William George Harvey "Billy"
Feb 13, 2017
William George Harvey "Billy", 36, of Diamond IL. passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 13, 2017 at Morris Hospital. He was born July 9, 1980 in Brookfield, IL. in the family truck on the way to the hospital. His parents are John W. Harvey Sr. and Pamela Frye Oram. Billy enjoyed animals and had two dogs and many cats. The...
Jonathan A. Rose
Feb 1, 2017
Jonathan A. Rose, 82, of Wilmington, IL. passed away peacefully on February 1, 2017 at his home with his family by his side. He was born October 20, 1934 in Jacksonville, IL. to Wesley and Pearl (Stucker) Rose. He honorably served his country in the United States Air Force. He retired after 55 years as an electrician with the IBEW...
William J. Phillips Jr.
Jan 30, 2017
William J. Phillips Jr., of Orion,IL., formerly of Coal City, passed away January 30, 2017 at Trinity West Medical Center in Rock Island. He was born May 10, 1954 in Morris, IL. to William.Sr. and Evelyn (Liberty) Phillips. He worked as a truck driver for Luke Weber Trucking. William is survived by his two sons Matt (Angie) Phillips and Adam...
Andree J. Messel
Jan 6, 2017
Andree J. Messel, 85, of Coal City passed away peacefully on Friday, January 6, 2017 at Morris Hospital with her family by her side. She was born June 30, 1931 in Morris IL. to B. O'Neal and Maye (Larson) Enger. She worked for many years at the Silver Spoon Restaurant in Joliet. Andree was a serious sports fan, especially enjoying...
Judith A. Vacca Powell
Dec 11, 2016
Judith A. Vacca Powell, 74, of Coal City passed away on Sunday morning, December 11, 2016 at Park Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris. Judith was born January 7, 1942 in Joliet, IL. to Dominick and Agnes (Ryan) Vacca. She married Eugene Powell in 1970 in Morris. She worked for many years in Quality Control at Brownie Products in...
James N. Drumm
Dec 8, 2016
James N. Drumm, 95, of Coal City, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the Manteno Veteran's Home in Manteno. James was born July 23, 1921 in Karbers Ridge, IL. to the late Elmer and Elva (Baldwin) Drumm. He married Luella Harner on May 29, 1958. He served his country honorably with the United States Army during World...
Bonnie Marie Clausen
Nov 15, 2016
Bonnie Marie Clausen, 58, of Worth, IL. passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights. She was born May 16, 1958 in Chicago, IL. to Arnold and LaVerne (Graffy) Clausen. Bonnie enjoyed playing dice, especially Bunco with her friends. She loved music and going out to eat. She enjoyed children and was like a...
Colleen Ann Hennessy-Davidson
Oct 14, 2016
Colleen Ann Davidson (nee) Hennessy, 61, of Coal City passed away at her home, after a courageous battle with cancer, on Friday, October 14th 2016. She was born on July 13,1955 to the late Albert and Therese Hennessy. Colleen graduated from St. Joseph School of Nursing in 1976 and was employed by St. Joseph Hospital for 40 years. She enjoyed...
Glenn A. Weaver
Oct 13, 2016
Glenn A. Weaver, 43 of Diamond, passed away unexpectedly on October 13, 2016 at his home. Glenn was born February 25, 1973 in Evergreen Park, IL. to Gary L. Weaver Sr. and Marilyn Zapp. He was a genius working with his hands as a mechanic. There was nothing broken that he couldn't fix. He was currently employed by Chicago Aerosol....
William L. "Billy" Bumgardner
Oct 9, 2016
William L. "Billy" Bumgardner, 35 of Chicago, formerly of Carbon Hill, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at his residence. He was born August 22, 1981 in Joliet, IL. a son of Charles Bumgardner and Phyllis (Farmer) Poole. He attended Coal City Schools, graduating in 2000. Billy was a musician, playing drums for the bands Lord Mantis, of...
