Month: May 2020

CULLOM – Nancy Carol Jensen, 76, of Cabery, Illinois passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020 at 5:15 a.m. at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois. According to Nancy’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. Graveside services will be held at a…

DWIGHT – Terry O’Neal, 77, of Dwight, IL passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 11:35 a.m. in Morris, IL. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Hager Memorial Home in Dwight, IL. Cremation rites will be accorded following…

DWIGHT – Juanita June Drechsel. Born in Algona, Iowa on April 21, 1925. Juanita June (Bilsborough) Drechsel lived much of her life on a dairy farm in Goodfarm Township near Dwight, Illinois with her beloved Hilbert “Hub” Drechsel. After leaving the…

CHICAGO HEIGHTS – Melvina Cobb-Long, age 94, of Chicago Heights and formerly of Gardner, passed away Thursday evening, May 14, 2020 at her home. Born May 1, 1926 in Decatur, Illinois, Melvina was educated in Bloomington at the Soldiers and Sailors Home…

Dwight Teacher Keeps Her Classes After Returning From Spain By Rachael Reynolds-Soucie rachaelthepaper@gmail.com When Anne Fritsch logs on to Google Hangouts each morning at 4 a.m. to teach her English classes, she’s seeing tiny faces that are 4,100 miles away….

David P. Christenson, 66, passed away May 8, 2020. Born November 14, 1953 to Robert and Dorothy Christenson, he was the fourth of five children. He grew up in Dwight, IL and graduated from Dwight High School in 1971. He received…

DWIGHT – Evelyn Hanlin, 91, of Campus, Illinois passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 at 12:37 p.m. in Campus, IL. According to Evelyn’s wishes cremation rites were accorded after a private visitation held at Hager Memorial Home on Tuesday, May…