Month: September 2021

Rev. Richard F. Kostelz

 September 29, 2021

Rev. Richard F. Kostelz, age 95, passed away peacefully on Monday evening, September 20, 2021 at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home in Joliet, IL. He was born July 28, 1926 in Joliet, attending St. Raymond’s grade school, Joliet Catholic…

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Janice Marie Johnson

 September 29, 2021

DWIGHT – Janice Marie Johnson, 79, of Dwight, Illinois passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021. A funeral service was held for Janice on Friday, September 24, 2021, at noon at Hager Memorial Home in Dwight, Illinois. Burial followed the service…

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Carol S. Olsen

 September 22, 2021

Carol S. Olsen, age 71, of South Wilmington, Illinois passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Morris Hospital in Morris, Illinois. She was born August 3, 1950 in Joliet, Illinois to the late Gerald J. and Madalyn Louise (nee Ward)…

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Donald Garth Cherco

 September 22, 2021

Donald Garth Cherco, 87, a longtime Evanston business owner and resident, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2021 after a brief battle with a breakthrough case of COVID-19. To family and friends, Don didn’t just live life, he shaped it…

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Tamara Lynn Wyss

 September 22, 2021

Tamara Lynn Wyss (Wilebski), age 54, of Gardner passed away on September 6, 2021 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Surviving are her loving husband, Bradley Wyss Sr.; her children: Hannah, Bradley Jr., and Madison; her mother Linda Wilebski; and…

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Tyler Edward O’Neill

 September 22, 2021

GARDNER – Tyler Edward O’Neill, 32, of Gardner and formerly of Dwight, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021. Cremation rites have been accorded. A private family service will be held at Hager Memorial Home in Dwight and a Celebration of Life…

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Barbara Walsh

 September 15, 2021

Barbara Walsh, 77, of Verona passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 at her home. Born July 25, 1944 in Pike County, Missouri, Barbara Elaine was the daughter of Jim and Doris (Stephens) Neikirk. She was raised in Missouri until she…

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Michael Gene Morphey

 September 9, 2021

Michael Gene Morphey, 55, passed away suddenly at his home in Littleton, Colorado on August 15, 2021. He was a 1984 graduate of Dwight Township  High School and went on to attend Illinois State University on a football scholarship, graduating…

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Donna K. Magers

 September 9, 2021

Donna K. Magers, 68, of Campus, Illinois passed away at 2:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2021 in her home surrounded by her family, after a courageous five-year battle with cancer. Funeral services were at 12 p.m. in St. Peter’s Lutheran…

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John Henry Ulrich

 September 9, 2021

John Henry Ulrich, 97, of Pontiac and formerly of Campus, Illinois passed away at 6:25 a.m. at Accolade Nursing Home in Pontiac on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Hager…

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Paddling the Mississippi Pontiac Resident Lives Out His Dream of Paddling ‘America’s River’

 September 1, 2021

Pontiac Resident Lives Out His Dream of Paddling ‘America’s River’ by Brandon LaChance Before every summer there are plans made. Activities we want to do and people or places we want to see with the hopes of the fun gauge…

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