Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois
Anna L. Schierer
Dec 1, 2011
Anna L. Schierer age 92 of Metamora, Illinois passed away December 1, 2011 at Pioneer Care Center, Fergus Falls, MN. She was born February 15, 1919 to Earl and Maude (Sullivan) Guy in Beason, IL. She married the love of her life, Richard (Dick) Schierer on Sept. 28, 1940 at St. Mary?s Church, Metamora, IL. Through their almost seventy...
Eileen C. Grohsmeyer
Nov 29, 2011
Eileen C. Grohsmeyer age 88 of Metamora, Illinois passed away at 11:15pm Tuesday Nov. 29, 2011 at her residence. She was born Sept. 19, 1923 in Riverside, Illinois to Martin C. and Mary U. (Honic) Steinhoff. She married John A. Grohsmeyer on Dec. 20, 1947 in Riverside, he passed away Dec. 9, 2002. Surviving are her three sons; Steven...
Peggy F. Losher
Nov 23, 2011
Peggy F. Losher age 73 of Peoria, IL, passed away at her home on Nov. 23, 2011. Born July 12, 1938 in Kankakee, IL, she was the daughter of Henry and Lucy F. (Bohnenberger) West. Surviving are one son, Christopher Losher, 1 granddaughter, Heather Losher, two nieces, one nephew, one brother-in-law and her dear friend, Jean Murphy. She was...
Reba F. Legel
Nov 22, 2011
Reba F. Legel age 77 of Metamora, Illinois passed away at 10:55pm Tuesday Nov. 22, 2011 at Hallmark Nursing Center in Pekin, Illinois. She was born March 6, 1934 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to George and Goldie (Hale) Tankersley. She married Philip Legel Jr. on March 23, 1984 in Pekin, IL and he survives. Surviving are her children; Randy...
Wayne L Adams
Nov 20, 2011
Wayne L. Adams, 89, formerly of Creve Coeur, passed away at 4pm Sunday November 20, 2011 at Snyder Village in Metamora. He was born on March 9, 1922 in Mason City, IL the son of Theodore and Missouri Belle Adams. He married Mary L. Christy on July 10, 1948 in Pekin. Surviving are his wife of Metamora, two daughters...
Esther Chaney
Nov 19, 2011
WASHINGTON...Esther A. Chaney, 93, Germantown Hills, formerly of Washington, passed away at 8:15 p.m., Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Evenglow Health Center in Pontiac. Esther was born on March 16, 1918 in Washington to Henry and Grace Reinholtz Dieble. She was preceded in death by three husbands, Eldon Stein, Richard Griffin and Alvin Chaney. Among those surviving is one...
Kathleen C. Norris
Nov 19, 2011
WASHINGTON...Kathleen C. "Kathy" "Kate" Norris, 87, of Washington, passed away peacefully at her home Saturday evening, November 19, 2011. Kate was born on November 13, 1924 in Bicknell, Indiana to Charles and Muriel Arnett Colegrove. She married Ronald "Rod" Norris in Washington on March 23, 1947. Rod died on September 16, 2002 in East Peoria. Among those surviving are...
Barbara J. Woosley
Nov 18, 2011
Barbara J. Woosley age 67 of Metamora, Illinois passed away at 3:34pm Friday Nov. 18, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her family and friend, Kimber. She was born June 16, 1944 in Peoria, IL to Dean E. and Betty (Caudill) Woosley. Barbara is survived by her brother Floyd (Kim) Woosley of Melbourne, FL., her sisters, Deb (Steve) Hezlep...
Roberta M. Grebner
Nov 17, 2011
Roberta M. "Bert" Grebner age 89 of Metamora, Illinois passed away at 8:48am Thursday Nov. 17, 2011 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. She was born July 5, 1922 in Peoria to Fredrick and Rosa (Schwenk) Michael. She married Florentius P. "Hots" Grebner on Sept. 28, 1946 in Metamora, IL he passed away Nov. 17, 2009. Surviving are...
Barbara A. Koenig
Nov 14, 2011
WASHINGTON...Barbara A. Koenig, 77, formerly of Washington, passed away early Monday, November 14, 2011 at Gassville Nursing Home in Gassville, Arkansas. Barbara was born on July 16, 1934 in Pekin to George and Ada Garls. She married George Koenig on June 29, 1958 in Pekin. George survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Janet (John) Boette, Jeanne Koenig and Jill...
