Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois
John J. Carrington
Nov 6, 2015
John J. Carrington, 75, of West Peoria, IL passed away on Friday, November 6, 2015 at 8:35 am at Heddington Oaks in West Peoria. He was born on April 7, 1940 in Peoria, IL to Clyde and Alice (Thrall) Carrington. Surviving are nieces and nephews Clyde R. Robison, Jr. of Morton, Grant (Catheryne) Robison of Blountville, TN, Shane (Tammie)...
Almarie Moss
Nov 5, 2015
WASHINGTON... Almarie Moss, 88, formerly of Washington, passed away early Thursday, November 5, 2015 at her home in Athens, Alabama. Almarie was born on November 10, 1926 in Athens to C.W. "Charlie" and Bertha (Brackeen) Peek. She married Grady Lee Moss in Athens on March 10, 1946. Grady passed away on October 20, 1995 in Peoria. Among those surviving...
Dorothy "Dottie" Goetz
Nov 1, 2015
Dorothy "Dottie" Goetz, age 87, of Metamora passed away late morning Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Snyder Village in Metamora. Dorothy was born August 15, 1928 the daughter of Paul and Elsie Hunteman Wullenwaber. She married Walter E. Goetz on September 3, 1950 at the Second Presbyterian Church in Bloomington. He preceded her in death on January 15, 2005....
Martin John Stromberger
Nov 1, 2015
Martin John Stromberger, 85, of Metamora died on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. He was born on September 7, 1930 in Eureka, IL to Martin H. and Loretta (Blumenshine) Stromberger. He was married on June 1, 1952 to the love of his life, Joyce M. Hoover, for a wonderful 63 years. He leaves his...
Arthur M. "Art" Bernius
Oct 29, 2015
Arthur Merrill Bernius, 83, of Metamora, IL passed away at 4:45 pm on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at his residence. He was born on September 30, 1932 in Peoria, IL to Arthur M. and Lillian D. (LaConte) Bernius, Sr. He married Nancy Smith on December 1, 1957 in Princeville, IL. She survives. Also surviving are children Greg Bernius of...
Harold "Doug" Riggert
Oct 29, 2015
Harold "Doug" Riggert, 72, of Metamora, IL passed away at 10:40 am on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at his residence. He was born on March 14, 1943 in Peoria, IL to Hans W. and Mae (Aders) Riggert. He married Judith K. Komnick on April 28, 1968 in Peoria, IL. She survives. Also surviving are his two daughters Jill (Brian)...
Paulette B. Bockler
Oct 28, 2015
Paulette B. Bockler, 68, of Peoria passed away on Wednesday evening, October 28, 2015 in the arms of her loving husband. Paulette was born on August 27, 1947 in Peoria, IL to Paul G. and Elizabeth "Betty" (Weiss) Griebel. She married Don W. Bockler on July 26, 1969 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Peoria. He survives. Also surviving are...
Mary Louise Meismer
Oct 28, 2015
Mary Louise Meismer, 90, of Metamora, IL passed away at 11:49 am on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. She was born on March 22, 1925 in Pontiac, IL to Berley C. and Eva (Runyon) Dodson. She married Lambert A. Meismer on June 17, 1950 in Pontiac, IL and resided in Metamora since 1950....
Lillian J. Call
Oct 27, 2015
WASHINGTON…Lillian J. "Billie" Call, 90, formerly of Low Point, passed away at her home at 3:05 p.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2015. Lillian was born on April 14, 1925 in Metamora to Joseph and Margaret (Schaiper) Kirchgessner. She married James Harold "Jim" Call in Eureka on June 19,1943. Jim preceded her in death on May 26, 2009 in Low Point. Among...
Jeff Hunt
Oct 23, 2015
Ronald Waters, who was known as Jeff Hunt, 62, of Peoria, IL passed away at 3:34 pm on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. He was born on October 11, 1953 in Peoria, IL to Betty Waters. He was raised by his mother and step-father, Dean Hunt. Surviving are his brother, Larry (Cindy)...
