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Mary Rogers
ST. ANNE -- Mary L. Rogers, 76, of St. Anne, died Friday (Aug. 15, 2003) at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Saturday until the 11 a.m. services at St. Anne Woods Chapel. Rev. Louis Barnes will officiate. Cremation rites will be accorded. Leggett Funeral Home in Hopkins Park is in charge of arrangements. She was born Sept. 2, 1926, in Greenville, Miss., the daughter of Robert Dorsey and Lorene Cooper. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Willie Rogers of St. Anne; one son, Selmon Rogers of Danville; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. One daughter, two sisters, one brother, one grandchild and two great-grandchildren, are deceased. Ms. Rogers was a resident of the area for 33 years. She enjoyed fishing.
Russell Sorensen
Russell I. Sorensen, 93, of Bourbonnais, died today (Aug. 21, 2003) at his home. Arrangements are pending at the Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais.
Mattie Sullivan
HOPKINS PARK -- Mattie Sullivan, 78, of Hopkins Park, died today (Aug. 21, 2003) at her home. Arrangements are pending at the Lax Mortuary in Kankakee.
Robert Bisaillon
A funeral Mass for Robert W. "Breeze" Bisaillon, 84, of Bourbonnais, was celebrated Aug. 20 at Maternity BVM Catholic Church. Rev. John Linnan officiated. Mr. Bisaillon died Aug. 17, 2003. Burial was in All Saints cemetery in Bourbonnais. Pallbearers were Mike Dauphin, Karl Schuh, Jim, Gary and Randy Bisaillon and Rob Scivally.
Grace Wilken
DANFORTH -- Services for Grace Margaret Wilken, 86, of Danforth, were held Aug. 20 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Danforth. Rev. James Gerth officiated. Ms. Wilken died Aug. 16, 2003. Burial was in the Danforth cemetery. Pallbearers were Ron Classen, Delmar and Roger Wilken, George H. Tammen, Marvin Peters and Roy Golden-Stein.
Richard Uran
carpenter
WILMINGTON -- Visitation for Richard H. Uran, 79, of Wilmington, will be from 4-8 p.m. today at the Kankakee Chapel of the Schreffler Funeral Homes, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial, with military rites by the Cedar Lake American Legion Post 261, will be in Kankakee Memorial Gardens cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Cedar Lake American Legion Post 261. He died Tuesday (Aug. 19, 2003) at Provena St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee. Mr. Uran was a self-employed carpenter. He was born Dec. 31, 1923, in Altorf, the son of Harold and Hazel Hartman Uran. Surviving are his wife, the former Marjorie Catherine Belford, whom he married
Oct. 6, 2000, in Crown Point, Ind., of Wilmington; two stepsons and stepdaughters-in-law, Tom and Brenda Ewenson, Ken and Mary Ewenson, all of Wilmington; two stepdaughters and one stepson-in-law, Kathy Boswell of Braidwood, Anita and John Arthur of Pittsburg, Pa.; five sisters and four brothers-in-law, Helen and James Maass, Barbara and Robert Henderson, all of Kankakee, Eleanor and Harold Hamende and Beverly Jensen, all of Groveland, Fla., Patricia and Edward Corbett of Cedar Lake, Ind.; five brothers and sisters-in-law, Theodore and Sharon Uran of Matteson, Robert and Verna Uran of Emporia, Kan., Ronald and Margaret Uran of Springhill, La., Gerald and Joan Uran of Wheatfield, Ind., Frank and Linda Uran of Demotte, Ind.; nine stepgrandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Two sisters and three brothers-in-law, Flodene and Sherwood Thorsen, Charlotte and Joseph Vavrek and James Jensen, are deceased. Mr. Uran served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and was a lifetime member of the Cedar Lake American Legion Post 261. He was also a member of the Christian faith. He enjoyed remodeling, fishing and all types of carpentry work.
Tammy Chambers
FAIRBURY -- Tammy Sue Chambers, 45, of Fairbury, and the sister of a Watseka resident, died Thursday (Aug. 21, 2003) at her home. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home in Fairbury and from 9:30 a.m. Saturday until the 10:30 a.m. services at the First Presbyterian Church in Fairbury. Rev. Kirwin Stewart will officiate. Burial will be in Avoca Township cemetery in Fairbury. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. She was born Feb. 10, 1958, in Fairbury, the daughter of Merle "Dude" and Elenore Haab Ricketts. Her father is deceased. Surviving are her husband, Keith G. Chambers, whom she married
July 16, 1988, in Fairbury; one son and daughter-in-law, Tommy J. and Amber Chambers of Fairbury; her mother of Fairbury; one granddaughter; three brothers and one sister-in-law, Daryl Ricketts of Fairbury, Gary Ricketts of Watseka, Eddie and Kristy Ricketts of Fairbury; two sisters, June (Allyn) Watt of Gibson City, Caryl (Jerry Hoffman) Welch of Fairbury; and many nieces and nephews. She was a 1976 graduate of Fairbury-Cropsey High School. She also participated in the Livingston County Relay for Life walk for several years.
