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Gary N. Eckart

Gary N. Eckart

Oct 10, 2011

Obituary KINGSTON MINES - Gary N. Eckart, 77, of Kingston Mines, IL, died at 6:03 pm Monday, October 10, 2011 at his home. The son of Leo Dale and Sylvia L. Krogmann Eckart Claybusch , he was born on January 30, 1934. He married Donna Rae Vermillion on January 25, 1954 in East Peoria, IL. She preceded him in death....

Barbara Jeannie Lambert

Barbara Jeannie Lambert

Oct 9, 2011

Obituary EAST PEORIA-Barbara "Jeannie" Lambert, 79, of East Peoria, IL died at 1:45 pm on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at her residence. Born on April 3, 1932 in Delavan Township, IL to Onis and Goldie Irene Beadles Mitchell, she married Gene Lambert on October 11, 1951 in Osceola, AR. She is survived by her husband; 2 sons, John G (Susan)...

Muriel A. Welter

Muriel A. Welter

Oct 9, 2011

Obituary WASHINGTON-Muriel A. Welter, 94, of Washington, IL died at 4pm Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Washington Christian Village in Washington. Born on August 15, 1917 in Ford City, MI to Edward and Mary Harrington Grahl, she married Justin I. Welter on June 16, 1939 in Wyandotte, MI. He preceded her in death on January 28, 2005. Also preceding her...

Norma Jean (Washburn) Davis

Norma Jean (Washburn) Davis

Oct 7, 2011

Obituary Creve Coeur-Norma Jean (Washburn) Davis, 85, of Creve Coeur formerly of Peoria, died at 10:34 PM on Friday October 7, 2011 at Washington Christian Village in Washington, IL. She was born on December 26, 1925 in East Peoria, IL, to Charles and Inse Kissner Washburn. She married Orvil L. Davis Sr. on April 18th 1959 in Peoria. He Survives....

Alice Annie Pence

Alice Annie Pence

Oct 4, 2011

Obituary Creve Coeur-Alice "Annie" Pence, 70, of Canton, IL, formerly of Creve Coeur, died at 12:30 am Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Heartland Health Care Center in Canton. Born on October 30, 1940 in Peoria, IL to Wilbert and Edith Dagit Sill, she married Martin Pence on October 10, 1959 in Peoria. He preceded her in death on January 24,...

Donald Leroy Smith

Donald Leroy Smith

Sep 29, 2011

Obituary Pekin-Donald Leroy Smith, 73 of Pekin died at 11:15 AM on Thursday September 29, 2011 at his residence. He was born November 8, 1937 in Peoria, IL to Kenneth Laroy and Ada Florence LaVonne Peters Smith. He is survived by one son Quentin Smith of Creve Coeur and two daughters Lesli(Jerry) Borum and Callie J. Smith of Philadelphia, Mississippi....

Michelle Lee Lashbrook

Michelle Lee Lashbrook

Sep 25, 2011

Obituary Michelle Lee Lashbrook, 38 of Washington died on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 9:48 PM at her residence. She was born February 19, 1973 in Murphysboro, IL to Ronald B. and Nancy Sue Grisham Hardwig. They survive. She married Sean Eric Lashbrook on June 13, 1992 in Murphysboro, IL. He also survives. Michelle was a devoted mother and deeply...

Lisa Rae Thieme

Lisa Rae Thieme

Sep 22, 2011

Obituary WASHINGTON - Lisa Rae Thieme, 50, of Washington, IL died at 7:45 pm Thursday, September 22, 2011 at her home. Born on April 8, 1961 in Peoria, IL to Walter Dean and Beverly Ann Barch Frakes, she married John M. Thieme on October 4, 1980 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Washington. He survives. Also surviving are her father,...

Diana Randall

Diana Randall

Sep 16, 2011

Obituary METAMORA - Diana Marie Randall, 63, of Metamora, IL, died at 2:55 pm Friday, September 16, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on April 29, 1948 in Peoria, IL to Bernard E. and Mary Anna Rohman Bursott, she married Eugene "Randy" Randall on April 16, 1996 in Morton, IL. He survives. Also surviving are 3 children;...

Mavis J. Dailey

Mavis J. Dailey

Sep 10, 2011

Obituary Mavis J. Dailey, 86, of Washington passed away on September 10, 2011 at 1:30 a.m., at Snyder Village Health Center in Metamora. Mavis was born to Noah and Marylu Vinnie Smothers Jordan on March 15, 1925 in Benton Co. TN. Mavis married James Murry Dailey Sr. on February 15, 1947 in Tupelo,MS he preceeded her in death on Oct....

