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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 2023.
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Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
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A Richard H. Abell, Sr., 88
Tiskilwa, IL February 23, 1935 October 3, 2023 Fiocchi-Jensen Funeral Home
Elizabeth Anderson, 70
James W. Arrington, 84
Maryanne Bergandi, 92
Dale Billhorn, 91
Clarence Richard Bergfeld, 86
John Alfred Biswell, 80
Antoinette S. Berta, 97
Carolyn Bowers, 80 Princeton, IL September 27, 1943 October 16, 2023 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Peru, IL December 27, 1921 December 16, 2023
Michael Stanley Bettasso, 75
Michael F. Boyd, 52
Brandee L. Barroso, 45
Judith Therese Bichl, 85
Lincoln, IL November 2, 1939 December 20, 2023 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home
B LaSalle, IL September 20, 1949 November 6, 2023
Michael Andreoni, 64
Melvin B. Baima, 101
Deb Arjes, 70 Earlville, IL September 25, 1953 October 23, 2023 Torman Funeral Home
Sun City, IL May 18, 1937 November 20, 2023
LaMoille, IL June 28, 1932 November 27, 2023 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Monticello, IL April 23, 1943 November 16, 2023
Sharon Bacidore, 74
Princeton, IL August 3, 1953 October 23, 2023 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Spring Valley, IL June 27, 1959 November 24, 2023
New Albany, IN May 14, 1931 November 27, 2023
Ladd, IL June 28, 1926 October 20, 2023
Peru, IL August 27, 1978 October 20, 2023
Princeton, IL March 28, 1948 October 16, 2023
La Salle, IL September 24, 1938 December 9, 2023 Ptak Funeral Home
Peoria, IL June 15, 1971 November 19, 2023 Dysart - Cofoid Funeral Chapel
Robert Alan Boyer, 86
Peoria, IL April 16, 1937 October 15, 2023
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See full obituary at newstrib.com/obituaries John W. Brouwer, 68
Hennepin, IL August 20, 1955 November 10, 2023
Austin M. Brown, 35
Joseph M. “Joe” Clancy, 85
Dorothy Dippel, 98
Leonard Edgcomb, 87
Peru, IL October 18, 1938 October 31, 2023 Ptak Funeral Home
Peru, IL May 15, 1925 November 1, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Patricia Herlihy Clark, 80
Dr. Joseph H. Donahue, 74
Janice Smith Edgerley, 99
Utica, IL May 19, 1936 November 29, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Hennepin, IL August 14, 1988 October 31, 2023 Dysart - Cofoid Funeral Chapel
New Berlin, WI October 18, 1942 October 1, 2023
Peru, IL January 25, 1949 December 29, 2023
Reno, NV August 13, 1924 August 19, 2023
Melanie Anne Bryan, 65
Angela Colby-Miller, 58
Jill Downie, 60 Spring Valley, IL December 13, 1962 December 1, 2023
Dr. Jeffrey Scott Edwards, 67
Bryan J. Doyle, 76
Jean Eich, 63
La Salle, IL September 22, 1958 October 29, 2023
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Bertie Callison, 99 Henry, IL December 19, 1923 October 17, 2023 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Kathryn Yvonne Carr, 77
Mendota, IL March 28, 1946 October 8, 2023
Mary M. Chinn MD, 71 Mendota, IL November 15, 1951 November 12, 2023 Wasmer Funeral Home
Marian Jean Cichy, 79 Peru, IL January 28, 1944 October 23, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
John G. Cimei, 72 McNabb, IL May 22, 1951 November 25, 2023
Robert J. Cirone, 85
Peru, IL January 29, 1938 December 24, 2023
Littleton, CO February 24, 1965 October 29, 2023
Jeremiah J. “Jerry” Coonen, 91
Mendota, IL January 19, 1932 September 26, 2023 Wasmer Funeral Home
Katherine Fay Cox, 84
Oglesby, IL March 15, 1947 October 20, 2023
Appleton, WI February 27, 1956 September 19, 2023
LaMoille, IL February 8, 1960 October 23, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Peru, IL February 13, 1939 November 18, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Grand Ridge, IL May 3, 1938 October 4, 2023 Grand Ridge Funeral Home
William A. Durdan, 85
David Erwin, 61 Mendota, IL March 12, 1962 September 30, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Roger Cruse, 88 Rock Falls, IL August 30, 1935 October 13, 2023 McDonald Funeral Home
Linda L. Dzierzynski, 77
