Pekin, IL Obituaries

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...

Donald Carl Reaktenwalt passed on August 24, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on August 4, 1946, Donald was a resident of Peoria, Illinois.

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...

Charles Edward Johnson passed on August 24, 2026, at the age of 81, having been born on August 22, 1945. Charles lived in Pekin, Illinois.

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...

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...

Pekin ~ Rene Susan Terrell, 72, of Pekin, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born on October 8, 1953, in Newport, Washington, a daught...

PEKIN ~ Leon DeWayne “Butch” Stearnes, 78, of Pekin, passed away at 2:53 a.m. Thursday, August 6, 2026 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Born February 19, 1948 in Pekin to Erric Leon an...

CANTON ~ Michael Robert Legenos, 46, of Canton, passed away at 11:31 a.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2026 in Chillicothe. He was born on October 21, 1979 at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, ...

Our beloved wife and mother, Kathleen Mary (Hurley) Sayles, formerly of Pekin, passed away on August 4, 2026, surrounded by her family and grandchildren in San Antonio, Texas. Kathleen was born on Oc...

PEKIN ~ Ricky “Rick” Joe Carter, 64, of Pekin, passed away at 2:59 p.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at his residence. He was born on May 29, 1962, in Peoria, a son of William Earl and Bonnie L. (Bu...

Nancy Jean Siegel, 78, of Pekin, Illinois, passed away at 11:37 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria, Illinois. She was formerly of Baltimore, Maryland. Born Ma...

PEKIN ~ Robert Wade "Rocky" Huddleston, 63, of Pekin, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2026 at his home. He was born on October 28, 1962 in Pekin, a son of Ronald Carl Huddleston, Sr. and Donna Fay...

Dolores J. "Dee" Ioder, 90, of Pekin, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2026. She was born August 22, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Inman and Opal (Mitchell) Douglas. In addition to her p...

NORTH PEKIN~ Kay Aulenbach, 86, of North Pekin passed away at 11:19 a.m. on August 1, 2026 at her home. A graveside service has been scheduled for August 5, 2026 at Glendale Memorial Gardens in Peki...

PEKIN ~ Winifred Leonie Adkins, 98, of Pekin, passed away at 5:35 a.m. Sunday, August 2nd, 2026 at Pekin Manor. She was born on December 16, 1927 in Reading, England, a daughter of Reginald and Glad...

PEKIN~ Jack Lee Buchanan, 87, of Pekin, IL passed away at 11:06 a.m. on July 30, 2026 at his home. Jack was born in Pekin on April 29, 1939 to Albert Buchanan and Muriel Wolfer. He later married his ...

EAST PEORIA ~ Susan Hinton Woody, age 64, of East Peoria, Illinois, unexpectedly entered eternal rest on July 25, 2026. She was a well-regarded mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, throughout her ...

MORTON ~ Richard A. Maddox, 71, passed away at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at Arcadia Care in Morton. He was born April 18, 1955. There will be no services at this time. Cremation has be...

PEKIN~ Ruth Louise York, 96, of Pekin, IL passed away at 12:20 p.m. on July 28, 2026 at Carle Health Pekin Hospital. Ruth was born November 30, 1929 to Cyrus and Ethel Cook. She married Edwin McKenzi...

Clarence Wendell Hinesley, 93, of Pekin, Illinois, passed away at 8:39 p.m. Monday, July 27, 2026, at Pekin Manor. He was born September 8, 1932, in Rushing, Arkansas to Clarence A. and Winnie P. (Ru...

PEKIN ~ Robert Keith Ford, 83, of Pekin, passed away at 9:36 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2026 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born May 30, 1943 in Benton County, Arkansas to Robert C. and Do...

PEKIN ~ Sandra Kay Coffrin Gipson, 83, of Chatham, passed away at 2:55 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2026 at Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin. She was formerly of Pekin. Born March 24, 1943 in Peoria to Charle...

PEKIN ~ Constance Sue “Connie” Hoffert, 78, of Pekin, passed away at 11:32 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at her home. Born May 19, 1948 in Peoria to Thomas and Bertie (White) Sutton, she married Larry ...

MACKINAW ~ Patricia Irene “Pat” Goodall, 82, a longtime resident of Mackinaw, passed away at 4:20 p.m. Saturday, July 18, 2026 at the Arc at Chillicothe. Pat moved to Mackinaw in 1964. Born December ...

GLASFORD ~ Irma Margaret Uphoff, 94, of Peoria, formerly of Glasford, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. She was born on January 9, 1932 in rural Han...

BARTONVILLE ~ Larry Lee Emerick, 70, of Bartonville, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2026 at Timbercreek Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Pekin, Illinois. Larry was born on October ...

PEKIN ~ Donald Joseph Mucciante, 82, of Pekin, passed away at 4:32 a.m. Friday, July 17, 2026 at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Born February 8, 1944 in Pekin to Arthur J. and Louise G. ...

PEKIN ~ Prebble Ann LaDage, 84, of Pekin, died Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at the Villas of Holly Brook in Pekin. She was formerly of Vancouver, Washington. Born August 17, 1941 in Moline, she was the ...

TREMONT ~ Rebecca Sue Lusher, 73, of Tremont, passed away at 10:52 a.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Born November 12, 1952 in Bloomington to Hershel G. Jo...