Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Tazewell County, Illinois

Kenneth R Williams

Kenneth R Williams

May 30, 2011

Kenneth R. Williams, 50, of Peoria passed away at 5:45am on Monday May 30, 2011 at Fondulac Rehab and Health Care Center in East Peoria. He was born on November 15, 1960 in Peoria the son of Galen and Janice Williams Williams. He married Karen Zastrow. He later married Julie Callahan on December 11, 1996 Peoria. Surviving is his...

Elizabeth B. Johnston

Elizabeth B. Johnston

May 18, 2011

Elizabeth B. Johnston, 77, of Peoria passed away at 9:13am Wednesday May 18, 2011 in the Emergency Room of OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born on May 14, 1934 in Des Moines, IA the daughter of Dwight and Margaret Lemley Brooke. She married Robert Johnston in Des Moines, IA. He passed away on January 13,...

Eugene R. Heller

Eugene R. Heller

May 16, 2011

Eugene R. Heller, 88, of Metamora passed away at 2:45 p.m. Monday May 16, 2011, at Proctor Hospital. He was born Dec 8, 1922, in Owensville, Mo, the son of John and Rose Heller. He married Alma M. Welten on June 20, 1942 in Steeleville, IL. Surviving are his four children, Donna (Mike) Thacker of Walnut, IL., Jerry (Rhonda)...

Joseph L Armstrong

Joseph L Armstrong

May 16, 2011

Joseph (Sonny) Armstrong, 79, of East Peoria passed away at 6:40pm Monday May 16, 2011 surrounded by his family. Joe was born on May 19th 1931 in Peoria the son of Verna Sampson. He was married to Sylvia "Josie" Walker for over fifty years. Surviving are daughters Candy (Glenn) Roberts, Rose Hills, Rhonda (Greg) Morris and Rochelle (Mike) Thompson...

Michelle Fenwick

Michelle Fenwick

Apr 30, 2011

WEST PEORIA...Michelle Ann Fenwick, 40, of West Peoria, died unexpectedly early Saturday, April 30, 2011 at her home. Michelle was born on January 9, 1971 in Bloomington to Leon Fenwick and Phyllis Reiff. Among those surviving is her fiancee, David Siewert; a daughter, Amanda Fenwick of Peoria; her mother, Phyllis Fulfer of Bloomington; her father, Leon Fenwick of Peoria;...

Doreen Baker

Doreen Baker

Apr 26, 2011

"One who plants a garden, plants happiness" -Chinese proverb Doreen Baker, 91, of Yorkshire, England, peacefully passed away at home on April 26, 2011 in Washington, IL. Doreen was born in Yorkshire, England to Charles and Elizabeth King on July 26, 1919. She married Frederick L. Baker on January 19, 1940 in Essex, England. She worked as a seamstress...

Terry A. Beam

Terry A. Beam

Apr 19, 2011

Terry A. Beam, 68, of Creve Coeur passed away on Tuesday April 19, 2011 at OSF St. Terry was born on June 20, 1942 in Peoria the son of Ralph D. and Katie M. Johnson Beam. He married Barbara J. Facker on July 25, 1970 in Creve Coeur. Surviving are Michelle (Ken) Barber and their children Cassidy Phillips, Erika...

Louella Greenwood

Louella Greenwood

Apr 14, 2011

Louella (Lou) Grace LaFollette Greenwood died on April 14, 2011 in Peoria, Illinois at the age of 87. She was born on September 23, 1923 in Athens Ohio and married Harlow Greenwood in 1947. They lived in Cleveland, Ohio for twenty years where they raised their three children Geoff, Harlow Jr. (Woody) and Gail. In 1968 the family moved...