Woodford County, Illinois Genealogy Trails Obituaries

Obituary Index

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A

Name

Death Date

Source

Rev. W. T. Adams May 24, 1882 Minonk Journal - June 3, 1882
Diedrich Carl Ahlers May 12, 1942 Metamora Herald - 15 May 1942
Ella Ahlers August 1958 Metamora Herald - 1 August 1958
Anna C. Ahlers May 1959 Metamora Herald - 14 May 1959
Louis D.Ahlers May 1931 Metamora Herald - 29 May 1931
Robert H. Ahlers March 1960 Metamora Herald - 24 March 1960
Raymond Aldrich February 16, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Feb. 22, 2007
Lola E. Walton Anliker Nov. 3, 2000 Peoria Journal Star, November 4, 2000
Matthew "Bunny" E. Anliker August 14, 2005 Peoria Journal Star, August 16, 2005
Carola R. Antone January 16, 2002 Woodford County Journal
Margaret Arahood July 9, 2003 Woodford County Journal
Lyle Armstrong January 12, 2007 Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill., Jan. 13, 2007
Douglas Arvin January 16, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Jan. 25, 2007

B

Name

Death Date

Source

Mrs. Ben Baker December 1902 The Washburn Leader - Dec. 11, 1902
Helen Louise Whitman Burrell Baker January 16, 2006 Pekin Daily Times - Jan. 17, 2006
Sarah Banta Unknown Minonk News - April 22, 1882
Hiram Barney March 14, 1902 Toluca Star
George E. Bell November 1916 Metamora Herald - November 15, 916
Roy C. Bell July 1966 Metamora Herald - July 21, 1966
Eugene Bennett 1942 Unknown newspaper clipping dated Mar 19, 1942
Arlene Blumenshine February 3, 2007 El Paso Journal - Feb. 14, 2007
Mary V. Blumenshine June 9, 2007 Pantagraph online, 11 June 2007
Henry Boston February 1960 Untitled newspaper clipping date 11 February 1960
Andrew Bradley October 20, 2006 Woodford Journal - Jan. 11, 2007
John Breese 1942 Unknown newspaper clipping dated July 2 & 3 ,1942
Lawrence Brenneman January 17, 2007 Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill., Jan. 19, 2007
John F. Broers, Jr. unknown Untitled, undated newspaper clipping
Rev. William Bruce September 22, 1881 Henry Republican
Harold Bumeter January 15, 2007 Pantagraph - Jan. 16, 2007

C

Name

Death Date

Source

Julie R. Calkins June 13, 1878 Unknown
Carrie Clark November 11, 1880 Henry Republican
Gretje Ludeman Clodius July 5, 1917 The Washington State Journal and Ritzville Times - July 12, 1917
Katherine Cook January 21, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Jan. 25, 2007
Mary Cordes December 8, 2006 Henry News Republican - Dec. 13, 2006
Adelaid Crawford June 1951 Metamora Herald - June 29, 1951
Harry G. Crawford July 9, 1929 Metamora Herald - July 12, 1929
Capt. Nellie Crout November 30 Untitled, undated newspaper clipping
Mrs. Persis Curtiss March 11, 1882 Minonk Dispatch - March 18, 1882

D

Name

Death Date

Source

Jennie May Danhof November 21, 1902 Washburn Leader
Asa Danforth November 29,  1890  The Daily Inter Ocean Dec. 1, 1890
Ophelia Davis April 1882 Minonk News - April 8, 1882
Rlene Davis November 8, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Prosper H. Davison September 25, 1903 Toluca Star
Francis E. DeLong November 13, 1903 Washburn Leader
Margerine E. "Marge" Decker July 9, 2006 Woodford County Journal
George Dent April 10, 1879 Henry Republican
Reinke De Freese, Sr. October/November 1933 Untitled newspaper clipping, hand dated 2 November 1933
George Daniel Dobleskey August 30, 1999 State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, September 1, 1999

E

Name

Death Date

Source

Christian B. Eden February 28, 1956 Metamora Herald 2 March 1956
Galt I. Eden April 2, 1963 Metamora Herald - 11 April 1963
John Engel, Sr. March 14, 1888 Minonk News - March 25, 1888
Mary Engel 1942 Unknown newspaper clipping dated June 26, 1942
Wallace C. Etcheson June 21, 2006  El Paso Journal
Visa Evans September 6, 1901 Toluca Star

