Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois
Gladys E. Thompson
Mar 26, 2013
WASHINGTON...Gladys E. Thompson, 88, of Metamora, formerly of Washington, passed away at 2:15 p.m., Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Gladys was born on August 8, 1924 in Villa Ridge, Illinois to Ora and Alice (Buckles) Hughes. She married Thomas E. Thompson in Mounds, Illinois on August 23, 1946. Tom died...
Arlene Evans
Mar 23, 2013
Arlene M. Evans, 89, of Metamora passed away at 9:50pm Saturday March 23, 2013 at Proctor Hospital in Peoria. She was born on September 19, 1923 in Metamora the daughter of John A. and Susan M. Roman Theobald. She married William L. Evans on December 9, 1962 in Metamora. He passed away on Sept 13, 1976, two brothers also...
Phyllis Jean Ellis
Mar 22, 2013
WASHINGTON?Phyllis Jean Ellis, 83, of Washington, passed away at her home at 8:35 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2013 with her family by her side. Phyllis was born on December 31, 1929 in Mapleton, Iowa to Fred and Gertrude (Beeney) Freerking. Phyllis married Richard L. Ellis on July 31, 1950 in Washington. Dick passed away on August 1, 2012 in...
Dean Heiser
Mar 22, 2013
WASHINGTON...Dean W. Heiser, 87, son of Luella and Jesse Heiser, was born March 26, 1925, died March 22, 2013 at Scottsdale Healthcare, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dean was born in Peoria, Illinois but moved to Washington at a young age. Dean is survived by his wife, Margaret, of 65 years; two daughters, Linda (husband, Jim Jones) of Jacksonville, Illinois and...
R. George Herbst, Jr
Mar 21, 2013
WASHINGTON...R. George Herbst, Jr., 82, of Washington, passed away at 4:42 a.m., Thursday, March 21, 2013 at RiverView Care Center in East Peoria. George was born on June 16, 1930 in Roanoke to Raymond G. and Elizabeth Klaus Herbst, Sr. He married Ruth Ilgaudas at St. Mark?s Lutheran Church in Washington on May 24, 1953. Ruth died on July...
Samuel Ellis Davis, Jr
Mar 21, 2013
WASHINGTON...Samuel Ellis Davis, Jr., 75, of Washington, passed away at 5:27 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2013 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Sam was born on April 14, 1937 in Seymour, TN to Samuel Ellis and Ida Ellen Garner Davis, Sr. He married Karen Graves in Peoria on August 23, 1975. Karen survives. Also surviving are four...
Eileen F. Mosbach
Mar 14, 2013
Eileen F. Mosbach, 82, of Washington formerly of Oglesby, IL passed away unexpectedly on Thursday evening March 14, 2013 in the emergency room of Proctor Hospital in Peoria. She was born on August 28, 1930 in Ottawa, IL the daughter of Harris and Agnes (Gjerde) Nelson. She married Robert "Bob" Mosbach on March 15, 1952 in LaSalle, IL. Surviving...
Robert O Landwehr
Mar 9, 2013
Robert O. Landwehr, 80, of Washington passed away at 6:55pm Saturday March 9th, 2013 at Washington Christian Village. He was born on Saturday, May 7th 1932, in Peoria the son of Elmer and Thelma Spitler Landwehr. He married Elizabeth C. Burch in Peoria on Saturday, April 11, 1953. Surviving Robert is his wife of Washington and their four daughters;...
Carole S. Wernsman
Mar 9, 2013
Carole S. Wernsman age 54 of Metamora, Illinois passed away at 11:45am Saturday March 9, 2013 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born Oct. 31, 1958 in Peoria to Delmar and Laura (Thompson) Smith. She married Kevin R. Wernsman on July 4, 1984 in Germantown Hills, and he survives. Surviving are her children, Lora (Scott...
Bruce Loren Seckler
Mar 4, 2013
Bruce Loren Seckler age 67 of Metamora, Illinois passed away at 3:25pm Monday March 4, 2013 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Minonk, Illinois. He was born June 29, 1945 in Washington, Illinois, to Everett and Mildred (Donahue) Seckler. He married Nancy M. Remmert on Aug. 14, 1965 in Metamora and she survives. Surviving are his children, Tim Seckler...
