Tributes
Remembering those we’ve loved and lost January 1 - March 31, 2026
Tributes
During a family’s time of sorrow, we want to reflect on the lives of those who have recently passed. The Herald-News and theherald-news.com offer a special quarterly feature to commemorate and honor those we have lost.
Tributes
ARichard R. Adamowski Joliet, IL
Kenneth Elmer Alling Joliet, IL
Madeline Adams, 71 Clearwater, FL
November 21, 1954March 11, 2026
James J. Alberico, 77
New Lenox, IL
December 12, 1948March 17, 2026
Marilyn F. (nee Vik) Alwin, 95
New Lenox, IL
October 15, 1930March 15, 2026
Kurtz Memorial Chapel, New Lenox, IL
Alexandra ‘Sandy’ Argoudelis, 70 Joliet, IL
August 5, 1955January 18, 2026
John Nick Argoudelis Joliet, IL
Thomas F. Ariagno Henderson, NV Carlson-HolmquistSayles Funeral Home & Crematory
David Adam Ashby, 42 Joliet, IL
May 27, 1983March 20, 2026
This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in January, February and March 2026. Look for the next Tributes Section on July 11, 2026.
Brant K. Atkinson, 51 Mokena, IL
August 17, 1974February 12, 2026
Sue Caryl Backhoff, 88 Lockport, IL
February 26, 1937December 29, 2025
Michael J. “Bake” Baker, 78 Coal City, IL February 20, 1947February 19, 2026
Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life
Carol M. Baratka Channahon, IL
Douglas Barnett, 77 Joliet, IL
January 9, 1949March 5, 2026
Reeves Fruland and Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory
Obituary & Remembrance Tribute Feature
Andrew K. ‘Andy’ Barr, 87 Plainfield, IL
December 13, 1938March 5, 2026
Barbara J. Bartels, 77 Joliet, IL
October 24, 1948January 24, 2026
Anna Mae Basarich, 86 Frankfort, IL
April 29, 1939February 17, 2026
Kurtz Memorial Chapel, Frankfort, IL
Judith A. (nee Gale) Batusich Crest Hill, IL
Carlson Holmquist
Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Victoria “Vickkii” Beasley Joliet, IL
Bernadine Becker Minooka, IL
Carlson Holmquist
Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Deborah Ann Bernard Joliet, IL
Bonnie L. (nee Holtzclaw) Berry Joliet, IL
Carlson-HolmquistSayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Mary C. Bertolini Joliet, IL
Nathel P. Betzwiser Minooka, IL
Carlson Holmquist
Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Connie A. Biggs Joliet, IL
Miriam Louise Bolton, 62 Joliet, IL
June 1, 1963December 20, 2025
William Bottomley Joliet, IL
Shirlee M. (nee Carhart) Bowen Joliet, IL
Carlson-HolmquistSayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Marianne Birgersson, 81 Hinsdale, IL
March 28, 1944February 18, 2026
Darlene M. Bistry Shorewood, IL
Doug Boyd Reddick, IL
Kimberly M. (nee DeSalvo) Bozych, 73 Joliet, IL
Carlson Holmquist Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Jack F. Bittermann Joliet, IL
Michael A. Bremner Joliet, IL
Mary A. Bolek, 91 Joliet, IL
July 6, 1934March 25, 2026
John W. “Jack” Bolte Joliet, IL
Donald “Don” Wayne Brown Joliet, IL
Mart Brunke, 77 Joliet, IL
June 19, 1948March 15, 2026
Patricia R Bucksar, 90 Casa Grande, AZ
December 5, 1935December 29, 2025
Hickey Funeral Home
Joel E. Buffington Shorewood, IL
Carlson-HolmquistSayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Rosemary A. Burian Joliet, IL
Donald Emerson Buss Joliet, IL
CSusan M. (nee Bruecks) Briese Crest Hill, IL
Carlson Holmquist Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Patrick J. Briscoe, 80 Joliet, IL
March 13, 1945January 2, 2026
Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life
Lucille M. Cantu, 83 Joliet, IL
March 21, 1942January 6, 2026
Jonathan Michael Carr Joliet, IL December 5, 1985 -
Mark Clark Joliet, IL
Barbara J. Croissant Batavia, IL
Carlson Holmquist
Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Christine H. Clink, 89 Joliet, IL
