Remembering those we’ve loved and lost October 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
ACarol L. Allicks, 82 Princeton, IL
May 27, 1942November 16, 2024 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Cynthia A. Arbisi, 78 La Salle, IL
August 28, 1946October 23, 2024
Kenneth Arjes, 75 Mendota, IL
August 8, 1949October 3, 2024
Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Obituary & Remembrance Tribute Feature
During a family’s time of sorrow, we want to reflect on the lives of those who have recently passed. The NewsTribune and newstrib.com offer a special quarterly feature to commemorate and honor those we have lost.
This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in October, November and December 2024.
Look for the next Tributes Edition on April 19, 2025.
BDerek Baird, 44
Spring Valley, IL
May 4, 1980 -
October 24, 2024
Cora Belle Bertalot, 92 Evensville, IL
Catherine Louise Bangert, 77 Peru, IL
October 6, 1947November 27, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Michael L. “Coach” Beard, 79 Peru, IL
November 28, 1944November 8, 2024
Shields Funeral Chapel
Emil A. Bertalot, 91 Spring Valley, IL
February 26, 1933December 22, 2024
Randy G. Borio, 67 Peru, IL
April 17, 1957December 7, 2024
Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home, LaSalle
Charles “Chuck” Botts, 98 Earlville, IL
September 24, 1926September 25, 2024
Hanley-TurnerEighner Funeral Home
Louisa “Louise” Bezely, 92 Spring Valley, IL
June 19, 1932October 29, 2024
Nancy Bierbom, 88 Ottawa, IL
December 21, 1935November 10, 2024
Marjorie Bradley, 78 Peru, IL
April 26, 1946November 9, 2024
Jan Morel Armstrong, 78 San Jose, CA
July 29, 1946August 26, 2024
Sandra Lange Bellinger, 74 Olympia, WA
February 25, 1950August 28, 2024
Kevin Biers, 51 Mendota, IL
February 3, 1973December 13, 2024
Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Capt. Albert A. Brady, 57 Spring Valley, IL
November 10, 1966October 26, 2024
Walter E. Breipohl, 71 Ottawa, IL
March 24, 1953December 26, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home
Keith Paul Bretag, 95 Ottawa, IL
August 1, 1929December 20, 2024
Beverly A. Bromenschenkel, 85 Mendota, IL
June 20, 1939October 31, 2024 Wasmer Funeral Home
Edgar Browder, 80 Mendota, IL
August 23, 1944December 26, 2024
Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Edward “Ed” J. Bruski Jr., 84 LaSalle, IL
September 3, 1940December 12, 2024
Robert Brutcher, 76 Princeton, IL
May 13, 1948October 17, 2024 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Jason Bryant, 52 Princeton, IL
July 27, 1972October 5, 2024
CEmma Lou Cawley, 76 Ottawa, IL
August 6, 1948December 26, 2024 Ottawa Funeral Home
Margaret I. “Marge” Christmann, 77 Mendota, IL
January 23, 1947December 19, 2024 Wasmer Funeral Home
Loren Cook, 75 Princeton, IL
February 26, 1949September 21, 2024 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Patrick Brendan Corrigan, 52 Peru, IL
August 10, 1972October 21, 2024
Sister Therese Celine Craven, 89 Valley City, ND
January 11, 1935October 24, 2024
Melinda (Cody) Croisant Rockton, IL
November 3, 2024
Alice Lucille Dunne, 100 Peru, IL
March 31, 1924September 28, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Robert George Dvorak, 89 Ottawa, IL
April 30, 1935December 21, 2024
GECindy Jo Gallup, 55 Oglesby, IL
March 22, 1969November 10, 2024
Marilynn C. Cullen, 87 Peru, IL
April 28, 1937November 1, 2024
Wesley “Bob” R. Eiten, 70 Troy Grove, IL
October 4, 1954 -
October 24, 2024
Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
DFJanis Davito, 72 Spring Valley, IL
January 21, 1952October 17, 2024
