All Obituaries

            Donna Doreen Loitz, age 87, of Peotone, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at her home.              She was born on March 20, 1932, the daughter of William Garnet and Opal (LoRoche) Davis, at her grandmother’s house in Jennings County, IN.  Growing up she worked in the tobacco fields along Bear Creek in Indiana.  Later, she moved to Kankakee, IL to live with her sister,...

                        Otto J. Schafer, age 83, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at his home in Monee, IL.              He was born on March 10, 1936 in Joliet, IL, the son of George and Anna (Becker) Schafer.  He married Nancy Louise (Hoffman) Schafer on November 4, 1961 in Park Ridge, IL.  She passed away on December 23,...

Chester C. Johnson, Age 84, passed away on Saturday, June 29 at home in Monee.  He was born on February 6, 1935 in Monee, the son of Walter and Marretta (Meyer) Johnson.  He married Beverly Stassen on June 19, 1971 at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Peotone.  He was a lifelong farmer who also raised beef cattle and custom baled hay and straw.  He also owned and operated Chester Johnson Trucking.  He was a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ in Peotone, a...

  June L. Stassen, age 93, of Monee, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2019 at Windsor Estates in Country Club Hills. She was born on March 16, 1926 in Monee Township, the daughter of Erwin and Sarah (Gray) Jacobs.  She married Wayne C. Stassen on June 1, 1946 at the First Presbyterian Church of Peotone.  He passed away on May 29, 2004.  She was a homemaker and spent a great deal of time attending various functions with her husband, Wayne, while he served as Monee...

Clarice Carolyn (Miller) Fox, age 75, of Bettendorf, IA, formerly of Peotone, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019 at Trinity Bettendorf-UnityPoint Health in Bettendorf, IA. Clarice was born on January 10, 1944.  She worked for 31 years at Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet as a secretary and then later as the Department Head of Maintenance.  After leaving employment at Stateville Correctional Center she worked for 10 years as a secretary at Rockdale Automotive in Rockdale,...

  Helen M. Bieronski, age 91, of Peotone, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2019 at her home.  She was born on October 28, 1927 at home in Peotone, the daughter of Paul W. and Irene (Conrad) Rathje.  She married Leo Frank Bieronski on September 6, 1952 in Peotone.  Helen owned and operated Dolls of Yesteryear for 20 years; was a founding member of the Peotone Historical Society, and was the chairperson of the Old Mill Fest in Peotone for many years.  She was a member...

Our loving mother Jerrie Comstock decided it was time to move on to her Eternal life around 6:20 pm  on May 29, 2019. A gifted pianist, she enjoyed playing for all her family and her loved and loving friends and staff at Heritage Woods in Manteno, IL. Ebb Tide was a special family favorite! Her best days were spent  laughing with her family and her friends in Peotone and Manteno in recent years. Her wonderful, upbeat  attitude, sense of humor, huge  heart and sweet...

Richard “Coach” Corpus, age 72, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Banner Boswell Medical Center in Sun City, Arizona, after a battle with cancer.  He was born in DePue, IL.    A lifelong educator, Richard had a passion for influencing the lives of young people both in the classroom and through athletics.  During his 35-year career as a teacher, principal, athletic director and football coach, some of Richard’s favorite memories were...

            Betty (Krantz) Garrett of Peotone, formerly of Harvey, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at her home.             She was born on April 21, 1935 in Harvey, IL.  She graduated from Whittier Grade School and Thornton High School.  Also, she was a graduate of Greenville University, Greenville, IL and Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL.  She was a former member...

   Jacob Mark Baumgartner left this world to be with the Lord on May 22, 2019.  He was born on September 25, 1981 to Mark Baumgartner and Doris Baumgartner (Schmidt).  Jacob attended Peotone High School and earned his Bachelor’s degree at Illinois State University and Governors State University.  Jake is survived by his parents; his son, Kobe from his first marriage to Jami Cyrier; Beloved wife Jenna; Brothers: Joshua (Samantha) Baumgartner and Adam (Gina)...