Michael Henry Hequet, 73, of Jacksonville, died Saturday, September 3, 2011, at his residence. He was born Aug. 14, 1938, in Kankakee, the son of Lorraine Nourie Hequet Lewis. He married Diane Sims on March 27, 1978, in Macomb, and she survives. He is also survived by daughter Dawn (Jare)...
Elsie Porter, 88, of Oglesby, died July 27, at Manor Court in Peru. Mrs. Porter was born on July 21, 1926, in Oglesby, to Peter and Margarita (Passini) Garzanelli. She married Clyde “Percy” Porter on October 21, 1948 in Oglesby. He died on July 26, 2011. She owned and operated...
Francis “Bucko” Barsi, 91, of Ottawa died July 27, at his home. Frank was born on October 23, 1922 in Seneca, to Levio and Mae (O’Connor) Barsi. He attended St. Patrick School, Seneca High School, and Cook County Radiologic Technician Training in Chicago. He worked in the Seneca Shipyards building...
Lee David Groat, Sr., 81, of Brownsville, TX, and formerly of Meredosia, IL, died Oct. 28, 2009, at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville. He was born Mar. 1, 1928, in Springfield, IL, the son of Eugene and Eliza Powers Groat. He married Doris Zimmerman on June 7, 1946, and...
Helen C. Heavner Henley, 81 years, of Lakewood, WA and formerly of Jacksonville, IL died Monday, August 7, 2006 at her residence following a four month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in 1924 in Jacksonville, IL; the daughter of Margarite Bennet and Egbert Hunt. She married Robert Wayne...
Eleanor Hempel Hill, of rural Jacksonville, died January 20, 2018. She was born October 6, 1930, the daughter of Earl and Augusta Carlson Hempel. She was married to Jack Elliott, Urban S. Abel, and Edward Hill, all of whom preceded her in death. She is survived by a son, Jeffrey...
Joseph Lawrence Cardona, Jr. 68, of Oglesby, formerly of Chicago, passed away July 30, 2014 at Loyola Hospital in Maywood. Mr. Cardona was born on May 27, 1946 in Gary, IN to Joseph and Bernice (Peebles) Cardona. He retired as carpenter. He married Nancy A. Gutowski on February 11, 1967...
Carol Margaret (Schafer) Ott, 93, of Oglesby, passed away August 5, 2014 at Heritage Healthcare Center in LaSalle. Mrs. Ott was born September 5, 1920 in Tonica to Rudolph and Amelia (Zimmerman) Schafer. She married Harold W. Ott in February 22, 1947 in St. John’s Lutheran Church, Peru. Mrs. Ott...
Lorraine May (Hale) Unzicker, 92, of Peru, passed away July 31, 2014 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Mrs. Unzicker was born on October 7, 1921 in Oglesby to Leonard and Emily (Hancock) Hale. She married Otto Herman Unzicker on December 19, 1943 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in...
Charlene E. Hill, 78, of Ashland, IL and formerly of Baylis, IL died Friday, September 23, 2011 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. She was born June 9, 1933 in Meredosia, IL; the daughter of Charles and Nina Surratt Ferguson. She married Charles L. Hill Sr. on May 28,...
Anna M. (Applebee) Muir, 83, of Ottawa died August 5, 2014 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Anna was born on February 1, 1931 in Ottawa to Guy E. and Etta Mae (Fleetwood) Applebee. She married Alex Muir on March 24, 1954 at the Marseilles United Methodist Church....
Richard W. Garner, 85, of LaSalle, passed away August 8, 2014 at Banner Garden Hospice in Mesa, AZ. Mr. Garner was born September 28, 1928 in Peru to Glen and Elizabeth (Hackman) Garner. He married Darlene Clark on February 25, 1948 at St. Hyacinth’s Church, LaSalle. He was a third...
Alan E. Wallock, 66, of Oglesby, passed away August 9, 2014. Mr. Wallock was born on March 23, 1948 in LaSalle to George and Helen (Freidrick) Wallock. He married Linda Sodac on May 17, 1975 at St. Roch’s Church in LaSalle. He worked as a Machinist at Sunstrand/Danfoss in Peru...
Patricia Ann Fisher, 80, of Anderson, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, surrounded by her family and friends. She was born May 31, 1941, the daughter of Clifford and Mary Hammond in Indianapolis, IN. Pat graduated from St. Mary's Academy in 1959. After graduation, Pat married Stanley Floyd Fisher...
