All Obituaries

Timothy M. Gerlich, age 62, a longtime resident of Peotone formerly of Calumet City, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022, at the Lightways Hospice House in Joliet. Loving husband of the late Rita Gerlich (Morrison); cherished father of Nicole (Zach DuFrain) Gerlich; beloved brother of Nancy (Paul) Laitar, Patricia (late Jack) DeBoer and Bob (Diane) Gerlich; dearest brother-in-law of Renee (Bill) Kimbrel; fond uncle of several nieces, nephews, and friend of many. Tim was a custodian for...

Sandra K. Petreikis, age 78, a longtime resident of Peotone (formerly of Aroma Park), passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, May 13, 2022. Sandy was the loving wife of Jim Petreikis, Sr for 55 years. She was the beloved mother of Jim (Cathy) Petreikis, Jr., Tony (Laura) Petreikis and Chris (Tara) Petreikis; dearest sister of Walter (Janet) Rokus and the late Nancy (Dick) Christer; cherished...

Mary Ann Soda Papandrea, 62, of Manteno died Sunday, May 8 at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. A native of Peotone, she was the daughter of Peter A. Soda Sr. and Edna T. “Bonnie” Key Soda, both of whom preceded her in death.  She is also preceded in death by brothers Peter A. Soda Jr. and Paul Soda. Mary Ann is survived by husband Michael Papandrea; her legacy lives on through her children, Jeffrey Schaeffer (Kasandra Watkins), Melanie Papandrea Czarnik (Mike),...

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Fred J. Tetreault, 92, of Peotone, passed away peacefully at home on May 2, 2022. Born February 19, 1930, in Chicago, he was the son of the late Frederick A. and Margaret Grace (Sullivan) Tetreault. Fred married Sharon Krantz on August 25, 1962. They were married for nearly 38 years before her passing in 2000, and he missed her dearly. Fred enjoyed growing up on Chicago’s south side, graduating from St. Francis DePaula Grammar School in 1944 and Mount Carmel High School in 1948. He...

     David L. Busz, age 67, of Peotone, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, IL.      He was born on May 12, 1954 in Kankakee, the son of Robert E. and Delores K. (Palso) Busz.  He married Terri Rutnicki on October 28, 1994 in Kankakee.  David enjoyed fishing, meeting friends for coffee, trying new restaurants, and watching the Chicago Cubs.      He is survived by his wife, Terri...

           Joseph Maxson, age 69, of Peotone, passed away suddenly on April 19, 2022 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.      He was born on March 30, 1953 in Chicago, the son of Oliver J. and Lorraine A. (Korbel) Maxson.  Joe worked as a caretaker at Peotone Cemetery for the past 11 years and also worked at the Will County Fair Association.  He enjoyed hunting and fishing and as an avid Chicago Cubs...

Timothy F. Phelan, age 92, of Niles, IL, passed away on February 16, 2022 at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL.  He was born on June 8, 1929 at 13 O’Connell in St Clonmel Co. Tipperary, the youngest of 3 boys to Catherine Hannon and Michel Phelan, Grocer and Publican.  They owned a small pub at 13 O'Connell Street.  Ted was born with curved femurs in both legs and as a baby they broke and reset his legs.  The family lived over the pub, as family did a...

Robert “Bob” Schultz, age 81, of Monee, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022 at Franciscan Health in Olympia Fields. He was born on October 26, 1940 in Harvey, IL, the son of Lawrence and Edna (Henke) Schultz.  Bob grew up in Homewood, IL along with his younger siblings, Dorothy and Donnie.  He attended Bremen High School.  He married Judy Prairie and they moved to Green Garden in 1973.  He was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Monee,...

Harry John O’Halloran, age 82 years, of Stuart, Florida, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 9, 2022 in Peotone, Illinois. Harry was born on July 6, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois to Harry O’Halloran and Ruth (nee Swanson) O’Halloran. He graduated from Bloom High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois in 1957. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1962 and his master’s degree in 1964 both in Chemistry from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. Harry...