Randall C. Byland
May 25, 2023
Randall C. Byland, 75, of Pekin, IL passed away at 2:00 AM Thursday, May 25, 2023 at his home. Randy was born on April 17, 1948 in Peoria, IL to Clarence and Gladys (Elliott) Byland. He married Kathleen OConner in 1967 in Cherry Point, NC. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Donna. Surviving are:...
Debra L. Godke
May 24, 2023
Debra L. Godke, 70 of Pekin passed away at 9:20 am, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born to Kenneth & Arlene (Lange) England on November 6, 1952, in Decatur, IL. She married Michael Sheehan on April 12, 1975, in Pekin. He preceded her in death on July 14, 2003. She...
Lois Jean Jarvis
May 19, 2023
Lois Jean Jarvis, 86 of Pekin, IL passed away at 3:40 AM Friday, May 19, 2023 at Carle Health Pekin Hospital. Jean was born April 23, 1937 at North City, IL to John and Ruth Margaret (Arterberry) Tolotti. She first married Robert Harsy. She then married Richard E. Jarvis. He passed away on May 8, 2022. Also preceding her...
Gregory Dennis Murphy
May 18, 2023
Gregory D. Murphy, 76 of Greenville, SC, formerly of Pekin passed away at 5:32 am on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital in Greer, SC. He was born to Timothy Peter and Bridgett Catherine (Curran) Murphy in Kewanee, IL on September 3, 1946. He married Sharon Lee Cahill on July 17, 1971, in Brimfield, IL.,...
Ethel Noonan
May 1, 2023
Ethel Noonan, 87 of Pekin passed away at 10:23 am Monday, May 1, 2023 at her home. She was born to Elroy and Ethel (Ebeling) Waltzer on January 26, 1936 in New Orleans. She married Larry Noonan on May 5, 1968, who passed away January 19, 1978. Ethel is survived by her son, Kevin Noonan & his wife Kat...
Mary Dene Etter
Apr 30, 2023
Mary Dene Etter, 88, of Pekin, IL passed away at 5:10 PM Sunday, April 30, 2023 at her home. Mary Dene was born on August 26, 1934 in Peoria, IL to Ernest Fredrich and Louise Kathryn (Tillman) Baker. She was preceded in death by her parents and one daughter, Lori Leah Sullivan. Surviving are: one daughter, Linda (Paul) Robertson...
Aubrey E. "Gene" Sonderman
Apr 30, 2023
Aubrey Eugene "Gene" Sonderman, 78, of North Pekin, IL passed away at 8:08 AM Sunday, April 30, 2023 at Richard Owens Hospice Home in Peoria, IL. Gene was born on February 24, 1945 in Ripley, TN to Allen Eugene and Jennie Audrey (Crook) Sonderman. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Ray Sonderman and one sister,...
Robert George Schroppel Jr.
Apr 28, 2023
Robert G. "Bob" Schroppel Jr., 68 of East Peoria passed away at 4:00 pm, Friday from cancer on April 28, 2023 at his home with family surrounding him. He was born in Peoria to Robert George & Stella (Watson) Schroppel Sr. on March 8, 1955. Bob was preceded in death by; his parents; and one sister, Diane Blanch He...
Donna K. Meyer
Apr 27, 2023
Donna Kay Cook Meyer, 78, of Pekin formerly of Manito, passed away Thursday, April 27 in Pekin. She was born on February 20, 1945 to Lafe and Irene (Dyer) Cook of Camp Point, Illinois. She is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Joseph Meyer of Pekin: her children Sheila (Jeff) Wermager of Rockford, Laura (Scott) Westberg of...
Jason Ray Shelby
Apr 25, 2023
Jason Ray Shelby, 43 of Havana, IL passed away in a vehicle accident at 6:18 pm, Tuesday, April 25, 2023 in Fulton County. He was born to Everett R. Shelby & Cheryl Coen in Pekin on May 21, 1979. He is preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Mary Sally. Jason is survived by; his wife, Puriety Sally; his father,...
