Obituaries

May 22, 2016

LeRoy Lohmann, age 88, of Peotone, formerly of Beecher, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Beecher Manor, Beecher, IL.

LeRoy was born on October 11, 1927 in Beecher, IL, the son of the late Henry and Rosa (Schmidt) Lohmann. He married the late Marjorie J. (Klemme) Lohmann on April 21, 1951 in Beecher,...

May 1, 2016

Anthony “Tony” B. Issert, age 79, of Peotone, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Riverside Senior Life Community in Bourbonnais, IL.

He was born on September 8, 1936 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, the son of the late Jules Phillip and Marie Ange (Fortin) Issert. Tony was a retired grain and cattle...

Apr 29, 2016

Marjorie J. Lohmann, age 83, of Peotone, formerly of Beecher, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016 at VITAS Hospice at Franciscan St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights.

Marjorie was born on October 21, 1932 in Hanover Twp., IN, the daughter of the late Elmer W. and Melba R. (Dierking) Klemme. She married LeRoy Lohmann...

Apr 21, 2016

Leonard H. Beck, Sr., age 90, of Monee, formerly of Burnham, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at his home. He was born on May 21, 1925 in Woodville, Michigan, the son of the late George and Emma (Chartrand) Beck. He married his wife, Pauline (Pfantz) Beck on November 13, 1948 in Marshalltown, Iowa. Leonard was...

Apr 19, 2016

Gladys Mae Knickrehm, age 87, of Peotone, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Miller Health Care Center in Kankakee.

She was born on May 6, 1928 in Manhattan, IL, the daughter of the late Fred and Minnie (Betttenhausen) Krapf. She married the late Kenneth H. Knickrehm on June 17, 1951 at the Green...

Apr 18, 2016

Christopher Joseph Kurowski, age 48, of Peotone, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2016. He was born on February 10, 1968 in Blue Island, IL. Christopher was an avid Chicago Cubs fan.

He is survived by his parents, Kenneth and Virginia (Jecman) Kurowski of Park Forest. Christopher is also survived by his wife, Gayle (Halverson)...

Apr 15, 2016

Doris H. Hawryluk, age 85, of Peotone, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2016 at Beecher Manor Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born on February 13, 1931 in Joliet, IL, the daughter of the late Michael and Mable (Kirstein) Gallagher. She married the late Wesley R. Hawryluk on March 5, 1949 in Manhattan,...

Apr 14, 2016

Carol Ruth (Rosin) Cann, age 78, of Milford, formerly of Peotone, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka, IL.

She was born on March 13, 1938 in Mountain Lake, MN, the daughter of the late Elmer and Verna (Langerman) Rosin. She married the late Ralph E. Cann on September...

Apr 3, 2016

Susan J. Young, age 74, of Peotone, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

She was born on July 28, 1941 in Chicago, the daughter of the late Samuel and Edith (Johnson) Boston.

She is survived by her husband, Orville W. Young of Peotone; her children, Brian...

Mar 31, 2016

Dennis F. Ziems, age 66, of Peotone, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 31, 2016 in Clarksville, TN.

He was born on November 14, 1949 in Chicago Heights, IL, the son of the late Clarence Louis and Patricia Kathleen (Soukup) Ziems. He was retired from Thrall Car Manufacturing after 30 years working as a supervisor....

Mar 26, 2016

Charles W. Burger, age 80, of Peotone, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Momence Meadows Nursing Center in Momence, IL.

He was born on September 7, 1935 in Chicago, IL, the son of the late William and Grace (Inman) Burger. He retired from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service...

Mar 24, 2016

John J. Van Etten, Age 70, of Peotone, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at his home. He was born on October 19, 1945 in Chicago, the son of the late Norman Henry and Phyllis Jean (Asher) Van Etten.

He was a US Army Veteran serving from 1963-1966 stationed in Germany. He worked as...

Mar 19, 2016

Lyle Dean Wilke, 79, of Peotone, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the Cottages of New Lenox.

He was born Sept. 13, 1936, in Peotone, the only son of Chris and Amanda (Most) Wilke. Lyle married Janet Plagge on January 10, 1959, in Beecher.

Mr. Wilke was a retired farmer and...

Mar 17, 2016

Chad Carder, 47 of Peotone, IL passed away Thursday March 17, 2016 at Presence St. Mary Hospital in Kankakee, IL. Chad was born on November 4, 1968 in Lincoln, IL the son of Duane and Clem Carder. He is survived by his wife Deborah Carder, his parents and his brother Scot (Amber) Carder. Many adoring nieces, nephews...

Feb 29, 2016

Anna Marie “Babe” Helt, age 89, of Peotone, passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.

She was born on January 28, 1927 in Joliet, IL, the daughter of the late Clarence and Frances (Reiter) Kestel and grew up in Manhattan, IL. She married the late Edward William Helt...

Feb 18, 2016

David Grabs, age 66, of Peotone, passed away at home with all his loving family surrounding him on Thursday, February 18, 2016. He was born on June 28, 1949 in Evergreen Park, the son of the late Fredrich and Mavis (Rowe) Grabs. He was one of six children with four sisters and one brother.

He...

Feb 17, 2016

Marie Wille, age 93, of Peotone, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Presence St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee. She was born on July 22, 1922, the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Koerner) Younker.

She is survived by her son, Bruce Wille of Peotone and many nieces and nephews and great nieces...

Feb 15, 2016

Beverly Ann Haase, age 76, of Morris; formerly of Peotone, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 at Morris Hospital in Morris, IL.

She was born on February 9, 1940 in Peotone, the daughter of the late Lyle and Miriam (Deininger) Cann. She was a bookkeeper formerly working at Bate-Carstens Realty and Evergreen Sod Farm...

Feb 12, 2016

J. Clifford Oliver, age 82, of Peotone, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Provena Our Lady of Victory in Bourbonnais.

He was born on October 25, 1933 in Kankakee County, the son of the late Fred J. and Martha (Tank) Oliver. He married Joan (Schroeder) Oliver on April 26, 1953 at Immanuel United...

Feb 3, 2016

Bernice Werner, age 93, of rural Peotone, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

Bernice was born on December 6, 1922 in Kankakee, the daughter of the late Maurice and Louise DuVoisin. She married the late Wilbur P. Werner on November 14, 1942 in Kankakee. He preceded her in...