Month: April 2020

HERSCHER – Neil Theodore Ahern, 75, of Herscher and formerly of Campus, passed away April 21, 2020 at Amita Saint Mary’s Hospital. He attended Cabery grade school and was a 1963 graduate of Kempton high school. He was employed as…

PONTIAC – David Howard Schott passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 6:50 a.m. at Accolade Healthcare in Pontiac, IL. Cremation rites will be accorded. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, a Celebration of Life for Dave will be held at…

DWIGHT – James F. Tucker, 65, of Dwight passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at Northwestern Hospital in Huntley. Born September 27, 1954, he was the son of the late Earl and Jean (Goley) Krug and the late James Tucker. Jim…

(The following story was from the April 1 issue of The Paper)   When Rachael Carmichael was a sophomore at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., she met a foreign exchange student from Italy named Arianna whose mom manages Pingu’s…

PONTIAC – Betty E. Norgaard, 89, of Pontiac passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 6:05 p.m. at St. James – John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac, IL. Cremation rites will be accorded. A private graveside service will be held…

CLINTON – Cinda J. Pulliam, 54, of Clinton passed away at 1:25 a.m., Saturday, April 11, 2020 at her mother’s home in Emington. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home in Bloomington is…

UNION HILL – Daniel E. Ryan, age 84, of Union Hill, IL passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Miller Rehabilitation Center in Kankakee, IL.Born October 24, 1935 in Chicago, IL to the late John and Mary (nee Elliott) Ryan….

VERONA – David Allen Sinnott, age 87, of Verona passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Morris Hospital. He was born July 6, 1932 in Sunbury, IL, the son of the late David Edward and Fay (nee Wilkey) Sennott….

CULLOM – Duane E. Flessner, 85, of Cullom passed away April 11, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. at OSF St. James John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac, IL. Private family graveside services will be held at West Lawn Cemetery in Cullom with…

DWIGHT – Carl E. Herb, 89, of Dwight, IL and formerly of Cabery, IL, passed away at 3:10 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2020 at Heritage Health in Dwight, IL. Cremation rites were accorded and a private family graveside service will…

NAPERVILLE – Lucille Guest, 94, of Naperville and formerly of Campus, IL passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Naperville, IL. Due to the shelter-in-place order, private family burial will take place in Round Grove Cemetery, rural Campus, IL. Memorials in…

DWIGHT – Charles H. Pokarney of Dwight passed away Monday, March 30, 2020. Due to the shelter-in-place order private family burial will take place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Dwight. Cremation rites have been accorded. There will be no visitation. A…

WILMINGTON – Teresa D. Glogowski, age 58, of Wilmington, Illinois andformerly of Hammond, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Morris Hospital. Born February 17, 1962 in Hammond, Teresa Delores was a daughter of Leroy and Helen (Fortener) Merry….

DWIGHT – Judy Karan Handren, age 67, of Dwight, IL passed away peacefully Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Regency Care of Morris. Born June 27, 1952 in Selma, AL to the late Thomas Franklin and Thelma (nee Tench) Anderson, Sr. Judy…

WILMINGTON – William L. Brooks, Jr., age 60, of Wilmington passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Born November 24, 1959 in Pontiac, Illinois, William is a son of Barbara (nee Hillman) and the late William L. Brooks, Sr….

MORRIS – Kenneth Noah Wiegand, 83, of Morris, IL passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020 in Morris. He was born in Beatrice, Nebraska on May 14, 1936 to Noah H. and Helen (Kiesow) Wiegand. He was baptized by Rev. H.E. Wildgruben at Emmaus Lutheran…

PARAY  VIEILLE, FRANCE – Albert Brunner, 89, of Paray Vieille, France and formerly of Essex, Illinois, passed away 24 March, 2020, at his home. He was born 15 February 1931 in Essex Township, son of Josephine and Oscar Brunner. In…