Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois
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...
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....
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