Peru, IL December 16, 1945 November 28, 2023
Luis C. Escatel, 87 Mendota, IL January 10, 1936 December 6, 2023 Wasmer Funeral Home
Robert Dzierzynski, 91
Denise M. Etscheid Sabotta, 98
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Gary G. Dahl, 82
Peru, IL December 5, 1940 October 1, 2023
David Davis, 86 Magnolia, IL September 10, 1937 November 14, 2023
Raymond DeVault
Mendota, IL Merritt Funeral Home
Spring Valley, IL June 16, 1932 October 11, 2023
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Dale Henry Ebener, 75 Broken Arrow, OK April 14, 1948 November 2, 2023
Carol C. Edgcomb, 87
Kent, WA December 15, 1935 November 23, 2023
LaSalle, IL December 26, 1924 December 1, 2023
Marianne Etzbach, 91
Mendota, IL December 3, 1931 September 29, 2023 Wasmer Funeral Home
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Geraldine Ferrari, 90 Peru, IL August 1, 1933 November 3, 2023 Shields Funeral Chapel
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Eileen Fesco, 66 Ottawa, IL March 27, 1957 October 28, 2023
Betty Ann Gard, 88 Mendota, IL August 23, 1935 October 21, 2023 Wasmer Funeral Home
Elaine A. Hallett, 86
Patricia E. (Young) Finley, 84
Justin R. Gerdovich, 40
Fern Caroline Hallett, 97
Ottawa, IL October 7, 1939 October 15, 2023
Rockford, IL January 3, 1983 December 22, 2023 Shields Funeral Chapel
Michael “Shakey” Douglas Fletcher, 70
Pearl M. Giacobazzi, 89
Ladd, IL August 16, 1953 November 30, 2023 Fiocchi Funeral Home
Kenalene Allyn Forbeck, 73
Peru, IL June 20, 1950 October 22, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Peru, IL March 14, 1934 October 15, 2023
Don Gooden, 89
Mendota, IL March 12, 1934 October 18, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Sharon L. Freeman, 68
Alice Rose Gorman
Michael Frizol, 70
Terry D. Graff, 81
Lostant, IL August 12, 1955 October 19, 2023
LaSalle, IL March 7, 1953 November 16, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Betty Fry, 100 Mendota, IL November 28, 1923 December 8, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Linda Jo Fusinetti, 72
Peru, IL December 8, 1950 November 16, 2023
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Mary Jane Garber, 86 Peru, IL May 17, 1937 November 22, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
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Utica, IL July 19, 1937 October 8, 2023
Peru, IL December 27, 1925 November 29, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Wendy Lee Hancock, 72
Peoria, IL February 9, 1951 December 7, 2023 Shields Funeral Chapel
Ella Maxine Harper, 73
Red Wing, MN February 12, 1950 November 3, 2023
Tale Harrison, 85
Paul Harvey, 55
LaMoille, IL December 28, 1967 November 23, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Thomas G. Harzheim, 75
Peru, IL February 21, 1948 September 29, 2023
Lois Ruth Guthrie, 94 Peru, IL October 18, 1928 October 17, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
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Rita M. Haefner, 96 West Brooklyn, IL July 7, 1927 October 18, 2023 Wasmer Funeral Home
Michael Ray Hooper, 57
Mark, IL July 22, 1966 November 11, 2023
Lois Sophie Humpage, 93
Peru, IL March 24, 1930 November 4, 2023 Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home, LaSalle Tonica, IL March 10, 1962 October 2, 2023
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Russell A. Greene, 81
Peru, IL March 6, 1942 November 24, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Betty Hodge, 91 Princeton, IL October 13, 1932 November 25, 2023 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Jeffrey E. Hylin, 61 DePue, IL November 29, 1937 November 15, 2023
Rockford, IL December 4, 1941 November 30, 2023 Shields Funeral Chapel
William Hicks, 55 Princeton, IL September 21, 1968 December 15, 2023 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Leonard A. Heider, 83
Peoria, IL December 16, 1939 November 19, 2023
Edmund Herrmann, 88
Spring Valley, IL October 4, 1935 December 10, 2023
Leonard J. Inda, 95
LaSalle, IL October 26, 1928 November 11, 2023
Lynn Isaacson, 73 Princeton, IL January 12, 1950 December 9, 2023 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
