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Joliet, IL Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Joliet, IL area
Catherine P. Spreitzer
Apr 22, 2020
Catherine P. Spreitzer, age 80, of Joliet left this world after a long battle with metastic breast cancer. She never stopped fighting and passed away on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 on her terms, peacefully and surrounded in love by her family.
Catherine is survived by her husband, William A. Spreitzer of 61 years; her daughters, Christie Engel...
Jessie Antonia Allen
Apr 22, 2020
Jessie Antonia Allen, age 96, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.
Jessie was a member of the Church of St. Anthony and the East Side Civic Club. She worked for Union Carbide and the Knights of Columbus. Jessie enjoyed playing Bingo and cards with her lady friends.
Preceded in death by her parents, Emidio...
Bounda Chounlasa
Apr 21, 2020
Bounda Chounlasa, age 76, born in Laos, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at his home in Joliet.
Per Bounda's wishes, cremation rites have been accorded.
A private service will be held at a later date.
Carol (Schumann) West
Apr 21, 2020
Carol West (nee Schumann), age 81, at rest on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.
Carol is survived by her brother, Charles (Mary Ann) Schumann; sisters, Norma Kay (Jerry) Johnson and Janet (Richard) Fazio; the father of her sons, Christopher Lachowski; nieces and nephews, Judi and James, Kimberly and Jerry Jr., Karin and Michael; as well as cousins and...
Rita "Jeannie" (Mudron) Davito
Apr 20, 2020
Rita J. “Jeannie” Davito (nee Mudron), age 78, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 20, 2020 at Meadowbrook Manor in Bolingbrook, IL.
Born on January 10, 1942 in Joliet, Jeannie had a beautiful soul, a special lady who loved her family dearly and whose sweet smile will be greatly missed. She had a tremendous chocolate addiction and...
Janice A. Spalliero
Apr 17, 2020
Janice Ann Spalliero (nee Purdy), age 74, of Joliet, IL, was born on July 19, 1945, and passed away on April 17, 2020.
Janice’s smile and laugh were contagious. She made friends easily everywhere she went and people were always welcome at her home. She even wanted her house painted yellow because it represented...
Sean Patrick Long
Apr 15, 2020
Sean Patrick Long, age 30, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at his home in Florida.
Sean is preceded in death by his father, Stephen Vincent Long; and maternal grandmother, Marianne Joyce O'Brien.
Sean was the loving father to the love of his life, Addelynn “Addy” Marie Long. Son of Wendy Marie Long...
Frances B. Gomez
Apr 14, 2020
Frances B. Gomez, age 95, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
Frances is known for her long time service as a librarian at the Joliet Public Library. She was also known for being a very devout Catholic and having a very deep love for God. Frances was an incredibly loving aunt who was...
RoseMarie (Martinez) Garza
Apr 14, 2020
RoseMarie Garza
Age 58 of Joliet, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at home with her family by her side.
Born January 6, 1962 in Joliet, RoseMarie was a daughter of Michael and Dolores (Arellano) Martinez. RoseMarie was raised and educated in Joliet and worked as a personal banker for a number of...
Gerald "Jerry" Francis
Apr 14, 2020
Gerald A. Francis, age 84, born 1/23/1936 in Chicago, IL at rest on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, a 26 year resident of the Joliet Area, previous 30 year resident of Burbank, Illinois. He spent a large part of his childhood in Kingston, Jamaica with his mom and sister.
Gerald is survived by his loving...
Mary Dolores (Gryfinski) Kayfish
Apr 12, 2020
Mary Dolores Kayfish
Age 92 of Joliet, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at her home with her family by her side.
Born February 25, 1928 in Joliet, Mary Dolores was a daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Nijak) Gryfinski. She was raised and educated in Joliet and graduated from St. Francis Academy...
John Benedict Gabriel
Apr 10, 2020
John Benedict Gabriel
Age 41 of Crest Hill, passed away suddenly on Friday, April 10, 2020 at Amita Health Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
Born January 14, 1979, John is a son of Joseph and the late Joan (Yoesle) Gabriel. He was raised and educated in Crest Hill and graduated from Lockport Township High...
Barbara Spolnik
Apr 9, 2020
Barbara Spolnik
Age 77 of Joliet, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, April 9, 2020 at Symphony of Joliet Nursing Home.
Per Barbara’s wishes, cremation rites have been accorded.
She will be laid to rest with her parents, Leo and Helen (Ksiazak) Spolnik, in Holy Cross Cemetery in Joliet at a later date....
Joseph A. Tichy
Apr 8, 2020
Joseph A. Tichy, age 87, of Joliet, IL, passed away on Wednesday, April 08, 2020.
Joseph served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He worked as a deckhand by trade. Joseph was known to many as “Grandpa Joe” and his smile will be greatly missed.
Joseph is survived by his sons, Michael...
Robert M. Dolnak
Apr 8, 2020
Robert M. Dolnak, age 81, lifelong resident of Joliet, at rest on April 8, 2020 at Symphony of Joliet.
Loving husband of Marilyn Dolnak; loving father of, Douglas Dolnak, Tom Dolnak and Debbie (Ryan) Redenbaugh; grandfather of Ayla Redenbaugh; also survived by his brother, David (Patsy) Dolnak; brother-in-law, John (Kathleen) Vitanovec; numerous nieces, nephews...
Eugene “Gno” R. Arbuthnot
Apr 7, 2020
Eugene R. Arbuthnot “Gno,” age 73, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 7, 2020.
Eugene is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Juliana (nee Plese); children, Tony (Karen) Arbuthnot, Gina (Rick) Roth and Vince (Cindy) Arbuthnot; grandchildren, Richelle (Jerod) Roth, Robert (Sarah) Arbuthnot and Sara Arbuthnot; sister, Barbara (Tony) Thomsen; sister-in-law, Cheryl (the late Fred)...
Eva Marie (Mitok) Iverson
Apr 6, 2020
Eva Marie Iverson (nee Mitok)
Age 94 of Joliet, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 6, 2020 at Symphony of Joliet Nursing Home.
Per Eva's wishes, cremation rites have been accorded.
She will be laid to rest with her husband and son in St. Mary Nativity Cemetery in Crest Hill at a later...
Dolores A. Klepec
Apr 4, 2020
Dolores A. (Lorrie) Klepec, age 89, died peacefully on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home, Joliet, Illinois.
Born in Joliet, Illinois, on November 12, 1930. Dolores was a lifetime member of St. Joseph Church of Joliet. Graduate of St. Joseph School and Joliet Township High School (Class of 1948)....
Lucille Gregorash
Apr 4, 2020
Lucille L. Gregorash, age 89, at rest on Saturday, April 4, 2020.
Lucille is survived by her life partner, Esther Barnabe; sister, Lois Brown; nephews, Rolland “Sonny”, Brian (Lisa), and Michael Ambrose; and numerous cousins.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Michael and Louise (nee Kobe) Gregorash; and one brother, Lawrence in infancy....
Roger A. McCluskey, Jr.
Apr 3, 2020
Roger A. McCluskey, Jr. of Joliet passed away at the age of 58 on April 3, 2020.
He graduated from Lockport Township High School in 1979 before attending Joliet Junior College. He had fond memories from the time he worked as a Lockport Volunteer Firefighter and as an Emergency Tech at Silver Cross Hospital. He then went...
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