John Earl Smith
May 7, 2008
Obituary EAST PEORIAa"John Earl Smith, 94, died at 6:15 PM on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at the Hopedale Nursing Home. Born on January 31, 1914 in East Peoria to William and Myrtle L. Martines Smith, he married Evelyn M. Blase on July 27, 1935 in Peoria, IL. She preceded him in death on October 6, 2004 in East Peoria. Surviving...
Wayne Pruett
May 1, 2008
Obituary WASHINGTON - Wayne L. Pruett, 60, of Washington, IL, died at 8:40 am Thursday, May 1, 2008 at his home. Born on June 20, 1947 in Dallas, Georgia to George E. and Lola Clide Parsons Pruett, he married Brenda Swearingen on October 11, 1969 in Washington, IL. She survives. Also surviving are 2 daughters, Amanda Pruett and Emily (Darrell)...
Laurie L. Simon
Apr 29, 2008
Obituary PEORIAa"Laurie L. Simon, 60, of Peoria, died at 3:00 PM, on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at her residence. She was born on April 7, 1948 in Aurora, Illinois and was raised by Paul and Marillyn Allonby Mammen. She married Patrick J. Simon on March 5, 1979 in Peoria IL; he survives. Also surviving is her daughter Heather "Nikki" Simon...
Richard A. Hammer
Apr 22, 2008
Obituary EAST PEORIA--Richard A. Hammer, 59, of East Peoria, died at 7:49 PM, on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, IL. He was born on September 27, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois to William and Viola Satthoff Hammer. He married Ida K. Beckett on April 27, 1980 in East Peoria; she survives. Also surviving are his daughter,...
Eileen Tonkin
Apr 20, 2008
Obituary EAST PEORIA- Eileen Tonkin, 71, of East Peoria, died at 5:37 PM on Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Morton Terrace with her family by her side. Born on October 2, 1936, she married Jack Tonkin and later Clarence Durbin who was the love of her life. Eileen will be greatly missed by her daughter Gayle (Dave) Leathers of Peoria...
Kathryn (Shipley) Whitehead
Apr 19, 2008
Obituary WASHINGTON--Kathryn M. (Shipley) Whitehead, 58, of Washington, died at 1:41 PM on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria after an 18-year battle with cancer. She was born on May 25, 1949 in Carlinville, Illinois to Harold and Kathleen Shipley. She married Gary J. Whitehead on December 11, 1970 in Palmyra, Illinois; he survives. Also surviving...
Laura L. Flora Spoonamore
Apr 17, 2008
Obituary EAST PEORIA - Laura L. "Flora" Spoonamore, 76, of East Peoria, IL died at 8:25 am Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Born on September 26, 1931 in East Peoria, IL, to Clarence and Cecil Benedict Johnson, she married William R. Spoonamore on December 27, 1951 in Peoria, IL. He survives. Also surviving are 2...
Sidney Howley
Apr 13, 2008
Obituary WASHINGTON - Sidney Michael Howley, 71, of Washington, died at 9:15 pm Sunday, April 13, 2008 at his home. Born on June 21, 1936 in Des Moines, IA to Joseph and Frances Louise Clyde Howley, he married Roseann Lorentzen on June 4, 1960 in Davenport, IA. She survies. Also surviving are 1 daughter, Christina (Stuart) Lewellen, 2 sons, Ian...
Emery Sary
Apr 11, 2008
Obituary EAST PEORIAa"Emery Sary, 90, of East Peoria, died at 6:25 PM on Friday, April 11, 2008 at his residence. He was born on December 12, 1917 to Michael and Barbara Lukas Sary in East Peoria. In May 1948, he married the love of his life, Virginia May Luedtke in East Peoria. She preceded him in death on October 21,...
Franklin D. Guthrie
Apr 8, 2008
Obituary PEORIA--Franklin D. Guthrie, 90, of Peoria, died at 10:20 PM, on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at Lutheran Hillside Village in Peoria, IL. He was born on April 4, 1918 in Assiut, Egypt, to Cuthbert and Anna Barackman Guthrie. He married Irene Wright on June 29, 1946 in Yeadon, Pennsylvania; she survives. Also surviving is 1 daughter, Kim (Ricardo) Delatorre...
