Obituary Listing

Sep 30, 2022

Peter "Pete" Lawrence Kodat, lifelong farmer in Grundy County and past Goose Lake Township Supervisor, Illinois, passed away Friday, September 30, 2022 at Lightways Hospice Care in Joliet IL. Born August 19, 1948 to Leonard Kodat and Mary Walsh Kodat, Pete was the youngest of five children. He lived his entire life on the farm lands of Grundy County...

Sep 16, 2022

Arlette L. (nee Taiclet) Testa, age 90, of Morris, IL. passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

She was born on June 14, 1932 in Joudreville, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France to Marcel and Alice (nee Robert) Taiclet. Arlette married James E. Testa in her hometown in France. Together, after Jim's service in the United...

Aug 25, 2022

Marie T. Roppo, age 80 of Diamond, IL passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at her home, surrounded by her loved ones.

She was born on March 25, 1942 in Chicago to John L. and Phyllis (nee Guido) Calabrese. She grew up and attended schools in Chicago. After graduation, Marie began her working career as...

Aug 23, 2022

Avis A. Brancato, age 86 of Coal City, IL passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at her home, surrounded by her family.

She was born on August 30, 1935 on the family farm to William T. and Laura H. (nee Pierard) Swanson.  She married Sam J. Brancato on August 12, 1956 at the Assumption Catholic...

Aug 22, 2022

John Dennis "JD" Pavlis, age 75 of Coal City, IL passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022 at Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet.  He was born in Joliet IL on August 19, 1947 to the late John Harold and Vera Sue Pavlis.

John was a retired fifty year member of Labor's Local 75.  He was a car...

Aug 12, 2022

Edward P. Carlo Sr., age 78, of Braceville, IL. passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Morris Hospital.

He was born on August 25, 1943 in Chicago, IL. to Phillip V. and Helen (nee Malinowski) Carlo. Edward grew up as one of six children. After high school, he served his country honorably in the United...

Aug 12, 2022

John F. Gubbins, age 72, of Coal City, IL., passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Morris Hospital.

He was born on January 19, 1950 in Chicago, IL. to John F. Sr. and Jean (nee Walsh) Gubbins. He grew up in Oak Park, IL. and graduated from Oak Park High School. He served his...

Aug 11, 2022

James E. Papesh, age 74, of Morris, IL. passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Jim was born on March 28, 1948 in Joliet, IL. to Valentine and Lorraine (nee Ward) Papesh. He served his country honorably in the United States Army, stationed in Germany during the Vietnam Era. Jim worked...

Jul 28, 2022

Timothy E. "Timmy" Smith, age 48, of Diamond, IL. passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, July 28, 2022.

He was born on December 31, 1973 in Lemont, IL. to Terry E. and Kathleen A. (nee Cassani) Smith. He grew up in the Coal City area and graduated from Coal City High School Class of 1992....

Jun 28, 2022

John A. Cressman Jr., age 79, of Naperville, IL. passed away peacefully at his home on June 28, 2022 with his wife at his side.

He was born on December 12, 1942 in Northampton, PA. to John A. Sr. and Irma R. (nee Green) Cressman. John and his family lived in Port Huron, MI while he was...

Jun 23, 2022

Anthony Joseph "AJ" Manietta,  age 88, of Coal City, IL passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, IL with his loving family by his side. He was born on March 18, 1934 to the late Rose (Persak) and Anton Manietta.

AJ was a lifelong resident of Coal City, graduating...

Jun 16, 2022

Sandra Sue Bennett "Sandy", age 73 of Morris, IL, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, June 16, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born on November 14, 1948 to Denward and Robertine Little in Weeksbury , KY.

Sandy worked most of her life in management and excelled at it. She enjoyed life to the...

Jun 11, 2022

David L. Kramer, age 70 of Coal City, IL. passed away at his home on June 11, 2022.

He was born in Joliet, IL. on June 25, 1951 to Raymond C. and Frances A. (nee Galbraith) Kramer.  David was a lifelong resident of Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School. He developed a major interest...

Apr 21, 2022

Dale E. Offdenkamp, age 67 of Coal City, IL passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, April 21, 2022.

He was born at Ingalls Hospital in Harvey, IL on November 2, 1955 to Charles and Eloise (nee Marshall) Offdenkamp and he grew up in that area with his brothers and sister. Dale married Sandra L. Daniels...

Apr 14, 2022

Dolores Bolsega, age 91, of Morris, IL passed away on Thursday morning, April 14, 2022 at Lake Michigan Senior Living in Ludington, MI.

She was born on March 14, 1931 in Chicago to the late Anton "Duke" and Rose (nee Andreoni) Katkus. She was raised in Chicago, graduating from Harrison High School. Dolores married Edward Bolsega on...

Apr 6, 2022

Lannie R. Spreitzer, known to all as L.R., age 60 of Coal City, IL., formerly of Elwood, passed away at Morris Medical Center early Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in the arms of his loving wife and surrounded by his children.

He was born August 31, 1961 in Joliet to Ray and Sue Spreitzer. Lannie grew up with...

Apr 4, 2022

Dennis J. Siebersma, age 64, of Coal City, IL. passed away on April 4, 2022 in Wilmington Twp.

He was born on May 8, 1957 in Sheldon, IA. to Julius and Anna Mae (nee Vanderwilt) Siebersma. He and his family lived in the Sheldon area before making Coal City their home. Dennis graduated from Coal City High...

Mar 23, 2022

Craig M. Holmes, age 49 of Waukegan, IL. formerly of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

He was born on May 22, 1972 in Joliet, IL. to David Holmes and Donna (nee Ross) Togliatti. He was a graduate of Coal City High School Class of 1990. Craig served in the...

Mar 12, 2022

Raymond L. Tira, age 69 years, of Coal City, IL. passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at his residence.

He was born on January 25, 1953 in Joliet, IL. to John J. and Mary (nee Galbraith) Tira. He was a graduate of Joliet Junior College and Illinois State University with a degree in Business Administration/Industrial Technology....

Mar 4, 2022

Patrick Jay Jacobs, age 79, of Prior Lake, MN passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, March 4, 2022 with his devoted wife holding his hand.

Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at All Saints Catholic Church in Madison Lake. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service....