Month: January 2021

Margaret M. “Peggy” Richie. 85. died Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Morris Hospital. Cremation rites were accorded. Hager Memorial Home is in charge of the arrangements. Margaret was born September 8, 1935 in rural Dwight to Kenneth and Mary (Wilkey)…

Margaret Marie Adams, age 95, of Coal City, IL passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at Heritage Health in Dwight. She was born August 11, 1925 to Dominic and Julia (nee Peredetto) Bertoglio. She was born and raised in the Coal…

Edward J. Verdun, 93, of Odell died Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 11:20 a.m., at Accolade of Pontiac with his loving family nearby. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Paul…

Edward Patrick Masching, 89, of Pontiac, IL died Monday, January 18. 2021 at 5:45 a.m. at Evenglow Lodge Tjardes Health Center, Pontiac, IL. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Father Adam Cesarek Saturday, January 23, at 12 noon…

Mark S. Wilber, age 63, of Kinsman passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at Morris Hospital. Born April 8, 1957 in Gary, Indiana, Mark was a son of Lloyd and Elizabeth Grace (Johnson) Wilber. A guy who loved being outdoors…

Margaret Ann Stahler, age 84, a resident of Heritage Health in Dwight and formerly of Watseka, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Born October 9, 1936 in Granville, Illinois, Margaret Ann was a daughter of Charles and Mary (Gordon) Talty….

Jean Sarrazin, age 90, of Wilmington passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Regency Care of Morris. Born January 19, 1931 in Middlesex, England, Jean was a daughter of Edwin and Edith (O’Brian) Powlesland. She was raised in the suburbs…

John Allen Powell, age 58, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Morris Hospital, late of Dwight, IL and formerly of Romeoville and Chicago. John is survived by his loving siblings: Flora Edwards, Betty (the late George) Platt, Sharon (the late…

Peggy J. Leonard Drake, 73, of Bonita Springs, Florida and formerly of Dwight, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Carle BroMenn Medical Center in Normal. Her funeral will be private. There will be no visitation. Cremation rites have been…

Venus Frances “Fran” Allen, age 94, of South Wilmington, IL passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 at Heritage Health in Dwight, IL with her loving family by her side. Born June 23, 1926 in Essex, IL, she was the daughter of…

A 41-meter (134.5 feet) tall wind turbine was erected at the ALDI warehouse in Dwight during November. It will become operational early in 2021 and provide up to 40% of the company’s electrical power. The Dwight wind turbine is the…

Paul J. DeSimone, age 80, formerly of Odell, IL and Queens, NY, passed away peacefully at Heritage Health in Dwight, IL  Sunday, December 27, 2020. He was born April 7, 1940 to the late Josephine (nee Bonanza) and Paul DeSimone in…