Obituary Listings
Dorene C. Boone
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87
7/2/1922
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7/2/2009
Watseka, Ill.
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Dorene C. Boone, 87, of Watseka, formerly of Martinton, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2009, at Watseka Healthcare Center.
She was born Sunday, July 2, 1922, in St. George, to Lawrence and Nelda Bouchard Provost.
April 19, 1941, she married Lloyd C. Boone in St. George; he survives in Watseka.
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Dorothy R. "Dottie" Martin-Alvarado
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53
5/6/1956
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6/25/2009
Watseka, Ill.
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Dorothy R. “Dottie” Martin-Alvarado, 53, of Watseka, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2009, at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka.
She was born Sunday, May 6, 1956, in Watseka, the daughter of James and Josie Swartz Martin, Sr.
Ms. Martin-Alvarado was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting, knitting, and travel
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Marilyn D. Berry
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74
12/29/2009
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6/24/2009
Iroquois, Ill.
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Marilyn D. Berry, 74, of Iroquois, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at Iroquois Memorial Resident Home in Watseka.
She was born Tuesday, December 29, 1934, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Ralph and Bernice Appleget Cline.
She married Glenn Berry on June 6, 1952, in Indianapolis; he survives in Iroquois.
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Calvin E. Sears
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82
8/17/1926
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6/20/2009
Watseka, Ill.
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Calvin E. Sears, 82, of Watseka, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2009, at VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville.
He was born Tuesday, August 17, 1926, in Oregon, Ill., to Stanley and Olive Coe Sears.
Mr. Sears served in the United States Army from January 3, 1951 until October 3, 1952, during the Korean C
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Dennis Lee Salmon
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67
2/10/1942
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6/20/2009
Boulder, Col.
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Dennis Lee Salmon, 67, of Boulder, Col., formerly of Milford, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2009, in Boulder, Col.
He was born Tuesday, February 10, 1942, in Watseka, to Vernon and Amanda Schroeder Salmon; his mother survives in Woodworth.
Mr. Salmon graduated and was confirmed from St. Paul’s Lutheran Gra
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Kyleigh Jean "Lei Lei" Parsons
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70 days
4/11/2009
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6/20/2009
Watseka, Ill.
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Kyleigh Jean “Lei Lei” Parsons of Watseka passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2009, at St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
She was born Saturday, April 11, 2009, in Watseka, to Aaron Parsons and Mindi L. Paro; they survive in Watseka.
Also surviving Kyleigh are maternal grandparents, Peggy Paro of Watseka an
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Lowell Dean Schmidt
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71
1/20/1938
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6/20/2009
Watseka, Ill.
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Lowell Dean Schmidt, 71, of Watseka, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2009, at his home.
He was born in Watseka on Thursday, January 20, 1938, the son of Ralph and Velma Freidinger Schmidt.
Mr. Schmidt attended Watseka Public Schools and graduated in 1956. In 1960, he received his degree in Business Ad
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Seth Theodore Borgers
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0
6/14/2009
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6/14/2009
Woodworth, Ill
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Seth Theodore Borgers, infant son of Jon E. and Holly Mann Borgers of Woodworht, passed at birth on Sunday, June 14, 2009, at Home Hospital in Lafayette, Ind.
He is survived by his two brothers Nathaniel and Carter Borgers at home; paternal grandparents, Erich and Karen Borgers of Woodworth; maternal grandparen
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Ralph Walter Elsey
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62
4/12/1947
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6/6/2009
Sheldon, Ill.
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Ralph Walter Elsey, 62, of Sheldon, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2009, at his home.
He was born Saturday, April 12, 1947, to Roy Willis and Eunice Evelyn Herms Elsey.
Mr. Elsey served in the United States Air Force in Korea.
He worked as a handyman and enjoyed fishing.
Surviving Mr. Elsey are one s
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Marion L. Hillary
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78
8/15/1930
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6/4/2009
Watseka, Ill.
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Marion L. Hillary, 78, of Watseka, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Watseka Healthcare Center in Watseka.
Mr. Hillary was born Friday, August 15, 1930, in Loda, to Amos and Bess Schmink Hillary.
On February 6, 1954, he married the former Carolyn Grant in Aroma Park; she survives in Watseka.
Mr. Hill
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Mabel E. "Midge" Bitzel
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82
10/28/1926
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6/1/2009
Crescent City, Ill.
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Mabel E. “Midge” Bitzel, 82, of Crescent City, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2009, at her home.
She was born Thursday, October 28, 1926, in Watseka, to Bud T. and Effie Tincher Hoover.
