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Donald J. Hearell

Donald J. Hearell

Sep 16, 2014

Obituary MORTON- Donald J. Hearell, 79 of Morton, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 8:30PM at his residence. Donald was born May 2, 1935 to Roy E. and Nellie Henderson Hearell in Tolu, KY. He married Lois Pribble Taylor on July 2, 1983 in East Peoria. She survies. Also surviving are his three stepdaughters, Linda (Mike) Mabrey of Creve...

Howard E. Dice

Howard E. Dice

Sep 15, 2014

Obituary EAST PEORIA- Howard E. Dice, 84, of East Peoria, passed away Monday, September 15, 2014 at 4:48PM at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Howard was born February 17, 1930 to Frank G. and Dora E. Brunner Dice in New Castle, IN. He married Norma Jean Rubenking on March 24, 1951 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in East...

Marie Anntonette Toni Rynearson

Marie Anntonette Toni Rynearson

Sep 14, 2014

Obituary PEORIA- Marie Anntonette "Toni" Rynearson, 82, of Peoria, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 2:30AM at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Toni was born March 5, 1932 to Arturo Giuseppe and Josephine (Foushi) Borrelli Sr.. She married Harry Leonard Ulrich and later married Walter William Meyers. She then married Forrest Rynearson. They preceded her in death....

Joan M. Donithan

Joan M. Donithan

Sep 13, 2014

Obituary Washington - Joan M. Donithan, 75, of Washington, passed away at 11:44am, Saturday, September 13, 2014 at her home. Joan was born August 23, 1939 in Crown Point, Indiana to Herbert and Irene Williams Hull. She married Roy Donithan March 20, 1959 in Valparaiso, Indiana; he preceded her in death on October 24, 1979. Surviving are their children, Judi...

Mary Molly Arnold

Mary Molly Arnold

Sep 13, 2014

Obituary East Peoria - Mary "Molly" Arnold, 95, of East Peoria, died at 11:28 AM Saturday September 13, 2014 at UnityPoint Proctor Hospital in Peoria. She was born on March 21, 1919 in Stirling, Scotland to James and Isabel Rae Myles. She married Sheldon E. Arnold on August 4, 1945 in Dunfermline, Scotland. He preceded her in death on October...

Doris Ann Debolt

Doris Ann Debolt

Sep 12, 2014

Obituary Washington - Doris Ann DeBolt, 75, of Washington died at 1:15 AM on Friday September 12, 2014 at UnityPoint Health Methodist in Peoria. She was born November 23, 1938 in Peoria to Clarence E. and Wilma M. Hoskins Reichman. She married Gerald L. DeBolt on February 10, 1957 in Washington. He survives. Doris is survived by five daughters, Debbie...

Robert L. Bob Bailey, Sr

Robert L. Bob Bailey, Sr

Sep 6, 2014

Obituary Robert "Bob" L. Bailey, Sr., 86 of East Peoria, passed away at 2:52pm, Saturday, September 6, 2014 at his home. Bob was born December 25, 1927 in Niangua, MO to Vern and Gladys Elmore Bailey; they preceded him in death. He married Norma Myers in Peoria on April 30, 1949; she survives. Also surviving are their four children, Bob...

Nam T. Dang

Nam T. Dang

Sep 3, 2014

Obituary Nam Dang, 69, of Germantown Hills, passed away at 1:55am, Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at UnityPoint Health Methodist in Peoria. She was born January 1, 1945 in Vinh Long, Vietnam to Dang van Dau and Nguyen Thi Loi. She will be dearly missed by her son, Peter (Yen) Tran of Germantown Hills; granddaughter, Amanda Tran of Germantown Hills; brother,...

Helen Richards Liz Mcguire

Helen Richards Liz Mcguire

Sep 2, 2014

Obituary WASHINGTON-Helen "Liz" Richards McGuire, 78, of Washington, IL, formerly of East Peoria and Deer Creek died at 1:26 PM Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at UnityPoint Health - Methodist in Peoria. Born on October 3, 1935 in Berdan, IL to Delbert "John" and Catherine Mae Frech Richards, she married Bernard McGuire on September 3, 1955; he preceded her in death...

Marjorie A. Delcanto

Marjorie A. Delcanto

Sep 2, 2014

Obituary WASHINGTON-Marjorie A. DelCanto, 73, of Washington, IL, formerly of Sarasota, FL died at 8:45 pm Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at Washington Christian Village in Washington. Born on April 29, 1941 in Blue Knob, PA to Charles "Lefty" and Grace V. Long Wertman, she married Anthony J. DelCanto in June of 1962 in Altoona, PA; he preceded her in death...

