Obituaries
Charles Allen Kiper
Dec 19, 2024
Age 74 of Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Leitchfield, Kentucky, died Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Aperion Care in Wilmington.
Born July 9, 1950 in Leitchfield, Charles Allen was a son of George and Mary (Poole) Kiper. He was raised and educated in Leitchfield with his five siblings. In 1968, Charles Allen married the late Kathy Bell, and she preceded him in...
Betty Ann Aylward
Dec 19, 2024
Age 74, of Coal City, Illinois, and formerly of Oak Lawn, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
Born on August 13, 1950, in Streator, Illinois, Betty Ann was the daughter of Carl and Anna (Kovach) Webber. She was raised in Carpentersville, Illinois, and graduated from Barrington High School with the Class of 1968....
David C. Osmonson
Dec 19, 2024
David C. Osmonson, 83, of Morris, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Gardens at Park Pointe in Morris. Born August 3, 1941, he was the son of Ernest and Florence (Egeland) Osmonson. He attended Morris Community High School. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He was also employed for 35 years with the City of Morris....
Clayton E. Costello, Sr.
Dec 17, 2024
Age 62 of Minooka, Illinois died December 17, 2024 at his home.
Born on February 6, 1961, in Aurora, Illinois, to Richard Carmen Costello and Geraldine Theresa Beck. Raised in the Chicagoland area, he lived in numerous places throughout his life, from Bolingbrook and Naperville to Wheaton, West Chicago, Darien, Downers Grove, Romeoville, and beyond. His heart was never tied to...
Joel David Leenerman
Dec 16, 2024
Joel David Leenerman, passed away unexpectedly on December 16, 2024. He was only 44 years old, and his family is deeply saddened by his sudden death.
Joel was born on January 1, 1980 in Morris, Illinois. He grew up in Dwight, Illinois and attended Dwight Elementary School and Dwight Township High School, graduating in 1998. Joel was a hard worker and...
Rosemary Pearl Zamora
Dec 13, 2024
Age 95 of Coal City, Illinois, died Friday, December 13, 2024 at her home.
Born March 14, 1929 in Crestline, Ohio, Rosemary Pearl was a daughter of Starling and Margaret (Gearhart) Poth. She was raised and educated in Crestline where she graduated from high school with the Class of 1947. Rosemary then began her nursing education with Fairview Hospital, completing her...
Ruby M. (Hoge) Matteson
Dec 11, 2024
Ruby M. (Hoge) Matteson, 80, of Morris, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet with her family by her side following a courageous battle with cancer. Born January 10, 1944 in Morris to Karl and Myrtle Jerine (Thompson) Hoge. She graduated from Serena High School with the Class of 1962. Ruby married Kenneth E. Matteson January...
Veronica C. Tash
Dec 10, 2024
Age 92 of Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Lemont, Illinois, died Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at her home in Wilmington.
Born December 26, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, Veronica Catherine was a daughter of Eugene and Henrietta (Castins) Beck. She was raised and educated in Chicago and Lemont, where she graduated from high school. On December 1, 1951, Veronica married Sharrell Tash in...
Pastor Caleb B. Counterman
Dec 8, 2024
Age 48 of Morris, Illinois, died suddenly on Sunday, December 8, 2024 as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
Born July 25, 1976 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Caleb was the headstrong, eldest son of Dr. Andrew and Jo Ellen Counterman. He was raised in upstate New York spending countless hours in the woods making forts with his brothers....
Joe Cora
Dec 7, 2024
On the evening of December 7, 2024, the sky was filled with the most vibrant sunset. This was a beautiful sight that brought calm and peace to the hearts of the family and friends as Joe Cora, born May 20, 1968, passed away peacefully and pain-free later that evening.
Joe was a man, as the Bible references in 1 Corinthians, 9:22,...
Joan M. Ferari
Dec 7, 2024
Age 81 of Wilmington, Illinois, died Saturday, December 7, 2024 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.
Born January 18, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, Joan Marie was a daughter of Stanley and Eve Erchul. She was raised and educated in Chicago and on August 28, 1971, she married Charles Ferari, Sr. Joan was an avid reader and a woman of strong...
Walter "Wally" Stromquist
Dec 7, 2024
Age 84 of Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Chicago and Richton Park, Illinois, died peacefully on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at his home.
Born July 4, 1940 in Chicago, Walter William was a son of Carl and Frances (Schuricht) Stromquist. He was raised and educated in Chicago and graduated from Manley Vocational High School with the Class of 1958. Wally then served...
Edna Mae Denham
Dec 6, 2024
Edna Mae Denham, 89, of Minooka, passed away Friday, December 6, 2024 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born February 18, 1935 to Charlie and Rheba (Pettypool) Whisenhunt. She was married to Vernon Denham December 4, 1955. She was a homemaker for many years. Later, she worked at Jempco and Community Service Center for...
Gerald Halm
Dec 5, 2024
Age 84 of Wilmington, Illinois, formerly of Midlothian, Illinois, died Thursday, December 5, 2024 at Ascension Villa Franciscan Nursing Home in Joliet, Illinois.
Born July 17, 1940 in Peru, Illinois, Gerald William was a son of William and Dorothy (Haupt) Halm. He was raised and educated in Chicago and Worth, Illinois, and worked as a Teamster for many years. Gerald was...
Larry P. Enger
Dec 1, 2024
Larry P. Enger, 66, of Morris, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2024 at Arcadia Care of Morris surrounded by his family. Born August 26, 1958 in Morris, he was the son of Charles and Doris (Knutson) Enger. He graduated from Morris Community High School Class of 1976. He was employed for many years with his father at Enger Concrete. Later,...
Eugenia "Jean" Palmer
Nov 29, 2024
Age 88, of Morris, Illinois, and formerly of Friendswood, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 29, 2024, at Serenity Estates in Morris, Illinois.
Born on January 12, 1936, in Edinburg, Texas, Eugenia Ruth was a daughter of Raymond F. and Alberta Maxine (Thomas) Paull. She grew up in Edinburg, where she received her education before later moving to Morris, Illinois....
Helen Louise Hileman
Nov 28, 2024
Age 78, a lifelong resident of Gardner, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on August 21, 1946, in Morris, Illinois, Helen was the daughter of Harold Henry and Helen Loretta (Craver) Finch. Raised in Gardner, Helen graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School with the...
2024 Holiday Service of Remembrance
Nov 24, 2024
Each year we set aside a special time to remember those whom we were privileged to serve in the past year. In addition, we were honored to include others whom we didn’t personally serve, but were asked to remember.
Our 2024 Annual Holiday Service of Remembrance was held in person on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at Baskerville Funeral Home in Wilmington...
Jacqueline Loretta Kurz
Nov 22, 2024
Age 89 of Morris, Illinois passed away Friday morning, November 22, 2024, at Advent Health Hinsdale Hospital.
Born on November 7, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois, Jacqueline was the beloved second child of Elmer Arnold William and Rose (Antonelli) Harder. Raised in the vibrant Hyde Park neighborhood, Jackie often reminisced about her childhood adventures, from walking to the Lake Michigan shoreline to...
Pauline Daniell
Nov 22, 2024
Age 95, of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday evening, November 22, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.
Born at home on January 16, 1929, in Coles County, Illinois, Pauline Evelyn was a daughter of Orvine and Freda Fern (Wagonner) Thomas. She grew up in the small town of Etna, Illinois, where her roots in kindness and...
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