Tributes
Remembering those we’ve loved and lost October 25, 2025 - February 28, 2026
AKaren Alvarez-Hunt, 53 Bourbonnais, IL
February 28, 1972December 15, 2025
Kenneth W. Anderson, 82 Kankakee, IL
December 12, 1942December 1, 2025
Lavella M. Arp, 105
Arlington Heights, IL
September 24, 1920November 14, 2025
Tributes
Obituary & Remembrance Tribute Feature
During a family’s time of sorrow, we want to reflect on the lives of those who have recently passed. The Daily Journal and shawlocal.com/dailyjournal offer this special feature appearing twice a year to commemorate and honor those we have lost.
Tributes
This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away from October 25, 2025 through February 28, 2026.
Ann Marie Atkinson, 78 Bourbonnais, IL
November 27, 1946November 10, 2025
Gertrude N. “Gert” Auberry, 87 Bradley, IL
November 19, 1937October 26, 2025
Alice Elizabeth Barnett, 91 Bourbonnais, IL
July 25, 1934October 28, 2025
Patricia C. Barnhill, 97 Kankakee, IL
August 24, 1928December 18, 2025
Faith Friberg Beaupre, 82 Plymouth, IN
July 16, 1943December 20, 2025
Phyllis A. Beckner, 90 Kankakee, IL
March 25, 1935February 15, 2026
BEdward James ‘Jim’ Barilow, 88 Manteno, IL
June 29, 1937November 5, 2025
Roberta Barrie, 79 Watseka, IL
March 27, 1946November 12, 2025
Baier Funeral Home in Watseka
Norman Bauer, 90 Herscher, IL
March 5, 1935October 25, 2025
Jensen Funeral Home
Rheba Darlene Bertrand, 88 Bonfield, IL
July 3, 1937October 21, 2025
Susan “Sue” Lynn Birr, 69 Clifton, IL
April 14, 1956December 30, 2025
Lillian R. Bissaillon, 97 Kankakee, IL
May 19, 1928January 19, 2026
Gary Lonn Blanchette, 77 Bourbonnais, IL
August 4, 1948January 18, 2026
Allen L. Blogg, 77 Manteno, IL
August 4, 1948February 25, 2026
Elizabeth Ann ‘Betty’ Boatright, 85 St. Anne, IL
February 20, 1940January 4, 2026
Andrew P. ‘Andy’ Brorsen, 79 Bourbonnais, IL
October 4, 1946January 19, 2026
Edith E. “Edie” Bukowski, 101 Chebanse, IL
September 5, 1924January 19, 2026
CDorothy A. Carley, 88 Bourbonnais, IL
June 3, 1937November 11, 2025
Bennie Carmain, 82 Bourbonnais, IL
September 19, 1943December 16, 2025
Herbert W. Clatterbuck, 92 Watseka, IL
May 16, 1933November 20, 2025
Doreen A. Collins, 94 Bourbonnais, IL
March 1, 1931December 7, 2025
James Kenneth Cornett, 88 Milford, DE
May 13, 1937February 10, 2026
James Crawford, 83 Spring Hill, FL
July 2, 1942November 24, 2025
Malicia Deneau, 65 Kankakee, IL
March 30, 1960December 27, 2025
Jensen Funeral Home
Nicole J. “Nikki” Deuschle, 82 Kankakee, IL
January 1, 1944January 9, 2026
Janet Ditta, 94 Gilman, IL
January 23, 1931October 23, 2025
Jensen Funeral Home
Sandra Lee “Sandy” Doll, 78 St. Anne, IL July 17, 1947December 26, 2025
C. Marlene Bokker, 84 Ashkum, IL
December 6, 1941December 9, 2025
Diane L. Castongue, 81 Ocala, FL
August 14, 1944October 6, 2025
Rebecca “Becky” Ann Curwick, 69 Bradley, IL October 10, 1956January 1, 2026
