Obituaries

Oct 4, 2022

William “Bill’ Dekowski 74 of Peru. Passed away October 4, 2022, in his home. 

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Friday October 7, 2022, in St Mary’s Church Peru. Fr. Gary Blake will officiate. Burial will be in St Hyacinth Cemetery. 

Visitation will be Friday Morning in the church from 9:00 -10:45 AM. Ptak Funeral Home has been...

Sep 26, 2022

Patrick W. Taylor 79 of Peru. Passed away September 26, 2022, in St Margaret Health Peru.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Friday September 30. 2022 in St Valentine Church. Rev J A Small will officiate. Burial will be at St Valentine Cemetery. The Peru Veterans will conduct graveside military rites.

Visitation will be Friday from 9:00-10:45 AM...

Sep 20, 2022

Aug 3, 2022

Pauline Jean Schweickert

Born:     March 2, 1934

Died:     August 3, 2022

Pauline J. Schweickert, age 88, of Peru, IL passed away peacefully at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Ottawa, IL.  Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at St Joseph Church in Peru The Rev J A Small will officiate. Cremation rites will follow the services. Burial will be...

Jul 14, 2022

Margaret Fitzsimmons Frost 

1958-2022 

Margaret “Maggie” Frost, 63, of LaSalle, passed away on July 14, 2022, at Heritage Health in Peru. 

 

Maggie was born on December 5, 1958 to William and Marie (Gaus) Fitzsimmons. She attended LP High School and was hooked by the theater. Maggie played in and directed many local plays and musicals, starting in high school....

Jul 10, 2022

Stephanie (Goletz) Wroczynski 102 of Peru. Passed away peacefully on July 10, 2022. Stephanie, Known as Fanny or Steph to many, was born on October 18,1919 in Peru to George and Theresa (Dudek0 Goletz. She married John Wroczynski on October 19,1940 at St Valentine Church in Peru. Stephanie and Johnny worked at Westclox for many years. She was a member...

Jul 10, 2022

Keith ‘Buddy” Johnson 

 

Keith “Buddy” Johnson 55 of Cherry. Passed away unexpectedly July 10, 2022, in Erath, Louisiana. 

Private graveside services will be at St Valentine Cemetery. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. 

Keith “Buddy "was born October 23, 1966, in La Salle to Bradford and Sylvia (Nogay) Johnson. Buddy was...

Jun 29, 2022

Leonard Jaross 98 of Peru. Died June 29, 2022, in Manor Court of Peru. Private graveside services will be at a later date. 

In memory of Leonard the family has requested that donations can be made to St. Valentine church in Peru in his name. 

Jun 24, 2022

Jun 6, 2022

John Frost 

1951-2022 

John Frost “Frosty”, 70, of LaSalle, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022 at Heritage Health in Peru. 

 

John was born on September 6, 1951, in Newburgh, NY to John and Dorothy (Elliott) Frost. He was a veteran of the US Navy and served on the USS Forrest Sherman. After his discharge, John worked as an...

May 6, 2022

Marco Joseph Verucchi passed away on May 6, 2022. He was born May 26th, 1982, in Peru, IL to Dawn (Marini) and Richard Verucchi of Peru.

Some may say Marco’s life was like a storm. At its worst, it could be full of blinding fury, rage, and destruction. But at its best, it was full of striking beauty, wonder, passion,...

Apr 26, 2022

Robert “Bob” Schmidt, a beloved father, husband and grandfather, suddenly left us after 62 years of life on April 26, 2022. We think he did this on purpose to avoid having to watch the Cubs current losing streak.

 

Robert was born in Peru, Illinois on October 19, 1959, and the spent the rest of his life with friends and...

Apr 9, 2022

Irene (Dolly) Dittmar peacefully passed away April 9 in the home of her son.  She was born on March 22, 1930 in Peru to George and Mary (Kasprak) Zurinski.  The youngest of 12 children, her siblings affectionately called her Dolly as did family and close friends for the remainder of her life.

 

Dolly was a graduate of St. Valentine's...

Mar 25, 2022

Donald L. “Hagar” Heagy of Peru passed away on March 25, 2022, at the age of 71, in his home surrounded by his family. His battle with leukemia this past year showed his courage in facing life challenges with a smile. Despite the pain, Don came out a hero and stayed strong until the end.

 

Don was born to...

Mar 15, 2022

Mary Ann McPhedran 79 of Spring Valley. Passed away March 15, 2022.

Memorial mass will be 11:00 AM Friday March 25, 2022, at St Valentine Church. Rev Gary Blake will officiate Burial will be in St Valentine Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday 10:00 -11:00 AM in the church. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral home has been entrusted with...

Mar 7, 2022

Martin A. Haszler 60 of Peru. Passed away March 7, 2022. Arrangements are pending with the Ptak Funeral Home

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...

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...

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...

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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