Tributes
Remembering those we’ve loved and lost
January 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024
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Obituary & Remembrance Tribute Feature
During a family’s time of sorrow, we want to reflect on the lives of those who have recently passed. The Morris Herald-News and morrisherald-news.com offer a special biannual feature to commemorate and honor those we have lost.
Tributes
This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in January, February, March, April, May and June 2024.
Look for the next Tributes Edition on January 16, 2025.
Rhonda J. Anderson Morris, IL
Wanda Bertoglio, 77 Verona, IL
July 31, 1946June 5, 2024
Reeves and Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory
Cynthia J. Connor, 78 Morris, IL
October 12, 1945January 2, 2024
Raymond K. Dite, 96 Morris, IL
August 8, 1927June 12, 2024
Raymond R. Andreae, 88 Morris, IL
May 18, 1935April 26, 2024
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
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Virginia L. Bellamy, 81 Morris, IL
August 27, 1942January 13, 2024
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Mary Lou Bennington, 77 Morris, IL
September 27, 1946April 10, 2024
David Burkhart Morris, IL
Stephen ‘Steve’ P. Butler Morris, IL
February 2, 2024
CWilliam (Bill) T. Caisley, 84
Normal, IL
December 19, 1939January 12, 2024
Kibler Brady Ruestman Memorial Home
Marian Sue Cummings Morris, IL
SGT Cordell W. Dunning, 26
Wilmington, IL
September 11, 1997March 27, 2024
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Patricia Ann Dalziel, 93 Morris, IL
May 29, 1930April 26, 2024
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Mary “Joanne” Davis, 84
Channahon, IL
January 30, 1940June 9, 2024
The Maple Funeral Home
Margaret Einhaus, 86 Seneca, IL
June 8, 1937February 14, 2024
Ottawa Funeral Home
Wanda Jo (nee Wren) Emanuelson, 64
Essex, IL
September 25, 1959December 24, 2023
Andrew John Faught, 27 Morris, IL
February 22, 1997April 8, 2024
Aline Elizabeth Finnell, 97 Kenosha, WI
February 23, 1927 - March 22, 2024
Michael John Fleming, 72 Morris, IL
October 9, 1951March 26, 2024
GBernice Evelyn Gardner, 95 Dwight, IL
March 17, 1928January 26, 2024
Thomas Richard “Tommy” Girot, 79 Morris, IL
May 20, 1944March 10, 2024 Reeves and Baskerville Funeral Homes
James W. Gonnam, 72 Verona, IL
April 24, 1952June 17, 2024
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Dale Gooch, 87 Morris, IL
September 2, 1936March 6, 2024
Nora A. Haney, 79
St. Louis, MO
July 28, 1944March 23, 2024
Larry Dale Heck, 79 Morris, IL
May 31, 1944April 15, 2024
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Gayle L. Hutchings, 67 Proviso Township, IL
September 28, 1956February 27, 2024
ISandra Inboden Morris, IL
Gary Lee Krug Braidwood, IL
May 15, 2024
LNWilliam F. “Bill” Lear, 85 Morris, IL
February 13, 1938January 2, 2024
Gary Lee Lipscomb, 89 Katy, TX
March 23, 1935March 27, 2024
Schmidt Funeral Home
Cheryl Lynes, 66 Kewanee, IL
July 7, 1957January 25, 2024
Dr. James A. Nelson, 84
South Wilmington, IL
January 25, 1940February 7, 2024
Vernon “Vernie” W. Ness, 75 Newark, IL
November 18, 1948June 3, 2024
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
ORick Olson, 68 Morris, IL
October 27, 1955March 27, 2024
Reeves and Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory
MPGary L. Ingraham, 85 Morris, IL
September 13, 1938March 12, 2024
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Shirley Johnson, 85 Seneca, IL
June 10, 1938April 5, 2024
Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
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HDocia Hancock, 90 Dwight, IL
March 26, 1934June 11, 2024
William Kasten, 90 Kansas City, MO
June 2, 1933December 22, 2023 Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home
Francis Eugene “Gene” Kilbride, 87 Elmhurst, IL
July 1, 1936December 10, 2023
Brian Marshall, 53 Marseilles, IL
January 30, 1971May 22, 2024
Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Santos H. Martinez Sr., 88 Morris, IL
November 3, 1935January 21, 2024
John D. Marx, 71 Morris, IL
May 7, 1953June 17, 2024
Viola Jane Mosier, 84 Seneca, IL October 3, 1939March 6, 2024
Alice Mulcahy, 95 Morris, IL December 12, 1928January 25, 2024
