Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost Januar y 1 - June 30, 2026
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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 January, February, March, April May and June 2026.
Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost Januar y 1 - June 30, 2026
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Markel Albrecht Oswego, IL
Arthur Alvin Anderson, 92
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Linda Catherine Bargemann, 84
Lee Everett Batchelder, 83
Plano, IL November 25, 1933 June 1, 2026
Betty L. Anderson, 85
Victoria “Vikkii” Beasley
Jeanette M. (Gaworski) Anton, 81 Virginia, IL September 3, 1944 May 30, 2026
Plano, IL December 15, 1949 March 4, 2026
Plano, IL May 28, 2026
Yorkville, IL June 27, 1942 June 9, 2026 Hart Cremations
Millbrook, IL June 28, 1940 April 7, 2026 Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
Gary Lynn Bennett, 76
Michal Ann Beyke, 61
Somonauk, IL September 23, 1964 December 22, 2025 Beverage Family Funeral Home
David R. Bjorseth, 82
Joliet, IL
Sun City West, AZ January 15, 1943 February 12, 2025
Rose Bejger, 82
Roger Bledsoe
Yorkville, IL October 10, 1943 December 29, 2025
Joliet, IL
Penny Jo (Preeshl) Bredemeier, 71 Oswego, IL May 18, 1955 June 6, 2026
Donna Lee Bruesewitz, 88
Plano, IL November 8, 1937 April 28, 2026 Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory
Richard F. Brummel, 89
Yorkville, IL October 14, 1936 January 1, 2026 Nelson Funeral Homes
Pamela Marie Burlington, 63
Yorkville, IL April 2, 1962 February 23, 2026 Nelson Funeral Home
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See full obituary at kendallcountynow.com/obituaries Terri Lee Capehart, 65
Newark, IL December 21, 1960 March 6, 2026 Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory
Robert Lee Carpenter, 94
Sandwich, IL November 2, 1931 March 1, 2026
Karen A. Costello, 79
Normal, IL December 17, 2025
Theresa Ann Domin, 82
Sandra Sue Leighty, 84
Oswego, IL March 30, 1943 March 27, 2026
Verdell “Ace” J. Hanson, 96
Sandwich, IL January 22, 1930 April 30, 2026 Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
Lynn M. Doyle, 65
David J. Hollenback, 80
Polly Lewis, 78 Plano, IL August 31, 1947 February 2, 2026 Beverage Family Funeral Home
Yorkville, IL May 25, 1960 January 2, 2026 Nelson Funeral Homes
E Betty Enoch, 96 Aurora, IL April 1, 1930 June 19, 2026 Beverage Family Funeral Home
Barbara Crow
Oswego, IL Dunn Family Funeral Home with Crematory
Dolores E. Cruise, 95
Yorkville, IL October 26, 1930 May 21, 2026 Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory
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F Christine C. Faltz, 78 Oswego, IL December 13, 1947 February 28, 2026
Thomas William Fletcher Jr., 81
Lisbon Center, IL April 7, 1945 May 1, 2026
G Charlotte Gabel Newark, IL
Sugar Grove, IL
H Earlville, IL August 18, 1951 February 4, 2026
Lisbon, IL
Sharon Lee (Corniels) Hamblin, 86
Iuka, Formerly Yorkville, IL October 7, 1939 May 8, 2026
M Linda Manis
Oswego, IL Dunn Family Funeral Home with Crematory
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Somonauk, IL September 23, 1936 February 25, 2026
Roger Kinney, 74 Ottawa, IL January 23, 1952 February 15, 2026 Beverage Family Funeral Home James Earl Kock, 84 Yorkville, IL August 17, 1941 April 21, 2026 Nelson Funeral Homes
Michael C. “Mike” Kratzer, 63 Newark, IL January 23, 1963 June 8, 2026
Joseph H. ‘Joe’ Didier
Robert Diveley, 74
Bethany-Lyn ‘Buffy’ Hoyne
Donald E. Kieso, 89
Dan M. Dailey, 87
Sterling, IL February 23, 1939 June 2, 2026
Plano, IL July 9, 1945 December 31, 2025 Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
Aurora, IL July 24, 1941 June 19, 2026
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Dennis R. Leifheit, 79 Yorkville, IL March 28, 1946 February 17, 2026
Barbara Anne Manning, 87
Yorkville, IL March 31, 1938 February 10, 2026
Barbara A. McCarty, 82 Yorkville, IL August 2, 1943 January 26, 2026
