Elsie "Cricket" Burns
Aug 17, 2023
Elsie "Cricket" Burns, 81, of Pekin, IL passed away at 2:07 AM Thursday, August 17, 2023 at Pekin Manor. Elsie was born on June 6, 1942 in Tellico Plains, TN to Arthur and Mary (Harris) Miller. She married Robert E. Burn on September 19, 1963. He passed away on December 25, 2011. Also preceding in death are her parents,...
Joseph G. Matheny
Aug 16, 2023
Joseph G. Matheny, 63 of Davenport, IA passed away at 12:22 am, Wednesday, August 16, 2023 surrounded by family at his home. He was born in Dickson, TN to Sterlon and Anita (Miles) Matheny on October 25, 1959. He married Lynn Barrick in Pekin, IL on September 11, 1982. Joe was preceded in death by his parents; and one...
Sally Underwood
Aug 5, 2023
Sally Underwood, 78, of Pekin, IL passed at 7:35 AM Saturday, August 5, 2023 at the Richard Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Sally was born on November 15, 1944 in Pekin to Robert Eugene and Verla Josephine (Grubb) Underwood. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Bradley Underwood and one sister, Kristy Reynolds. Surviving are: one...
Kristy L. Reynolds
Aug 4, 2023
Kristy L. Reynolds, 65, of Pekin passed away at 10:10 PM Friday, August 4, 2023 at her home. Kristy was born on November 5, 1957 in Pekin to Robert Eugene and Verla Josephine (Grubb) Underwood. She married Robert Reynolds on February 22, 2003 in Pekin. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Bradley J. Underwood....
Lisa J. Sharp
Aug 4, 2023
Lisa J. Sharp, 63, of Mackinaw, IL passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Lisa was born on July 5, 1960 in Pekin, IL to Leonard and Patricia (Cullinan) Smith. She married Richard D. Sharp on September 8, 2001 in Pekin. Preceding in death are her parents and one son, Joshua...
Janice Kay Sales
Jul 27, 2023
Janice Kay Sales, 72 of Marquette Heights passed away at 8:20 am, Thursday, July 27, 2023 at her home surrounded by family. She was born to William C. & Willie Evelyn (Hanson) Roberson in Lawrenceburg, TN on January 16, 1951. She married Edwin Sales in Peoria on July 5, 1969; they treasured their 54 wonderful years of marriage together....
Laura L. Gibson
Jul 25, 2023
Laura L. Gibson, 52, of Hopedale, IL passed away at 7:25 AM Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. Laura was born on October 27, 1970 in Canton, IL to Richard and Ann (VanOpdorp) McKibbon. Laura met Jeremy Gibson through their families raising standardbred racing horses. They were married on May 25, 1991 in Annawan,...
Louise Brickner
Jul 22, 2023
Louise Brickner, 93 of Pekin, passed away at 3:33 am, Saturday, July 22, 2023 surrounded by family at OSF Richard Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. She was born to Frederick and Louise (Rapp) Duhs on December 12, 1929 in Peoria, IL. She married L. Louis Brickner on January 1, 1949 in Peoria, IL. He preceded her in death on...
Eleanor B. Rasmussen
Jul 18, 2023
Eleanor B. Rasmussen, 67, of Pekin, IL passed away at 3:07 PM Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. Eleanor was born on February 14, 1956 in Peoria, IL to Robert K. and Eleanor Barbara (Hulett) Franklin. She married Charles Rasmussen on December 1, 1973 in Pekin. She was preceded in death by her parents...
Barbara H. Bays
Jul 18, 2023
Barbara H. Bays, 67, formerly of Havana passed away at 8:00 pm Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at Alure Nursing home in Galesburg. Barbara was born March 7, 1956 in Jasper, Alabama to Julius and Helen (Peppers) Freeman. She married Lloyd Bays. He passed away several years ago. She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Alicia Bays,...
