Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois
Leonard Gene Erwin
Feb 16, 2012
WASHINGTON...Leonard Gene Erwin, 90, of Washington, formerly of Lowpoint, died at 5:32 a.m., Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Maple Lawn Home in Eureka. Born on August 18, 1921 in Moultrie County, Illinois to Charles L. and Eugenia Peadro Erwin, he married Dorothea Mae Kern on January 19, 1946 in Garden City, Kansas. Dorothea passed away on April 28, 2008....
Sharon E. Crone
Feb 16, 2012
WASHINGTON...Sharon E. Crone, 70, of Washington, passed away at 2:10 p.m., Thursday, February 16, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Sharon was born on May 14, 1941 in Peoria to Earl and Belle Skinner Athens. She married Robert Crone in Peoria on April 23, 1960. Bob survives. Also surviving are three children, Kimberly (Daniel) Vermeere of...
David Lee Zwetz
Feb 13, 2012
WASHINGTON...David L. Zwetz, 69, of Washington, passed away at 12:18 a.m., Monday, February 13, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. David was born on April 28, 1942 in Granite City, Illinois to Kurt and Ruth Dieffenbach Zwetz. He married Roberta (Bobbie) Hofstetter in East Peoria on July 30, 1966. Bobbie survives. Also surviving are three daughters,...
Ronald P. Tracey
Feb 13, 2012
Ronald P. Tracy age 46 of Metamora, Illinois passed away Monday Feb. 13, 2012 at his residence. He was born April 8, 1965 in Rockford, IL, to Hudson R. "Duke" and Merna M. Tracy. Surviving is his mother of Metamora; 2 sisters Janean (Mike) Corriveau of Chesterfield, MO; and Dawn Easton of Metamora; nieces Thea Corriveau, Nikki Easton and...
Edward A. Schierer
Feb 11, 2012
Edward A. Schierer, 95, of Metamora passed away at 8:21pm Saturday February 11, 2012 at Snyder village. He was born on June 27, 1916 in Metamora the son of Edward and Pauline Gangloff Schierer. He married Geraldine R. Minger on April 24, 1941 in Metamora. She survives. Also surviving are two sons Donald (Rita) Schierer of Wichita, KS and...
Bertha Kennedy
Feb 9, 2012
WASHINGTON...Bertha Kennedy, 79, of Washington, was granted her angel wings on February 9, 2012. She passed away in her sleep at her home. Bertha was born on February 26, 1932 in Fayetteville, TN to John and Pearl Woods Dye. She married Lynn Kennedy on September 18, 1970 in Palmyra, MO. Lynn survives. Also surviving are two sons, Rick (Shelly)...
Margaret G. Durst
Feb 4, 2012
Margaret G. Durst age 64 of Bellevue, Illinois passed away at 1:59am Saturday Feb. 4, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Hospital. She was born August 9, 1947 in Spring Valley, IL, to Joseph and Gladys (Green) Malone. She married Lowell A. Durst Sr. on August 9, 1967. He survives. Surviving are his two children, Kathy (Shawn) McFadden of Reading,...
Frederick E. Schirer Sr
Feb 2, 2012
Frederick E. Schirer Sr. 81, of Roanoke passed away at 8:26pm Thursday February 2, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center of Illinois in Peoria. He was born on May 27, 1930 in Roanoke the son of Earl L and Frieda Schulthes Schirer. Surviving are two sons Earl (Wendy) Schirer and Frederick (Erin) Schirer all of Metamora, and one daughter Pamela...
Steven F. Gentry
Feb 1, 2012
Steven Forrest Gentry age 72 of Metamora, Illinois passed away at 2:15am Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012 at OSF Medical Center in Peoria, IL. He was born May 2, 1939 in Peoria, to William Hessler and Margaret (Zieglar) Gentry. He married Sharon Schlich on April 28, 1962 in Peoria, she passed away on Sept. 29, 2000. Steve then married Mary...
Charles H Albertson
Feb 1, 2012
Charles H. Albertson, 88, of Eureka passed away at 3:10pm Wednesday February 1, 2012 at Proctor Hospital in Peoria. He was born on November 23, 1923 in Birch Tree, MO the son of Charles and Clara Hood Albertson. He married Wilma Braun on July 31, 1949 in Perryville, MO. Surviving is his wife of Eureka, five sons Charles (Linda)...
