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Remembering those we’ve loved and lost January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024
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Helen M. Algiere, 88 Mendota, IL
November 22, 1935February 5, 2024
Wasmer Funeral Home
Michael “Mike” Assalley, 38 Taylorville, IL
November 12, 1985January 11, 2024
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Marion Barnickel, 94 West Brooklyn, IL
January 16, 1930February 17, 2024
Merritt Funeral Home
Gerald “Jerry” Bejster, 86 Peru, IL
March 31, 1937February 12, 2024
Tributes
Obituary & Remembrance Tribute Feature
During a family’s time of sorrow, we want to reflect on the lives of those who have recently passed. The NewsTribune and newstrib.com offer a special quarterly feature to commemorate and honor those we have lost.
This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in January, February and March 2024
Look for the next Tributes Edition on July 20, 2024.
Elizabeth “Liz” (Yeroc) Bernardoni, 101 Peru, IL
June 3, 1922March 1, 2024
Robert Berry, 93 Mendota, IL
June 5, 1930February 18, 2024
William M. Bierbrodt, 54 St Cloud, FL
June 5, 1969December 21, 2023
Ptak Funeral Home
Jerry F. Boekeloo, 82 Henry, IL
October 15, 1941January 6, 2024
Lois Jean Brady, 93 Mesa, AZ
October 20, 1930February 16, 2024
Robert G. Brandau, 87 Walnut, IL
September 19, 1936February 24, 2024
Brian Atherton Brandner, 73 Ladd, IL
December 4, 1950January 4, 2024
RuthAnn Brizgis, 63 Magnolia, IL
August 22, 1960January 12, 2024
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Catherine M. Buck, 57 Peru, IL
November 24, 1966March 1, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Debbie Budnick, 68 Peru, IL
July 23, 1955March 12, 2024
Judith Burkardt, 81 Mendota, IL
February 20, 1943March 15, 2024
Merritt Funeral Home
Gladys Alvina Burr, 90 Hennepin, IL
October 24, 1933February 13, 2024
Helmer Shields Funeral Home
Patricia Bonine, 79 Earlville, IL
June 27, 1944March 23, 2024
Merritt Funeral Home
Richard “Mazzi” Brodzik, 70 LaSalle, IL
November 8, 1953February 22, 2024
Robert Byrne, 86 Princeton, IL
December 29, 1937February 10, 2024
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
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Emil G. Capitani, 82 Wilmette, IL
November 26, 1941February 1, 2024
Kevin J. Cassidy, 66 Mendota, IL
March 7, 1957February 8, 2024
Wasmer Funeral Home
Bonnie Clay, 79 Utica, IL
June 27, 1944February 24, 2024
Dorothy Ann Coble, 81 Princeton, IL
October 27, 1942January 5, 2024
Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Jacqueline “Jackie” M. Cole-O’Sadnick, 87 La Salle, IL
July 2, 1936January 16, 2024
Keith D. Collings, 71 Mendota, IL
November 3, 1952February 28, 2024
Wasmer Funeral Home
Sheila Marie Collins, 54 Spring Vlley, IL
June 23, 1969February 3, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home
MSG Colin A, Corrigan, 38 Mendota, IL
June 10, 1985November 30, 2023
Wasmer Funeral Home
Betty Croisant, 87 Mendota, IL
December 10, 1936January 10, 2024
Merritt Funeral Home
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Arnold John Daley, 84 Oglesby, IL
December 14, 1939March 7, 2024
Prey-Mueller Funeral Home, Oglesby
Steve Danley
Ottawa, IL
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Joe A. Ellena, 82
Princeton, IL
April 4, 1941January 18, 2024 Heather (Mix) Endicott, 41
Peru, IL
October 18, 1982January 2, 2024
Josephine Marie
Davito, 104
Fernandina Beach, FL
November 27, 1919February 21, 2024
Antioco Diaz, 100 Ladd, IL
