Category: Tributes

Maureen E. Herman, 75, of Clifton, formerly of Chicago and Tinley Park, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at her home. Born on August 16, 1946, in Chicago, she was the daughter of Maurice W. and Eva K. Davis Lee. Maureen worked for the Cook County Public Defender’s Office at 26th and California as a […]

Fidel E. Desiderio, 60, of Bourbonnais, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022, after a long battle with COVID-19 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. Born on August 23, 1961, in Leon GTO, Mexico, he graduated in 1980 from Bloom Trail High School in Chicago Heights. Fidel worked for the railroad industry for 33 years and […]

Linda Mary Schmitt, born June 23, 1958, died December 22, 2021, after a battle with cancer. We lost Linda way too soon. Linda was born in Chicago, in 1958, and moved to Beecher in 1970. She was a graduate of Beecher High School, where she met Steve, a Beecher native. Steve was her high school sweetheart and […]

William F. Becker, 89, of Grant Park, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Miller Rehabilitation Center in Kankakee. Born July 1, 1932, in Grant Park, he was the son of William C. and Wilhelmina Schultz Becker. William was a farmer his entire life and also was a truck driver. He was a member and […]

Irlas Hobson, 98, of Manteno, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Manteno Springs. Born August 29, 1923, in Homer, she was the daughter of Arthur and Velma Campbell Hillery. Irlas married Jack Hobson on October 11, 1943, in Missouri. He preceded her in death in July 1995. Irlas was a member of the Eastern […]

Donna Coy Hagenow, 69, of Bradley, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, at AMITA St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee. Born July 1, 1952, in Kankakee, she was the daughter of Donald L. and Marjorie M. Courville Coy. She married Steven A. “Steve” Hagenow on July 1, 1972, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Bradley. He […]

Patricia Salrin, 82, of Manteno, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. Born May 20, 1939, in Goodrich, she was the daughter of Isadore and Nora Mae Swanson Bertrand. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manteno and enjoyed playing cards and visiting around town in her […]

Joan F. Krajewski, 77, of Chicago, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Born August 29, 1944, in Chicago, she was the daughter of John A. and Estelle Rusiewski Krajewski. Joan graduated with honors from the Academy of Our Lady High School in Beverly and also graduated from Barat […]

William W. Bridges, 73, of Peotone and formerly of Dolton, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on July 5, 1948, in Chicago, he was the son of Woodrow and Marian McAlister Bridges. William was a United States Army Veteran and served during the Vietnam War. […]

Ferne M. Cann, 97, of Peotone, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Beecher on September 9, 1924, she was the daughter of Gustave and Martha Hoppensteadt Bernhard. She was a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ in Peotone, past president of the Peotone […]