Obituaries

obituaries

Every Life Tells a Story.

Thomas Nathaniel Nat Chambers, Sr

Thomas Nathaniel Nat Chambers, Sr

Nov 1, 2016

Obituary Thomas "Nat" Nathaniel Chambers Sr., 87, of Chillicothe, passed away at 2:40am on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Unity Point Hospice - Methodist, Peoria, IL. Nat was born June 2, 1929, in Chattanooga, TN, to Reverend Luther and Marie Snodderly Chambers. He married Reba Anderson on August 16, 1947, in Oak Ridge TN. Nat is survived by daughter Angela...

Madeline Mary Armstrong

Madeline Mary Armstrong

Oct 31, 2016

Obituary Madeline Mary Armstrong, 89, of Washington, passed away at 6:19 pm Monday, October 31, 2016 at her home. Madeline was born November 23, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Arthur and Madeline Claus Herzog. They lived on Long Island until moving to Peoria when she was seven. She married John R.C. Armstrong on June 22, 1946, and their...

Mike A. Lenz

Mike A. Lenz

Oct 29, 2016

Obituary `CREVE COEUR- Mike A. Lenz, 62, of Creve Coeur passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 6:13 A.M. at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Mike was born on November 2, 1953 in Peoria to Charles "Chuck" and Ladean Downing Lenz. He married Gale Burtsfield on June 20, 1978 in Morton. She survives and resides in...

C.J. Rosen

C.J. Rosen

Oct 29, 2016

Obituary C. J. Rosen, 96, of East Peoria, passed away at 11:37pm on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Rosewood Care Center in East Peoria. C. J. was born November 10, 1919 in St. Rose, to Anton and Louisa Liening Rosen. He married A. Esther Plummer on August 24, 1946 in Peoria. She preceded him in death on September 12, 2003....

Delores Dee Dhaese

Delores Dee Dhaese

Oct 28, 2016

Obituary Delores "Dee" Dhaese, 77, of Washington, passed away at 1:28 pm Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. She was born July 23, 1939 in Alto Pass, IL to David and Lucille Dunham Hale. She married George E. Frost. She later married Ernest P. "Bud" Dhaese on April 13, 1974 in Washington. He...

Arvil G. Starnes

Arvil G. Starnes

Oct 27, 2016

Obituary Arvil G. Starnes, 92, of Peoria, passed away at 8:36 pm Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 in the Emergency Room at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born Aug. 21, 1924 in Granite Falls, NC, son of Walter and Bulah Miller Starnes. At the age of 15 he worked at a C.C.C. Camp in North Carolina as...

Beverly J. Crebo

Beverly J. Crebo

Oct 24, 2016

Obituary Beverly J. Crebo, 81, of Washington, passed away at 1:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 at Reflections Memory Care in Washington. She was born June 8, 1935 in East Peoria to William P. and Marie Boyd Myers. She married William L. Crebo in Peoria on May 31, 1953. He preceded her in death on Oct. 31, 2013 in Peoria....

Abigail Jean Sutton

Abigail Jean Sutton

Oct 23, 2016

Obituary CREVE COEUR- Abigail Jean Sutton, 4 months old, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 7:43 A.M. in Creve Coeur. Abigail was born on June 22, 2016 in Peoria to Michael R. and Jamie N. McMurtry Sutton. They survive and reside in Creve Coeur. Also surviving are her sisters, Addison McMurtry and Alivia Sutton; maternal grandparents, Deanna McMurtry...

Martha Jo Mcgough

Martha Jo Mcgough

Oct 22, 2016

Obituary Martha Jo McGough, 67, of Washington, passed away at 3:20pm Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal. She was born March 22, 1949 in Bloomington. She is survived by her loving first cousins; honorary nieces, Estrellita Algood-Barnes, Jody (Rick) Flesner, and Anne Barnes (Bobby Ramsey); great-nephews, John Lovegrove, Dietrich, Jasper, and Paxton Flesner; special...

Lindsay K. West

Lindsay K. West

Oct 20, 2016

Obituary MORTON- Lindsay K. West, 28, of Morton, formerly of Washington passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 3:37 P.M. in Peoria. Lindsay was born on July 29, 1988 in Peoria to David and Amy Ford West. They survive and reside in Morton. Also surviving are her siblings, Zachary West of Morton, Maureen (Layne) Langholf of Peoria, Elaine (Mike)...

