Robert Silber
May 5, 2012
Obituary East Peoria- Robert L. Silber, 80 of East Peoria passed away at 1:54 AM on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Emergency Care. Robert was born on October 11, 1931 to the late Henry and Viola Steinseipher Silber in Peoria, IL. He married Donna McAvoy on October 9, 1954 in Peoria. She survives. Also surviving are two...
Elizabeth Morrow
May 4, 2012
Obituary Creve Coeur - Elizabeth J. Morrow, 64, passed away at 10:00 AM on Friday, May 4, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born on February 13, 1948 to Elizabeth Reeves Davenport and the late Hollis Davenport. She married Lynn Morrow in May of 1979. He survives. Also surviving are two step-children, Darryl Morrow and...
Bonnie Rae Lang
May 4, 2012
Obituary Bonnie Rae Lang, 79, of Washington, IL, died at 5:10 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012 at Proctor Hospital in Peoria, IL. She was born on February 2, 1933, in Wausau, WI, to her parents Adolph and Emma Sommerfelt Gering, she married Reuben Lang on October 1, 1955 in Wisconsin. He preceded her in death on May 24, 1984....
J. Randy Stewart
Apr 30, 2012
Obituary WASHINGTON - J. Randy Stewart, 63, of Washington, IL died at 9:48 am Monday, April 30, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. Born on November 4, 1948 in Peoria to Howard W. and Blanche I. Wiggers Stewart, he married Julie Welch on February 9, 1990 in Peoria. Randy was a dedicated father to his daughter,...
Matilda J. Ostanik
Apr 30, 2012
Obituary Washington- Matilda Johanna (Skender) Ostanik took her last breath in this world on April 30, 2012, at the Washington Christian Village, the same way she lived her life - on her own terms. This beautiful gentle woman was born on February 2, 1917, to the late Matthew and Johanna (Ferkovich) Skender. She was preceded in death by two brothers...
John Byron Jack Keil
Apr 30, 2012
Obituary EAST PEORIA - John "Jack" Byron Keil, 92, of East Peoria passed away on Monday, April 30, 2012 at 9:45 a.m. at ManorCare at Riverview in East Peoria. Jack was born January 30, 1920, in East Peoria at 208 N. Main Street to Clarence Edward and Eliza Jane Harvey Keil. The Keil home was in East Peoria Heights, currently...
Lila M. Atwater
Apr 29, 2012
Obituary Washington - Lila M. Atwater, 77, of Washington, died at 12:47 PM on Sunday April 29, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. She was born September 21, 1934 at her home in rural Astoria, IL to John and Maude Wickwire Shaw and she grew up in Ipava, IL. Lila is survived by one son; Jeff (Melanie) Atwater of...
Ernest Ernie Troxell
Apr 29, 2012
Obituary Ernest "Ernie" E. Troxell , 71 of Washington, passed away at 3:20 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born on January 29, 1941 in Virginia, IL to the late Joseph and Evelyn Rogers Troxell. He married Jacqueline L. Dehart Florie, his devoted wife of 25 years, on December 20, 1986...
Alice M. Tallman
Apr 29, 2012
Obituary WASHINGTON - Alice M. Tallman, 84, of Washington, IL, died at 6:57 am Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Born on August 16, 1927 in McKeesport, PA to Harry and Leolia Long Winkelvoss, she married Russell Charles Tallman on August 12, 1949 in McKeesport, PA. He preceded her in death on March 14, 2012 in...
Bethal Lois Stein
Apr 28, 2012
Obituary Bethal Lois Stein, 98, formerly of Washington, IL, died at 12:20 am Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Apostolic Christian Restmor in Morton, IL. Born on November 3, 1913 in Belle Plaine Township, IL to Bert H. and Vera E. Fitzgerald Taylor, she married Clarence H. Stein on June 8, 1935 in Urbana, IL. He preceded her in death in...
Phyliss A. Blackledge
Apr 27, 2012
Obituary EAST PEORIA- Phyliss A. Blackledge, 76 of East Peoria died at 6:13 PM on Friday April 27, 2012 at Methodist Hospital in Peoria. She was born on March 17, 1936, in Peoria to Ace and Hattie (Mitchell) Edwards. She married Herman L. Blackledge on Oct 19, 1957 in Corinth MS., He survives along with many Nieces & Nephews. She...