DEvelyn May Dorsey, 85 Crawfordsville, IN August 3, 1940November 23, 2025
Herbert Bollman, 85 Lanark, IL
January 11, 1941February 9, 2026
Frank Cervantes Jr., 95 Bradley, IL
June 30, 1930January 3, 2026
Dr. Lugerio T. David, 94 Bourbonnais, IL April 15, 1931December 1, 2025
Sylvia “Chivi” A. Downs, 74 Bourbonnais, IL March 2, 1951December 28, 2025
Robert W. Boyd, 91 Tallahassee, FL
November 27, 1933October 29, 2025
Genola Ann Chinn, 91 Naperville, IL
February 6, 1934October 16, 2025
Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Homes & Crematory
Rita Rae Deany, 81 Melbourne, FL
March 15, 1944February 12, 2026
Deborah ‘Debbie’ Jean DuCharme, 71 Mission Beach, CA December 30, 1953May 19, 2025
Donna Rae Brinkman, 65 Kankakee, IL
April 2, 1960November 26, 2025
Dorothy Cirilla, 84 Cobden, IL
January 30, 1941December 16, 2025
Leah R. Denault, 78 Bourbonnais, IL
November 30, 1946October 25, 2025
Julie A. Dunn, 63 Watseka, IL March 24, 1962October 27, 2025
EPam G. Eckhoff, 71 Washington, IL
August 7, 1954February 8, 2026
Dennis Lyle Evelsizer, 85 Danforth, IL
December 29, 1940December 31, 2025
FSharon Jean (Weaver) Fennell, 77 Bourbonnais, IL
January 4, 1949February 11, 2026
Joseph S. Feth, 80 Bourbonnais, IL
November 13, 1945February 5, 2026
Tamara Lynn “Tammy” (Swesey) Foster, 61 Bradley, IL
January 17, 1964November 14, 2025
Christina R. “Chris” Francoeur, 57 Bourbonnais, IL
April 6, 1968November 17, 2025
Edwin G. Fritz, 96 Kankakee, IL
October 23, 1929October 27, 2025
Marian FritzBurlison, 90 Bradley, IL
October 17, 1935January 30, 2026
GMarjorie M. “Maggie” Geiken, 89 Kankakee, IL
August 6, 1936January 12, 2026
Sandra K. ‘Sandy’’ Gelino, 83 Momence, IL
January 12, 1942October 22, 2025
Gary A. Gerberding, 73 Kankakee, IL
May 23, 1952February 13, 2026
Danny L. Grace, 79 Melbourne, FL
August 9, 1946December 2, 2025
Thomas J. “Tommy” Grant, 70 Kankakee, IL
November 9, 1955November 29, 2025
Melton Green, 82 Bradley, IL
April 20, 1943January 11, 2026
Justin L. Gerretse, 39 Aurora, Formerly Bourbonnais, IL
January 2, 1987January 26, 2026
Donna Long Giles, 88 Cape Girardeau, MO
May 1, 1937October 11, 2025
Brenda J. Groth, 74 Sachse, TX
May 3, 1951January 6, 2026
Barbara M. (Klafta) Guertin, 83 Bourbonnais, IL
November 4, 1942December 24, 2025
David O. Girard, 78 Bradley, IL
February 5, 1947October 16, 2025
Janet Kay Guy, 81 Ashkum, IL
November 23, 1943October 24, 2025 Knapp Funeral Home - Clifton
HRuth A. Goodpasture, 87 Greenville, OH
September 5, 1938November 30, 2025
Virginia E Gordon, 95 Princeton, IL
October 4, 1930January 27, 2026
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Warren “Gus” Hanson, 85 Watseka, IL
October 13, 1940December 26, 2025
Patricia J. Harling, 69 Highland, IL
October 14, 1956December 10, 2025
Constance (Bohlmann) Harlow, 84 Estero, FL
July 14, 1941November 8, 2025
Barbara L. Harro, 97 Kankakee, IL
