Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois

Roger L. Bachman

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Joan M. Gauwitz

Joan M. Gauwitz

Dec 20, 2014

Joan M (VandenBerg) (75) passed away in the loving arms of her family and her long time Pastor, Father Neri Greskoviak on December 20, 2014 at 153PM. Joan has been a lifelong member of the Peoria and Germantown Hills community and will be memorized in the same church in which she was married in October 10th 1959. Joan who...

Margaret P. Trainer

Margaret P. Trainer

Dec 20, 2014

Margaret P. Trainer, 91, of Metamora, IL passed away on December 20, 2014 at 12:15 pm at Unity Point Methodist, Peoria. She was born on May 2, 1923 in Farmer City, IL to Oakley and Edna (Sawyer) Ammerman. She married Eugene E. Trainer on January 13, 1946 in Bloomington, IL. He died on January 19, 2000. Surviving is her...

Virginia Bridwell

Virginia Bridwell

Dec 20, 2014

WASHINGTON?Virginia E. Bridwell, 86, formerly of Washington, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at her home in Eureka. Virginia was born on December 9, 1928 in Carbondale to Charlie and Nannie (Smart) Johnson. She married Laverne Bridwell in Murphysboro, Illinois on October 39, 1946. Laverne passed away in 1981. Among those surviving are two daughters, Cynthia Krus of Pekin...

Marion Si Sizemore

Marion Si Sizemore

Dec 18, 2014

WASHINGTON?Marion K. "Si" Sizemore, 77, of Washington, passed away at 6:37 a.m., Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Grand View Care Center in Peoria. Si was born on November 30, 1937 in Oblong, Illinois to Feral and Lela (Smith) Sizemore. He married Nancy Schulte on November 24, 1960 in Toluca. Nancy survives. Also surviving are son, Steven of Washington and...

Margaret M. Eilers

Margaret M. Eilers

Dec 16, 2014

WASHINGTON?.Margaret M. Eilers, 93, of Washington, passed away at 3:07 p.m., Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Washington Christian Village. Margaret was born on December 13, 1921 in Roanoke to Andrew and Mary (Wehrli) Bachman. She married Merle L. Eilers in Washington on July 25, 1941. Merle passed away on January 10, 2009 in Peoria. Among those surviving is one...

Donna A. Alt

Donna A. Alt

Dec 12, 2014

WASHINGTON?Donna Ann Alt, 85, of Washington, passed away at 8 a.m., Friday, December 12, 2014 at Washington Christian Village. Donna was born on August 6, 1929 in Bloomington to Bernice Peterson. Carl Goodlick became her step-father when she was 5. Donna married Robert M. Alt, Sr. in Pekin on September 4, 1949. Bob died November 9, 1980 in Peoria....

Weldon Bud Garber

Weldon Bud Garber

Dec 12, 2014

Weldon E. ""Bud"" Garber, 91, of Washington, Illinois and Naples, Florida passed away on Friday, December 12, 2014 in Naples, Florida. He was preceded in death by his wife, Arlene (Mercier) Garber, whom he married on May 8, 1955. Bud and Arlene deeply loved and respected one another. Arlene passed away on October 28, 2006. He was also preceded...

Mary L. Grob

Mary L. Grob

Dec 10, 2014

Mary L. Grob, 70, of Metamora, passed away at 4:10 pm on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at her residence. She was born on August 4, 1944 in Ottawa, Kansas to William and Mary (Cannon) Martin. She married James R. Grob on September 7, 1963 in Metamora. He survives. Also surviving are her daughter Terry (Gerry) Guerrero of Metamora; grandchildren...

Mildred M. Wind

Mildred M. Wind

Dec 8, 2014

WASHINGTON?Mildred M. Wind, 101, of Washington, passed away at 12:40 p.m., Monday, December 8, 2014 at Washington Christian Village. Mildred was born on August 3, 1913 in Washington to Mahlon and Mabel (Schick) Blumenshine, Sr. She married Joseph Wind on September 11, 1934 in Eureka. Joe passed away on January 31, 2005 in Washington. Among those surviving are two...

John R. Whited

John R. Whited

Dec 5, 2014

WASHINGTON?John R. Whited, 68, of Washington, passed away at 2:36 a.m., Friday, December 5, 2014 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. John was born on October 16, 1946 in Farmington to Raymond and Frances (Picton) Whited. He married Linda Kent in Peoria on December 19, 1970. Linda passed away in Peoria on August 26, 1999. John later...