Pekin, IL Obituaries

PEKIN ~ Philip Randal Mayberry, 60, of Pekin, passed away at 5:40 p.m. September 13, 2026 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born December 26, 1965 in Pekin, he was a son of Gary Arthur and...

PEKIN ~ Darrell Eugene Neville, 71, of Pekin, passed at 6:52 p.m. Friday, September 11, 2026 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born February 6, 1955 in Pekin to Donald and Betty (Daniel) N...

PEKIN ~ Linda Kay Steenbergen, 80, of Pekin, passed away at 3:37 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Carle Health Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. She was surrounded by her family. Born on S...

PEKIN ~ Cora “Kay” Ann Weast, 73, of Pekin, passed away at 5:56 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Born on December 10, 1952, in Pekin to John Edgar ...

Delavan ~ Janell Ann Meyer, 74, of Delavan, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at her home. She was born on December 1, 1951, in Jacksonville, a daughter of Narlis Hodge and Shirley (Day) H...

PEKIN ~ Sherrill Lee Allcock, 74, of Pekin, passed away at 5:48 a.m. Thursday, September 10, 2026 in the Emergency Department of Carle Health Pekin Hospital. He was born July 3, 1952 at the Camp Robe...

PEKIN ~ Marcia Kay Zickert, 69, of Pekin, passed away at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at Hawthorne Manor in Peoria. She was born on July 21, 1957 in Aurora to Marvin I. and Marilyn L. (Von...

CREVE COEUR ~ Ronald Dennis Melvin, 83, of Creve Coeur, passed away at 2:12 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at Pekin Manor. He was born November 2, 1942 to Ronald Keith and Velma Marie (Sorensen) Me...

PEKIN~ Roberta "Bobbie" Lynn Dean, 72, of Pekin, IL passed away on September 8, 2026 at 11:21 p.m. at her residence surrounded by her family. Roberta was born July 19, 1954 to Robert Kearney and Mar...

URBANA ~ Carolyn Jean Schimpler (Jones), 72, of Urbana, passed away at 8:50 p.m. Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Pekin Manor. She was born August 3, 1954 in Monticello, Kentucky to Willard and Doris J...

EAST PEORIA ~ Mark Selah Wilson, 66, of East Peoria passed away at 10:33 p.m. on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at his residence. He was born on August 1, 1960, in Springfield to William E. and Yvonne...

HOPEDALE ~ Keith G. Conkling, 92, of Hopedale, peacefully entered into heaven on Friday, September 4, 2026 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on November 1, 1933 in Pekin, a son of Ke...

MARQUETTE HEIGHTS – Veronika Elisabeth Underwood, 80, passed away at 4:34 a.m. on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born July 26, 1946, in Amburg, Germany, to ...

PEKIN ~ Ellen Terry Lenaway, 89, of Galesburg, formerly of Pekin was called home 5:23 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2026 at Marigold Rehabilitation and Health Care in Galesburg. She was born September 3,...

PEKIN ~ William Francis "Bill" Killus, 81, of Fort Myers, Florida and Pekin, passed away at 8:54 a.m. Friday, September 4, 2026 in the Emergency Department at Carle Health Pekin Hospital. Born on Aug...

PEKIN ~ Gary Lee Thorne Jr., 61, of Pekin, passed away at 6:40 a.m. on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at his residence. He was born on September 2, 1965, in Pekin to Gary Lee and Vickie (Norton) Thor...

PEKIN ~ Donald Lee Wotton Sr., 97, of Pekin, passed away at 4:12 p.m. Monday, August 31, 2026 at Pekin Manor. He was born on February 27, 1929 in Peoria to Joseph R. and Florence A. (Sanders) Wotton...

BARTONVILLE~ Deborah Black, 72, of Bartonville, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2026 at her residence. She was born in Peoria to Floyd and Caroline DeWester. Deborah married Daniel Black in May 1973...

HOPEDALE ~ Dr. Stuart James “Stu” Ruch, Jr., 101, of Hopedale, formerly of Pekin, passed away peacefully at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2026, at Hopedale Nursing Home. Stu was born December 27, 1...

MANITO ~ William Lloyd Burke, 65, of Manito, Illinois passed away peacefully at OSF Richard L Owens Hospice Home in Peoria Illinois. Bill was born to Della and Brown Burke and was a graduate of Peori...

PEKIN ~ Michael “Mike” Roy Brown, 74, of Pekin, passed away at 10:40 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2026, at his home. Born February 12, 1952, in Pekin to Leslie and Lillian “Lucille” (Althiser) Brown, ...

FOREST CITY ~ Dianna Doylene (Chism) Prine, 77, of Forest City, passed away at 10:25 a.m. Thursday, August 27, 2026 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born August 6, 1949 in Pekin to Haro...

MARQUETTE HEIGHTS ~ Brenda Sue Swearingen, 59, of Marquette Heights, passed away at 12:22 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born November 30, 1966, in J...

PEORIA ~ Donald “Don” Carl Reaktenwalt, 80, of Peoria, passed away at 6:23 p.m. Monday, August 24, 2026. He was born on August 4, 1946 in Pekin to Raleigh and Ann (Keyes) Reaktenwalt. Don married Ka...