Kathryn F. Marshall
Nov 13, 2011
WASHINGTON...Kathryn "Kay" Marshall, 87, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Washington Christian Village. Kay was born on February 6, 1924 to William E. and Pauline Foster in Toluca, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Marshall and a sister, Theresa Hurd. Among those surviving is her brother, Edward Foster of Eureka and many nieces...
Paul H. Steenrod
Nov 10, 2011
Paul H. Steenrod age 101 of the Apostolic Christian Home Roanoke, formerly of Eureka, Illinois passed away at 3:15am Thursday Nov. 10, 2011 at the home in Roanoke, Illinois. He was born Oct. 17, 1910 in Hinton, Kentucky to Charles and Norah (Switzer) Steenrod. He married Dorothy Quinn on May 26, 1934 in Henry, Illinois she passed away Oct....
Emily H. Michael
Nov 6, 2011
WASHINGTON...Emily H. Michael, 97, formerly of Washington, passed away at 3:15 a.m., Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Pekin Manor Nursing Home. She was born on June 24, 1914 in Washington to Henry and Anna Marchand Holtzman. Emily married Burnett Gresham in Washington on November 6, 1936. He passed on November 5, 1946. She later married Joseph Michael on July...
James Palmer
Nov 5, 2011
WASHINGTON...James "Pete" Palmer, 79, of Washington, passed away at 6:15 a.m., Saturday, November 5, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Pete was born on March 17, 1932 in Ridgely, Tennessee to James and Georgia Wiseman Palmer. He married Macle Walton in Peoria on February 18, 1954. She survives. Also surviving is one daughter, Lisa Binkley of...
Marilyn Beth Sights
Nov 5, 2011
WASHINGTON...Marilyn B. Sights, 83, of Washington, passed away at 6:06 a.m., Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Washington Christian Village. Marilyn was born on November 15, 1927 in Hamilton, Missouri to Novi and Myrtle Turnage Couch. She married Edward Sights on September 1, 1946 in Troy, Kansas. Ed died on August 9, 2005 in Peoria. Among those surviving are three...
Guy Alan Ripka
Nov 4, 2011
Guy Alan Ripka, 71, of Germantown Hills died at 8:50 a.m., November 4, 2011 at Kindred Hospital in Peoria, IL with his wife, Trudy, and step-daughter, Della beside him. He was born May 16, 1940 in Kewanee, IL to Guy Walter and Marjorie (Kildow) Ripka. They preceded him in death. He married Trudy Jean Davis (Richards) on June 20,...
Wilma Jean Bailey
Oct 29, 2011
WASHINGTON?Wilma J. Bailey, 81, of Washington, passed away at 11:52 a.m., Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Washington Christian Village. She was born on February 20, 1930 in Vermillion County, Indiana to Oscel and Druscilla Burton Lowe. Wilma married Murl Carty in Clinton, Indiana in February,1947. He passed away in December 1955. Among those surviving is one son, Joseph Carty...
Evlyn M. Prucha
Oct 29, 2011
Evlyn M. Prucha age 82 of Port St. Lucie, Florida passed away at 12:15 pm Saturday Oct. 29, 2011 at the home of her daughter Kathy Wilke comforted by her family. She was born Jan. 4, 1929 in Chicago to Rudolph and Gertrude (Putz) Zamis. She married Bob J. Prucha August 8, 1985 in Elmhurst, IL. Evlyn is survived...
Milton R. Farrar
Oct 28, 2011
Milton R. Farrar 91, of Metamora, Illinois formerly of Cavendish Vermont passed away Friday Oct. 28, 2011 at Snyder Village in Metamora. Milton was born Oct. 20, 1920 in Cavendish, to Eddie and Edna (Booth) Farrar. He was recently widowed after being married 64 years to Lorna Mae Goodnow, who passed away Dec. 29, 2010. Milton was preceded in...
Katheryn J. Katz
Oct 23, 2011
PEORIA...Katheryn J. Katz, 60, of Peoria, passed away at 11:59 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2011 at her home after a lengthy illness. Katheryn was born on May 7, 1951 in Peoria to Jim and Vivian Alsip Cornell. She married Jay Katz in Creve Coeur on August 5, 1994. Jay survives. Also surviving are five sisters, Carolyn Lunz, Betty (Butch)...
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