Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois

Glen W. Burkhart

Glen W. Burkhart

Sep 21, 2016

Glen W. Burkhart, 64, of Washington passed away at 12:56am Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at his residence. He was born on August 26, 1952 in Taylorville the son of Glen A. and Sarah Gatlin Burkhart. He married Madlyn A. Cusimano on June 5, 1982 in Chicago. Surviving are his wife, two sons Peter (Karen) Burkhart of Washington and Frank...

Mildred E. Gieseking

Mildred E. Gieseking

Sep 20, 2016

Mildred E. Gieseking, 96, of Metamora, IL passed away at 10:33 am on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Kindred Hospital in Peoria, IL. She was born on September 8, 1920 in Cazenovia Township to Joseph M. and Ida E. (Gries) Marchand. She married Arthur T. Gieseking on October 4, 1941 in Peoria, IL. He passed away on March 10,...

Trina L. Dotson

Trina L. Dotson

Sep 19, 2016

Trina L. Dotson, 49, of Metamora, IL passed away at 5:23 am on Monday, September 19, 2016 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria, IL. She was born on December 4, 1966 in Peoria, IL to Kenneth L. and Judith L. (Lane) Parker. She married Richard J. Dotson on June 7, 1997 in Hanna City, IL. He...

Norma J. Mixon Burdette

Norma J. Mixon Burdette

Sep 18, 2016

Norma J. Mixon Burdette, 94, of Washington passed away peacefully Sunday, September 18, 2016 at her residence at the Villas of Hollybrook. She was born on July 2, 1922 in Peoria the daughter of Chester and Flossie Stoldt McDaniel. She married Robert P. Newland on November 22, 1942 in Peoria, he passed away on June 9, 1968. She then...

Michael Winfred High

Michael Winfred High

Sep 18, 2016

Michael Winfred High, 58, of East Peoria, IL passed away at 9:23 pm on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born on January 1, 1958 in Peoria, IL to Winfred Willis and Patricia Jane (Mauschbaugh) High. Surviving are his uncle James Murphy of Griswold, IA; cousins Dennis (Mary) Murphy of Atlantic,...

Mary L. Rice

Mary L. Rice

Sep 11, 2016

Mary L. Rice, 93, of Washington passed away at 5:04pm Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Apostolic Christian Home-Eureka. She was born on July 5, 1923 in Edgar Springs, MO the daughter of Elmer and Mae O'Haver Lewis. She married Milton H. "Red" Rice on September 7, 1946 in Salem, MO. He passed away on May 21, 2007. Three brothers...

Wiliam E. "Bill" Wease

Wiliam E. "Bill" Wease

Sep 11, 2016

William E. "Bill" Wease, 85, of rural East Peoria, IL passed away at 5:45 pm on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Toulon Health Care Center in Toulon, IL. He was born on February 16, 1931 in Pearl, IL to Willis and Sylvia (Vetter) Wease. He married M. Suzanne Baxendale on May 3, 1975 in Peoria, IL. She survives. Also...

Carrie M. Maynard

Carrie M. Maynard

Sep 6, 2016

Carrie Marie Maynard, 37, of Washington, IL formerly of Peoria & Roanoke, IL passed away unexpectedly at 1:30p.m. Tuesday September 6, 2016 in Washington. She was born November 15, 1978 in Monmouth, IL and later adopted (along with her sister Veronica) by Gerald A. and Rebecca L. Swords Maynard in July of 1982 She was married in Woodford County...

Judith K. Brewer-Bauer

Judith K. Brewer-Bauer

Sep 5, 2016

Judith K. Brewer-Bauer, 73, of Washington passed away Monday, September 5, 2016 at Unity Point Health-Methodist. She was born on December 28, 1942 in Peoria the daughter of William and Lois Crank Schroen. She married Frank Brewer on July 5, 1975 and he preceded her in death on November 2, 2002. She later married John Bauer on March 30,...

Dennis Koch

Dennis Koch

Sep 3, 2016

Dennis R. Koch, 71, of Washington passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, September 3, 2016 at his residence. Dennis was born on August 16, 1945 in Peoria, the son of the late Merton and Dorothy Janssen Koch. He married M. Elaine Simpson on July 5, 1968 in Decatur, IL. Surviving is his wife, one son Kevin (Julie) Koch of Chillicothe, one...