Gladys S. Parker, 97 Morris, IL
April 4, 1926March 31, 2024
Ronnie G. Patton, 83 Seneca, IL
July 26, 1940December 28, 2023
Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Carol Jean Peterson, 81 Morris, IL
October 18, 1942May 17, 2024
Ronald H. Podlasinski, 75 Morris, IL
November 3, 1948March 9, 2024
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
RRamon H. “Ray” Raguse, 89 Morris, IL
January 6, 1934January 5, 2024
Walter F. Reinbacher, 91 Morris, IL
July 16, 1932March 14, 2024
Colleen P. Rittof Channahon, IL
Constantine Gabriel Silich, 74
Riverwoods, IL
March 13, 1950March 27, 2024
Kolssak Funeral Home
Linda Kay Spivey, 67 Dwight, IL
December 13, 1956January 30, 2024
TJames Russell Testa, 73
San Tan Valley, AZ
June 19, 1950March 24, 2024
William Theodore ‘Teddy’ Unley, 67 Morris, IL
March 17, 1957June 8, 2024
VFrances A. “Fran” Ryder, 76
The Villages, FL
September 8, 1947December 31, 2023
SEvan J. Sampson, 69 Morris, IL
October 15, 1954November 14, 2023
Jeromey Stacy, 43 Cape Coral, FL
January 23, 1980December 25, 2023
Louis V. “Louie” Savoia, 52 Morris, IL
June 3, 1971January 13, 2024
John Thomas Shay, 70 Elizabeth, AR
November 18, 1953February 8, 2024
Janet Lynn Struck, 62 Morris, IL
March 22, 1962June 25, 2024
John Jacob “Jake” Theis, 91 Morris, IL
February 12, 1933June 6, 2024
Fred C. Dames Funeral home
Dorothy Leta Treasure, 101 Gardner, IL
June 5, 1922January 21, 2024
Robert F. Truty, Sr. Morris, IL
Lois Jean Vodacek, 77 Mazon, IL
November 8, 1946March 23, 2024
WPatrick J. Webber, 81 Morris, IL
March 16, 1942January 22, 2024
Fruland Funeral Home
Veda E. (Reyna) Stulgis Morris, IL
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home-Morris
Carol S. Styles, 90 Elkhorn, WI
January 18, 1933January 3, 2024
UBetty J. Udstuen, 90 Morris, IL
December 14, 1933January 26, 2024
Glenda Jeanine Wieck, 88 Racine, WI
February 1, 1936March 26, 2024
Haase Lockwood and Associates Y
Genevieve Yard Morris, IL
funeralhome Directory
FRED C. DAMES FUNERAL HOME
3200 Black at Essington Rds, Joliet, IL 60431 815-741-5500 fredcdames.com
FRULAND FUNERAL HOME
121 W. Jefferson St, Morris, IL 60450 815-942-0700 frulandfuneralhome.com
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HAASE - LOCKWOOD & ASSOCIATES
FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATORY, INC.
P.O. BOX 161, Elkhorn, WI 53121 262-723-6390 haaselockwoodfhs.com
HAGER MEMORIAL HOME - CALVERT FUNERAL HOMES
201 W. Mazon Ave., Dwight, IL 60420 815-584-2666 farkasfuneralhome.com
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MAPLE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY
24300 S. Ford Rd, Channahon, IL 60410 815-467-1234 themaplefuneralhome.com
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NELSON FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY 1617 North Bridge St., Yorkville, IL 630-553-7611 nelsonfuneralhomes.com O
OSBORNE-NELSON FUNERAL HOME
135 E. Lincoln St., Seneca, IL 61360 815-357-6172 ottawafuneralhome.com P
Pisut Funeral Home
PISUT FUNERAL HOME 1211 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435
815-722-0998
PLESE PROFESSIONAL FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES
1514 May St, Joliet, IL 60435 815-735-2125 plesefuneralservices.com
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R.W. PATTERSON FUNERAL
401 E. Main St, Braidwood, IL 60408 815-458-2336 rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com
REEVES FUNERAL HOME
408 E. Washington St, Morris, IL 60450 815-942-2500 reevesfuneral.com
203 Liberty St, Gardner, IL 60424 815-237-2526 reevesfuneral.com
75 N. Broadway, Coal City, IL 60416 815-634-2125 reevesfuneral.com
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SCHEWE FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES 24300 S. Ford Rd., Channahan, IL 60410 815-714-9143 schewefuneralservices.com
SEALS CAMPBELL FUNERAL HOME
1009 E. Bluff St., Marseilles, IL 61341 815-795-5151
TTEZAK’S HOME TO CELEBRATE LIFE
1211 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435 815-722-0524 tezakfuneralhome.com
TURNER-EIGHNER FUNERAL HOMES
3952 Turner Ave., Plano, IL 60545 630-552-3022 eighnerfuneralhomes.com U
UC DAVIS-CALLAHAN FUNERAL HOME
301 W. Washington St., Morris, IL 60450 815-942-0084 ucdaviscallahan.com
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