Obituaries

Rich Foland

Published by admin on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 12:09pm

WILMINGTON—Rich Foland, 49, of Wilmington, formerly of Romeoville, passed away Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 at The Parc of Joliet.

Terri Raspanti-Barnes

Published by admin on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 11:59am

GARDNER—Terri Raspanti-Barnes, 72, of Gardner, formerly of Chicago, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 at her home.

Billie G. Daniels

Published by admin on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 1:35pm

Billie G. Daniels, age 91, of Coal City, IL. passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Friday, October 16, 2020 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.
He was born on July 30, 1929 in Kirksville, MO. to Earl and Lucille (nee McCormick) Daniels. His family moved to Gardner when Bill was a small boy, then to Braceville where he graduated from Braceville Grade School. He then attended Gardner-South Wilmington High School, graduating with the class of 1949.

Charles J. Butcher

Published by admin on Tue, 10/13/2020 - 5:37pm

WILMINGTON—Charles J. Butcher, 69, of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly and alongside his canine companion, Sammy, as the result of a motor vehicle accident on Oct. 12, 2020.
Born Oct. 28, 1950 in Joliet, Charles James was a son of James and Thelma (Plager) Butcher. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and went on to honorably serve in the United States Navy. On June 12, 1982, Charles married Catherine “Cathy” Hooper, and together they made their family and raised their three daughters in Wilmington.

Patricia A. Schmetter

Published by admin on Tue, 10/13/2020 - 3:34pm

WISCONSIN—Patricia A. Schmetter, 84, of Elkhorn, WI, and formerly of Wilmington passed away Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020 at Ridgestone Gardens of Elkhorn, WI. Patricia was born on May 28, 1936, daughter of Francis and Rita (Kennedy) Bell. She married Dr. Roger Louis Schmetter on Oct. 15, 1960. He has since past in 1985. Patricia worked at many different places in her younger years, where for a time she was a dental hygienist for her husband and also a bookkeeper.

Robert Rader

Published by admin on Tue, 10/13/2020 - 2:53pm

WILMINGTON—Robert “Bob” Rader, 65, of Wilmington, passed away Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.

Daniel Welter Jr.

Published by admin on Tue, 10/13/2020 - 2:20pm

CABERY, IL—Daniel David Welter Jr., "Danny Boy," 66, of Cabery, IL, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 at his home.
Born Sept. 22, 1954 in Joliet, Danny was a son of Daniel Sr., and Lorraine (nee Schultz) Welter. He was raised and educated in Joliet and worked as an auto mechanic for most of his life. Danny took great pride in working on cars and loved any fast car or motorcycle.

John Heck

Published by admin on Mon, 10/12/2020 - 10:18am

JOLIET—John Richard Heck, 78, of Joliet, passed away Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 at Amita Health Saint Joseph Medical Center.
John was raised and educated in Wilmington and later proudly served in the United States Navy as a Sea Bee. After his time in the service he made a home in Joliet and worked as a union carpenter for Local #174 until retiring after 35 years of dedication. John didn’t stay retired for long. He worked at different places just to make sure he always stayed busy. His final place of employment was with Best Hybrid.

Bruce Boward

Published by admin on Mon, 10/12/2020 - 10:13am

WILMINGTON—Bruce Boward, 59, of Wilmington (Ritchey), passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 at Landmark of Richton Park.

Anthony Plese

Published by admin on Mon, 10/12/2020 - 10:01am

WILMINGTON—Anthony L. "Tony" Plese passed away at his home in Wilmington on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 after a courageous two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.