F

Name

Death Date

Source

Clarence M. Falk November 7, 1991 Bloomington Pantagraph - Nov. 9, 1991
Norman Francis Falk July 21, 2007 Blooming Pantagraph - July 22, 2007
Robert Feeney January 16, 2007 Peoria Journal Star - Jan. 17, 2007
Lucille M. Feller November 8, 2004 Woodford County Journal
Wilbur Fisher September 6, 2006 Woodford County Journal
J. Lena Folkerts May 24, 2004 Woodford County Journal
Garrelt Folkers February 22, 1924 Metamora Herald - 29 Feb. 1924
Marie Foate September 11, 1903 Unknown
J. J. Ficken August 1942 Unknown newspaper clipping dated  August 7, 1942 (El Paso Journal?)

G

Name

Death Date

Source

Clyde Garrison February 19, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Feb. 22, 2007
Trientje Uphoff Gastman July, 1939 Unknown untitled newspaper clipping hand dated July 6, 1939
Harriet Emeline Perry Gebhardt  1942 Unknown untitled newspaper clipping 1942
Mary L. Seifert Gebhards  January 22, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Harold W. "Gebbie" Gebhards June 30, 2004 Woodford County Journal
Lawrence Francis "Larry" Gerdes September 4, 2006 Woodford County Journal
LaVerne Gerjets September 12, 1946 Washburn Leader
Emery Getz January 22, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Jan. 25, 2007
Donna Gibbs February 7, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Feb. 15, 2007
Hannah C. Grampp September 12, 2004 Woodford County Journal

H

Name

Death Date

Source

Peter Haas, Sr. unknown Undated newspaper clipping from the Bloomington Pantagraph
Florence Hammer February 18, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Feb. 22, 2007
Ann Hangartner February 18, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Feb. 22, 2007
Alfred G. "Al" Harms August 19, 2006 The Pantagraph - June 8, 2008
Arthur Harms May 15, 1974 Untitled, undated newspaper clipping
Edd Harms September 1959 Untitled newspaper clipping dated Sept 17, 1959
Eldon W. Harms June 19, 2004 The Pantagraph - Jun 21, 2004
Eric John Harms December 1941 Untitled newspaper clipping dated 18 December 1941
Frances [Frauke] Poppinga Harms January 13, 1953 Untitled newspaper clipping dated 15 January 1953
Harms M. Harms March 2, 1955 Untitled newspaper clipping dated 3 March 1955
Harm W. Harms July 1958 Untitled newspaper clipping dated 24 July 1958
John A. Harms April 1, 1952 Untitled newspaper clipping dated 3 April 1952
Lena Adams Harms October 1939 Untitled newspaper clipping dated 26 Oct 1939
Mathilda HINRICHS Harms April 8, 1952 Untitled newspaper clipping dated April 10, 1952
Maude Adele Schneider Harms July 1942 Untitled newspaper clipping dated 23 July 1942
Tjark R. Harms May 28, 1953 Untitled newspaper clipping dated 28 May 1953
Anna M. Hartter October 14, 1991 Peoria Journal Star - October 15, 1991
Agnes Hartzler January 20, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Jan. 25, 2007
Robert "Bob" Hartzler February 14, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Feb. 22, 2007
Virgil Reed Hattan November 17, 1993 Minonk News Dispatch?
Mrs. T. W. Hensley Unknown Washburn Leader
Helen Heppard January 17, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Jan. 25, 2007
Delores "Dee" Hickman December 29, 2003 Eagle Publication - January 9, 2004
Daniel Hollenback January 23, 1868 Marshall County Republican
Edwin Harris October 19, 1902 Minonk Register
Jacob Henry Hollenback March 7, 1907 Washburn Leader
Sophia T. Hollenback March 14, 1907 Washburn Leader
Ed Hodgson June 24, 1915 El Paso Journal
Tilton Howard March 25, 1878 The Inter Ocean March 27, 1878
Alta Mae Cannon Hubbell January 14, 1916 El Paso Journal - January 20, 1916
Magretha Hinrika Seggerman Huntling 1947 Untitled, undated newspaper clipping
Charles Hunzinger January 1977 (103y 9m @ time of death) Untitled, undated newspaper clipping.
Elof Hylin May 23, 2002 Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - May 24, 2002

