Pekin, IL Obituaries

NORTH PEKIN ~ Michael L. Johnson, 83, of North Pekin, passed away at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at his residence. Born on March 18, 1942 in Pekin to H. Kenneth and Grace (Miller) Johnson, ...

MORTON ~ Chantel Renee Maxwell, 48, of Morton, passed away at 8:06 a.m. Monday, November 24, 2025 at her home. She was born on April 25, 1977 in Peoria to Barry Clayton Maxwell and Deborah Renee She...

PEKIN ~ June Marie Parr, age 100, a resident of Pekin, passed away at 4:15 a.m. on Sunday, November 23, 2025 at Pekin Manor. Born June 29, 1925 in Peoria to Emerson R. and Marie E. (Voss) Clinebell, ...

WASHINGTON ~ Joanne Utt, 80, of Washington, passed away at 2:35 p.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born April 23, 1945, in Peoria to Lawrence and Betty (Lane) Steveson, she m...

PEKIN ~ Doshia Cleo Murphy, 102, of Pekin, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at her home. She was born on June 25, 1923, in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, a daughter of Leo and Dema (Pettit) M...

PEKIN ~ Heather Lea Morgan, age 52, of Pekin, passed away at 11:01 a.m. Friday, November 21, 2025 in Pekin. Born on July 10, 1973 in Pekin, she was a daughter of Dr. Winfield Curtis and Joyce Elaine ...

MORTON~ Jeanetta Mae Drum, 90, of Morton, passed away on November 19, 2025, at Pekin Manor. Born on October 28, 1935, in Anna, to Russell and Bertha (Walls) McClure, she married Jack Dean Drum on ...

PEKIN ~ John Neil Holmes, 78, of Pekin, passed away at 11:38 a.m. Thursday, November 20, 2025 at The Loft Rehab of East Peoria. Born October 15, 1947 in Pekin to Paul and Catherine (Dooley) Holmes, h...

EAST PEORIA ~ James Alban “Jim” Keeling, 88, of East Peoria, passed away at 4:33 a.m. Thursday, November 20, 2025 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria with his wife of 67 years at his side. ...

PEORIA ~ Mary Louise Gray of Peoria, passed away at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria on November 19, 2025 at 1:55 p.m. surrounded by her family. She was born in Peoria on November 2, 1958 t...

PEKIN ~ Joyce Elaine Rumsey, 75, of Pekin passed away at 3:31 p.m. Monday, November 17, 2025 at her home. She was born June 3, 1950 in Christopher to Norman Lee and Anna (Beames) Rumsey. Her parent...

PEKIN~ Robert Cole Jordan, 72, of Pekin, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2025 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Born in Sedalia, Missouri on August 12, 1953, he was the son of Robert ...

NORTH PEKIN ~ Charles “Charlie” Mervel Sisler, 85, of North Pekin, passed away at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, November 16, 2025 at his home. Born December 1, 1939 in Peoria to John Wayne and Rosemary (Klasse...

David L. "Dave" Yergler, 62, of Metamora, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. He was born on February 13, 1963, in Danville, the son of Max L. ...

PEKIN ~ Donna Rae Corso, 83, of Pekin, passed away at 3:54 a.m. Friday, November 14, 2025 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Born on July 25, 1942 in Pekin to Lewis D. and Alberta R. (Go...

Sandra Kay Moeller, 87, of Pekin, passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at Paisley Manor in Pekin. She was born on December 28, 1937, in North Terre Haute, Indiana, a daughter of Paul Revere Mc...

PEKIN ~ Norman Gene Graham, 83, of Pekin passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at Timbercreek Rehabilitation & Health Care in Pekin. Norman was born on January 21, 1942, in Pekin to Gallant and...

MARQUETTE HEIGHTS ~ Andrew Howard Cox, 55, of Marquette Heights, passed away at 10:19 a.m. Thursday, November 13, 2025 at his home. He was born on March 1, 1970 in Pekin, a son of Omer and Joanne (R...

PEKIN ~ Bret Kenson Lighter, 50, of Pekin, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at his home. Born on October 28, 1975 in Peoria, he was the son of Kenneth E. and Karen Sue (Settles) Lighter. His p...

PEKIN ~ Lynette Faith (Massey) Townley, 55, of Bentonville, Arkansas, left this world and entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on November 1, 2025. She was formerly of Pekin. Born Decemb...

Mary Elizabeth Galbraith, 89, of Elmwood, formerly of Pekin, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at her home. She was born on October 6, 1936, in Peoria, a daughter of John and Elizabeth "Ruth...

Darlene Tharp Roodhouse, a dedicated speech pathologist, devoted wife, mother, and community leader, passed away at the age of 88, on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in ...

PEKIN ~ Joan Margaret Dalton, 93, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2025 in Mountain Home. She was formerly of Pekin. Born August 29, 1932 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, sh...

PEKIN ~ Larry Clarence Milsteadt, Sr., 81, of Pekin, passed away at 4:50 p.m. Monday, November 10, 2025 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Born May 29, 1944 in Decatur to Clarence and He...

PEKIN ~ David Francis Pagliaro, 74, of Pekin, passed away at 1:50 a.m. Sunday, November 9, 2025 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria surrounded by his family. Born October 12, 1951 in P...

