Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost July 1 - December 31, 2025
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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 Record Newspapers and kendalcountynow.com offer a special biannual feature to commemorate and honor those we have lost. This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in July, August, September, October, November and December 2025.
Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost July 1 - December 31, 2025
Look for the next Tributes Edition on July 16, 2026.
A William “Chuck” Ahern, 71
Alta Eileen Baird, 83 Sandwich, IL March 30, 1942 July 26, 2025
Emily Jean Bracken, 83
St. Augustine, FL March 31, 1942 July 19, 2025
Donald W. Browning, 76
Sandwich, IL November 30, 1948 September 24, 2025
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Nancy (Gieck) Ammons, 78 Oswego, IL July 4, 1947 August 23, 2025
Daniel ‘Dulcimer Dan’ Robin Arterburn, 80 El Rito, NM February 6, 1945 June 25, 2025
John Bieritz, 79 Willowbrook, IL October 26, 1945 September 5, 2025 Adams-Winterfield & Sullivan Funeral Home
Richard Albert Brauer, 84
Henry Black, 82
Melissa Jane Brisbin, 59
Sandwich, IL November 15, 1942 October 14, 2025 Beverage Family Funeral Home
John J. ‘Jack’ Blazejak Jr, 85
Sandwich, IL November 29, 1939 October 11, 2025
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Sandwich, IL September 12, 1940 August 27, 2025 Burkhart-Eighner Funeral Home
Princeton, IL July 13, 1966 September 23, 2025
Kenneth D. Brown, 82
Yorkville, IL September 8, 1943 October 27, 2025
Bruce Owen Buhrmaster, 91
Plano, IL December 20, 1933 September 2, 2025
C Anieta Mae (Denney) Schillinger Chada, 95 Oswego, IL January 15, 1930 August 1, 2025
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See full obituary at kendallcountynow.com/obituaries Louise Christian Oswego, IL
Robert Cummings Morris, IL
Robert Blum Evans, 79 Yorkville, IL October 6, 1945 October 5, 2025
F Kathryn Floyd, 91
Steven C. Hatcher, 66 Chicago, IL February 8, 1959 August 2, 2025 Nelson Funeral Home
Jonathan M. Heap, 34
Oswego, IL March 3, 1991 October 11, 2025
Oswego, IL September 25, 1933 June 25, 2025
Joy L. Cunningham, 94 Sandwich, IL August 28, 1931 October 8, 2025
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Marilyn Dansart, 82 Dubuque, IA February 19, 1943 August 7, 2025
Lois June Davison, 102 Plano, IL June 22, 1923 September 7, 2025 Nelson Funeral Home
Frank DiRaimondo, 73
Cheryl Hemmingsen, 78 Nancy L. Foster, 88 Aurora, IL July 27, 1937 November 17, 2025 Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
G Michael Robert Galloway, 71
Plano, IL October 9, 1954 October 12, 2025
Clair Green, 70 Montgomery, IL
Earlville, IL September 4, 1951 August 31, 2025
Judy K. Doppelhammer, 79
Yorkville, IL August 18, 1946 November 10, 2025
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George “Buzz” Henry Eibel Jr., 85
Sandwich, IL July 23, 2025
Fruitland Park, FL November 20, 1946 October 10, 2025
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Bonnie Ruth Johnson, 70
Newark, IL December 12, 1954 November 5, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Donald Dale Hahn Yorkville, IL
Gary W. Hatch, 71 Sandwich, IL October 16, 2025
Oswego, IL June 29, 1959 September 15, 2025
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Paul L. Larson, 80
DeKalb, IL September 23, 1944 August 29, 2025 Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
Timothy L. Lowry, 73
Yorkville, IL November 5, 1951 July 16, 2025
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John Arthur Maier, 80
Bean Station, TN February 3, 1945 November 16, 2025
Keith D. Johnson, 95 Plano, IL March 21, 1930 September 1, 2025
Rebecca ‘Becky’ Johnson, 75
Yorkville, IL February 18, 1950 October 5, 2025
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Lea Ann Koch, 66
Ione Louise Martin, 90
Sandwich, IL March 20, 1935 July 2, 2025
Charles V. Martin, Jr., 84
Wisconsin Rapids, WI July 9, 1941 November 3, 2025
Robert Johnson, 82
Sandwich, IL May 29, 1943 July 18, 2025
