It is with great sadness we report on the passing of our beloved brotherBrian J. Gower. He was born May 8, 1983, in Kankakee, the son of Tyrone Blocker and Virginia Bender. Search Obituaries; Obituary Notifications; Contact Information. She enjoyed playing bingo, playing cards and visiting casinos. Paul was a resident of the Hopkins Park area for 63 years, working as a farmer and running a lawn care business. Betty Dorsey, 80, of Pembroke Township, passed away Jan. 15, 2023, at her home. - Daily journal (Kankakee, Ill.) (DLC)sn 91055270 (OCoLC)24074179 Medium v. Library of Congress Control Number sn91055269; OCLC Number 24074087 Preceding Titles Kankakee Republican-News (Kankakee, Ill.) 1931 to 1945 . Beloved husband of the late Julia Frauendorfer for 70 years. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, until the 11 a.m. funeral services, both at Church of the Cross, 13043 E 2260S Road, Pembroke Township, with the Rev. Sign up for our daily email affirmations by entering your information below. Also surviving are two brothers, Joe W. Glass Jr., of Urbana, and Michael Glass, of Elgin; four sisters, Marsha Perry, of Glendale, Ariz., Mae (Tommy) Wallace, of Champaign, Eilleen Glass Holliday, of Kankakee, and Carrie Glass, of Phoenix, Ariz.; along with a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. ; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Burial will follow in Momence Cemetery. She was a member of St. Anne Woods Chapel. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Leggett Funeral Home in Hopkins Park. Kankakee County, Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Saturday until the 11 a.m. services at Gethsemane Gardens Missionary Baptist Church, 1500 E. Willow, Kankakee, with the Rev. Charles R. Draine, 70, of Pembroke Township, passed away Friday (Feb. 15, 2019) at Hines Veterans Administration Hospital in Hines. He was born May 16, 1972, in Chicago, the son of Virgil Thomas Sr. and Louise (Johnson) Thomas. 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 Burial will be in Mt. #94. Surviving are two daughters, Emma Arless Burns, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Antoinette Burns, of Kankakee; one son, Anthony (Ramona) Burns Jr., of Bourbonnais; his mother, Ethel Lee Outlaw, of New Orleans, La. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. He served in the U.S. Army as a Spec. Clay was a machine operator. She also enjoyed cooking. CENTRALIA Thelma Loden-Mullins, 80, of Centralia, passed away Jan. 8, 2021. Freddie Robertson, 93, of Pembroke Township, passed away Dec. 20, 2022, at her home. Dorothy Croom, 69, of Pembroke Township, passed away Friday (Aug. 1, 2014) at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. Preceding him in death were his mother, Juanita Barnes; and his niece. Join us on January 19, for a 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Pius Church in Redwood City, followed by the Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Monday until the 11 a.m. funeral services at Victorious Life Ministry (Church of the Cross) in Momence, with the Rev. Cremation rites will be accorded. Submit an Obituary; Jobs & Classifieds. playing cards, caring for pets and she enjoyed family gatherings and vacations. An additional time for visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. Saturday until the 10 a.m. funeral service at St. Anne Woods Chapel, 13162 E. 6000S. Jonath Harris will officiate. Browse The Daily Journal obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolences/tributes, send flowers or create an online memorial. Surviving are his wife, of Pembroke Township; two sons, Devontae G. Davis, of Hopkins Park, and Charles (Nora) Davis, of Milwaukee, Wis.; six daughters, Lorraine (David) Tucker, Joyce Davis-Smith and Renee Davis, all of Milwaukee, Wis.; Brittany Terry, Tiesha Johnson and Shaquita (Lamar) Hick, all of Kankakee; three sisters, Maggie Davis, of Batesville, Miss., Virginia (Tom) Draper, of Memphis, Tenn., and Sarah (Herman) Bradley, of Florida; along with a host of grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great grandchildren. Cremation rites will be accorded after the services. Funeral services will be from 9 a.m. Friday until the 10 a.m. funeral services at Leggett Funeral Home in Hopkins Park. 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. (Carol) Lafi II, of Pembroke Township, Jareed (Virgie) Lafi, of Pembroke Township, Jamal Udden (Lana) Lafi, of Pembroke Township, and Fharis (Edna) Lafi, of Chicago; 22 grandchildren; a host of great- and great-great grandchildren; one brother, David McGree, of Columbus, Ohio; and two sisters, Oralee Washington, of Laurel, Miss., and Mildred Lindsey, of Columbus, Ohio. Gloria Patch born in Des Moines, Iowa on November 27, 1927, entered into rest in Daly City on January 7, 2022. Surviving are one son, Juan (Stephanie) Teague, of Auburn, Wash.; two daughters, Ruthel Teague, of Pembroke Township, and Rosalyn (David) Teague-Brown, of Chicago; brother, Nathan Barlow, of Albuquerque, N.M.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Louis Barnes will officiate. Pioneering and culturally relevant before . Ronald Bartlett officiating. Walter married Lily Johnson on Dec. 8, 2000, in Kankakee. He was an area resident for 30 years. Surviving are a stepdaughter, Summer Allen, of Chicago; and a stepson, Cornell Jones, of Chicago. