Obituaries

Mary Ellen Whitmore

Published by admin on Thu, 03/29/2018 - 9:27am

WILMINGTON—Mary Ellen Whitmore, 87, of Wilmington and Largo, Florida, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, March 28, 2018 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.
Born Nov. 26, 1930 in Belleville, IL, Mary Ellen was a daughter of Gordon and Mary (Morrisette) Ripley. She was raised and educated in Jerseyville, IL, where she graduated high school.

Jacquelyn Tennyson

Published by admin on Thu, 03/29/2018 - 8:47am

BRAIDWOOD—Jacquelyn B. Tennyson, 74, of Braidwood and formerly of Custer Park, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.
Born June 2, 1943 in Evergreen Park, IL, Jacquelyn Barbara was a daughter of Jack Raymond and Cecilia Justina (Sula) Otlewis. She was a graduate of Longwood Academy in Chicago and went on to attend Bogan Junior College.

Valynda Planeta

Published by admin on Tue, 03/27/2018 - 4:57pm

MAZON—Valynda Planeta, 38, of Mazon, passed away peacefully Monday, March 26, 2018 with her family by her side at Foster G. McGaw Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL after a long battle with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Todd Hochreiter

Published by admin on Tue, 03/27/2018 - 4:39pm

MINOOKA—Todd Hochreiter, 51, of Minooka and formerly of Plainfield, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
Born Dec. 26, 1966 in Iowa, Todd Alan was the son of Blair G. Hochreiter and Joyce (nee Howell) Hochreiter. He was raised and educated in Plainfield, graduated from Plainfield High School with the class of 1983, and went on to honorably serve in the United States Army.

Ila Mae Dedo

Published by admin on Tue, 03/27/2018 - 2:14pm

WILMINGTON—Ila Mae Dedo (nee Eichelberger), 95, of Wilmington, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018, at her home.  She was born Aug. 6, 1922 to Harvey L. and Margaret J. (nee Lantz) Eichelberger.   

Ruth Bovee

Published by admin on Tue, 03/27/2018 - 11:59am

WILMINGTON—Ruth Matone Bovee, 92, late of Wilmington, passed away at her home of 67 years on Sunday, March 25, 2018 surrounded by her family.
Ruth Louise was born in Wilmington, Jan. 19, 1926, the daughter of Benjamin and Anna Matone. She was educated in Wilmington, graduating with the class of 1943.   Ruth was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a good friend of the First United Methodist Church in Wilmington.

Nancy Shenk

Published by admin on Tue, 03/27/2018 - 11:57am

WILMINGTON—Nancy Shenk, (nee Prosser), 73, of Wilmington, IL, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, IL.  
She was born Aug. 14, 1944 in Joliet. Nancy loved her family, the outdoors, doing yardwork, and being in her flower garden.  

Irene J. Fellers

Published by admin on Tue, 03/27/2018 - 11:55am

NEW LENOX—Irene J. Fellers (nee McGovern), 91, of New Lenox, formerly of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Monday, March 26, 2018 in Aurora, IL with her family by her side.
Irene was a member of the St. Jude Catholic Church in New Lenox and also attended St. Bernard Catholic Church in Joliet.  She loved spending time with her family and she also enjoyed being “grandma” to all. She had many hobbies such as traveling, flowers, gardening and most of all loved nature  

Bernadette M. Perzanowski

Published by admin on Mon, 03/26/2018 - 1:51pm

COAL CITY—Bernadette M. Perzanowski, 50, of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in her home. Born Sept. 16, 1967 in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of Leon and Linda (Strickland) Modrowski.
Bernadette was raised and educated in the South Side of Chicago. She was an avid bird lover and enjoyed reading mystery novels, sewing, and talking with friends. She married Ron Perzanowski on July 6, 1991.
She is survived by her husband, Ron; her parents, Leon and Linda and one brother, Paul Modrowski, of Mokena.

Cletus Bozych

Published by admin on Fri, 03/23/2018 - 10:03am

GOOSE LAKE—Cletus “Jerry” Bozych, 82, of Goose Lake, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 20, 2018 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
Born Sept. 20, 1935 in Lemont, Illinois, Cletus Jerome was a son of Harry and Hazel (Lund) Bozych. He was raised and educated in Lemont, and went on to honorably serve in the United States Air Force from 1952-1956.
Jerry was a 50 year member of Operating Engineers Local 150, and retired from Hager Excavating in Lombard. He was also a former member of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 1889.