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Michael Brian Kachlic, 60
Yorkville, IL January 4, 1965 October 5, 2025 Nelson Funeral Home
Alice J. Michalowski, 93
Sandwich, IL August 28, 1932 October 13, 2025 Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
Kenneth Mikyska, 86
Plano, IL September 1, 1939 September 9, 2025
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N William Morgan Negley, 87 Sandwich, IL June 9, 1938 October 2, 2025
Michele Ann (née Malinowski) Perrot, 66
Aurora, IL June 26, 1959 December 6, 2025
William Walter “Bill” Prendergast, 77 Dixon, IL November 17, 1947 July 4, 2025 Jones Funeral Home
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Reid Kent Rihel, 87 Patricia Mary Nugent, 86
Ottawa, IL February 15, 1939 July 10, 2025 Ottawa Funeral Home
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Oswego, IL June 5, 2025
William A. Rung, 70 Portage, IN March 23, 1955 August 20, 2025
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Barbara SchillerKolaski, 82
Jack Hubert Ottosen, 93
Yorkville, IL September 25, 1931 August 2, 2025 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Patricia Ann Oudyn, 85 Yorkville, IL January 26, 1940 August 6, 2025
Yorkville, IL September 2, 1943 September 7, 2025
Dr. Gary D. Schlapp, DVM, 76
Yorkville, IL February 5, 1949 November 23, 2025
Janet E. Schor, 91
P Cedar Rapids, IA March 31, 1925 August 30, 2025 Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
Joel Kenneth Skinner, 60
Sandwich, IL December 4, 1964 June 24, 2025
Joseph “Joe” Struck, 69
Plano, IL March 6, 1956 December 14, 2025
Yorkville, IL March 24, 1970 September 20, 2025
Lawrence “Larry” Shroba, 76
Jackson, MI January 30, 1949 November 9, 2025
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Katherine Uhrich, 68
Sandwich,, IL January 14, 1957 September 1, 2025 Nelson Funeral Home
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Marsha Kay (Kuehl) Velders, 85 Yorkville, IL April 9, 1940 September 17, 2025
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Hazel Waclaw, 97
Oswego, IL November 5, 1928 November 23, 2025
Patricia Ann Wallis, 89
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Mary Ellen Tapp, 83 Hendersonville, TN July 28, 1942 September 12, 2025
Elizabeth May Taus, 92
Oswego, IL January 6, 1934 September 9, 2025
John Paul, 100
Yorkville, IL January 8, 1941 August 7, 2025
Tracey J. Supan, 55
Richard A. Okapal, 73
Plano, IL April 3, 1952 July 9, 2025
Charles M. “Chuck” Shuler, 84
Riverside, IL May 1, 1933 August 5, 2025
Karen Sue Thatcher, 74
Sandwich, IL September 4, 1950 August 28, 2025 Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
John Ole Tuttle, 90 Sandwich, IL August 11, 1935 October 30, 2025 Neptune Society, Downers Grove, IL
Sandwich, IL November 27, 1935 November 10, 2025 Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
Edward John Wolf, 84
Oswego, IL August 3, 1941 September 10, 2025
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Brian Munson Yarbrough, 38
Old River Winfree, TX November 14, 1986 July 1, 2025 Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
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Elsie Morganegg, 100
Yorkville, IL April 17, 1925 July 9, 2025
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ADAMS-WINTERFIELD & SULLIVAN 4343 Main St., Downers Grove, IL 60515 630-968-1000 adamswinterfieldsullivan.com
B BEVERAGE FAMILY FUNERAL HOME 104 Terry St., Sandwich, IL 60548 815-786-6715 beveragefamilyfh.com
D DIETERLE MEMORIAL MEMORIAL HOME 1120 S. Broadway, Montgomery, IL 60538 630-897-1196 dieterlememorialhome.com
DUNN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME WITH CREMATORY 1801 Douglas Rd., Oswego, IL 60543 630-554-3888 dunnfamilyfuneralhome.com GABEL DUNN FUNERAL HOMES LTD 102 S. Johnson St., Newark, IL 60541 815-695-5131 healychapel.com
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UC DAVIS-CALLAHAN FUNERAL HOME 301 W. Washington St., Morris, IL 60450 815-942-0084 ucdaviscallahan.com
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