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Lorraine Susan Johnson, 63
LaSalle, IL August 14, 1960 November 2, 2023 Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home, LaSalle
Marsha Jones, 73 Mendota, IL October 11, 1950 December 18, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
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Duane Kaiser, 75
Mendota, IL July 21, 1948 November 5, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Elizabeth “Betty” Kastello, 95
Edward Francis Klobucher, 78
Mary Ann Loebach, 86
Irene J. May, 89 Ladd, IL February 15, 1934 November 4, 2023
George Knafelc, 96
Tom Lovgren, 65 Arlington, IL August 2, 1958 October 16, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Mary Carolyn Doyle McCauley, 92
Mendota, IL October 3, 1945 October 18, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
La Salle, IL May 9, 1927 November 26, 2023
Dalzell, IL March 25, 1928 October 18, 2023
Cletus Koester, 90 Louise Gertrude Keutzer, 98
Arlington, IL January 20, 1925 November 15, 2023 Fiocchi Funeral Home
Edward “Bud” Kilday, 68
La Salle, IL September 1, 1955 October 9, 2023
Douglas James Kimber, 88
Hennepin, IL February 27, 1935 December 7, 2023 Helmer Shields Funeral Home
Sarijane G. King, 79
LaMoille, IL November 16, 1943 October 14, 2023
Thomas M. King, 61
LaSalle, IL February 2, 1933 October 16, 2023 Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home, LaSalle
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Darrell Lane, 83 Princeton, IL January 2, 1940 November 8, 2023 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Oglesby, IL October 1, 1937 October 31, 2023
Ronald Arthur Lucas, 40
LaSalle, IL June 13, 1983 December 6, 2023 Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home
John Lee Lundahl, 76
Merrimac, WI March 2, 1947 December 23, 2023 Hooverson Funeral Home
Brian Joseph Lyons, 62
Richard “Jim” J. Lannon, 89
Rockford, IL July 23, 1961 October 5, 2023
Daniel E. Lawler, 90
McNabb, IL July 4, 1947 October 18, 2023
La Salle, IL May 5, 1934 September 29, 2023
Lasalle, IL October 31, 1933 November 1, 2023
Pamela J. Lenz, 77
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Eleanor M. Manley, 89
Mt. Morris, IL September 7, 1946 December 18, 2023
Lyle A. Kirkman, 48 Peoria, IL December 1, 1975 December 25, 2023 Fiocchi Funeral Home
Charles Edward Link, 86
Robert “Bob” Marini, 90
Daniel J. Loebach, 73
Harold Maulfair, 67
Mendota, IL December 30, 1942 November 24, 2023
Donald Grayson McGuire Sr., 52 LaSalle, IL October 20, 1970 October 13, 2023
Mary Mills McKane, 89
Ladd, IL January 15, 1934 November 3, 2023
Walter Howard McLachlan, 88
Ottawa, IL August 25, 1935 November 10, 2023
Thomas E. Lyons, 76
Oglesby, IL November 6, 1962 November 20, 2023 Shields Funeral Chapel
Gerald ‘Jerry’ Klatt, 80
Princeton, IL September 7, 1931 December 15, 2023
Ballwin, MO November 11, 1937 November 19, 2023
La Salle, IL July 20, 1950 December 11, 2023
Utica, IL May 1, 1934 December 14, 2023
La Salle, IL May 31, 1933 October 12, 2023
Granville, IL July 1, 1956 December 2, 2023 Helmer-Shields Funeral Home
Ronald M. Meisel, 78 Peru, IL December 23, 1944 November 12, 2023 Ptak Funeral Home
Robert Paul Mellen Jr., 76
Peru, IL September 13, 1947 October 2, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Mary Ellen Meyer, 61
Rockford, IL March 8, 1962 December 21, 2023
Joy A. Minder, 89
Mendota, IL January 12, 1934 September 27, 2023 Wasmer Funeral Home
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Eldon Molln, 66
Ohio, IL June 10, 1957 November 13, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Todd Moore, 58
Mendota, IL February 8, 1965 November 9, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Corrine C. Morrissey, 95
Amboy, IL October 2, 1928 November 19, 2023 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Janet L. Ong, 90
Carol Stream, IL September 11, 1932 August 7, 2023
Lawrence Ott, 68
Cherry, IL October 23, 1955 October 31, 2023 Ottawa Funeral Home
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Gayle Pasieka, 93 Tonica, IL June 17, 1930 October 26, 2023
Robert J. Morse, 92 Henry, IL January 18, 1931 December 14, 2023
