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Doris Paluska

Doris Paluska

Dec 16, 2007

Obituary WASHINGTON - Doris V. Paluska, 80, of Lakeland, FL and formerly of Washington, IL, died December 16, 2007 in Orlando, FL after complications of a stroke. Born in Marseilles, IL on January 5, 1927 to Myrill and Ida Judy, she married George F. Paluska on September 17, 1948. He and a son, Greg, preceded her in death. Surviving are...

Donna J. Brooks

Donna J. Brooks

Dec 14, 2007

Obituary EAST PEORIAa"Donna J. Brooks, 53, of East Peoria, died at 12:14 AM on Friday, December 14, 2007, at her residence. Born on January 2, 1954 in Peoria, IL to Floyd Junior and Bessie Evelyn Hanlin Lewis, she married Richard Brooks on September 21, 1985 in Peoria. He survives. Also surviving are 2 sons, Randall Brooks of Indianapolis, IN and...

Dale L. Clague

Dale L. Clague

Dec 13, 2007

Obituary EAST PEORIAa"Dale L. Clague, 85, of 500 Centennial Drive, East Peoria, died at 5:35 AM on Thursday, December 13, 2007 at Riverview Manor Care in East Peoria. Born on November 19, 1922 in LaFayette, IL to Harry and Ruth Winters Clague, he married V. Jo Lintner on October 14, 1947 in Chandlersville, IL. She survives. Also surviving is one...

Jean Brewster

Jean Brewster

Dec 11, 2007

Obituary WASHINGTON - Glara Jean Brewster, 64, of Washington, IL, died at 12:05 am Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born on December 25, 1942 in Union County, IL to Leonard Wilson and Anna Mae Toler Hickam. Surviving are 1 son, Kindel Lee (Anna) Brewster of Washington, 2 sisters, Dorothy (William) Easton...

Rose M. Crabill

Rose M. Crabill

Dec 10, 2007

Obituary PEORIA HEIGHTSa"Rose M. Crabill, 96, of Peoria Heights, formerly of Washington, IL died at 1:25 PM on Monday, December 10, 2007 at Christian Buehler Home in Peoria. Born July 9, 1911, Rose grew up with her five brothers and two sisters in Farmington, Illinois, where her father and mother, Santo and Antonina Battaglia Polito, owned the Polito Produce Store....

Elsie Hackett

Elsie Hackett

Dec 9, 2007

Obituary EAST PEORIA - Elsie G. Hackett, 75, of East Peoria, Il died at 7:40 pm Sunday, December 9, 2007 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. She was born on March 29, 1932 in Palmyra, MO to F. Arnum and Elsie M. Woods White. Surviving are 4 daughters, Linda K. Marvin of Troy, IL, Karen L. Meisenheimer of Peoria, IL,...

Hazel M. Lacock

Hazel M. Lacock

Dec 8, 2007

Obituary WASHINGTON--Hazel M. LaCock, 86, of Washington, died at 2:30 AM, on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at Eureka Community Hospital in Eureka, IL. She was born on January 20, 1921 in Tremont, Illinois to Joseph and Anna Lay Lohnes. She married Howard Martin in 1940, and later married Howard LaCock in 1956 in Pontiac, Illinois. He preceded her in death...

Charlotte J. Csiszar

Charlotte J. Csiszar

Dec 3, 2007

Obituary WASHINGTON--Charlotte J. Csiszar, 74, of Washington, died following a short illness at 9:05 AM, on Monday, December 3, 2007 at her residence in Washington, IL. She was born on April 1, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois to William and Jeannette Gould Gielow. She married Alex Csiszar on January 10, 1982 in Elmhurst, Illinois; Alex preceded her in death on November...

Al Kruzan

Al Kruzan

Nov 30, 2007

Obituary WASHINGTON - Al Kruzan, 78, of Washington, died at 10:45 pm Friday, November 30, 2007 at Eureka Hospital in Eureka. Born on January 31, 1929, in Decatur, IL to Paul Harold and Ethel Irene Fosnaugh Kruzan, he married Betty A Lilly on October 25, 1953 in Decatur. She survives. Also surviving are 1 daughter, Valerie Kruzan of Washington,1 son,...

Hung John Tien

Hung John Tien

Nov 26, 2007

Obituary PEORIA - Hung "John" Tien, 68, of Peoria, died at 3:00 am Monday, November 26, 2007 at his residence. He was born on February 1, 1939 in Canton, China. Surviving are 2 sons, David Tien of Westminster, CA, and Joseph Tien of Peoria, IL, 3 daughters, Anh Tien of Peoria, IL, Lei (Chris) Wernsman of Washington, IL, and Phuong...

