Obituaries

Jan 25, 2017

Raymond J. Augustyniak 87 of Peru. Died January 25, 2017 in Veteran Home of La Salle. Memorial Mass will be 10:00 AM Saturday February 11, 2017 in St Valentine Church. Monsignor J. Brian Rejsek and Rev Gregory Jarzombek OSB will concelebrate. Burial will be in St Valentine Cemetery. Peru Veterans Memorial Group will conduct Military Honors. Cremation rites have been...

Jan 10, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Reverend Ambrose (Bernard) Hessling, O.S.B., monk and priest of St. Bede Abbey in Peru, IL., died Saturday evening, December 31. He was 85. He was born January 2, 1931, the son of Edmund and Clara Hessling, Peoria Illinois, where he attended St. Joseph’s School and Spalding Institute. He then entered St. Bede Junior College, entering the abbey in 1950. He...

Dec 26, 2016

John F. Helson 89 of Peru. Died 9:45 PM December 26, 2016 in his home. Cremations rites will be accorded. A Memorial service will be at 6:00 PM Friday December 30 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Peru. Burdette Mills will officiate. Ptak Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. John was born September 16, 1926...

Dec 25, 2016

Bernice C. Patyk 92 of Lostant. Passed away December 25, 2016 in Manor Court of Peru. Services will be 9: 30 AM Friday in the Ptak Funeral Home followed by a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial in St Valentine Church. Monsignor J. Brian Rejsek will officiate. Burial will be in St Valentine Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday in the...

Dec 3, 2016

Dolores A. Dutkiewicz 89 of St Helens, Oregon, formerly of Peru. Died December 3, 2016 in St Helen’s, Oregon. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Tuesday December 13, 2016 in St Valentine Church. Monsignor J. Brian Rejsek will officiate. Burial will be in St Valentine Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday in the church from 9-10 AM. Ptak Funeral...

Nov 29, 2016

Linda K. Mattiazza 70 of Peru. Died 6:45 AM November 29, 2016 in St Margaret Hospital Spring Valley. Memorial Mass will be 10:00 AM Monday December 12 at St Valentine Church. Rev Gregory Jarzombek OSB and Rev Paul Meismer will officiate. Burial will follow in St Vincent Cemetery. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with...

Nov 14, 2016

Marion E. Bertrand 92, of Spring Valley, passed away painlessly and peacefully at 9:51 pm November 14, after a short illness in her home surrounded by her children, grandchildren those that loved her dearly. Funeral services will be Thursday 7:00 PM in Ptak Funeral Home in Peru. Rev Gregory Jarzombek OSB will officiate Visitation will be Thursday in the funeral...

Nov 8, 2016

Kevin C. Kurtz 54 of Oglesby, died unexpectedly 7:35 AM November 8, 2016. Prayer Service will be Sunday 5:00 PM in Ptak Funeral Home with Rev. Gary McKee of the Shooting Park Baptist Church officiating. Memorial Visitation will be Sunday at the funeral home from 3:00-5:00 PM. Cremation rites have been accorded. Kevin was born January 9, 1962, in Peoria...

Oct 29, 2016

Raymond “Ray” Galas 86 of Peru. Died 9:40 AM October 29, 2016 in Heritage Healthcare Center Peru. Services will be 10:30 AM Wednesday in the Ptak Funeral Home with a 11:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial in St Mary’s Church in Peru. Monsignor J. Brian Rejsek will officiate. Burial will be in St Valentine Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from...

Oct 5, 2016

Loretta V. Stirratt 85 of Peru. Died October 5, 2016 in her home. Memorial Mass will be 10:30 AM Wednesday October 12, 2016 at St Mary’s Church. Monsignor J. Brian Rejsek will officiate. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will be at Peru City Cemetery. Ptak Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. Loretta was born December 29,...

Sep 20, 2016

Bernard J. “Ben” Sment 93 of Peru. Died 1:20 AM September 20, 2016 in St Francis Medical Center Peoria. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am Thursday at St Valentine Church. Monsignor J. Brian Rejsek will officiate. Burial will be in St Hyacinth Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday morning in the church from 9:00 till time of services. Ptak...

Aug 17, 2016

Sheila D. Neece, 67, of Marseilles passed away Aug. 17, 2016, in Silver Cross Hospital, New Lenox. There will be no services, as Sheila’s wish to be donated to Science Care was granted. There will be a private memorial service at a later date. Sheila was born Aug. 26, 1948, in Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet, to Francis H. and Beryl...

Aug 5, 2016

Jerome J. Pangrcic 61 of Peru. Died August 5, 2016 in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services will be 9:30 AM Tuesday in the Ptak Funeral Home with a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St Joseph church. Rev Harold Datzman OSB and Rev Gregory Jarzombek OSB will Con Celebrate. Burial will be at St Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday...

Jul 7, 2016

John J. Krystofek 89 of Peru. Died July 7, 2016 in St Francis Medical Center Peoria. Services will be Tuesday 9:30 AM in the Ptak Funeral home with a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St Hyacinth Church LaSalle. Monsignor J. Brian Rejsek will officiate. Burial will be in St Hyacinth cemetery La Salle. The Peru Veterans Memorial Group...

Jun 22, 2016

Carrie J. Kaszynski 85 of Peru. Died June 22, 2016 in St Francis Medical Center Peoria. Funeral Service will be Saturday 1:00 PM in the Ptak Funeral Home. Cremation rites will take place following the service. Private Burial will bat a later date. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 AM till 1:00 PM in the funeral Home. Carrie was born...

Jun 16, 2016

Duane R. Casey 84 of Mark. Died June 16,2016 in his home. Memorial Visitation will be Tuesday June 28, 2016 from 5-7 PM in Ptak Funeral Home with a 5:00 PM Prayer service. Cremation rites have been accorded. Duane was born March 10, 1932 in Rockford to John and Lena (Giacoletto) Casey. He married Shelby Jean Schicke May 15, 1972...

Jun 15, 2016

Jennie Piotrowski 90 of Peru. Died June 15 in Presence Cor Mariae Center in Rockford. Services will be 10:30 AM Monday in Ptak Funeral Home with an 11:00 AM mass of Christian Burial at St Mary’s Church Peru. Rev Gary Blake will officiate. Burial will be at St Valentine Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday morning from 9:00 -10:30 AM in...

Jun 5, 2016

Mary L. Sadowski, 92, formerly of Peru, slipped peacefully away to her heavenly reward on the morning of June 5, 2016, in Aurora, Illinois, where she had been living with her daughter and son-in-law since May 2012. The family will receive visitors at 10:00AM on June 8 at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Aurora, with funeral...

Jun 5, 2016

Victoria Rathbun 93 of Peru. Died 11:05 AM June 5, 2016 in IVCH in Peru. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Wednesday at St Mary’s Church Peru. Monsignor J. Brian Rejsek will officiate. Burial will be at St Vincent Cemetery in La Salle. Visitation will be Wednesday in the church from 9:00 AM till time of services. Ptak...