Obituaries

Jan 9, 2018

Mitch Sivertson

Age 82 of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born September 4, 1935 in Chicago, Mitchell John was a son of George and Anna (Chamnik) Sivertson. He was raised and educated in Chicago and graduated from Bowen High School with the Class of 1953. At...

Jan 4, 2018

Rose Marie Alberico (nee Crutchfield)

Age 84 of Wilmington, passed away Thursday morning, January 4, 2018 at Silverado Orchard Park Memory Care Community in Morton Grove.

Born January 25, 1933 in Salem, Illinois, Rose Marie was a daughter of Alva Nathan and Mildred June (Kagy) Crutchfield. She was raised in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington...

Jan 3, 2018

Aurora Marie Middleton

Infant daughter of Paul and Christina Middleton of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly January 3, 2018 at Morris Hospital.

Survivors include her 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...

Jan 3, 2018

Steven A. Beams

Age 60 of North Aurora, IL, passed away unexpectedly on January 3, 2018 at his home.

Loving father of daughters Victoria Beams and Elizabeth Beams, both of Wyoming, MI. Also survived by his loving partner, Sue Jones of North Aurora; siblings: Lori (Ronald) Rizzo of Morris,IL, Gary Beams of Aurora, IL, Julie...

Jan 2, 2018

Evelyn M. Castanier

Age 86 of Morris passed away Tuesday January 2, 2018 at her home surrounded by family.

Born August 8, 1931 in Baring, Missouri, Evelyn Maxine was a daughter of Amos and Tresa (nee Callahan) Elliott. She was raised and educated in Kirksville, Missouri and on August 21, 1949, she married Arnold Lee...

Jan 1, 2018

Gary L. Corneglio

Age 78 of Gardner passed away peacefully at home on Monday January 1, 2018.

He was born November 20, 1939 to the late Alexander and Eileen (nee Drew) Corneglio in South Wilmington. Gary graduated from Gardner-South Wilmington High School in 1957, and worked as a cement mason for Local Union 161, until...

Jan 1, 2018

Aaron R. Willis

Age 83 of Coal City and formerly of Essex, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at his home.

Born April 16, 1934 in Ritchie, Illinois, Aaron Ray was the son of Coy and Bessie (Hoffman) Willis. On September 3, 1955, Aaron married Helen Svoboda in Immaculate Conception Church in Braidwood.

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Jan 1, 2018

Jeanne Marie Parker

(nee Bowman)

Age 58 of Coal City, and formerly of Joliet and Marseilles, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 1, 2018 at  her home.

Born February 25, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, Jeanne Marie is a daughter of Joanne (nee Pagliaro) Bowman-Portegys-Cavallero of Wilmington and the late James Joseph Bowman, Sr....

Dec 30, 2017

MSGT Robert Ross Weir, Sr. (USAF, Ret.)

Age 64 of Spring Hill, Florida, and formerly of Chicago, passed away Saturday evening, December 30, 2017 in the home of his son, following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born February 11, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, Robert Ross was a son of William Weir and Leonette (nee Hunt)....

Dec 30, 2017

Janice Arlene Weir

Age 63 of Spring Hill, Florida, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, December 30, 2017 in the home of her step-son, following a battle with ovarian cancer.

Born January 31, 1954 in Canada, Janice was the daughter of Frank Rhicard and Shirley (nee Whitehead). She was raised in Newport, Vermont; attended North Country...

Dec 29, 2017

Roger Carl Logue

Age 77 of Wilmington and formerly of Taylorville and Pekin, passed away Friday evening, December 29, 2017 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Born May 14, 1940 in Taylorville, Roger Carl was a son to Jessie and Mary Helan (nee Noblet) Logue. He was raised and educated in Taylorville and graduated from...

Dec 27, 2017

Mikey Wilkey

Age 15 of Godley, passed away unexpectedly on December 27, 2017.

Born July 4, 2002 in Morris, Illinois, Michael Wayne is a son of Toni Picciola and Todd Wilkey. He was currently a freshman at Reed-Custer High School.

A young man who from an early age learned to appreciate the outdoors,...

Dec 26, 2017

Chris Mansfield

Age 41 of Coal City, passed away unexpected on Tuesday morning, December 26, 2017 at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.

Born July 15, 1976 in Morris, Illinois, Christina Louise is a daughter of Patricia E. (Petty) Mansfield of Coal City and the late Richard L. Mansfield. She was raised and educated in...

Dec 21, 2017

Gary Bierwirth

Age 66 of Morris and formerly of Bartonville and Peoria passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning, December 21, 2017 at his home in Morris.

Born January 4, 1951 in Peoria, Illinois, Gary Dean was a son of Glen and Ellen (nee Clark) Bierwirth. He was raised and educated in Bartonville, Illinois and graduated from...

Dec 19, 2017

Eric L. Wassong

Age 52 of Wilmington and formerly of Oak Forest, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at his home.

Born June 12, 1965 in Oak Lawn. Eric was a son to Raymond and Margaret (nee Swatkowski) Wassong. He was raised and educated in Oak Forest and graduated from Oak Forest High...

Dec 18, 2017

Imogene Vaughn

“Jean”

Age 87 of Coal City, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, December 18, 2017 at home surrounded by family.

Born February 2, 1930 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Imogene was a daughter of Omar Murry and Ida Maebell (Wilson) Toxey. Over the years her employment included working at Victor Gasket Company,...

Dec 18, 2017

Alice Fay (Davis) Kukla,

Age 78 of Wilmington, and formerly of South Holland, IL, passed away peacefully Monday, December 18, 2017 at Aperion Care Center in Wilmington. Born on September 26, 1939 in Wilmington, IL, Alice Fay was a daughter of E.J. and Alice (Butcher) Davis. Growing up she spent much of her youth on Starvation Hill...

Dec 15, 2017

Derek Hogg

Age 34 of Channahon and formerly of Shorewood, left this world peacefully on Friday morning, December 15, 2017 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home, following a valiant fight with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).

Born February 23, 1983 in Joliet, Derek is a son of Marion (Wadkins) Oddo of Shorewood and Stephen Hogg...

Dec 13, 2017

Carol Jean Racinowski

Age 61 of Diamond and formerly of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at her home.

Born January 10, 1956 in Morris. Carol Jean was a daughter to Henry and Anna (Bouwman) Racinowski. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School with...

Dec 9, 2017

Patrick J. Sweeney

Age 82 of Joliet, formerly Chicago, passed away Saturday December 9, 2017 at Salem Village Nursing Home in Joliet.

Born September 6, 1935 on Inishtrawar Island in County Galway, Ireland, Patrick Joseph was a son of Colman and Barbara (nee Coyne) Sweeney. He was raised in Ireland, and immigrated to Boston in...