Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois

Linda J. Wixson

Linda J. Wixson

Nov 25, 2019

Linda J. Wixson, 68, of Lacon, IL passed away at 1:20 am on Monday, November 25, 2019 at her residence.  She was born on May 22, 1951 in Peoria, IL to Herbert W. and Ema L. (Bart) Wilson.  She married Dale D. Wixson in 1997 in Pekin, IL.

Surviving are her husband Dale of Lacon; children Daniel...

Elmer B. Weers

Elmer B. Weers

Nov 25, 2019

Elmer B. Weers, 83, of Washington passed away at 1:15am, Monday, November 25, 2019 at his residence.

Elmer was born in Streator, IL on December 5, 1935 to Albert and Gladys Schneider Weers. He married Linda J. Davis on September 1, 1957 in Streator.

Surviving are his wife, their  four children, Tina Welch of Bloomington,...

Loretta I. Driggs

Loretta I. Driggs

Nov 24, 2019

Loretta Irene Driggs, 82, of East Peoria passed away at 12:50 am, November 24, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. Loretta was born in Cowden, Illinois on February 18, 1937 to Clinton and Florence (Fry) Wiley.  She married Donald Driggs of Peoria.

Loretta was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Willie Heberer.   ...

Paul Ross Heger

Paul Ross Heger

Nov 22, 2019

Paul Ross Heger, 29, of Peoria, IL passed away at 2:33 pm on November 22, 2019 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.  He was born on March 13, 1990 in Lemoore, California to Donald Kevin Shay and Lois Casto.

Surviving are his mother and step-father Lois and Edward Casto of Peoria; brother Nic (Andrea)...

Kent Michael Decapp

Kent Michael Decapp

Nov 22, 2019

Kent Michael DeCapp, 49, of Laguna Nigel, California, formally of Cuba, IL passed away at his home on Friday, November 22, 2019. Kent was born on August 17, 1970 in Peoria Illinois to Larry and Patty DeCapp.  He married Hallie Ripley on June 4, 1994.

He is survived by his parents; wife Hallie; and his two loving...

Diana Kay Meredith

Diana Kay Meredith

Nov 22, 2019

Diana Kay Meredith, 68, of Metamora, IL passed away at 3:15 pm on Friday, November 22, 2019 at her residence.  She was born on November 9, 1951 in Peoria, IL to Charles and Alice LuAnn (McWilliams) Shemel.  She married Dale S. Meredith on May 7, 1977 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Peoria Heights, IL.

Surviving are...

Leslie "Les" W. Garber

Leslie "Les" W. Garber

Nov 20, 2019

Leslie W. "Les" Garber, 91, of Washington, IL passed away at 11:30 pm on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at his residence at the Villas of Holly Brook in Washington.  He was born on July 2, 1928 in Lowpoint, IL to Rudolph C. and Esther M. (Reeser) Garber.  He married Velda L. Barnes on September 14, 1947 in Metamora, IL. ...

Ronald O. Bastian

Ronald O. Bastian

Nov 18, 2019

Ronald O. Bastian, 68, of Bayview Gardens passed away at 1:03pm, Monday, November 18, 2019, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.  He was born on April 24, 1951 in Peoria the son of George and Evelyn Crandell Bastian.  He married Patricia Nelson on June 20, 1969.   He later married Brenda Masters on April 6, 2013.  She survives....

Roberta Maxine Keown

Roberta Maxine Keown

Nov 18, 2019

Roberta M. Keown, 90, of Metamora, IL passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019 at Snyder Village.

Roberta was born in Peoria on April 29, 1929 to the late Harold and Alice (Becker) Wooley. She married Carroll Keown on November 22, 1947.  He preceded her in death on November 11, 1993.

She will be missed...

Bernadine J. Cannon

Bernadine J. Cannon

Nov 17, 2019

Bernadine J. Cannon, 95, of Washington formerly of Creve Coeur, IL and Metamora, IL passed away at 9:05am, Sunday, November 17, 2019, at her residence.

She was born June 4, 1924 in Osborne, KS the daughter of Harold and Maude Durfey Earls. She married Dale Cannon on June 9, 1951 in Kay, OK. He passed away on...

