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Local obituaries for Pekin, Illinois.
Roger Alfs
Jan 15, 2011
Roger D. Alfs, 59, of Pekin, passed away at 11:15 am Saturday, January 15, 2011 at his home. Roger was born July 17, 1951 in Pekin, IL to Howard and Fern (Brandt) Alfs. He was preceded in death by his parents. Roger is survived by one sister, Janet (Paul) Antonini of Pekin; four nephews, Kortney Maquet, Dustin (Becki) Maquet...
Betty I. Ryan
Jan 9, 2011
Betty I. Ryan, 76, of Pekin and formerly of Martinsville, IL died at 1:50 am Sunday, January 09, 2011 at Pekin Manor. Betty was born February 19, 1934 in Martinsville, IL to George and Gladys (White) Bishop. She married Jack Ryan on February 18, 1962 in Martinsville. He died on June 27, 1982. Preceding in death are her parents,...
Alberta E. Anderson
Jan 9, 2011
Alberta E. Anderson, 70, of 190 Queenwood Road Morton and formerly of Pekin died at 5:50 am Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Morton Villa. Alberta was born on February 28, 1940 in Delavan, IL to Albert and Ruth (Morton) Stoehr. She married John W. Anderson on October 23, 1972 in Pekin. He died on July 29, 1992. Also preceding...
Larry Abercrombie
Jan 8, 2011
Larry W. Abercrombie, 73, of Pekin died at 6:01 pm Saturday, January 8, 2011 at his home. Larry was born on January 29, 1937 in Peoria, IL to Wayne Earl and Louise (Nestrick) Abercrombie. He married Terry Hickey in 1968. He later married Marilyn Zickert on October 19, 1984 in Pekin, IL. She died on November 17, 2003. Surviving...
Albert V Hakes
Jan 3, 2011
Albert V. Hakes, 90, ofPekin died at 2:23 am, Monday, January 3, 2011 at Pekin Hospital. Albert was born on October 4, 1920 in Pekin, IL to Samuel and Kate (Briggs) Hakes.He married Esther Westerfield on May, 11, 1952 in Pekin, IL.She died on July 6, 1976. Also preceding Albert in death were his parents, one sister Ollie Oats,...
Linda Louise Abbey-Bruninga
Jan 3, 2011
Linda Louise Abbey-Bruninga, 62, of Pekin died at 9:43 pm on Monday, January 3, 2011 in East Peoria after losing a courageous battle with cancer. Born May 30th, 1948 in Peoria, Linda was the loving daughter of John and Mary Abbey of East Peoria.They survive.In 1994, she married Robert Bruninga in Pekin, IL.He survives. Also surviving are five sisters;...
Melvin L. Becker
Dec 18, 2010
Melvin L. Becker, 88, of Pekin died at 7:53 am Saturday, December 18, 2010 at his home. Melvin was born April 25, 1922 in Pekin, IL to John and Stella (Hampton) Becker. He married Lois M. Heaton on January 1, 1942 in Pekin, IL. Preceding in death are his parents, five brothers, George, Kenneth, Eugene, Alvin and Raymond and...
Mary Grace Reynolds
Dec 15, 2010
Mary G. Reynolds, 92, of rural Peoria, IL died at 1:30 am Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at her home. Mary was born on November 22, 1918 in Kenosha, WI to John E. and Nellie (Hall) Throsel. She married Robert James Reynolds on September 2, 1944. He died April 25, 2008. Also preceding in death are her parents, infant son...
Leland Neil Junker
Dec 14, 2010
Leland N. Junker, 83, of Pickens, Mississippi, millwright and carpenter, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson Mississippi, where he had been a patient since Nov. 22, 2010. Graveside services will be10:00 AM Saturday, May 28, 2011at Maple Ridge Cemetery near Mapleton, Illinois. Military Honors will be provided by the United States Army and...
Hazel M. Brandt
Dec 13, 2010
Hazel Marie Brandt, 86, of East Peoria died at 1:12 am Monday, December 13, 2010 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Hazel was born on July 28, 1924 in Springlake Township, Tazewell County, Illinois to William and Nellie (Thompson) Paine. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Bill Brandt, three sisters and four brothers....