William E. "Bill" Hopp

William E. "Bill" Hopp

Sep 3, 2016

William E. "Bill" Hopp, age 70, of Metamora, IL passed away at 4:05 am on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at his residence. He was born on June 15, 1946 in Burlington, IA to Dee L. and Marian (Hierstein) Hopp. He was married to Rosanne Hopp for forty years before her passing in 2008. He spent the past five years...

Margaret Kirtley

Margaret Kirtley

Sep 3, 2016

Margaret Iris Kirtley, 93, passed away peacefully, Saturday September 3, 2016 at 1:18 pm at her daughter, Debbie's home in Washington, Illinois. She was born March 12, 1923 in Peoria the daughter of Leonard and Grace Boyd Moldenhauer. Margaret was a native of Illinois, but lived in Yucaipa, California for thirty-eight years and then with her daughter Debbie for...

Melvin L. Bachman

Melvin L. Bachman

Sep 2, 2016

Melvin L. Bachman, 99, of Metamora, IL passed away at 6:45 pm on Friday, September 2, 2016 at Snyder Village in Metamora. He was born on May 14, 1917 in Cazenovia, IL to Jacob and Louisa Bachman. He married Eulah Lasater on September 8, 1940 in Cazenvoia, IL and they were married for 64 years before her passing on...

Norene Mcmahon

Norene Mcmahon

Aug 31, 2016

WASHINGTON-Norene G. McMahon, 48, of Washington, passed away unexpectedly at 5:51pm Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria as a result of an automobile accident. She was born on May 31, 1968 in Peoria the daughter of Ronald and Terry Pruett Vaughn. Surviving is her father of East Peoria and her mother of Washburn....

Valerie J. Wilford

Valerie J. Wilford

Aug 31, 2016

EAST PEORIA-Valerie J. Wilford, 76, of East Peoria passed away on August 31, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born on December 6, 1939 in Indianapolis, IN daughter to the late Oliver L. and Virgil Marie Daebelliehn Wilford. Surviving is one sister, Sharon Wilford of Littleton, CO. Valerie retired as executive director of the...

Paul F. Schlobohm

Paul F. Schlobohm

Aug 30, 2016

Paul F. Schlobohm, 89, of Washington, formerly of Barrington, IL. and Hampton, NH. passed away August 30, 2016 at Unity Point Health Methodist. He was born on May 4, 1927, in Peoria, IL. Paul was the son of Charles F. and Zeta Stewart Schlobohm. He married Priscilla R. Kinson on October 23, 1955 in Eureka, IL. She passed away...

Evelyn M. Turvill

Evelyn M. Turvill

Aug 30, 2016

Evelyn M. Turvill, 96, of Washington, IL passed away at 5:57pm, August 30th 2016 at the Apostolic Christian Home-Eureka. Evelyn was born June 13, 1920 in Bloomington, IL, the daughter of Richard and Pansy Lawyer Cook. She married Leonard W. Turvill and he preceded her death in 2001. She is survived by four children. Shirley J. Gerken (husband Paul)...

Melvin L. Christ

Melvin L. Christ

Aug 29, 2016

Melvin L. Christ, 93, of Lowpoint, IL passed away at 4:54 pm on Monday, August 29, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born on October 27, 1922 in Lowpoint, IL to Julius and Emma (Weber) Christ. He married Alberta S. Whisler on June 13, 1942 at Oak Grove Church of the Brethen in Lowpoint,...

Denny A. Goodman, Sr

Denny A. Goodman, Sr

Aug 27, 2016

Denny D. Goodman, Sr., 74, of Spring Bay, IL passed away at 4:30 am on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. He was born on July 26, 1942 in Creve Coeur, IL to Harley and Mae (Worrick) Goodman. He married Connie J. Gose in Eureka, IL in January, 2011. She survives. Also surviving are...

Cynthia K. Hodel

Cynthia K. Hodel

Aug 22, 2016

Cynthia K. Hodel, 64, of Metamora, IL passed away at 8:45 pm on Monday, August 22, 2016 at Trustbridge Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton, FL. She was born on December 12, 1951 in Peoria, IL to Ernest and Dorothy (Binkele) Haefli. She married Richard W. Hodel on October 19, 1973 in Eureka, IL. He survives. Also surviving...