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee. Taman Lafi, 85, of Pembroke Township, passed away Thursday (June 2, 2016) at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. Burial will follow in Momence Cemetery, Momence. She attended Kankakee Community College and was involved in numerous other community activities. Preceding her in death were her father, Howard Jones (just recently, on Oct. 2, 2018) and mother, Sarah Jones; two sisters; and one brother. She was also the owner of Esther Kitchens. A Go Fund Me account has been established for the Thurman Family. Rev. Louis Barnes officiating. Luthers hobbies included playing cards, working with cars and traveling. She attended high school in Deer Creek, Illinois following which she married Leonard Lancaster. Surviving are his parents, William and Betty Thurman, of Gary, Ind. Walter was a truck driver and a resident of the Pembroke Township area for 50 years. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 14, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Momence, with the Rev. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday at Leggett Funeral Home in Hopkins Park. Rick McKinney officiating. Kankakee Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at Leggett Funeral Home in Hopkins Park. Clarence Dailey officiating. She had been a resident of the area since 1961. Also surviving are a brother, Eugene (Pearl) Graham, of Chicago; and a sister, Mabel James, of Pine Bluff, Ark. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. services on Saturday at Victorious Life Ministries (Church of the Cross) in Momence. past 6 months at legacy.com Lela's hobbies included fishing, canning, cooking, traveling, playing bingo, watching Western movies and spending time with family. His hobbies included singing, playing guitar, listening to Jazz Music, and spending time with family and church members and members of his community. Burial will follow in Momence Cemetery, Momence. Percy Bobo officiating. Visitation will begin at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22, and continue until the 11 a.m. private funeral service at Leggett Funeral Home in Hopkins Park. Charles was a retired janitor of Lorenzo R. Smith School in Pembroke Township. Juanita was a retired social worker from Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno. Surviving are his wife, of Pembroke Township; four sons, Curlee Jenkins Jr., of Chicago, James Willard, of Chicago, Michael Willard, of Chicago, and Johnnie Willard, of Chicago; three daughters, Patricia (Lorenzo) Beck, of Calumet City, Gloria Willard, of Pembroke Township, and Shirley Elizabeth Jenkins, of Aurora; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. JACKSON - The MHSAA basketball state tournament resumes Monday at the Mississippi Coliseum, with six area teams in action. He was born Oct. 19, 1982, in Kankakee, the son of Elijah Dabney Jr. and Kathleen Willis. She was a member of Church of the Cross in Pembroke Township. He attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hopkins Park. ; two sisters, Connie (Perry) Mason, of Aroma Park, and Sharon Hall, of Tennessee; 23 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Ask your funeral homes to submit your obituary to us. Surviving are six sons, Paul Jarrett Jr., of Kankakee, Lonnie (Josefina) Jarrett, of Pembroke Township, Steven (Irene) Jarrett, of Pembroke Township, Martin (Regina) Jarrett, of Memphis, Tenn., Darryl (Inez) Jarrett, of Pembroke Township, and Ronald (Lynette) Jarrett, of Maple Grove, Minn.; six daughters, Jean (Kevin Dorsey) Jarrett, of Kankakee, Paula (Keith) Stampley, of Hopkins Park, Benita Ellis, of Pembroke Township, Mary (Micheal) Shorter, of Kankakee, Bernice (Rory Tucker) Jarrett, of Pembroke Township, Yvonne Jarrett, of Pembroke Township; and the Leggett and Mack families. He was 80. Cremation rites will be accorded. Catrina had attended Kankakee Community College and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Kankakee, IL Obituaries at tributes.com Betty was a housekeeper at Momence Meadows Nursing Home in Momence. He departed this life surrounded by his mother, Julia; sisters, Camaille (Wayne) Shepard, of Oviedo, Fla., Nicole Brewer, of Pembroke Township, and Shara Brewer, of Momence; brothers, Quentin Brewer, of Kissimmee, Fla., and Brandon Brewer, Pembroke Township. Burial will be in Momence Cemetery, Momence. 