Doris M. Courchene Obituary (1927 - 2022)

Doris M. Courchene, age 94, of Dwight, passed away, Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Heritage Healthcare and Rehab in Dwight, IL. Visitation will be held from 3 to 6pm on Friday, February 25, 2022, at Hager Memorial Home. A brief remembrance will be held at 6pm that same day also at the memorial home. According to Doris's wishes cremation rites will be accorded following the services. Private family burial will be at a later, at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Dwight. Memorials in honor of Doris may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Hager Memorial Home in Dwight is in charge of arrangements. Doris was born April 1, 1927, in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of Albin and Margaret (Johnson) Engstrom. She married Thomas F. Courchene on June 16, 1949. Sadly he passed away on June 26, 2005. Surviving are her children, Mary Courchene-Svoboda of Dwight, Thomas A. Courchene of Dwight, Kathy ( Gregg) Widaman of Berwyn, IL; grandchildren, Kerin (Dave White) Larson of Odell, Lisa (Mike VanDiepenbos) Hoogenboom of Goshen, IN, John (Kyra Conley) Courchene of Elkhart, IN, Michelle (Jason Trittipo) Courchene of Niles, MI, Barbara (Robbie Hendrix) Courchene of Elkhart, IN, Clint (Patty Cook) Courchene of Elkhart, IN, Natalie (John) Kronforst of Mt. Prospect, IL, Gregg (Jackie Segura) Widaman Jr. of Berwyn; 15 great grandchildren, Kinzie, Noah, Milly, Whitney, Devin, Delmar, Lydia, Clay, Alexander, Belle, Derek, Bo, William, Madison, Austin ; 1 great great grandchild, Myla. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother; Walter Engstrom; sisters, Elaine Chamberlin, Lois Covlasky. Doris was a nurse for many years. She loved flowers, gardening, playing bingo and other gambling, fishing, needlepoint, painting and many other arts and crafts. She will also be remembered for her piano paying and singing. She was a member of the Downers Grove Oratorio Society. Condolences may be left at www.calvertmemorial.com