Obituary EAST PEORIAa"Roy G. Petri, 81, of East Peoria, died at 11 AM on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born on July 22, 1928 in East Peoria to William and Sarah Hall Petri, he married June Lindgren on May 7, 1949 in East Peoria. She preceded him in death on January 31, 2006 in East Peoria. Surviving are 3 daughters, Terry J. (Dennis L.) Paluska of East Peoria, Julia K. Delzell of Pekin, and Kimberly A. (Brice) Bain of East Peoria; 7 grandchildren, Jason D. Paluska of Washington, Abbey Paluska of East Peoria, Carrie (Ethan) Herrman of Creve Coeur, Eric L. Petri of Pekin, Emily A. (Nicoli) Thompson of East Peoria, Wade R. Delzell of Pekin, and Nicholas Bain of East Peoria; 6 great grandchildren, Claybourne Herrman, Madeline J. Herrman, Madison Bain, Owen Herrman, Rhett Thompson, and Natalie Herrman; and 1 brother, Edward (Jean) Petri of East Moline. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers, William and Russell Petri, and infant son, Howard Joseph Petri, 2 grandchildren, Christopher and Erin Bain, and 1 great grandson, Christian Petri. Roy worked as an electrician for TP & W Railroad for 33 years before his retirement in 1987. He loved sports, snowmobiling and travelling, and was an avid outdoorsman. Roy was a do-it-yourselfer, and loved to tinker with things, inventing and improving on anything he could (including his "squirrel-proof" birdfeeder). A funeral service will be held at 2 PM on Monday, December 7 at Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory in East Peoria. The Rev. Karen Merrick will officiate. Visitation will be held from 3-5 PM on Sunday, December 6 at the funeral home in East Peoria. Burial will be in Fondulac Cemetery in East Peoria. Visitation DEC 6. 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory - East Peoria 444 E. Washington Street East Peoria, IL, US, 61611 garydeiters@deitersfuneralhome.com