Gilbert C. Craig
Jan 29, 2012
Gilbert C. Craig age 88 of Spring Bay, Illinois passed away peacefully at 2:30pm Sunday Jan. 29, 2012 at his residence with his family at his side. He was born Sept. 21, 1923 in Alto Pass, IL. the son of Clovis and Clara (Toler) Craig. He married Venita P. Hartsock on May 17, 1943 in Jackson, MO. She survives....
Glen E. Faucon
Jan 29, 2012
Glen E. Faucon age 77 of Milan, Ill. and also of Gulfport, Miss. passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport MS. He was born on November 11, 1934, in Roanoke, Ill. to Arthur and Bernice (Rogers) Faucon. He married his best friend, Patricia A. Oltman in Roanoke on August 1, 1954; she survives. His two...
Mary L Heininger
Jan 28, 2012
Mary L. Heininger, 82, of Metamora passed away at 1:27pm Saturday January 28, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center of Illinois. She was born on April 18, 1929 in Peoria the daughter of Adolph and Emma Geier Bessler. She married Donald A. Heininger on May 21, 1949 in East Peoria. Surviving is her husband of Metamora, and their two children...
Robert D. Alexander, Sr
Jan 14, 2012
WASHINGTON...Robert D. Alexander, Sr., 91, formerly of Washington, passed away at 5:17 p.m., Saturday, January 14, 2012 at OSF Medical Center in Peoria. Robert was born on September 20, 1920 in Marrowbone, Kentucky to Edgar and Annie Carden Alexander. He married Juanita Grissom in Glasgow, Kentucky on January 26, 1946. Juanita passed away on August 19, 2001 in Peoria....
Eugene M. Zerwekh
Jan 10, 2012
Eugene M. "Gene" Zerwekh age 84 of E. Peoria, Illinois passed away on Jan. 10, 2012 at Heartland of Riverview in E. Peoria, IL. He was born Nov. 17, 1927 in Peoria, IL to Maurice A. and Pauline S. (Sanmann) Zerwekh. Surviving is one sister Marjorie Gramm of Peoria; special friend of many years Betty Bridges of E. Peoria;...
Lawrence W. Gresham
Jan 5, 2012
Lawrence W. "Tony" "Chet" "Larry" Gresham age 77 of Peoria Heights, Illinois passed away at 4:09pm Thursday Jan. 5, 2012 at the home of his son Kenny Gresham. He was born Feb. 17, 1934 in Washington, IL to Leo and Olive (Smith) Gresham. He was united in marriage on Sept. 1, 1963 to Judy Fellows in Peoria, IL., she...
Mahlon Blumenshine
Jan 5, 2012
WASHINGTON...Mahlon Blumenshine, 83, of Washington, passed away at 3:55 a.m, Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Washington Christian Village. Mahlon was born on May 11, 1928 in Washington to Mahlon and Mabel Schick Blumenshine, Sr. He married Carolyn Longden in Creve Coeur on June 26, 1960. Carolyn survives. Also surviving are three sons, Wes (Stacey) Blumenshine of Nashville, TN, Brad...
Gertrude Anne Mcnichols
Jan 3, 2012
Gertrude Anne (Gist) McNichols, 78, formerly of Homewood, Illinois, died peacefully Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Meadows Mennonite Nursing Home from complications related to Alzheimer?s Disease. Gert was born and raised in Chicago to parents Jesse and Helen (Jurcak) Gist (both deceased) and graduated from Visitation High School. Upon graduation, she was awarded a scholarship from the Art Institute...
Robert E Ahlgren
Jan 3, 2012
Robert E. Ahlgren, 85, of Washington passed away at 10:41am Tuesday January 3, 2012 at his residence with family by his side after a long journey battling Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was born on December 16, 1926 in Watseka the son of the late William and Anna Pullen Ahlgren. He married his high school sweetheart Betty J. Phipps on...
Nyckie A. Gorman
Dec 31, 2011
PEORIA...Nicole "Nyckie" A. Gorman, 34, formerly of Washington, passed away at 5:05 p.m., Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Methodist Medical Center. Nyckie was born on October 18, 1977 in Peoria to Les and Penny Schwarz Wright. She married Timothy Gorman in Peoria on August 31, 2002. Tim survives. Also surviving is her son, Andrew; her parents of Washington; two...
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