Obituaries

Linda Anne McClellan

Published by admin on Tue, 02/09/2021 - 1:01pm

WILMINGTON—Linda Anne McClellan (Jones), 75, of Wilmington passed away peacefully on Jan. 22, 2021 at her home with family by her side.
Born Feb. 20, 1945 in Wilmington, she was the daughter of Harris and Mary (Pritchett) Jones. She graduated from Wilmington High School with the class of 1963 and went on to work for the Joliet Arsenal and then for J&J Corp. in Wilmington from where she retired in 1999. In her spare time Linda earned a BA with honors from Lewis University. She loved reading, gardening, good music and going to her mother’s every Sunday for dinner.

Franklin W. Lyons

Published by admin on Tue, 02/09/2021 - 11:25am

WILMINGTON—Franklin W. Lyons, 84, of Wilmington, passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 at the home of his son in Braidwood.
Born May 25, 1936 in Virginia, IL, Franklin William was a son of Sherman William and Freida (Davis) Lyons. He was raised and educated in Virginia; graduated from Virginia High School, and went on to honorably serve in the United States Marines.

James Canup Sr.

Published by admin on Mon, 02/08/2021 - 12:00pm

BRAIDWOOD—James Willard Canup Sr., 74, a resident of Braidwood for over 40 years, passed away at his home on Feb. 2, 2021.

Albert Debelak

Published by admin on Thu, 02/04/2021 - 12:22pm

COAL CITY— Albert V. Debelak, 90, of Coal City, passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 at Morris Hospital.
Born March 22, 1930 in Waukegan, IL, Albert Vincent was a son of Stephen and Mary (Sluga) Debelak. He was raised in Waukegan; graduated from Waukegan High School with the Class of 1949, and went on to honorably serve in the US Army during the Korean Conflict.

Rev. Clark E. Llewellyn

Published by admin on Tue, 02/02/2021 - 4:39pm

CHANNAHON—Rev. Clark E. Llewellyn, (Pastor Clark or ‘PC’), 74, of Channahon and formerly of Jacksonville, IL, entered eternity Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.

Brian A. Barcella

Published by admin on Tue, 02/02/2021 - 2:41pm

WILMINGTON—Brian A. Barcella, 57, of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 at Franciscan Health in Dyer, IN.

Virginia Banham

Published by admin on Tue, 02/02/2021 - 10:53am

COAL CITY—Virginia “Ginny” Banham, 97, of Coal City, passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 at Regency Care of Morris.
Born May 7, 1923 in Delavan, IL, Virginia Noreen was a daughter of Neil and Helen (Baker) Neblock. She was raised and educated in McLean County, and most recently resided in Coal City before transitioning to Regency Care in Morris.

Joseph M. Corneglio

Published by admin on Tue, 02/02/2021 - 10:52am

SOUTH WILMINGTON—Joseph M. Corneglio, 72, of South Wilmington, passed away peacefully at his residence on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.
He was born on Oct. 5, 1948 in Joliet to Joseph J. and Milly (Andrewscavage) Corneglio. He was a long time resident of South Wilmington. Joseph enjoyed his spare time hunting and trap shooting. He belonged to many clubs including the Illinois Rifle Association of which he was a longtime member. Joseph had been known by his nickname “Tokyo. “ He was a laborer for 50 years with Local #75. He was very special and once meeting him you would remember him.

Joanne Ulivi

Published by admin on Tue, 02/02/2021 - 10:49am

COAL CITY—Joanne Ulivi, 81, and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 at Morris Hospital.

Donna Gordon

Published by admin on Mon, 02/01/2021 - 11:43am

COAL CITY—Donna Gordon, 71, of Coal City, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
Born Oct. 2, 1949 in Kankakee, Donna Kay was a daughter of Donald Joseph and Delores Irene (Bertino) Vacca. She was raised and educated in Coal City and graduated from Coal City High School with the class of 1967. Donna worked at First National Bank of Joliet for many years as a secretary. She then worked as a clerk at the Exelon Production Training Center, in addition to working at Don’s Beer Store in Coal City.