Candace M. Abry

 March 2, 2022

Candace M. “Candy” Abry, 66, of Odell, Illinois passed away Monday, February 7, 2022, 4:47 p.m., at OSF St. James Hospital in Pontiac. Her service was Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Hager Memorial Home in Dwight, with Pastor…

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Esther J. Pierce

 February 23, 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…

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Doris M. Courchene

 February 23, 2022

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…

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Raymond A Gannaway

 February 23, 2022

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…

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Sharon Knop

 February 23, 2022

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…

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Barbara J. Milbauer

 February 16, 2022

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…

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Donald L. Kilgore

 February 16, 2022

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….

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Paul J. Goley

 February 16, 2022

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)…

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Armed Robbery at Love’s

 February 14, 2022

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…

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One Last Postseason

 February 14, 2022

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…

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Marlene Nelson

 February 2, 2022

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,…

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Carol Ann Coulter

 February 2, 2022

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…

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Richard ‘Steve’ Stevens

 February 2, 2022

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…

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Darlene M. Biniak

 February 2, 2022

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…

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Lawrence D. ‘Larry’ Salzburg

 February 2, 2022

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….

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Barbara Kay McClelland

 February 2, 2022

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….

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Ivan P. Hartsey Jr.

 February 2, 2022

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…

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Jeffrey W. Patten

 February 2, 2022

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…

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Lois J. Ely

 February 2, 2022

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…

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Kathleen J. Boulch

 February 2, 2022

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…

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Donna K. Shepherd

 January 26, 2022

Donna K. Shepherd, 64, of Odell, Illinois passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 6:59 p.m. at her home. Cremation rites will be accorded with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery in Pontiac, Illinois at a later date. Duffy – Baier…

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Beverly Joyce Robinson

 January 26, 2022

Beverly Joyce Robinson, 94, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on January 1, 2022 in Spokane, Washington. Beverly was born October 7, 1927, in Normal, Illinois to Josephine (Beckworth) and Clarence Outram. She lived her early years in Normal and…

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Darts or Baseball?

 January 26, 2022

Dartball mixes both to form a fun game by Brandon LaChance Every other Monday night from November to February, there are quite a few vehicles surrounding local churches. The parking lots and side roads are not packed because of bible…

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Richard Burkhardt

 January 19, 2022

Richard “Dick” Burkhardt, age 89, of Dwight, Illinois passed away peacefully Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Heritage Health Senior Care. Richard was born October 29, 1932, in Gardner, the son of the late Orville and Jennie (Goldie) Burkhardt. Dick proudly…

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Richard Paul Louis

 January 19, 2022

Mr. Richard Paul Louis, age 78, of Murray, Kentucky passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022 at the Lakeway Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Benton, Kentucky. Mr. Louis was born July 19, 1943 in Streator, Illinois to the late Michael…

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Patricia Ann Hatfield

 January 19, 2022

Patricia Ann Hatfield, 74, of Dwight was reunited with her late husband, Jack Hatfield, Sr. on January 8, 2022. She was peacefully called to heaven from the ICU unit at Riverside Hospital, suddenly, and unexpectedly to those left behind. Born…

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Daniel J. Doglio

 January 19, 2022

Daniel J. Doglio, age 61, of Coal City, Illinois passed away unexpectedly Saturday, January 8, 2022. He was born September 30, 1960 in Morris, IL to the late Albert T. “Dutch” and Darlene C. (nee Togliatto) Doglio. Dan graduated from…

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John J. ‘Joe’ Smith

 January 12, 2022

John J. “Joe” Smith, 85, of Dwight passed away Friday, January 7, 2022. Joe was born December 1, 1936 to Miley and Ira (Cary) Smith. He graduated from Young America High School in Metcalf, Illinois at the age of 16. He…

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Raphael J. Corrigan

 January 12, 2022

Raphael “Ray” J. Corrigan, 88, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and formerly of rural Blackstone, died peacefully Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center following a lengthy illness. It was Ray’s wish that there be no visitation that…

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Fern Burkhardt

 January 12, 2022

Fern Burkhardt, 84, of Dwight, Illinois passed away peacefully at 4:20 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Heritage Health in Dwight, Illinois. Fern was born August 22, 1937, the daughter of Odley and Elna (Hahn) Ingram. She married the…

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Gwen Suttory Best Rosenfeld

 January 12, 2022

Gwen L. Suttory Best Rosenfeld, 89, of Elkhart, Illinois passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Heritage Woods in Dwight, Illinois. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 14, 2022 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in St. Patrick’s Church…

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Rodney Ford

 January 12, 2022

Rodney Ford, age 78, of Gardner, Illinois passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. Rodney was born June 9, 1943 in Joliet, Illinois to the late Fred and Pearl Ford. He graduated from…

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Michael E. Foley

 January 12, 2022

DWIGHT – Michael E. Foley, 49, of Coal City, Illinois passed away at 3:58 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2021 at Morris Hospital in Morris, Illinois. Private family services will be held and a burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery,…

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Daniel G. Bennett

 January 12, 2022

Daniel G. Bennett, 51, of Villa Hills, Kentucky, passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 10, 2021. A celebration of life will be from 12 until 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 12, at Seals – Campbell Funeral Home, Marseilles, Illinois. Funeral services will…

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Neil D. Hansen

 January 6, 2022

Neil D. Hansen, 69, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at his home in Zephyrhills, Florida. Cremation rites have been accorded and a graveside service will be held at a later date in Odell, Illinois. Neil was born on Christmas…

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Mary Lou Fosnaugh

 January 6, 2022

Mary Lou Fosnaugh, age 75, of Herscher, Illinois passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee. She was born April 30, 1946 in Kankakee, the daughter of Thomas and Rita (Foley) Finnegan. Mary Lou married Patrick Fosnaugh…

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William P. Andersen

 January 6, 2022

DWIGHT – William P. Andersen, 84, of Dwight, Illinois passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 8:12 a.m. at OSF St. James John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac, Illinois. A private family service will be held at Hager Memorial Home in…

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Elaine Fay Andersen

 January 6, 2022

DWIGHT – Elaine Fay Andersen, 83, of Dwight, Illinois passed away December 31, 2021 at Evenglow Lodge in Pontiac, Illinois. A private family service will be held at Hager Memorial Home in Dwight with Father Bill Keebler officiating, with burial in…

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Ida R. Haacke

 December 29, 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…

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Another 5,000 Copies

 December 29, 2021

‘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….

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