August 10, 1928November 14, 2025
Mary Jean Hartlep, 97 Sheldon, IL
February 22, 1928November 22, 2025
Knapp Funeral Homes
Gerald ‘Jerry’ Hartman, 84 Kankakee, IL
March 23, 1941October 23, 2025
Diane Carol Hansen, 83 Bonfield, IL
July 22, 1942October 29, 2025
Michael Ray Hanson, 53 Watseka, Formerly Beach Park, IL
August 18, 1972December 10, 2025
Travis L. Hayes, 35 Kankakee, IL
December 23, 1989December 21, 2025
Eric Helgeson, 52 Manteno, IL
January 29, 1973November 16, 2025 Brown-Jensen Funeral Home
Glenn M. Holmes, 94 St. Anne, IL
October 25, 1931November 6, 2025
Rev. James A. Holup, 92 Toledo, OH
May 8, 1933December 6, 2025
Mary Kuntz Hoover, 93 Kingwood, TX
August 15, 1932October 19, 2025
Janet Lou (Anderson) Jennings, 84 Bourbonnais, IL
March 16, 1941December 12, 2025
Bessie L. Johnson, 98 Bourbonnais, IL October 16, 1927December 29, 2025
Wilfred A. “Al” Hubert, 85 Martinton, IL
July 6, 1940January 26, 2026
Donald Eugene Hudson, 96 Joliet, IL
November 18, 1929December 26, 2025
Gary Johnson, 82 Bradley, IL
December 28, 1942November 25, 2025
Knapp-Redenius Funeral Home
Iven L. ‘Pete’ Johnson, 93 Bourbonnais, IL October 28, 1932February 18, 2026
Dorothy Irene Knake, 96 Milford, IL
March 15, 1929December 10, 2025
RoseAnna Mae ‘Zanny’ Knickerbocker, 72 Kankakee, IL
July 29, 1953February 11, 2026
Carl L. Koerner, Jr., 87 Kankakee, IL
July 20, 1938January 10, 2026
Edward ‘Eddie’ Lee, 75 Kankakee, IL
December 13, 1949October 31, 2025
Susan A. Lee, 70 Gilman, IL
June 28, 1955February 15, 2026 Knapp-Redenius Funeral Home in Gilman
Nelvina Mae Kooy, 90 Grant Park, IL December 24, 1934December 3, 2025 Steger Memorial Chapel
Thomas Johnson, 81 Kankakee, IL
February 26, 1944December 11, 2025
Dorothy Kutemeier, 90 Grant Park, IL August 23, 1935November 2, 2025 Brown-Jensen Funeral Home
Paul J. Lund Carmel, IN January 16, 2026
MRuth MacNeil, 111 South Bend, IN October 19, 1914December 7, 2025
Lou Anna Hunter Kankakee, IL
December 29, 2025
KJohn L. ‘Jack’ Hutchinson Jr., 81 Watseka, IL
March 26, 1944February 20, 2026
JMelvin “Bo” James Kankakee, IL December 17, 2025
Sharon Lois (Zasada) Kingery, 89 Momence, IL
February 25, 1936November 19, 2025
John W. “Jack” Klasey, 86 Kankakee, IL
October 25, 1939November 25, 2025
William Klopp, 85 Kankakee, IL
September 9, 1940February 7, 2026 Jensen Funeral Home
LRobert Bevan LaBeau, 78 Bethesda, MD May 28, 1947October 13, 2025
Jane Ann Lane, 87 Momence, IL
August 19, 1938January 22, 2026
Miriam ‘Pam’ LaPorte, 76 Kankakee, IL May 3, 1949November 25, 2025
Letha Malone, 89 Kankakee, IL April 8, 1936November 24, 2025
Marie Marsalli, 88 Kankakee, IL October 1, 1937December 16, 2025
Dirk Timothy Martin, 74 Edwards, MO October 7, 2025
Mary Therese (Smith) Martin, 96 Bradley, IL May 5, 1929November 24, 2025
William Scott (Tubby) Mather, 62
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 1963November 12, 2025
Carol Jeanne McClure, 77 Bradley, IL
