Joseph Hedberg — Bradley
Joseph M. Hedberg, 64, of Bradley, formerly of Stone Park, died Thursday (May 28, 2009) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital.
Donna Lambert — Kankakee
Donna Marie Hart Lambert, 75, of Kankakee, died Thursday (May 28, 2009) at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital.
Minnie Leinen — Naples, Fla.
Our beloved “Minnie” Leinen of Naples, Fla. and Herscher, formerly of Momence, passed away Friday (May 29, 2009).
Jean Miner — Watseka
Jean Miner, 90, of rural Watseka, died Tuesday (May 26, 2009) at Iroquois Memorial Hospital.
Paul Tedford — Kankakee
Paul E. Tedford, 76, of Kankakee, died Thursday (May 28, 2009) at Provena Our Lady of Victory.
Kevin St. Peter — Bourbonnais
Kevin S. St. Peter, 23, of Bourbonnais, died Monday (May 25, 2009) in Bradley.
Carol Burress — St. Anne
Carol J. Burress, 65, of St. Anne, died Thursday (May 28, 2009) at Riverside Medical Center.
Loyde Christensen — Kankakee
Graveside services for Loyde W. Christensen, 89, of Kankakee, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, June 1, in Clifton Cemetery. He died Monday (May 25, 2009) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee.
Jai-Veion Ford — St. Anne
Jai-Veion Dai-Shone Ford, infant son of John Ford of Beaverville and Melissa Taylor of St. Anne, died at birth May 22, 2009 at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee.
James Wojciechowski Sr. — Kankakee
Graveside services for James S. Wojciechowski Sr., 72, of Kankakee, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Chebanse Catholic Cemetery.
Michael Forristal — Momence
A memorial Mass for Michael P. “MikeyPat” Forristal, 64, of Momence, will be celebrated at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at Good Shepherd Manor, 4129 Routes 1-17 in Momence.
Melvin Curtis — Longford, Kan.
Melvin Asa Curtis, 86, of Longford, Kan., and father of a Union Hill resident, died Monday (May 25, 2009) at the Ottawa County Health Center in Minneapolis, Kan.
Richard Sams — Clinton
Richard L. Sams, 65, of Clinton, and brother of a Bourbonnais resident, died Sunday (May 24, 2009) at his home.
Douglas Kessinger — Chatsworth
Douglas R. Kessinger, 60, of Chatsworth, died Saturday (May 23, 2009) at his home.
Jean Dransfeldt — Dwight
Jean Ann Dransfeldt, 57, of Olney, formerly of Dwight, died Saturday (May 23, 2009) in Coles County, as the result of an automobile accident that also killed her twin sister, June Jones, and brother-in-law, Dennis Jones.
Joanne Wehr — Momence
Visitation for Joanne G. Wehr, 81, of Momence, will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Cotter Funeral Home, Momence, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday.
Leonard DeLonais — Bourbonnais
Services for Leonard L. DeLonais, 90, of Bourbonnais, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the mausoleum at All Saints Cemetery in Bourbonnais.
Garold Phillips — Momence
Garold B. Phillips, 74, of Momence, died Wednesday (May 27, 2009) at his home. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. Monday until the 3 p.m. services at the Cotter Funeral Home, Momence.
Carolyn Smith — Manteno
Carolyn A. Smith, 75, of Manteno, formerly of Mount Carmel, died Wednesday (May 27, 2009) at Hinsdale Hospital.
Samuel Miranda — Lawrence, Kan.
Samuel Clayton Miranda, 78, of Lawrence, Kan., formerly of Kankakee, died Thursday (May 28, 2009) at his home.
• U.S. Sen. Roland Burris praised Kankakee’s new home ownership initiative during his visit Thursday.
• Former Grant Park police chief Scott Fitts has pleaded guilty to bribery.
• A new law will allow parents to extend health insurance coverage to children up to the age of 26.
Marjorie Dickerson — Normal
Marjorie A. Dickerson, 87, of Normal, and mother of a Bourbonnais resident, died at 3:59 a.m. Wednesday (May 27, 2009) at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.