Gerald Dennis Sr., 85 Princeton, IL
December 17, 1938October 27, 2024
Deborah Dee Derango, 69 Peru, IL
February 5, 1955November 6, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Darlene Dowding, 95 DePue, IL
June 30, 1929December 23, 2024
Kathryn “Kathy” Dungan, 66 Elmhurst, IL
August 21, 1958December 25, 2024
Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
James R. Fahs, 91 Van Orin, IL
March 27, 1933November 10, 2024
Betty Faletti, 92
Spring Valley, IL
January 4, 1932December 9, 2024
James “Jabo” Farmer, 75 LaSalle, IL
February 27, 1949December 26, 2024
Diane M. Foltynewicz, 83 Tonica, IL
March 15, 1941November 4, 2024
Karen L. Foss, 66 Peru, IL
February 27, 1958November 30, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Linda Foster, 67 Seatonville, IL
September 30, 1957November 29, 2024
Ruth M. Gehm, 105 Peru, IL
August 13, 1919November 10, 2024
Gary L. Glynn, 65 Lasalle, IL
November 19, 1958November 11, 2024
Daniel Edward Greenback, 77 Princeton, IL
February 7, 1947November 19, 2024 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
HTerrol D. Hall, 69 Peru, IL
September 11, 1955November 4, 2024
Dennis Paul Hamilton, 73 Utica, IL
December 14, 1950October 30, 2024
James C. “Jim” Hancock, 61 Lasalle, IL
September 9, 1963November 17, 2024
James R. Harmon, 92 DePue, IL
August 14, 1932December 12, 2024
Beau Ryan Harp, 50 Princeton, IL
December 13, 1973December 1, 2024
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Dale Hartwig, 93 Henry, IL
August 20, 1931December 3, 2024
Robert “Bob” William Hayward, Jr., 91 Princeton, IL
February 7, 1933October 25, 2024
Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Robert A. (Sonny) Henning, 89 Hennepin, IL
December 6, 1934December 2, 2024
Helmer Shields Funeral Home
Brian J. Hewitt, 53 Ladd, IL
January 13, 1971October 4, 2024
Grace M. Hiltabrand, 95 Helena, MT
November 11, 1928October 5, 2024
Mary L. Hodgson, 91 LaSalle, IL
February 9, 1933October 30, 2024
Kenneth Holland, 65 Mendota, IL
January 11, 1959October 19, 2024
Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Marlene J. (Halm) Hurr, 81 Peru, IL
October 26, 1943November 6, 2024
JLillian Jalley, 98 Peru, IL
July 8, 1926October 13, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
KRonald J. Karun Sr., 78
Peru, IL
October 8, 1946November 2, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Stephen L. Klukaczynski, 90 La Salle, IL
September 22, 1934October 22, 2024 Ptak Funeral Home
Gregory L. Koncor, 80 Streator, IL
June 11, 1944October 10, 2024
Gerald “Jerry” Koster, 62 Streator, IL
September 14, 1962November 29, 2024
Lance Kovacs, 21 Goldsboro, NC
June 7, 2003September 24, 2024
Helmer - Shields Funeral Home
Francis “Frank” Ksiazak, 81 Peru, IL
February 19, 1943December 2, 2024
Wanda Kunz, 76 Mendota, IL
August 8, 1948November 14, 2024
Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
LLaura J. Lamps, 77
Sister Bay, WI
December 19, 1946October 1, 2024
Robert A. Lipka, 56 LaSalle, IL
December 3, 1968December 19, 2024
Marilyn L. Lange, 70 Dover, IL
October 5, 1954December 4, 2024
Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Mike Lauer, 90 Mendota, IL
November 21, 1934November 21, 2024
Wasmer Funeral Home
Leroy A. Lawless Jr., 89
Streator, IL
December 13, 1934October 4, 2024
Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
Dolores M. Leshewski, 97 LaSalle, IL
November 29, 1926October 30, 2024
Dr. Charles “Chuck” Lewis, 92 Mendota, IL
May 20, 1932November 14, 2024 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Melanie Gayle Lewis-Rod, 67 Chicago, IL
August 6, 1957September 20, 2024
Ronald Lilja, 82 Mendota, IL
January 15, 1942October 30, 2024