October 14, 1923March 17, 2024
Ernest E. Ernst, 83 Peru, IL
November 13, 1940December 30, 2023
Ptak Funeral Home
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Felisitas “Tora”
Garetto, 89 Spring Valley, IL
April 1, 1934March 10, 2024
Roger “Max” Garrett, 81 Spring Valley, IL
July 18, 1942December 28, 2023
Marvin Iner Getty, 84 Peru, IL
August 14, 1939January 9, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home
William P. Faull, 72
Patricia (Redman)
Dillard, 61
Ottawa, IL
July 23, 1962December 30, 2023
Mueller Funeral Home
Pearl L. (Hoeft)
Donnelly, 91
Peru, IL
February 24, 1933March 6, 2024
Ronald W. Dose, 74 Lostant, IL
June 23, 1949February 7, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Lostant
Ellen T. Doyle, 63 Dimmick, IL
July 15, 1960February 17, 2024
Neal Drummer, 87 LaMoille, IL
July 30, 1936February 5, 2024
Merritt Funeral Home
Oglesby, IL
February 23, 1952March 1, 2024
Shields Funeral Chapel
Robert Albert Girard, 81
Hennepin, IL
August 30, 1942January 17, 2024
James L. Fenwick, 75 Bloomington, IL
September 2, 1948January 1, 2024
Dennis L. Glynn, 80 Peru, IL
November 16, 1943January 19, 2024
Jeannette Christine Fisher, 70
Princeton, IL
May 30, 1953January 3, 2024 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Patricia L. Fivek, 81 Mendota, IL
July 22, 1942February 25, 2024
Dennis “Denny” Floyd, 78 DePue, IL
March 24, 1945January 23, 2024
Leon Casmir Goletz, 98 Peru, IL
October 9, 1925February 3, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Dorothy Grafft, 95 Princeton, IL
February 26, 1928December 30, 2023
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Linda Grandadam, 76
La Salle, IL
December 7, 1947March 25, 2024
Janice K. Grivetti, 81 Ladd, IL
March 5, 1942March 1, 2024
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William Guenther, 94
Peru, IL
August 14, 1929January 16, 2024
Raymond Gusman, 97 Peru, IL
October 23, 1926March 5, 2024
HJune A. Hauger, 93
Peru, IL
June 17, 1930February 29, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Bradley M. Haun, 58 Peoria, IL
May 1, 1965January 2, 2024
David “Hopper” Haupt, 71
Peru, IL
September 14, 1952March 27, 2024
Marguerite B. “Marge” Hawley, 99
Peru, IL
October 11, 1924March 24, 2024
Shields Funeral Chapel
John “Jack” Eldon Headley, 82 Princeton, IL
August 5, 1941January 9, 2024
Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Robin Hedgspeth, 63
Mendota, IL
July 8, 1960December 29, 2023
Merritt Funeral Home
George E. Hill, 79
Peru, Formerly Oglesby, IL
November 17, 1943October 25, 2023
Linda Mae Hiltabrand, 71
Peru, IL
January 7, 1953February 12, 2024
Jeremey J. Hobbs, 52 Amboy, IL
March 21, 1971March 9, 2024
Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Howard J. Hoover, 94 Oglesby, IL
October 31, 1929February 25, 2024
Wesley Oliver Hoscheid, 86
Cherry, IL
November 28, 1937March 23, 2024
Fiocchi Funeral Home
Wayne T. Howarth, 96 La Salle, IL
October 2, 1927March 28, 2024
Dr. Eleanor E. Howell, 99 Streator, IL
January 21, 1925March 3, 2024
Ricardo Huaracha, 72 Leonore, IL
April 1, 1951January 26, 2024
Alton Duaine Hughes, 90
Princeton, IL
March 21, 1933March 10, 2024
Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
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Elaine Mae Jacox, 97 Mendota, IL
March 19, 1926February 25, 2024
Torman Funeral Home
Marilyn J. Janka, 79
La Salle, IL
November 4, 1944February 26, 2024
Glen Arthur Killen, 91
LaSalle, IL
February 26, 1932January 6, 2024
Fiocchi-Jensen Funeral Home
Richard F. Janko, 96 Peru, IL
