Keith W. Sears
Oct 4, 2019
Keith W. Sears, 58, of Peoria, formerly of Washington, son of Richard L.M. and Jacqueline R. (Hand) Sears, passed away at his home at 12:08pm Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. He was born Jan. 22, 1961 in Iowa City, IA. Keith graduated from Washington High School and recently enjoyed going to his 40th Class Reunion on Sept. 28, 2019. Keith is...
Homer Lee Wells
Oct 2, 2019
Homer Lee Wells, 90, of East Peoria, passed away at 11:09 pm Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 at Generations at Riverview in East Peoria. He was born June 7, 1929 in Wayne City, IL to Homer Marshall and Lillie Marie Trotter Wells. He married Juanita L. Hunt in Peoria on May 22, 1949. She preceded him in death on May 15,...
Gregory Allen Sams
Sep 28, 2019
Gregory Allen Sams, 62, of East Peoria, passed away at 2:57pm Saturday September 28, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Greg was born October 30, 1956 in Peoria to the late, G.A. and Janet Hyde Sams. He enjoyed 43 years as a husband, marrying LaVonna Watts on April 24, 1976 in Varna; she survives. Also surviving are...
Julia Hefner
Sep 28, 2019
Julia Elizabeth Hefner, 79, of East Peoria, passed away at 2:15pm Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Snyder Village in Metamora surrounded by her family. Julia was born November 24, 1939 in Peoria to the late John and Eva (Heinz) Geier. She married her high school sweetheart, Chester L. Hefner II in 1959 at St. Marys Cathedral in Peoria; he preceded...
Philip Q Mcvitty
Sep 27, 2019
Philip Q. McVitty, 57, formerly of Peoria, IL, died at 5:36 pm Friday, September 27, 2019 in Dixon, IL. He was born in Germany on February 8, 1962 to Mr. and Mrs. Howard McVitty. They both preceded him in death. Surviving are 2 brothers, Howard McVitty of Flagstaff, AZ and Thomas McVitty of San Francisco, CA, and several friends. Phil...
Clarence Sonny Mack
Sep 26, 2019
Clarence W. "Sonny" Mack, 90, of Washington, Illinois, formerly of Montgomery, Illinois, passed away at 9:37am Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Washington Christian Village. Sonny was born July 29, 1929 in Geneva, IL to Clarence and Mabel Oldfield Mack. He married Bernice Boicken on May 2, 1953 in Beecher, IL. Surviving is his wife, Bernice, of Washington; children, David (Julia)...
Wilma K. Opsomer
Sep 19, 2019
Wilma K. (Willi) Opsomer, 91, of Washington, IL passed away at 12:45 pm on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Apostolic Christian Home in Eureka, IL. She was born September 7, 1928 in Augusta, WI, the only child of Arnold and Evelyn (Bickel) Krueger. They preceded her in death. She married Joel M. Opsomer on September 5, 1953 in Fort Wayne,...
M. Jane Hunt
Sep 18, 2019
M. Jane Hunt, 77, of East Peoria, passed away at 2:46 pm Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born Jan. 23, 1942 in Bloomington, IL to Andrew Oswald and Marjorie Marie Schramm Haas. She married Robert L. "Bob" Hunt in Washington, IL on June 19, 1965. He survives. Also surviving are two...
William Bill Mantle, Sr.
Sep 17, 2019
William "Bill" Mantle Sr., 81, of Washington passed away at 9:40 am Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 at his home with his family by his side. He was born July 16, 1938 in Bonnots Mill, MO to the late Leonard Leo and Eva Neola Sieg Mantle. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Herman in 2007; and one infant...
Glenn H. Essig
Sep 13, 2019
Glenn H. Essig, 84, of Washington, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, September 13, 2019 at his home. Glenn was born on January 28, 1935, the son of Henry Essig and Frieda (Koch) Essig. He married Patricia Thomas on September 10, 1952. Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife, Patricia; children, Jimi (Debra)...
