Obituaries

Marilyn J. McLin

Published by admin on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 9:13am

Virginia, IL— Marilyn J. McLin, 68, of Virginia, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Jacksonville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jacksonville.
Marilyn was born Sept. 6, 1950, in Beardstown, IL, and was the daughter of Claude and Grace Walbert Noe. She married William E. McLin on April 15, 1983, and he preceded her in death on April 15, 2014.

Gloria Barre

Published by admin on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 10:38am

COAL CITY—Gloria Frances Barre, 75, of Coal City and formerly of Homer Glen, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at her home.
A complete obituary with memorial service details will follow in next weeks newspaper.
Family and friends may sign the guest book, upload photographs or share Gloria’s memorial page online by logging onto: www.ReevesFuneral.com/notices/Gloria-Barre

Orville Miller

Published by admin on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 10:17am

Orville “Buck” Miller

Age 80 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away peacefully Monday, May 20, 2019 at his home surrounded by family.

Born April 30, 1939 at home in Coal City, Orville Adelbert was the youngest of seven born to Clyde Gibson and Lucille Katherine (Colson) Miller. He was raised in Coal City, and prior to graduation from Coal City High School entered into the United States Navy on July 5, 1956. He served on the USS Ticonderoga and was honorably discharged following his obligation in the Reserves on June 5, 1962.

Edward F. Novy

Published by admin on Wed, 05/15/2019 - 2:08pm

BRAIDWOOD—Edward F. Novy, 85, of Braidwood, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.
Born Oct. 17, 1933 in Braidwood, he was the son of Edward and Ella (nee Onderick) Novy. He served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1958 and then he married Anna Mae Powell on March 2, 1963 at the First Methodist Church in Wilmington.
Ed was a lifelong farmer and enjoyed hunting, fishing and helping others. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren and his wife of 56 years. He retired from BASF Chemical Corp.

Thomas J. Flamm

Published by admin on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 2:32pm

BRAIDWOOD—Thomas J. Flamm, 77, of Braidwood, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019 at his home.

Michael Joshua Shireman

Published by admin on Fri, 05/10/2019 - 10:21am

TACOMA, WA—Michael Joshua Shireman, 24, of Tacoma, WA, and formerly of Gardner, passed away unexpectedly on March 26, 2019.
Born March 26, 1995 in Morris, Michael is a son of Jessica Broderick (Freddie Otero) of Saunemin, and Michael Alan Shireman (Jennifer Shenk) of Dwight. He was raised in Gardner and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School with the Class of 2013.
Mikey owned and operated The Barker Shop in Tacoma and played in numerous bands, both as a bassist and vocalist.

Justin VonQualen

Published by admin on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 8:29am

Gardner—Justin VonQualen, 38, of Gardner, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday May 7, 2019 at his home in Morris.
Born Dec. 18, 1980 in Joliet, Justin John is the son of Gerald and Kim (Kociss) VonQualen of Gardner. He was raised in Gardner and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School. Justin was currently employed with Sponge Cushion, Inc. in Morris.
Justin was a gamer and a fan of both the Chicago Cubs and Bears. He will be remembered as a wonderful uncle who enjoyed spending time with his nieces and nephews, as well as working alongside his dad.

Thomas Cwik

Published by admin on Wed, 05/08/2019 - 9:22am

CHICAGO—Thomas Stephen Cwik, 86, of Chicago, formerly of Morris, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019 at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago.
Born Dec. 30, 1932 in Chicago, Thomas was a son of Peter and Caroline (nee Rutkowski) Cwik. He was raised and educated in Chicago, graduated from Foreman High School, and attained a bachelor's degree in accounting at Roosevelt University. Thomas served honorably in the United States Army during the Korean War era, and on May 11, 1957 he married Annette Govorchin in Zama, Japan.

Allen LaPage

Published by admin on Mon, 05/06/2019 - 12:00pm

WILMINGTON—Allen Vincent La Page, 76, of Wilmington and formerly of Chicago, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at his home.
Born Oct. 2, 1942 in Chicago, Allen Vincent was a son of Harold and Madgeline (Fox) La Page. On March 4, 1972 Allen married Jewell Ritter. He was most recently employed as a machinist with Davis Machine, where he worked for 23 years before retiring in 2010.

John M. Hall

Published by admin on Mon, 05/06/2019 - 11:32am

STREATOR—John M. Hall, 66, of Streator, formerly Cornell, WI, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 4, 2019 at his home.