April 26, 1927February 22, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Joseph D. Jansen, 65 Utica, IL
July 4, 1958February 1, 2024
Shields Funeral Chapel
Katherine Joerger, 84 Mendota, IL
December 30, 1939March 8, 2024
Merritt Funeral Home
Ellen ‘Louise’ Johnson, 89 Magnolia, IL
December 13, 1934February 3, 2024
Joel Johnson, 77 Compton, IL
January 8, 1947January 11, 2024
Merritt Funeral Home
Richard Johnson, 84 Dover, IL
April 24, 1939February 24, 2024
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
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Jerome E. “Carp” Kasperski, 72 Oglesby, IL
August 26, 1951January 21, 2024
Shields Funeral Chapel
Janet Keefer, 67 Mark, IL
April 4, 1956February 4, 2024
Merritt Funeral Home
Lydia M. Kimberley, 92
Princeton, IL
March 29, 1931January 28, 2024
Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Nancy Kinnamon, 89
Princeton, IL
October 30, 1934January 5, 2024
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Darlene F. Klein, 94
Metamora, IL
May 17, 1929January 28, 2024
Darlene Theresa Knafelc, 92
La Salle, IL
February 7, 1931January 6, 2024
Linda Jean Korsan, 82
Peru, IL
September 18, 1941February 1, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home
Cecelia Krysiak, 77 Streator, IL
September 13, 1946March 3, 2024
Sarah DiCrispino Kuffel, 93
Glendale, AZ
January 2, 1931February 29, 2024
Edward J. Kuleck, 76
Ottawa, IL
March 15, 1948March 24, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home
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Joan Kulpa, 82 Spring Valley, IL
December 26, 1941February 17, 2024
Bob Kurrle, 92
Des Moines, IA
November 29, 1931February 14, 2024 L
Ronald Larsen, 73 Spring Valley, IL
December 2, 1950January 15, 2024
Frances “Fran” J. Larson, 89
Sheffield, IL
May 15, 1934March 26, 2024
Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Robert Lee Lawson Jr., 80
La Salle, IL
March 15, 1943February 5, 2024
Dennis Robert Lazar, 81
Naples, FL
November 3, 1942February 1, 2024
James Lester, 72
Granville, IL
October 26, 1951January 9, 2024
Melvina Lewis, 93
Princeton, IL
June 7, 1930March 15, 2024
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Janice E. Lierly, 83
Peru, IL
August 25, 1940January 5, 2024
Margaret Joyce Lindquist, 87
Spring Valley, IL
July 21, 1936February 28, 2024
Terry Linnig, 79
Ladd, IL
June 14, 1944February 7, 2024
Joseph Michael Liss, Jr., 71
LaSalle, IL
September 4, 1952January 6, 2024 Mueller Funeral Home
James ‘Jim’ Lushina, 86 Hillsboro, OR May 20, 1937January 9, 2024
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Ralph J. Maciejewski, 74 La Salle, IL
October 30, 1949March 20, 2024
Edwin “Ed” David Magnuson, 94
Henry, IL
May 22, 1929February 5, 2024
Fiocchi Funeral Home
Robert M.
Marshall, 88
Tonica, IL
December 10, 1935February 3, 2024
Laura Martin, 69 Spring Valley, IL
December 9, 1954January 2, 2024
James “Jim” Marusich, 86 Henry, IL
May 15, 1937March 8, 2024
Cynthia “Cindy” Massino, 62
Birchwood, WI
May 21, 1961March 18, 2024
Dysart - Cofoid Funeral Chapel
Amy Lynn
Mauritzen, 50
LaSalle, IL
May 26, 1973January 10, 2024
Nancy May, 83 Princeton, IL
April 27, 1940December 18, 2023
Daniel P. “Hooky” McAdmas, 47
LaSalle, IL
May 4, 1976March 22, 2024
Joseph “Jack” McConaghie, 83 Peoria, IL
August 26, 1940February 12, 2024
Shields Funeral Chapel
Margaret A. Mejia, 75 Peru, IL
June 25, 1948March 10, 2024
Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home, LaSalle
James F. Meyer, 90
Peru, IL
April 7, 1933January 10, 2024
Donna E. Missel, 95
Peru, IL
