Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois
Rita M. Koch
Jun 29, 2011
Rita was born on May 19, 1921 in Rutland to William and Sarah Merdian Volk. She married Melvin Koch in Washington on August 14, 1969. He preceded her in death on September 19, 1990. Among those surviving is one brother, Virgil (Virginia) Volk of Washington; two sisters, Esther (Laverne) Pomeranke of Ladysmith, WI and Theresa Stroud of Las Vegas,...
Robert W. "Bob" Reeser
Jun 29, 2011
Bob was born on January 28, 1927 in Peoria to William and Irene Nevin Reeser. He married Patricia A. McGuire on February 12, 1949. Pat preceded him in death on January 27, 2006 in Washington. Among those surviving is a daughter, Debbie Hulvey of West Peoria; one son, Robert (Lori) Reeser, Jr. of Bartonville and two granddaughters, Heidi (Ben)...
Donna Fletcher
Jun 27, 2011
She was born on February 10, 1949 in Springfield, IL the daughter of Lyle and Betty George Coy. She married Gordon L. Fletcher on December 28, 1968 in Springfield. Surviving are her husband, one daughter Chanel (Jim) Withers of Peoria and their children Indy and Coco, two sons Jacob (Maura) of Lakewood, CO and Aaron of Washington and his...
Nigel E. Owens
Jun 26, 2011
She was born August 24, 1921 in Bingham, IL to Lonnie R. Stokes and Nellie M. (Alexander) Stokes. She married Harley M. (Bud) Owens on December 13, 1944 in Decatur, IL. He passed away March 23, 1997 in Peoria. Nigel is survived by one daughter, Cheryll L. Hall of Decatur, two sons, Richard W. Owens of Peoria and Terry...
Don Bates
Jun 26, 2011
He will be missed by his son, Don Jr. of Chicago, his daughter, Corlina Whitehouse (Morris) of Bloomington, IL and two step-daughters, Barbara (Terry) Long of Washington, and Yvonne (John) Gomes of East Peoria; one sister, Mardelle (the late Rodney) Sakemiller of Pearblossom, Ca. and one step-sister, Rosalee ""Karen"" Schirer (Clay Wray) of Washburn; 5 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren....
Gary M. Stephens
Jun 21, 2011
He was born on April 11, 1946 in Peoria to Clinton and Marian Maxine Culp Stephens. Gary married Cheryl Keith in Peoria on September 24, 1965. Cheryl survives. Also surviving is his son, R. Shane Stephens of Lowpoint; one daughter, Kellie Falsnaugh of Quincy; three grandchildren that he and Cheryl adopted, Zachary Stephens, Lindsey Ludwig and Isaiah Stephens and...
Dennis Downing
Jun 19, 2011
He was born on June 21, 1949 in Peoria the son of Darwin and Ruth Ann Guadagna Downing. He married Ella Mae Hrabak on June 20, 1988 in Peoria. Surviving are his wife, one son Joseph William Downing of Sparland, and one daughter Karen Senders of Kewanee, three grand children, Jasmine, Damion and Rylee as well as one sister...
Norma L. Fandel
Jun 17, 2011
Surviving are her children; Marguerite (Dan) Gove of Suzhou, China, Wanda (Alan) Schoch of E. Peoria, Ninette (Tim) Robbins of Libertyville, IL, and Doug (Kim) Fandel of E. Peoria. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and sisters Barb Knoblauch and Jayne (Don) Knoblauch both of Metamora. She was preceded in death by one grandson Ellis Robbins and one...
Donald Frank
Jun 12, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Don was born on August 15, 1916 in Washington to Wendell and Eva Ruth Frank. He married Betty Brunnenmeyer in Washington on October 5, 1941. Betty passed away on March 7, 2002 in Peoria. Among those surviving are two grandsons, Troy (Angela) Frank of Washington and Todd Frank,of East...
Douglas Norman
Jun 12, 2011
Doug was born the eldest child of Frances and G. Douglas Norman on October 1, 1941 in Moline, IL. He was a graduate of Sacred Heart Catholic Grade School and Alleman Catholic High School. Doug attended St. Ambrose College, Davenport, IA, and graduated with honors from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana with a bachelorA
Maxine Dingledine
Jun 8, 2011
Maxine was born on August 27, 1928 in Mt. Sterling, Illinois to Ira and Mary Josephine Potter Keith. She married Wayne A
Velma M. ( Poignant ) Briner
Jun 7, 2011
Surviving are her children; Eugene (Mary Lynn) Poignant of Low Point, IL, Lois Danhof of Lacon, Il, Esther (Darrell) Ely of Lacon, IL, Betsy (Nolan) Gerry of Brimfield, IL, and a step daughter Delight (Mike) Massey of Florida. 15 grandchildren, and 35 great grandchildren. Velma is also survived by sisters; Bernadine Janssen, Mildred (Art) Gieseking, Mary (Chuck) Schraub all...
Kathryn Jackson
May 27, 2011
She was born on May 8, 1936 the daughter of Wesley K. and Margaret Garbett Metz. Surviving are her children Kaylinda (Gary) Tipsword of Washington, IL; Raymond E. (Janet) Jackson of Chillicothe, MO; and Pamela (Glenn) Howland of Lexington Park, MD. Six grandchildren as well as 3 great grandchildren further survive her. She was preceded in death by her...
Glenda R. Rediger
May 26, 2011
Glenda was born on April 16, 1928 in Aurora, Nebraska to Glenn and Ruth Reichardt Gundy. Glenda married Joseph A
Raphael A. "Ray" Ruder
May 21, 2011
Proud father of seven children; Sr. Beth Marie Ruder, Daughter of Charity of East St. Louis, IL, Michael Ruder of Groveland, IL, Ivan Ruder of New Orleans, LA, Patrick (Deborah) Ruder of Groveland, IL, Brian (Missey) Ruder of Green Valley, IL, Matthew (Beth) Ruder of Pekin, IL, and 12 grandchildren. Ray is also survived by brothers; Roger (Janet) Ruder...
Nathan H. Scharp
May 16, 2011
Mr. Scharp was born on May 24, 1914, in Washington, IL, the son of Emma Thielbar Scharp. He graduated from Washington High School in 1932. He was a member of the Panthers football team for 1929-1931 and was a special honoree at the 75th anniversary celebration. On May 25, 1935, he married Alice Margaret Smith in Eureka. They were...
Lelia Rogers
May 14, 2011
Lelia was born on January 31, 1922 in Bruce, Illinois to Fred and Nellie Sharp Sampson. She married William A
Ellen M. Schroeder
May 8, 2011
Surviving are her children Stephen Schroeder of Brisbane, Australia, Gregg (Lindsey) Schroeder of Mesa, AZ, and Jill Schroeder of Atlanta, GA. She is also survived by two sisters, Judy Stachewicz of Henry, Il and Jan Corbett of Ontario WI. She was preceded in death by her parents. Ellen graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1970 receiving her bachelorA
Virginia Roemer
May 6, 2011
She was born on September 17, 1916 in Aurora, Illinois the daughter of Harry and Anna Moline. She married Donald W. Roemer on March 4, 1950 in Henry, Illinois. He passed away on April 16, 2007 in Peoria. Her stepson Roger also preceded her in death on October 12, 2009 in Minier, as well as one brother and three...
Gerald Toft
May 4, 2011
Jerry was born on October 5, 1935 in Peoria to Arthur and Dorothy Rusk Toft. Among those surviving are two sons, Jerry and his wife, Shannon, who was GeraldA
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