Billie M. Reid
Apr 25, 2023
Wilimina Mae "Billie" Reid, 88 of Pekin passed away at 1:19 am, Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. She was born to Willis "Bud" Henry & Luella Mae (Foster) White in Pekin on September 12, 1934. She married Johnnie C. Antonio on January 24, 1954. She later married Kenneth L Reid on January 17,...
Della Pearl Kelly
Apr 16, 2023
Della P. "Pearl" Kelly, was a beloved grandmother, mother and wife during her 98 years of life. Pearl passed away at 6:29 PM Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Pekin Manor. Pearl was born on May 15, 1924 in Manito, IL to George and Lena (Fisher) Hilst. She was a lifelong Illinois native and lived most of her adult life...
Charles Delton Sutton
Apr 12, 2023
Charles Delton Sutton, 82, passed away surrounded by his family, on April 12, 2023, after a brief illness. Charles (Chuck) was born December 7, 1940, in Bloomington, Illinois to Delton and Mildred (Leichtenberg) Sutton. He grew up in Carlock, IL, and graduated from Normal Community High School in 1958. After graduation, he joined Caterpillars management training program. In 1963...
Marilyn Ruth Springer
Apr 2, 2023
Marilyn Ruth Springer, 92 of Morton passed away at 5:10 pm, Sunday, April 2, 2023 at Aperion Care in Morton. She was born to Clifford E. and Ruth A. (Lance) Springer in Chicago on August 25, 1930. Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, and one brother, Eugene Springer and sister-in-law Doris Springer. She is survived by; one...
Shirley M. Moore
Apr 1, 2023
Shirley M. Moore, 101, of Pekin, IL passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023 at her home. Shirley was born on May 25, 1921 in Peoria, IL to Robert J. and Ruby Ellen (Barr) Sheridan. She married Alfred Moore on July 4, 1942 in Palmyra, MO. He passed away on November 18, 1986. She was preceded in death by her...
Eugene Woolsey
Apr 1, 2023
Eugene "Gene" Woolsey, 90, of Pekin, IL passed away at 8:26 AM Saturday, April 1, 2023 at the Richard Owens Hospice Home in Peoria, IL. Gene was born on June 11, 1932 in Arroll, MO to Ivy and Carmel (Frazier) Woolsey. He married Louise Ziebold on March 16, 1957 in Pekin. She passed away on March 16, 2011. Also...
Jimmie Dale Salsman
Apr 1, 2023
Jimmie Dale Salsman of Pekin, IL formerly of Richland, MO left this world peacefully at 4:07 AM Saturday, April 1, 2023, surrounded by his loving family, with 78 years of wisdom. Jimmie was born on October 26, 1944 in Pulaski County, MO to Snowden Salsman and Verde Harris Clark. He married Patricia Meiner on June 16, 1965 and together...
Lisa Renee Riviere
Mar 24, 2023
Lisa Renee Riviere, 55 of Pekin passed away at her home at 8:15 am, Friday, March 24, 2023. She was born to Thomas & Barbara (Murphy) Dunniway in Pekin on August 26, 1967. She married Lance Riviere on August 16, 1991 in Pekin. Lisa is preceded in death by her father, daughter Grace; grandson Gregory Jablonski II; and niece,...
Elizabeth "Liz" Mitchell
Mar 17, 2023
Elizabeth Jean Becker Mitchell, a longtime resident and school worker in Marquette Heights, Illinois, died Friday, March 17, 2023, at the Villas of Holly Brook in Pekin. She was 95 years old. She was born on July 3, 1927, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Dr. Raymond Brown Becker and Harriet Jemima Horn. Her father, a faculty member in animal husbandry...
Maureen Duensing
Mar 13, 2023
Hulda Maureen Duensing, 80 of Pekin, Illinois passed away at 4:18am, Monday, March 13, 2023 at her home. She was born to Benton and Iris Scheide in Denver, Colorado on September 19, 1942. She married William James Duensing on July 2, 1976 in Richmond, Virginia. Maureen was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved dogher Great White...