Doris Helen Miller

Doris Helen Miller

Aug 29, 2014

Obituary Doris Helen Miller, 86, of East Peoria died at 2:15AM, Friday, August 29, 2014 at Fondulac Rehabilitation Center in East Peoria. Doris was born June 6, 1928 in Woodford County to Frank D. and Hilda I. Helmuth Zimmerman. She was first married to Roland Sering. She later married Billy D. Miller on July 23, 1961 at First United Methodist...

Frederick J. Fred Reinholdt

Frederick J. Fred Reinholdt

Aug 29, 2014

Obituary EAST PEORIA- Frederick "Fred" J. Reinholdt , 82, of East Peoria passed away Friday, August 29, 2014 at 3:40AM at his residence. Fred was born February 7, 1932 to Delmar C. and Tillie M. Zessin Reinholdt in East Peoria. Fred was married to Patricia Grafelman for 54 years beginning January 31, 1954 in East Peoria. She preceded him in...

Peter Joseph Sobieski

Peter Joseph Sobieski

Aug 26, 2014

Obituary Peter Joseph Sobieski, 80, of East Peoria passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 6:06PM at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Peter was born December 24, 1933 to Peter J. and Marya Dwulut Sobieski in Chicago. He married Nancy Jean Carty on September 28, 1957 in Chicago. Surviving are his wife, Nancy, of East Peoria; children,...

Joey J. Hill

Joey J. Hill

Aug 26, 2014

Obituary Joey J. Hill, 55, of East Peoria passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 11:31AM at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Joey was born December 22, 1958 in Clinton, AR to Jerrel Sr. and Barbara Hodge Hill. Surviving are his father, Jerrel (Ola) Hill Sr. of Crystal City, MO and his mother, Barbara Hill of East Peoria;...

John Robert Charles Armstrong

John Robert Charles Armstrong

Aug 21, 2014

Obituary Washington - John Robert Charles Armstrong, 89, of Washington entered into eternal rest at his home at 2:05 AM on Thursday August 21, 2014. He was born to Thomas and Phyllis (Perdue) Armstrong on November 18, 1924 on the family's farm near Lloydtown, Ontario, Canada. His parents moved to the United States before he turned two, and his father's...

Thomas R. Jaquet

Thomas R. Jaquet

Aug 20, 2014

Obituary Thomas R. Jaquet, 65, of Bartonville passed away on August 20, 2014 at 1:45PM at his residence. Thomas was born July 24, 1949 to Wallace and Dona Evans Jaquet in Peoria. Surviving is his sister Debra (Larry) Scharp of Bartonville. A visitation for Tom will be held Monday, August 25, 2014 at Deiters Funeral Home and Crematory in East...

Ruth Eileen Cornwell

Ruth Eileen Cornwell

Aug 17, 2014

Obituary Ruth Eileen Cornwell, 94, of East Peoria passed away and went to her eternal home at 8:32pm, Sunday, August 17, 2014 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Ruth was born February 24, 1920 in Peoria to Leonard and Grace Boyd Moldenhauer. She married Joseph Cornwell on August 5, 1939 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Bartonville; he...

William Emert

William Emert

Aug 13, 2014

Obituary William Emert, 78, of Washington, formerly of Peoria Heights, passed away at 12:35am, Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at UnityPoint Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. He was born February 7, 1936 in San Juan, Texas to Joseph Russell and Esther Marie Graham Emert; they preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his companion of 25 years,...

Katherine June Queen

Katherine June Queen

Aug 9, 2014

Obituary Washington - Katherine "June" Queen, 91, of Washington died on Saturday August 9, 2014 at 9:58 AM at Rosewood Care Center in East Peoria. She was born June 6, 1923 in Bruce, IL to Charles L. and Eugenia L. Peadro Erwin. She married William Oliver Queen on July 12, 1941 in Shelbyville, IL. He preceded her in death on...

Joshua G. Short

Joshua G. Short

Aug 3, 2014

Obituary EUREKA- Joshua G. Short, 29, of Eureka passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at his residence. Josh was born June 14, 1985 in Lowell, MA to James Jr. and Dawn Domon Short. He is survived by his father, Jim of Florida, formerly of the Boston area and his mother, Dawn (Jim) Smith of Eureka; his daughter, Myarose Parker of...

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