Lenora Marie Rabel

Lenora Marie Rabel

Nov 16, 2019

Lenora Marie Rabel, 101, of Metamora, IL passed away at 6:45 am on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Snyder Village in Metamora.  She was born on June 19, 1918 in Worth Township, Woodford County, IL to John T. and Frances (Theobald) Miller.  She married Russell V. Rabel on February 14, 1945 in Peoria, IL.  He passed away on October...

Jerry Lee Dreessen

Jerry Lee Dreessen

Nov 16, 2019

Jerry Lee Dreessen, 73, of Metamora, IL passed away at 5:04 pm on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at his residence.  He was born on January 18, 1946 in Sac City, Iowa to Herman E. and Catherine L. (McCaulley) Dreessen.  He married Thilieu R. Osgood on May 26, 1973 in Kirksville, Missouri.

Surviving are his wife Thilieu of...

Taylor Lynn Rudd

Taylor Lynn Rudd

Nov 12, 2019

Taylor Lynn Rudd, 25, of Metamora, IL passed away at 1:15 pm on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in Morton, IL.  She was born on June 20, 1994 in Peoria, IL to Troy D. and Deanna L. (Ioerger) Rudd.

Surviving are her father Troy (the late Brandi) Rudd of Ellisville, IL; mother and step-father Deanna (Eric) Zimmerman of...

John And Mary Sauer

John And Mary Sauer

Nov 11, 2019

Mary Lee Sauer, 78, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019 and John Frederick Sauer, 80, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019, both at their residence.

John and Mary were married on September 30, 1961.

John was born on July 20, 1939 in Peoria, IL.  He was a 1957 graduate of East Peoria High...

Doris Jean Schneider

Doris Jean Schneider

Nov 8, 2019

Doris J. Schneider, 86, of Germantown Hills, IL passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019, at Unity Point Health-Proctor at 11:56 am.  She was born in East St. Louis, IL, on March 24, 1933, to Irvin and Mary (Gulley) Qualls Faubel.  Doris married Theodore Schneider on April 11, 1953, and he preceded her in death on November 23, 2009....

Milton "Milt" H. Koppenhoefer

Milton "Milt" H. Koppenhoefer

Nov 8, 2019

Milton H. "Milt" Koppenhoefer, 80, of Metamora, IL passed away at 2:45 pm on Friday, November 8, 2019 at Snyder Village in Metamora.  He was born on March 10, 1939 in Peoria, IL to Walter and Lillian (McCoy) Koppenhoefer.  He married Lorraine E. Logan on August 3, 1968 in Circle, Montana.

Surviving are his wife Lorraine of...

Billie "Bill" R. Trotter

Billie "Bill" R. Trotter

Nov 7, 2019

Billie R. "Bill" Trotter, 84, of Metamora, IL passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019.  He was born on August 7, 1935 in Wayne City, IL to Loren and Marie (Alexander) Trotter.  He married Josephine "Josie" Alig on July 31, 1965. She passed away on May 23, 2019.

Surviving are one daughter Suzette (Charles) Boyd of Jasper,...

James Todd Roodhouse

James Todd Roodhouse

Nov 7, 2019

James Todd Roodhouse, 60, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019 surrounded by his family at his home in Roanoke after a heroic battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).

He was born on October 16, 1959 in Peoria, Illinois to James W. and Mary (Petty) Roodhouse. He married Jeanette Hier on August 2, 1986.

Surviving...

Dorothy J. Phillips

Dorothy J. Phillips

Nov 7, 2019

Dorothy J. Phillips, 95, of Washington passed away at 1:50AM, Thursday, November 7, 2019, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

She was born on July 23, 1924, in Peoria the daughter of John and Iva Summers Parker.

Surviving are one daughter Juanita Powers in Washington, IL; one son Doug Clymer of Freeport, IL;...

Linden J. Hockenbury Jr.

Linden J. Hockenbury Jr.

Nov 6, 2019

Linden J. Hockenbury Jr, 44, of Oretta, LA, formerly of Washington, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at his residence from diabetic complications.

He was born on January 26, 1975, in Peoria, the son of Linden J. and Sue Ann Cochran Hockenbury, Sr.

Surviving are his sons, Jaxson Hockenbury and Isaac Lakin.  Also surviving...