April 7, 1936February 1, 2026
Margaret J. (nee Trotter) Cockbill Joliet, IL
Carlson-HolmquistSayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Richard D. Coffman Joliet, IL
Shirley E. (Eich) Colaric Joliet, IL
Richard Earl “Bud” Colbert, 91 Joliet, IL
November 11, 1934February 28, 2026
Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life
Kenneth “Ken” C. Colegrove, 89 Port Byron, IL October 2, 1936January 10, 2026
David J. Culyat Wilmington, IL
Elmer “Don” Cunningham Plainfield, IL
Carlson-HolmquistSayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Sharon A. Curran, 67 Morris, IL
January 28, 1959March 14, 2026
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
DVirginia I. “Ginny”
Dailey DeCarlo, 94 Luxemburg, WI
March 2, 1931January 10, 2026
Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services
Sharon A. Delrose, 83 Joliet, IL
May 6, 1942January 27, 2026
Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life
Elaine Demos Wilmington, IL
Lawrence A. Doyle Joliet, IL
Charlene Ann Eyrse Joliet, IL
Robert James “Deacon Bob” Duncan Joliet, IL
EFMarion Franklin Earley Joliet, IL
Fred C. Dames FH
Robert Joseph Eaton, 88 Channahon, IL
February 28, 1937January 31, 2026
Robert D. Eberhard Jr. Joliet, IL
Carolyn Diane Edmonson, 71 Joliet, IL
December 28, 1954January 8, 2026
Carol M. Eneix, 74 Channahon, IL
April 16, 1951March 21, 2026
Eugenia M. “Jean” Fabich, 87 Joliet, IL
November 14, 1938February 21, 2026
David J. Fahlbusch, 81 Lockport, IL
April 16, 1944January 9, 2026
Robert Valentine Farej Joliet, IL
Louise A. Fazio, 70 Joliet, IL
December 8, 1955December 31, 2025
Joseph Casey Fitzgerald, 92 Laguna Niguel, CA
August 12, 1933March 3, 2026
Judith G. “Judy” Fitzgerald, 86
New Lenox, IL
November 16, 1939February 5, 2026
Marjorie A. Cozart Port Charlotte, FL
Mat DeVito, 68 Bethany, IL
November 14, 1957February 25, 2026
Carmen Enriquez Joliet, IL
Dolores M. Fornelli Joliet, IL
Fred C. Dames
Allen A. Freitag Joliet, IL
Carlson-HolmquistSayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Helen L. Furto, 97
Crest Hill, IL
March 21, 1928February 5, 2026
Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services
GEdward P. Gannon Joliet, IL
Dawn Dee Georgakas-Newrall, 68 Beloit, WI
April 11, 1957February 24, 2026
Robert L. “Bob” Giarrante, 81 Minooka, IL
October 20, 1944March 27, 2026
Christa Gier, 94 Shorewood, IL April 28, 1931November 25, 2025
Sue A. Girard, 82 Shorewood, IL
August 22, 1943January 1, 2026
Beulah M. (nee Basham) Glascock Verona, IL
Carlson Holmquist Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Alicia Batson Goutos, 64 Frankfort, IL
July 19, 1961February 1, 2026
Kurtz Memorial Chapel, New Lenox, IL
Primo “Don” Govoni, 95 Manteno, IL
March 4, 1930January 10, 2026
Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services
William Sterling Greiner
New Lenox, IL
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Michael ‘Mike’ Hadaway, 62 Winona, MN
April 29, 1963January 9, 2026
David William Hagen Joliet, IL
William Elmer Hicks, 96
New Lenox, IL
June 2, 1929February 8, 2026
John E. Hoelscher Joliet, IL
Carlson Holmquist
Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
William P. “Bill” Haldorson, 76 Wilmington, IL
December 25, 1949January 12, 2026
David Michael Hofmann, 65 Crest Hill, IL
December 28, 1960January 28, 2026
Erwin E. Groenendal Joliet, IL
Sherman D. Hamerla Joliet, IL
Shirley Holden New Lenox, IL
Robert E. “Bob” Grzetich Joliet, IL
Gary L. “Fly” Hassig, 72 Joliet, IL
September 8, 1953January 10, 2026
Donald Alexander Holt, 93 Monticello, IN January 29, 1932December 31, 2025
Emery C. Gura Kankakee, IL
Robert E. Heddins Joliet, IL
Carlson Holmquist Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Diana G. Hopkins, 64 New Lenox, IL April 5, 1961December 18, 2025
