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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 Morris Herald-News and morrisherald-news.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 15, 2026.
A Simon Alvarez Cuevas, 67
Morris, IL October 28, 1958 December 14, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
B William Walter Bartz, 65
Joliet, IL August 9, 1959 June 27, 2025
Beverly June (Thompson) Berry, 86 Morris, IL September 24, 1939 October 23, 2025
Alan D. Boggetto, 82
Shorewood, IL June 15, 1943 July 29, 2025
Robert Erwin Borgstrom, 89
Morris, IL June 3, 1936 November 9, 2025
Marilyn Brandt Morris, IL
William Burns, 87 Morris, IL January 21, 1938 November 21, 2025 Fruland Funeral Home
Charles Mark Brady, 93
Dwight, IL September 7, 1931 August 15, 2025
Toni Ann Brandolino Morris, IL
Robert Cummings Morris, IL
D Genevieve Darwish Boyle, 99 Ottawa, IL October 6, 1925 August 16, 2025
Timothy A. Butterfield, 68
Morris, IL January 9, 1957 September 16, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
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Nicholas DeMarco Gardner, IL
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See full obituary at morrisherald-news.com.com/obituaries Ruby Doyle, 96 Marseilles, IL January 28, 1929 July 7, 2025 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
H Denise L. Hall, 65 Morris, IL September 29, 1960 October 11, 2025
John Richard “Jack” Dunn, Jr., 89
Morris, IL April 22, 1936 December 4, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
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Madeline J. Ellis, 86
Morris, IL August 25, 1938 June 28, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Ronald Wayne Ellison, Jr., 56
Morris, IL June 24, 1969 August 25, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
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William Joseph Gallagher, Jr., 88
Morris, IL June 26, 1937 August 29, 2025
David Eugene Goodale, 82
Morris, IL June 22, 1943 December 13, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
JoAnne C. Gretencord-Szobar Morris, IL
Mark Steven Jorstad, 69
Morris, IL October 19, 1955 June 13, 2025
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Dolores Hertenstein, 100
Coal City, IL September 4, 1925 November 22, 2025 Reeves Fruland Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory
Shirley M. (née Lang) Hill,, 91
Mahomet, IL August 3, 1934 November 14, 2025
William “Bill” Horsley, 64
Morris, IL March 18, 1961 October 21, 2025
William C. Kirchhoff, 73
Morris, IL October 14, 1952 November 27, 2025 U.C. Davis Callahan Funeral Home
Lesley Eugene Kunsman, 76
Morris, IL January 18, 1949 November 23, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
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Joseph Edward Lamb, 80
Sun Prairie, WI December 17, 1944 August 30, 2025
Elizabeth Lillian Lee, 94
Jack Hynds, 85
Morris, IL November 26, 1939 November 20, 2025 Reeves Fruland and Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory
J Juanita June Jennings, 91
Morris, IL July 22, 1934 October 19, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Patricia Johnson, 77 Jefferson City, MO December 7, 1947 October 27, 2025
Jerseyville, IL July 21, 1931 August 5, 2025
Kristine Ann Lewis-Suyko, 58
Channahon, IL February 21, 1967 November 26, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Diane Marie Lucas, 81 Naples, FL February 5, 1944 August 21, 2025
M Shirley A. Marsaglia, 98 Coal City, IL July 3, 1926 May 28, 2025 Reeves and Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory
Lyn Marie Marx, 69
Morris, IL July 18, 1956 July 31, 2025
Joan B. Masters Morris, IL
Kelly Jean Mills, 59 San Antonio, TX January 21, 1966 September 16, 2025
Paul B. Muraro, 58
Seneca, IL September 8, 1967 December 9, 2025 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
N Lois Norton, 88
Minooka, IL June 2, 1937 December 7, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
O Anita Lynes Middleton, 91
St. Augustine, FL January 29, 1934 September 16, 2025
Loisanne O’Connell, 95
Verona, IL April 4, 1930 September 14, 2025
