Obituaries

Thomas J. Markle

Published by admin on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 10:57am

WILMINGTON–Thomas J. Markle, 93, of Wilmington, passed away Friday morning, Aug. 23, 2019 at Aperion Care in Wilmington.
Born July 8, 1926 in Williston, Tennessee, Thomas Jackson was a veteran of the United States Army who served during World War II. He married Minnie Elizabeth Privette on Oct. 27, 1945 in Mississippi, was a member of Island City Baptist Church in Wilmington, and retired from Caterpillar Tractor Company following 30 years of service. In his free time, Tom enjoyed carpentry work and spending time with his buddies at Burger King.

Yolanda "Lunda" Valiente

Published by admin on Thu, 09/05/2019 - 9:29am

COAL CITY–Yolanda “Lunda” Valiente, 93, of Coal City, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 at Heritage Health in Dwight.

Debra Ann Wood

Published by admin on Wed, 09/04/2019 - 2:56pm

REDDICK–Debra Ann Wood, (nee Kubitscheck), 65, of Reddick passed away suddenly Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 at her home.
She was born Aug. 3, 1954 in Chicago to the late Victor and Hiertha Kubitschek.
Debra was previously employed by the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant as a security guard. She enjoyed fishing, bicycling, and gardening. Debra was an animal lover and loved her cats most of all.

Robin L. Petty-Day

Published by admin on Tue, 09/03/2019 - 3:55pm

COAL CITY—Robin L. Petty-Day, 56, of Coal City, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 at Rush University Medical Center.
Robin worked as a waitress at County Charm in New Lenox for over 25 years. She was a people person at heart. Her husband lovingly referred to Robin as a warrior with a heart of servitude. Robin was a loyal and generous person who never met a stranger. Above all, Robin loved her family fiercely, they were her entire life.

John H. Pfeiffer

Published by admin on Tue, 09/03/2019 - 3:20pm

WILMINGTON—John H. Pfeiffer, “Jackie,” 84, of Wilmington, passed away Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 at Clark Manor Rehabilitation Center in Chicago.

Lauraine L. Larson

Published by admin on Tue, 09/03/2019 - 1:14pm

COAL CITY—Lauraine L. “Jane” Larson, 86, of Coal City, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 at Heritage Health in Dwight.
She was born on Jan. 16, 1933 in Coal City to Clyde and Lucille (nee Coleson) Miller. Jane married Dale “Swede” Larson on April 12, 1952. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking for her family and friends. She was an avid reader and enjoyed her programs on the television. Most of all, Jane was a loving wife and mother and grandmother.

Kathleen Turner

Published by admin on Sun, 09/01/2019 - 1:08pm

MORRIS—Kathleen Ann Turner, 54, of Morris, left this world and stepped into eternity on Aug. 28, 2019. She was cherished by big sister, Maureen (Frank) Perucca, of Braidwood and adored by nieces: Vanessa (Mark) Prinz, of La Grange; Sara (Tony) Heiserman, of Lemont and Amanda (Ross) Perak, of La Grange. She was also deeply loved by uncle Hugh (Judy) Mulligan, of Coal City and uncle Kenneth Turner, of Naperville; devoted caregiver, Stella Hardy, and many great-nieces and nephews, cousins and lifelong friends.

Linda Miller

Published by admin on Sun, 09/01/2019 - 12:57pm

COAL CITY—Linda Rhosan (nee Horwedel) Miller, 63, of Coal City, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, surrounded by her family after a hard-fought battle with cancer.

Charles Calhoun

Published by admin on Tue, 08/27/2019 - 2:55pm

WILMINGTON—Charles “Butch” Calhoun, 60, of Wilmington, passed away Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
Born Jan. 22, 1959 in Joliet, Charles Allen was the son of Raymond and Della (nee Warriner) Calhoun. He was raised and educated in Wilmington and married Julie Wallace on Aug. 2, 1997. Butch enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing, and collecting knives.

Paul J. Avelis

Published by admin on Tue, 08/27/2019 - 12:10pm

GODLEY—Paul J. Avelis, 55, of Godley and formerly of the Matteson and Crete area, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 at his home.
Born Jan. 24, 1964 in Chicago, Paul Julian was a son of Julian and Shirley Ann (Matokar) Avelis. He was a graduate of Crete-Monee High School and went on to attend the University of Illinois.
He was a veteran of the United States Army, and honorably served from 1982 until 1985.