March 19, 1928January 25, 2024
Joyce Mitchell, 86 Cherry, IL
April 11, 1937February 25, 2024
Fiocchi Funeral Home
David T. Mix, 61
Ottawa, IL
June 4, 1962February 21, 2024
Inez Montez, 91 Depue, IL
May 30, 1932December 31, 2023
Patrick Anton Montez, 86 DePue, IL
March 17, 1938March 19, 2024
Charles “Charlie” Moore, 72
Rockford, IL
June 26, 1951March 20, 2024
Lorraine Moore, 94 Mendota, IL
June 11, 1929January 25, 2024
Merritt Funeral Home
Randy Morris, 67
Mendota, IL
May 28, 1956March 22, 2024
Merritt Funeral Home
Russell “Russ” A. Moss, 75
Oglesby, IL
January 5, 1949January 6, 2024
NJeanne L. Naumann, 85
Princeton, IL
June 20, 1938February 25, 2024
David A. Nave Sr., 73
Peru, IL
August 12, 1950February 11, 2024
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Geraldine A. Naylor, 79
Franklin Grove, IL
March 5, 1944February 20, 2024
Jones Funeral Home
Terry Neal, 79 Compton, IL
March 16, 1944January 25, 2024
Merritt Funeral Home
Anne Marie
Nedza, 100
Oglesby, IL
October 15, 1923March 22, 2024
Prey-Mueller Funeral Home, Oglesby
Joan (Rochnowski)
Nicholson, 72
Peru, IL
February 22, 1951January 19, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home
Michael L. “Nibby”
Novak, 80
Ottawa, IL
March 14, 1943January 4, 2024
Mark Novakovich, 64
Ottawa, IL
May 31, 1959January 12, 2024
OMartin M. Offergeld, 90
Moline, IL
September 23, 1933February 8, 2024
Charlotte E. Olson, 90
Cedar Point, IL
January 29, 1934March 14, 2024
Helmer Shields Funeral Home
PJames B. Pagani, 93
Peru, IL
December 6, 1930 - March 8, 2024
Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home, LaSalle
Diana Panizzi, 85
Spring Valley, IL
July 26, 1938January 1, 2024
Vicki L. Parvin, 60
La Salle, IL
May 5, 1963March 8, 2024
Helen Pellegrini, 93 Spring Valley, IL
December 26, 1930February 15, 2024
Barbara Jane Perry, 76 Tiskilwa, IL
October 23, 1947January 3, 2024 Fiocchi-Jensen Funeral Home
John Peterson Celebration, FL
Marie A. Phillips, 85 Lasalle, IL
December 17, 1938February 9, 2024
Wava Laverne Phipps, 74 Broadview, IL
August 30, 1949January 10, 2024 Fiocchi Funeral Home, Cherry
Michael J. Piontek, 65 Lasalle, IL
May 3, 1958February 10, 2024
Shirley J. Piotrowski, 87
Ottawa, IL
March 28, 1936March 5, 2024
Dr. Richard L. Pommier, 88 Ladd, IL
September 9, 1935March 11, 2024
James “Jim” Pyszka, 92 Mendota, IL
March 17, 1931March 15, 2024
Fou Orn Saechao, 79 DePue, IL
October 28, 1944February 7, 2024
Fiocchi Funeral Home
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Elizabeth “Betty” L. Raasch, 95 Ladd, IL
April 9, 1928March 3, 2024
Ramon H. “Ray” Raguse, 89 Morris, IL
January 6, 1934January 5, 2024
Steven W. Randol, 70 Paducah, KY
November 26, 1953January 27, 2024
Julie A. Reynolds, 63 Utica, IL
May 3, 1960January 30, 2024
Ronald ‘Rick’ Rigazio, 83 Peoria, AZ
April 18, 1940February 22, 2024
Mary RomagnoliQuinn, 103 Lasalle, IL
November 30, 1920January 15, 2024
Amy Jo Rutherford, 63 Spring Valley, IL
April 25, 1960January 15, 2024
Seng Yoon Saepharn, 59 DePue, IL
August 28, 1964February 25, 2024
Fiocchi-Jensen Funeral Home
Dorothy Florence
Sajdak, 101
Glen Ellyn, IL
March 1, 1922January 7, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Georgia Schlegle, 67
Minneapolis, MN
November 14, 1956March 4, 2024
Shirley Jean Schmidt, 89 Princeton, IL
October 26, 1934March 17, 2024
Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Barbara Schmitt, 86
Princeton, IL
June 26, 1937February 1, 2024
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Roger Schmoeger, 81 Peru, IL
December 12, 1942February 13, 2024
