Month: December 2021

DWIGHT – Ida R. Haacke, 89, of Dwight, Illinois passed away at 5:43 p.m., Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Heritage Healthcare and Rehab in Dwight, Illinois. Funeral services were private for the family. Visitation was held from 10 a.m. to…

‘Woodturning with Resin’ Set to Reprint by Brandon LaChance When Keith Lackner’s book, “Woodturning with Resin,” was published in April, the Dwight resident thought he might sell 300 copies. Fast forward to November and Lackner received an unexpected phone call….

By Brandon LaChance Christmas is part of all of our lives. Every December we get excited about the holiday and spend time with our families. Just like everything else in life, there are many different ways to celebrate what many…

All sides of the story Reasoning behind EMS firing by Brandon LaChance Samantha Marshall, a Dwight paramedic since April, 2020 was terminated at the Village of Dwight Board Meeting on December 13. The reasoning behind the firing was because of…

Helen Margaret Hansen Simpson (nee Louis) passed away at 5:55 a.m. on Wednes-day, December 8, 2021 at Columbia Acute Care and Hospice Center, Columbia, Missouri. In her final days, her family stayed by her side and she was able to…

Nancy Anne Rose, 72, of Flanagan, Illinois and formerly of Dwight, Illinois, passed away at 5:40 p.m., Friday, December 17, 2021 at OSF St. James John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac, Illinois. Nancy was born September 25, 1949 in Streator…

Corinne Michelle Adkins, age 30, late of Dwight, Illinois, loving mother of Kian Laird and Kierawn Raven Ahlstrom – who were her whole world. She was the beloved daughter of Debra Adkins and the late Michael Ashmus; cherished sister of…

PONTIAC – Donna J. Muzzarelli, age 76, of Pontiac, Illinois passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at OSF St. James Hospital in Pontiac, Illinois. Born May 26, 1945 in Morris, Illinois to the late Lyle Henry and Ruth Gladys (nee Larson) Grieff,…

PONTIAC – Delmar E. Norgaard, 94, of Pontiac, Illinois passed away Monday evening, December 13, 2021 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home. Cremation rites were accorded. A graveside service will be held at a later date in Oaklawn Cemetery, Dwight, Illinois. Calvert…

DWIGHT – Wallace G. Pfeifer, 90, of Dwight passed away at 12:38 p.m., Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Morris Hospital in Morris, Illinois. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 27, 2021 in Goodfarm Cemetery, rural Dwight….

Harold Garrett Pinnow, 78, of Kempton passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Riverside Medical Center. He was born July 22, 1943 in Kankakee, the son of Harold William and Violet Mae (Splear) Pinnow. Harold retired from GNB Battery after 40…

Carolyn Boundy, 84, of Pontiac, Illinois passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 4:15 a.m. at Accolade Health-care in Pontiac, Illinois. A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist…

Randy Wilkey, age 64, of Gardner, Illinois passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 6, 2021 at Edward Hospital in Naperville. Born February 4, 1957 in Pontiac, Illinois, Randy Thomas was a son of William Harold and Beata (Benson) Wilkey. He…

Johnson Family Lights up Reddick By Brandon LaChance It’s hard to miss. If you’re too close, it may be hard to see because of the brightness. No, we’re not talking about the sun, we’re talking about the Johnson family’s Christmas…

DWIGHT – Carol J. Simmons, 86, formerly of Campus, passed away November 27, 2021 at Riverside Hospital in Kankakee. Carol was born January 17, 1935, in Jamaica, Illinois, daughter of Eldon and Ruth (Lane) Rosnett. She married Charles Simmons on February…

DWIGHT ­– Jewell Harry Carlson, 98, of Dwight passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021. He was born September 4, 1923 in LaRose, Illinois, the son of Harry and Eleanor Bergquist Carlson. He married Marguerite Rhode on May 17, 1947 in…

DWIGHT – Ronald Gosteli, 82, of Dwight passed away at 4:05 a.m., Friday, December 3, 2021 at Evenglow Lodge in Pontiac, Illinois. His funeral was held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in…

Willard “Bud” Perkins, age 95, of Gardner, Illinois passed away Sunday morning, November 28, 2021 at Heritage Health in Dwight. Born February 5, 1926 in rural Herscher, Illinois, Willard Eldon was a son of Alva Willard and Kathryn L. (Brockman) Perkins….

By Brandon LaChance For the last 11 years, Dwight has been a little darker. When a natural disaster came through town in 2010, the United Methodist Church was damaged and the lights for the stained glass window depiction of God…

by Brandon LaChance The Livingston County Police Department has opened three investigations in the last week. At 9:33 p.m. Nov. 27, Fast Stop in Odell was robbed at gunpoint. Three days later, the county deputies were dispatched at 7:17 a.m….

Elizabeth Ann (Beth) Bossert Holycross, 72, of Perrysville, Indiana passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, 4:40 p.m. EDT, at OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center Emergency Room in Danville, Illinois with her son, Will, and family friend, Ken Boruff, by…

Leslie Ann Barna, age 60, of East Brooklyn, Illinois passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois. Leslie was a caring nurse for the past 40 years. She previously worked for Silver Cross…

Olive Jean Parker, 78, of Morris passed away Monday, November 22, 2021 at Lightways in Joliet, with her loving family by her side. Born December 20, 1942 in Morris, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Douglas and Addie…

Lucille K. Masching of Pontiac, Illinois passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 10:13 p.m. at Good Samaritan Home in Pontiac. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic…