Edith Dale Etzel, 80, of Kankakee, died Sunday (Sept. 26, 2010) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital.
Patricia A. “Pat” Gleeson, 56, of St. Anne, died Sunday (Sept. 26, 2010) at her home.
Doris Ann Dean, 74, of Bourbonnais, died Wednesday (Sept. 22, 2010) in Michigan.
• A former Bradley insurance agent was sentenced to four years in state prison Monday after pleading guilty to two counts of theft for stealing more than $350,000 from local businesses and Bourbonnais Township through phony insurance premiums.
• Kankakee-area residents likely know Gayle Magnuson for her work as an auctioneer and antiques appraiser.
Although she has enjoyed her 28 years running Gayle Magnuson Auction Services, her appraisal work has always taken a back seat to her “more important” career as a social worker, she said.
• The Bradley-Bourbonnais girls’ swimming team keeps its All-City title streak going with their seventh straight win since Bishop McNamara started its team.
• There’s no getting around it: Kankakee County is broke.
But to be more precise, the county would need to raise more than $235,000 to be broke. Find out more in today’s edition.
• With 177 U.S. Forest Service properties covering 193 million acres under his control, Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell chose to spend National Public Lands Day with volunteers at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie north of Wilmington.
• It was easy to see that the Beecher boys’ team dominated the Herscher Invitational at Limestone Park Saturday.
The result sheet punctuated the depth of their runaway win in cross country.
Betty Lanoue - Momence
Betty E. Lanoue, 75, of Momence, died Friday (Sept. 24, 2010) in the emergency room at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Cotter Funeral Home in Momence. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Momence, where she was a member. The Rev. Dan Hessling will officiate.
Charles Stetzo - Wilmington
Charles W. Stetzo, 95, of Wilmington, passed away Thursday (Sept. 23, 2010) at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, after a brief illness, with his family by his side. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at the Reeves Funeral Home, 219 N. Joliet Street, Wilmington. Funeral services will be held from the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to St. Rose Catholic Church for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10 a.m., with Father Steven Bondi officiating. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago.
Rose Brenner - Watseka
Rose M. Brenner, 64, of Watseka, died Monday (Sept. 20, 2010) at the Watseka Rehab & Health Care Center. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Segur-Knapp Funeral Home in Watseka. Bobbie Netzband will officiate. Memorials may be made to the family wishes.
Joan Benoit - Riverside, Calif.
Joan LaMontagne Benoit passed away Sept. 15 in Riverside, Calif., after a long battle with heart disease. She was 87.
Dorothy L. Vellutini, 84, of Kankakee, died Wednesday (Sept. 22, 2010) at ManorCare Health Services.
Donald E. Weaver, 81, of Ashkum, died Tuesday (Sept. 21, 2010) at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, following a short illness.
Frances Ann Vlach Fitzpatrick, 93, of Custer Park, died Thursday (Sept. 23, 2010).
Jacob Nathaniel Lewis, 7-day-old son of John A. and Crystal M. Matthies Lewis, of Bourbonnais, died Tuesday (Sept. 21, 2010) at the University of Chicago Hospital.
