Month: October 2021

By Brandon LaChance Dwight’s history is rich. There are buildings that speak for themselves, residents who can speak of their ancestors who were village pioneers and there are interpreters who do their best to portray some of Dwight’s legends and…

DWIGHT – Cathy Ann Anderson, 65, of Dwight, Illinois passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois. A private Mass of Christian Burial will occur for the family and burial will take place in Oaklawn…

DWIGHT – Juanita “Joni” McStoots, 84, of Dwight, Illinois passed away Friday, October 22, 2021 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, October 29, 2021 at Round Grove Cemetery. Memorials in…

Kenneth D. McComb, 74, of St. Anne and formerly of Ransom, died October 19, 2021 at Riverside Hospital in Kankakee after complications from heart surgery. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 13, at Baskerville…

Ellen Marie Romanetto, age 76, of Gardner, Illinois passed away peacefully Sunday, October 17, 2021 with her loving family by her side at River Crossing Nursing Home in Joliet, Illinois. Born May 12, 1945 in Joliet to the late Edmond…

June D. Sterling, 84, of Verona, Illinois passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Park Pointe in Morris Monday, October 11, 2021. June was born June 14, 1937 in Gardner, Illinois, the youngest daughter of Alfred and…

Robert B. Allen, Sr., age 96, of Joliet, Illinois passed away Monday morning, October 11, 2021 at Heritage Health of Dwight. Born February 8, 1925 in Braceville, Illinois, Robert Brighton was the son of Charles and Josephine (Giaudrone) Allen. He…

Cheryl Ann Patrick, 74, of Dwight passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Palos Hospital in Palos Heights, Illinois. She was born July 8, 1947 in Aurora, Illinois, daughter of Floyd and Helen (Shimp) Houghtby. Cheryl worked as a radio…

Keith Peter Von Qualen, 79, of Melbourne, Florida and formerly of Dwight, Illinois, passed away October 1, 2021. He was the son of Vernon and Elisabeth Von Qualen of Dwight, Illinois. Keith, like his father before him, was elected and…

By Brandon LaChance — Mazon, a village of 1,145 people, is not known for a high crime rate or reports of guns being fired outside of hunting season. On Thursday, the normal peacefulness was disturbed by a routine traffic stop…

Marguerite “Maggie” Olsen, age 98, formerly of Verona, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the home of her daughter in Golden Valley, Arizona. Born December 14, 1922 in Union, Maine, Marguerite Hazel was a daughter of William G. and…

Glen R. Abell, 73, of Sumner, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana after a brief hospitalization. Glen was born November 2, 1947 in Lukin Township to William Gerald and Floye June (Marx)…

Sandra Sue Christensen, 78, of Dwight, Illinois and formerly of Verona, passed away at 7:15 p.m., Monday, September 27, 2021. A memorial visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Dwight Pioneer…

Robert P. Harty, 59, passed away on September 24, 2021 at 7:29 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, surrounded by his beloved family. A Rosary was recited at 2:30 p.m. with a visitation following from 3 p.m. until 7…

Daniel R. “Dan” Briner, 67, of Dwight, Illinois passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021. A visitation was held from 3 until 6 p.m., Friday, October 1, 2021 at Hager Memorial Home in Dwight, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials in…

The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 5 officials have announced the arrest of David A. Fromherz, a 51-year old male from Dwight, for seven counts of Possession and Dissemination of Child Pornography. Beginning in early…