Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois
Carol E. Grove
Feb 28, 2015
METAMORA?Carol E. Grove, 71, of Metamora, passed away at 10:35 a.m., Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Unity Point Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Carol was born on January 24, 1944 in Washington to Roy and Esther (Wind) Mitman. She married Donald L. Grove in Washington on September 10, 1966. Don passed away on December 22, 2011 in Peoria. Among...
Albert B. Eberly
Feb 24, 2015
Albert B. Eberly, age 94, of Roanoke, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 9:05 am at the Apostolic Christian Nursing Home of Roanoke, Illinois. He was born on February 28, 1920 to Clayton and Carrie (Burkhart) Eberly in Orrville, Ohio. He married Salina S. Gnagey on May 4, 1946 in Pigeon, Michigan. She died on November...
Marlene Joyce Ahrens
Feb 23, 2015
WASHINGTON?Marlene Joyce Ahrens, 78, of Washington, IL passed away on Monday, February 23, 2015 at 10:05 pm at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. She was born on February 26, 1936 in Metamora, IL to Arnold R. and Evelyn F. (Himmel) Ahrens. Surviving are sister Helen Ahrens of Washington; step-sister Shirley Adams of Metamora; sisters-in-law Norma Lee Ahrens of Washington...
Betty Jean Province
Feb 22, 2015
Betty Jean Province, 86, of Washington, IL, passed away at 4:45pm Sunday Feb 22, 2015, at her home in Grand Victorian Place. Betty was born Betty Jean Adams on Sept 8th, 1928 in Irondale, MO. Her parents were Edward and Ann Adams. Her brother was Albert Clayton "Bud" Adams, who always referred to her as "Jinx". She was raised...
Patricia Keim
Feb 21, 2015
Pat Keim, age 88, longtime resident of Germantown Hills and Metamora, currently of Peoria passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Unity Point Health ? Proctor in Peoria. Pat was born August 1, 1926 on the Merley family farm in Akron, Indiana to Nyle and Edith Glen Merley. She was the youngest of five siblings. She married Richard Talbot...
Rev. Dr. Joanne Pep Cooke
Feb 15, 2015
Rev. Dr. Joanne E. "Pep" Cooke, 81, of East Peoria, IL and former Methodist Minister of RiversEdge United Methodist Church, Spring Bay, IL passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 1:18 PM at Riverview in East Peoria. She was born on March 9, 1933 in Mansfield, OH to Joseph E. and Margery (Herbrand) Peppard. She married Cedric W....
Lisa Brown
Feb 15, 2015
WASHINGTON?Elise N. "Lisa" Brown, 54, of Washington, passed away at 3:42 p.m., Sunday, February 15, 2015 at OSF Richard Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Lisa was born on August 18, 1960 in Peoria to Deidrick and Agnes (Gramlich) Rambke. Among those surviving are her two sons that were her pride and joy, Jason Barton and Austin "Chuck" Brown, both...
Steven P. Chambers
Feb 14, 2015
PEORIA?Steven P. Chambers, 61, of Peoria, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2015. He was born August 20, 1953 to Ivan L. and Joan Chambers in Peoria. Steve married the love of his life Susan D. Ramirez on August 22, 1983. He is survived by his wife, Sue, his mother Joan, his sisters Linda (Joe) Gaidos of Chillicothe, Mary...
Loretta G. Heck
Feb 13, 2015
Loretta G. Heck, 87, of LowPoint, IL passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015 at 7:43 am at the OSF Richard Owens Hospice, Peoria. She was born on June 20, 1927 at her home in East Peoria, IL to John E. and Emma (Nelson) Call. She married Donald L. Heck on June 20, 1944 in Eureka, IL. They had...
Bettye J. Wilson
Feb 9, 2015
WASHINGTON?Bettye J. Wilson, 87, of Washington, passed away at 7:45 a.m., Monday, February 9, 2015 at Unity Point-Proctor in Peoria. Bettye was born on October 25, 1927 in Harvey, Illinois to Conrad and Myra (Moss) Long. She married James R. Wilson in Harvey on August 30, 1947. Jim survives. Also surviving is one son, Michael (Gayanne) Wilson of Metamora...
