Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois
Delbert Dester
Jan 11, 2015
Delbert D. Dester, 80, of Spring Hill, Kansas passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Hospice House of Olathe, Kansas at 7:05 pm. He was born on January 22, 1934 in Deer Creek, OK to Emil and Edna (Wicke) Dester. He married Lois D. Harriss on November 18, 1961 in Carlyle, IL . Surviving are his children Denise...
Gilbert William Schierer
Jan 10, 2015
Gilbert William Schierer, 91, a life-long resident of Metamora, IL passed away at 9:02 am on Saturday, January 10, 2015. He was born on June 27, 1923 and was one of ten children born to Ferdinand and Mary Agnes Marchand Schierer. Gilbert started the first garbage collection route in the Metamora-Germantown Hills area in the early 1950s, which later...
Angela M. Nichols
Jan 6, 2015
Angela Marie Nichols, died on January 6, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Hospital after suffering from cardiac arrest on January 3, 2015. She was born October 25, 1967 in Pekin. At one year of age, she was adopted by Warren and Naomi Nichols, Washington. She was a very energetic child with a love for animals. She graduated from Washington...
Raymond R. Grenzebach
Jan 5, 2015
Raymond R. Grenzebach, 92, of Washington, Illinois passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 11:04 am at Unity Point Proctor, Peoria. He was born on September 20, 1922 in Washington, IL to Jacob and Emma (Dingeldine) Grenzebach. He married Edith S. Curlee on February 24, 1946 in Charlotte, NC. She died on April 15, 2012. Surviving are his...
Evelyn R. Hines
Jan 3, 2015
Evelyn R. Hines, 94, of Washington passed away at 8:30 am on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Apostolic Christian Restmor in Morton. She was born on September 12, 1920 in Xenia, IL the daughter of the late James L. and Emma West Reynolds. She married William T. Hines on February 20, 1943 in Chicago. He passed away on February...
Dwayne E. Nunley
Jan 2, 2015
Dwayne E. Nunley, 55, of Germantown Hills, Illinois passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015 at 4:39 pm at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. He was born on November 1, 1959 in Peoria, Illinois to Eddie R. and Lettie Marie (Terry) Nunley. Surviving are his mother Lettie Nunley of Germantown Hills and brother Dale Nunley of Mahomet, IL. He...
Carole Ann Machen
Jan 2, 2015
Carole Ann Proctor Machen, 71, of Metamora, IL passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015 at home. She was born on July 2, 1943 in Macon, GA the daughter of James Edward and Daloris (Floyd) Proctor. She married Donald R. Machen on September 25, 1976 in Ft. Worth, TX. Surviving are her husband Don Machen; children Jamie (Alex) Pettett,...
Donald E. Mccullough
Dec 31, 2014
WASHINGTON?Donald E. McCullough, 77, of Washington, died at his home on December 31, 2014. Born in Chicago, Illinois on December 4, 1937 to Albert Reed and Jeanne Maxine (Lamorelle) McCullough. After his fathers death in April 1944, he came to Washington to be raised by his uncle and aunt, Leo John and Elizibeth Cora Kuszmaul. Donald married Arlene F....
Prosper Alois Fandel
Dec 31, 2014
Prosper Alois Fandel, 90, of Germantown Hills, IL passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 12:05 pm at his residence. He was born on May 17, 1924 at his home in Germantown Hills to Michael G. and Elizabeth G. (Alig) Fandel. He was preceded in death by brother Norbert Fandel and sister-in-law Louisa Fandel. Surviving are his brother?s...
Benjamin S. Fulford
Dec 31, 2014
WASHINGTON?Benjamin S. Fulford, 91, of Washington, went to be with the Lord at 6:53 p.m., Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Lutheran Hillside Village in Peoria. Ben was born on August 28, 1923 in Ozona, Florida to Ben P. and Margaret A. (Stumpf) Fulford. He married Inez Mae Brandt in Washington on August 5, 1951. Inez went to be with...
