Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois
Richard E. Masters
Mar 18, 2015
WASHINGTON?Richard E. Masters, 86, of Washington, passed away at 1:45 a.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at his home. Dick was born on June 22, 1928 in Peoria to Roscoe and Gladys (Hilgers) Masters. He married his brown-eyed girl, Joyce Roberts on May 13, 1950 in Washington and soon would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. Joyce survives. Also surviving...
Marjorie A. Obery
Mar 17, 2015
Marjorie A. Obery, 85, of Metamora, IL passed away at 12:36 am on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Synder Village, Metamora. She was born on December 30, 1929 in Minonk, IL to Michael A. and Irene (Tarman) Goliwas. She married Eugene J. Obery on April 26, 1952 in Minonk, IL. He died on May 12, 2008. Surviving are children...
Virginia Ginny L. Huser
Mar 16, 2015
Virginia L. "Ginny" Huser, age 75, of Metamora, IL passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015 at 4:50 pm at her home. She was born on May 21, 1939 in Peoria, IL to Castner "Bud" and Dorothy (Reynolds) Schneider. She married Kenneth C. Huser on October 11, 1957 in Peoria. He survives. Also surviving are children Doug Huser and...
Catherine J. Sanders
Mar 14, 2015
WASHINGTON?Catherine J. Sanders, 84, of Washington, went to join the rest of her family with the Lord at 12:50 p.m., Saturday, March 14, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Catherine was born on April 16, 1930 in Crump, Tennessee to Willy and Etta (Reeves) Cierley. She married Shelby C. Sanders in Corinth, Mississippi on December 24,...
Wilma Gingrich
Mar 10, 2015
Wilma E. Gingrich, 97, of Washburn passed away on the morning of Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at her residence. She was born in her family home on January 9, 1918 in rural Tremont, IL the daughter of Andrew and Maggie Ripper Staker. She married Lloyd H. Gingrich on January 21, 1942 and he passed away on April 15, 1970....
Arthur E. Andrews
Mar 4, 2015
WASHINGTON?Arthur E. "Andy" Andrews, 89, of Washington, passed away at 1:54 a.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in the emergency room at UnityPoint Proctor Medical Center in Peoria. Andy was born on August 16, 1925 in Peoria to William Arthur and Maria J. (Eiben) Andrews. He married Etheleen E. Brown in Pekin on August 12, 1945. Etheleen survives. Also surviving...
Michael Hieronymus, Jr
Mar 1, 2015
Michael Hieronymus, Jr. WASHINGTON?Stephen Michael Hieronymus, Jr., 45, of Washington, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at his home. Michael was born May 2, 1969 in Norfolk, Virginia to Michael and Sherry (Thornton) Hieronymus. He married Crystal Cargill in Washington on June 28, 2013. Crystal survives. He was an amazing husband and my missing puzzle piece. Also surviving...
James D. Polk
Mar 1, 2015
James D. Polk, 81, of Peoria Heights, IL, formerly of East Peoria, IL passed away at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Cornerstone Rehab and Health Care, Peoria Heights, IL. He was born on April 28, 1933 in Cairo, IL to Monroe and Bertha (Horner) Polk. He married Shirley Smith. He then married Doris Denton. She survives....
Raymond Ray E. Clark
Mar 1, 2015
Raymond "Ray" E. Clark, 69, of Metamora, Illinois passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Kindred Hospital in Peoria. Raymond was born to Palmer J. and Lavina R. (Call) Clark, "up home" on the family farm on December 16, 1945 in Metamora. In 1961 he met Janet S. Strayer and began a five-year courtship. They were married on...
Linda M. Dubois
Feb 28, 2015
Linda M. DuBois, 67, of Metamora, Illinois passed away at 3:40 pm on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. She was born on February 27, 1948 in Spring Valley, Illinois to Francis and Lelah (Gillespie) Doll. She married Marvin E. DuBois on May 3, 1969 at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Metamora and he survives....
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...
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