Obituaries

Aug 24, 2019

Jerry Klein

Age 80 of Minooka, passed away Saturday August 24, 2019 at his home.

Born October 6, 1938 in Pontiac, Gerald Phillip was the oldest child of Howard and Dorothy (nee Loy) Klein. He was an active member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, which began at an early age. Jerry’s mother became...

Aug 23, 2019

Charles “Butch” Calhoun

Age 60 of Wilmington passed away Friday August 23, 2019 Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Born January 22, 1959 in Joliet, Charles Allen was the son of Raymond and Della (nee Warriner) Calhoun. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and married Julie Wallace on August 2, 1997. Butch enjoyed the outdoors,...

Aug 23, 2019

Thomas J. Markle

Age 93 of Wilmington, passed away Friday morning, August 23, 2019 at Aperion Care in Wilmington.

Born July 8, 1926 in Williston, Tennessee, Thomas Jackson was a Veteran of the United States Army, who served during World War II. He married Minnie Elizabeth Privette on October 27, 1945 in Mississippi; was a...

Aug 22, 2019

Lawrence Allen Gunther

Age 88 of Wilmington and formerly of Oak Lawn, Illinois, passed away Thursday morning, August 22, 2019 at Riverside Assisted Living in Bourbonnais.

Born August 8, 1931 in Oak Lawn, Lawrence Allen was a son of Louis and Florence (Kasch) Gunther. He was raised in Oak Lawn; graduated from Calumet High School,...

Aug 21, 2019

Paul J. Avelis

Age 55 of Godley and formerly of the Matteson and Crete area, passed away Wednesday August 21, 2019 at his home.

Born January 24, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, Paul Julian is a son of Julian and Shirley Ann (Matokar) Avelis. He was a graduate of Crete-Monee High School and went on to...

Aug 20, 2019

Clarence E. Mansfield

"Gene"

Age 67 of Kankakee, formerly of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday August 20, 2019 at Green Tree of Bradley Rehabilitation Center.

Born April 23, 1952 in Joliet, Clarence Eugene was a son of William and Eva (nee Eaton) Mansfield. He worked for Celotex Roofing until its closure, and then Burns Security....

Aug 19, 2019

Gayle Ann Reavis

Age 57 of Crescent City passed away Monday August 19, 2019 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born October 29, 1961 in Joliet, Gayle was the daughter of Robert and Juanita (nee Allott) Reavis.

Survivors include her brother: Dennis (Grace) Reavis of Diamond; her aunt: Delores Allott of Chillicothe; her...

Aug 15, 2019

Rosie M. Pierce

Age 85 of Coal City and formerly Davenport, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Morris.

Born April 21, 1934 in Minatare, Nebraska, Rosie Maria was a daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Adolph) Meter. She was raised in Nebraska, and on October 5, 1951, Rosie...

Aug 15, 2019

James E. Votta

"Jim"

Age 73 of Carbon Hill passed away Thursday August 15, 2019 at his home.

Born July 6, 1946 in Joliet, James Eugene was a son of John and Violet (nee Bray) Votta. He was raised and educated in Coal City, and graduated from Coal City High School with the...

Aug 11, 2019

Jacquelyn Spurlock

Age 74 of Wilmington and formerly of Darien, passed away Sunday evening, August 11, 2019 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.

Born January 8, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois Jacquelyn Elizabeth was a daughter of Peter C. and Kathryn Ann (Carroll) Manganaro. She was raised and educated in Chicago; graduated from Maria High...

Aug 8, 2019

Wayne Maurice Grove

Age 79 of Morris, Illinois, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Morris Hospital.

Born March 14, 1940 in Maywood, IL Wayne Maurice was a son of Earl Morris and Paulene (Marshall) Grove. He was a graduate of Proviso High School in Maywood IL; went on to attend Furman University in Greenville,...

Aug 8, 2019

Mae Readman

Age 96 of Wilmington, passed away Thursday August 8, 2019 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born May 16, 1923 in Trimont, Minnesota, Mae was a daughter of Henry and Inis (Lyons) Weseman. She was raised and educated in the Trimont area and went on to marry Kenneth Readman on September 2,...

Aug 7, 2019

Frederick Charles Hoover, Sr.

Age 70 of Wilmington and formerly of Joliet, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 7, 2019.

Born June 13, 1949 in Joliet, Frederick Charles was a son of Vincent and Gertrude Dorothy "Dolly" (Olson) Hoover. He was raised in Joliet, attended Joliet East High School and worked his entire life as...

Aug 6, 2019

Anne Marie Puch

Age 69 of Morris, formerly of Homer Glen, passed away Tuesday August 6, 2019 at her home.

Born October 19, 1949 in Chicago, Anne Marie was a daughter of John and Bernice (nee Radzinski) McKeigue. She was raised and educated in Worth and Orland Park, and graduated from Carl Sandburg High School....

Aug 3, 2019

Margaret “Peggy” Ragain

Age 80 of Coal City and formerly of Wilmington, passed away Saturday afternoon, August 3, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.

Born October 18, 1938 in South Amboy, New Jersey, Margaret Ann was a daughter of William Edward “Jersey” and Ruth Ann (Connor) Klegman. She was raised in Coal City...

Aug 2, 2019

Michael Berta

Age 72 of Coal City, passed away Friday morning, August 2, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born February 5, 1947 in Joliet, Illinois, Bernard Michael, Jr. was a son of Bernard Michael, Sr. “Barney” and Margaret Aldeen “Mardeen” (Boggio) Berta. He was raised in Coal City, attended Assumption Catholic...

Jul 27, 2019

Temple N. Leasure

(Nee Willis)

Age 101 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday July 27, 2019 at Aperion Care of Wilmington.

Born January 8, 1918 in Streator, Temple Nadine was a daughter of Aaron and Myrtle (nee Davis) Willis. On September 12, 1934 she married Leslie N. Leasure in Morris, and together they made...

Jul 26, 2019

Eugene L. DeGrush

“PeeWee”

Age 93 of Diamond, passed away Friday morning, July 26, 2019 at The Gardens at Park Pointe in Morris.

Born July 29, 1925 in Mazon, Illinois, Eugene was a son of Forest and Luella (Steinberger) DeGrush. He was raised in Coal City; attended Coal City High, and went on...

Jul 25, 2019

Charlotte M. Farrell

(nee Bohner)

Age 68 of Morris, passed away Thursday July 25, 2019 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Morris.

Born April 10, 1951 in Watseka, Illinois, Charlotte Mae was the daughter of Charles and Lulu (nee Bowen) Bohner. She was raised on a farm between Watseka and Sheldon, and...

Jul 23, 2019

Jeanie L. Hardy

Age 59 of Park Ridge, formerly Cambridge, Ohio, passed away from a brief illness Tuesday July 23, 2019 at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

Born April 2, 1960 in Cambridge, Jeanie Louise was a daughter of Charles and Helen (nee Dyer) Hardy, as well as sister to her ten siblings:...