Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois
Patricia J. "Trish" Crady
Dec 15, 2015
Patricia J. "Trish" Crady, 63, of Metamora, IL passed away surrounded by her family at 6:25 am on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. She was born on March 28, 1952 in Belleville, IL to Jack and Agnus (Matika) Moehle. She married her husband, Randall E. Crady, of 37 years on December 9, 1978...
Katherine M. "Kate" Braun
Dec 13, 2015
Katherine M. "Kate" (Weers) Braun, 98, of Metamora, IL formally of Washburn, IL passed away at 8:30 pm on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Snyder Village, Metamora. She was born on August 28, 1917 at home on the family farm in rural Lowpoint, IL to Hero G. and Catherine (Harms) Weers. She married A. Arthur Braun on October 17,...
Norma J. Clifford
Dec 12, 2015
Norma J. Clifford, 83, of Washington, IL passed away at 11:58 am on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Unity Point Methodist, Peoria. She was born on August 16, 1932 in Peoria, IL to Harold J. "Dutch" and Dorothy A. (Fauser) Gerber. She married Robert V. Bickerman in 1954. She then married Melvin Clifford in 1964. He died in 1999....
Gladys May Doering
Dec 11, 2015
Gladys May Stephens Doering, 86, of Metamora, IL, formally of Chillicothe and Peoria, IL passed away at 4:38 am on Friday, December 11, 2015 at Snyder Village, Metamora. She was born on July 23, 1929 in Kickapoo, IL to Catherine Miller Stephens. She married Eugene Benjamin Doering on September 3, 1949 in Peoria, IL. They just celebrated 65 years...
Marcella A. Erlacher
Dec 7, 2015
Marcella A. Erlacher, 91, of Washington, Illinois passed away at 12:15 p.m., Monday, December 7, 2015 at Morton Terrace Nursing Home in Morton, Illinois. She was born on January 17, 1924 in North Liberty, Iowa to Charley and Leona (Riddle) Chehak. Marcella married Bernard E. Erlacher on March 8, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri. He passed away on August...
David K. "Kochica" Maher
Dec 6, 2015
David K. "Kochica" Maher of East Peoria, IL passed away at 5:07 pm on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at his residence. He was born on August 4 in Peoria, IL to Edward J. and Vhonda J. (Manges) Maher. He married Christine E. Sweeney. Surviving are his wife Christine Maher of East Peoria; children Tina Maher of Pekin, Todd Railey...
Jeanette A. "Janet" (Peterson) Meeks
Dec 1, 2015
Jeanette A. "Janet" (Peterson) Meeks, 78, of Metamora, IL passed away at 9:39 pm on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at her residence. She was born on July 8, 1937 in Gorham, IL to Fred and Norma (Patton) Hassebrock. She married Billy Peterson on August 13, 1955 in Macomb, IL. He died on August 21, 1987. Surviving are her children...
Roger A. Ruhman
Nov 30, 2015
Roger A. Ruhman, 84, of Metamora, IL passed away on Monday, November 30, 2015 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home, Peoria. He was born on November 13, 1931 in St. Cloud, MN to Alfred Peter and Hildegarde (Sendzik) Ruhman. He married Louise Peters on June 7, 1958 in Catasauqua, PA. She survives. Also surviving are one son David...
Merna Mae Tracy
Nov 28, 2015
Merna Mae Tracy age 75 of Metamora, Illinois passed away quietly at her residence with her family by her side on Saturday Nov. 28, 2015. She was born Feb. 22, 1940 in Joliet, Illinois to Dale and Josephine (Ostinelli) Mossberger. She married Hudson R. "Duke" Tracy in 1958 in Joliet and he passed away Feb. 10, 2004. Surving are...
J. Thomas Caldwell
Nov 26, 2015
WASHINGTON... Jesse T. "Tom" Caldwell, 76, of Washington, passed away at 8:55 p.m., Thursday, November 26, 2015 at UnityPoint Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Tom was born on October 5, 1939 in Crawfordsville, IN to George and Marie Waldon Caldwell. He married Roberta Boales on March 30, 2003 in Arizona where they met. Roberta survives. Also surviving are his...
