Obituaries

Gregory Bradley

Published by admin on Fri, 11/02/2018 - 10:02am

WILMINGTON— Gregory D. Bradley, 65, of Wilmington passed away Wednesday Oct. 31, 2018 at his home.
Born Nov. 11, 1952 in Joliet, Greg was a son of Robert and Doris (nee Bunnell) Bradley. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1971. On March 8, 1975 Greg married Janet Brownlee at the First United Methodist Church in Wilmington.

Carol Butler

Published by admin on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 9:23am

WILMINGTON— Carol Butler, 79, of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday evening, Oct. 30, 2018 at her home.
Born Feb. 27, 1939 in Chicago, Carol Irene was a daughter of David and Georgianna (Tillema) Wilkens.

Ralph L. Cole

Published by admin on Tue, 10/30/2018 - 3:19pm

CABERY—Ralph L. Cole, 58, of Cabery, formerly of Herscher, passed away Monday, Oct. 29, 2018 at University of Chicago Hospital.  
He was born on May 15, 1960, the son of Robert and Barbara Williams Cole.
Ralph enjoyed painting and camping.  He especially loved fishing and being with his family.  

Virginia Tummel-Thompson

Published by admin on Tue, 10/30/2018 - 10:02am

MORRIS—Virginia "Kay" Tummel-Thompson, 75, of Morris and formerly of Coal City, passed away Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Loretta C. Long

Published by admin on Mon, 10/29/2018 - 1:15pm

MANHATTAN—Loretta C. Long, 96, of Manhattan, passed away peacefully Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at her home.

Lester P. Warcholek

Published by admin on Mon, 10/29/2018 - 1:04pm

ROMEOVILLE—Lester P. Warcholek, 56, of Romeoville, passed away Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center in Bolingbrook.

Marian A. Barra

Published by admin on Mon, 10/29/2018 - 12:49pm

COAL CITY—Marian A. Barra, 94, a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at Morris Hospital.
Born Sept. 18, 1924 in Coal City, Marian was a daughter of Thomas and Kathryn (Gianu) Barra. She was raised in Coal City and graduated with the Coal City High School class of 1942. In her earlier years, Marian worked for Hyman Clothing Factory. She enjoyed cooking, baking, reading, gardening, and working in her yard.

Dianne Seybert

Published by admin on Fri, 10/26/2018 - 3:04pm

BRAIDWOOD—Dianne Seybert (nee Pope), 75, of Braidwood, passed away Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 at her home.  
Dianne was born June 11, 1943 at the family home in Braceville, to Alfred, Sr. and Hazel (nee Jones) Pope.  
Dianne worked as a waitress around the area and also for the bus service, such as Ryder and Illinois Central as a monitor for special education children.  

Judy McDowell

Published by admin on Fri, 10/26/2018 - 8:31am

WILMINGTON—Judy McDowell, 69, of Wilmington passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 at her home.
Born April 11, 1949 in Russellville, AL, Judy Ann was a daughter of James and Vassie (nee Bishop) Mann.
She was raised and educated in Romeoville, and graduated from Lockport West High School with the Class of 1967. On June 8, 1968, Judy married Troy D. McDowell in Joliet.

Margaret Griffith

Published by admin on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 2:07pm

CUSTER PARK—Margaret Griffith, 75, of Custer Park, passed away Tuesday evening, Oct. 23, 2018 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
Born at home in Yancy, Kentucky on Oct. 5, 1943, Margaret was a daughter of Howard Radford and Mary Louise (Yarborough) Griffith.