Month: February 2022

Esther J. Pierce, age 99, of Dwight, Illinois and formerly of Yorkville, Illinois, passed away at Morris Hospital on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. She was born April 4, 1922 in Aurora, Illinois, the daughter of Robert and Irene Stephens. Esther…

Doris M. Courchene, age 94, of Dwight, Illinois passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Heritage Healthcare and Rehab in Dwight, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m., Friday, February 25, 2022 at Hager Memorial Home. A…

Raymond A Gannaway, 81, formerly of Dwight, Illinois, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022 in San Diego, California. He was born September 4, 1940 in Shelby County, Illinois to Thelma Theola (Ross) and Lester McKinley Gannaway. They preceded him in…

Sharon Knop, age 79, of Verona, Illinois died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois. Born January 4, 1943 in Joliet, Illinois, Sharon Lee was a daughter of Walter and Eloise (Clark) Jones. She was raised in…

Barbara J. Milbauer, age 82, of Dwight passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 at her home in Dwight, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 3 until 6 p.m., Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Hager Memorial Home. Funeral services will be…

Donald L. Kilgore, lovingly known as “Sonny” by his family, 83, of Pontiac, Illinois passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 11:14 a.m. at his home. A Memorial Visitation was held Saturday, February 12, 2022 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m….

Paul J. Goley, age 63, of Odell, Illinois passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022 at the Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana. Paul was born March 30, 1958 in Joliet, Illinois to Paul R. and J. Mary (nee Kirby)…

by Brandon LaChance The Dwight Police Department was called around 1 a.m. on Feb. 1 about an armed robbery at the Love’s Travel Stop & Country Store located on Northbrook Drive in Dwight. The suspect was reported to have left…

by Brandon LaChance There was supposed to be a surprise party. Texts were sent out and a private Facebook page was created to invite past Dwight Common School boys basketball players and anyone who knows Joe Stevenson to attend the…

Marlene Nelson, age 84, of Herscher and formerly of Dwight, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022 at Heritage Health Care and Rehab in Dwight, Illinois. Graveside services were held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, February 1, 2022 in Mt. Olivet Cemetery,…

Carol Ann Coulter, age 75, of Dwight passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022 at her home in Dwight, Illinois. Visitation was held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at Hager Memorial Home. Additional visitation will be…

Richard Clinton “Steve” Stevens, age 76, of Odell passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. A private burial was held in Southside Cemetery, Pontiac, Illinois. Memorials in honor of Steve may be made…

Darlene M. “Doll” Biniak, age 85, of Coal City, Illinois (Central City) and formerly of Chicago, died Saturday afternoon, January 22, 2022 at Rock Run Place in Joliet, Illinois. Born April 5, 1936 in Chicago, Darlene was a daughter of Edward…

Lawrence D. “Larry” Salzburg, age 63, of Dwight passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at his home in Dwight, Illinois. On Saturday, February 5, 2022 in St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dwight, Illinois, a visitation will be held from 9 a.m….

Barbara Kay McClelland, age 63, of Campus passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at her home in Campus, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of services on Friday, February 4, 2022 at Hager Memorial Home….

Ivan P. Hartsey Jr., age 67, of Dwight passed away Monday, January 24, 2022 at his home in Dwight, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will be held at a later date in Round Grove Cemetery, rural Campus. Memorials…

Jeffrey W. Patten, age 60, of Dwight passed away Monday, January 24, 2022 at his home in Dwight, Illinois. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until the time of services Friday, January 28, 2022 at Hager Memorial Home. Funeral services…

DWIGHT – Lois J. Ely, 91, of Dwight, Illinois passed away Monday, January 24, 2022 at Accolade Healthcare in Pontiac, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A graveside service will be held at a later date. Hager Memorial Home in…

Kathleen J. Boulch, 82, of Odell, Illinois and formerly of Oswego, Illinois, passed away January 20, 2022 at OSF St. Joseph’s in Bloomington, Illinois with her daughters by her side, as a result of too much damage due to Covid…