Obituaries

Mar 21, 2019

Ernest J. Viano

“Ernie”

Age 80 of Coal City, passed away Thursday morning, March 21, 2019 at his home.

Born October 28, 1938 in Joliet, Illinois, Ernest James was a son of Ernest and Catherine “Katie” (Motta) Viano. He was raised in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School with the...

Mar 18, 2019

Frank Siwek

Age 67 of Diamond, formerly of Chicago, passed away Monday March 18, 2019 at his home.

Born November 20, 1951 in Chicago, Frank Joseph was the son of Edward and Helen (nee Ciechna) Siwek. He was raised and educated in Chicago, and graduated from Thomas Kelly High School with the Class of 1971....

Mar 17, 2019

Randy Roth

Age 61 of Morris, passed away Sunday morning, March 17, 2019 at his home.

Born July 11, 1957 in Seward, Nebraska, Randy Ray was a son of Gary and Rowene (Koerting) Roth. He moved to Seneca his sophmore year and graduated from Seneca High School with the Class of 1976. On September 27,...

Mar 15, 2019

Virginia MacKinven

"Virg"

Age 86 of Wilmington, Illinois and formerly of Brooksville, Florida, passed away Friday March 15, 2019 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born May 21, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, Virginia was a daughter of Joseph and Trina (Quiroz) Linares. She was raised and educated on the Southside of...

Mar 14, 2019

Cora E. Smith

Age 78 of Wilmington and formerly of Plainfield, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born January 22, 1941 in Crossville, Illinois, Cora Ellen was daughter of Charles Albert and Mary Ellen (Ward) Oglesby. She was raised in White County and attended Fairfield High School....

Mar 12, 2019

Jim Sterba

Age 72 of Mazon, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood.

Born April 19, 1946 in Chicago, James Charles was a son of Charles and Ruth (Sanders) Sterba. He was raised in rural Morris; attended Immaculate Conception School, and went on to Mazon High School before joining the...

Mar 11, 2019

Benjamin Ryan Gibson

Age 39 of Wilmington passed away Monday March 11, 2019 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born March 28, 1979 in Kankakee, Benjamin is a son of Betty Jean (Gundy) Gibson and Edward Gibson.

Survivors include his mother Betty Gibson of Wilmington, and his father Edward (Charlotte) Gibson of Lebanon,...

Mar 10, 2019

Cathie Huston

Age 71 of rural Gardner passed away Sunday March 10, 2019 at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood.

Born June 21, 1947 in Decatur, Illinois, Cathie Lee was a daughter of Leroy and Jessica (nee Berta) Brandt. She was raised and educated in Gardner; graduated from Gardner-South Wilmington High School with the Class of...

Mar 9, 2019

Fredia Opel Corbin, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, left her earthly home on Saturday, March 9, 2019, and entered into the heavenly Kingdom to be re-united with her husband and other family members and friends who had gone on before.

Born August 20, 1918, in Greenbrier, MO, to Jacob and Effie Shrum Welker, she married...

Mar 7, 2019

Margaret Ann Geiss

Age 91 of Wilmington and formerly of Manhattan, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Alden Courts of Shorewood.

Born May 21, 1927 in Joliet, Illinois, Margaret Ann was a daughter of Harry F. and Margaret Ann (Robson) Rogers. She was raised in Knoxville, Illinois before moving to Wilmington, where she graduated...

Mar 6, 2019

Elmer “Al” McInerney

Age 84 of Wilmington and formerly of Chicago, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born February 22, 1935 in Chicago, Elmer was a son of William and Ruth (Eahart) McInerney. He was raised in the Canaryville neighborhood of Chicago and went on to work...

Mar 4, 2019

June Janulis

Age 83 of Braceville passed away Monday March 4, 2019 at her home.

Born June 22, 1935 in Chicago, June Louise was a daughter of Charles and Louise (nee Pukas) Janulis. She was raised and educated in Chicago, and graduated from Chicago Vocational High School. June worked for Eastern Airlines as a flight...

Mar 2, 2019

Jean E. Leranger

Age 70 of Coal City passed away Saturday March 2, 2019 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born February 28, 1949 in Morris, Jean is a daughter of Lois (nee Finch) Hall of Custer Park and the late Ellwin Duane “Fats” Hall. She was raised and educated in Braceville, and graduated from Braceville-Gardner...

Feb 27, 2019

Louise Jensen

Age 85 of Carbon Hill, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the home of her daughter in Coal City.

Born December 9, 1933 in Anneta, Kentucky, Louise was a daughter of Fount and Blanche (Ashley) Decker. She was raised and educated in Coal City and Carbon Hill and graduated from Coal...

Feb 26, 2019

Wayne Fields

Age 59 of Reddick and formerly of Braceville, Chicago and Norton, Virginia, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee surrounded by family.

Born July 18, 1959 in Norton, Virginia, Wayne was a son of Carrie (Bell) Fields. He was raised and educated in Norton and graduated from Norton...

Feb 26, 2019

Rodney L. Jenkins

Age 48 of Morris, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Morris Hospital.

Born May 13, 1970 in Morris, Rodney Lee was a son of Frank and Georgia (Klinker) Jenkins. He was raised and educated in Morris and graduated from Morris High School with the class of 1988. He then went on...

Feb 25, 2019

Roland G. Brown

Age 78 of Wilmington passed away Monday February 25, 2019 at Aperion Care of Wilmington.

Born March 4, 1940 in Ritchie, Roland Gerald was a son of Harry and Genevieve (nee Muncey) Brown. He was raised and educated in Ritchie, and was a founding member of Faith Baptist Church in Goose Lake....

Feb 20, 2019

Jean C. Decker

Age 77 of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday morning, February 20, 2019 at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home in Joliet.

Born June 18, 1941 in Wilmington, Jean was a daughter of James and Ann (O’Connor) Stanley. She was raised in Wilmington; attended St. Rose Catholic School, and graduated from Wilmington High School...

Feb 18, 2019

Matt Dennis

Age 52 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 18, 2019.

Born July 12, 1966 in Gibson City, Illinois, Matthew Thomas is a son of Charles William and the late Phyllis Ann (Becker) Dennis. He was raised in Champaign and Eureka before moving to Wilmington with his family in 1983. Matt graduated...

Feb 14, 2019

Joan Mary Wojtonik

Age 80 of Wilmington, formerly of Chicago, passed away peacefully Thursday February 14, 2019 at her home.

Born January 2, 1939 in Chicago, Joan was a daughter of Samuel Ennis and Florence Cease. She was raised and educated in Chicago, and on July 9, 1960 she married Phillip Wojtonik. Joan and Phillip...