Pekin ~ Our hearts are broken as we mourn the sudden loss of our beloved son and brother. Jeffrey Paul Murray, 37, of Pekin, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2026, in Pekin. He was born on May 17, ...

MORTON ~ Carson Angela Hays, infant daughter of Lance Martin Hays and Molly Leigh (Flannigan) Hays, was stillborn on Thursday morning, August 20, 2026 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She...

PEKIN ~ Charles “Chuck” Edward Johnson, 81, of Pekin passed away at 11:50 a.m. on August 24, 2026 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Charles was born August 22, 1945 in Pekin to Arthur ...

PEKIN~ Dale Merritt Ranney, 90, of Pekin, IL passed away August 21, 2026 at 11:52 p.m. at Pekin Manor. Dale was born August 29, 1935 to Arthur Ranney and Anna Lessen. He later married Elizabeth A. K...

PEKIN ~ Nonnie Louise Closen, 68, passed away at 3:33 a.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at Carle Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Born April 11, 1958, in Kewanee to Jack R. and Della (Jackson) Mosley,...

STANDARD CITY ~ Henry James Huskisson, Jr., 54, of Standard City, passed away at 12:20 a.m. Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield. Born December 2, 1971, in Pekin...

Debra Joan (Brown) Glunz 64, of Pekin, passed away at 6:25 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at her home. She was born on November 26, 1961 in Sterling, IL to Richard and Joan (Schrader) Brown. Deb...

PEORIA ~ Shirley Ann Cramer, 81, of Peoria, passed away at 9:37 a.m. Thursday, August 20, 2026 at her home with her daughters by her side. Born April 8, 1945 in Peoria to Heye E. and Beulah (Meisinge...

DELAVAN ~ David Jameson Blease, 87, of Delavan, passed away at 5:31 p.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. David was born on January 19, 1939 in Liverpool, Englan...

PEKIN ~ Russell Reginald Keller, 87, of Pekin passed away at 6:02 a.m. on Wednesday August 19, 2026, at his home. He was born on April 10, 1939, in Merrifield, MN to Russell T. and Geraldine (Mcinty...

PEKIN ~ Bonnie Lee McClary, 62, of Pekin, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, aunt and friend whose greatest joy in life was simply being with the people she loved, passed away at 12...

PEKIN ~ Jeannie Leah Tucker, 77, of Pekin, passed away at 3:36 p.m. Monday, August 17, 2026 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Jeannie was born October 19, 1948 in Pekin to Orville and Mil...

Pekin ~ Connie Cleoria Cross, 81, of Pekin, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2026, at her home. She was born on March 6, 1945, in Pekin, a daughter of Harold E. Cross and Ruth (Wells) Cross. She ...

PEKIN ~ Ralph Richard “Dick” Lower, 95, of Pekin, passed away at 2:58 p.m. Monday, August 17, 2026, at Carle Health Pekin Hospital. Born February 21, 1931, in Pekin to Ralph Robert and Octavia Vera (...

PEKIN ~ Thomas Dale "Tom" Sutton, 77, of Pekin, passed away at 10:34 p.m. Friday, August 14, 2026 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Born December 3, 1948 in Springfield to Dale E. and Hel...

Pekin ~ Robert G. "Jerry" Bailey, Jr., 79, of Pekin, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. He was born on August 6, 1947, in Peoria, a son of Robert Gerald ...

BLOOMINGTON ~ Randall William Brunkow, 72, of Bloomington, passed away at 8:20 a.m. Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Carle BroMenn Medical Center in Normal. He was born on August 12, 1954, in Canton, a...

PEKIN ~ Amanda Jean Neuman, 45, of Pekin, passed away at 6:15 a.m. Saturday, August 15, 2026 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. She was born on October 11, 1980 in Pekin to Jeff and Pat (...

PEORIA ~ Madelyn "Mad" Rasmussen, 94, of Peoria, passed away at 8:20 a.m. Friday, August 14, 2026 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Born January 8, 1932 in Peoria to Harvey William and An...

Dean McMahan passed on August 7, 2026, at the age of 67. Born on June 10, 1959, Dean was a resident of Washington, Illinois.

PEKIN ~ Darrell Wayne Chitwood, 87, of Pekin, passed away at 9:20 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2026 at the Reflections Memory Care in Pekin. Born March 19, 1939 in Mapleton to Carl and Clara (Parkin) Chit...

Pekin ~ Timothy Verne Zimmerman, 89, of Pekin, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at Pekin Manor. He was born on July 28, 1937, in Pekin, a son of Henry Karl Zimmerman and Dorothy Christine (Tuff...

PEKIN ~ Jeffery Scott Steele, 63, of Pekin, formerly of Marquette Heights, passed away at 5:53 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2026 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born on July 5, 1963 in Pe...

PEKIN ~ Lucinda “Cindy” Lee Ewing, 71, of Pekin, IL passed away at 11:20 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2026 at Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin. Cindy was born November 27, 1954 in Peoria to Howard and Shirl...

PEKIN ~ Carolyn Sue Hand, 79, of Pekin, passed away at 9:05 a.m. Friday, August 7, 2026 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. She was born August 13, 1946 in Ava, Illinois to Gilbert and Opal...

PEKIN ~ Joyce Elaine Hill, 79, of Pekin, passed away at 6:13 p.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Born February 3, 1947 in Pekin, she was a daughter of Everett...