Phillip K. Smallwood

Phillip K. Smallwood

Sep 5, 2011

Obituary CREVE COEUR - Phillip Keith Smallwood, 81, of Creve Coeur, IL, died at 11:58 pm Monday, September 5, 2011 at Snyder Village in Metamora, IL. Born on August 21, 1930 in Saybrook, IL to John Wesley and Bertha Pearl Stout Smallwood, he married Lois Ann Kaiser in 1955. She preceded him in death on August 1, 1980. He later...

Edna L. Rhodes

Edna L. Rhodes

Aug 31, 2011

Obituary EAST PEORIA - Edna L. Rhodes, 94, formerly of East Peoria, IL died at 10:00 am Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Geneseo, IL. Born on April 18, 1917 in Fillmore, IL to Jacob and Nellie Cress Graham, she married William L. Rhodes Sr. on February 9, 1938 in Hannibal, MO. He preceded her in death...

Robert Vernon Blue

Robert Vernon Blue

Aug 30, 2011

Obituary Robert Vernon Blue, 98 of East Peoria died at 11:15 AM on Tuesday August 30, 2011 in Valparaiso, IN. He was born June 15, 1913 in Russell, Iowa to Walter L. and Mary Ethel Kells Blue. He married Laura Marie Dicks on April 29, 1939 in Centerville, Iowa. She survives. Also surviving are one son David (Lauren) Blue of...

Ann Daily Ellison Marshall

Ann Daily Ellison Marshall

Aug 29, 2011

Obituary Ann Daily Ellison Marshall, 65, of Marion, IL, died at 9:17 pm Monday, August 29, 2011 at OFS St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. Born on September 24, 1945 in Owensboro, KY to George P. and Anna Belle Murphy Ellison, she married David Marshall on June 22, 1968 in Fayette, KY. He preceded her in death in 2003...

Joy A. Miller

Joy A. Miller

Aug 29, 2011

Obituary CREVE COEUR - Joy A. Miller, 73, of Creve Coeur, IL died at her home at 11:33 am Monday, August 29, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was born on January 17, 1938 in Peoria, IL to Thomas and Marian Wallace Armstrong. They preceded her in death. She married Tom Miller on September 7, 1958 at the First Baptist...

Alan C. Diehl, Sr

Alan C. Diehl, Sr

Aug 28, 2011

Obituary WASHINGTON-Alan C. Diehl Sr., 80, of Washington, IL, died at 11:55 pm Sunday, August 28, 2011 at his residence. Born on April 9, 1931 in St. Louis, MO to Arthur E. and Hazel Candler Diehl Sr., he married Lorraine L. Frye on August 25, 1952 in Freeburg, IL. She survives. Also surviving are 1 son, Alan C. (Kathy) Diehl...

Harold J. Naumann

Harold J. Naumann

Aug 21, 2011

Obituary EAST PEORIA-Harold J. Naumann, 91, of East Peoria, IL, formerly of Sunnyland, died at 6:56 am, Sunday, August 21, 2011 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center emergency room in Peoria. Born on April 8, 1920 in Green Bay, WI to Frederick and Rose Hurckman Naumann, he married Gertrude "Gertie" Sadlowski on July 31, 1955 in Peoria. She preceded him...

John William Jack Everett, Sr

John William Jack Everett, Sr

Aug 21, 2011

Obituary WASHINGTON - John William "Jack" Everett Sr., 83, of Washington, passed away at 9:30 pm Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Washington Christian Village in Washington, IL. Mr. Everett traveled to his final resting place while resting comfortably in the company of his wife, children, and grandson. Jack was the oldest son of Earl W. and Margaret F. (Peplow) Everett....

Charles Schrock

Charles Schrock

Aug 20, 2011

Obituary Eureka - Charles M. Schrock, 93, of Eureka, formerly of Washington died Saturday August 20, 2011, at 12:45 PM at Advocate Eureka Hospital. He was born November 13, 1917, in Deer Creek, IL, to Charles Edward and Allie Schueneman Schrock. On June 9, 1946, he married Myrtle Eileen Marshall in Peoria. She preceded him in death on September 25,...

Patricia M. Foley

Patricia M. Foley

Aug 18, 2011

Obituary ELMWOOD-Patricia M. Foley, 60, of Elmwood, IL, died suddenly at 11:02 am Thursday, August 18, 2011, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center emergency room in Peoria, IL. Born on May 10, 1951 in Peoria to Joseph Anthony Sr. and Velda Janet Klaassen Grieser, she married Richard T. Foley on May 31, 1968 in Creve Coeur. He survives. Also surviving...

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