TheDailyJournal.com covers the latest news in South Jersey including Cumberland, Atlantic and Gloucester Counties along with regional coverage of New Jersey. Rodney Lake officiating. Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, until the 10 a.m. funeral services at Zion Gate M.B. Theresa Shaw, 95, of Pembroke Township, passed away Sunday (Nov. 12, 2017) at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. She attended House of Prayer Apostolic Church in Kankakee. Cremation rites will be accorded. Surviving are two daughters, Rachel Peden and Meria Peden, and two sons Jhonny Peden and Earnest Lee Peden, all of Chicago Heights, and Eugene Harris, of Pembroke Township. The Daily Journal Preceding her in death were her parents; and two brothers. Reggie Jones officiating. Tanyas hobbies included singing, traveling, cooking, reading novels and reading the Bible. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, until the 11 a.m. funeral service at Bible Witness Camp, 16089 E 2500S Road, Pembroke Township, with the Rev. She was born Nov. 7, 1949, in Chicago, the daughter of Cornelius Marshall and Georgia Bady. and Lela Mae Campbell Roberson.Subscription Required, Ms. Bradley was an infirmary transporter for Good Shepherd Manor in Momence. Burial will be in Momence Cemetery, Momence. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9, until the 11 a.m. funeral services at Pembroke Fellowship Church, 13279 E 5000S Road, Pembroke Township, with the Rev. Preceding him in death were his mother; and his grandparents, A.W. Meet the Mayor. Burial will be in Momence Cemetery, Momence. Will Thurman, 17, of Gary, Ind., passed away Thursday (March 21, 2019) in Norcross, Ga. He was born March 25, 2005, in Kankakee, the son of Steven Jones and Alice Lee. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17, until the 11 a.m. funeral service at St. Anne Woods Chapel. An online service is needed to view this article in its entire. She married James B. Visitation for Sheila will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Free Christian Center, 111 East Oak St. in Kankakee. Patterson Funeral Home: (815) 458-2336 Born to Fred DiTomasso and Enola DiPadova Thomas, she was raised in a very Italian household with her two younger sisters, Jeanette and Marie. Surviving are a son, Jayceon Robinson, of South Bend, Ind. 6000 S. Road, Pembroke Township. Vernon was the oldest son of Alfred and Hertha (Mews) Niebuhr. It is with great sadness that we, Jeannette Kortz and Monica Kortz, announce the passing of our mother, Ruth. She was a resident of the Pembroke Township area for 50 years. Ronald Bartlett officiating. Curlee married Charlie Mae Carter on Sept. 13, 1975, in Chicago. Surviving are his wife, Clanna Wright, of Pembroke Township; one son, Paul (Luebertha) Wright III, of Kankakee; and two sisters, Victoria (Sanford) Billops, of Bourbonnais, and Debbie Wright, of Kankakee. Mary Sneed, 63, of St. Anne, passed away Sunday (Nov. 20, 2016) in Country Club Hills. Jeffery enjoyed fishing. Church. Rev. Clarence Dailey officiating. Surviving are her husband, of Pembroke Township; son, Redmond (Ashley) Neely, of Chicago; daughters, Marion Angie (Delon) Norwood, of Bloomington, Catria Neely, of Indianapolis, Lytaka (Jamal) Allen, of Hazel Crest, Anjelica Neely, of Alabama, Eboni (Tyler) Odeneal, of Phoenix, and Tandalaya Neely, of Phoenix; her mother, of Pembroke Township; sisters, Sharon (Charles) Brice, of St. Paul, Minn., Carolyn Green, of St. Paul, Antionette Gallatin, of Chicago, and Lillian (Artemio) Alejandrea, of Chicago; brothers, Onteal Hodges, of Pembroke Township, Abraham Lane, of Gary, Ind., and Micheal Lane, of Pembroke Township; 19 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Michael was a seventh-grade student at Panorama Middle School in Colorado Springs, Colo. His hobbies included sports, particularly basketball and skating, and playing video games. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers . She was born March 10, 1953, in Columbus, Miss., the daughter of Ira and Nellie Barlow Sneed Sr. Mary was a site supervisor at Thresholds. Louis Barnes will officiate. Also surviving are his great uncle, Richard (Elizabeth) Robbins, of Illinois; five uncles, William (Lucy) Thompson, of Michigan, Walter, Emanuel and David Moore, of Kankakee, and Darryl Moore, of Nebraska; seven great aunts, Eloise Burnett, of Chicago, Jessie Jones and Elizabeth Moore, both of Rock Island, Ruth Cameron, of Harvey, Arlise (William) Milton and Anniece (Louis) Rideout, of Savannah, Ga., and Arnita Clark, of Midlothian; and five aunts, Katie (TJ) Sanders and Leola Forman, of Kankakee, Denise (Eric) Tetter, of Atlanta, Ga., Janette Thompson, of Texas, and Vaniecesa Franklin, of Rock Island. Preceding her in death were her husband; one brother; three sisters; and one granddaughter. