Obituaries

Lorene Deterding-Ayers

Published by admin on Fri, 07/16/2021 - 8:45am

BRAIDWOOD— Lorene “Lori” Deterding-Ayers, 53, of Braidwood, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at Morris Hospital in Morris. Born Oct.. 23, 1967 in Joliet, to the late Larry and Carol Ann (nee Vaira) Deterding. She graduated from Reed-Custer High School and previously drove a school bus for the 255U school district. Member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Braidwood. Lori loved playing games on her iPad and also enjoyed bird watching. She had a love for dogs, especially her three, Snooky, Gizmo, and Beauty.

Thomas Toler

Published by admin on Thu, 07/15/2021 - 9:00am

BRAIDWOOD—Thomas Toler, 68, of Braidwood, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at his home. Born on April 9, 1953 in East St. Louis, IL to the late John and Betty Louise (nee Harrell) Toler. He retired from the Laborers Local 75. He married Judy Bryant on Sept. 27, 2002 in Braidwood. Tom enjoyed fishing, wood crafting, mowing, NASCAR, poker and euchre.

William E. Neese Sr.

Published by admin on Tue, 07/13/2021 - 2:55pm

WILMINGTON—William E. Neese Sr., 82, of Wilmington, passed away Monday, July 12, 2021 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. He graduated from Wilmington High School and joined the United States Army. He was an avid Boy Scout Leader for over 20 years. William enjoyed woodworking, black powder shooting, boating and fishing.

Dennis Murphy

Published by admin on Tue, 07/13/2021 - 12:11pm

BRAIDWOOD—Dennis M. Murphy, 65, of Braidwood, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021 at his home surrounded by family.

Connie S. Kaveney

Published by admin on Tue, 07/13/2021 - 11:18am

WILMINGTON—Connie S. Kaveney, 86, of Wilmington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at her home.
Born Nov. 7, 1934 in Joliet, Connie was a daughter of Ralph and Evelyn (Amann) Scherer. She attended the Cathedral of St. Raymond’s Catholic School and graduated from Joliet Township High School. On Sept. 28, 1957, Connie married Richard Joseph Kaveney in the Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet, and together they went on to make their home and raise their family in Plainfield.

Daniel E. Yeates

Published by admin on Mon, 07/12/2021 - 1:17pm

WILMINGTON—Daniel E. Yeates, 63, of Wilmington, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, March 1, 2021. He was born June 7, 1957 in Oswego, NY. Soon after graduating high school he enrolled into the United States Coast Guard, serving for four years. He was an avid reader and greatly enjoyed Science Fiction and Westerns.

George F. Lamping

Published by admin on Mon, 07/12/2021 - 1:14pm

MANHATTAN—George F. Lamping, 78, of Manhattan, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021 at the Citadel of Kankakee.
George grew up in Wilmington where he attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and graduated from Wilmington High School. He later became a longtime member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manhattan. He farmed with his father and worked at APSA. George served his country with the U.S. Army during Vietnam. After his service he went to work for Paul H. Schwindiner Construction for 30 years as a Teamster.

Ina M. Tjelle

Published by admin on Thu, 07/08/2021 - 9:58am

SAUNEMIN— Ina M. Tjelle, 84, of Saunemin and formerly of Gardner, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at OSF St. James Medical Center in Pontiac, IL.
Born Feb. 2, 1937 in Morris, Ina Marie was a daughter of Peter C. and Vera (Porter) Hansen. She was raised in Gardner and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School with the Class of 1955. Ina worked for the Fairbury Blade Newspaper before gaining employment with Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, IL, from where she retired.

Michael D. Marizza

Published by admin on Thu, 07/08/2021 - 9:15am

Michael D. Marizza, age 60, of Coal City, passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at Morris Hospital.
He was born on Aug. 8, 1960 in Morris, to Richard Sr. and Sharon (nee Knupp) Marizza. He was raised with his brother and sister in Coal City, graduating from Coal City High School Class of 1978. Mike married Tamera Erickson on November 30, 1990 at the Grundy County Courthouse in Morris. He worked for the Illinois Department of Corrections at both Joliet Prison and Statesville before retiring in 2012.

Myrland O. Bennett

Published by admin on Thu, 07/08/2021 - 9:00am

COAL CITY—Myrland Owen “Mo” Bennett, 92, of Coal City, and formerly of Gary, IN and Joliet, passed away Sunday evening, July 4, 2021.