Obituaries
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...
Sheila Giffin
May 30, 2022
Age 40 of Custer Park died unexpectedly May 30, 2022 at her home.
Born December 26, 1981 in Peoria, Illinois, Sheila is a daughter of Wendell Perry and Janice (Moore) Perry. She was raised in Custer Park and graduated from Reed-Custer High School with the Class of 2000. Sheila was a good person who enjoyed helping people. She had a...
Ronald P. Thorson
May 29, 2022
Ronald P. Thorson, 84, of Yorkville, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022 at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora. Born September 8, 1937 in Sandwich, he was the son of Trumen and Thelma (Larson) Thorson. He graduated from Newark High School with the class of 1955. He married Ann Anderson on August 5, 1967 at the Oswego Presbyterian Church. For most...
Tyra Leigh Crabtree
May 27, 2022
Age 49 of Joliet, Illinois, died unexpectedly on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
Born September 21, 1972 in Glasgow, Kentucky, Tyra is a daughter of Loretta (Goss) Crabtree of Wilmington, Illinois and the late Roger Lee Crabtree. She was a graduate of Argo High School, attended Governors State University and went on to...
Sally Scheel
May 25, 2022
Age 58 of Minooka, formerly of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at her home.
Born June 30, 1963 in Joliet, Sally Ann, affectionately known to many as Bird, is a daughter of Alice (Henkelman) and the late Vernon “Skip” Scheel. She was raised in Wilmington where she attended Saint Rose Catholic Grade School and graduated from...
Robert Emery
May 25, 2022
Age 82 of Coal City, formerly of Berwyn and Braidwood, died Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet.
Born June 16, 1939 in Berwyn, Illinois, Robert was a son of Thomas and Margaret (Halley) Emery. He was raised and educated on the west side of Chicago where he graduated from Austin High School. Robert enlisted in the United...
Kathie Sue Spreitzer
May 24, 2022
Age 70 of Blackstone, Illinois and formerly Morris, Illinois died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois.
Born February 9, 1952 in Morris, Kathie was a daughter of LeRoy Wayne and Gloria Maxine (Fraley) Harrington. She was raised in Morris and graduated from Morris High School with the Class of 1970.
Kathie loved the...
Donna Jean Orolin
May 24, 2022
Age 78 of Braceville, Illinois died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at Morris Hospital.
Born November 1, 1943 in Coal City, Illinois, Donna Jean was a daughter of Steve and Frances Lydia (Vodacek) Orolin. She was a graduate of Gardner South-Wilmington High School and was a member of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church in Coal City. Donna...
Penny Lynn Crawford
May 22, 2022
“Pooh Bear”
Age 47 of Wilmington, Illinois, died unexpectedly on May 22, 2022.
Born September 22, 1974 in Joliet, Illinois, Penny is a daughter of Johnny Lee Crawford, Sr. of Wilmington and the late Louise “Bingo” Kozel (nee Palmer). She was raised and educated in Wilmington and worked over the years bartending at Custer’s Last Stand and Snookers.
One who...
Steven M. McCrory
May 19, 2022
Age 68 of Wilmington, formerly of Morris, died Thursday, May 19, 2022 at his home with his family at his side.
Born July 14, 1953 in Montgomery, Alabama, Steven Monroe was a son of Robert McCrory and Dora Mae (Scott) Thompson. He was raised in Alabama until his family relocated to the Downers Grove area. In 1975, Steven enlisted in...
Mariella Sistek
May 18, 2022
Age 84 of Diamond, Illinois, died Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at her home.
Born June 28, 1937 in Joliet, Illinois, Mariella was a daughter of William Charles and Merle Spellman (Wilson) Vigliocco. She was raised in Coal City; graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 1955, and on August 19, 1956, married Robert D. Sistek in her...
Dorothy "June" Hedgecock
May 14, 2022
(nee Haldorson)
Age 91 of Coal City, Illinois and a longtime resident of Momence, Illinois, died Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born June 23, 1930 in Joliet, Illinois, Dorothy June was the 10th of 14 born to Charles Joseph and Gertrude Evelyn (Howard) Haldorson. At the age of 4, June moved from Symerton with...
Elizabeth "Ann" Smith
May 9, 2022
Age 82 of Kankakee, Illinois and formerly of Dwight, Illinois, the Quad Cities, Vincennes, Indiana and Sterling, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 09, 2022.
Born June 23, 1939 in Paris, Illinois, Elizabeth Ann was a daughter of Reverend Calvin Woodrow “C.W.” and Victoria Elizabeth (Reel) Snider. The daughter of a Pastor, Ann moved with...
Theodore "Ted" Baburek
May 8, 2022
Age 63 of Morris, Illinois, died May 8, 2022.
Born October 7, 1958 in Blue Island, Illinois, Theodore Paul, known by many as Ted or Teddy is a son of Theodore Joseph Baburek, Sr. and the late MaryJean Ahern-Bright. He grew up in Illinois and California, calling home Oak Lawn, IL, Stockton, CA, Burbank, IL, Hayward, CA, Hometown, IL and...
Robert Grundhofer
May 8, 2022
Age 85 of Braidwood, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at Morris Hospital in Morris, Illinois.
Born May 5, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, Robert John was a son of Robert P. and Elma (Smith) Grundhofer. He was raised in Buchanan, Michigan, where he attended the local grade schools, met the love of his...
Gayle Schutten
May 8, 2022
Age 79 and a lifelong resident of Wilmington, Illinois, died Sunday, May 8, 2022 at Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois.
Born October 20, 1942 in Joliet, Gayle Ann was a daughter of Harold D. and Bertha V. (Johnston) Schutten. She was raised in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School. Following high school, Gayle went on to...
Geraldine "Gerri" Kuchenbecker
May 7, 2022
Age 71 of Wilmington, formerly of Chicago, died Saturday, May 7, 2022 at her home.
Born February 21, 1951 in Chicago, Geraldine Marie was a daughter of Charles and Margaret (nee Moore) Jones. She was raised and educated in Chicago and on October 16, 1971 Gerri married Robert Phillip Kuchenbecker. Gerri relocated to Wilmington where she and her husband lived...
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