Birt Bailey — Bourbonnais
Birt E. Bailey, 65, of Bourbonnais, died May 15, 2009, at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee.
Arthur Courtright — Dry Ridge, Ky.
Arthur R. Courtright, 84, of Dry Ridge, Ky., formerly of Manteno, died Monday (May 25, 2009) at his home. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, Ky.
James Wojciechowski Sr. — Kankakee
Graveside services for James S. Wojciechowski Sr., 72, of Kankakee, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Chebanse Catholic Cemetery.
Georgia Peters — Bradley
Georgia L. Peters, 59, of Bradley, died suddenly Tuesday (May 26, 2009). Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday until the 11 a.m. services at the Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Manteno.
Michael Adams Sr. — Kankakee
Visitation for Michael Adams Sr., 47, of Kankakee, will be from 10 a.m. Saturday until the 11 a.m. services at Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Kankakee.
Richard Lind — Bradley
Visitation for Richard F. Lind, 65, of Bradley, will be from 4 p.m. Friday until the 7 p.m. services at the Cotter Funeral Home, Momence.
Louis Kay — Watseka
Louis Kay, 94, of Watseka, died Wednesday (May 27, 2009) at Iroquois Memorial Hospital, Watseka.
James Miller — Milford
A memorial service for James M. Miller, 81, of Milford, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Watseka, where he was a member.
Anton Jankuski — Manteno
Visitation for Anton P. Jankuski, 58, of Manteno, will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home, Manteno.
Helen Meier Brands — Crete
Helem M. Meier Brands, 93, of Crete, died Tuesday (May 26, 2009) at St. Margaret’s Mercy Hospital in Dyer, Ind.
Ralph Calvert — Kankakee
Ralph E. Calvert, 88, of Kankakee, died Friday (May 22, 2009) in Riverside, Calif. Private services have been held.
Mary Tuttila — Watseka
Visitation for Mary Ellen Glover-Calderon-Tuttila, 76, of Watseka, formerly of Sheldon, will be from noon Friday until the 1 p.m. funeral service at the Knapp Funeral Home in Sheldon.
Lillie Rucker — Momence
Lillie Bell Neal Rucker, 56, of Momence Meadows Nursing Home, died May 21, 2009. There will be no services.
Todd Hissett — Naperville
Todd Hissett, 52, of Naperville, formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Tuesday (May 26, 2009) at a friend’s home in rural Piper City.
Clarice Haram — Bradley
A Mass will be said in memory of Clarice M. Haram, 78, of Bradley, at 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley, where she was a member.
Charles Evans — Kankakee
Charles “Charlie” Evans, 58, of Kankakee, died May 21, 2009, at his home. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at West Memorial Funeral Home in Starkville, Miss. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Matthew Baptist Church, Artesia, Miss., where he was a member.
Wayne Rutledge — Tompkinsville, Ky.
Visitation for Wayne E. “Rut” Rutledge, 67, of Tompkinsville, Ky., formerly of Milford, will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Knapp Funeral Home in Milford, where funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday.
Patricia Seep — Forrest
Patricia L. “Perky” Seep, 54, of Forrest, died Tuesday (May 26, 2009) at her home, following a courageous battle with cancer.
• Sen. Roland Burris will visit Kankakee this evening as a part of a swing through central Illinois after his wiretapped conversations with former Gov. Rod Blagojevich were made public.
• A Beecher man and his 5-week-old son were killed in a weekend crash involving a driver, who has been charged with drunk driving and homicide.
• Illinois lawmakers in Springfield say they are unsure they will adjourn on time due to the multi-billion dollar deficit facing state government.
William McDermott — Greenwood, Ind.
William J. McDermott, 82, of Greenwood, Ind., and father of a Kempton resident, died Monday (May 25, 2009) at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis, Ind.
William Hines — Lafayette, Ind.
William E. Hines, 51, of Lafayette, Ind., formerly of Kentland, Ind., and Watseka, died Tuesday (May 26, 2009) at his home, following an extended illness.
Lisa Covington — Bradley
Visitation for Lisa J. Covington, 47, of Bradley, will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home, Bourbonnais, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday.