Gerald R. Schierer
Feb 9, 2015
Gerald R. Schierer, 72, of Metamora, IL passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015 at 4:20 am at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. He was born on February 10, 1942 in Peoria, IL to Raymond and Lois (Hudson) Schierer. He married Bonnie J. Miltenberger on October 18, 1969 in Metamora. She survives. Also surviving are children James Schierer of...
Reynold Joe J. Ellis
Feb 8, 2015
Reynold J. "Joe" Ellis, 82, of Spring Bay, IL passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 1:05 am at Unity Point Proctor in Peoria. He was born on February 24, 1932 in Pomona, IL to Albert and Mary Bell (Crowl) Ellis. Joe married the love of his life, Phyllis J. Gale, on October 23, 1954 in Ava, IL....
Connie L. Voight
Jan 30, 2015
Connie L. Voight, 60, of East Peoria, Illinois passed away at 2:20 am on Friday, January 30, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. She was born on June 2, 1954 in Peoria to James and Jackie (Huck) Guiliani. She married Sam F. Voight on February 13, 1976 in Peoria. He survives. Also surviving are one brother Jim Guiliani...
Wilfred T. Schabinger
Jan 27, 2015
Wilfred T. "Whitey" Schabinger, 97, of East Peoria passed away at 1:50 pm Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Rosewood Care Center in East Peoria. He was born on May 3, 1917 in Washington, IL the son of Henry and Anna Eberle Schabinger. He married Evelyn M. Zilch on April 22, 1941 in Kahoka, MO. She passed away on September...
Maxine Swanson
Jan 22, 2015
WASHINGTON?Edna Maxine Swanson, 94, of Washington, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at UnityPoint Health-Methodist. She was born in Cerro Gordo on July 22, 1920 to Luella Pearl Moore and was raised by her step-father Rudolph Lasco. Maxine married Samuel J. Maggio in 1938. She later married Howard "Swanie" Swanson who passed away...
Milton W. Milt Heilman
Jan 21, 2015
WASHINGTON?Milton W. ("Milt") Heilman, 80, of Washington passed peacefully into the presence of his Lord and Savior at 10:40 p.m., Wednesday, January 21 at OSF Medical Center in Peoria. Milt was born to Arthur and Hazel (Barrow) Heilman on July 26, 1934 in Peoria. He married Ruth Madlinger on Sept. 10, 1960 in Washington, IL. Ruth survives. Also surviving...
Theodore M. Alig
Jan 18, 2015
Theodore "Ted" M. Alig, 80, of Metamora, IL passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 10:20 pm at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. He was born on July 12, 1934 in Tazewell County, IL to Theodore Peter and Irene (Marchand) Alig. He married Marilyn C. Grebner on May 20, 1961 at St. Mary of Lourdes Catholic Church, Metamora....
Phyllis Tomlinson
Jan 13, 2015
WASHINGTON?Phyllis Tomlinson, 83, of Washington, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Washington Christian Village. Phyllis was born on August 18, 1931 in Holland, Michigan to George and Hilda (Evans) Frego. She married Charles L. Tomlinson in Holland on June 15, 1954. He died on November 11, 1998 in Peoria. Among those surviving are her four children, Craig (Terri)...
Phyllis Tomlinson
Jan 13, 2015
WASHINGTON?Phyllis Tomlinson, 83, of Washington, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Washington Christian Village. Phyllis was born on August 18, 1931 in Holland, Michigan to George and Hilda (Evans) Frego. She married Charles L. Tomlinson in Holland on June 15, 1954. He died on November 11, 1998 in Peoria. Among those surviving are her four children, Craig (Terri)...
Rev. Wayne E. Armbrust
Jan 12, 2015
WASHINGTON?Rev. Wayne E. Armbrust, 81, died on January 12, 2015 at 5:23 a.m. at Proctor Hospital in Peoria. Wayne was born in Evansville, Indiana to Clarence E. and Mildred Mardell Day Armbrust on September 2, 1933. He married Barbara J. Wohlfarth in August of 1956. He married Kathy K. McDonald on August 4, 1984 in Lacon. He is preceded...
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