Obituaries

Mary K. Kiper

Published by admin on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 4:14pm

WILMINGTON—Mary K. Kiper, 86, of Wilmington, formerly of Kentucky, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at home with her family at her side.
Born May 24, 1932 in Short Creek, KY, Mary Katherine was a daughter of Garfield and Bessie (nee Hayes) Pool. She was raised and educated in Duff, KY, and would marry George C. Kiper on Oct. 24, 1948. Together they would make a home and raise their six children in Short Creek, and later relocate to Leitchfield, KY once the children were raised. Mary moved to Wilmington in 1999, following her husband’s passing on April 19, 1998.

Tina Pippin

Published by admin on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 2:56pm

WILMINGTON—Tina Pippin, 91, of Wilmington, and formerly of Chicago and Burnham, IL, as well as Schererville, IN, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Presence Our Lady of Victory in Bourbonnais.
Born Aug. 29, 1927 in Chicago, Taneta Gertrude “Tina” was a daughter of Tony and Anna (Makalusa) Liberto.
Tina was a former member of St. Francis de Paula; will be remembered as a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan, and cherished every opportunity to follow her grandkids in all of their sports and activities.

Alton McArdle Jr.

Published by admin on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 12:26pm

BLUE ISLAND—Alton John “Al” McArdle Jr., “Mac,” 76, of Blue Island, IL, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019.

Florentine Margaret Chally

Published by admin on Thu, 04/18/2019 - 1:06pm

MORRIS— Florentine Margaret Chally “Flo”, 88, of Morris, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 16, 2019 at Heritage Health in Dwight.
Born Dec. 21, 1930 in Chicago, Florentine Margaret was a daughter of Paul and Helen (Gonka) Satera. She was raised and educated in Chicago and worked as a switchboard operator for Illinois Bell for 10 years.
It was in 1967 that Flo moved to Morris, and she worked as an administrator for the Grundy County C.E.T.A. Program and also drove a school bus transporting children with special needs.

Florence Kennedy

Published by admin on Mon, 04/15/2019 - 12:03pm

BRACEVILLE—Florence Evelyn (Mason) Kennedy, 101, of Braceville, passed away peacefully Friday, April 12, 2019 at Amita Adventist Medical Center in Bolingbrook, with family at her bedside.
She was born Nov. 4, 1917 in her grandmother’s home in Salem, OR and spent her early childhood in the territory of Alaska before settling in Richey, IL. Florence Evelyn was a daughter of Harry Mason and Jessie (Waggoner) (Mason) Kelly. She graduated from Reed-Custer High School and went on to earn her teaching certificate from Illinois State University in Normal.

Robert L. Ferrari

Published by admin on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 1:30pm

COAL CITY— Robert L. Ferrari, 74, of Coal City, passed away at his home on Wednesday evening, April 10, 2019, surrounded by his family.
Bob was born Jan. 29, 1945 in Joliet, to Silvio and Madalyn (nee Pohl) Ferrari. He served his country honorably during the Vietnam War Era in the United States Navy with the CB's.
He married his partner in life, Catherine T. Fioritto, in 1972. He was a retired carpenter with Local #916. Bob was fond of taking rides through the country, checking on the crops. He enjoyed his children and grandchildren.

Michael Witherington

Published by admin on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 9:25am

MORRIS— Michael “Whiz” Witherington, 60, of Morris passed away Wednesday April 10, 2019 at his home.
Born Jan. 17, 1959 in Morris, Michael Lee was a son of Albert and Lois (nee Kline) Witherington. He was raised and educated in Morris, and attended Morris High School. He was a hard and dedicated worker, who spent parts of his career with ALCOA, Alumax, and Brandt’s Body Shop, before gaining employment with Peterson Farms in 2012. On Aug. 31, 2017 Whiz married Gina Marie Robison in Ottawa.

Ellen Marie Overton

Published by admin on Thu, 04/11/2019 - 9:21am

HILLSBORO— Ellen M. (Kent) Overton, 59, of Hillsboro, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at 11:17 p.m. at Montgomery Nursing and Rehab Center, Hillsboro.
Mrs. Overton was born on May 13, 1959 in Joliet, to Shirley and Legoria Kent.  She was a 1977 Graduate of Hillsboro High School and worked as an Office Manager at DC Waste.  

Patrick Woulfe

Published by admin on Thu, 04/11/2019 - 9:03am

BRAIDWOOD— Patrick Woulfe, 85, of Braidwood, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
Born May 23, 1933 in Ireland to Maurice and Mary (nee Falahee) Woulfe.  Patrick was a 50 year member of the Immaculate Conception Church, and also a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Braidwood Lions Club.  
Pat worked for the State of Illinois as a Highway Maintainer for 27 years.  After retiring, he worked at the Braidwood Recreation Club as a gate guard.  

Maridean Barton

Published by admin on Wed, 04/10/2019 - 10:00am

DWIGHT— Maridean (Coartney) Barton, 91, of Dwight, passed away peacefully   at Heritage Woods on Tuesday, April 9, 2019,  with her family by her side.
She was born on July 10, 1927 in Charleston, to Irvin Clem and Jessie (nee Roberts) Coartney. She grew up in Southern Illinois before residing in Wilmington and Coal City. Maridean married Richard “Bud” Barton Sr. on Dec. 9, 1950 in Wilmington where they settled and went on to raise their four children.