URBANA ~ Georgina “Gina” Sue Dickson, 73, of Urbana, passed away at 1:10 a.m. Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. She was born March 18, 1952 in Decatur to Richard Lio...

STOUTSVILLE, MO ~ Ricky “Rick” Dwayne Scott, 70, of Stoutsville, MO, previously of Mapleton, passed away at 11:29 a.m. Friday, November 7, 2025, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born Jun...

PEKIN ~ Janet Sue Potts, 68, of Pekin, passed away at 7:03 a.m. on Friday, November 7, 2025, at her home. Born June 25, 1957 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Wilbur and Billie (Dedman) Rose, she married R...

Peoria ~ JoLene Kay Bennett, 61, of Peoria, formerly of Pekin, passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at her home. She was born on June 23, 1964, in Pekin, a daughter of Louis Shelton and Iris S....

PEKIN ~ John Francis Turnell, 89, of Pekin, passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at his home. He was born on April 22, 1936, in Lincoln, a son of Fred F. and Mildred L. (Shingler) Turnell. Joh...

PEKIN ~ Marilyn Joyce Brown, 90, of Pekin, passed away at 5:40 a.m. Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at Pekin Manor. Born on November 11, 1934 in Pekin to Milford and Dorothy (Hazlett) Strubhar, she marri...

PEKIN ~ Dalton E. Wiseman, 30, of Pekin, passed away and was rescued by God on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Dalton was a Godly man of strong faith who left this world of calamity and found the peace ...

PEORIA ~ James Allen Belfield, 83, of Peoria, passed away at 9:42 p.m. Sunday, November 2, 2025 at Renaissance Care Center in Canton. He was born on August 7, 1942 in Peoria to Franklin D. and Doroth...

SOUTH PEKIN ~ David Lee Starr, 62, of South Pekin, passed away at 8 p.m. Saturday, November 1, 2025 at his home. He was born on November 25, 1962 in Peoria, a son of Larry and Sandra (Lantz) Starr. ...

PEKIN ~ Mary Ellen Moschel, 81, of Pekin, passed away at 3:46 a.m. Friday, October 31, 2025 at her home. Born January 15, 1944 in Peoria to James “Merle” and Ruth (Smith) Beckett, she married Raymon...

PEKIN ~ Judith “Judy” Cady, 83, passed away at 9 p.m. Thursday, October 30, 2025 at the Villas of Holly Brook in East Peoria. She was born December 12, 1941 in Hodgenville, Kentucky to Herbert and Ma...

PEKIN ~ Gordon Lee Morris, 87, of Pekin, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Born February 21, 1938 in Pekin to Roy Everett and Lucille Marie (...

Maribel A. Draper, 89, of Dunlap, Illinois, passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, October 27, 2025. She was born on January 28, 1936, in Peoria to Clarence and Eleanor (Hofer) Dunlap, and wa...

PEKIN ~ Martha May Thome, 90, of Pekin, passed away at 2:35 p.m. Monday, October 27, 2025 at Carle Health Pekin Hospital. She was born on April 30, 1935 in Glenville, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Cha...

PEKIN ~ Judith Marie Marion, 78, of Pekin, passed away at 12:29 a.m. Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Born on November 15, 1946 in Pekin, she was a daughter of...

June Adele Berndt, 83, of Pekin, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born on September 18, 1942 in Kadoka, South Dakota, a daughter of Jo...

Gary "GK" Charles Kepley, 60, of Washington, formerly of Pekin, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2025 at Washington Senior Living. He was born on November 20, 1964 in Peoria, a son of Charles Gar...

PEKIN ~ Mary Ann Wilcox, 79, of Pekin, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, after complications from surgery. She was born on May 9, 1946 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter ...

PEKIN ~Thomas “Tom” William Adrian, passed away at 3:40 am on October 24, 2025, at Pekin Manor. He was born in LaSalle on March 28, 1948, to William and Betty (Huff) Adrian, Jr. Surviving are two si...

PEKIN ~ Walter E. McCabe, 98, of Pekin, passed away at 1:08 pm on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at Pekin Manor. He was born on November 17, 1926, in Peoria, a son, of Phillip Charleston and Mildred G...

PEKIN ~ Chester Eugene Woodward, 84, of Pekin, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025, at 1:59pm at his home. He was born on April 13, 1941, in Linton, Indiana, a son of Chester A. and Wilma (Hamil...

PEKIN ~ Jacqueline Carlene Davis, 77, of Normal, passed away at 6:40 p.m. Monday, October 20, 2025 at the Arc of El Paso. She was formerly of Pekin. Born September 10, 1948 in St. Paul, Minnesota to ...

MANITO ~ Daniel “Dan” K. Lauss, 67, of Manito, passed away at 2:36 p.m. Monday, October 20, 2025 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Born August 3, 1958 in Peoria to Robert Lauss and Norma ...

PEKIN ~ JoAnn Gill, 92, of Pekin, passed away at 6:15 p.m. Friday, October 17, 2025 at her home surrounded by loved ones. Born on August 13, 1933 in Havana to Robert W. and Josephine (Sealock) Shirle...

PEKIN ~ Robert Gregory “Bob” Reiling, 66, of Pekin, passed away at 3:55 p.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2025 in the Emergency Department at Carle Health Pekin Hospital. Born August 25, 1959 in Pekin to R...