Obituaries

Conrad Stanley

Published by admin on Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:17pm

SOUTH WILMINGTON—Conrad Stanley, 68, of South Wilmington, formerly of Colorado and Wyoming, passed way Monday, April 7, 2025 at Ascension Saint Mary Hospital in Kankakee.
The family will receive friends at Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 E. Kahler Rd., in Wilmington on Friday, April 11, 2025 from 4 p.m. until the time of funeral service at 7 p.m.
Cremation rites will be accorded following the funeral services.

John W. Harvey

Published by admin on Tue, 04/08/2025 - 11:01am

BRAIDWOOD—John W. “Johnny” Harvey, 52, of Braidwood, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2025 surrounded by his family at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn.
Born Feb. 2, 1973, in Morris, John “Johnny” William Harvey Jr, was the son of John “Jack” (Denise) Harvey and Pam (Brad) Oram.
Johnny dedicated himself to his work at Industrial Parts Group, hitting his first million dollars in sales on November of 2019,
He enjoyed fishing, working on his Camaro’s, Pebbles and Hard Core 2 and all things racing. Johnny’s greatest joy came from spending time with his family.

Cheri Lynn Widlacki

Published by admin on Tue, 04/08/2025 - 8:43am

ESSEX—Cheri Lynn Kiukman Widlacki, 62, of Essex, and formerly of Crestwood and Bourbonnais, passed away surrounded by her children on April 4, 2025 at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL.

Thomas E. Bradley

Published by admin on Tue, 04/08/2025 - 8:40am

WILMINGTON—Thomas E. Bradley, 65, of Wilmington, formerly of Chicago, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet with family by his side.

Bryan Hendrex

Published by admin on Fri, 04/04/2025 - 9:08am

MORRIS—Bryan Hendrex, 59, of Morris, passed away April 2, 2025, at his home. He was born Nov. 4, 1965, in Joliet, the son of Dora (nee Heck) and Paul Hendrex.
Bryan grew up in Braceville, graduated high school, and attended technical school to become an auto mechanic. He owned and operated Bryan’s Autoworld in Braidwood for 32 years and had many loyal customers. He enjoyed cheering on the Cubs, the Bears, and especially loved watching NASCAR. He also worked on local race cars in the pits at Grundy County Speedway on Friday nights.

Anna Mae Winke

Published by admin on Wed, 04/02/2025 - 11:22am

GARDNER—Anna Mae Winke, of Gardner, formerly of Lake Shannon, Reddick, IL and Lockport, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 surrounded by her family.
Born Nov. 20, 1931 in Logansport, IN, She was the daughter of William Pumel and Cora (nee Rinehart) Pumel-Albertson. Anna married the love of her life, Edward F. Winke on Aug. 23, 1948, and he passed away April 22, 2012.

Doug Macdonald

Published by admin on Tue, 04/01/2025 - 11:57am

MORRIS—Doug Macdonald, 74, of Morris, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at his home.
Born Nov. 21, 1950 in Morris, Douglas Paul was a son of Robert and Natalie (Eckland) Macdonald. He was raised and educated in Morris, graduated from Morris Community High School with the class of 1968, and attended Eastern Illinois University. On June 9, 1973 Doug married Elizabeth “Betty” Mason in Libertyville, IL. Together they would establish their family and make their home in Morris.

Judith Bedford

Published by admin on Fri, 03/28/2025 - 10:28am

SPARTA, IL— Judith “Judy” Bedford, 78, of Sparta, IL passed away March 25, 2025 in Sparta.
Judy was born May 15, 1946 in Zeigler, IL the daughter of Harlen Bonner and Lois (Williams) Blount.
Judy was a real estate agent with Onorato real Estate Agency in Coal City. She loved fishing with her grandchildren and was the proud owner of the Majestic Fishing and Hunting Club. Judy was a fantastic cook and enjoyed driving in her convertible with her stuffed rabbit, Peter. Although she was never a cat person, Judy loved her adopted rescue cat, Tigger.

Bruce Egeland

Published by admin on Fri, 03/28/2025 - 9:17am

MORRIS—Bruce E. Egeland, 73, of Morris, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet.
Born on July 18, 1951, in Morris, Bruce Eugene was the son of Roy and Ardelle (Johnson) Egeland. He was raised in Morris and graduated from Morris High School with the Class of 1969. On June 30, 1973, he married the love of his life, Debra Ziegenfuss, and together they built a home filled with love and cherished memories.

Clarence Kinkin, Jr.

Published by admin on Thu, 03/27/2025 - 1:38pm

WILMINGTON—Clarence Kinkin, Jr., “Butch” “King Kong”, 76, of Wilmington, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. Born on Nov. 11, 1948 to Clarence and Doris (nee Cook) Kinkin, Sr. On April 18, 1970 he married Margie Alldread in Braidwood and together they made their home and raised their family on Essex Road in Wilmington. He began his career at Celfibe which became Celetrex in Wilmington and was then employed by Vandenberg Foods. In 2015 he ended his career and retired from Wilmington School District where he had been employed as a janitor.