Forsythe Gould Funeral Home
Kenneth F. Gurney Plainfield, IL
Carlson Holmquist
Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
HJames Vincent Hackbert, 57 Plainfield, IL
June 2, 1968March 6, 2026
Elizabeth Louise “Betty Lou” Herbst, 102 Manhattan, IL
May 2, 1923March 10, 2026 Forsythe Gould Funeral Home
James Hickey Joliet, IL
Dr. James A. Horschler Joliet, IL
Kenneth D. Hrusosky, 85 Joliet, IL
July 8, 1940February 20, 2026
Carlson-HolmquistSayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Donald Eugene Hudson Joliet, IL
Brian C. Hutson Lockport, IL
IJames D. Ingram, 99 Joliet, IL
January 5, 1927January 26, 2026
Jane M. Jurcak, 72 Lockport, IL
October 21, 1953February 15, 2026
KLeona E. (née Plut) Kezele, Joliet, IL
Jymeann ‘Jimmy’ King, 79 Washington, DC
August 31, 1946December 4, 2025
JAlice Jackson Crest Hill, IL
John J. Janes Jr., 98
Des Moines, IA
March 20, 1928March 22, 2026
Carol Jean Konc, 74 Essex, IL
November 13, 1951March 15, 2026
Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life
Dale W. Krohn, 97 Frankfort, IL
February 1, 1929February 19, 2026
Mary Jean Jaskowiak, 83 Joliet, IL
September 5, 1942January 2, 2026
Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life
Elsa Jean (née Nesom) Jepsen Plainfield, IL
Radovan Jovanovich, 90 Shorewood, IL
July 22, 1935January 7, 2026
Sister Barbara Kwiatkowski, OSF Joliet, IL
LMaria “Mary” Laros Joliet, IL
Fred C. Dames FH
Richard C. Lewis, 89 Lockport, IL
July 26, 1936February 17, 2026
Larry Lillie Joliet, IL
John M. Lynch, 87 Plainfield, IL
March 15, 1938March 14, 2026
MJudith L. Kubinski, 85 Fountain Hills, AZ
October 25, 1940January 5, 2026
Sandra L. (nee Keenan) Maher Joliet, IL
Carlson Holmquist Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Mark Kuhajda, 66 Joliet, IL
October 7, 1959February 4, 2026
Carol A. Maloney Joliet, IL
Mark J. Masek, 68 Alhambra, CA
June 13, 1957December 31, 2025
William Matile Joliet, IL
February 25, 2026
Kurtz Memorial Chapel
Laura J. McCloud, 90 Joliet, IL
May 18, 1935February 18, 2026
Carlson-HolmquistSayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Jill T. McEldowney, 65 New Lenox, IL
April 25, 1960March 11, 2026
Kurtz Memorial Chapel, New Lenox, IL
Wolfgang G. Meissner, 74 Plainfield, IL
July 24, 1951March 14, 2026
Victor Leo Mladic Jr., 81 Joliet, IL
March 5, 1944January 31, 2026
Raymond J. Mondrella, 91 Lockport, IL
November 23, 1934March 21, 2026
James G. Kulekowskis, 80 Crest Hill, IL
August 10, 1945February 22, 2026
Michael Raymond Martinez Jr. Joliet, IL
Nancy J. (nee Mikus) Moody Joliet, IL
Carlson-HolmquistSayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Patricia A. Morphew, 82 Channahon, IL
October 11, 1943January 24, 2026
Ruben Munoz Crest Hill, IL
Mark E. Murphy, 64 Plainfield, IL
October 9, 1961January 24, 2026
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Linda Irene (nee Morgan) Noble Lockport, IL
Elizabeth Orlando New Lenox, IL
Kurtz Memorial Chapel, New Lenox, IL
Maureen Ellen (nee Donahue) Phillips Joliet, IL
William E. Orsen, 60 Joliet, IL
March 22, 1965February 7, 2026
Inocencio ‘Chelin’ Ortega, 82 Joliet, IL
December 28, 1943March 15, 2026
PRichard Joseph Parks Joliet, IL
Thomas “Tom” Pierce, 71 Surprise, AZ
June 15, 1954January 21, 2026
Menke Funeral Home
Teresa Piskur, 51 Joliet, IL
February 7, 1974December 23, 2025
Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life
Thomas Prieboy Joliet, IL
ONancy Marie O’Brien, 76 Joliet, IL
July 13, 1949January 10, 2026
Margaret Haight O’Connor Crest Hill, IL
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Richard J. O’Connor Joliet, IL
Dorothy Olejniczak Joliet, IL
Clare Ann Paskiet, 80 Lockport, IL
June 26, 1945March 3, 2026