Marie Sittig
Sep 13, 2019
Marie Sittig, 67, of Washington, passed away at 6:28am Friday, September 13, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Marie was born July 26, 1952 in Peoria to Lindal and Anna M. Berlett Thomas. She married Paul D. Sittig; he preceded her in death in 2000. She is survived by the father who raised her, Don (Carol) Brubaker...
Royce Eugene Crouch
Sep 9, 2019
Royce Eugene Crouch, 87, of Washington, IL formerly of Hudson, IL passed away at 8:35 am Monday, September 9, 2019 at his residence in Washington. Royce was born on January 27, 1932 in Bloomington, IL to Claremont and Nellie Tipping Crouch. He married Janice Ann Walden on May 19, 1951. She preceded him in death on July 16, 2008. Surviving...
Vestus H. Ves Austin
Sep 8, 2019
Vestus H. "Ves" Austin, 69, of Washington, formerly of East Peoria, passed away at 4:48am Sunday, September 8, 2019 at UnityPoint Health- Proctor in Peoria. Ves was born September 12, 1949 in Parsons, TN to the late Ernest C. and Lillian B. Austin. He married Deborah L. Crabtree, of Peoria, on November 20, 1988 in Peoria Heights; she survives. Ves...
Jeanne Essig
Sep 1, 2019
Mary Jeanne Essig, 89, of Webster Groves, MO, and formerly a longtime resident of Washington, IL, died on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Evelyns House-BJC Hospice in Creve Coeur, MO. Born on May 3, 1930 in Vienna, SD to Selmer and Eva Brekke, she married Edward Essig on May 22, 1949 in Clark, SD. He preceded her in death, along...
Susan L. Ingolia
Aug 27, 2019
Susan Lee Ingolia, 75, of Washington, passed away at 9:01am Tuesday August 27, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born October 16, 1943 in Peoria to Elmer and Lola Marts White. She married Dominic M. Ingolia, Sr. on November 23, 1963 in Peoria; he survives. Also surviving are her children, Tina (Tim) Kingsland, Dominic, Jr....
Kelly Walker
Aug 27, 2019
Kelly Walker, 53, of East Peoria, passed away at 3:29 am Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at her home with her family by her side. She was born December 25, 1965 in White Hall, IL to Alfred and Pamela Richards Dickson. She married Rick Walker in Winchester, IL on Nov. 9, 1985. He survives. Also surviving are her daughter, Kassie Walker...
Connie L. Dingledine
Aug 22, 2019
Connie L. Dingledine, 69, of Washington, passed away at her home at 7:30 pm Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. She was born March 31, 1950 in Peoria to the late Donald and Anita Graham Knabe. She married Dennis W. Dingledine on July 3, 1969 in Washington. He survives. Also surviving are four children, Troy (Tonya) Dingledine, Dustin (Allison) Dingledine, Jason Dingledine,...
Loretta Perkins
Aug 16, 2019
Loretta Perkins, 86, of Washington, passed away at 6:10am Friday, August 16, 2019 at Fondulac Rehabilitation and Health Care in East Peoria. Loretta was born November 14, 1932 in Peoria to the late George and Myrtle Goulden Schrader. She married Norman D. Perkins on February 5, 1970 in Lincoln. Surviving is her husband, Norman; children, Wally (Marilyn), Andy (Donna), and...
Doris Schwarzentraub
Aug 12, 2019
Doris Schwarzentraub, 90, of Eureka, passed away at 5:15pm Monday August 12, 2019 at her home. She was born November 23, 1928 in Highland to the late Dr. William J. and Marguerite C. Weber Dausmann. She married John V. Schwarzentraub on September 5, 1948 St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Washington; he preceded her in death January 1, 2015. Surviving are...
Mary Hall Brehm
Aug 8, 2019
Mary Hall Brehm of Washington, age 74, passed away August 8, 2019 after a long illness at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria, surrounded by family and friends. She was born February 28, 1945 in Wiggins, Mississippi. She is survived by her loving husband, Dale Brehm of Washington; her son, David Brehm and grandchildren, Billy, Candace, and Kaylie...