Roger L. Bachman
Dec 31, 2014
Roger L. Bachman, 68, of Metamora, IL passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 10:52 am at his residence. He was born on February 2, 1946 in Washington, IL to Melvin L. and Eulah (Lasiter) Bachman. He married Kathy M. Strieder on July 17, 1971 in Metamora, IL. She survives. Also surviving are his children Shane (Jaclyn) Bachman...
Ronald W. Dyar
Dec 30, 2014
Ronald W. Dyar, 86, of Metamora, IL passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 1:54 pm at Unity Point Proctor, Peoria. He was born on July 30, 1928 in Metamora, IL to Walter S. and Emily May (Robinson) Dyar. He married Hazel B. Fauber on August 20, 1950 in Metamora, IL. She survives. Also surviving are daughter Robin...
John A. Peters
Dec 29, 2014
WASHINGTON?John A. Peters, 68, passed away at 1:10 a.m., Monday, December 29, 2014 at Proctor Hospital in Peoria. John was born on February 8, 1946 in Peoria to Glenwood and Matilda (Flohr) Peters. He married his Pleasant View Grade School classmate, Kathleen Lay, on March 16, 1968 in Minier. Kathleen survives. Also surviving are their four beautiful children, Jonathan...
Hollidae E. Hamm-Schertz
Dec 29, 2014
Hollidae E. Hamm-Schertz, 43, of Knoxville, TN passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 29, 2014 while visiting relatives in Metamora, IL. She was born on January 1, 1971 in Columbus, KS the daughter of Glen D. and Linda J. Neace Hamm. She married Phillip D. Schertz on October 23, 2014 in Gatlinburg, TN. Surviving are her husband, one son...
Corrine Jean Gray
Dec 29, 2014
Corrine Jean Gray, 88, of Peoria, IL passed away on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 12:05 pm at Washington Christian Village, Washington. She was born on March 18, 1926 in Peoria, IL to Emmett T. and Cora Belle (Abdon-McDaniel) Buckley. She married William "Al" Gray, Sr. on June 14, 1947 in Peoria, IL. He died on January 6, 1984....
Louise S. Schoonover
Dec 28, 2014
Louise S. Schoonover, 93, of Metamora, Illinois passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. She was born on April 6, 1921 in Peoria to Albert and Rosa (Burkhalter) Schaer. She married James W. Schoonover, Sr. on June 14, 1941 in Spring Bay, Illinois. He died on December 20, 2002. Surviving are her children...
Dora Belle Bacher
Dec 27, 2014
Eureka?Dora Belle Bacher, 89, passed away at 6:40 p.m., Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Maple Lawn Health Care in Eureka. Dora Belle was born on October 31, 1925 in Wolford, North Dakota to Eli and Edna (Yoder) Hochstetler. She married David Bacher in Wolford on September 27, 1951. David passed away on December 17, 2000 in Minneapolis, MN. Among...
Clara K. Kohl
Dec 26, 2014
EAST PEORIA?Clara K. Kohl, 86, of East Peoria, passed away Friday morning, December 26, 2014 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Clara was born on September 16, 1928 in Woodford County to Louis Joseph and Clara Bernice (Kutz) Kohl. Among those surviving is one sister, Margaret Bernice Kohl of East Peoria. In addition to Margaret, Clara is...
Alice Marie Bell
Dec 22, 2014
Alice Marie Bell, 74, of Metamora, IL passed away at 3:34 am on Monday, December 22, 2014 at Proctor Unity Point, Peoria. She was born on October 8, 1940 in WaKeeney, KS to Albert and Marjorie (Schroeder) Wolff. She married Clyde "Lloyd" Bell on January 18, 1957 in WaKeeney, KS. He survives. Also surviving is seven children; twelve grandchildren;...
Rita J. Shew
Dec 21, 2014
Rita J. Shew age 90 of Farmington, Illinois passed away at 8:27pm Sunday Dec. 21, 2014 at her residence. She was born April 14, 1924 in Hamlet, Indiana to William and Veronica (Alig) Meister. She married Raymond C. Shew on July 29, 1950 in Peoria. He died Sept. 19, 2007. Surviving are two daughters, Mary Shew of Farmington, Linda...
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