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Tuesday until the 11 a.m. funeral services at Gethsemane Gardens Missionary Baptist Church in Kankakee, with her nephew, the Rev. He had been a resident of Pembroke Township for 20 years. Preceding him in death were his parents; one sister; and two brothers. Daily Journal Homes | Home Dear brother of the late Leonard . Toggle navigation. Burial will be in Momence Cemetery, Momence. Bertha Deborah Bradley, 69, of Pembroke Township, passed away Friday (Oct. 3, 2014) after a long illness.She was born Nov. 11, 1944, in Chicago Heights, the daughter of the Rev. Sign up for our daily email affirmations by entering your information below. Cloudy skies. Leggett Funeral Home, Hopkins Park, is in charge of arrangements. Surviving are one daughter, Rose M. Butler, of Spring Lake Park, Minn.; four sons, Jerry Butler, of University Park, Melvin Smith, of Kankakee, Lorenzo (Witonna) Butler, of West Lafayette, Ind., and Grant Smith, of Menard; her mother, Clotee Murray, of Pembroke Township; one sister, Cozett Beloach, of Chicago; four brothers, Curtis (Cleatie) Butler Sr., of Pembroke Township, Curly Butler, of Chicago, Roscoe Jr. (Carolyn) Butler, of Kankakee, and Larry (Bernice) Murray, of Kankakee; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Rodney Lake officiating. COVID 19 restrictions require face masks and social distancing. She was a long time resident of San Mateo CA and she passed in the same house where she had lived for over 65 years. Steven Parker, 55, of Pembroke Township, passed away Saturday (Jan. 6, 2018) at Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights. His hobbies included traveling, working on cars and spending time with grandchildren and friends. Road, Pembroke Township. Barnes was a trustee for the Village of Hopkins Park. Cremation rites will be accorded. Burial will be in Momence Cemetery, Momence. His hobbies included watching cartoons and building with LEGO blocks. search cemetery transcriptions for Alesia was a cashier at Walmart. She was a member of Eastern Star and Greater St. Paul Baptist Church, Hopkins Park, where she was on the Mother's Board. Burial will be in Momence Cemetery, Momence. An additional time for visitation will be from 10 a.m. Saturday, April 10, until the 11 a.m. funeral services, also at St. Anne Woods Chapel. (Tonia) Lafi Jr., of Pembroke Township. Jesse L. Caston Jr., 61, of Kankakee, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 12, 2013) at his home. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Saturday until the 10 a.m. funeral services at Pembroke Fellowship Church, Pembroke. Marie Louise Kubin (ne Baily) passed away on October 7, 2022 at the age of 88, in Auburn, California, surrounded by her loving family. Burial will be in Momence Cemetery in Momence. Preceding him in death were his father and mother, and grandfather, Rev. 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Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, until the 11 a.m. funeral services at Pembroke Fellowship Church, 13279 E 5000S Road, Pembroke Township. Preceding him in death were his parents; and maternal and paternal grandparents. Loving father of Linda Lambert (her husband Steve). He was a resident of the Kankakee County area for 60 years. He was born Feb. 12, 1949, in Hopkins Park, the son of James and Eleanor Mae (Copeland) Riley. Send Flowers & Gifts Shop Now. He was born Nov. 1, 1983, in Kankakee, the son of Johnathan Hunt and Vanessa Willis. Special sisters, Sherry Madison and Crystal Parker; special brothers, Kelvin Davis and Carl Thomas; aunts, Darcel, Phyllis, Alpha, Helena (Johnny) and Marla. Rodney Lake officiating. Colleen was a homemaker. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 14, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Momence, with the Rev. He was born Oct. 27, 1932, in Reform, Ala., the son of Joe Nathan and Carrie B. Dantzler Glass. