Obituaries

MORRIS—Richard H. Hexdall, 79, of Morris, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago with his nieces at his side.
Richard Herbert Hexdall was born on March 17, 1946, in Morris, the son of Chester and Helen Louise (Flatness) Hexdall. He was raised in Lisbon, where he received his early education, and later graduated from Morris Community High School with the class of 1964.

WILMINGTON—Norma Siebring, 92, of Wilmington, formerly of Watseka and Cissna Park, IL, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, IL.
Norma Irene was born on Feb. 4, 1934, in Cissna Park, IL, to Albert and Edna (Sturm) Luehrsen. She was raised in Watseka, where she attended school and graduated from Watseka High School with the Class of 1952. On July 1, 1956, Norma married the love of her life, the late Charles Siebring, in Watseka. Together in Wilmington they shared many years of love and raised their family.

WILMINGTON—Dave Schultz, 65, of Wilmington, passed Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 at Lightways Hospice Inpatient Unit in Joliet, following a brief diagnosis of stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Born Jan. 2, 1961, in Chicago, David Edward was a son of Edward Aloysius and Hazel Marie (Tinnell) Schultz. He was raised in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago and attended Orr High School. In 1980, Dave relocated with his family to Wilmington when they accepted a position as caretakers of Lake Will. He later graduated from Wilmington High School with the class of 1982.

Charlotte Ann (Trofimchuck) Curtis (née Vaira), 92, passed away peacefully on Feb. 5, 2026, under the loving care of Lightways Hospice at Serenity Estates in Morris.
She was born Aug. 10, 1933, to Anton and Lucy Vaira in South Wilmington. She graduated Gardner-South Wilmington High school in 1951 than in August of 1955 she married Frances A Trofimchuck and together had five children.