Nancy A. Pawlak, 88 LaSalle, IL October 16, 1934 October 14, 2023
Joan Vivian Moyle, 93 Henry, IL January 24, 1930 November 25, 2023 Shields Funeral Chapel
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Richard “Nick” Nekrosius, 83
Lasalle, IL June 17, 1940 December 12, 2023
Constance A. Novak, 80
Mendota, IL May 4, 1943 December 10, 2023 Wasmer Funeral Home
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Carol Ann Piwonski, 65
LaSalle, IL May 21, 1958 October 13, 2023 Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home
Frederick W. Pohl, 84 Sublette, IL May 28, 1939 October 21, 2023 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Robert A. Powers, 93
Ohio, IL May 13, 1930 December 5, 2023 Garland Funeral Homes, Walnut, IL
Arthur Preci, 68 Ottawa, IL March 26, 1955 December 6, 2023
Eileen Ann Riota, 89
Peru, IL January 28, 1934 December 10, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Jackie Robeza, 46 Spring Valley, IL January 24, 1977 December 1, 2023
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AyKuang Saepharn, 52
DePue, IL February 5, 1971 December 26, 2023 Fiocchi Funeral Home
James Schillinger, 87 Mendota, IL December 20, 1935 October 28, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Rose Ann Prey, 98 Felisitas “Fel” Perez, 96
DePue, IL March 5, 1927 December 3, 2023
Oglesby, IL October 4, 1925 November 27, 2023 Prey-Mueller Funeral Home
Celeste Schmitt, 95
Mendota, IL July 31, 1928 October 23, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Susan Pulliam, 52 Robert William Peterson, 68
Oglesby, IL August 7, 1955 November 21, 2023 Calvert & Johnson Memorial Home
Thomas Peterson, 76
Spring Valley, IL May 2, 1947 October 11, 2023
Mahomet, IL January 16, 1971 November 3, 2023
John Purvis, 63 Princeton, IL December 18, 1960 December 18, 2023 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
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Jerry Schneid, 83 Princeton, IL October 25, 1940 December 21, 2023 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments Mary Urbanowski Schulte, 95
Louisville, KY February 24, 1928 October 16, 2023
Suzanne E. Rich, 79
LaSalle, IL July 14, 1936 December 21, 2023 Mueller-Pagani Funeral Home
Marilyn Joyce Pinter, 92
Princeton, IL December 26, 1930 October 28, 2023 Fiocchi-Jensen Funeral Home
Gerald Scott, 87 Franklin, WI December 19, 1935 December 8, 2023
Grace Genevieve Oklesen, 101
Jeannette (Bozonelos) Piotroski, 88
Larry Rindal, 73 Spring Valley, IL November 10, 1949 October 12, 2023
Cynthia ‘Sindee’ Sever, 74
Edwina Sue Ocepeck, 87
Mendota, IL November 29, 1922 December 27, 2023
Peru, IL February 7, 1935 October 7, 2023
Mendota, IL October 5, 1944 October 17, 2023
McGregor, IA February 24, 1949 April 8, 2023
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See full obituary at newstrib.com/obituaries Gloria “Jean” Shafer, 74
Bernice Spanier, 89 Mendota, IL August 1, 1934 October 26, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Derek Sheaves, 43
Dr. James Allen Spelich, 82
Peoria, IL June 21, 1949 December 8, 2023 Dysart - Cofoid Funeral Chapel Mendota, IL December 30, 1979 October 19, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Donna Siebert, 79
Peru, IL December 21, 1943 October 29, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Darlene Siegman, 83
Peru, IL March 11, 1941 November 15, 2023
Sharron Spohn, 82 Princeton, IL November 5, 1940 October 11, 2023 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Mendota, IL April 10, 1930 December 4, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Anna W. Siembab, 102
David J. Strack, 40
Verne Siemers, 85
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Jonnie Talmon, 85 Princeton, IL August 6, 1938 November 19, 2023 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Leonore, IL June 13, 1983 October 11, 2023
David John Stuart, 74
Bloomington, IL September 16, 1941 December 22, 2023
Nancy Kathryn Trad, 88
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Edmond Braxton Thornton, 93 Ottawa, IL March 9, 1930 November 24, 2023
Rosemary Thorson, 60
Ronald J. Summers, 88
David Thorson, Jr.