Donald E. Phillips

Donald E. Phillips

Nov 25, 2007

Obituary EAST PEORIA - Donald E. Phillips, 69, of Victoria, IL and formerly of East Peoria, died at 5:28 am Sunday, November 25, 2007 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born on October 7, 1938 in Peoria, IL to William H. and Helen E. Modendricker Phillips, he married Doris Yvonne Severns on July 28, 1962 in Peoria. She...

Eugene D. Gadberry

Eugene D. Gadberry

Nov 22, 2007

Obituary EAST PEORIA--Eugene D. Gadberry, 85, of East Peoria, died at 10:20 AM, on Thursday, November 22, 2007 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. He was born on February 7, 1922 in Warrensburg, IL to Luther and Vida Earmel Gadberry. He married Carolyn B. Koller in 1942 in East Peoria, IL. She preceded him in death in...

Luella C. Joos

Luella C. Joos

Nov 18, 2007

Obituary WASHINGTON - Luella C. Joos, 92, of Washington, IL died at 6:45 am Sunday, November 18, 2007 at Apostolic Christian Home in Eureka. Born on October 5, 1915 in Goodfield, IL to William and Amollia "Molly" Roth Knapp, she married Frederick G. Joos Sr. on April 24, 1937 in Peoria. He died on January 13, 1990. Surviving are 2...

Charles Fuller

Charles Fuller

Nov 16, 2007

Obituary WASHINGTON - Charles Calvin Fuller, 70, of Washington, IL, passed away at 4:40 pm Friday, November 16, 2007 at his home. Born on April 4, 1937 in Bowling Green, KY to Ray Calvin and Evelyn Whitaker Fuller, he married Betty Buckley on December 1, 1963 at the First Baptist Church in Clarksville, TN. Charles is survived by his wife...

Leland J. Sawyer

Leland J. Sawyer

Nov 14, 2007

Obituary WASHINGTON--Leland J. Sawyer, 84, of Washington, died at 7:25 AM on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at Proctor Hospital in Peoria, IL. He was born on January 14, 1923 in St. John's, Illinois to Raymond J. and Beulah B. House Sawyer. He married Ruth L. Daffron on December 24, 1945 in Pinckneyville, Illinois; she survives. Also surviving is 1 daughter,...

Randall Douglas

Randall Douglas

Nov 11, 2007

Obituary PEORIA - Randall Edward Douglas, 46, of Petersburg, IL and formerly of Peoria, died at 8:36 am on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at his residence, after being ill for several months. He was born on November 2, 1961 in Peoria, IL to George E. and Betty J. Chance Douglas. Surviving are his parents George and Becky Douglas of Mackinaw,...

Janice L. Jan Malcom

Janice L. Jan Malcom

Nov 10, 2007

Obituary WASHINGTONa"Janice "Jan" L. Malcom, 67, of Washington, died of a clostridium difficile infection, an antibiotic-resistant bacteria, at 6:40 AM on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born on September 23, 1940 in Peoria, IL to Robert W. and Alice E. Harkless Saunders, she married Thomas F. Malcom on April 2, 1960 at Bethel...

Daniel E. Gorman

Daniel E. Gorman

Nov 8, 2007

Obituary WASHINGTON--Daniel E. Gorman, 77, of Washington, died at 1:35 PM, on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at Proctor Hospital in Peoria, IL. He was born on August 25, 1930 in Peoria, Illinois to Daniel Ralph and Laverne J. Fields Gorman. He married Carolyn J. Bamber on October 20, 1951 in Peoria, Illinois. She preceded him in death on July 21,...

Odessa Calder

Odessa Calder

Nov 2, 2007

Obituary WASHINGTON- Odessa M. Calder, 90, of Washington, IL died November 2, 2007 in Wichita, KS. Born on January 19, 1917 in Washington, IL, to Frank W. and Ethel Minch Muller, she married James M. Calder on June 15, 1940 in Washington, IL. He died on July 27, 1995. Surviving are 1 daughter, Joan C. (Richard) Leu of Wichita, KS,...

Melvin Aitken

Melvin Aitken

Oct 29, 2007

Obituary WASHINGTON - Melvin L. Aitken, 90, of Washington, IL, died at 5:50 pm Monday, October 29, 2007 at Washington Christian Village in Washington. Born on November 18, 1916 in Peoria, IL to John and Mabel Leas Aitken, he married Dorothy I. Massey on February 10, 1942 in Cahoka, MO. She died on April 3, 1977 in Arizona. Surviving are...

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