Clyde Melvin Fisher
Apr 27, 2012
Obituary Clyde Melvin Fisher, 73, of Washington, IL, died at 3:13 am Friday, April 27, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. Born on May 11, 1938 in Sedalia, MO to Lewis and Ruth Sibbles Fisher, he married Norma Jane Graack on April 6, 1958 in Minonk, IL. She survives. Also surviving are 2 children, Kevin (Valerie)...
Marymargaret Joanna Toevs
Apr 26, 2012
Obituary East Peoria- Marymargaret Joanna Toevs, 75, of East Peoria, IL died at 2:37 AM on Thursday April 26, 2012 at her residence. She was born on July 5, 1936 in Peoria, IL to Edward J. and Joanna Kovachevich Reising Sr. She married Loren Toevs on April 27, 1957 in Peoria, IL. Surviving are her husband of 55 years, Loren,...
Mary L. Schoening
Apr 24, 2012
Obituary PEORIA-Mary Lockhart Schoening, 75, of Peoria, IL went to be with the Lord at 9:03 a.m. April 24, 2012 at Lutheran Hillside Village. Born in Minneapolis, MN on August 27, 1936 to Nels and Florence Sonnesyn, Mary was raised in Le Sueur, Mn. She attended Macalester College in St. Paul, MN and graduated from St. Barnabas Hospital School of...
Gladys Lorraine Zimmerman
Apr 18, 2012
Obituary EAST PEORIA-Gladys Lorraine Zimmerman, 94, of East Peoria, formerly of Washington, passed away peacefully at 8:48 AM Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, IL. Born on September 26, 1917 in East Peoria to Albert and Rachel Smith Stiles, she married Marcellus Zimmerman on May 23, 1936 in East Peoria. After 74 years of marriage, he...
David P. Draper
Apr 13, 2012
Obituary East Peoria - David P. Draper, 61 of East Peoria passed away 5:20 a.m. Friday, April 13, 2012 at his residence. David was born on August 20, 1950 in Peoria, IL to Glen and Naomi (Isbell) Draper . He married Jackie Jackson on June 21, 2003 in Spring Bay, IL. She survives. Also surviving is a son, Jason Draper,...
Dorothy B. Pitts
Apr 13, 2012
Obituary WASHINGTON - Dorothy Beatrice Pitts, 86 of Washington, IL, died at 9:42 pm Friday, April 13, 2012 at her home. Born on April 22, 1925 in Marseilles, IL to Orville and Marjorie Sigler Foutch, she married Kenneth M. Pitts on August 11, 1946 in Marseilles, IL. He preceded her in death on February 27, 1999. Dorothy was a loving...
Richard W. Gillum
Apr 10, 2012
Obituary Richard Wayne Gillum, 69, of Washington, IL, died at 1:41 pm Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Apostolic Christian Home in Eureka, IL. Born on June 22, 1942 in Danville, IL to John William and Zelma Fern Wonderlin Gillum, he married Carla S. Branaman on June 3, 2000 in Washington, IL. She survives. Also surviving are 4 children, Richard Wayne...
Ronald W. Black
Apr 10, 2012
Obituary Ronald W. Black, 68, of Washington, IL, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, IL. Born on November 28, 1943 in Topeka, KS to Wayne Curtis and Mildred Marjorie Ward Black, he married Carolyn Sue Daffron on December 30, 1967 in Peoria, IL. She survives. Also surviving are 3 sons, Phillip (Lisa) Black of Tremont,...
Edward Byron Keil
Apr 9, 2012
Obituary EAST PEORIA-Edward Byron Keil, 63, of East Peoria, IL died at 5:15 PM Monday, April 9, 2012 at his home. He was born on December 11, 1948 in Peoria, IL to John Byron and Erma Slager Keil. Surviving are his parents, John B. "Jack" and Erma and 1 brother, John Kevin (Mary) Keil, all of East Peoria, and 3...