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See full obituary at morrisherald-news.com.com/obituaries Morris, IL May 29, 1941 September 30, 2025
P Tommie Daniel “Dan” Parker, 86
Canal Fulton, OH July 17, 1939 August 7, 2025 Swigart-Easterling Funeral Home
Bonnie Louella Parks Shorewood, IL
Jean Marie Pendleton, 84
Marseilles, IL September 9, 1940 July 17, 2025 Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Jim Pfeffer, 80
Seneca, IL November 1, 1944 July 14, 2025
Garold W. “Joe” Pfeifer, 84
Bluffton, IN February 12, 1941 December 19, 2025 Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home
Russel Phillips
Patrick G. Prignano, 51 Morris, IL August 16, 1973 March 24, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
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Phillip F Rezin, 85 Rockford, IL April 29, 1940 July 10, 2025
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Richard A.H. Scaman, 79 Morris, IL February 17, 1946 December 8, 2025 Reeves Fruland and Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory
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Aurora Williamson-Bill Morris, IL
Jerald Keith Van Heiden, 82
Morris, IL July 14, 1943 November 21, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Betty E. Vining, 91 Morris, IL April 12, 1934 December 8, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
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Jay Fredrick Wehrle, 62
Delta Junction, AK November 15, 1963 December 11, 2025
Z Dale Zink
Virginia Beach, VA
Reverend Lora J. Zink, 78
Channahon, IL May 6, 1947 August 12, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Jordon Sklut
Chesterton, IN
Thomas Slattery Jr., 73 Morris, IL January 1, 1952 October 29, 2025
Clair Faye Smith Morris, IL
Melissa Stefanski Morris, IL
Verona, IL
Michael David Pierson Effingham, IL July 24, 2025
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Ryne Timothy Theis, 39
Morris, IL November 8, 1985 September 28, 2025 Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
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Charlene “Char” M. (née Dsida) Orolin, 84
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F FARKAS FUNERAL HOME 3201 W. Jefferson St, Joliet, IL 60431 815-725-0100 farkasfuneralhome.com
H HAGI & SCHULTZ 205 High St., Streator, IL 61364 815-672-2420 hagischultzfh.com
O OSBORNE-NELSON FUNERAL HOME 135 E. Lincoln St., Seneca, IL 61360 815-357-6172 ottawafuneralhome.com
R R.W. PATTERSON FUNERAL 401 E. Main St, Braidwood, IL 60408 815-458-2336 rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com
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PLESE PROFESSIONAL FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES 1514 May St, Joliet, IL 60435 815-735-2125 plesefuneralservices.com
REEVES FUNERAL HOME 408 E. Washington St, Morris, IL 60450 815-942-2500 reevesfuneral.com 203 Liberty St, Gardner, IL 60424 815-237-2526 reevesfuneral.com 75 N. Broadway, Coal City, IL 60416 815-634-2125 reevesfuneral.com
408 E. Washington St, Morris, IL 60450 815-942-2500 reevesfuneral.com
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FRULAND FUNERAL HOME 121 W. Jefferson St, Morris, IL 60450 815-942-0700 frulandfuneralhome.com
SCHEWE FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES 24300 S. Ford Rd., Channahan, MUELLER FUNERAL HOMES IL 60410 815-714-9143 800 First Ave., Ottawa, IL 61350 schewefuneralservices.com 815-434-4433 muellerfh.com PREY-MUELLER FUNERAL HOME 231 W. Walnut St. #1448, Oglesby, IL 61348 815-883-8662 muellerfh.com SEALS CAMPBELL FUNERAL HOME 1009 E. Bluff St., Marseilles, IL 61341 815-795-5151
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Pisut Funeral Home PISUT FUNERAL HOME 1211 Plainfield Rd, Joliet, IL 60435 815-722-0998
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SOLON-TELFORD FUNERAL HOME 301 S. Park St., Streator, IL 61364 815-672-2320 PLESE PROFESSIONAL FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES 1514 May St, Joliet, IL 60435 815-735-2125 plesefuneralservices.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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