I

Name

Death Date

Source

J. C. Irving February 19, 1927 Metamora Herald - Feb. 25, 1927

J

Names

Death Date

Source

Mrs. Lamert Jacobs Unknown Minonk Journal
Eugene Jackson June 26, 1879 Henry Republican
Little Child of David Justice August 25, 1881 Henry Republican
Harrison Janssen November 12, 2006 Bloomington Pantagraph
Bernhard "Ben" Johnson December 1974 Untitled newspaper clipping hand-dated 17 Dec 1974
Edward F. Johnson July 8, 1994 Bloomington Pantagraph - July 10, 1994
George W. Johnson September 13, 2001 Untitled, undated newspaper clipping
Grace Minnie Johnson September 2, 2000 Untitled, undated newspaper clipping
Irene Ropp Johnson July 26, 1992 Bloomington Pantagraph - July 28, 1992
Miss Lulu Del Johnston 1942 Untitled newspaper clipping hand February 4, 1942
Richard Albert Johnson July 1955 Dixon Evening Telegraph Monday - 25 July 1955
Charles Clyde Johnson October 22, 1882 Minonk Journal - Oct. 28, 1882
Ferne Corlena Jones October 1, 2005 See obit
Thomas L. Jones April 4, 1953 Minonk News Dispatch - April 9, 1953

K

Name

Death Date

Source

Charles Keeler April 23, 1877 Henry Republican
John Kellog December 12, 1902 Washburn Leader
Elizabeth Kenyon January 16, 1903 Washburn Leader
Mary Klopfenstein January 24, 1926 Woodford County Journal
Jane Kerrick September 10, 1??? Unknown
Alfred Tjark Kettwich May 25, 2007 The Pantagraph - May 26, 2007
Dorothy Klendworth July 16, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Thomas Dean Ketchmark, Sr. December 28, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Anna Konwinski September 2, 2001 Minonk Talk (obit section)
Irma Kuehl February 19, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Feb.22, 2007

L

Name

Death Date

Source

Jeremiah Law April 22, 1880 Henry Republican
Mary Leinweber 1919 Unknown
John D. Lohr July 6, 2006 Woodford County Journal
John Luderman (Johann Hein Ludeman ) April 13, 1882 Minonk News - April 22, 1882
Eva M. Ludwig April 12, 2006 Woodford County Journal

M

Name

Death Date

Source

John Manly Sr. November 1, 1901 Toluca Star
Hannah Violet Hunsinger Mason April 30, 1981 Peoria Journal Star - March 15, 2000
Helen Major Feburary 11, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Feb. 22, 2007
Lorene J. May  January 13, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Marie H. May December 28, 2002 Woodford County Journal
Andrew McBride 1942 Unknown newspaper clipping dated Mar 21, 1942
Bernice Mae McBride August 28, 2001 Woodford County Journal
Ann McCune Unknown Washburn Leader
Nora McGuire April 7, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Marie McKeon May 10, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Alma "Babe" McRell January 10, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Louis M. Merdian January 18, 1915 Henry Republican - Jan. 28, 1915
Marie Meyer November 14, 2006 Bloomington Pantagraph
Ella Louise Miller July 19, 2007 Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - July 25, 2007
Roma B. Moreland March 9, 1998 Bloomington Pantagraph - March 10, 1998
David G. Moritz April 1937 Untitled newspaper clipping dated Thursday, April 8, 1937
Flora Moritz January 13, 2004 Woodford County Journal
Christoph Moritz April 9, 2001 Woodford County Journal
Caroline Moser January 18, 2005 Bloomington Pantagraph - January 20, 2005
Darrel W. Mutchler March 9, 2006 Woodford County Journal

N

Name

Death Date

Source

Jacob Nafsinger March 1888 El Paso Journal - March 10, 1888
Gladys Noffsinger 1942 Untitled, undated newspaper clipping dated February 6, 1942
Pearl E. Nevius  1942  Untitled, undated newspaper clipping dated February 4, 1942

