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Martin A. Haszler
Mar 7, 2022
Martin A. Haszler 60 of Peru. Passed away March 7, 2022. Arrangements are pending with the Ptak Funeral Home
Florence L. "Flo" Dellinger
Feb 26, 2022
Florence L. “Flo” Dellinger 56 of Peru. Passed away February 26,2022 in her home.
Memorial service will be 12:00 PM Saturday March 5, 2022, in the Ptak Funeral. Fr J A Small will officiate. Burial will be in St Valentine Cemetery. Cremation rites have been accorded.
Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 AM -12:00 PM in the Funeral Home. Ptak...
Wayne E. Sherman
Feb 16, 2022
Wayne E. Sherman 79 of Peru. Left this life to be with our Lord and Savior Wednesday February 16, 2022, at St Margaret’s Health, Spring Valley.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Saturday February 26, 2022, in St Valentine Church. Abbot Philip Davey OSB will officiate. Burial will be in St Valentine Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday February...
Ronald Foster
Feb 8, 2022
Ronald Foster 80 of Peru. Passed away February 8, 2022, in Unity Point Methodist Hospital Peoria.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Saturday, February 12, 2022, in St Valentine Church. The Rev J A Small will officiate. Burial will be in St Valentine Cemetery.
Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00-11:00 AM in the church. Ptak Funeral Home has...
Walter (Walt) Halm
Feb 4, 2022
Walter (Walt) Halm, Peru businessman, passed away at the age of 88 on February 4, 2022.
Prayer service will be 12:00 PM Friday February 11, 2022, in the Ptak Funeral Home. Pastor Alex Garncarz of the Zion United Church of Christ will officiate. Burial will be in Peru City Cemetery. The Peru Veteran’s Memorial group will conduct graveside honors.
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Mildred D. "Millie" Koscielski
Jan 8, 2022
Mildred “Millie” Noramczyk Koscielski, 96, formerly of Peru, passed away at 5:20 PM on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Wednesday January 12, 2022, in St Valentine Church. Burial will be at Peru City Cemetery.
Visitation will be Wednesday morning in the church from 10:00-11:00 AM.Ptak Funeral Home is...
Ronda M. Simcich
Dec 31, 2021
Ronda M. Simcich 60 of Utica. Passed away December 31, 2021, in St Margaret Health Peru. Memorial visitation will be Friday January 7, 2021, from 4-7 PM in the Ptak Funeral Home with a 6:45 PM prayer service. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Ronda was born October 22, 1961, in Spring Valley...
Judith L. "Judy" Ajster
Dec 28, 2021
Judith L. “Judy” Ajster, 75 of Spring Valley. Passed away December 28,2021 at St Francis Medical Center Peoria after a short illness. Services will be at a later date. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral Home is handling the Arrangements. Judy was born September 26,1946 in Spring Valley and is preceded in death by her parents Leroy A. and...
Sandra M. "Sandy" Panzica
Dec 27, 2021
Sandra (Sandy) M. Panzica, born August 23, 1953, passed away on December 27, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. A memorial service will be held at 2p.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at the Westclox building, immediately followed by a celebration of life at Star Union Spirits. A private burial will take place at St. Vincent Cemetery preceding the memorial on March...
Carol Piwonski
Dec 22, 2021
Carol Piwonski 76 of Peru. Passed away December 22, 2021, at St Francis Medical center Peoria.
Graveside services will be 11:30 AM Friday January 7,2022 at St Valentine Cemetery. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Carol was born July 23, 1945, in Peru to William and Mary (Plochocki) Wozniak. She married Andrew...
Randy L. Wilson
Dec 15, 2021
Randy L. Wilson 59 of Peru. Passed away unexpectedly December 15, 2021 in his home.
Private Graveside services will be at St Valentine Cemetery. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Randy was born September 26,1962 in Peru, IL to Herbert (Andy) and Anna (Drag) Wilson. He was a graduate of La Salle-Peru...
Dana A. Cabay
Nov 29, 2021
Dana Alexandria Cabay
Age 40 of Peru, formerly of Chicago, passed away Monday, November 29th, 2021, in her home. Born October 23rd, 1981, in Chicago, Illinois, Dana is a daughter of Diane (Eidrnajer) of Peru, and Donald Cabay, of Chicago. She was raised in Chicago and graduated from Hubbard High School. Dana worked for several years at the Chicago Board...
Betty Mae Szott
Nov 27, 2021
Betty Mae Szott, 77, of Aurora, IL died on November 27, 2021. She was born on July 6, 1944, at St. Mary’s Hospital in LaSalle, Il to the late Edward and Frances, nee Budziak, Szott. She was a 1962 graduate of LaSalle-Peru High School, having earned the Latin Award and was the first college graduate in her immediate family graduating...
Kathleen V. Hannesson
Nov 26, 2021
Kathleen V. Hannesson 81 of Spring Valley. Died November 26, 2021, in her home. Private Graveside services will take place at a later date. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Kathleen was born July 7, 1940, in Sagola, MI to Harlan and Ella (Blazier) Bates.
Kathleen is survived by her husband R. Wayne...
Milton D. Hemenway
Nov 21, 2021
Milton D. Hemenway 78 of La Salle. Passed away Nov 21, 2021, in his home.
Funeral services will be later. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Milton was born April 21, 1943, in Omaha, NE to Ben and Pearl Hemenway. Milton was truck driver for CF Trucking until they closed and then...
Jon Nicholas Trunk
Nov 18, 2021
JON N. TRUNK Born: April 29, 1958, Peoria, IL Died: November 18, 2021, Ottawa, IL Jon Nicholas Trunk, of La Salle, 63, died peacefully with family members at his side, on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at Pleasant View Luther Home in Ottawa, IL. Jon was born on April 29, 1958, in Peoria, IL, the son of Eugene Edward Trunk and...
James A. Taliani
Oct 8, 2021
James A.Taliani Sr., 79, of Peru joined his wife forever on October 8,2021. Funeral services for Jim will be on Friday, October 15 from 4-7 at Ptak Funeral Home in Peru. Cremation has been accorded and private interment will be at a later date. He was born on June 5, 1942, to Andy and Jeanne (Van Dusan) Taliani. He worked...
Marjorie A. Perkins
Oct 4, 2021
Marjorie A. Perkins 46 of Oglesby. Passed away October 4, 2021, in Aperion Care Spring Valley. Celebration of her life will be at a later date. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Marjorie was born April 9,1975 in Peru to Paul and Janet (Jagodzinski) Mayszak. He married Daniel Perkins. Marjorie is survived by...
Lincoln W. Marincic
Sep 18, 2021
Lincoln “Bill” Marincic, age 87, died Saturday morning at Aperion Care Center in Spring Valley. He was the son of the late Johanna and John Marincic, growing up in Jonesville with his two sisters and three brothers. He was a graduate of La Salle -Peru Township High school, class of 1950. On June 11, 1955, he married Carole Smithson at...
William D. Reese
Sep 18, 2021
Bill “Fat Cat” Reese, 62, of Peru, IL, passed away peacefully in his home on September 18, 2021, with his loving family by his side after a very courageous battle with a long-term illness. Mass of Christian burial will be 11:00 AM Saturday, September 25, 2021, in St Joseph Church. The Rev Gary Blake will officiate. Cremation rites will follow...