Obituaries

Joseph Conforti

Published by admin on Tue, 12/20/2022 - 12:47pm

PHOENIX, AZ—Joseph Michael Conforti, 47, of Phoenix, AZ, formerly of Chicago and Wilmington, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 in Mesa, AZ.

Janet Ridenour

Published by admin on Tue, 12/20/2022 - 12:17pm

COAL CITY—Janet Ridenour, 73, of Coal City, and formerly of Channahon, passed away Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 at her home.
Born Dec. 5, 1949 in Mount Vernon, IL, Janet Aline was a daughter of Kenneth and Eva (Cole) Crenshaw. She was raised in Mount Vernon until moving with her family to Channahon when she was 16. Janet graduated from Minooka High School with the class of 1967 and earned an art scholarship from the University of Illinois.

Ken "Nono" Facchina

Published by admin on Mon, 12/19/2022 - 3:46pm

ELWOOD— Ken “Nono” Facchina, 75, of Elwood, passed away on Dec. 18, 2022 with his loving family by his side.
Born June 8, 1947 in Joliet, Kenneth Roy was a son of Leonard and Delphine (Pagnusat) Facchina. He grew up in Joliet and graduated from Joliet Catholic High School with the Class of 1965. Ken was a talented electrician and gained employment with General Electric in Aug. 1971. He continued to work for G.E. in Morris for the following 40 years until retiring in Nov. 2011.

James "Kurk" Reeves

Published by admin on Mon, 12/19/2022 - 9:02am

COAL CITY— James “Kurk” Reeves, 78, of Coal City, passed away with his loving wife of 49 years, Julie Reeves (nee Miller) at his side. He was very much loved by his son and daughter in law, Doug and Janis Reeves and grandchildren Damon, Kailtlyn, and Meghan Reeves of Hanover, MN, sister Nola Faye McDaniel of Paducah, KY, and nephew Bradley Keller of Kentucky. He enjoyed the company of numerous extended family members and friends.

Leila Haleem

Published by admin on Fri, 12/16/2022 - 9:55am

WILMINGTON— Leila Haleem, 37, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, with loving family at her side. Leila was born in Oak Lawn and graduated from Lincoln-Way East High School in 2003 where she was a member of the girls’ volleyball team. After graduation, she began working at various restaurants with her sister Joanna. Leila eventually began working at Chase Bank as a bank teller before receiving numerous promotions. In 2012, Leila met the love of her life, Andy. Leila was a gifted cosmetologist and loved fashion. She was an avid fan of Friends.

Fernanda Josefik

Published by admin on Thu, 12/15/2022 - 8:48am

MORRIS— Fernanda Francis Gallo Josefik, 84, of Morris, formerly Coal City, and Wilmington, passed away on Dec. 12, 2022 at her home with her family by her side.

Florence I. Rush

Published by admin on Wed, 12/14/2022 - 1:29pm

WILMINGTON—Florence I. Rush, 97, of Wilmington, formerly Morton and Joliet, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 at Lightways Hospice in Joliet.

Kathleen Carpenter

Published by admin on Tue, 12/13/2022 - 3:23pm

COAL CITY—Kathleen Marie Carpenter, 72, of Coal City, passed away peacefully at 7:03 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, in Naperville at her son’s home.

Pauline Shelton

Published by admin on Tue, 12/13/2022 - 11:15am

MORRIS—Pauline “Pat” Shelton, 95, of Morris, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2022 at the Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care Center in Joliet, with her family by her side.

Hazel Scorby

Published by admin on Tue, 12/13/2022 - 11:14am

RED WING, MN—Hazel Louise Scorby, 87, of Red Wing, MN, formerly Coal City and Lockport, IL passed away on Saturday Dec. 10, 2022 surrounded by all her children.