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Terri Raspanti-Barnes Age 72 of Gardner, formerly of Chicago, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at her home. Born February 2, 1948 in Chicago, Theresa Lucille is the only child of Florence Raspanti-Langer and the late Gus Lessaris. She was raised and educated in Chicago, and worked for many years as in the restaurant industry. Two special places Terri worked were the Willowbrook Ballroom in Willow Springs and Every Buddies in Gardner, where she made many life-long friends and...

Terri Raspanti-Barnes Age 72 of Gardner, formerly of Chicago, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at her home. Born February 2, 1948 in Chicago, Theresa Lucille is the only child of Florence...

Robert "Bob" Rader Wilmington

Robert “Bob” Rader Age 65 of Wilmington passed away Monday evening October 12, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Born October 12, 1955 in Joliet, Robert Delanee was the son of Robert and Deloris (nee Friddle) Rader. He was raised and educated in Wilmington. Bob was a former volunteer and a trustee at the Wilmington Fire Department and was an active member of the Wilmington Moose Lodge. On July 28, 1979 Bob married Elizabeth Boyd in the Ritchey United Methodist...

Robert “Bob” Rader Age 65 of Wilmington passed away Monday evening October 12, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Born October 12, 1955 in Joliet, Robert Delanee was the son...

Charles Butcher Wilmington

Charles J. Butcher Age 69 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly and alongside his canine companion, Sammy, as the result of a motor vehicle accident on October 12, 2020. Born October 28, 1950 in Joliet, Illinois, Charles James was a son of James and Thelma (Plager) Butcher. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and went on to honorably serve in the United States Navy. On June 12, 1982, Charles married Catherine “Cathy” Hooper, and together they made their family and...

Charles J. Butcher Age 69 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly and alongside his canine companion, Sammy, as the result of a motor vehicle accident on October 12, 2020. Born October 28, 1950...

Virginia Hill Coal City

Virginia Hill Age 91, and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away Saturday evening, October 10, 2020. Born May 28, 1929 in Coal City, Illinois, Virginia was a daughter of Jasper Gus and Cecelia (Gervase) Vitale. She was raised in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School with the Class of 1947. On September 5, 1948, Virginia married Robert “Buster” Hill in Assumption Catholic Church and together they made their home and raised their family in Coal City. Virginia...

Virginia Hill Age 91, and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away Saturday evening, October 10, 2020. Born May 28, 1929 in Coal City, Illinois, Virginia was a daughter of Jasper Gus and...

Anthony Plese Wilmington

Anthony L. "Tony" Plese passed away at his home in Wilmington on Friday, October 9, 2020 after a courageous two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Tony was born the fifth of Dean and Judy Plese's six children on August 15, 1967 and grew up in the family home on Widows Road while attending Wilmington area schools and later in Upstate New York after moving there with his family in the mid-80's. During his high school years, Tony played football, was a...

Anthony L. "Tony" Plese passed away at his home in Wilmington on Friday, October 9, 2020 after a courageous two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Tony was born the fifth...

Bruce Boward Wilmington

Bruce Boward Age 59 of Wilmington (Ritchey), passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Landmark of Richton Park. Born June 13, 1961 in Kankakee, Bruce Farley was a son of Theodore “Ted” and Janalyn (nee Farley) Boward. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1980. Bruce held employment for several area establishments as a bouncer. He was a member of the Kankakee Jaycees, the Lions Club, and was a volunteer with...

Bruce Boward Age 59 of Wilmington (Ritchey), passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Landmark of Richton Park. Born June 13, 1961 in Kankakee, Bruce Farley was a son of Theodore...

John Dzuris Coal City

John J. Dzuris Age 95 of Coal City, passed away October 7, 2020. Born February 20, 1925 in Streator, Illinois, John Jacob was a son of John and Susan (Kolesar) Dzuris. He was raised in the Streator area, educated in the country school, and graduated from Streator High School with the Class of 1942. Following graduation, John was drafted into the US Army, and honorably served during World War II with the Army Corps of Engineers linking the Ledo Road with the Burma Road to China. Following...

John J. Dzuris Age 95 of Coal City, passed away October 7, 2020. Born February 20, 1925 in Streator, Illinois, John Jacob was a son of John and Susan (Kolesar) Dzuris. He was raised in the...

Judith O'Bert Coal City

Judith K. O’Bert Age 74 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away Tuesday, October 06, 2020 at Amita St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. Born September 26, 1946 in Joliet, Illinois, Judith Kay was a daughter of Anton and Theresa (Vercellotti) O’Bert. She was raised and educated in Coal City, graduated from Coal City High School, and went on to attend Joliet Junior College. Judith worked as a secretary for an engineering firm; was a member of Assumption of the Blessed...

Judith K. O’Bert Age 74 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away Tuesday, October 06, 2020 at Amita St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. Born September 26, 1946 in Joliet,...

Daniel David Welter, Jr. Cabery

Daniel David Welter, Jr. "Danny Boy" Age 66 of Cabery, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at his home. Born September 22, 1954 in Joliet, Illinois, Danny was a son of Daniel Sr., and Lorraine (nee Schultz) Welter. He was raised and educated in Joliet and worked as an auto mechanic for most of his life. Danny took great pride in working on cars and loved any fast car or motorcycle. Survivors include two children: Daniel D. Welter, III (Hope Ames) and Iris Welter;...

Daniel David Welter, Jr. "Danny Boy" Age 66 of Cabery, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at his home. Born September 22, 1954 in Joliet, Illinois, Danny was a son of...

Joan Meyer Wilmington

Joan Meyer Age 81 of Wilmington passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at her home surrounded by family. Born September 21, 1939 in Joliet, Illinois, Joan Margaret was the daughter of Michael Peter and Margaret Susan (Berscheid) Korst. She was raised in Joliet; attended St. Mary Carmelite Grade School; graduated from St. Francis Academy with the Class of 1957, and went on to attend Joliet Beauty Academy. On May 10, 1958, Joan married Bernard Meyer in St. Paul the Apostle...

Joan Meyer Age 81 of Wilmington passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at her home surrounded by family. Born September 21, 1939 in Joliet, Illinois, Joan Margaret was the...

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