Harold ‘Mac’ McCracken, 89 Yorkville, IL March 12, 1936 March 3, 2026
Tracy Rebecca (nee Anderson) Melges, 54 Oregon, IL January 23, 1972 April 27, 2026
Cynthia G. Metzger, 84
Yorkville, IL September 3, 1941 January 28, 2026
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See full obituary at kendallcountynow.com/obituaries Clifford O. Mickelson, 79
Montgomery, IL November 18, 1946 March 6, 2026
Leon Miernicki, 75
Sandwich, IL May 7, 1950 January 7, 2026 Beverage Family Funeral Home
Lorraine Susan Milam, 77 Yorkville, IL March 15, 1949 May 18, 2026
Nancy J, Mulford, 89 Yorkville, IL February 23, 1937 March 26, 2026
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Geneva, IL October 31, 1944 May 31, 2026 Nelson Funeral Homes
John ‘Jack’ Sechrest Oswego, IL
Yvonne Marilyn Neel, 86
Sue Elaine Tuttle, 92 Yorkville, IL July 3, 1933 May 30, 2026 Nelson Funeral Home
V Raymond E. Vahl, 82
Plano, IL December 29, 1943 May 16, 2026
Yorkville, IL November 23, 1939 January 19, 2026
Virginia K. Sheehy, 88
Chris Nelson, 85 Batavia, IL March 22, 1940 December 20, 2025
Plano, IL April 2, 1938 April 24, 2026 Nelson Funeral Home & Crematory
Marlene Mae Smith, 90
Barbara Miller
Oswego, IL Dunn Family Funeral Home with Crematory
Capt. John E. Schmidt, Usnr, 81
Judith ‘Judy’ Ann Nott Montgomery, IL
Plano, IL October 1, 1935 May 9, 2026
Beverly K. Vandevort, 86
Montgomery, IL September 12, 1939 March 13, 2026
W Fred J. Wayne, 96
Thelma R. Miller, 93 Yorkville, IL December 6, 1932 December 31, 2025
Mary Catherine Mills, 68
Sandwich, IL February 6, 1958 April 1, 2026 Cremation Society of Illinois
Charlotte Marie Morris, 92
Peoria, IL April 2, 1933 February 26, 2026
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Yorkville, IL June 24, 1942 November 22, 2025
L. Duane Swayze, 91
Naperville, IL December 3, 1941 May 9, 2026
Sandwich, IL February 17, 1952 December 21, 2025
Edmund ‘Ed’ Gottfrid Olson, 88 Yorkville, IL January 18, 1938 April 1, 2026
Judith J. Weber, 84
Yorkville, IL February 3, 1935 April 17, 2026
Dale Jordan Woodworth, 90
R Bruce John Rudigier, 76
Yorkville, IL August 8, 1949 May 26, 2026
S Kathryn Ellen (Hayslip) Mozingo, 83
Scott Sprague, 73
Yorkville, IL April 26, 1929 March 4, 2026
Eileen Scheid, 92
Yorkville, IL February 4, 1934 March 30, 2026 Nelson Funeral Home & Crematory
T Helen Margery Tammen, 92
Ottawa, IL December 11, 1933 January 8, 2026 Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
Sarah Suzanne Eisnaugle Thomas Wentzville, MO
Beverly, MA January 29, 1936 April 1, 2026 Anatomical Donations Quinnipiac University,
Jesse Mathieu Gomes Director of Operations for the Human Anatomy Lab
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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
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FRED C. DAMES FUNERAL HOME 3200 Black at Essington Rds, Joliet, IL 60431 815-741-5500 fredcdames.com
H HEALY CHAPEL 370 Division Dr., Sugar Grove, IL 60554 630-466-1330 healychapel.com
M 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
MCDONALD FUNERAL HOME 1601 16th Ave., Fulton, IL 61252 815-589-9992
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NELSON FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY: Larson-Nelson Funeral Home Yorkville 630-553-7611 Larson-Nelson Funeral Homes (2 locations) Plano 630-552-7211 Nelson Funeral Home And Crematory Sandwich 815-786-6461 Nash-Nelson Memorial Chapel Hinckley 815-286-3247 Nash-Nelson Chapel Waterman 815-264-3362 nelsonfuneralhomes.com
T TURNER-EIGHNER FUNERAL HOMES 3952 Turner Ave., Plano, IL 60545 630-552-3022 eighnerfuneralhomes.com
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1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071 815-626-6311 mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com UC DAVIS-CALLAHAN FUNERAL HOME 301 W. Washington St., Morris, IL 60450 815-942-0084 ucdaviscallahan.com
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