Anna M. Zimmerman
Nov 24, 2015
Anna M. Zimmerman age 105 of Metamora, Il, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, with her family at her side. Anna was born in the quiet farming community of Metamora on July 25, 1910, seven years before the United States entered World War I, to Andrew and Catherine (Waldschmidt) Ehringer. St. Mary's Grade School and Metamora High School...
Sheila Jo (Dye) Woolworth
Nov 24, 2015
Sheila Jo (Dye) Woolworth, 67, of California passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. She was born on November 14, 1948 in Stoutsville, Missouri to Harold J. and Martha L. (Greening) Dye and grew up in Spring Bay, IL. She is survived by two sons Jared Woolworth of San Diego, CA and Steven Woolworth of Encinitas, CA; sister Nancy...
Scott Brian Sauder, Sr
Nov 23, 2015
Scott Brian Sauder, Sr., 54, formerly of Washington, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015 in Peoria. Scott was born on December 25, 1960 and later adopted by Gerald and Audrey (Carter) Sauder. He was formally married to Linda Brandle of Morton from 1980-2004. She survives. Also surviving are his son, Scott Sauder, Jr. of Morton; daughter, Nicole and Michael...
Joshua Dean Schertz
Nov 21, 2015
Joshua Dean Schertz age 36 of Fishers, Indiana formerly of Metamora passed away at 9:12pm Saturday Nov. 21, 2015 at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born Feb. 13, 1979 in Peoria, Illinois to Richard D. and Carol (Noel) Schertz. He married Sylvia Lau on Aug. 12, 2005 in Palatine, Illinois. Surviving is his wife Sylvia (Lau)...
Lynne Nanette Hafley
Nov 18, 2015
Lynne Nanette (Smith) Hafley of Peoria, IL died Thursday, November 18, 2015 at Methodist Hospital, Peoria, IL after a long illness. Born October 21, 1958 in Oak Park, IL, Lynne was the daughter of Oliver David Smith, DDS (deceased) of Peoria, and Nanette Fay (Thrift) Hammond of Pensacola, FL. She was the sister of elder brother David Daniel Smith...
Jimmy "Snapper" Knapp
Nov 18, 2015
Jimmy D. "Snapper" Knapp, 74, of rural Metamora passed away at 11:33 am on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in the emergency room of OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born on February 12, 1941 in Woodward, OK, the son of YuVonne O. and Mescal A. (Huen) Knapp. He married Janice F. Carrico on November 26, 1966...
Lawrence E. Kenyon
Nov 16, 2015
Lawrence E. Kenyon, 84, of Germantown Hills, IL passed away at 3:45 pm on Monday, November 16, 2015 at his residence. He was born on September 7, 1931 in Woodford County, IL to Clarence and Elsie (Call) Kenyon. He married Geraldine Durst on November 15, 1952 in Springfield, IL. She survives. Also surviving are his children Cindy (David) Nuest...
Carolyn Ann Purple
Nov 11, 2015
Carolyn Ann (Raker) Purple, 71, of Spring Bay, IL passed away at 1:51 pm on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at her son's home. She was surrounded by all of her family and went Home from this world with much love. Carolyn was born on July 27,1944 to Claire "Ted" and Mildred Young. She was adopted into the loving home...
Donald F. Wyzlic, Sr
Nov 10, 2015
Donald F. Wyzlic, Sr., 88, of Spring Bay passed away at 4:45 pm on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Unity Point Health-Proctor in Peoria. He was born on July 28, 1927 in Peoria the son of Joseph and Martha Wyzlic. He married Rosemary Martin on May 24, 1974 in Las Vegas, NV. Surviving are his wife of Spring Bay;...
Terry L. Klein
Nov 6, 2015
WASHINGTON... Terry L. Klein, 68, of Washington, passed away at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria at 12:26 p.m., Friday, November 6, 2015. Terry was born August 6, 1947 in Peoria to Wesley (Wes) and Dolores Noll Klein. Terry and Joyce Rich married in Peoria, September 7, 1999. His wife Joyce survives but Terry will always be in...
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