November 22, 1948January 30, 2026
Roy James McCorkle, 82
Glen Carbon, IL
June 16, 1943December 4, 2025
Robert J. Messier, 88 Kankakee, IL
December 9, 1937January 2, 2026
Brodie McGrath, 50 Bourbonnais, IL
December 16, 1974October 20, 2025 Jensen Funeral Home
Thomas E. McVey, 90 Kankakee, IL
August 21, 1935January 4, 2026
Stephen J. “Steve” Meredith, 79 Bourbonnais, IL
June 21, 1946October 22, 2025
Wilma Fay Meredith, 91 Clifton, IL
March 8, 1934January 26, 2026
Robert E. Merkle, 97 Peoria, AZ
December 12, 1928January 17, 2026
Judith ‘Judy’ A. Meyer, 89 Danforth, IL
March 6, 1936February 18, 2026
Janice Rae Miller, 78 Kankakee, IL
September 9, 1947February 8, 2026
Constance “Connie”
Milton, 67 Manteno, IL
May 21, 1958February 16, 2026
NJosette Nelson, 65 Bourbonnais, IL
April 27, 1960December 19, 2025
PGwendolyn A. Padwojski, 96 Dunlap, IL
March 26, 1929November 25, 2025
Marilyn A. Netzel, 92 Jacksonville, FL March 12, 1933January 16, 2026
Cynthia A. Page, 74 Kentland, IN August 1, 1951December 24, 2025
Cora A. Niedert, 97 Bradley, IL
August 10, 1928February 1, 2026
OThomas A. Mohler, 70 Bonfield, IL
October 17, 1955January 31, 2026
Paul B. O’Brien, 99 Reddick, IL
January 20, 1927January 31, 2026
Kathy Dean Pangle, 69 Wheaton, IL
August 18, 1956November 6, 2025
R.C. Parks, 82 Kankakee, IL
June 25, 1943November 10, 2025
Louis Edward Moisant Kankakee, IL
Theresa A. O’Connor, 86 Bourbonnais, IL
November 18, 1939November 21, 2025
Kathleen A. Pechauer, 77 Kankakee, IL March 27, 1948December 8, 2025
George F. Molter, 94 Bradley, IL
June 14, 1931February 26, 2026
Joan Margaret Mowrey, 92 Bloomington, IL
May 26, 1933January 25, 2026
Joseph N. ‘Joe’ Offenbecher, 100 Westchester, IL September 10, 1925January 27, 2026
Kathy A. Oleshko, 64 Manteno, IL
October 18, 1961December 18, 2025
Carey M. Ortman, 68 St. Anne, IL
February 22, 1957November 20, 2025
Bernard J. ‘Bernie’ Petrucci, 78 Bourbonnais, IL January 15, 1947December 10, 2025
Daniel Homer “Dan” Petry, 88 Kankakee, IL
January 3, 1937November 8, 2025
Dorothy (Upchurch) Phillips, 83 Glen Mills, PA October 22, 1942January 18, 2026
Janice Rae Pickett, 83 Tallahassee, FL
November 29, 1941October 16, 2025
Faith Funeral Home, Havana FL
Michael Edward Piggush, 57 Springfield, IL
March 9, 1968December 16, 2025
Gerald Bernard “Jerry” Pignatiello, 90 Manteno, IL
September 13, 1935December 18, 2025
Miriam T. Pignatiello, 87 Manteno, IL
August 25, 1938January 12, 2026
Phyliss A. Pigusch, 82 Knoxville, TN
August 27, 1943November 19, 2025
Thomas Emmet Platt, 73 Manteno, IL
January 1, 1952December 31, 2025
Evelyn (Howell) Porter, 80 Kankakee, IL
April 5, 1945February 14, 2026
David Pridemore, J.R., 72 Bonfield, IL
January 19, 1954February 14, 2026
Michael ‘The Field General’ Proctor, 58 Bourbonnais, IL
July 14, 1967February 11, 2026
Robert Pucek, 73
Kankakee, IL
May 19, 1952December 20, 2025