John Crull
Dec 4, 2010
John Crull, 82, of Pekin died at 4:05 pm Saturday, December 4, 2010 at Pekin Hospital. John was born on October 2, 1928 in Morris, IL to James and Clara (Wieburg) Crull. He married Ida Sutton on July 4, 1950 in Pekin, IL. Preceding in death are his parents and seven brothers and sisters. Surviving is: his wife, Ida...
Eueline Loyise Badgerow
Nov 24, 2010
Eueline Loyise Badgerow, 84, of Morton, IL died at 10:25 am Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. Eueline was born on April 5, 1926 in Rector, Arkansas to John Elvis and Bertha Lee (Hickman) Staten. She married Donald L. Badgerow Sr. on November 12, 1949.He died on October 4, 1999. Also preceding...
Marian E. Michael
Nov 8, 2010
Marian E. Michael, 88, of Pekin died at 8:30 am Monday, November 08, 2010 at her home. Marian was born on August 15, 1922 in Pekin to Karl B. and Myrtle Louise (Schrieber) Liescheidt. She married Edwin B. Michael on January 25, 1942 in Pekin. He died on March 9, 1983 in Pekin. She was also preceded in death...
W. Stephen Meinik
Nov 8, 2010
W. Stephen 'Steve' Meinik, 87, of Pekin died at 7:08 pm Monday, November 8, 2010 at his home. Steve was born on January 23, 1923 in Pekin to Stephen and H. Marie (Hopper) Meinik. He married Doris Mae Skinner on July 20, 1947 in Pekin. She died on March 24, 2008. He was also preceded in death by his...
Louise J. Laesch
Nov 2, 2010
Louise J. Laesch, 81, of Pekin died at 5:41 am Tuesday, November 02, 2010 at Hallmark House Nursing Center. Louise was born on January 1, 1929 in Woodford County, IL to Carl E. and Marie C. (Schultz) Kath Sr. She married Howard H. Laesch on January 2, 1949 in Danvers, IL. He died on October 14, 1977. Also preceding...
Shirley J. Neill
Oct 11, 2010
Tremont-Shirley J. Neill, age 56, of Tremont, died at 11:35 pm, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, at home in Tremont, IL after a battle with breast cancer. Shirley was born April 22, 1954, in Rolla, Missouri, daughter of Russell and Lucille Fritzie' Maas Nieders.She married Michael Mike' C. Neill on February 22, 1991, in Bloomington, Illinois.He survives. She is also...
Mildred M. Klockenga
Oct 1, 2010
Mildred M. Klockenga, 83, of Nashville, TN formerly of Pekin, IL died on Friday, October 1, 2010 in Nashville, TN. Mildred was born on June 19, 1927 in Taylorville, IL to John Peter and Ethel M. (Noling) McClintick. She married Paul Edward Prill in November 1949 in Taylorville, IL. He died on December 3, 1966. She then married Leland...
Norma A. Stallings
Oct 1, 2010
Norma A. Stallings, 84, formerly of 1014 Coolidge St. in Pekin died at 8:59 pm Friday, October 1, 2010 at Pekin Manor. Norma was born January 17, 1926 in Mt. Pulaski, IL to E. Claude and Elva Ann (Hall) Johnson. She married Robert J. Stallings on January 5, 1947 in Pekin, IL. He died on July 19, 2006. Also...
Joyce Rush
Sep 24, 2010
Joyce Rush, 79, of North Pekin died at 11:15 pm Friday, September 24, 2010 at her home with her family by her side. L. Joyce was born on February 26, 1931 in Plentywood, Montana to Clyde H. and Iva G. (O'Mara) Lovelace. She married Willie J. Rush on February 24, 1956 in Peoria County, IL. He died on February...
Jack Shawhan
Sep 15, 2010
Jack Shawhan, 96, of Pekin passed away at 1:03 pm Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at Pekin Hospital. Jack was born September 11, 1914 in Pike County, IN to John L. and Edna (Hatfield) Shawhan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lilian (Lohnes) Shawhan who he married on April 19, 1941.They were married 58 years. His brother, James...
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