A. John Kilgus
A. John Kilgus, 87, of Fairbury, passed away at 2:30 a.m., Nov. 24, at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac.
His funeral will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, at Gridley Apostolic Christian Church. Ministers of the church will be officiating.
Burial will be in North Apostolic Christian Cemetery, Forrest.
Visitation will be held from 2-5:00 p.m., Sunday, at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury and 9-9:45 a.m., Monday at the church.
Memorials may be made to Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury or Southeastern Livingston County Ambulance Service.
John was born June 7, 1929, in Forrest, the son of Henry and LydiaBahlerKilgus.
He first married Barbara Roth on April 3, 1955. She died Nov. 4, 1993. He then married Shirley Bowald Zimmerman on Aug. 31, 1996. She passed away Nov. 2, 2016.
Surviving are his children, Tom (Pam) Kilgus of Forrest and Joe Kilgus of Bloomington; step-children, Kari (Jeff) Kamrath of Forrest, Jon (Diane) Zimmerman of Fairbury; five grandchildren, Dayton (Joni) Kilgus, Hayley Kintner, Josh Maubach, Abby and Jacob Kilgus; four step-grandchildren, Jason (Brett Robinson) Kamrath, Harrison (Kate) Kamrath, Stephanie and Leslie Zimmerman;six great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; brother, Earl Kilgus of Francesville, Ind.; and brother-in-law, Gene Myers of Chenoa.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Alice Myer and one brother, Elmer Henry.
John was a veteran of the United State Marines serving during the Korean Conflict.
John was a member of the Gridley Apostolic Christian Church and the Forrest American Legion.
He retired from farming in 2014.
John loved his family, church, and his farm. He also enjoyed traveling.
He was a kind and loving person that never new a stranger.
Condolences and tributes may be made to the family at www.duffypilsmemorialhome.com.
Barbara Trainor
Barbara J. Trainor, 78 of Pontiac, died Nov. 23 at 11:55 a.m. at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.
Cremation rites will be accorded and a memorial mass will be held on Dec. 3 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church with Rev. David Sabel officiating. Inurnment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Pontiac. A visitation will be held on Saturday at the church from 10:00 until 11:30 a.m.. Memorials in Barb’s name may be made to St. Mary’s School. Calvert & Martin Funeral Home, Pontiac is handling the arrangements.
Barb was born On Sept. 7, 1938 in Pontiac, a daughter of Donald and Mildred (Kauffman) Harris. She married James Trainor on Aug. 18, 1972 in Pontiac. Survivors include: one son: Donald C. (Dawn) Casey of Tulsa, Okla.; two daughters: Catherine (Loren) Folkerts of Flanagan, and Anne M. Casey of St. Petersburg Beach, Fla.; seven grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; one sister: Mary Shay of Pontiac, and one brother: Francis “Skip” (Lynn) Harris of Pontiac. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents and one son: Michael T. Casey.
Barb was a graduate of Pontiac High School and was a secretary at the Livingston County Health Department. Barbara enjoyed making rosaries with the ladies at Pontiac Towers.
This obituary may be viewed at guestbook signed at www.calvertmemorial.com.