Fr. Richard B. Prodehl, 87 Romeoville, IL April 25, 1938January 11, 2026
Judith B. Rauch, 85 Lockport, IL
January 17, 1941March 15, 2026
Kenneth J. Rice, 89 Channahon, IL
March 18, 1936February 19, 2026
Gerald T. “Jerry” Richards, 84 Lockport, IL
July 18, 1941January 3, 2026
Donna J Riffel, 74 Mesa, AZ
April 15, 1951January 24, 2026
Carole A. Pasteris, 82 Joliet, IL February 13, 1944 - March 13, 2026
Antoinette Marie Pucel Joliet, IL
Marlene M. Rippon Joliet, IL
RRobert “Bob” Stephen Pawlak Joliet, IL
Sister Grace Ann Rabideau, OSF Joliet, IL
Karen M. Petersen Joliet, IL
Carlson Holmquist
Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Paul Rasmason, 83 Romeoville, IL
January 31, 1943February 5, 2026
Dolores A. “Dee” Robbins Joliet, IL
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Ronald H. Robinson Sr. Joliet, IL
Evalene Marie Rowley, 72
New Buffalo, MI
April 29, 1953January 8, 2026
Mary Ann Russ, 74 Joliet, IL
March 2, 1951February 23, 2026
Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life
SVirginia Louise Sass Joliet, IL
Fred C. Dames FH
Paul Ray
Schladenhauffen, 72
Seabrook Island, SC
January 26, 1954March 4, 2026
Dorothy J. Schreiner Fort Meyers, FL
Sister Mary Mark Segvich
Frankfort, IL
January 10, 2026
Myra J. (nee Kugler) Seivert, 76 New Lenox, IL
January 3, 1950March 16, 2026
Kurtz Memorial Chapel, New Lenox, IL
Cheryl Marie Seppi, 75 Morris, IL
December 5, 1950December 30, 2025
Cheryl Ann Shaw Joliet, IL
Rosemary Shaw, 88 Crest Hill, IL
July 15, 1937December 24, 2025
Roberta Earleen (nee Drake) Slouber Joliet, IL
Michael David Slovick Joliet, IL
Blanche T. Smith Minooka, IL
Mary E. Sohr Joliet, IL
Joanne T. Sovich Joliet, IL
Lorraine Ann Sowa Joliet, IL
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Marna J. Spivey Shorewood, IL
Dr. Arleen Stahl Shorewood, IL
TSylvia Geraldine “Geri” (Storey) Staley, 90 St Paul, MN
December 24, 1935February 21, 2026
Denise L. Stamm, 71 Joliet, IL
May 24, 1954December 12, 2025
Wilbur J. Taylor, 67 Joliet, IL
November 12, 1958February 27, 2026
Raymond Edward Testin, 93 Minooka, IL
October 14, 1932January 9, 2026
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Mary M. Starmann, 84 Joliet, IL
June 21, 1941March 27, 2026
Margaret A. Theobald Joliet, IL
Joseph A. Steiskal Sr., 75 Lockport, IL
September 22, 1950February 5, 2026
Patricia Ann Sterr, 91 Joliet, IL
December 18, 1934March 1, 2026
Charles “Chuck” Sticklen Joliet, IL
Carlson-HolmquistSayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Judith A. Swango Joliet, IL
Carlson Holmquist Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Susann M. Theobald, 74 Joliet, IL
March 6, 1951February 13, 2026
David J. Thomas Elwood, IL
Barbara Lynn Toepper, 81 Kankakee, IL
November 4, 1944February 9, 2026
Forsythe Gould Funeral Home
Mardis A. (nee McMillin) Totten
Bolingbrook, IL
Carlson Holmquist
Sayles Funeral Home & Crematory
Philip Anthony Troha, 83 Normal, IL
August 6, 1942January 17, 2026
Sister Janet Tucci, OSF
Joliet, IL
Janet Jo Tutt, 76 Vero Beach, FL
January 5, 1949November 29, 2025
Rebecca Tyda Plainfield, IL
Kurtz Memorial Chapel
UKaren R. Udell, 75 Aurora, IL
December 19, 1950March 24, 2026
Billy L. Underhill Elwood, IL
John Donald Vargo, Jr. Joliet, IL
Raymond T. Uthe, 89 Tuscola, IL
December 29, 1936January 31, 2026
Gary Videtic Joliet, IL
David Zagar, 59 Woodruff, WI
March 15, 1966February 28, 2026
VJohn H. Vallrugo Joliet, IL
Judith A. ‘Judy’ Vanisko, 79 Plainfield, IL
January 21, 1947March 5, 2026 Plese Professional Funeral & Cremation Services
Louise “Lou” M. Voight, 90 Lockport, IL
March 13, 1935January 22, 2026
WRonald Wayne Weimer, 87 Joliet, IL
February 26, 1938January 14, 2026
Ronald Melvin Whitaker, 90 Addison, IL
May 28, 1935December 12, 2025
Kurtz Memorial Chapel
