Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois

Alan S. Evans

Alan S. Evans

Dec 11, 2013

WASHINGTON?Alan S. Evans, 75, of Washington, formerly of East Peoria, passed away at 6:34 p.m., Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Al was born on May 8, 1938 in Peoria to Marion and Ethel Mae (Spring) Evans. He married Bobette Fuller in East Peoria on October 10, 1958. They had just celebrated 55 years of...

Mary S. Schraub

Mary S. Schraub

Dec 11, 2013

Mary S. Schraub age 86 of Metamora, Illinois passed away at 1:40am Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013 at Washington Christian Village. She was born Oct. 18, 1927 in Cazenovia Township, Illinois to Joseph and Ida (Griese) Marchand. She married Charles R. Schraub on May 3, 2004. Surviving is her husband of Pekin; two children Jim Stamm of Metamora, Janet (Duane)...

Vera E. Miner

Vera E. Miner

Dec 11, 2013

WASHINGTON?Vera E. Miner, 90, of Washington, went to meet her Lord at 6:37 p.m., Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Proctor Hospital in Peoria. She was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Maye (Bair) Parker of Astoria, IL. Vera married Donald L. Miner on August 12, 1945 in Vermont, IL. He died on October 8, 1998. One brother, Carroll...

Lloyd F. Opper

Lloyd F. Opper

Dec 9, 2013

WASHINGTON?Lloyd F. Opper, 85, formerly of Washington, passed away at 1:30 a.m., Monday, December 9, 2013 at his home in Tucson, Arizona. Lloyd was born on August 12, 1928 in Peoria to Frank and Marie (Wys) Opper. He married Dorothy Cook in Peoria on September 18, 1949. She passed away in Peoria on July 1, 1989. Lloyd later married...

Kevin E. Best

Kevin E. Best

Dec 8, 2013

Kevin E. Best age 47 of Metamora, Illinois passed away on Sunday Dec. 8, 2013 at his residence. He was born on May 15, 1966 in Peoria to Warren A. and Patricia J. (Jones) Best. He is married to Jennifer Duffee Surviving are three daughters, Kaitlyn, Eryn and Makayla all of Glen Carbon, IL., three brothers, Brian (Mari) Best...

Alfredda B. Gangloff

Alfredda B. Gangloff

Dec 6, 2013

Alfredda B. Gangloff age 85 of Metamora, Illinois passed away at 10:15am Friday Dec. 6, 2013 at Snyder Village in Metamora. Born February 24, 1928 in Greeneville TN. to Denny Herman and Mary (Bass) Hensley, she married Kenneth Johnson on March 13, 1948 in Greeneville and he died in 1979. She then married Roger Waldschmidt in Metamora in 1981...

Shawn G. Senn

Shawn G. Senn

Dec 5, 2013

Shawn G. Senn age 25 of Metamora, Illinois passed away at 7pm Thursday Dec. 5, 2013 a his residence. He was born February 6, 1988 in Peoria to Michael Jon (Rose Bregier) Senn. Surviving is his mother, Rose (James C. Luck) Senn of Metamora; three brothers, Darrell (Cynthia) Grove of Richwood OH., Jamie Grove of Metamora, Michael Senn of...

Deloris A. Schroers

Deloris A. Schroers

Dec 4, 2013

Deloris A. Schroers age 64 of Germantown Hills, Illinois passed away at 6:25am Wednesday Dec. 4, 2013 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born August 29, 1949 in Morris, Illinois to Melvin L. and LaValle M. (Barschdorf) Peterson, she married Michael R. Schroers on Feb. 2, 1974 in Morris, Illinois and he survives. Surviving are her children,...

Mary S. Schupp

Mary S. Schupp

Dec 4, 2013

Mary S. Schupp, 89, of Metamora passed away peacefully at 9:20am Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Washington Christian Village with family by her side. She was born on May 16, 1924 in rural Metamora the daughter of Raymond A. and Irma L. Seckler Gries. She married Clifford F. Schupp on June 5, 1946 in Metamora; he passed away on...

Marilyn A. Xanders

Marilyn A. Xanders

Dec 3, 2013

Marilyn A. Xanders age 74 of Germantown Hills, Illinois passed away at 9:01am Tuesday Dec. 3, 2013 at her residence. She was born Jan. 12, 1939 in Peoria, Illinois to Earle V. and Elizabeth M. (Buckler) Coughlon. She married Harold R. Xanders on Sept. 24, 1960 in Peoria and he survives. Surviving are her children, Robert Xanders of Palm...