Colleen A. Wade
Apr 8, 2008
Obituary PEORIA - Colleen A. Wade, 44, of Peoria, IL, died at 4:43 pm Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born on December 3, 1963 in Iowa to Alfred and Constance Burris Marlett, she married Keith J. Wade on November 20, 2006 in Las Vegas, NV. He survives. Also surviving are her parents, Fred...
Wesley Klein
Apr 7, 2008
Obituary WASHINGTON--Wesley W. Klein, 84, of Washington, died at 1:30 AM, on Monday, April 7, 2008 at Snyder Village in Metamora. He was born on October 19, 1923 in Metamora to Michael and Sophia Knoblauch Klein. He married Dolores L. Noll on June 8, 1946 in Metamora; she survives. Also surviving are 2 sons, Terry (Joyce) Klein and Rick (Danette)...
Cathryn Bengert
Apr 3, 2008
Obituary WASHINGTON - Cathryn D. Bengert, 43, of Washington, died at 4:14 pm Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Born on March 18, 1965 in Peoria, IL to Fred H. and Darlene K. Horn Rotermund, she married Dennis J. Bengert on August 15, 2003 in Peoria, IL. He survives. Also surviving are her parents of East...
Elizabeth A. Bette Bailey
Apr 1, 2008
Obituary WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Ann "Bette" Bailey, 85, formerly of Leisure Acres in Washington, died at 10:51 am Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at Washington Christian Village in Washington. Born on April 14, 1922 in Dunlap, IA to Timothy and Rose Mulligan Ledden, she married Thomas Bailey on January 17, 1948 in Peoria. He preceded her in death on March 30,...
Geneva C. Broers
Mar 29, 2008
Obituary EUREKAa"Geneva C. Broers, 83, of Eureka, formerly of Astoria and Havana, IL, died at 4:10 AM on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Maple Lawn Health Center in Eureka. Born on February 14, 1925 in Astoria, IL to Joseph and Bertha Wardell Davis, she married Otis Ray Lind in October 1947 in Astoria. He preceded her in death on February...
Floyd P. Alexander
Mar 26, 2008
Obituary CREVE COEUR--Floyd P. Alexander, 79, of Creve Coeur, died at 10:30 AM, on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. He was born on June 1, 1928 in Peoria, Illinois to John and Leona Roe Alexander. He married Norma Jean Johnson on November 29, 1946 in Peoria, Illinois; she survives. Also surviving are...
Stanley M. Dhaese
Mar 25, 2008
Obituary EAST PEORIAa"Stanley M. Dhaese, 47, of East Peoria passed away at 12:25 AM on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born January 23, 1961 in Peoria, IL to Arthur Dhaese, Sr. and Patricia (Alwan) Dhaese. Stan married Laura Gordley on September 10, 1983 in Mackinaw, IL. Laura survives along with their...
Alfred E. Vogelsang
Mar 23, 2008
Obituary EAST PEORIAa"Alfred E. "Al" Vogelsang, 98, of East Peoria, died at 8:45 AM on Sunday, March 23, 2008 at Apostolic Christian Restmor in Morton, IL. Born on December 29, 1909 in East Peoria to Martin and Anna Steiner Vogelsang, he married Minnie E. Parnham on December 22, 1928 in Peoria, IL. She preceded him in death in March 2001...
Ellen Picton Robertson
Mar 15, 2008
Obituary PEORIA - Ellen Lynn Picton Robertson, 59, of Saybrook, and formerly of Peoria, IL died at 11:30 am Saturday, March 15, 2008 at her residence. Born on October 15, 1948 in Peoria, IL to John T. and Jean Peters Picton Sr., she married David D. Robertson Sr. on November 17, 1969 in Waukegan, IL. He survives. Also surviving are...
William H. Bill Tucker
Mar 14, 2008
Obituary EAST PEORIA - William H. "Bill" Tucker, 80, of East Peoria, died at 12:20 pm Friday, March 14, 2008 at his daughters home in East Peoria. Born on December 24, 1927 in Chilhowie, VA to Charles and Virginia "Virgie" McClure Tucker, he married Lila V. Roberts on July 2, 1955 in Galesburg, IL. She died on September 5, 1982...