Deaths

Irene ZAFFINO Visitation for Irene M. Zaffino, 76, formerly of Peotone, will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Fedde-Helfrich Chapel in Peotone, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. Rev. Michael Ginter will officiate. Burial will be in the Peotone Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Barb City Manor of DeKalb or to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Mrs. Zaffino died Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb. She was born May 5, 1927, in Chicago Heights, the daughter of Bernhard A. and Jessie A. Deininger Ebsen. Her husband, Bruno Zaffino, whom she married … Read more

Obituaries Y Nicholas YONKER Died: In Kankakee Town, Will county on the 10th last, Mr. Nicholas Yonker, aged 69 years. Source: Wilmington Independent, 12 Dec 1861; 10 Dec 1861 Posted by Randall W. Younker, Oct 4, 2002 Ara B. YOUNG Good Man Buried Funeral of Mr. Ara B. YOUNG Held Yesterday in Jackson’s Grove The funeral services of Mr. Ara B. YOUNG were held at the Brown Church, Jackson’s Grove, Sunday. After a short service at the house of Mr. Levi H. EIB, brother-in-law of the deceased, the funeral cortege left for the Grove, where the interment took place. The … Read more

Obituaries W Dorothy WALDHAUSER Dorothy E. Waldhauser, 89, a lifelong resident of Manhattan, died Saturday, September 6, 2003, at Anchorage of Beecher. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Forsythe Funeral Home, 507 S. State St. (Rt. 52) in Manhattan. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul United Church of Christ, 140 Thelma St. in Manhattan. Rev. Carol Currier-Frighetto will officiate. Interment will be in Manhattan Center Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Paul United Church of Christ, where she was a member. Mrs. Waldhauser served as Manhattan Township assessor for many years Her husband, Harry … Read more

Obituaries U Laverne E. ULLRICH 29 Jan 1980, Sec. 3, p.5; ULLRICH, LaVerne E. Sr., Age 40. Late of New Lenox. Died January 28, 1980 at Saint Joseph Hospital. Born March 6, 1939. Survived by his wife, Paulette nee LISDERO. Sons, Verne, Kevin, Kenny and Scott, daughters, Karen and Lisa and parents, Earl and Ruth nee BETHELL. Brother, Duane A., all of New Lenox. Employed as a Sales Manager for Rainbo Bakery, aurora. Funeral services Wednesday, 10 a.m. from the Hickey Vandenberg Chapel, 442, E. Lincoln Highway. Rev. Louis TEAGUE officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Entombment … Read more

Obituaries V Helen VALENTINE VALENTINE Helen nee SIPPEL, beloved wife of Donald L. VALENTINE 1022 Kelly Ave., Joliet. Passed away April 17, 1977, Saint Joseph Hospital after a brief illness. She was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church of Joliet where she was an assistant Sunday School teacher, she was also a volunteer at Sunnyhill Nursing Home, Joliet, besides her husband Donald she is survived by a daughter Sharon STANKUS (nee LANDAU)of Peotone, Ill., 3 grandchildren, David, Jackie and Daniel and a brother Alvin SIPPEL, Sr. of Rushville, Ind. Visitation will be Tues. April 19 at the Hirsch memorial … Read more

Obituaries T Michael TAIT Obituary Last Wednesday the body of Michael TAIT was followed to its final resting place in Oakwood cemetery by a large number of the citizens of this county. But two of the sons, Thomas and Michael,were present at the last sad rites, the remaining two, Jhn and Magnus, being prevented by long distance, their respective homes being Oregon and Kansas. The funeral discourse was delivered by Rev. A. H. STOTE, pastor of the Baptist Church, of this city, which church was organized in the winter of 1853 by the deceased and a few others, and in … Read more

Obituaries Si – Sw Earl A. SIEMSEN Earl A. SIEMSEN age 91, a lifelong area resident, passed away November 23, 2004. He was the loving father of Carol (Tom) VANDERSANDEN of Tinley Park, IL, Jean (Bob) HESPEN of Peotone, IL, and LaVerne (Bill) DUNCAN of Williams Bay, WI; dear brother of Coretta PEKNY of Riverdale, IL; cherished grandfather of thirteen and great grandfather of eleven. He was preceded in death his beloved wife of 46 years, Helen (nee FELDNER), and his brother the late Harold SEIMSEN. Earl was a retired farmer of Tinley Park and Monee and DeKalb Seed Dealer … Read more