Hazel June Linne, 102 Troy Grove, IL
June 16, 1922December 13, 2024
Joseph Lukosus, 81 Spring Valley, IL
March 18, 1943November 28, 2024
Brenda C. Lutes, 75 Peoria, IL
July 24, 1949December 14, 2024
MPhillip J. “Meats” Maggio Jr., 91 Dalzell, IL
June 22, 1933October 3, 2024
Lucille Mahar, 86 Cedar Point, IL
May 21, 1938December 25, 2024
Shields Funeral Chapel
Patricia Marini, 82 Lasalle, IL
August 14, 1942October 3, 2024
Cleo Anna Markley, 78 Princeton, IL
February 23, 1946October 8, 2024 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Lynn Matheis, 70 Mendota, IL
October 22, 1954December 23, 2024
Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Russell N. McKee, 54 Peru, IL
January 4, 1970October 9, 2024
Darlene Meisel, 99 Mendota, IL
April 1, 1925November 27, 2024
Leah J. Mini, 99 Peru, IL
March 27, 1925December 6, 2024 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Ronald Misjak, 82 West Chicago, IL
October 17, 1942December 8, 2024
Lois Jane Montgomery, 83 Princeton, IL
April 19, 1941December 13, 2024
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Beverly Moore, 84 Malden, IL
January 17, 1940December 26, 2024
Ruth H. Nauman, 87 Peru, IL
March 7, 1937December 22, 2024
Paul R. Pescetto, 84 Lasalle, IL
June 9, 1940October 11, 2024
JoAnn “Dody” Rooney, 90 Cherry, IL
June 1, 1934November 25, 2024
David M. Neill, 78 Peru, IL
May 26, 1946November 2, 2024 Ptak Funeral Home
Eloise Nekrosius, 81 LaSalle, IL
August 28, 1943December 24, 2024
Jeffrey Peterson, 63 Spring Valley, IL
April 12, 1961November 13, 2024
Harold A. Pettit Jr., 86 Spring Valley, IL
April 28, 1938November 18, 2024
Brian “Bird” Morris, 67 Cape Girardeau, MO
July 23, 1957December 3, 2024
Mark Morris, 62 Mendota, IL
August 29, 1962October 18, 2024
Suzanne Marie Nevicosi, 68 Henderson, NV
May 24, 1956November 15, 2024
Joanne E. Nordie, 90 Spring Valley, IL
April 21, 1934October 20, 2024
Rodney J. Pietrowski, 69 La Salle, IL
June 1, 1955November 1, 2024 Ptak Funeral Home
Lois Jean Pinter, 93 Princeton, IL
June 9, 1931October 24, 2024 Fiocchi-Jensen Funeral Home
OKeith Olson, 94 Walnut, IL
September 20, 1930September 29, 2024
Charles “Chuck” R. Pressel, 78 Princeton, IL
September 14, 1946December 14, 2024 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Dixie Lee Price, 85 Wyanet, IL
September 28, 1939December 3, 2024 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
PJosephine (Rosolia)
“Josie” Mrowicki, 101 Peru, IL
November 29, 1922October 20, 2024
Michael S. Mustered, 56 Peru, IL
September 15, 1968December 25, 2024
Dorothy Parnell, 94 Spring Valley, IL
April 24, 1930October 17, 2024
James “Dago” Pattelli, 72 Peru, IL
September 18, 1952November 11, 2024
RJudith Ann Rapp, 82 Mendota, IL
October 7, 1942October 25, 2024 Wasmer Funeral Home
Fr. Donald F. Rauscher Milwaukee, IL October 8, 2024
Gladys Rowley, 92 Princeton, IL
May 21, 1932October 25, 2024 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
SJocelyn Salazar, 27 DePue, IL
November 12, 1996October 29, 2024
Henry R. Sale, 91 Princeton, IL
September 30, 1933November 19, 2024
Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Virginia (Gini) Lou Sample, 87 Port Orchard, WA
February 28, 1937November 23, 2024
Larry M. Sampson, 67 Peru, IL
July 20, 1957October 18, 2024
Kenneth Saylor, 80 Mendota, IL
December 7, 1943October 22, 2024 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Brian Schallhorn, 50 Spring Valley, IL August 11, 1974November 23, 2024 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Harold L. “Hal” Schlesinger, 87 Mendota, IL
July 2, 1937December 10, 2024 Wasmer Funeral Home
