Tributes
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 January, February, March, April, May and June 2026.
AKenneth Elmer Alling Joliet, IL
Joan S. Bixby, 92 Morris, IL
April 12, 1934April 16, 2026
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Victoria “Vikkii” Beasley Yorkville, IL
Candice “Candy” Bodine Coal City, IL
Look for the next Tributes Edition on January 13, 2027.
CTeresa Lynn Castillo Aurora, IL
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Lawrence James “Jim” Bell, 97 Morris, IL
January 22, 2026
Dorothy Bernstein, 99 Washington, DC
February 17, 1927June 2, 2026
Orville Bradford, 91 Morris, IL
October 1, 1934February 2, 2026
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Lois Brandt Morris, IL
Barney Creasy, 67 Morris, IL
November 18, 1958March 30, 2026
Charlotte Ann (Trofimchuck) Curtis (Née Vaira), 92 Coal City, IL
August 10, 1933February 5, 2026 D
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Virginia Carey DeSimone, 95 Charlottesville, VA
September 3, 1930May 3, 2026
Phillip Paul Dinelli, 82 Morris, IL
January 5, 1944March 1, 2026
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home E
Ruth Hazel (nee Walker) Eichelberger Lisle, IL
Richard D. Elleson, 91 Sebring, FL
July 28, 1934February 28, 2026
FJohn “Jack” Farber, 79 Morris, IL
January 8, 1947June 20, 2026
Barbara Farrero Morris, IL
Joan D. Foddrill Morris, IL
Kenneth E. Grudis, 95 Morris, IL
June 20, 1930February 18, 2026
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
HRobert Harrington, 86 Morris, IL
June 18, 1939June 15, 2026
Reeves Fruland and Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory
Judith Ann Heifner, 86 Hampton, IA
April 11, 1939February 1, 2026
Kevin James Kelly, Jr., 27
Cape Coral, FL
September 20, 1998December 12, 2025
Susan L. Kenney, 69
Coal City, IL
July 3, 1956May 13, 2026
Ferrari Funeral Services
Alfred Kent, 83 Channahon, IL
August 19, 1942February 16, 2026
Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
MJames “Jim” Maierhofer, 84 Seneca, IL
September 22, 1941January 21, 2026
Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
Victor Leo Mladic Jr., 81 Joliet, IL
March 5, 1944January 31, 2026
NKathryn Sue (nee Wagoner) Foley, 82 Essex, IL
February 17, 1943January 28, 2026
GGeraldine Lillian Geisert, 91 Minneapolis, MN
April 1, 1935June 1, 2026 Crescent Tide Cremation Services
Marion Gleason, 72 Morris, IL
February 24, 1953January 11, 2026 Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life
George Gray Lowell, IN
Richard Hexdall, 79 Morris, IL
March 17, 1946February 8, 2026
Reeves Fruland and Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory
Robert Hougas, 73 Ottawa, IL
June 4, 1952March 31, 2026
Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
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John Christopher Johnsen, 48 Chicago, IL
August 19, 1977May 26, 2026
Michael C. “Mike” Kratzer, 63 Newark, IL
January 23, 1963June 8, 2026
LPatricia A. Lamping, 85 Morris, IL
May 14, 1940January 8, 2026
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Margaret L. ‘Margie’ Larson, 88 Plainfield, IL
September 10, 1937 -March 24, 2026
Trula Ann Ness, 97 Marion, IA
September 3, 1928May 12, 2026
Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service
John Jacob Newberry, 62 Tucson, AZ
February 25, 1964May 26, 2026
Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, LLC
PRoscoe J. Parks II, 75 Manteno, IL
December 26, 1950March 24, 2026
KGretchen F. Kay, 91 Morris, IL
October 28, 1934April 19, 2026
U.C. Davis Callahan Funeral Home
Linda Sue Lingle, 78 Morris, IL
February 17, 1948 -March 14, 2026
Richard B. Lois, 75 Spring, TX
August 25, 1950December 31, 2025
RCarla Ranz, 75 Morris, IL
January 29, 1951May 12, 2026
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Sean Michael Rentauskas, 21 Coal City, IL
December 6, 2004April 12, 2026
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
SGene V. Shostrom, 78 Streator, IL
September 1, 1947January 6, 2026
U.C. Davis Callahan Funeral Home
Jerry W. Smith, 77 Streator, IL
December 15, 1948January 9, 2026
U.C. Davis Callahan Funeral Home
TDerek Tjelle Coal City, IL
Erling Jay Varland, 79 Joliet, IL
August 28, 1946May 20, 2026
U.C. Davis Callahan Funeral Home
Gloria Frances (Darlington) Vigna, 78 Gardner, IL May 25, 1947April 30, 2026
Dennis R. Tkachik, 76 Culver, IN
June 2, 1950June 13, 2026
Patricia Ann Tucker, 93 Diamond, IL
September 3, 1932June 7, 2026
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Kathleen Anne Wilder, 68 El Sobrante, CA
April 19, 1958April 23, 2026
Leo E. Winkel, 87 Morris, IL
April 16, 1938April 15, 2026
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Linda Marie Winkler, 69 Minooka, IL
September 16, 1956March 24, 2026
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
UVirginia Ann Urbanik, 78 Morris, IL
April 10, 1947February 26, 2026
VJoyce M. Van Atta, 89 Seneca, IL
April 24, 1936January 15, 2026
Fred C. Dames Funeral Home
Laura Ann Yegge, 21 Seneca, IL
July 23, 2004May 21, 2026
U.C. Davis Callahan Funeral Home Z
Elizabeth Petri Zalar, 78 Springfield, IL
April 15, 1947January 4, 2026