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, until the 11 a.m. funeral service at Greater St. Paul Baptist Church, 4347 South Walnut, Hopkins Park, with the Rev. Larry married Debra (Spears) Hester on June 14, 2002, in Kankakee. A graduate of Los Altos High School in 1970, Tom went on to attend . Preceding him in death were his maternal grandparents. Her hobbies included gardening, playing card games, cooking, bird watching, shopping, and entertaining family and friends. Preceding her death were three daughters, Darlene Peden, Jeeanette Peden and Latonya Peden; two husbands, Ernest Peden and Wardell Harris; and several grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Leggett Funeral Home in Hopkins Park. Browse Kankakee local obituaries on Legacy.com. She was born May 12, 2005, in Kankakee, the daughter of Alicia Trass and Jerry Speed. Preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Anderson and brother Rodger Anderson. ; four sons, Jaleel A. Deborah Lynn Sexton Brown, born May 26, 1959, passed away January 10, 2022. February 12, 2023 (84 years old) View obituary. Edith was a teachers aide at Lorenzo Smith School in Pembroke Township. #97. She had been a resident of the area for 50 years. Geneva was a foster grandparent and a 47-year resident of the area. He was a graduate of St. Anne High School and Broadway Beauty School. Tazia had lived in the Pembroke Township area for 21 years. Steven was a construction worker and his hobbies included music, barbecuing, fishing, camping and working on cars. Hervie retired from Pepsi after 37 years, employed as a maintenance mechanic and driver. KANKAKEE Evelyn Collier, 74, of Kankakee, passed away Friday (Jan. 14, 2022) at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. Obituaries. 0. Phone: (317) 736-7101 She was an election judge, Sunday school teacher, coordinator for Christian Education and College Scholarship Coordinator at St. Anne Woods Chapel. The Rev. Jamal Ahmad Thomas, 50, of Springfield, Ohio, passed away Nov. 3, 2022, at his home. ; surviving are five daughters, Shatara Butler, of Indianapolis, Ind., Princess Gamby, of Indianapolis, Ind., Shaniece Wilson, of Atlanta, Ga., Ashanti Butler, of Champaign, and Jasmine Thomas, of Kankakee; six sons, Clay "Kacay" Butler Jr., of Indianapolis, Ind., Jemiko Bates Sr., of Kankakee, Kendall Wolfe, of Arizona, Corey Simington, of Florida, Corvon Butler, of Alabama, and Calvin Phillips, of Kankakee; three sisters, Lisa (Everette) Lewis Sr.,, of Kankakee, Connie (Perry) Mason, of Aroma Park, and Sharone Hall, of Nashville, Tenn.; three brothers, Lane (Wanda) Butler, of Pembroke Township, Nolan Butler, of Kankakee, and Mark Butler, of Danville; and 15 grandchildren. The Daily Journal offers paid publication of obituaries in print and online. PEMBROKE TOWNSHIP Charles L. Levi, 87, of Pembroke Township, passed away Sunday (April 12, 2020) at Amita Health St. Marys Hosptial in Kankakee. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Leggett Funeral Home, Hopkins Park. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, until the 11 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Momence, with the Rev. Phone: (317) 736-7101 Marlon was a meat cutter at Johnsonville Packing Co. in Momence. An online service is needed to view this article in its en. He was born May 5, 1960, in Chicago, the son of James and Luberta Snow Johnson. Please sign her online guestbook at leggettfuneral.net. Kankakee Daily Journal. Find an Obituary. Levi Cordova, of Kankakee, was arrested by Kankakee police Sunday on charges of criminal damage to . Brian Spears officiating. She was a choir member, mentor in the community and church, an Eastern Star member and a NABVETS member. Preceding her in death were her husband, J.T. Surviving are her mother, Alicia Trass, of Kankakee; father, Jerry Speed Jr., of Kankakee; two sisters, Jerri Speed and Kaylise Speed, both of Kankakee; maternal grandparents, Ellender Williams (Arddie Smith), of Kankakee, and David (Denise) Trass, of Brooklyn Park, Minn.; paternal grandparents, Maxine (Willie) Milton-Collum, of Kankakee, and Jerry Speed Sr., of Kankakee; and special friends, LeRoy Perkins, of Kankakee, and Olivia Hawkins, of Kankakee. Preceding him in death were his parents; and one son. It is with great sadness we report on the passing of our beloved brotherBrian J. Gower. Deaths 1870-1991 online database indexes: birth certificates from 1914 - 1936 (75 years ago), marriage licenses: 1889 - 1961 (50 years ago) and death certificates: 1870 - 1991 (10 years ago), Clancy Gernon Funeral Homes He was born Jan. 21, 1977, in Kankakee, the son of Vinson and Ernette (Moore) Thompson. Preceding her in death were a stepdaughter; stepson; two brothers; a sister; mother-in-law; and brother-in-law. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 15, until the 11 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Momence, with the Rev. Surviving are his son, Jason Johnson, of Lithonia, Ga.; daughters, Janai Johnson, of Bourbonnais, and Jalia Johnson, of Athens, Ga.; sisters, Francina (Richard) Miller, of Chicago, Darlene (David) Dunmore, of Robbins, and Tania Johnson, of Chicago. