Shirley J. Weyhrich
Jun 10, 2021
Shirley J. Weyhrich, 79 of Pekin, passed away at 6:32 am, on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at OSF Richard L Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. She was born on January 6, 1942 to Anna DeSutter in Manito, IL. She married Loraine Weyhrich on March 11, 1962 at Sand Prairie Church in Green Valley. He Survives. Shirley was preceded in...
Dawn C. Cunefare
Jun 9, 2021
Dawn C. Cunefare, 48, of East Peoria, IL passed away at 4:29 AM Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in Creve Coeur, IL. She was born on October 27, 1972 in Peoria, IL to Dennis and Colleen (Denny) Flaugher Sr. She married John Cunefare on July 20, 2019. Her father preceded her in death. Surviving is: her husband, John of East...
Howard W. Proehl
Jun 4, 2021
(Pekin) Howard Walter Proehl, 75, of Pekin, passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021, at 5:46 pm at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. Born on July 5, 1945, in Pekin, Illinois to Edward and Dorothy Fuelberth Proehl, he married Patricia Jackson on August 10, 1968, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Pekin. She survives. Also surviving...
Lucille Elkins
May 29, 2021
D. Lucille Elkins, 89, of Pekin, IL passed away at 8:00 AM Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Pekin Manor. Lucille was born on December 25, 1931 in Crainville, IL to Loyce and Martha (Robinson) Smith. She married Richard Elkins on June 11, 1949 in Crainville, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Loyce Dean...
James Allen Gerber
May 22, 2021
James "Jim" A. Gerber, 77, of Pekin, IL passed away at 8:40 PM Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Unity Point Health Pekin. Jim was born March 31, 1944 in Huntsville, TX to Bertram and Mary Jane (Sylvester) Gerber. He married Nadine Masters on February 3, 1973. She passed away on July 9, 2002. Also preceding in death are his...
Charles D. Childs
May 17, 2021
Charles D. Childs, 86, of Pekin, IL passed away at 11:55 PM Monday, May 17, 2021 at Timbercreek Rehab & Health Care in Pekin. Charles was born on March 23, 1935 in Harco, IL to Ira and Roberta (Hetterscheidt) Childs. He married Peggy Meacham in 1952. She passed away in 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents;...
Eugene A. Moody
May 16, 2021
Eugene A. Moody, 87, of Pekin, IL passed away at 11:20 PM Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Sharon Healthcare Elms. Eugene was born on June 28, 1933 in Canton, IL to Dwight and Leona (Behymer) Moody. He was preceded in death by his parent; one son, Phil; one daughter, Judith Berchtold and one brother, Dick Moody. Surviving is: two...
Dale W. Ehmke
May 12, 2021
Dale William Ehmke, 76, formerly of Pekin, IL passed away at 1:30 PM Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Farmington Country Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Dale was born on July 31, 1944 in Pekin to Paul and Thelma (Drockelman) Ehmke. He married Pamela Smith 1979. She passed away in 2011. Also preceding in death are his parents. Dale is...
Eaph "Ed" Edward Scaggs
May 6, 2021
Eaph Edward "Ed" Scaggs, 80 of Pekin, passed away at 4:50 am, Thursday, May 6, 2021 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Ed was born to John C. & Edith M. (Talley) Scaggs on June 21, 1940 in Vulcan, MO. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Rick Scaggs; five sisters; and two...
Helen F. Blackard
May 3, 2021
Helen F. Blackard, 84, of Pekin, IL passed away at 10:03 AM Monday, May 03, 2021 at UnityPoint Health Pekin Hospital. Helen was born on January 18, 1937 in Peoria, Illinois to Robert B. and Hazel F. (Bartholomew) Gorgas. She married Billy Blackard on September 26, 1955. He passed away on April 21, 2005. Also preceding her in death...
Suzanne E. Donze
Apr 27, 2021
Suzanne E. Donze, 70, of Mason City, IL passed away at 2:38 AM Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at UnityPoint Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. She was born on August 3, 1950 in Martins Ferry, OH to Andrew Joseph and Sarah (Cruise) Coen. She married Daniel Donze on October 15, 2011 in Delavan. She is preceded in death by her...
Frank Charles May Jr.
Apr 27, 2021
Frank C. May Jr, 65 of Pekin, passed away at 5:40 pm, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. He was born on April 3, 1956 in Pekin to Frank Sr. and Joyce (Phillips) May. He married Leslie Boyer, ne Rudd, on March 3, 2018 in Pekin. Butch was preceded in death by; his parents; one grandson, Austin May; and one brother-in-law,...
Ruth Keil
Apr 17, 2021
Ruth Keil, 99, of Pekin, IL passed away at 8:36 PM Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin. As per her request, no obituary will be published and private services have been held.
Joseph V. Bakotic
Apr 16, 2021
Joseph "Joe" V. Bakotic, 65, of Mason City, IL passed away at 1:40 PM Friday, April 16, 2021 at UnityPoint Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. He was born on November 17, 1955 in Loyalton, California to William Vukon and Mary Margaret (Ward) Bakotic. He married Rachel Lasley on June 30, 2001 in Pekin. He was preceded in death by...
Vincent "Buzz" Oltman
Apr 9, 2021
Vincent C. Oltman of Tampa, FL (formerly of Pekin, IL) passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021 at the age of 98. For the final week of his life, he was under the sympathetic care of Suncoast Hospice Care Center at Bayfront Health in St. Petersburg, FL. When he was born on October 26, 1922, his parents gave him...
Wanda Speener
Apr 8, 2021
Wanda Speener, 66, of Pekin, IL passed away at 9:18 AM Thursday, April 08, 2021 at her home. Wanda was born on July 16, 1954 in Watseka, IL to Kenneth Perkins and mother Berdeena (Ashley) Huggins. Preceding her in death are her parents, two sisters and one brother. Surviving are: one son, Gerald (Cynthia) Roath of Pekin; three daughters,...
James J. Oltman
Apr 7, 2021
James J. Oltman, 89 of Scottsdale, AZ, formerly of Green Valley, IL and Horseshoe Bend, AR passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 in Scottsdale, AZ. He was born on April 22, 1931 to Walter C. Sr. and Nonna M. (Schahrer) Oltman. He married Sylvia L. Sabine on December 26, 1954 in Pekin. She passed away on April 9,...
Bennie Leroy Lee
Apr 4, 2021
Omaha, NE Bennie Leroy Lee, 75 of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 in Omaha. Born July 5, 1945 in Pekin to John Edgar and Ella Mae (Landrith) Lee, he married Diana Edwards on September 4, 1966 in Pekin. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Traci (Jim) Whitbeck and Lisa Lee both of Omaha; three grandchildren,...
Jason Earhart
Mar 31, 2021
Jason Earhart, 41, of Pekin, IL and previously of Waukesha, WI passed away at 7:13 PM Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at UnityPoint Health Methodist in Peoria. He was born on August 27, 1979 in Pekin to Michael Earhart and Deanna Schlottman. He married Theresa Oettle. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Donald Schlottman and Leland and Jeanie...
Garry Syfert
Mar 30, 2021
Garry Syfert, 81, of Pekin, IL passed away at 3:31 AM Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at his home surrounded by family. He was born October 14, 1939 to Charles and Eileen (Kline) Syfert. He was married to Lynda Primm for 30 years. Garry was preceded in death by his parents and maternal and paternal grandparents. He is survived by;...