William H. ‘Bill’ Schweickert, 81 Germantown Hills, IL May 27, 1942January 15, 2024
June Dolores Hendry
Parsons Scuito, 95 Bluffton, SC
June 6, 1928February 22, 2024
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Albert Seibert, 80 DePue, IL
October 11, 1943January 25, 2024
Earnest LaRue Serr, 92
Waco, TX
August 6, 1931March 7, 2024
Mary Rebecca “Becky” Siegman, 80 Eureka, IL
October 21, 1943January 12, 2024
Amelia “Amy” Sienkiewicz, 67 Peru, IL
February 25, 1956February 6, 2024
William “Bill” M. Sisler, 94 Ohio, IL
December 5, 1929January 15, 2024
Garland Funeral Home, Walnut
Patricia S. Slimko, 85 Peru, IL
March 9, 1938February 17, 2024
Ptak Funeral Home
Mary A. “Marian” Slusarek, 98
Peru, IL
September 23, 1925February 2, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Elsie Jean Smith, 92
Peru, IL
March 28, 1931March 25, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Jean A. Smith, 73
Princeton, IL
December 17, 1950February 28, 2024
Bette Jane Sondgeroth, 99
Austin, TX
July 19, 1924March 12, 2024
Gary J.
Splittstoesser, 83
Peru, IL
January 25, 1941February 18, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Gloria Steichen, 93
La Salle, IL
February 22, 1931March 19, 2024
Ptak Funeral Home
Adrienne J.
Steinberg, 94
Peoria, IL
November 26, 1929March 14, 2024
Robert E. ‘Sonny”
Swallers, 49
DePue, IL
February 10, 1974January 29, 2024
Helmer-Shields Funeral Home
Jay Alan Swanson, 58
Princeton, IL
September 17, 1965March 6, 2024
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Mary E. “Bettie” Swanson, 105
Ladd, IL
January 20, 1919February 19, 2024
Stanley E. Sydlowski, 86
Tonica, IL
August 29, 1937January 15, 2024
TJanelle Kay Taylor, 78
La Salle, IL
September 17, 1945March 23, 2024
Arlene M. Termini, 82
Princeton, IL
April 17, 1941March 18, 2024
Shields Funeral Chapel
Christopher J. Toner, 47
Peru, IL
June 17, 1976February 24, 2024
Steven Beryl Tullis, 54
La Salle, IL
June 24, 1969March 12, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home
Janice M. Turczyn, 72
La Salle, IL
May 18, 1951January 17, 2024
Ptak Funeral Home
Nadine F. (Talioli)
Turnquist, 86
Ottawa, IL
December 3, 1937February 22, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home
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Dale C. VanDerSteeg, 82 LaSalle, IL
April 15, 1941February 27, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Raymond Vetter, 103
Princeton, IL
November 22, 1920January 2, 2024
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Felicitas “Licha” Vickers, 88
DePue, IL
July 10, 1935March 1, 2024
Nick Vukson, 90 LaSalle, IL
December 24, 1933February 4, 2024
Barbara Walzer, 87 Mendota, IL
April 6, 1936January 26, 2024
Merritt Funeral Home
Betty Warren, 84
Seneca, IL
August 25, 1939January 2, 2024
Ottawa Funeral Home
Ronald J. Wasielewski, 66
Peru, IL
September 5, 1957March 1, 2024
Harold Wedding, 91 Princeton, IL
August 15, 1932March 3, 2024
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Gary F. Wieczorek, 60
Peru, IL
August 16, 1963January 20, 2024
Ptak Funeral Home
Gerald “Jerry” Wold, 76
Ottawa, IL
August 1, 1947February 12, 2024
Ottawa Funeral Home
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Mary Ann Yepsen, 90 Lacon, IL
March 24, 1933February 6, 2024
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F. Victor Zemanek, 91
Oglesby, IL
September 4, 1932February 1, 2024
Shields Funeral Chapel
Philip Zinke, 76
Mendota, IL
February 14, 1948March 7, 2024
Merritt Funeral Home
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