Obituaries

Jun 15, 2019

Alastor Lucien Middleton

Infant son of Paul and Christina Middleton of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly Saturday June 15, 2019 at Morris Hospital.

Survivors include his parents; brothers and sisters: Savannah, Kaylin, Logan, Sebastian, Pandora, Leviathan and Azazel; maternal grandparents: Clifford and Linda Smith of Colorado Springs, Colorado; paternal grandparents: Paul and Teri Middleton of Coal...

Jun 15, 2019

Theodore W. Crawford

Age 81 of Diamond, formerly of Westmont, Illinois, passed away Saturday June 15, 2019 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris, Illinois.

Born July 12, 1937 in Danville, Illinois, Theodore Wendell was a son of Theodore and Helene (Taylor) Crawford. He was raised and educated in Danville, and at the...

Jun 12, 2019

Gloria L. Morris

Age 82 of Custer Park, passed away Wednesday morning, June 12, 2019 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois.

Born July 21, 1936 in Ledford, Illinois, Gloria Lee was a daughter of William and Lucille (McDowell) Poyner. She was raised in Ledford; graduated from Harrisburg High School with the Class of 1954,...

Jun 9, 2019

Cliff Fader

Age 89 of Morris and formerly of Belvidere, Illinois, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Illinois.

Born March 21, 1930 in Sioux City, Iowa, Clifford Morrice was a son of Alvin and Nelle (Umstat) Fader. He was raised on the family farm in Nebraska and...

Jun 8, 2019

Cheryl A. McCullough

“Cookie”

Age 71 of Wilmington and formerly of Chicago, passed away Saturday, June 08, 2019 at Salem Village in Joliet.

Born June 18, 1947 in Chicago, Cheryl Ann was the daughter of Henry J. and Patricia Ann (Piaskowa) Cherry. She was raised and educated in Chicago, and went on to earn...

Jun 6, 2019

Gloria Harrington

Age 94 and a lifelong resident of Morris, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 06, 2019 at Regency Care of Morris.

Born October 23, 1924 in Morris, Illinois, Gloria Maxine was a daughter of Charles and Alice (Bartlett) Fraley. She was a graduate of Morris Community High School with the Class of 1942...

Jun 5, 2019

William L. Brooks Sr.

William L. Brooks Sr., of Gardner, passed away peacefully June 5, 2019 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born September 12, 1937, in Gardner, he was the son of the late Clyde and Gertrude (Kroll) Brooks. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy, serving two years. Bill married the...

Jun 4, 2019

Jeanne Meyer

Age 63 of Wilmington and formerly of Cherry Hill, passed away Tuesday June 4, 2019 at Silver Cross Medical Center in New Lenox.

Born April 23, 1956 in Marshalltown, Iowa, Jeanne Kay was a daughter of Jimmy Eugene and Violet May (Johnson) Andrews. She was raised in Marshalltown until moving to St. Petersburg,...

Jun 3, 2019

Diana J. O’Keefe

Age 70 of Wilmington, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019 at her home.

Born October 26, 1948 in Bloomington, Illinois, Diana Jean was a daughter of William Samuel and Eugena Dell (Kappel) Miller. She was raised in Mokena, and though she managed the home as a homemaker most of her life, Diana...

May 30, 2019

John “Jack” Heavens

Age 96 of Coal City, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born November 17, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, John Francis was a son of Ernest Frank and Catherine (Madden) Heavens. He was raised and educated in Coal City, and went on to serve in the...

May 29, 2019

Terry Klomp

Age 68 of Casa Grande, Arizona passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday May 29, 2019 at his home.

Born December 28, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, Terry was a son of Jacob and Lorraine (Schmidt) Klomp. He was raised and educated in Rosland, Illinois, and worked independently in construction as a tradesman. Terry was a...

May 26, 2019

Brenda Mazan

Age 61 of Gardner, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, May 26, 2019 at Morris Hospital.

Brenda worked at Jewel Osco in Joliet, as well as waitressed for a number of years. Most recently she held employment with Illinois Central Bus Company, and drove a school bus in Channahon. Brenda will most be...

May 25, 2019

Laura L. Lestina

Age 92 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born November 23, 1926 in Custer Park, Illinois, Laura Louise was a daughter of Peter and Alice (Davy) Larsen. She was raised and educated in Custer Park and graduated from Wilmington High School. On...

May 25, 2019

Tom Karlin

“Moose”

Age 66 of Morris, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019.

Born June 26, 1952 in Morris, Illinois, Thomas Patrick was a son of Eugene James and Bernice Ione (Hagen) Karlin. He was raised and educated in Morris; graduated from Morris Community High School with the Class of 1970 and went...

May 24, 2019

Patricia A. Martin

Age 88 of Morris and formerly of Odell, Illinois, passed away peacefully Friday morning, May 24, 2019 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris.

Born November 20, 1930 in Cullom, Illinois, Patricia Ann was the daughter of Dennis William and Agnes (Mahoney) Fraher. She was raised and educated in Cullom,...

May 20, 2019

Orville “Buck” Miller

Age 80 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away peacefully Monday, May 20, 2019 at his home surrounded by family.

Born April 30, 1939 at home in Coal City, Orville Adelbert was the youngest of seven born to Clyde Gibson and Lucille Katherine (Colson) Miller. He was raised in Coal...

May 16, 2019

Gloria Frances Barre

Age 75 of Coal City and formerly of Homer Glen, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning, May 16, 2019 at her home.

Born June 2, 1943 in Chicago, Gloria was a daughter of Peter and Concetta (Cristofaro) DeStefano. She was raised and educated in Chicago, and on February 16, 1963, Gloria married...

May 9, 2019

Thomas J. Flamm

Age 77 of Braidwood, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019 at his home.

Born March 18, 1942 in Chicago, Thomas Joseph was a son of Francis M. and Dorothy C. (Kujawa) Flamm. He was raised in the Back of the Yards neighborhood; attended St. Augustine School, and went on to graduate from...

May 7, 2019

Justin VonQualen

Age 38 of Gardner, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday May 7, 2019 at his home in Morris.

Born December 18, 1980 in Joliet, Illinois, Justin John is the son of Gerald and Kim (Kociss) VonQualen of Gardner. He was raised in Gardner and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School. Justin was currently employed...

May 5, 2019

Thomas Stephen Cwik

Age 86 of Chicago, formerly of Morris, passed away Sunday May 5, 2019 at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago.

Born December 30, 1932 in Chicago, Thomas was a son of Peter and Caroline (nee Rutkowski) Cwik. He was raised and educated in Chicago, graduated from Foreman High School, and...