Obituaries

Sep 26, 2020

Charles William “Bill” Tabler, Sr.

Age 82 and a lifelong resident of Morris, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born September 1, 1938 in Morris, Illinois, Charles William was the youngest of (11) children born to Lee and Marie (Griffin) Tabler. He was raised in Morris and graduated...

Sep 23, 2020

Betty Hatfield

Age 68 of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.

Born March 7, 1952 in Butler County, Ohio, Betty Renee was a daughter of Harold and Hazel (Metcalf) Riggs. She devoted her life to being a caregiver of children and babysitting out of her home for...

Sep 22, 2020

Nancy G. Lyons

Age 88 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, September 22, 2020 at her home.

Born July 21, 1932 at home in Coal City, Nancy Grace was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Thorton) Ross. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated with the...

Sep 21, 2020

Mary A. (Baber) Caise

Age 86 of North Fort Myers, Florida, and formerly of Braidwood and Custer Park, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 in Essex.

Born November 29, 1933 in Braidwood, Mary Alice was a daughter of James, Sr. and Alice (Poppleton) Baber. She was raised and educated in Braidwood and Custer Park, and...

Sep 20, 2020

Doris Mae (Rawlish) Hedrick

Age 82 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born December 26, 1937 in Morris, Illinois, Doris was the daughter of Stephen and Celia “Toots” (Maland) Rawlish. She was raised and educated in Coal City, and graduated from Coal City High School with the...

Sep 19, 2020

Kyle B.Daniell

Age 35 of Land O’ Lakes, Florida, formerly of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at his home.

Born June 5, 1985 in Joliet, Illinois, Kyle Bradley is a son of Sheila (nee Bradley) Debelak and Tommy Daniell. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington...

Sep 17, 2020

Janet (Jan) Ward Sakol, 79, formerly of Morris, passed away from a stroke on Monday, September 14, 2020 in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. She was born on August 9, 1941 in Wilmington and lived most of her adult life in the Washington metropolitan area. She graduated from Morris High School with the class of 1959 and then Northwestern University with a...

Sep 17, 2020

Larry Rampa

“Nasty”

Age 76 of Wilmington, passed away on Thursday afternoon, September 17, 2020 at AMITA Saint Joseph’s Medical Center in Joliet, following a brief illness.

Born December 16, 1943 in Joliet, Illinois, Lawrence Eugene was a son of Peter, Sr. and Marjorie (Ritchie) Rampa. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and...

Sep 17, 2020

Joy A. Longest

Age 61 of Drummonds, Tennessee and formerly of San Diego, California and Wilmington, Illinois, passed away September 17, 2020 in Clinton, Arkansas.

Born February 23, 1959 in Milton, Florida, Joy was a daughter of Arthur “Laverne” and Virginia (Osborne) Longest. She was raised and educated in Wilmington; graduated from Wilmington High School...

Sep 17, 2020

Darlene M. Donovan

Age 73 of Chicago Ridge and Shadow Lakes, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehab in Morris.

Born October 10, 1946 in Chicago, Darlene Marie was a daughter of Walter and Dorothy (Holy) Golembeski. She was raised and educated in Chicago and graduated from Gage Park High...

Sep 17, 2020

Paul Edwin Root, of Chicago and formerly of Morris, died on Monday, September 14 following a long battle with Lewy body dementia. He was 75 years old. Born and raised in Morris, the fourth and youngest child of David and Esther Root, Paul was also a son of 1950s Middle America. He loved sports, the outdoors, cars, and his dogs....

Sep 15, 2020

Doris E. Bottens

Age 85 of Coal City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, September 15, 2020 at her home.

Born August 9, 1935 in Thayer, Kansas, Doris Elaine was a daughter of Henry Thomas and Effie Corrine (Bussert) Alexander. She was raised in Cherryvale, Kansas and graduated from Cherryvale High School with the Class...

Sep 14, 2020

Frank Medlin

Age 87 of Wilmington, passed away Monday September 14, 2020 at his home.

Born May 5, 1933 in Hinkleville, Kentucky, Frankie D. was a son of John and Mamie (nee Brack) Medlin. He was raised and educated in La Center, Kentucky, and later enlisted and honorably served for three years in the United...

Sep 12, 2020

Roger W. Mayne

Age 73 and a lifelong resident of Wilmington, Illinois, passed away Saturday morning, September 12, 2020 at Presence Villa Franciscan in Joliet.

Born July 23, 1947 in Fairbury, Illinois, Roger Warren was the son of Ernest L. “Pete” and Maurine (Ball) Mayne. He was raised in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High...

Sep 6, 2020

Raymond L. Larson

Age 85 of Morris, Illinois passed away Sunday evening, September 6, 2020.

Born March 18, 1935 in Chicago, Raymond Lee was a son of Edwin and Louise (Derrico) Larson. He was raised and educated in Chicago and was a Veteran of the United States Army. Following his honorable discharge from the service,...

Sep 3, 2020

Paul E. Hamilton

Age 91 of Diamond and formerly of Carbon Hill and Murphysboro, Illinois, passed away peacefully, Thursday, September 03, 2020 at his home.

Born November 8, 1928 in Gorham, Illinois, Paul Edward was a son of Clarence and Mamie (nee Boucher) Hamilton. Paul was a Veteran of the United States Navy, and honorably...

Sep 3, 2020

James W. Watters

Age 88 of Coal City, passed on September 3, 2020 with his family at his side in Morris Hospital.

James was born on March 15, 1932. He served several years in the United States Naval Reserves, and on April 28, 1956 he married Lois Dennison. James retired from Caterpillar after 31 years and...

Sep 3, 2020

Mildred Turner

Age 79 of Reddick and formerly of Custer Park, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at her home surrounded by family.

Born October 29, 1940 in Harlan, Kentucky, Mildred Anne was a daughter of Howard Radford and Mary Louise (Yarborough) Griffith. She was raised and educated in Harlan before relocating with...

Aug 26, 2020

Mary Adams

Age 59 of Hoopeston, Illinois and formerly of Morris, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois.

Born July 26, 1961 in Blue Island, Illinois, Mary Anne is a daughter of Barbara (nee Long) Stancik of Morris, and the late Richard Stancik. She was raised and educated...

Aug 24, 2020

Lee Demere III

Age 50 of Braidwood, formerly of Wilmington, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at Morris Hospital.

Born August 10, 1970 in Morris, Lee Roy is the son of Laura Davis and the late Lee Demere, Jr. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class...