O

Name

Death Date

Source

Clarence J. Obert October 31, 2003 Woodford County Journal
Louise C. O'Gorek October 15, 2001 The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) - October 17, 2001
Lucille B. Oldenbury November 8, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Ruth C. Oldenburg February 22, 2008 Pantagraph - February 23, 2008
Enn Oltman April 3, 1917 Untitled, undated newspaper clipping
Mary R. Oltman November 24, 2003 Unidentified, undated newspaper clipping
Ralph J. Oltman 26 August 1960 Untitled newspaper clipping, August 1960
Robert Oncken April 2, 2007 The Pantagraph - April 3, 2007
Robert R. Oncken November 10, 2002 Pantagraph - Nov. 11, 2002
Hazel Marie Orr November 2, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Mary Jane Osterman January 29, 2006 Woodford County Journal

P

Name

Death Date

Source

Albert Palmer November 10, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Mrs. Henry D. Palmer March 21, 1872 Henry Republican
Andreas A. Paloumpis January 31, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Charles H. Parkhouse 1942 Unknown newspaper clipping Mar 3, 1942
Robert Parkin unknown Washburn Leader
Louise M. DAVISON Parks January 16, 1903 Toluca Star
Alice Parker February 8, 1940 Minonk News
James Parker Sr. December 28, 1861 Peoria
Thomas Edward Patton 1942 Unknown newspaper clipping July 24, 1942
Eugene I. (Pee Wee) Petri December 27, 2004 The Pantagraph - Dec. 28, 2004
Ruth J. Petri February 6, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Ida Pfaffmann January 3, 2007 Pantagraph - Jan. 4, 2007
Della Alice Gill Pleitner 1942 Unknown newspaper clipping July 24, 1942
Barbara Phelps January 15, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Jan. 25, 2007
N. Phillips April 11, 1882 Minonk News - April 22, 1882
Michael Pifer October 15, 1910 Unknown paper - October 16, 1910
Harold William Pinkham November 23, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Dr. Louis Pray May 2, 1902 Toluca Star

Q

Name

Death Date

Source

Robert Dean Quick March 5, 2006 Woodford County Journal

R

Name

Death Date

Source

Ernest Redenius February 26, 2007 The Pantagraph - Feb. 27, 2007
Thomas Richardson Unknown Washburn Leader
Bertha Grace Ricksher September 21, 1993 Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - September 23, 1993
Rev. James Robeson January 1888 The Daily Inter Ocean Jan 23, 1888
Henry Roth  September 27, 1901 Toluca Star
Mrs. Reibschlager August 22, 1902 Washburn Leader
Raymond Rocke June 14, 2008 Pantagraph - June 16, 2008
Jacobena Naffsiger Roth January 17, 1928 El Paso Journal - Jan. 26, 1928
Peter Roth August 9, 1901 El Paso Journal - Aug. 17, 1901
Will Roth July 1894 El Paso Journal - July 14, 1894
Priscilla J. Ryan April 11, 2006 Woodford County Journal
John H. Ryan III March 6, 2006 Woodford County Journal

S

Name

Death Date

Source

Christina Sake January 16, 1903 Minonk News
Mrs Anna Folkerts Sakes August 22, ???? Untitled, undated newspaper clipping
Robert Lee Samuelson March 6, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Donald Sanders November 18, 2006 Henry News Republican
Ruth Scherer Feburary 11, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Feb. 15, 2007
Zachary Schertz November 13, 2006 Peoria Journal Star
Rosa Schlenker March 10, 1882 Minonk Dispatch - Mar. 18, 1882
Mrs. Martha Schmitt June 3, 1917 Metamora Herald - June 6, 1917
Hue H. Schooler September 26, 1867 Marshall County Republican
Ernest H. Schwitters April 1958 Untitled newspaper clipping dated 20 April 1958
Harry S. Schramm April 1958 Untitled newspaper clipping dated 18 April 1958
Kathryn  Schumacher October 4, 1995 Peoria Journal Star - October 6, 1995
Jasper Seggerman May 10, 1905 Untitled, undated newspaper clipping
Vera Irene WOLTZEN Seggerman August 6, 2007  
Cliff Shoemaker February 8, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Feb. 15, 2007
Dorothy C. KUHLMAN Sloter March 21, 1992 Woodford County Journal - Mar. 26, 1992
Dorothy Sniff February 5, 2007 Woofdord County Journal - Feb. 15, 2007
Florence E. Snyder January 18, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Michael Sterbenz Unknown Minonk News
Judy Ribbe Stewart January 9, 2007 Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. Jan. 10, 2007
Mrs. Elizabeth FOLKERTS Stimpert February 10, 1938 Untitled, undated newspaper clipping
Phillip Stimpert May 3, 1918 Undated, untitled newspaper clipping
Ira C. Stone January 28, 1911 Minonk News Dispatch - February 2, 1911
Mrs. Ollie C. Swan June 28, 1984 Minonk News Dispatch - July 4, 1984
Simon Swan August 21, 1903 Toluca Star