Jensen Funeral Home, Kankakee
Michael W. “Mike” Richert, 75 Bradley, IL
December 7, 1950December 25, 2025
Yvonne Rohr, 88 Chebanse, IL
February 25, 1937December 24, 2025
Knapp Funeral Home
RJayne Raef, 69 Bourbonnais, IL
February 23, 1956January 13, 2026
Jensen Funeral Home
Seth Michael Raines, 23 Chebanse, IL
July 12, 2002October 26, 2025
Jeanne A. Regnier, 98 Bourbonnais, IL
May 28, 1927January 6, 2026
Florence Elaine Rolf, 98 Fort Myers, FL
March 13, 1927February 17, 2026
Wilma Rowcliff, 75 Fisher,, IL
May 23, 1950October 18, 2025 Jensen Funeral Home
Barbara Jean Ryan, 93 Grant Park, IL April 3, 1932November 9, 2025
SRuth L. Rehmer, 96 Momence, IL
May 4, 1929December 14, 2025
Ronda Lou Sauer, 83 Middleton, WI October 3, 1942October 24, 2025
Paul Hubert Remillard, 67 Rochelle, IL
April 30, 1958February 4, 2026
Dannie R. Richardson, 79 Momence, IL
August 1, 1946February 16, 2026
Steven Serve Jr., 91 Bourbonnais, IL
October 9, 1934January 2, 2026
John H. Sharkey Jr. Momence, IL
February 27, 1956January 25, 2026
Lester “Leon” Sharper, 92 Limestone, IL
November 26, 1932November 2, 2025
Jensen Funeral Home
Mary Louise ‘Mary Lou’ Simon, 79 Bourbonnais, IL
August 18, 1946January 8, 2026
Brian Simpkins, 58 Bradley, IL
January 15, 1967October 25, 2025
Jensen Funeral Home
Noralee Sirois, 100 St. Anne, IL
Stephen John Sauer, 79 Lincoln, IL
September 26, 1946February 14, 2026
Dennis J. Schmidt Champaign, IL
Frances Josephine Barbara (nee Ben) Slawnikowski,, 86 Manteno, IL
January 1, 1939November 17, 2025
Alan F. Smietanski, 74 Bradley, IL
September 20, 1951January 19, 2026
Richard A. Smith, 80 Kankakee, IL
December 24, 1944December 19, 2025
Ronald J. St. Pierre, 82 Kankakee, IL
June 30, 1943January 4, 2026
Cathrine Steinke, 75 Bourbonnais, IL
Nancy Marie
Ann Storm, 69 Watseka, IL
October 27, 1956December 3, 2025
Mary Jane (Pickering) Sublette, 100 Kankakee, IL
November 24, 1925November 28, 2025
TMarcia A. Tedford, 87 Momence, IL
September 5, 1938January 28, 2026
Leonard J. Tobey, 84 Herscher, IL
January 26, 1942January 28, 2026
Barbara Lynn Toepper, 81 Kankakee, IL
November 4, 1944February 9, 2026
Forsythe Gould Funeral Home
AnnaMarie Tsicouris, 42 Bradley, IL
January 2, 1983November 27, 2025
WBobby E. Warhurst, 78 Kankakee, IL
March 21, 1947November 17, 2025
Karin Teubel, 67 Kankakee, IL
July 15, 1958November 30, 2025
Rebecca Lynne ‘Becky’ Thorne, 74 Paxton, IL
February 26, 1951November 2, 2025
Richard R. Weigel, 74 Cabery, IL
April 28, 1951December 5, 2025
David R. Wenskus, 67 Highland, IN
September 9, 1958December 16, 2025
Carol R. Wooldridge, 88 Kankakee, IL
December 12, 1936October 29, 2025
Donald Albert Werner, Jr., 67 Manhattan, IL
February 28, 1958December 28, 2025
Floyd J. Wesemann Jr, 81 Kankakee, IL
September 4, 1944January 7, 2026
David Scott Watts, 63 Watseka, IL
September 13, 1962December 13, 2025
Paul Gordon Wheeler, 81 Manteno, IL