Mildred A. Ruder

Mildred A. Ruder

Nov 30, 2013

Mildred A. Ruder age 83 a resident of Snyder Village, Metamora, Illinois formerly of Germantown Hills, Illinois passed away at 6:05pm Saturday November 30, 2013 at Snyder Village. Born to Peter and Theresa (Theobald) Rohman on Sept. 25, 1930 in Worth Twp. Illinois. She married Raphael Ruder on October 28, 1950 in Metamora and he passed away on May...

Rosamund L. Allison

Rosamund L. Allison

Nov 28, 2013

WASHINGTON?Rosamund (Munda) Law Allison, 82, of Washington, passed away at 11:15 pm, Thursday, November 28, 2013 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria as a result of the tornado that hit their home on November 17. Munda was born on February 21, 1931 in Charleston, West Virginia to George H. and Rosamund (Hilbert) Law. She married Raymond D....

Joseph I. Hajny

Joseph I. Hajny

Nov 21, 2013

WASHINGTON?Joseph Hajny, 67, of Washington, passed away at 1:20 p.m., Thursday, November 21, 2013 at his home with family by his side after a determined fight with pancreatic cancer. Joe was born on September 17, 1946 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Albert C. and Mary G. (Lednicky) Hajny. He married Stephanie Condo on June 13, 1970 in Peoria at the...

George R. Ballard

George R. Ballard

Nov 19, 2013

George Ray Ballard, 83, of Washington formerly of Peoria passed away at 6:38pm on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Unity Point Proctor Hospital in Peoria. He was born on July 12, 1930 in Lawrenceville, IL to Samuel and Lena Snider Ballard. He married Evida P. Beede on May 10, 1959 in Reno, Nevada. Surviving are his wife, five daughters...

James L. Fyke

James L. Fyke

Nov 19, 2013

EUREKA? James Lowell Fyke, 77, of Eureka died Tuesday, November 19 at OSF Hospital in Peoria of a complication of multiple myeloma. He was born June 14, 1936, in Raccoon Township, Marion County, Illinois, the first son of Willis Grandville and Tina Myrtle Greenwalt Fyke. He married Karen Delane Ludwig on June 6, 1959. Jim is survived by his...

Donald L. Kenyon

Donald L. Kenyon

Nov 19, 2013

Donald L. Kenyon age 84 of Washington, Illinois passed away at 9:58am Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013 at Proctor Hospital in Peoria. He was born May 23, 1929 in Lacon, Illinois to Dale L. and Myrtle (Whisler) Kenyon. He married Betty Bachman, then married Elizabeth C. Baird on May 23, 1964 in Peoria and she died Dec. 5, 1999, he...

Dewitt Bub York

Dewitt Bub York

Nov 17, 2013

DeWitt ""Bub"" York Jr, 81, of Spring Bay passed away on Sunday November 17, 2013 at Snyder Village. He was born on July 26, 1932 in El Paso, IL the son of DeWitt C. and Emma Wilhelmina Decker Sr. He married Donna J. Loveless on December 15, 1951 in Spring Bay. She passed away on March 16, 2011. He...

Debra Lou Briggs

Debra Lou Briggs

Nov 17, 2013

WASHINGTON...Debra L. Briggs, 52, of Washington, passed away on November 17, 2013 at her home in Washington. Debra was born on June 9, 1961 in Mendota to Carl and Marian (Byers) Briggs. Among those surviving are her mother of Gilbert, Arizona and one sister, Carla Cross of Gilbert, Arizona; one brother, Dean Briggs of Tempe, Arizona and three nephews,...

Patricia A. Eide

Patricia A. Eide

Nov 16, 2013

Patricia A. Eide age 84 of E. Peoria, Illinois passed away at 12:37pm Saturday Nov. 16, 2013 at her residence. She was born Dec. 13, 1928 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Orville and Bertha (Shriver) Lynch. She married Donald E. Eide on Nov. 20, 1952 in Bloomfield Iowa and he survives. Surviving is her daughter Karen (Tim) Klise of Peoria;...

Peyton Thomas Leroy Bundy

Peyton Thomas Leroy Bundy

Nov 14, 2013

Peyton Thomas LeRoy Bundy age 11months of Metamora, Illinois passed away at 10:28am Thursday Nov. 14, 2013 of brain cancer at his home in Metamora. He was born Dec. 12, 2012 in Peoria to Gary L. and Christina M. (Miller) Bundy. Surviving are his parents of Metamora; two sisters Ashley and Brittney and a brother Garrett Bundy all at...