Obituaries

Oct 16, 2018

Mary Helen Burke

Age 94 of Pontiac, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Born October 28, 1923 in Pontiac, Mary Helen was the daughter of Samuel Perrin (S.P.) and Mary (Nolan) Bradley. She was raised and educated in Pontiac; attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from Pontiac Township...

Oct 14, 2018

Juanita Jane (Allott) Reavis

Age 93 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Beecher Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born June 18, 1925 in Wilmington, Juanita Jane was a daughter of Albert, Sr. and Millie (Joyner) Allott. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the class...

Oct 5, 2018

James E. Seerup

Age 78 of Mazon, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at his home surrounded by family.

Born August 25, 1940 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, James Eugene was a son of Oscar C. and Harriet (Christiansen) Seerup. Jim moved with his family to the Emington area in 1952, where he was raised and...

Oct 5, 2018

Neil L. Trotter

Age 67 of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 5, 2018 at his home.

Born July 29, 1951 in Joliet, Illinois, Neil Lee is a son of Betty (nee Bonucci) and the late Freeman Trotter. He was raised and educated in Coal City; graduated from Coal City High School with...

Oct 1, 2018

Anthony L. Altiery

“Tony”

Age 50 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly, October 1, 2018 at his home.

Born October 8, 1967 in Joliet, Illinois, Anthony Leroy was a son of John Thomas and Barbara Jean (Schmitz) Altiery. He was raised in Joliet, attended Joliet East, and graduated from Joliet West High School. Following...

Sep 25, 2018

John Marlowe

Age 58 of Frankfort, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest.

Born August 6, 1960 in Harvey, Illinois John was a son of Jack and Shirley Mae (Hurtt) Marlowe.

Survivors include his brother, Christopher (Sue) Marlowe of New Lenox; sister, Patricia (James) McGehee of...

Sep 22, 2018

Sister Ann Ellen Quirk, BVM entered into eternal life on Saturday, September 22, 2018.

A 59 year resident of Wilmington, Illinois, Sr. Ann Ellen since 2015 had resided in the Caritas Center at Mount Carmel, which is located along the beautiful bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa. Mount Carmel is the spiritual home of the Sisters...

Sep 20, 2018

Betty L. Findlay

Age 68 of Morris, passed away Thursday evening, September 20, 2018 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born January 16, 1950 in Morris, Illinois, Betty was a daughter of Glen and Janet (Gunderson) Anderson. She was raised in Morris and graduated from Morris Community High School with the Class of 1968....

Sep 19, 2018

Nick Buxbaum

Age 26 of Braidwood, formerly Joliet and Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday September 19, 2018 at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn.

Born September 18, 1992 in Oak Lawn, Nicholas Edward is the son of Danita Morgan. He attended Wilmington High School, and he was a hard worker whose strong work ethic showed by never...

Sep 19, 2018

Donald E. Williamson

Age 84 of Morris, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at his home.

Born November 18, 1933 on the family farm in Seward Township, rural Minooka, Donald Edwin was a son of John Edwin and Verna Bernice (Hegland) Williamson. He was raised and educated in the Minooka schools and graduated from...

Sep 17, 2018

Joseph D. Ramponi

Age 76 of Wilmington passed away Monday September 17, 2018 at his home.

Born January 18, 1942 in DuQuoin, Illinois, Joseph Delano was the son of Michelangelo and Caterina (nee Martinotti) Ramponi. He was raised and educated in Benton, Illinois, and on June 19, 1962, he married Patricia Ann Stewart at Grace...

Sep 16, 2018

Diane C. Swearingen

Age 77 of Keller, Texas and formerly of Burbank and Harvard, Illinois, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, September 16, 2018.

Born September 6, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, Diane Carol was a daughter of William Ward and Frances Violet (Tuschen) Dole. She was raised and educated in Burbank, Illinois, and at the...

Sep 15, 2018

Joseph W. Squellati

Age 71 of Wilmington, passed away Saturday morning, September 15, 2018 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born July 29, 1947 in Joliet, Illinois, Joseph Wayne was a son of William and Martha Elizabeth “Libby” (Farrell) Squellati. He was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High...

Sep 14, 2018

Gerald Hatch, Jr.

“Butch”

Age 63 of Wilmington and formerly of Braidwood, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, September 14, 2018.

Born December 24, 1954 in Joliet, Gerald Lee is a son of Gerald, Sr. and the late Grace (Buffo) Hatch. He was raised and educated in Braidwood and graduated from...

Sep 13, 2018

Dan Latiker

Age 69, of Drummonds, Tennessee died September 13, 2018 at home surrounded by his family.

Dan was born in Kosciusko, MS on February 7, 1949, a son of the late William and Erma Latiker.  He joined the military, serving his country in the Vietnam War from 1969-1971 in the Army.  After leaving the...

Sep 13, 2018

Norma (Corn) Hart

Age 71 of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Morris Hospital in the presence of family and friends.

Born April 15, 1947 in Morris, Norma Elizabeth was a daughter of Fred and Evelyn (Vilt) Corn. She was raised and educated in Coal City and attended Coal City...

Sep 11, 2018

Mary Schaefer

"Bonnie"

Age 87 of Verona and formerly of Morris, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris.

Born August 16, 1931 in Morris, Mary Bonita was the daughter of Leonard and Margaret (Maier) Johnson. She was raised and educated in Morris and graduated from...

Sep 8, 2018

Donna Orr

Age 56 of Morris passed away peacefully Saturday September 8, 2018 at her home.

Born April 15, 1962 in Norfolk, England, Donna JoAnn was a daughter of the late James and Joyce (nee Marshall) Grenon. She attended Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, and studied art at College of DuPage in Glen...

Sep 3, 2018

Agnes Gest

Age 52 of Wilmington, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018 at her home.

Born September 15, 1965, Agnes was a daughter of Joseph F. Jr., and Alice (Kweder) Gest. She was a long time resident at the Trinity Services Home in Wilmington, and will be remembered as a free spirit who enjoyed needle...

Sep 2, 2018

Joseph L. Bertoglio

Age 74 of Coal City, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris.

Born December 31, 1943 in Coal City, Illinois, Joseph Leon was a son of Joseph and Juanita (Savoy) Bertoglio. He was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal City...