Obituaries

Mar 27, 2019

Dorothy L. Wills

(Favero)

Age 93 of Coal City, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Dorothy was born March 6, 1926 to Thomas and Mary (Kuzel) Favero in rural Will County. She went to the Goose Lake School where she graduated 8th grade....

Mar 27, 2019

OFC Donald Wayne Koester

Age 55 of Wilmington and formerly of Chicago, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, March 27, 2019 at his home.

Born August 12, 1963 in Chicago, Don graduated from St. Lawrence High School with the Class of 1982. He was currently employed with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, where he has served...

Mar 26, 2019

Michael Joshua Shireman

Age 24 of Tacoma, Washington, and formerly of Gardner, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on March 26, 2019.

Born March 26, 1995 in Morris, Illinois, Michael is a son of Jessica Broderick (Freddie Otero) of Saunemin, Illinois and Michael Alan Shireman (Jennifer Shenk) of Dwight, Illinois. He was raised in Gardner and graduated...

Mar 26, 2019

Morris G Bartlett

Age 72 of Bolingbrook and formerly of Bensenville, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Elmhurst Hospital.

Born January 12, 1947 in Brunswick, Georgia, Morris Gordon was a son of William Wilson and Margaret Ruth (Derick) Bartlett. He graduated from Rockford Guilford High School with the Class of 1966,...

Mar 25, 2019

Janet L. Robbins

Age 48 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 25, 2019 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born December 10, 1970 in Joliet, Illinois, Janet Lynn is a daughter of Franklin Edwin Yackly, III of Wilmington and the late Jo Ann (nee Marchetti) Yackly. She was raised in Wilmington...

Mar 24, 2019

Lori K. Butler

Age 60 of Minooka, formerly of Saginaw, Michigan and Bremerton, Washington, passed away Sunday March 24, 2019 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born June 24, 1958 in Saginaw, Lori Kay was a daughter of Rolf and Helen (nee Jutila) Hanson. She was raised and educated in Saginaw, and graduated from...

Mar 24, 2019

Ronald J. Barnett

Age 81 of Dwight, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, March 24, 2019 at his home.

Ronald honorably served in the United States Marine Corps and is being laid to rest with full military honors in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood on Wednesday morning, March 27, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Mar 22, 2019

Chuck Vedder

Age 64 of Wilmington passed away Friday March 22, 2019 at Morris Hospital.

Born July 13, 1954 in Joliet, Charles Thomas Vedder, Jr. is the son of Charles Sr. and the late Jean Ann (nee Evans) Vedder. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class...

Mar 21, 2019

Kenneth W. Reichel

Age 78 of Dolton, passed away Thursday morning, March 21, 2019 surrounded by his family.

Born September 21, 1940 in Blue Island, Kenneth Wayne was a son of Kurt and Ruth (Konsoer) Reichel. He was raised and educated in Dolton and graduated from Thornton High School with the class of 1958. In...

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...