Velva Wilhoyt — Manteno
Visitation for Velva D. “Vel” Wilhoyt, 76, of Manteno, formerly of Bradley, will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 a.m. Wednesday until the 11 a.m. funeral services, all at the Bradley Chapel of the Schreffler Funeral Homes.
Burial will be in Kankakee Memorial Gardens. She died Thursday (July 30, 2009) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital.
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Wesley E. Bender, 83, of Fairbury, and father of a Buckley resident, died Tuesday (July 28, 2009) at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.
Esther M. Myers, 93, of Onarga, died Thursday (July 30, 2009) at the Gilman Health Care Center.
Mary Ellen Sargeant, 89, of Kankakee, died Wednesday (July 29, 2009) at Riverside Medical Center.
Norman D. “Dean” Frieling, 53, of Shreveport, La., formerly of Kankakee, died Thursday (July 30, 2009) from pneumonia/Muscular Dystrophy.
Jessie J. Burtis, 43, of Kankakee, died Tuesday (July 28, 2009) at Riverside Medical Center.
Leo H. Timm, 85, of Kankakee, died Thursday (July 30, 2009) at Provena Our Lady of Victory in Bourbonnais.
Robert J. “Bob” Mulcahy, 81, of Bourbonnais, died Thursday (July 30, 2009) at his home, following a sudden illness.
• The Chicago Bears’ first practice is at 3 p.m. today. Be sure to grab a copy of the first Bears Extra in today’s edition.
• Welcome home the 135 soldiers from Company C , 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Illinois Army National Guard of Kankakee with a personalized message at www.taskforcethankful.com. The motorcade will arrive Sunday and everyone should come out to welcome them and let them know how much we appreciate their serving our country.
• Learn about all the latest from the Kankakee County Fair as well as what to expect this weekend.
Joseph A. Graves Sr., 65, of Momence, died Sunday (July 26, 2009) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee.