Ted Christianson

Ted Christianson

Oct 20, 2016

Obituary EAST PEORIA- Ted Christianson, 83, of East Peoria, formerly of Theodosia, MO passed away on October 20, 2016 at 9:20 A.M. at his residence in East Peoria. Ted was born on June 9, 1933 in Graettinger, IA to Roy and Priscilla Largent Christianson. He married Eva L. Hooker Jenkins on December 20, 1964 in Peoria. He is survived by...

Larry Chief Cmsgt Morris

Larry Chief Cmsgt Morris

Oct 16, 2016

Obituary CMSGT Larry "Chief" Morris, 75, of East Peoria, passed away at 10:20 pm Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016 at Snyder Village in Metamora. He was born May 14, 1941 in Rock Falls, IL to Lawrence E. and Lucille Bryant Morris. He married Georgia White in Sterling, IL on June 27, 1964. She survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters, Loraine "Lori"...

Lisa Monae Bearden

Lisa Monae Bearden

Oct 14, 2016

Obituary Lisa Monae Bearden, 34, of Metamora, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016 at 11:58pm at the OSF St. Francis Medical Center Oncology Unit, after a hard fought battle against triple negative breast cancer She was surrounded by friends and family filling her room with love. Lisa is survived by her mother Kristi Bearden; sister Lauren Bearden; grandmother Zola...

George L. Egger, Ii

George L. Egger, Ii

Oct 10, 2016

Obituary WASHINGTON- George L. Egger II, 62, of Washington, passed away on Monday evening at Unity Point Health Methodist in Peoria, Illinois. George was born on September 8, 1954 in Elgin, Illinois at St. Joseph Hospital to George W. and M. Marjorie Boehm Egger, originally of Columbus, Ohio. They lived in Arlington Heights, Illinois until George L. was 8, and...

Ruth Ann Burk

Ruth Ann Burk

Oct 7, 2016

Obituary Ruth Ann Burk, 71, of East Peoria, formerly of Canton and Peoria, passed away at 5:40pm Friday, October 7, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Ruth Ann was born March 20, 1945 in Canton to the late Ralph and Vera Pribble Fidler. Surviving are her children, William K. (Annette), Burk, Jr. and Stephanie N. (Gary) Mueller,...

Carol Teagle-Dexter

Carol Teagle-Dexter

Oct 7, 2016

Obituary Carol Teagle-Dexter, 69, of East Peoria died on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at OSF Hospital in Peoria. She was born on Nov. 17, 1946 in New York, the youngest daughter of Clarence and Henrietta Teagle. They preceded her in death as did her sister, Barbara. She moved to Illinois with her parents in 1953 and attended Eureka College in...

Donald F. Burroughs

Donald F. Burroughs

Oct 7, 2016

Obituary WASHINGTON- Don F. Burroughs, 85, of Washington, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016 at 4:16 P.M. at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Don was born on May 12, 1931 in Spokane, WA to Lester H. and Inez I. Schrap Burroughs. He married Wanda Certalic on February 6, 1954 in Washington, IL. Surviving is his wife, Wanda...

Mary E. Dick

Mary E. Dick

Oct 6, 2016

Obituary PEORIA HEIGHTS- Mary E. Dick, 102 of Peoria Heights passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 2:35 P.M. at Cornerstone Rehabilitation and Health Care in Peoria Heights. Mary was born on February 18, 1914 in Sparland to Barthel and Ursula Rosek Bervar. She married Lyonell P. Dick on June 27, 1942 in Pittsburg, PA. He preceded her in...

Nick Yates

Nick Yates

Oct 5, 2016

Obituary Nicholas Paul Mario Yates, 18, of Marquette Heights, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 at home. He was born Oct. 17, 1997 in Peoria and is survived by his parents, Linda Wheatley and Kirk (and Barbara) Yates. Also surviving are his grandfather, Lou Basso; his siblings, Louie Yates, Grace Wheatley, Geoff Duval, Skye, Parke, and Madison Wheatley and Alec...

Shirley J. Briggs

Shirley J. Briggs

Oct 4, 2016

Obituary Shirley J. Briggs, 79, of Washington, passed away at 6:07 pm Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016 at Reflections Memory Care in Washington. She was born Nov. 15, 1936 in Creve Coeur, IL to Ralph and Mabel Meginity DeBolt. She married Allen F. Briggs on June 30, 1956 in Deer Creek, IL. He preceded her in death on Oct. 10, 2013....

Subscribe

Subscribe to receive an email when we add new obituaries to our website. Your email will not be used for any other purpose and will not be shared. You may unsubscribe at any time.

A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.