Harold R. Sperry, Jr
Mar 1, 2013
WASHINGTON?Harold R. Sperry, Jr., 86, of Washington, passed away at 10:16 a.m., Friday, March 1, 2013 at Rosewood Care Center in East Peoria. Harold was born on March 16, 1926 in Peoria to Harold and Rose Waldbesser Sperry, Sr. He married Virginia Aggertt Bierman in Washington on August 12, 1972. Virginia survives. Also surviving are two sons, Steve (Kathy)...
Audrey J. Sauder
Feb 28, 2013
WASHINGTON?Audrey J. Sauder, 81, of Washington, passed away at 10:23 a.m., Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Audrey was born in Bement, Illinois to Ivan and Georgia Danielson Carter. She married Gerald J. Sauder in Washington on July 28, 1950. Jerry passed away on February 14, 1996 in Peoria. Among those surviving is one daughter,...
Richard Ralph Adami
Feb 27, 2013
Richard Ralph Adami, 93 of Washburn, Illinois slipped the surly bonds of Earth and touched the face of God on Wednesday February 27, 2013 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. He was born Oct. 23, 1919 to Ralph and Angie (Robinson) Adami on the family farm in Washburn. He was a farmer his entire life, retiring in 1982 from...
Dale L. Jones
Feb 25, 2013
Dale L. Jones age 71 of Metamora, Illinois passed away Monday Feb. 25, 2013 at OSF Medical Center in Peoria. He was born April 4, 1941 in Clarion, PA., to Benjamin and Twila (Kiefer) Jones. He married Jacqueline L. Metcalf on May 15, 1965 in Youngstown Ohio and she survives. Surviving is one son Wm. Scott Jones of Metamora;...
Ralph E. Morgan
Feb 24, 2013
WASHINGTON?Ralph E. Morgan, 80, of Washington, passed away at 1:10 a.m., Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Rosewood Care Center in East Peoria. Ralph was born on March 5, 1923 in Island Grove Township to Joseph "Frank" and Vivian "Irene" Kinnerman Morgan. Ralph married Barbara A. Strakowski in Zeigler, Illinois on August 4, 1956. Barbara died on November 7, 1999...
Chris Wells
Feb 19, 2013
WASHINGTON?Chris Wells 63, of Washington, formerly of Germantown Hills, passed away on February 19th, 2013, at her home after a long hard-fought battle with breast cancer. She passed with her family at her side. She was born on June 21, 1949, in Peoria to Bruce and Ruth (Murphy) Anderson. Chris married Lee Wells, Jr. on June 21, 1969, at...
Geraldine Bumeter
Feb 15, 2013
Geraldine Bumeter, 84 of Metamora, Illinois passed away at 1:53pm Friday Feb. 15, 2013 at her residence. She was born March 31, 1928 in Peoria IL., to Clarence and Ethel (Turner) Garrison. She married Harold Bumeter on Aug. 17, 1947 in Peoria and he passed away in 2007. Surviving are two sons, Steven (Cindy) Bumeter of Metamora, Ricky (Donna)...
Arleta A. Schneider
Feb 13, 2013
Arleta A. Schneider, 74 of Germantown Hills, Illinois passed away at 12:08pm Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born Sept. 15, 1938 in Sheffield, Illinois to Arlie and Mona (Osbourne) Ingel. She married Ronald L. Schneider on June 22, 1957 in Peoria and he survives. Surviving are her children, Rhonda (Tim)...
Oliver Matthew Kuykendall
Feb 12, 2013
WASHINGTON?Oliver Matthew Kuykendall, infant son of Jeffrey and Rebekah Kuykendall, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. He is survived by his parents and big brother, Cohen, of Glen Carbon, IL, ; grandparents, Michael and Barbara McCoskey of Washington, Valerie Kuykendall of Hemet, CA and Jeffery Kuykendall of New London, IA; great grandparents, Ken and Jackie Kuykendall of...
Joseph Andrew Miles Jr
Feb 12, 2013
Joseph Andrew Miles Jr., 69 of Spring Bay, Illinois passed away at 4:00pm Tuesday February 12, 2013 at his residence. He was born Sept. 11, 1943 in Maunie, IL., to Joseph A.Miles Sr. and T. Irene (Bowers) Pratt. He married Donna (Jancola) Lambie on Oct. 11, 1980 in Spring Bay and she survives. Surviving are his children, Joseph Miles...
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