T

Name

Death Date

Source

William Tanton Feburary 8, 2007 Woodford county Journal - Feb. 15, 2007
Tena Tarman May 23, 2008 Bloomington Pantagraph - May 30, 2008
Margaret Tervilliger June 20, 1902 Minonk News
Mary E. Tesch September 23, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Kathryn G. Thayer January 7, 2001 Untitled, undated newspaper clipping
Joseph Theena January 1907 Metamora Herald Jan. 25, 1907
Joseph Thierer December 19, 2006 Henry News Republican
Margaret Thierer  November 12, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Hiram Thompson April 15, 1869 Henry Republican
Elsena Schlachter (Mrs. Heike) Tjaden August 2, 1921 Tazewell Co. Reporter - 11 Aug. 1921
George Tjaden December 9, 1953 Metamora Herald - 11 Dec. 1953
Violet M. KELSEY Tjaden February 18, 1989 Minonk News Dispatch, Feb.22, 198
Lucile Johanna KETTWICH Tolan July 15, 2007 Bloomington Pantagraph - July 16, 2007
Curtis Turner February 16, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Feb. 22, 2007

UV

Name

Death Date

Source

Esther A. Uphoff  January 21, 2002 Woodford County Journal
Wait B. Uphoff June 3, 1960 Untitled newspaper clipping dated 9 June 1960
Joseph Villiger March 20, 1945  Metamora Herald March 1945

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Name

Death Date

Source

Anna Collmann Warnke April 6, 1933 Untitled, undated newspaper article
Delmar C. Warnke September 10, 2002 Untitled, undated newspaper clipping.
Larry N. Warnkes January 17, 2007 Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill., January 19, 2007
Gladys Hazel Dabler Watson October 26, 2007 Pantagraph, October 29, 2007
Sarah E. Whiffen February 20, 1882 Minonk Journal - Feb. 25, 1882
Arthur Whited Jr. January 17, 2007 Journal Star, Peoria - Jan. 19, 2007
Louise Whittington February 19, 2007 Woodford County Journal - Feb. 22, 2007
Minnie A. Wilcox April 23, 1947 Minonk News Dispatch
Carrie Wilcox March 29, 1877 Henry Republican
Josie B. Wilcox April 28, 1881 Henry Reublican
Mrs. DuNois Wilder 1942 Untitled newspaper clipping July 19, 1942
Reba L. Williams Unknown untitled, undated newspaper clipping
Mary J. Wilson March 2, 1885 Minonk News
Mary Jenkins Wilson 1942 Unknown newspaper clipping August 13, 1942
A. H. Wilson June 16, 1916 Metamora
Laura Wilson November 28, 1900 Unknown
Helen A. Heighway Wirth December 20, 1991 Bloomington Pantagraph - December 21, 1991
Dona Jo Sizemore Woltzen August 1, 2006 Woodford County Journal
Albert J. Woltzen May 5, 1922 Metamora Herald, 12 May 1922
Mrs Albert J. Woltzen January 14, 1911 Untitled, undated newspaper clipping
Elizabeth Barbara Sommers Woltzen December 23, 1931 Untitled newspaper clipping Dec 24, 1931
Fenna B. Saathoff Woltzen February 1911 Feburary 20, 1911
George W. Wright September 3, 1903 Minonk Register
Nancy Wright July 1, 1877 Minonk News
William H. Wright April 23, 1910 Minonk Dispatch
Gerhard Wragge May 29, 1932
Untitled newspaper clipping hand dated June 2, 1932
Harold W. Wragge March 8, 2006 Woodford County Journal

XYZ

Name

Death Date

Source

John Yotty August 26, 1916 Peoria Journal
Jacob C. Yotty August 23, 1920 Unknown
Charles L. Younger February 16, 1947 Washburn Leader
Miss Laenia Yunge February 24, 1940 From an untitled newspaper clipping (she died about 1939)
Mrs. William Zeiger January 14, 1921 Unknown
William Zeiger May 1949 Unknown
Mamie E. Zook July 3, 1993 Peoria Journal Star - July 4, 1993

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