All Obituaries

            Betty R. Murray, age 86, of Manteno; formerly of the Peotone-Frankfort area where she and her husband, Gene, raised their family; passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Clarendale of Mokena.              She was born on June 23, 1932 in Chicago, the daughter of the late Ray and Jean (Ingersoll) Kessey.  She married the late Eugene (Gene) F. Murray Sr. on September 16, 1950. ...

  Ralph Alvin Nagel Sr., age 90, of Monee; Green Garden Township, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Riverside Miller Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Kankakee. He was born on May 16, 1928 at home in Green Garden Township, the son of the late Carl and Verna (Wanner) Nagel.  He married the late Mary (Prairie) Nagel on May 21, 1949.  She died on January 29, 2003.  Ralph was a lifelong farmer.  He was born and raised on the family farm which is over 150...

              Kurtis Michael Liedtke, age 23, of Peotone, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018.             He was born on May 7, 1995 in Hazel Crest, IL. He is survived by his father, Frank Liedtke of Beecher; his mother, Kathy (Iversen) Liedtke of Peotone; 2 sisters, Danielle Liedtke and Marissa Liedtke both of Peotone; his maternal grandmother, Bernadette Iversen of...

Annalee Rose Grunert, 80, of Monee, IL, passed away on November 6th, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.  Lee was born in Omaha, Nebraska to the late Ellsworth and Kathleen Framberg on September 17th, 1938. She married Richard Grunert in Oak Lawn and gave birth to daughter Julie Brandt in Blue Island during the late 1960’s. Lee retired from Mayor Brown and Platt where she was formerly a paralegal for more than twenty years. Lee was heavily involved in animal welfare rights, governmental...

            Rosemary (Schmidt) Ehlers, age 86, of Peotone, IL, passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at her home.             She was born on November 9, 1931 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late Paul and Edith (Lembcke) Schmidt.  She married the late Neil Norman Ehlers on March 31, 1951 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Riverdale, IL.  Rosemary was retired from the railroad and was a...

Michael A. Cantone, age 61, of Peotone, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 24, 2018.              He was born on June 5, 1957 in Joliet.  Michael is survived by his wife, Karen (Taylor) Cantone who he married on June 25, 1977 at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Peotone.  He is also survived by his children, Kyle Cantone of Chicago, Chad Cantone of Peotone, and Ashley (Brandon) Walling of Peotone; his...

              Robert “Robbie” C. Allen, age 50, of Limestone, formerly of Peotone, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.             He was born on June 28, 1968 in Harvey, IL.  He was a Peotone High School graduate, Class of 1986.  He was a pipefitter with Local 597.  Robbie loved watching his kids play...

            Mary Rita (nee Grady) Rutnicki, age 60, of Peotone, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Franciscan St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields.              She was born on June 29, 1958 in Galesburg, IL; the daughter of the late Delbert and Rosalie (nee Martell) Grady.  She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in...

            Bruce V. Wolf, age 73, of Peotone, passed away at his home on Friday, October 5, 2018.             He was born on March 14, 1945 in Chicago Heights, IL; the son of the late Jerome and Agnes (Clausing) Wolf.  He was a dedicated employee of Evergreen Sod Farm of Peotone for over 45 years.  He was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Beecher where he served as...

            Helen L. Stonewall, age 93, of Manteno, formerly of Peotone, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.              She was born on December 5, 1924 in Clemons, IA; the daughter of the late Benjamin and Bessie (Clemons) Duffy.  She married the late Ozzie Stonewall on July 11, 1945 in Gilman, Iowa.  He preceded her in death on May 8,...