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anne Woods Chapel in St. Anne, with the Rev. She attended Wilson Memorial Church of God in Christ in Pembroke Township. Arletha worked as a mental health tech II at Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee. Louis Barnes will officiate. Cremation rites will be accorded after the services. James Felton Jr., 64, of Del Valle, Texas, and formerly of the Hopkins Park area, passed away Sept. 2, 2015, at St. David's Medical Center in Austin, Texas. Preceding him in death were his father: grandparents; and two nephews. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Saturday until the 11 a.m. funeral services at Christian Hope Baptist Church in Hopkins Park, with the Rev. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at Leggett Funeral Home in Hopkins Park. Kankakee County, IL News | NewsBreak Kankakee County, IL search online She was a Pembroke Township area resident for 51 years. Telephone: (815) 932 . Get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers in memory of a loved one in Kankakee, Illinois. Surviving are one daughter, Loleitha Lewis, of Milwaukee, Wis.; several children he loved as his own, including Onealeia and Mia Lewis, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Donnell Spears, of Bourbonnais. She was an area resident for 18 years, and was a member of the Nurse's Aid and Mother's Board at the Outreach Church of God in Christ in Harvey, where she attended. He attended Christian Hope M.B. He was a member of Gethsemane Gardens Missionary Baptist Church. ; three sons, Donell Glass, of Milwaukee, Wis., Rev. Bourbonnais - Clancy-Gernon Funeral Homes, Inc.: (815) 932-1214 ; Kankakee - Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home: (815) 932-1214 ; Manteno - Clancy-Gernon Funeral . Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at St. Anne Woods Chapel, 13162 E 6000S Road, Pembroke Township, with the Rev. Ronald Bartlett officiating. Michelle was a homemaker and a resident of the Kankakee County area for 36 years. Surviving are her mother, Brenda Miles, of Pembroke Township; two sisters, Akethia Woods, of Pembroke Township, and Octavia Jackson, of Pembroke Township; one brother, John (Heather) Miles Jr., of Minnesota; special friend, Wendell Flournoy, of Pembroke Township; her godmother, Melba (Red) Randolph, of Pembroke Township; and godbrother, James (Katie) Curtis, of Pembroke Township; along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. Antwanne was a support worker at the Marriott Hotel. Obituaries. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He had been a resident of the Pembroke Township area for 66 years. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday until the 11 a.m. funeral services at Shiloh Full Gospel Church, 963 S. Dearborn Ave., Kankakee, with Bishop James E. Richards officiating. Her hobbies included gardening, fishing and raising her children. said: Dirk van Ulden He was born June 6, 1958, in Kankakee, the son of Paul Sr. and Alma Johnson Jarrett. Juanita Kathryn Watson Brooks, whose passion for her family and whose steadfast commitment to Bay Area education shaped a generation of Peninsula students of color, died on Saturday, February 18 in Redwood City, California. Kankakee Archives - Daily Journal He earned a track and field scholarship to DePaul University in Chicago. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Thursday until the 11 a.m. funeral services at St. Anne Woods Chapel, 13162 E. 6000S Road, Pembroke Township, with the Rev. Surviving are a stepdaughter, Paige McFadden, of Country Club Hills; 12 great-nieces and nephews, Calvin Parker, Velma Hollister, Virginia Parker, Ora Parker and Carritta Devlin, all of Arkansas, Ida Johnson, of Nevada, Herbert Parker, of Texas, George (Teresa) Parker, of Virginia, Lovell (Connie) Parker, of California, Queen (Ephane) Dubose, of Florida, and Mary (Raleigh) Jones, of Maryland; 20 great-great-grand and 15 great-great-great-grand nieces and nephews, her chosen and extended family from all over the United States, especially Illinois, Michigan and Arkansas. Preceding her in death were six children. She was a resident of the area for 40 years. She attended Pembroke Fellowship Church in Pembroke Township. KDJ :: Daily Journal Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 21, until the 11 a.m. funeral service at Zion Gate Missionary Baptist Church in Kankakee, with the Rev. 1480 W. Court St. Kankakee, IL 60901 . She was a resident of the area for 42 years. Obituaries. Preceding her in death were her mother; and great-grandparents. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday, May 25, until the 11 a.m. funeral service at Bible Witness Camp, 16089 E 2500S Road, Pembroke Township, with the Rev. He was born March 3, 1975, in Chicago, the son of Stanley Boyd and Lillie Williams. He enjoyed restoring cars and collecting miniature cars.