Kathleen J. Mott
Jul 16, 2023
Kathleen J. Mott, 69, of Pekin, IL passed away at 10:14 AM Sunday, July 16, 2023 in the emergency room at Carle Health Pekin Hospital. Kathy was born on July 19, 1953 in Bloomington, IL to Leslie Keith and Judith (Hasty) Riddle. She married Robert Mott Jr. on September 12, 1993 at Brock Lake in Mackinaw, IL. She was...
Kenneth E. Garber
Jul 14, 2023
Kenneth E. Garber, 92, of Pekin passed away at 7:43 am, Friday, July 14, 2023 surrounded by family at his home. He was born in Emden, IL on May 3, 1931 to Marion & Johanna (Trager) Garber. He married Karalyn Wildeber on November 14, 1954 in Pekin, IL. Ken was preceded in death by his parents, three grandchildren, Kody...
Richard "Dick" R. Henderson
Jul 14, 2023
Richard R. "Dick" Henderson, 83 of East Peoria passed away at 1:41 pm, Friday, July 14, 2023 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born to Verle" Bud" and Vaneda (Paul) Henderson in Marietta, IL on November 16, 1939. He married Lois Malott in Ipava, IL on December, 31, 1961. Dick was preceded in death by;...
Herman Frederick Reinking
Jul 12, 2023
Herman (Fred) Reinking died July 12, 2023 at the Illinois Veterans' Home in Quincy Illinois. He was born April 14, 1930 in Fort Wayne Indiana to Rev. Herman J. and Emily Pulwitt Reinking. He was raised in Bull Rapids IN, Fort Wayne, and Crawford Nebraska, where he graduated high school. After serving 3 years as a radio operator in...
Leon E. Gale
Jul 10, 2023
Leon Edward Gale, 79 of Pekin passed away at 12:09 am, Monday, July 10, 2023 at home surrounded by family. He was born to Charles E. and Estella Margaret Ann (Shields) Gale in Sandridge, IL on October 17, 1943. Leon was a veteran of the United States Army and was honorably discharged as a sergeant. Shortly after he met...
William "Bill" L Gardner
Jul 7, 2023
William "Bill" Gardner, 82, of Pekin, IL passed away at 10:22 AM Friday, July 7, 2023 at his home. Bill was born December 21, 1940 in a small New England coastal town and grew up on the Rocky seacoast of Eastern Massachusetts. He became active in scouting working his way through the ranks achieving Eagle Scout. He married Sally...
Diane L. Winders
Jun 30, 2023
Diane L. Winders, 78, of Pekin, passed away at 8:28pm on Friday June 30th 2023, at Carle Health Pekin Hospital. She was born to Wayne and Jessie (Dailey) Davis in Pekin on April 16, 1945. She married Radford D. Winders on May 1st 1965, in Pekin. He preceded her in death on October 16th 2010. Diane was also preceded...
John Gilbert Myers
Jun 26, 2023
John Gilbert Myers, 75 of Pekin passed away after a five year battle with lung cancer at 7:00 am, Monday, June 26, 2023 at his home surrounded by family. He was born to Granville and Edith (DeLancey) Myers on December 14, 1947 in Oelwein, IA. He married Patricia Bottjen on March 31, 1993 in Elk Point, SD. She survives....
Summer E. Stahl
Jun 23, 2023
Summer Stahl, 21, of Tremont, passed away Friday, June 23rd, 2023 at Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Summer was born July 16, 2001, in Pekin Illinois to Eric and Angela (Robinson) Stahl. Summer graduated from Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School in 2019 after attending St. Joseph School in Pekin. She received the University Excellence Scholarship and was a...
Dorothy J. Boyer
Jun 23, 2023
Dorothy "Dot" Boyer of Morton, IL passed away Friday, June 23rd at the age of 86. She was born to John and Evelyn (Johnson) Bockwitz of San Jose, IL on January 7, 1937. She grew up with her younger brother, William (Bill and Karen) Bockwitz. After graduating high school, she married her life long love, Ezra (Ike) Boyer. Together...