Thomas Coyne
WWII vet
FAIRBURY -- Thomas Howard McLean Coyne, 79, of Colfax, formerly of Fairbury and Onarga, died Wednesday (Aug. 20, 2003) at Heritage Manor in Colfax. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury, and from 9 a.m. Monday until the 10 a.m. services at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fairbury, where he was a member. Rev. Tom Krieger will officiate. Burial, with full military rites, will be in St. Mary's cemetery in Gilman. Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church in Fairbury. Mr. Coyne had worked at Connector Corp. in Onarga as manager, projectionist at Mode Theater in Onarga, Pittsburgh Tube in Fairbury, Motorola in Pontiac, and A.O. Smith in Eureka. He was born March 30, 1924, in Gilman, the son of Peter James and Laura Ann Madix Coyne. Surviving are his wife, the former Barbara Niswander, whom he married
Dec. 26, 1969, in Fairbury; six daughters and four sons-in-law, Carole Coyne of Deltona, Fla., Kay and Alan Bailey of Watseka, Laura "Ann" and Butch Kincade of Houston, Texas, Barb Matthews of Indiana, Celeste and Dean Kuhring-Hoerner of Pontiac, Jean and Brent Kuhring-Butler of Ashmore; one son, Mark Coyne of North Carolina; one sister, Miriam Paul of Gilman; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. One son, Timothy Allen Coyne; and three brothers, Louis Madix, Jack and Benny Coyne, are deceased. Mr. Coyne was a former volunteer fire chief in Onarga. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was a lifetime member of the Fairbury VFW Post 9789 and the Onarga American Legion.
Helen Gray
PONTIAC -- Helen M. Gray, 87, a resident of ASTA Care Center in Pontiac, formerly of Saunemin, died Thursday (Aug. 21, 2003). Visitation will be from noon Sunday until the 1 p.m. services at the First Baptist Church in Pontiac, where she was a member. Rev. James O. Wolfe III will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery in Pontiac. Memorials may be made to her church or to the Franciscan Hospice of Central Illinois. Harris-Martin-Burke Funeral Home, Pontiac, is in charge of arrangements. She was born Sept. 28, 1915, in Saunemin, the daughter of Frank F. and Mary "Cora" Bell Teague Bratt. Her husband, Kenneth Gray, whom she married
March 14, 1931, in Bloomington, died July 22, 2000. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Leon and Louise Gray, Roger and Betty Gray, all of Pontiac; one daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Kenneth Ferguson of Searcy, Ark.; 15 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter; one brother, Clyde Bratt of Cornell; and one sister, Nellie Marker of Pontiac. One sister is deceased. She was educated in Pontiac schools and was a member of the Dorcus Circle at her church and the Livingston County Historical Society.
Clarence Kooy
retired farmer
BEECHER -- Clarence Kooy, 92, of Beecher, died Thursday (Aug. 21, 2003) at his home. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. today at the Hack Funeral Home in Beecher, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday. Rev. Bruce Hollister will officiate. Burial will be in Skyline Memorial Park in Monee. Mr. Kooy was a retired farmer. He was born Oct. 26, 1910, in Munster, Ind., the son of Peter and Lena Boer Kooy. Surviving are his wife, the former Katherine Van Der Aa, whom he married
June 14, 1933, of Beecher; three sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Nelvina Kooy of Grant Park, Clarence and Helen Kooy of Decatur, Mich., Paul and Kathy Kooy of Sun City, Ariz.; one daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Steven Schuler of Peotone; 13 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. One son-in-law, Thomas Fox, who died in 1993; four brothers and four sisters, are deceased.
F. Raymond Mikeworth
ONARGA -- F. Raymond Mikeworth, 85, of Onarga, died Thursday (Aug. 21, 2003) at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka. Arrangements are pending at the Knapp Funeral Home in Onarga.
