Dwight Darwin Maness

Deputy Dwight Maness, 47, of McHenry, passed away suddenly from complications following a gunshot wound sustained nearly 11 months ago while on duty. Born and raised in Chicago and he has been a resident of McHenry County for the last 7 years. A 20 year United States Army Veteran, he served in the 101st Airborne Division and was deployed to Desert Storm; finishing his career as an Airborne Ranger Instructor with the 75th Ranger Regiment. He also served with the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department for the last 7 years 11 months. A loving husband and father, Dwight is survived by his wife of nearly 3 years, Susan; his son Nicholas; his step-children, Lauren (Opryszek) and Joshua (Opryszek); his parents, Dwight E. & Katherine; step-mother, Pamela; sister, Deena; brothers, Christopher, Joshua and William; nieces, Sydney, Kayla, Hannah, Katie (Gaffney) and Megan (Gaffney). Dwight was an exemplary soldier, Deputy and man; he will be greatly missed by all that had the honor of knowing him. End of watch, September 14, 2015.

Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. for relatives and close friends, Friday, September 18th, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Avenue, Crystal Lake. Visitation to continue from 10 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m. Saturday, September 19th at Woodstock North High School, 3000 Raffel Road, Woodstock. Online condolences may be submitted at querhammerandflagg.com