Perry Chamness — Blairsburg, Iowa
Perry Bernard Chamness, 79, of Blairsburg, Iowa, formerly of Bradley, died Thursday (May 21, 2009) at his home.
Albina Bettendorf — Chandler, Ariz.
Albina Bettendorf, 89, of Chandler, Ariz., formerly of Braidwood, died April 11, 2009, at Pennington Gardens in Chandler.
Herbert Bliler — Diamondhead, Miss.
Herbert Scott Bliler, 85, of Diamondhead, Miss., and father of a Bourbonnais resident, died May 16, 2009, in Diamondhead.
Ruby Hillary — Kankakee
Visitation for Ruby C. Hillary, 89, of Kankakee, will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Bourbonnais Chapel of the Schreffler Funeral Homes.
Reaferd Ellison — Kankakee
Visitation for Reaferd Ellison, 79, of Kankakee, will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home, west Kankakee.
Robert Belmore — Effingham
Robert W. Belmore, 74, of Effingham, formerly of Kankakee, died Monday (May 25, 2009) at his home.
Robert Deany — Herscher
Robert “Bob” Deany, 75, of Herscher, died Sunday (May 24, 2009) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee.
• Two local spelling bee champions are in competition at the national bee in Washington, D.C.
• Bradley Deputy Police Chief Steve Coy was promoted to chief on Tuesday, but the deputy chief position will not be replaced due to budget issues.
• Local Hispanics react to Obama nominating Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
• A Watseka woman single-handedly pulled an injured driver from an overturned car just south of Manteno.
• A humorous video about pingpong on YouTube.com made by Olivet Nazarene University students has attracted more than 326,000 views.
• A Kankakee man was killed Saturday in suburban Chicago crash that claimed three lives.
Lorene Tuttle — Watseka
Lorene Tuttle, 94, of Watseka, died Sunday (May 24, 2009) at the Iroquois Resident Home in Watseka.
Loyde Christensen — Kankakee
Loyde W. Christensen, 89, of Kankakee, died Monday (May 25, 2009) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital, following a short illness.
Mildred Burkard — Kankakee
Mildred Mary “Millie” Burkard, 94, of Kankakee, died Friday (May 22, 2009) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital.
Loretta Durand — Bradley
Loretta R. Durand, 87, of Bradley, died Saturday (May 23, 2009) at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee.
Henry Duval — Kankakee
Visitation for Henry Wallace Duval, 70, of Kankakee, will be from 10 a.m. Thursday until the 11 a.m. services at Lax Mortuary in Kankakee.
Sandy Stamm — Cabery
Sandy A. Stamm, 50, of Cabery, died Friday (May 22, 2009) at her home. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. Wednesday until the 8 p.m. services at the Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home, west Kankakee.
John Rice — Watseka
John Edward “Eddie” Rice, 91, of Watseka, died Saturday (May 23, 2009) at Watseka Health Care Center. Visitation was from 1 p.m. today until the 3 p.m. services at the Baier Funeral Home, Watseka.
Dorthey Jensen — Morrison
Dorthey Emma Jensen, 87, of Morrison, formerly of Morris, died Saturday (May 23, 2009) at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Morrison.
Jean Rowland — Metamora
Jean Edward Rowland, 89, of Metamora, formerly of Roanoke and father of a Bourbonnais resident, died Saturday (May 23, 2009) at Snyder Village, where he was a resident.
Robert Deany — Herscher
Robert “Bob” Deany, 74, of Herscher, died Sunday (May 24, 2009) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee.
JOLIET (AP) — Will County authorities have announced a first-degree murder charge against a man accused of stabbing his 4-year-old half-sister to death.
State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced the charge Saturday against 18-year-old Keith Randulich of Mokena.
Randulich appeared in Will County Circuit Court on Saturday morning. Associate Judge Bobbi Petrungaro set bond at $10 million.
Mokena police found the body of Sabrina Clement in the basement of her home on Friday evening.
Detectives questioned Randulich and he was arrested early Saturday and booked into the Will County Jail.
It was not immediately clear if he has an attorney.