She married Perry Bitzel on June 8, 1957, in Kentland, Ind.; he survives in Crescent City.
Mrs. Bitzel worked as a waitr
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Jean Miner
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90
5/28/1918
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5/26/2009
Watseka, Ill.
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Jean Miner, 90, of rural Watseka passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Iroquois Memorial Hospital after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Loving sister, wife, mother, aunt, and friend, Mrs. Miner went home to be with Jesus and her late husband, Harold.
Mrs. Miner was born Tuesday, May 28, 1918, in Col
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John Edward "Eddie" Rice
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91
4/27/1918
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5/23/2009
Watseka, Ill.
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John Edward “Eddie” Rice, 91, of Watseka, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Watseka Health Care Center in Watseka.
He was born Saturday, April 27, 1918, in Stockland Township, to John Edward and Addie Royse Rice.
Mr. Rice served in the United States Army during World War II where he received a purple
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Melvin L. Baker
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90
10/27/1918
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5/21/2009
Watseka, Ill.
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Melvin L. Baker, 90, of Watseka, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2009, at Watseka Health Care Center in Watseka.
He was born Sunday, October 27, 1918, in Luttesville, Missouri, to William and Laura E. Clifton Baker.
Mr. Baker served in the United States Army during World War II as a tank gunner.
He married
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Loretta M. Aliotta
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73
8/20/1935
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5/17/2009
Watseka, Ill.
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Loretta May Aliotta, 73, of Watseka, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2009, at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka.
She was born Tuesday, August 20, 1935, in Onarga, to James and Laura Brumley Hanner.
She was formerly married to Lynn D. Just; he passed June 10, 1987. She later married Joseph A. Aliotta in Carp
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Robert L. "Bob" Walker
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53
2/15/1956
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5/13/2009
Watseka, Ill.
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Robert L. “Bob” Walker, 53, of Watseka, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka.
He was born Wednesday, February 15, 1956, in Rockford, to Davy and Margot Bellars Walker; they survive in Watseka.
On September 15, 1972, Mr. Walker married the former Charlene Barrett in Wa
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Clara M. Runck
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97
8/3/1911
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4/27/2009
Sheldon, Ill.
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Clara W. Runck, 97, of Sheldon, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2009, at Watseka Rehab and Healthcare Center in Watseka.
She was born Thursday, August 3, 1911, in Schwer, to John and Kathrine Mahlstedt Eilers.
On June 20, 1934, she married Verlin L. Runck in Schwer; he passed October 19, 1989.
Mrs. Runck
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Marie E. Easter
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90
9/16/1918
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4/26/2009
Kankakee, Ill.
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Marie E. Easter, 90, of Kankakee, formerly of Iroquois, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2009, at her home.
She was born Monday, September 16, 1918, in Newry, N. Ireland, to Bernard and Bridgid Conley O’Hare.
May 18, 1950, she married Orval Easter in Illinois; he passed away June 16, 2001.
Mrs. Easter was a
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Stanley R. Minard
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45
6/26/1963
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4/25/2009
Findlay, Ill
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Stanley R. Minard, 45, of Findlay, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009, at his home.
He was born Wednesday, June 26, 1963, in Watseka, the son of Rhoda Young Minard and the late Cecil Minard.
Mr. Minard served in the United States Army. He was an outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt.
Surviving are his
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Eddie L. Dene
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51
6/22/1957
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4/23/2009
Watseka, Ill.
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Eddie L. Dene, 51, of Watseka, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana.
He was born Saturday, June 22, 1957, in South Bend, Ind., to Wilma Payne Moore.
In 2004, married the former Pat Ealy in Watseka; she survives in Watseka.
Mr. Dene was a shipping manager who e
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Paul G. Trudeau
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85
3/3/1924
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4/20/2009
Watseka, Ill.
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Paul G. Trudeau, 85, of Watseka, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2009, at Iroquois Memorial Resident Home in Watseka.
He was born Monday, March 3, 1924, in Chebanse Township, to George William and Rosa Felicity Ducat Trudeau.
Mr. Trudeau married the former Donna Saxton at St. Edmund Catholic Church in Watse
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Margie M. Riley
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65
6/20/1943
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4/13/2009
Milford, Ill.
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Margie M. Riley, 65, of Milford and formerly of Martinton, passed away Monday, April 13, 2009, at her home in Milford.
She was born Sunday, June 20, 1943, in L’Erable to Ernest and Mary Ponton Floriant.
June 8, 1963, she married Kenneth W. Riley in St. Anne; he survives in Milford.
Mrs. Riley was a factor
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