La Salle, IL December 6, 1934 November 15, 2023
Maywood, IL
Shirley A. Soens, 83
Brian Swanson
Mendota, IL Merritt Funeral Home
Shirley Till, 96
Mendota, IL November 14, 1927 December 13, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
JoAnne Sondgeroth, 81
Douglas L. Swanson, 90
Neil Alan Tipton, 68
Peru, IL August 10, 1933 November 29, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home, Peru
Ottawa, IL October 10, 1950 November 9, 2023
David J. Thompson, 82
Donald J. Soens, 73
Mendota, IL January 23, 1942 November 22, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Opal Marie Tonielli, 73
Terry L. Turner, 81 Peoria, IL December 27, 1941 December 21, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home
Spring Valley, IL August 21, 1940 October 11, 2023
Spring Hill, TN December 25, 1948 October 12, 2023
Peoria, IL September 30, 1940 November 11, 2023
Carlinville, IL September 9, 1945 December 25, 2023 Mueller Funeral Home
San Diego, CA February 2, 1935 November 1, 2023
Oglesby, IL December 29, 1937 November 12, 2023 Prey-Mueller Funeral Home, Oglesby
LaSalle, IL October 26, 1949 October 4, 2023
John Paul Tomaska Jr., 78
James F. (Jim/ Skip) Taylor, 83
Mary Sterchi, 93
Magnolia, IL February 4, 1940 November 18, 2023 Dysart - Cofoid Funeral Chapel
Princeton, IL March 27, 1921 November 1, 2023
Elaine Swope, 92 Compton, IL June 20, 1931 December 16, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Ottawa, IL November 23, 1962 October 29, 2023
Peru, IL August 13, 1955 November 11, 2023
Lance Valle, 66
Ottawa, IL September 27, 1957 November 9, 2023
Gladys Vietz, 85
Mendota, IL March 22, 1938 December 16, 2023 Merritt Funeral Home
Anna Lee Vishnauski, 97
Mendota, IL December 12, 1925 November 19, 2023
Robert L. Volk, 80 Peru, IL June 5, 1943 December 4, 2023
Darryl Vysocky, 81
Spring Valley, IL February 5, 1942 October 15, 2023
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C CALVERT & METZLER MEMORIAL HOMES 1115 E. Washington St., Bloomington, IL 61701 309-828-2415 calvertmemorial.com/
D DYSART-COFOID FUNERAL CHAPEL 208 N. McCoy St., Granville, IL 61326 815-339-2231 dcfunerals.com
HURST FUNERAL HOME 650 5th St., LaSalle, IL 61301 815-223-0380 hurstfuneralhomes.com GLADFELTER FUNERAL HOME 1601 E. Norris Dr., Ottawa, IL 61350 815-433-0097 gladfelter-roetker.com
GRANT JOHNSON FUNERAL HOME 30 W. Mechanic St., Princeton, IL 61356 217 E. Main St., Bradford, IL 61421 815-699-7711 grant-johnsonfh.com
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HAGI & SCHULTZ 205 High St., Streator, IL 61364 815-672-2420 hagischultzfh.com
J JONES FUNERAL HOME 204 S. Ottawa, Dixon, IL 61021 815-288-2241 thejonesfh.com
M MCDONALD FUNERAL HOME 1601 16th Ave., Fulton, IL 61252 815-589-9992 mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com
O MERRITT FUNERAL HOME 800 Monroe St., Mendota, IL 61342 815-539-7211 merrittfh.com
OTTAWA FUNERAL HOME 1111 LaSalle St., Ottawa, IL 61350 815-433-0300 ottawafuneralhome.com OSBORNE FUNERAL HOME 135 E. Lincoln St., Seneca, IL 61360 815-357-6172 ottawafuneralhome.com
MUELLER FUNERAL HOME 800 First Ave., Ottawa, IL 61350 815-434-4433 MuellerFH.com MUELLER-PAGANI FUNERAL HOME 609 8th St La Salle, IL 61301 815-223-0096 MuellerFH.com
N NORBERG MEMORIAL HOME, INC. & MONUMENTS 701 E. Thompson St., Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-2425 norbergfh.com
P PTAK FUNERAL HOME 1026 4th St., Peru, IL 61354 815-223-0172 ptakfuneralhome.com
T TORMAN FUNERAL HOME 510 Flagg St., Paw Paw, IL 61353 815-627-3811 tormanfuneralhome.com
W WASMER FUNERAL HOME 2112 W. Main St., Mendota, IL 61342 815-539-8500 wasmerfuneralhome.com
S WINTERROWD-HAGI FUNERAL HOME 305 S. Park St., Streator, IL 61364 815-672-2703 winterrowdfh.com SHIELDS FUNERAL CHAPEL 213 E. Walnut St., Oglesby, IL 61348 815-883-8321 shieldsfuneralchapel.com
SOLON-TELFORD FUNERAL HOME 301 S. Park St., Streator, IL 61364 815-672-2320
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