Lorena Peterson
nurse, longtime volunteer
MESA, Ariz. -- Lorena Peterson, 93, of Mesa, Ariz., a former alderman of Wilmington, died Sunday (Aug. 10, 2003) at her home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington. Rev. Jan Chandler will officiate. Private burial will be in the Oakwood cemetery in Wilmington. Memorials may be made in her name to the Cypress Court Memorial Fund, 310 S. 63rd, Mesa, Ariz.; the First Presbyterian Church, Van Buren and Kankakee St., Wilmington, IL 60481 or to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231-4596. Reeves Funeral Home in Wilmington is in charge of arrangements. In 1957, she became the first elected alderwoman to serve on the Wilmington City Council. After serving several terms, she accepted a position as the first woman director of Civil Defense and another as head of the Emergency Services Disaster Agency. She worked as an election judge in Wilmington's Fourth Ward, was active in the Will County Republican Women's Club and Southwest Republican Women's Club. She was born Feb. 15, 1910, in Danville, the daughter of William Henry and Shirley Frances Harrison Ott. Her husbands, Jesse W. Doolittle, Chris Peterson and Gene Goulding, are deceased. She was educated and studied piano in her childhood years on family farms in Yankton, S.D., and in Elwood, Ill. In 1928, as the young bride of Jesse Doolittle, a WLS Radio Barn Dance star, she became an entertainer, too. She played guitar and piano, sang and danced as she, her husband and the rest of the WLS Chicago radio troupe traveled the country in the heyday of radio, entertaining at barn dances and state fairs. Moving to Wilmington in the early 30s, she began her lifelong nursing career at the Wilmington Soldier's Widows Home. She remained active in the community, teaching Sunday School for 20 years, and serving as president of the Ruth Circle in the Wilmington Presbyterian Church. She also was a charter member of the Business and Professional Women's Association and was active for 18 years in Brownie Troop 37 of the Girl Scouts which she organized. She was president of the Wilmington Parent Teachers Association and room mother for all four of her children. She was past president and charter member of the VFW Auxiliary, charter member of the Wilmington Youth Center and a member of the Wilmington Historical Society. Surviving are one son and two daughters-in-law, Chris A. and Brigitte Peterson of Shorewood and Sue Doolittle of Minooka; one daughter and son-in-law, Shirley A. and David Prest of Tempe, Ariz.; eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren; two nephews; and several cousins. One daughter, Delores A. Weidenbach Garcia; one son, Gene W. Doolittle; one grandson; one great-grandson; and one sister, Francis Heeg, are deceased.
Jean Stellano
SOUTH WILMINGTON -- Jean Stellano, 79, of South Wilmington, died Thursday (Aug. 21, 2003) at her daughter's home. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the Ferrari Funeral Services, Coal City, where services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Rev. Dennis Brooks will officiate. Burial will be in Braceville Gardner cemetery. Pallbearers will be Craig and Curt Rury, John Stellano, Loren Gill, Walter and Trevor Debelak. Memorials may be made in her name to the South Wilmington United Methodist Church or to the Alzheimer's Association. She was born April 27, 1924, in South Wilmington, the daughter of Matthew and Belle Wallace. Her husband, C.J. "Bud" Stellano, died in 1973. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Lester Rury of South Wilmington; one son and daughter-in-law, John and Mary Jo Stellano of Plano, Texas; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; one sister, Mary Williamson of Dwight; two sisters-in-law, Mildred Wallace of South Wilmington, Bette Colombo of Peoria, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews. Five brothers, Arthur, Robert, Matthew, Oliver and James Wallace; and one sister, Lill Baber, are deceased.
Robert Bisaillon
Navy veteran
Robert W. "Brezze" Bisaillon, 84, of Bourbonnais, died Sunday (Aug. 17, 2003) at Provena St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Bourbonnais Chapel of the Schreffler Funeral Homes. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Maternity BVM Catholic Church in Bourbonnais, where he was a lifelong member. Burial will be in All Saints cemetery in Bourbonnais. Memorials may be made to Maternity BVM Catholic Church. Mr. Bisaillon was a retired union carpenter and a member of Local Union 272. He was born Oct. 15, 1918, in Bourbonnais, the son of Adelord and Desneiges Faford Bisaillon. Surviving are his wife, the former Dorothy Borella, whom he married
Aug. 5, 1950 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church; three sons and daughters-in-law, Emil and Mikal Ann Bisaillon of Bourbonnais, Joe and Tina Bisaillon of Bradley, David and Julie Bisaillon of Bourbonnais; three daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Bill Scivally of Bradley, Tina Marie and Mike Brown of Mesa, Ariz., Kathy and Carl Smith of Bourbonnais; one sister and brother-in-law, Marguerite and Maynard Schuh of Bourbonnais; one brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Mary Anne Bisaillon of Bourbonnais; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Three brothers, Paul, Gerard and Tom Bisaillon, are deceased. Mr. Bisaillon served with the U.S. Navy from 1942-1946 aboard the USS Massachusetts and was a member of the Bradley American Legion and the Bradley VFW. He was also a member of the Holy Name Society at his church. He enjoyed working in his garden.
Steven Cote
Vietnam vet
NAPLES, Fla. -- Steven Paul Cote, 57, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Kankakee, died Saturday (Aug. 16, 2003) from cancer. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Johnson-Pittman Funeral Home in Naples, Fla. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Catholic Church. Burial will be private. He was born Feb. 9, 1946, in Kankakee, the son of Doris and Mae Stoltz Cote. His parents are deceased. Surviving are his wife, the former Kathleen Kies, whom he married
Aug. 20, 1985 in Naples Fla.; one son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Brandy Willis of Naples, Fla.; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Jackie and Donald Van Der Karr of Beavercreek, Ohio, Janice Cote of Kankakee, Carol and Paul Wilson of Momence; two grandchildren; and two nephews. Mr. Cote served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Catholic church.
