Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The 25-year-old Romeoville High School graduate died earlier this month in what investigators are calling an accidental drowning.
Friends are slated to host a Sept. 24 benefit in Romeoville for the family of Jeremy Asbell, the 25-year-old Bolingbrook father of two who died in a canoeing accident earlier this month. Brianne Bromberek, a friend of Asbell's, said the event is slated for 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Stone City Saloon, 721 N. Independence Blvd. Proceeds from the benefit will help the family cover funeral costs and help support Asbell’s sons Tyler, age 6, and Landen, 22 months. Bromberek said she and several of Asbell’s former RHS classmates decided to organize the event in the hopes of lessening the burden on the family after Asbell’s tragic death. Although Asbell lived in Bolingbrook, Bromberek said, “He had a big group of supporters from both …
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Friday, August 5, 2011
Drowning victim's memorial visitation will be held Monday. Service will be at Calvary Church in Naperville at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Those who knew Jeremy Asbell say he always had a smile on his face. Asbell, 25, was found dead in a Lemont retention pond Thursday morning. The Bolingbrook native and 2004 Romeoville High School graduate was reported missing early Tuesday morning after he and a friend were tossed from a canoe that capsized on the pond. Crews discovered Asbell's body after two days of searchingthe pond, at Frontage Road and Woodward Avenue. Preliminary results of an autopsy indicate Asbell died of an accidental drowning and there is no indication of foul play or suspicious circumstances, according to a release from the DuPage County Coroner's Office. “I used to work with Jeremy at Plato's Pizza, as well as his brother Jeff,” said Johnny Lopez on the …
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Bolingbrook native, 25, reported missing around 2 a.m. Tuesday after his boat tipped over, officials said.
4:30 p.m. Preliminary results of an autopsy indicate 25-year-old Jeremy Asbell died of an accidental drowning, according to a release from the DuPage County Coroner's Office. The report also stated that there is no indication of foul play or suspcious circumstances. This case is still under investigation pending pathology and toxicology results, the release stated. - - - - - - - - - - - Search crews Thursday morning recovered the body of a 25-year-old man who has been missing since his canoe capsized earlier this week in a Lemont retention pond. Lemont Deputy Fire Chief Jay Nickleski said searchers found a body around 5 a.m. Thursday. In a news release, the DuPage County Sheriff's Office confirmed the body was that of Jeremy Asbell, who …
Asbell disappeared after his canoe tipped over around 2 a.m. Tuesday, police said.
8:51 a.m. Search crews recovered Thursday morning the body of a 25-year-old man who has been missing since his canoe capsized earlier this week in a Lemont retention pond. For more on that story, click HERE. - - - - - - - - A search will resume Thursday morning for a Bolingbrook man who went missing earlier this week after his canoe capsized in a retention pond in unincorporated Lemont. The Lemont Fire Protection District and DuPage County Sheriff's Department suspended the search Wednesday afternoon for 25-year-old Jeremy Asbell as public works crews began to lower the pond's water level. Authorities responded around 2 a.m. Tuesday to a possible drowning in a large pond at Frontage Road and Woodward Avenue, according to Lemont Fire Chief …
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Jeremy Asbell, 25, of Bolingbrook, disappeared after his canoe tipped over in a Lemont retention pond around 2 a.m. Tuesday.
6 p.m. The Lemont Fire Protection District has suspended search efforts Wednesday for 25-year-old Jeremy Asbell. According to Battalion Chief Jim Sheldon, the search was temporarily halted around 3 p.m. in the retention pond where Asbell's canoe reportedly tipped over early Tuesday morning. Three trucks from the DuPage County Public Works Department arrived on the scene with large pumps to lower water levels. "We haven't picked up anything at all, so this will hopefully help us see a little bit better when we go out again," he said. Sheldon described the pond as "very dark and murky," and said the dense weeds were making it difficult for them to pick up anything in the water. Before suspending their search for the day, crews used two large…
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Family and friends gathering to search surrounding area overnight.
Updated at 6 p.m. Family and friends have begun to organize their own search for Jeremey Asbell, the 25-year-old Bolingbrook man that went missing early Tuesday morning after his boat capsized in a retention pond in unincorporated Lemont, a source close to the family said. The group was meeting at the Loews Theater as of 5:30 p.m. to split into smaller groups so they could survey the land surrounding the pond Asbell disappeared in. The official search and rescue mission was suspended Tuesday afternoon and recovery crews from DuPage County will pick back up their search Wednesday at 8 a.m. The Lemont Fire Protection District was notified around 2 a.m. Tuesday of a possible drowning in a retention pond at Frontage Road and Woodward Avenue, …
Bryeanna Howard
1:05 pm on Wednesday, August 10, 2011
i worked with Jerm at us cellular, and i would even get in trouble for being in the tech room laughing and talking with him! we joked around a lot, and even had some heartfelt conversations, he was more than a co woker he was a friend. even my dad was hurt to hear this sad news, he always fixed my daddy's phone. :) Jerm was just a great person all the way around. i pray for his other friends, and… more ›