Dennis Mark Neary
Oct 2, 2016
Dennis Mark Neary, 66, of Coal City passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home. Dennis was born July 11, 1950 in Morris to Edwin and Marilyn (Manning) Neary. He attended Morris schools and Joliet Junior College. He married Cathy L. Johnson on May 12, 1973 in Morris. Dennis started his career in law enforcement...
Kathryn C. "Cheri" Redfearn
Aug 24, 2016
Kathryn C. "Cheri" Redfearn , 67, of Diamond passed away Thursday, August 24, 2016 at her home. She was born November 3, 1948 in Joliet IL. to Fredrick "Bill" and Regina (Gallagher) Redfearn. She worked with the Illinois State Police District 5 Joliet as a telecommunicator/ supervisor until her retirement. She enjoyed going to Disney World in Florida twice yearly....
Sandra L. Ruhl
Aug 22, 2016
Sandra L. Ruhl, 64, of Coal City passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, August 22, 2016 with her family at her side. Sandy was born February 12, 1952 in Blue Island, IL. to Richard and Nellie (VanDuersen) Evensen. She grew up and attended school in Riverdale, IL. She married Michael E. Ruhl on January 31, 1970 in Chicago....
Dale W. Fehrenbacher
Aug 15, 2016
Dale W. Fehrenbacher, 79, of Rocky Mount, MO. passed away at 11:25 a.m. Monday, August 15, 2016, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO. Dale was born January 21, 1937 in Wendelin, IL., the son the late of Lorne B. and Mary V. (Klingler) Fehrenbacher. He married Anita Sue Conyer. He worked for and retired from the Carpenters Union...
Garry Anthony Bennett
Jul 13, 2016
Garry Bennett, 72 of Goose Lake, passed away on July 13, 2016 at his residence. He was born June 29, 1944 in Chance, KY. to Jake and Jewel (Thomas) Bennett. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Sandy; three children Dawn (Thomas) Siwek, Sean (Diane) Bennett and Shannon Rutkowski; seven grandchildren Raven Bennett, Zachary George, Ryan Rutkowski, Aidan...
George Albert Louis Bartnik
Jun 21, 2016
George Albert Louis Bartnik, 93 of Braidwood, passed away on Tuesday June 21, 2016 at Heritage Health in Streator. He was born October 10, 1922 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Chicago to the late Adam Joseph Bartnik and Anastasia (Ledin) Bartnik. George lived at 5120 S. Whipple Street in the family home built by his grandfather Albert Ledin. He attended...
Kelsey Marie Allison
May 28, 2016
Kelsey Marie Allison, 18, of Braidwood, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016 in Morris. She was born on December 20, 1997 to Christopher Allison and Jennifer Steele. She was currently a student at Wilmington High School. Kelsey had many interests and goals. She had a passion for drawing. As the sister of a child with a handicap, she decided...
Suzanne Cassani
May 17, 2016
Suzanne Cassani, 68, of Goose Lake, passed away peacefully May 17, 2016 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home with her family at her side. She was born on August 20, 1947 in Joliet, Illinois to Earl and Cecile Riel Pumphrey. She married Eugene Cassani on November 25, 1967 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Joliet. She worked for almost...
Gary A. Simons
Apr 4, 2016
Gary A. Simons, 69, of Coal City, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at Morris Hospital. He was born on August 21, 1946 in Amboy, Illinois to Clifford Simons and Theresa Grennan Unger. He served his country honorably as a Sergeant in the United States Airforce during the Vietnam era. Gary married Kathleen Leve on January 22, 1966 at the...
Jacob A. Bulanda
Apr 3, 2016
Jacob Andrew Bulanda, 24, of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, IL. He was born on July 15, 1991 in Chicago Heights, IL. to Mark Bulanda and Susan (Rolniak) Bulanda. He attended Plainfield Elementary school and graduated from Gardner High School. He was a car lot manager for Ultimate Rides...
