Sandra Marie (DeSelms) Manning, 80, of Metamora, IL, formerly of Green Valley, AZ, passed away peacefully at 12:20 AM on October 21, 2020 at the Snyder Village Healthcare Center in Metamora, IL. Sandra was born in Peoria, IL on September 23, 1940 to Hershel and Loretta (Hefton) DeSelms and was a graduate of Richwoods High School. Sandra retired from the Woodford County, IL Clerk’s Office in 1999, then from the Yuma County, AZ Clerk’s Office in 2004. She was very active in...

Virginia Mae “Gin” Wild, 83, of Chillicothe, IL passed away at 1:15 pm on Monday, October 19, 2020 at Heritage Health-Chillicothe. She was born on August 4, 1937 in DuQuoin, IL to Charles William Pilbean and Christina Marie (Fowler) Pilbean Ansley. She was formerly married to Fred G. Wild. Surviving are her daughter Tonda (Jeffrey) Thompson of Peoria; granddaughter Jessica Thompson of Peoria; grandson Jeffrey Michael Thompson of Waunakee, WI; sister Norma Jean Perez of Mesa,...

Kristina M. Obery, 62, of Chillicothe, IL passed away at 6:31 pm on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at her residence. She was born on December 8, 1957 in Peoria, IL to Eugene J. and Marjorie A. (Goliwas) Obery. Surviving are her brother Joel (Debbie) Obery of Metamora; sister Marla (Mike Vedas) Obery of Metamora; sister-in-law Sharon Obery of Washington; and numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother David Obery. Kristina...

Dale L. Hollingsworth, 72, of Metamora, IL passed away at 7:06 am on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing in Eureka, IL. He was born on June 27, 1948 in Peoria, IL to Raymond and Betty L. (Hubbard) Hollingsworth. He married Kathy A. Wood on June 10, 1978 in Pekin, IL. Surviving are his wife Kathy of Metamora; brothers Earl Hollingsworth of Hayden, Idaho and Kirk Hollingsworth of Peru, Indiana; and sister Ellen Grafelman of Benson, IL. He was preceded in death by...

Martha Anne “Marti” Dubois of Metamora, IL, formerly of Washington, IL, ascended to Glory at 10:40 pm, Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Unity Point Health-Proctor in Peoria after a lengthy battle with pneumonia initiated by a COVID-19 diagnosis at the beginning of September. Born December 17, 1941, in Peoria, IL, to William J. and Martha M. (Koehn) Dray, she grew up in rural East Peoria on ten acres where her family did truck farming, in addition to their primary income. Although...

Jerry Lee Beebe, 78, of Washington, IL, passed away at 9:23 pm on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. He was born on March 5, 1942, in Burlington, IA, to Samuel and Alice Marie (Fornell) Beebe. Jerry married Diana Lynn Henry on January 26, 1964, in Washington. Surviving are his wife Lynn of Washington; daughter Angelia Dempsey of Washington; grandchildren Brandon (Amanda Bourscheidt) Dempsey, Morgan Dempsey, and Madison Beebe; family members Jennifer...

John A. Minor, 87, of Metamora, IL passed away at 8:06 am on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. He was born on March 28, 1933 in Leamington, Ontario, Canada to Arden and Ellen (Nichols) Minor. He married Elizabeth “Betty” Krippel on April 9, 1975 in Peoria, IL. Surviving are his wife Betty of Metamora; son Charles A. (Carrie Kramer) Minor of Simsbury, Connecticut; grandsons Jake, Ben, Sam, and Nate Minor; siblings Lorne (Sue) Minor of...

Phyllis Marie Wiechmann, 85, of Germantown Hills, IL passed away at 8:38 pm on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Unity Point Health-Methodist in Peoria, IL. She was born on January 2, 1935 in Flanagan, IL to Walter Andrew and Leola Lorene (Kipfer) Zehr. She married Charles Wilbur Wiechmann on March 29, 1953 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Flanagan, IL. Surviving are her husband Chuck of Germantown Hills; children Teresa Barnard of Stanford, IL, Torrey Wiechmann and Todd (Deborah)...

Stephen Joseph Rediger, Washington, Illinois, passed away at 12:15 p.m., Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Lakeside Rehab and Healthcare Center, East Peoria, Illinois, following a long struggle with cancer.   He was born in Peoria, Illinois, on July 13, 1950, the son of Glenda R. (Gundy) and Joseph A. Rediger.  His parents preceded him in death.  Surviving are son, Jason Rediger, and daughter Ange-la (Scott) Bracci, both of Miami, Florida; sister Shelly (George) Waters of Pooler,...

Earl Eugene Johnston, 89, of East Peoria, IL passed away at 8:04 pm on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. He was born on April 18, 1931 in Peoria, IL to Everett C. and Margaret (Gonsalves) Johnston. He married Alice M. Haedicke on July 10, 1954 in Peoria, IL. Surviving are his wife Alice of East Peoria; children Theresa Johnston and Art (Sandra) Johnston both of East Peoria; grandchildren Jeremiah “Jake” (Anna) Johnston, Andrea (Adam)...