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. . Jonathan was a laborer. He was born Jan. 21, 1977, in Kankakee, the son of Vinson and Ernette (Moore) Thompson. Surviving are her two daughters, Ivory D.W. (George) Martin, of Yuma, Ariz., Ottie Y. Clarence Dailey officiating. Surviving are one daughter, Sheallah Muhammad, of Pembroke Township; one son, Darren Brooks, of Fairfield, Va.; four brothers, Earl Long, of Lexington, Va., Pete (Arlene) Long, of Richmond, Va., Clarence (Danielle) Long, of Richmond, Va., and Fred (Alatha) Long, of Richmond, Va.; two sisters, Cornelia Parham, of Richmond, Va., and Ruby (Roosevelt) White, of Urbanna, Va.; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Surviving are his mother, Alice Nathan, of Colorado Springs, Colo., his father, Steven Thompson Sr., of Pembroke Township; brothers, Steven Thompson Jones Jr., of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Dominic Jones, of Bradley; two sisters, Akira Nathan, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Jordyn Jones, of Bradley; stepfather, Culmer Nathan, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; maternal grandmother, Alice Lee, of Kankakee; paternal grandmother, Sandra Sterling, of Yorkville; along with a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Antwanne was a support worker at the Marriott Hotel. ; along with two grandchildren. Jimmie Lee Hughes, 81, of Pembroke Township, passed away Oct. 9, 2014, at his home. Obituaries; Local Florists; What We Do; Grief & Healing; Plan Ahead; Contact Us; Previous. Index 1850-2010, Copyright 2022 She enjoyed gardening, canning, cooking and fishing. A resident of the Kankakee County area for 66 years, he enjoyed fishing, listening to music and dancing. He had been a resident of the Kankakee County area for 20 years. Stevie married Stephanie (Henderson) McCrary on May 26, 2009, in Kankakee. Juanita married the Rev. Private burial will follow at 11:30 a.m. in Momence Cemetery, Momence, with the Rev. Edward Brantley, 67, of Pembroke Township, passed away Feb. 18, 2015, at his home. He was born Sept. 4, 1952, in Wardell, Mo., the son of Charlie and Vernice Jones Bibbs. She was born Sept. 1, 1933. in Moscow, Tenn., the daughter of Will Bradley and Roxie Goodman. Mae was a member of Pembroke Fellowship Church in Pembroke Township. Louis Barnes officiating. Upcoming Events. Cremation rites will be accorded. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. Search Kankakee obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. School in Hopkins Park. Michael Taylor will officiate. Cremation rites have been accorded. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday until the 11 a.m. funeral services at St. Anne Woods Chapel, 13162 East 6000S Road, Pembroke Township, with the Rev. Burial will folllow in Momence Cemetery, Momence. His hobbies included bowling, fishing and cooking. Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Donell Lockett and Louis Mobley. Ammar was a retired nurse's aide who worked at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Barnes had also been a pastor for more than 46 years. Grandchildren, Chaniya, Jonathan, Aaliyah, and Javion. Rosie was a member of Christian Hope M.B. Preceding her in death were her mother; and great-grandparents. Surviving are his wife, of Park Forest: son, Carlos J. Douglas Jr., of Park Forest; daughter, Tiffany (Dion) Dansby, of Kankakee; stepdaughter, Felicia McClain, of St. Anne; two brothers, Tommy (Shelia) Douglas, of Union City, Ga., and Kevin (Tammi) Douglas, of Kankakee; two sisters, Tanya Douglas, of Kankakee, and Camille Douglas, of Kankakee; and three grandchildren. Anthony was a laborer, whose hobbies included singing and dancing. Christine was a secretary at the Kankakee County Administration Building. He was born Feb. 19, 1952, in Chicago, the son of Johnnie Brewer and Pauline Garrett Brewer. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Friday until the 11 a.m. funeral service at St. Anne Woods Chapel, 13162 E 6000 S Road, Pembroke Township, with the Rev. Preceding him in death were his father: grandparents; and two nephews. Tony Taschetta officiating. Will Thurman, 17, of Gary, Ind., passed away Thursday (March 21, 2019) in Norcross, Ga. ; one son, Desmond Speed, of Indianapolis, Ind. He was also a member of the Co-Op Board. 1480 W. Court St. Kankakee, IL 60901 . His hobbies included cooking, barbecuing, dining and playing video games. Jerlean Bridges, 61, of Pembroke Township, passed away Friday (Dec. 1, 2017) at Citadel Care Center in Kankakee. Daily Journal 1 Dearborn Square, Suite 200 Kankakee, IL 60901 Phone: 815-937-3322 Stevie worked as a truck driver. Zennia was a resident of the area for 52 years, a retired upholstery worker for Koehler Manufacturing and attended Christian Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Arrangements are being taken care of at Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, an obituary will be posted there at a later time: www.litwillersimonsen.com. 2022 Snow Routes. Surviving are one daughter, Rita Lynn Teague, of Smyrna, Ga.; four brothers, George (Barbara) Teague, of Pembroke Township, Ralph (Karen) Teague, of Katy, Texas, Robert Teague, of Danville, and Larry Teague, of Kankakee; special niece, Ruthel Teague, of Pembroke Township; along with a host of additional nieces and nephews. Would you support a bike lane on your street if it removed parking? Surviving are two sons, Julius (Jayne) Gibson, of Austin, Minn., and Lee (Iretha) Johnson, of Pembroke Township; seven daughters, Doris (Terry) Collins, of Fridley, Minn., Delphine (Pastor Kelvin) Thomas Sr., of Pembroke Township, Gwenette Ennis, of Denham Springs, La., Anita (Dwight) Rone, of Bloomington, Beverly (Erron) Hall, of Pembroke Township, Janis Atwater and Willia Robinson, of Indianapolis, Ind. Jorell Glass officiating. Helen worked as a housekeeper at the Howard Johnson Motel until she retired.