Wendy Ruth Kackert, 85, of Aurora, passed away at the Reserve of Oswego IL on Sunday, April 28, 2024. She was born on December 4, 1938 in Maywood, IL the daughter of Edna (Hausermann) and Henry Frega. Wendy married Curtis F. Lippold, Sr. on March 20, 1961. He passed away on March 18, 1981 just 2 days prior to what would have been their 20th wedding anniversary. Wendy married Charles A. Kackert on October 8, 1984. He passed away on February 21, 2011. Other loved ones who preceded her in death...

David B. Assell, 66 of Oswego, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Rush Copley Medical Center. He was born in Aurora, Illinois on October 7, 1957; the son of Fred and Diane (Weist) Assell. Dave retired in 2019 from AGL Resources (Nicor) as a Sr. Materials Analyst. Prior to that, he had worked at BP/Amoco, Thor Power Tool, Richards-Wilcox, and Caterpillar. He was an avid outdoorsman and especially loved fly fishing in the beautiful trout streams of Colorado. He was a lifelong...

Manuel “Manny” Nila, 94, of Aurora, IL passed away on April 27, 2024, surrounded by family and friends. He was born on February 4, 1930, in Boxcar No. 2 at the West Eola Boxcar Camp where he lived by his grandparents who resided in Boxcar No 1 and his Uncle Agustin’s family in Boxcar No 3 and several other families until they moved to his home on Indian Ave where he lived until his death. The street would later be named Nila Ave to honor the contributions of the Nila Family...

Bernard F. Knuth, 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, April 26, 2024.  Loving longtime partner of Mary Beth Zumkeller. Devoted father of Jen Yavorski (Alex), Jeff Knuth and Kate Sisco (John) and daughter-in-law Kim. Adoring grandfather of John, Drew, Rob, Erin, Jamie and Reid. Cherished brother of Bill (Doris), Rick, Marty (Maryellen), Marge (Bill), Phil (Amy) and Ray. Beloved uncle to many nieces and nephews.  He is preceded in death by his parents;...

Shirley Ellen Brown, age 83, ran through the pearly gates of Heaven on the morning of April 25th, 2024. She shined the light of Jesus to everyone through her faith and worship. She was a loving mother to Robin Peterman, Debbie Frankford, Brenda Goodwin (Harvey), Lorrie Darce, Stephanie King (Jimmie), and Tracy Green (Rodney). Cherished grandmother of Brian, Renee, Dorian, Summer, Zack, Danny, Nicholas, Danielle, Jordan, and Jacob. Devoted great grandmother of Alice, Clare, Ava, Jojo,...

Raymond D. Balc, 79, of Batavia, passed away Thursday April 25, 2024 at Michealson Health Center in Batavia. He was born April 12, 1945 in Chicago; son of Alexander Sr. and Florence (Timok) Balc. Ray proudly served in The United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He was based in Da Nang; the largest city in central Vietnam. During his time in the Navy, Ray achieved the rank of E4 and received several medals including the bronze star. He was employed as an assemblyman in a manufacturing...

Joyce D. Bahe, 96 passed away at her home April 24, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 6, 1927 in St. Cloud Minnesota; daughter of Charles and Edna (Gibson) Hawkins.  She was employed in customer service in the food industry for over 30 years; 2 of the major stores were Kresges and Kmart. Joyce was a lifelong member of Bethany of Fox Valley Methodist Church where she devoted a lot of her time in participating in church functions. She enjoyed knitting, crochet but...

Frank M. Gonzales, Jr., 77, of Yorkville, IL passed away on April 24, 2024 surrounded by his family. He was born on February 21, 1947 in Chicago, IL the son of Frank and Lee (Gonzalez) Gonzales. Frank was devout in his faith and was a longtime active member of St. Anne Catholic Church in Oswego.  He was a 4th Degree Knight with St. Anne Knights of Columbus Council 16720. Frank was a natural born salesman and held positions at Crescent Electric and AT&T.  After many years of...

  Ramona Ramos de Ramirez, 88, of Aurora, IL passed away on April 20, 2024 surrounded by her family. She was born on October 5, 1935 in Guanacivi, Durango, Mexico. She had a passion for gardening and had a beautiful flower garden. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and cooking and was known for her famous tamales. In 2017 she was named runner-up for the senior citizen pageant in Guanacevi, Durango, Mexico. Above all things, she was devoted in her faith and loved her family dearly. She...

William "Billy" Howard Brown Jr. passed away on April 16, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 50. He was born on October 20, 1973, in Aurora, Illinois. Billy, as he was known, was a vibrant individual with a unique personality. He had brought happiness into so many peoples lives and was often known as the life of the party. Billy found pleasure in the simple things in life, whether it was reading a historical book by the creek or supporting his favorite team, the Chicago...