Ethel M. Hollister, 93, of Freeport died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport. Born September 4, 1917 in Kent, she was the daughter of Guy and Elsie (Backus) Alston. She and Ivan L. Hollister were united in marriage on May 10, 1941 he preceded her in death...
Frederick John Ridgley, 79, of Anderson, passed away on March 26, 2022, at Riverwalk Village. He was born on April 10, 1942, in Anderson, Indiana. Fredrick graduated from Anderson High School in 1960. Fred proudly served his country in the United States Navy stationed on the USS Leary Destroyer. He...
Eric J. Schueler, 44, of Ottawa died August 13, 2014 at the OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 18, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ottawa, with Rev. David Ufkes, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park....
He was born October 27, 1925 in Otterville, IL; the son of Gerald H. and Dora C. Kirchner Griffin. He married Leona E. Day on September 4, 1954 in Jacksonville and she preceded him in death on May 7, 2010. He is survived by a son, John A. Griffin (wife,...
Milton Anthony “Tony” Henkins, 75, of rural Jacksonville, IL died Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Jacksonville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jacksonville. He was born May 3, 1937 in Putnam, IL; the son of Everett and Martha Finch Henkins. He is survived by two children, Tony Russell Henkins and...
William L. “Buck” Schweigert, 87, formerly of Peru died August 14, 2014 at the Illinois Veteran’s Home in LaSalle, Illinois where he had resided since December of 2011. He fought a long, courageous battle with Dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease. Mr. Schweigert was born November 7, 1926 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in...
Mary Margaret (McGuire) Henkhaus, 97, of Jacksonville, IL died peacefully Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Heritage Health in Jacksonville. She was born January 5, 1924, in Carrollton, the daughter of Louis and Clara Cecilia Gress McGuire. She married Robert J. “Bob” Henkhaus on Oct. 6, 1951, at St. Mary’s Catholic...
Margaret Louise Hendricks, 87, of Jacksonville, died Monday, March 4, 2019, at Heritage Health in Jacksonville. She was born August 20, 1931, in Scott County, the daughter of Ralph Thomas and Josephine Isabelle Northrop Dunnagan. She married Harold Eugene Baird on February 10, 1951, and he preceded her in death...
Marilyn Jane Detroy Henderson, 97, of Jacksonville, IL passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020, at Heritage Health in Jacksonville, IL. She was born September 21, 1922, in Dexter, MO, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary Esther Tate Detroy. Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband of 37...
Glenn A. Herzberger, 90, of Bluff Springs, IL (and Virginia and Beardstown) died peacefully Monday, March 9, 2015, at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville. He was born January 10, 1925 in Beardstown, IL, the son of Audace and Anna (Glenn) Herzberger. He married Bettejane “Bj” Naumann on August 7, 1949,...
Charles Woodrow Boyd, 63, of Ottawa, died August 17, 2014 at the Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. A private family service will be held on a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Charles was born on April 14, 1951 in Nelsonville, Arkansas to...
Lois Eades Griffin, 73, of Jacksonville, died Jan. 24, 2010, at Barton W. Stone Home in Jacksonville. She was born Oct. 2, 1936, in Scottville, the daughter of Lee and Audy Ralston Eades. She was raised in Scottville, and also spent two years living with her family in Arizona. She...
Kenneth Lockridge, 56, of Pendleton, "A Paramount Theater Restorer" passed away on April 19, 2022, under the final care of Community Hospice after a three-year medical struggle. Ken was born on December 7, 1965, in Anderson to Herbert Kenneth Lockridge and Barbara Ann Barton who preceded him in passing. A...
Stephen Schulson, 72, of Chicago, died on August 18, 2014 at Wesley Place in Chicago. Stephen was born on December 18, 1941 in Chicago to Max and Lillian (Smith) Schulson. Stephen earned his B.A. from the University of Michigan and J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law. He married...
Paige Ann Warriner, 57, passed away on April 13, 2022, at the Indiana University Med. Center. She was born on April 29, 1964, in Anderson, Indiana. Paige graduated from Highland High School. She recently was a cast member for Universal Studios, Orlando, FL, and had been in hospital administration for...
Paul E. Hess, 86, of Jacksonville, IL died Saturday morning, August 1, 2009 at Barton W. Stone Home in Jacksonville. He was born May 27, 1923 in Concord, IL; the son of Louis and Clara Yeck Hess. He married Helen Goodpasture on October 29, 1944 and she survives. Paul and...