Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Tazewell and Woodford County, Illinois
Helen Hatton Cross
Feb 25, 2019
Helen Hatton Cross, 83, of Metamora, IL passed away at 1:45 am on Monday, February 25, 2019 at her residence. The youngest daughter of Walter P. and Marge (Foster) Hatton she was born on December 6, 1935 in Canton, IL. She married Robert E. Cross on September 15, 1953 in Havana, IL. He survives.
Also surviving are...
Roger D. Wind
Feb 24, 2019
Roger D. Wind, 79, of Washington passed away at 6:16am, Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Apostolic Christian Home-Eureka.
He was born on December 1, 1939 in Peoria, son of Raymond B. and L. Margaret Hepler Wind. Â He married Donna L. Aschenbrenner on August 3, 1963 in Washington. Â She passed away on May 30, 2003. His parents and...
Pattie Hadfield
Feb 22, 2019
Pattie Rose Hadfield, 82, of Draftenville, KY went home to be with the Lord on February 22, 2019 at Baptist Health Hospital, Paducah KY. She passed peacefully surrounded by the family she loved so deeply.
She is survived by her husband Charles, brother Tom (Sally) Jenkins, Antioch CA, sister Belinda (George) Wright, Hickory KY, children Steven Hadfield...
Mary Ann Kunkel
Feb 21, 2019
Mary Ann Kunkel, 81, of Bloomington, IL passed away at 10:00 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Hopedale Medical Complex after a short battle with cancer. She was born on February 21, 1938 in Peoria, IL to Charles N. and Sadie Pearl (Tolan) Schneider. She married Roger L. Kunkel on December 20, 1959 in Washburn, IL. He passed...
Amelia "Dolly" Ingersoll
Feb 19, 2019
PEORIA-Amelia C. "Dolly" Ingersoll, 86, of Peoria passed away at 10:45pm Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at her home.
She was born November 18, 1932 in Hollis Township, IL the daughter of Ignatius Henry and Mabel C. Fletcher Leitner
She is survived by two daughters Andrea Sanders and Jennifer Ingersoll both of Peoria and four sons,...
Kathryn "Kay" Dunham
Feb 19, 2019
WASHINGTON-Kathryn "Kay" L. Dunham, 85, of Washington passed away at 6:50 pm Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.
She was born on March 28, 1933 in Table Grove, Il. To Lawrence and Frances Beaty. She married Julius E. Dunham on June 10, 1951 in Peoria. He survives.
Kay is also...
Amy N. Wilbur
Feb 16, 2019
Amy N. Wilbur, 43, of Metamora, IL passed away in her sleep on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at her residence. She was born on October 29, 1975 in Peoria, IL to Stephen P. and Karen L. (Boswell) Edlen. She married Daniel D. Wilbur on June 21, 1997 in Metamora.
Surviving are her husband Daniel of Metamora; daughters...
John Ronald Mccarty
Feb 14, 2019
John R. McCarty, 77, of Spring Bay, IL passed away at 10:53 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born on July 20, 1941 in Havana, IL to Eugene LeSourd and Ema Urla (Seibenborn) McCarty. He married Julia Ellen Lambert on May 20, 1961 in New Buffalo, Michigan.
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Lois B. Guiher
Feb 12, 2019
Lois B. Guiher, 99, of Metamora, IL passed away at 7:32 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Snyder Village in Metamora. She was born on December 7, 1919 in Cleveland, OH to Howard L. and Lucille M. (Hein) Bohley. She married John K. "Jack" Guiher on July 23, 1945. He passed away on April 3, 2010.
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Babgen Minasian
Feb 11, 2019
Babgen "Norik" Minasian, 72, of Peoria, passed away Monday, February 11, 2019 surrounded by family at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria, IL.
Norik was born on June 1, 1946 in Tehran, Iran, to Abedis and the late Kenarik Minasian.  He married Armnouet "Armik" Elyasi on August 2, 1972. She survives.
Also surviving...
Timothy D. Gresham
Feb 10, 2019
Timothy D. Gresham, 57, of Washington passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Tim was born January 13, 1962 in Merced, CA the son of Larry and Mary Hinton Gresham. Â He married Christina L. Garrett on October 23, 1992 in Peoria.
Surviving are his wife, one daughter Chelsea...
Gail Lynn Reynolds
Feb 9, 2019
Gail Lynn Reynolds, 68, of Spring Bay, IL passed away peacefully at 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on July 14, 1950, in Peoria, Illinois to William "Bill" C. and Elizabeth H. (Keller) Baker. She celebrated 50 years of marriage to the love of her...
William J. Hansen
Feb 7, 2019
William Joseph Hansen, 88, of Washington passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019.
He was born April 30, 1930 in Metamora, IL the son of Frank and Ellen Rhode Hansen. Â He married Emeline Seckler on April 28, 1951 in Metamora. She preceded him in death on March 13, 2008 His parents, two brothers and one sister also preceded...
Crystal Holly Hodges
Feb 5, 2019
As you lay to rest we wake up every day with sadness in our hearts Looking up at the sky we wonder where you are Dreaming of the days when you were here Now you're and angel whispering in our ears Those before you have showed you the way Just as you will us one day They lead you...
Reba Taylor
Feb 4, 2019
Reba L. Taylor, 88, of Washington passed away Monday, February 4, 2019 at Unity Point Health Proctor in Peoria, Illinois.
Reba was born April 2, 1930 in Hamilton County, IL to Virgil and Lela Snyder, she married Renice H. "Bud" Taylor on April 30, 1949 in Hamilton County. Â He preceded her in death in 1995. Â Surviving are...
Edward J. Klein
Feb 2, 2019
PEORIA-Edward "Ed" Joseph Klein, 96, of Peoria passed away at 4:45pm Saturday February 2, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL surrounded by his family. He was a resident at Courtyard Estates in Peoria IL since 2012.
Ed was born on January 5, 1923, in Peoria, the son of Erwin and Louise Klein. He...
Nadine Bennett
Feb 2, 2019
Lois Nadine Bennett, 88, of Washington passed away at 2:40am Saturday, February 2, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her family.
Nadine was born on September 30, 1930 in Ackerman, MS the daughter of Berlin and Olene Wiygul Ming.  She married Willie R. Bennett on April 16, 1949 in Amory, MS.  He passed away on June 15,...
Angelo M. Zerbonia
Feb 1, 2019
Angelo M. Zerbonia, 84, of Metamora, IL passed away at 12:40 pm on Friday, February 1, 2019 at his residence. He was born on November 1, 1934 in Peoria, IL to Michael and Concetta (Cotroneo) Zerbonia. He married Karen L. Goldsmith on August 26, 1989 in Peoria, IL.
Surviving are his wife Karen of Metamora; children Amy...
Marilyn Dieck Betterton
Jan 31, 2019
Marilyn Dieck Betterton, age 74, passed away peacefully on the evening of January 31, 2019 at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her daughters by her side.
The oldest daughter of six children, Marilyn was born to William Dieck and Josephine Marie Kroeger on July 19, 1944 in Peoria, Illinois, and she grew up with her...
Merle S. Lotz
Jan 30, 2019
Merle S. Lotz, 86, of Metamora, IL, formerly of Streator, IL passed away at 11:30 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Snyder Village in Metamora. He was born on August 1, 1932 in Streator, IL to Elmer W. and Pearl C. (Mandelco) Lotz. He married Lucille A. Chalus on September 29, 1957 in Ottawa.
Surviving are...
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