James Patrick Will Joliet, IL
Fred C. Dames FH
John J. Zary, 86 Plainfield, IL
August 10, 1939February 5, 2026
Phyllis R. Wilsey, 89 Lockport, IL
December 9, 1936March 3, 2026
Warren Wesley Winkler, 89 Romeoville, IL
March 31, 1936January 1, 2026
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funeralhome Directory
ANDERSON MEMORIAL HOME
21131 W. Renwick Rd., Plainfield, IL 60544 815-577-5270
ANDERSON MEMORIAL CHAPEL
606 Townhall Dr., Romeoville, IL 60446 815-886-2324 anderson-goodale.com
GOODALE MEMORIAL CHAPEL
912 S. Hamilton St, Lockport, IL 60441 815-838-1533
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BLACKBURN-GIEGERICH-SONNTAG FUNERAL HOME
1500 Black Rd, Joliet, IL 60435 815-744-4444 bgsfuneralhome.com
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CARLSON HOLMQUIST-SAYLES FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY
2320 Black Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
815-744-0022 carlsonholmquistsayles.com
FARKAS FUNERAL HOME
3201 W. Jefferson St, Joliet, IL 60431 815-725-0100 farkasfuneralhome.com
FORSYTHE GOULD FUNERAL HOME, INC
507 S. State St, Manhattan, IL 60442 815-478-3321 forsythegouldfh.com
FRED C. DAMES FUNERAL HOME
3200 Black at Essington Rds, Joliet, IL 60431 815-741-5500 fredcdames.com
FRIEDRICH-JONES FUNERAL HOME
44 S Mill St, Naperville, IL 60540 630-355-0213 friedrichjones.com H
HALLOWELL & JAMES FUNERAL HOME 1025 W. 55th St, Countryside, IL 60525
708-352-6500 hjfunerals.com
HICKEY MEMORIAL CHAPELS
4201 147th St, Midlothian, IL 60445 708-385-4478
2100 Calistoga Dr, New Lenox, IL 60451 815-485-8697
2429 W 127th St, Blue Island, IL 60406 708-388-1636 hjfunerals.com
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KURTZ MEMORIAL 65 Old Frankfort Way, Frankfort, IL 60423 815-806-2225
102 E. Francis Rd, New Lenox, IL 60451 815-485-3700 kurtzmemorialchapel.com
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MAPLE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY
24300 S. Ford Rd, Channahon, IL 60410 815-467-1234 themaplefuneralhome.com
MARKIEWICZ FUNERAL HOME, P.C.
108 E. Illinois St, Lemont, IL 60439 630-257-6363 markiewiczfh.com
MINOR-MORRIS FUNERAL HOME
112 Richards St, Joliet, IL 60433 815-723-1283 minormorrisfuneralhome.com
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O’NEIL FUNERAL HOME AND HERITAGE CREMATORY
1105 E. 9th St, Lockport, IL 60441 815-838-5010 oneilfuneralhome.com
OVERMAN JONES FUNERAL HOME
15219 Joliet Rd, Plainfield, IL 60544
815-436-9221 friedrichjones.com
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Pisut Funeral Home
PISUT FUNERAL HOME
1211 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435 815-722-0998
PLESE PROFESSIONAL FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES
1514 May St, Joliet, IL 60435 815-735-2125 plesefuneralservices.com
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REEVES FUNERAL HOME
408 E. Washington St, Morris, IL 60450 815-942-2500 reevesfuneral.com
203 Liberty St, Gardner, IL 60424 815-237-2526 reevesfuneral.com
75 N. Broadway, Coal City, IL 60416 815-634-2125 reevesfuneral.com
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SCHEWE FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES
24300 S. Ford Rd., Channahan, IL 60410 815-714-9143 schewefuneralservices.com
SEALS CAMPBELL FUNERAL HOME
1009 E. Bluff St., Marseilles, IL 61341 815-795-5151
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TEZAK’S HOME TO CELEBRATE LIFE 1211 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435 815-722-0524 tezakfuneralhome.com
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VANDENBERG FUNERAL HOME
17248 S. Harlem Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477
708-532-1635
19604 S. Wolf Rd, Mokena, IL 60448
708-479-1210
