Obituaries

Jun 6, 2018

Robert R. McCluer, age 76, of Peotone, passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at his home following a long illness.

He was born on October 3, 1941 in Goddard, KS, the son of the late Everett and Grace (Smith) McCluer.  Robert was a registered structural and civil engineer working 20 years at BOCA as the manager...

Jun 5, 2018

Joseph Lee Eschbach, age 67, of Jensen Beach, FL, formerly of Green Garden, IL; passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

He was born on August 11, 1950 in Chicago, IL, the son of the late Joseph E. and Norma Lee (McDoniel) Eschbach. He was a third generation structural steel fabricator...

May 30, 2018

Bernadine Ann Travis, age 78, of Peotone, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at her home.

She was born on May 15, 1940 in Harvey, IL, the daughter of the late Alex and Elizabeth (Sienko) Banaszak.  She married the late Clyde T. Travis on June 8, 1957 in Harvey.  He died on March 24, 1996.  She...

May 25, 2018

Rosemary T. Lippl, age 76, of Peotone, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018 at Franciscan St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights.

She was born on June 20, 1941 in Glasgow, Scotland, the daughter of the late Henry and Mary (McCole) Ferguson.  She was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Peotone and was...

May 24, 2018

Bessie Louise Schubbe, 89, of Greeley, Colo., formerly of Peotone, died Thursday, May 24, 2018, in Greeley.

She was born August 7, 1928, in Ransom, minutes after her twin brother, Jesse. She grew up in the Monee and Peotone area until moving to Colorado in the last year of her life. She was a well-known seamstress in...

May 24, 2018

Bessie Louise Schubbe, 89, of Greeley, Colo., formerly of Peotone, died Thursday, May 24, 2018, in Greeley.

She was born August 7, 1928, in Ransom, minutes after her twin brother, Jesse. She grew up in the Monee and Peotone area until moving to Colorado in the last year of her life. She was a well-known seamstress in...

May 22, 2018

Anthony ”Tony” Cousten, age 28, of Peotone, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 22, 2018.  Tony was born on September 8, 1989 in Hazel Crest.

He is survived by his parents, Tim and Michelle Klecka of Peotone; a sister and brother-in-law, Traca and Ryan McBride of Manteno; 3 brothers, Kyle, Dean and Dustin Klecka of Peotone; his...

May 20, 2018

John Frank Shaules Jr., age 78, of Peotone, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Aperion Care in Wilmington, IL.

He was born on August 6, 1939 in Chicago, the son of the late John F. Sr. and Valeria (Siratovich) Shaules.  He was a retired auto mechanic and also a former school bus driver for the...

May 3, 2018

Carl B. Schmidt, age 75, of Spring Lake, MI, formerly of Monee, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI.

He was born on November 11, 1942 in McAllen, TX, the son of the late Harry C. Sr. and Lucille (Veldkamp) Schmidt.  He was a self-employed businessman and truck...

Apr 19, 2018

Sherry Ann Peterson, age 56, of Peotone, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at her home.

A memorial visitation will be held at the Fedde-Helfrich-Cross Funeral Home on Saturday, April 28 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  A memorial service will be held at 5:00 p.m.  Cremation rites have been accorded.

She was born...

Apr 17, 2018

Roger Allen Mausehund, 69, of Smyrna, DE, died on April 17, 2018 following a long illness.  He was born on August 31, 1948 to Raymond and Dorothy (Kaack) Mausehund of Peotone.  He is survived by his wife Jean; stepsons, Brian (Anna Marie) Mincey and John Moncey; step-daughter, Evelyn Gonser; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Gary and Mike...

Apr 10, 2018

Belle M. Millar, age 86, of Peotone, passed away at her home on Tuesday, April 10, 2018.

She was born on July 15, 1931 in Beecher, the daughter of William and Talitha (Hack) Becker.  She married the late George H. Millar on November 20, 1949.  He passed away on October 23, 2010.  Belle formerly worked at Bennett...

Apr 4, 2018

Barbara J. Koehn, age 77, of Manteno, formerly of Peotone, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Heritage Woods of Manteno.

She was born on August 7, 1940, the daughter of the late Leo and Margaret (Jacobs) Oehlerking.  She worked as a registered nurse for many years.  She was a member of Immanuel United Church of...

Mar 31, 2018

Larry M. Shriey, age 62, of Monee, formerly of Riverdale, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

He is survived by his wife, Diane (nee Parker) Shriey of Monee, his mother, Lillian (nee Kostyn) Shriey of Monee; 4 children, Joseph Shriey of Tinley Park, IL, Michael (Alexandra) Shriey of Houston, TX,...

Mar 31, 2018

Virginia T. Rusnak, age 86, of Peotone, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Presence Our Lady of Victory in Bourbonnais.

She was born on August 22, 1931 in Chicago, the daughter of Peter and Helen (nee Grant) Hatzer.  She worked as an underwriter for CNA Insurance in Chicago retiring after 25 years.  She was of...

Mar 26, 2018

Orville W. Young, age 77, of Manteno, formerly of Peotone, passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018 at Heritage Woods of Manteno.

He was born on November 26, 1940 in Chicago, the son of the late Roy and Frances Young.  He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp.

He is survived by 3...

Mar 15, 2018

George E. Becker, Jr., age 100, of Peotone, passed away at his home on Thursday, March 15, 2018 surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on August 28, 1917 in Monee, IL, the son of the late George Sr. and Elizabeth (Stolzenbach) Becker.  He is survived by his loving wife of nearly 54 years, Loretta E....

Mar 9, 2018

Judy Ann McIntyre, age 59, of Peotone, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018. She was born to the late John William Haley and Mary Ann (Batzek) Haley on July 18, 1958.

Judy was preceded in death by her husband Peter J. McIntyre. She was the loving Mother to sons Shawn, Jason (Jessica) and Jeffery McIntyre; Grandmother...

Mar 7, 2018

Emil Buchmeier Jr., age 89, of Monee, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Vitas Hospice at Franciscan St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights.

He was born on July 24, 1928 in Monee, the son of Emil Sr. and Laura (Hohmann) Buchmeier.  He married the late Peggy D. (Owens) Buchmeier on January 4, 1947 in Monee. ...

Mar 3, 2018

Emery W. Pearson, age 23, of Peotone, formerly of Wilmington and Braidwood, died Saturday, March 3, 2018 due to injuries from an automobile accident.

He was born on November 1, 1994 in Kankakee.  Emery was a third generation truck driver.  He loved riding his grandpa’s motorcycle and especially loved spending time with his daughter, Nova Sky.  He...