October 23, 1944January 20, 2026
Jodi Anne (nee Ward) Wyatt, 68 Martinton, IL
September 22, 1957November 21, 2025
ZMartin Zavala Kankakee, IL
December 24, 2025
Jeffrey L. ‘Jeff’ Zinke, 67 Limestone, IL
April 14, 1958January 16, 2026
Michael John Wayer, 79 Kankakee, IL
April 3, 1946October 27, 2025
Evelyn L. Weber, 95 Ashkum, IL
September 9, 1930October 21, 2025
Charles E. “Chuck” Wehrle, 89 Bourbonnais, IL
January 19, 1936November 14, 2025
Janet K Wilson, 82 Bourbonnais, IL
June 15, 1943February 7, 2026
Lawrence M. ‘Butch’ Winge Jr., 79 Wichita Falls, TX
August 24, 1946January 5, 2026
Rodney D. Witte, 79 St. Anne, IL
March 13, 1946November 3, 2025
Look for the next Tributes Section in the Daily Journal on September 12, 2026.
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CALVERT & METZLER MEMORIAL HOME
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CARMODY-FLYNN FUNERAL HOME
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CLANCY GERNON FUNERAL HOME
295 Main St, NW, Bourbonnais, IL 60914
815-932-1214
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COTTER FUNERAL HOME
224 E. Washington St., Momence, IL 60954
815-472-2442
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GARY DEITERS FUNERAL HOME & CREAMATION SERVICES, INC.
444 E. Washington Street, East Peoria, IL 61611 309-694-9831 gary@garydeitersfh.com
DUFFY-PILS MEMORIAL HOME
100 W. Maple St. Fairbury, IL 815-692-2531
302 Lincoln St. Chenoa, IL 815-945-4011
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FEDDE-HELFRICH-CROSS FUNERAL HOME
112 W. Main St., Peotone IL 60468 708-258-6737 stevejcross@yahoo.com
FORSYTHE GOULD FUNERAL HOME, INC
507 S. State St, Manhattan, IL 60442 815-478-3321 forsythegouldfh.com
JENSEN FUNERAL HOME
3639 E IL-17, Kankakee, IL 60901 815-932-4001 .jensenmemorialchapel.com
JONES FUNERAL HOME
303 E. Main St., Amboy, IL 61310 815-857-2611 meadowsfh.com
KNAPP FUNERAL HOMES
219 S. 4th St., Watseka, IL 60970 815-432-2406
219 West Blaine St., Cissna Park, IL 60924 815-457-2424
415 North Main St., Clifton, IL 60927 815-694-2424
201 West Jones St., Milford, IL 60953 815-889-4222
115 West Seminary, Onarga, IL 60955 815-268-7241
KNAPP-REDIENIUS FUNERAL HOME
234 N. Central St., Gilman, IL 60938 815-265-7636 815-686-2302 knappfuneralhomes.com
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LAX MORTUARY
187 S. Greenwood Ave., Kankakee, IL 60901
Telephone: 815-935-0090 laxmortuary.com
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OTTAWA FUNERAL HOME
1111 LaSalle St., Ottawa, IL 61350
815-433-0300 ottawafuneralhome.com R
R.W. PATTERSON FUNERAL
401 E. Main St, Braidwood, IL 60408
815-458-2336 rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com
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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SCHREFFLER FUNERAL HOMES
1100 N. Convent St., Bourbonnais, IL 60914
815-932-2421 schrefflerfuneralhomes.com