Joseph B. Gough
Oct 23, 2015
Joseph B. Gough, 86, of Dunlap passed away at 11:30 pm on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Heartland Health Care in Peoria. He was born on June 18, 1929 in Shelbina, MO to Henry Glenn and Mollie Pearl (Hogsett) Gough. He married MaDonna M. Baltzell on April 11, 1953 at the Hamilton Air Force Base in Hamilton, CA. She...
Regina G. "Jeannie" Johnson
Oct 21, 2015
Regina G. "Jeannie" Johnson, 62, of Germantown Hills, Illinois was called to be with the Lord at 11:26 am on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. She was born on September 29, 1953 in Peoria, IL to Floyd R. and Helen B. (Droke) Bailey. She married Marvin J. Johnson in Peoria on September 16, 1972...
Laura Elizabeth Fisher
Oct 17, 2015
Laura E. Fisher, 33, of Washington went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 17, 2015 in rural Fallon, NV as a result of an auto accident. She was born on May 12, 1982 in Peoria the daughter of James and Mary J. (Pyle) Fisher. Surviving are her parents of Washington, twin sister Lindsey (Andrew) Hanes of Maroa,...
Shirley Ann Kouri
Oct 16, 2015
METAMORA - Shirley Ann Kouri, age 75, of Metamora passed away on Friday, October 16, at 9:17 am at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. She was on born February 15, 1940, in St. Peter, WI to Victor and Sarah (Wagner) Braun. She married Edward P. Kouri on July 10, 1965 in St. Peter, Wisconsin. Survivors...
Beverly Greenhalgh
Oct 14, 2015
WASHINGTON... Beverly Greenhalgh, 75, of Washington, passed away at 1 am, Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Washington Christian Village. Bev was born on December 13, 1939 in Peoria to Earl and Iona Mae (White) Talkington. She was preceded by her husband, Charles Greenhalgh who died in January 1978. She also had been married to Alvin Smith and in later...
Doug Magnuson
Oct 13, 2015
Doug Magnuson, 63, of Eureka went to be with the Lord on October 13, 2015, at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Doug was born to Jack and Betty Magnuson on September 8, 1952. He was a graduate of Washington High School and Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He married his wife, Sue, on June 5,...
Shirley Ann Crawford
Oct 9, 2015
WASHINGTON... Shirley Ann Crawford, 79, of Washington, passed away at 8 p.m., Friday, October 9, 2015 at Snyder Village in Metamora. Shirley was born on November 23, 1935 in Taunton, Massachusetts to Howard and Arlene (Dyer) Yates. She married Earl Crawford in Corinth, Mississippi on March 20, 1953 and has celebrated 62 years of marriage with Earl. Also surviving...
Mark D. Aberle
Oct 9, 2015
WASHINGTON... Mark D. Aberle, 65, of Washington, passed away at his home on Friday, October 9, 2015. Mark was born on January 16, 1950 in Peoria to Glenn and Ruth (Berry) Aberle. Among those surviving is his son, Nathan (Makayla) Aberle of Columbia, S.C.; a step son, Scott Noel of Colorado; one sister, Marlo (Robert) Presbrey of Washington; two...
Charlene Alstadt
Oct 8, 2015
WASHINGTON... Charlene Altstadt, 84, of Washington, passed away at 8 p.m., Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Washington Christian Village. Charlene was born on February 8, 1931 in Pontiac, Illinois to Charles and Cora (Houborg) Anderson. She married Dave Altstadt in Illinois, he passed away in 1982. Among those surviving are her two children, Mary (Dennis) Ruebush of East Peoria...
Christine A. Rich
Oct 8, 2015
WASHINGTON... Christine A. Rich, 45, of Washington, passed away at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, October 8, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Christine was born on February 27, 1970 in Watertown, Wisconsin to James and Sandy (Thompson) Strahota. She is survived by her three children, Megan, Jessica and Nick Rich all of Washington; one brother, Jim Strahota...
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