Clifford and Janet Schmidt, 91 Mendota, IL
October 17, 1933November 2, 2024
Francis Henry Schmitt, 72 Peru, IL
March 29, 1952November 26, 2024 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
M. Ann Schmoeger, 81 Peru, IL
May 18, 1943November 25, 2024
John Schultz, 67 Spring Valley, IL
July 7, 1957December 27, 2024
Judy Schumacher, 77 LaRose, IL
May 3, 1947December 4, 2024 Lenz Memorial
Travis Seibech, 31 DePue, IL
November 4, 1993December 28, 2024
Daniel F. Sharpe, 72 LaSalle, IL
May 31, 1952October 6, 2024
Nedda Jane (Jefferson) Simon, 91 Princeton, IL
December 29, 1932October 1, 2024 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Roses Marie Simpson, 77 Peru, IL
October 21, 1947November 27, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
John P Smigel, 76
Boulder City, NV
March 19, 1948September 27, 2024
John Sheridan Smith, 85 Princeton, IL
April 2, 1939December 18, 2024
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Marylou Smith The Villages, FL
TRichard Taylor, 69
Princeton, IL
October 30, 1955November 1, 2024
Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Ronnie J. Tondi, 89 Peru, IL
May 26, 1935November 1, 2024
Helmer Shields Funeral Home
Nicholas “Nick” Wade, 45 DePue, IL
April 20, 1979December 23, 2024
Sherril Walburn Mendota, IL
April 12, 1939Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Rita Louise Sobkowiak, 87
Charlottesville, VA
February 5, 1937December 3, 2024
Sandra ‘Sandy’ Lea (Gisler) Starr, 78
Spring Valley, IL
March 1, 1946November 16, 2024
Darlene Stasiak, 81
Spring Valley, IL
May 19, 1943October 26, 2024
Patty Torman, 70 Paw Paw, IL
June 2, 1954 -
December 17, 2024
Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Kenneth “Kenny” Ray Towne, 90 Princeton, IL
March 8, 1934November 16, 2024 Fiocchi Funeral Home
VRobert
Van Drimmelen, 74 Utica, IL
March 14, 1950December 22, 2024 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
David L. Waldron, 78 Earlville, IL
February 21, 1946December 3, 2024
Hanley-TurnerEighner
Donald D. Walker, 97 LaSalle, IL
February 19, 1927October 27, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Patrick Walker, 74 Ottawa, IL
August 20, 1950December 24, 2024 Ottawa Funeral Home
John Steele, 77 DePue, IL
February 10, 1947December 12, 2024
Marilona “Susie” Stoutner, 78 Peru, IL
April 23, 1946October 26, 2024
Gloria Stremlau, 94 Mendota, IL
October 16, 1930December 26, 2024
Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Michael M. Vasquez Peru, IL
Norbert Weber, 89 Mendota, IL
August 12, 1935December 17, 2024 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
William J. Vlastnik, 94 Peru, IL
April 27, 1930November 3, 2024
Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
WJulia Wade, 76 Mendota, IL
February 28, 1948December 21, 2024
Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Kenneth “Ken” Wenzel, 85 Peru, IL
April 30, 1939October 23, 2024
Audrey M. West, 95 Ottawa, IL
January 16, 1929November 14, 2024
Shields Funeral Chapel
Floyd D. Wilson, 77 Sublette, IL
February 10, 1947November 30, 2024
Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
William C. Wyatt, 75 Wenona, IL
December 4, 1948October 8, 2024
Nicholas “Nick” Wylepski, 73 LaSalle, IL
January 15, 1951October 2, 2024
YJohn Sebastian Yerly, 78 Dekalb, IL
February 18, 1946December 1, 2024
Anderson Funeral Home
Shirley Faye Yunker, 88 Rutland, IL
October 7, 1936November 20, 2024
ZLeona Zaloudek, 89 Spring Valley, IL
April 3, 1935November 20, 2024
Eleanor Zimmerlein, 99 La Moille, IL
March 28, 1925October 21, 2024
Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
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