Obituaries

Mar 12, 2013

March 12, 2013

Gerald R. Misner, 72, of Bourbonnais, formerly of Peotone, died Tuesday (March 12, 2013) at Presence Heritage Village in Kankakee. Memorial visitation will be from 4 p.m. Friday until the 7 p.m. memorial service at the Fedde-Helfrich-Cross Funeral Home, Peotone. The Rev. John Billow will officiate. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will take place at...

Mar 9, 2013

March 9, 2013 Leo J. Stender, age 100, of Peotone, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at his home. Visitation will be held at the Fedde-Helfrich-Cross Funeral Home on Tueday, March 12, 2013 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Peotone on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m., Rev. Jonathan Krogh officiating. Interment...

Mar 4, 2013

March 4, 2013 Mildred Rose Mansmith, age 92, of Monee, died Monday, March 4, 2013 at the Beecher Manor Nursing and Rehab Center in Beecher, IL. Cremation rites have been accorded and private family services will be held.

She was born December 31, 1920 in Chicago, the daughter of the late Ed and Amanda (Riceman) Meder. She was preceded...

Mar 1, 2013

March 1, 2013

Tyler “Taz” Zillmer, age 14, of Bourbonnais, IL, died Friday, March 1, 2013 at his home. A memorial visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 5 from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at the Fedde-Helfrich-Cross Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Cremation rites have been...

Feb 25, 2013

February 25, 2013 Joan, 80, of Peotone, died Monday (Feb. 25, 2013) at her home. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Fedde-Helfrich-Cross Funeral Home, Peotone, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. Deacon Jim Kelly will officiate.

Interment will be in Peotone Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Butch, LeRoy, David, Brandon...

Feb 17, 2013

February 17, 2013

Visitation for Edna P. Schubbe, 98, of Peotone, will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Fedde-Helfrich-Cross Funeral Home, Peotone, where funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. John Billow will officiate.

Interment will be in Peotone Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brian, Richard, Wendell, Michael, Keith and...

Feb 12, 2013

February 12, 2013

Agnes A. Albinger, 103, of Monee, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at her home.

She was born August 20, 1909, in South Wilmington and worked on her farm her entire adult life. She enjoyed painting and loved cats and wildlife in general.

Mrs. Albinger is survived by a sister-in-law, Arlene Marcukaitis of...

Feb 9, 2013

February 09, 2013

Donald Albert Batdorf, 85, of Peotone, formerly of Thornton, died Saturday (Feb. 9, 2013) at his home. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. Tuesday until the 8 p.m. funeral service at the Fedde-Helfrich-Cross Funeral Home, Peotone. The Rev. John Billow will officiate. Interment will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Peotone Cemetery. In lieu of...

Feb 8, 2013

February 08, 2013

Visitation for Lloyd A. Froehner, 89, or rural Peotone, will be from 10 a.m. Tuesday until the noon funeral service at the Fedde-Helfrich-Cross Funeral Home, Peotone. The Rev. John Billow will officiate. Interment will be in Peotone Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jason, James and John Froehner, Jeff Temme, Eric Greenquist, Joe Iwanus and Craig Wojciechowski. Memorials...

Feb 8, 2013

February 08, 2013

Gregory S. Pollak, 40, of Peotone, died Friday (Feb. 8, 2013). Visitation will be from 3 p.m. Wednesday until the 8 p.m. funeral service at the Fedde-Helfrich-Cross Funeral Home, Peotone. The Rev. Larry Banks will officiate. Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made for his daughters' education fund. Mr. Pollak was a carpenter employed...

Feb 5, 2013

February 05, 2013

Visitation for Beverly Thiesfeld Heusing, 84, of Peotone will be held Sunday, February 10, 2013, from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Fedde-Helfrich-Cross Funeral Home, Peotone. Funeral services will be held at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Peotone, on Monday, February 11, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. John Billow officiating. Interment will be at the Peotone...

Jan 29, 2013

January 29, 2013

Donald J. Radtke, 80, of Peotone, died Tuesday (Jan. 29, 2013) in an automobile accident. Don was born Aug. 27, 1932, in Monee, the son of Ernest and Ardel (nee Clement) Radtke. Don enjoyed spending time with his family and in his garden and particularly enjoyed the Will County Fair. He is survived by his loving...

Jan 29, 2013

Carol E. Radtke, age 80, of Peotone, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2015 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

She was born on July 18, 1935 in Evanston, IL, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Lucy (Savoy) Schneider. She married the late Donald J. Radtke on May 11, 1957 in Chicago Heights. He...

Jan 9, 2013

January 09, 2013 Milbert Seaver Johnson, 90, of Peotone, died Wednesday (Jan. 9, 2013) at his home. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Fedde-Helfrich-Cross Funeral Home, Peotone, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. John Billow will officiate. Interment will be in the Peotone Cemetery. Memorials may be made...

Jan 7, 2013

January 07, 2013

George T. Amir, age 85, formerly of Peotone, passed away with his two daughters at his side on Monday, January 7, 2013 at the Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno, IL, following a long illness. A memorial service will be held at the Illinois Veterans Home Chapel in Manteno on Sunday, January 20, 2012 at 12:00 p.m.,...

Jan 7, 2013

January 07, 2013

Jeaneen Ann (Fehland) Becker, age 51, of Peotone, died Monday, January 7, 2013 at her home. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 from 3:00-8:00 p.m. at the Fedde-Helfrich-Cross Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. from the funeral home, Rev. Tom Ewing officiating. Burial will...

Aug 25, 2002

Arlene M. Schubbe, age 82, of Peotone, formerly of rural Monee, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.

She was born on August 21, 1932 in Bonfield, IL, the daughter of the late William and Ruth (Rathman) Buckman. She grew up in Bonfield and lived there until she married...

Jun 6, 2001

Evelyn M. Crocker, age 98, formerly of Peotone, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Presence Heritage Village in Kankakee.

She was born on March 8, 1917 in Peotone, the daughter of the late Anton and Emma (Younker) Eilers. She married the late Maynard C. Crocker on August 18, 1937 in Peotone. He died...

Apr 10, 2001

May 1, 2014

Irene E. Behrens, age 94, of Normal, IL; formerly of Peotone, IL, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal.

She was born September 1, 1919 in rural Manhattan, IL, the daughter of the late Adam and Alma (Carstens) Heisner. She married the late Norbert A. Behrens on April...

Feb 7, 1998

Arlene C. Marcukaitis, age 94, of Peotone, formerly of Monee, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Heritage Woods of Manteno.

She was born on December 12, 1921 in Kankakee County, Rockville Township, the daughter of the late Stanley and Mamie (Wilcox) Cabit. She married the late Adam J. Marcukaitis on February 22, 1940...