, Deborah Lynn is a daughter of Robert and Beverly A. (Jackson) Horton. Debi graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1978, and went on to attend Joliet Beauty...
Glenn E. Estensen
Jun 11, 2022
Glenn E. Estensen, 76, of Newark, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood with his family by his side. Born October 19, 1945 in Morris, he was the son of Theodore and Edith (Anderson) Estensen. He graduated from Morris Community High School with the class of 1963. He served in the U S Air...
Kali Sue Perkins Croy
Jun 10, 2022
Age 51, of Gardner, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 10, 2022 at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri.
Born May 19, 1971 in Joliet, IL, Kali Sue is the daughter of Thomas Andrew and Karen Sue (Anderson) Perkins. Kali attended Eastern Illinois University where she was active in the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. For many years she...
Phillip Wojtonik
Jun 8, 2022
Age 83, of Wilmington, formerly Chicago, died on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at his residence with his family by his side.
Born June 15, 1938 in Chicago, a son to Joseph Wojtonik and Ann (Bernas) Annerino. He was raised and educated in Chicago, and July 9, 1960 he married Joan Ennis and together they cherished 58 years until her passing...
Cressa DeZee
Jun 6, 2022
Age 61 of Wilmington, Illinois and formerly of Diamond and Elwood, Illinois, died Monday evening June 6, 2022 at her home.
Born September 16, 1960 in Joliet, Illinois, Cressa Jane was a daughter of Martin F. and Phyllis J. (Melhorn) Leggero. On August 25, 1998, Cressa married Ken DeZee in Cadiz, Kentucky.
Cressa worked for Sears for 15 years, and...
David Richard DiMenna
Jun 5, 2022
David Richard DiMenna, age 57, of Wilmington, formerly Bridgeview, IL, died on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at his residence.
Born October 31, 1964 in Evergreen Park, IL, a son to Richard Gregory and Jolene Rae (Gillen) DiMenna. David was a graduate of Chicago Christian High School Class of 1982. In 1997 he married Julie Frazee and became step-dad to Mike...
James Leroy Iverson
Jun 5, 2022
James LeRoy Iverson, 88, of Newark, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at his home with his family by his side. Born November 3, 1933 in Morris, he was the son of Gerhard and Clara (Enervold) Iverson. The family lived and farmed in the Morris and Newark area where James attended Stevens and Schofield Country Schools and Newark High School....
Bill Tarman
Jun 2, 2022
Age 63 of Coal City, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at Morris Hospital.
Born August 11, 1958 in Morris, Illinois, William Mark was a son of Richard Charles and Shirley Ann (Frey) Tarman. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and went to work for the Laborers Local #75, where he made his career working in the...