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Bettty A. (Elizabeth) Chambers
Dec 11, 2020
Betty A. Chambers, 91, of Peru, passed away December 11, 2020, in Heritage Health care of Peru. There will be a private Mass of Christian Burial at Saint Valentine Church on Saturday, December 19. Rev. J.A. Small will officiate. Burial will follow in Peru City Cemetery. Due to COVID-19, there will be no visitation. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted...
Sandra D Harris-Wayne
Dec 9, 2020
Sandra D. Harris-Wayne 53 of Peoria, formerly of Spring Valley. Passed away at 11:40 AM on December 9, 2020, in her home with her family by her side. After a 3-year battle with lung cancer. Services will be Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at 12:00 PM at Ptak Funeral Home. Pastor Tom Redig will officiate. Burial will be at Miller Cemetery...
Kenneth A. Kozel
Dec 9, 2020
Kenneth A. Kozel, 73, of Peru died December 9, 2020, in the LaSalle Veteran's Home, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Memorial service will be 12:00 PM Saturday August 7, 2021 at Ptak Funeral Home. Memorial Visitation will be Saturday morning from 10:00-12:00 in the Funeral Home will be Burial will be at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Cremation...
Frank P. Rady
Dec 5, 2020
Frank P. Rady 97 of La Salle. Passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, in Illinois Veteran’s Home La Salle. Per Frank’s request, there will be no services. Ptak Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Frank was born July 13, 1923, in La Salle to Joseph and Josephine (Ursic) Rady. He married Mary Ann Falk on August 8, 1952,...
Donald B. Kolowski
Dec 1, 2020
Donald B. Kolowski 83 of Peru. Passed away peacefully on December 1, 2020, in IVCH Peru. Services will be private due to Covid-19 and Private burial will be at Peru City Cemetery. A celebration of his life will be at a later date. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Donald was born June 22, 1937, in La...
Mary Anne Kirzeder
Nov 19, 2020
Mary Anne Kirzeder 80 of Peru. Passed away on November 19, 2020, in IVCH Peru. Private services will be at Ptak Funeral Home Peru. Burial will be at St Valentine Cemetery. Mary Anne was born May 12, 1940, in Peru to Freeman and Lillian (Krolak) Kirzeder. She received her BA from Illinois State University and an MS in Education from...
Chester Paul "Chooch" Kaszynski
Nov 17, 2020
Chester Paul” Chooch” Kaszynski 93 of Peru. Passed away November 17, 2020 in St Margaret’s Hospital Spring Valley. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:30 PM Friday November 20, 2020 at St Valentine Church. Monsignor Richard Soseman will officiate. Burial will be at St Valentine Cemetery. The Peru Veterans Memorial Group will conduct graveside rites. Visitation will be Friday in...
Anna Mae Bryan
Nov 17, 2020
Anna Mae Bryan 88 of Peru, formerly of Spring Valley. Passed away November 17, 2020, in Manor Court of Peru. Per Anna’s request, there will be no services. Cremation rites will be accorded, and burial will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery at a later date. Ptak Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. Anna was born December...
Anna J. Wilson
Nov 16, 2020
Anna J. Wilson 94 of Peru. Passed away November 16, 2020 in Aperion Care of Spring Valley. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Friday November 20, 2020 in St Joseph Church Peru. Monsignor Richard Soseman will officiate. Burial will be at Peru City Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday morning from 10:00 to 11:00 AM in the Church. Ptak...
Gary R. Roach
Nov 8, 2020
Gary R. Roach 87 of Peru. Passed away November 8,2020 in Aperion Care of Spring Valley. Memorial Mass will be 1:00 PM Friday November 13,2020 at St Joseph Church. Monsignor Richard Soseman will officiate. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will be at St Vincent Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday in the church from 12:00 till 1:00 PM. Ptak Funeral...
Marguerite Jaross
Nov 7, 2020
Marguerite (Mancini) Jaross 90 of Peru. Died November 7, 2020 in Manor Court of Peru. Private services at a later date.
Virginia Ann Lecky
Nov 4, 2020
Virginia Ann Lecky 84 of Minooka, formerly of Peru. Passed away surrounded by her loved ones November 4, 2020, in St Joseph Hospital in Joliet. The funeral service will be 11:00 AM Monday, November 9 in the Ptak Funeral Home. Rev J A Small will officiate. Burial will be in Peru City Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday morning from 10:00-11:00...
James P. Verda
Nov 4, 2020
Graveside services for James P. Verda 90 of Covington, GA, formerly of Peru and Mark, IL, who Passed away November 4,2020 in Georgia will be 11:00 AM Tuesday June 7, 2022, in St Valentine Cemetery. La Salle Oglesby Veteran’s Memorial Group will conduct graveside rites.
James was born March 13,1930 in Mark, IL. He served in the Army during the...
Kathy Marie Slover
Oct 30, 2020
Kathy Marie Slover 64 of Spring Valley. Passed away on October 30, 2020, in her home. Graveside services will be at St Valentine Cemetery at a later date. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Kathy was born on August 15, 1956, in La Salle to Joseph and Elizabeth (Gasiciel) Sienkiewicz. She married...
Gary L. Edgcomb
Oct 25, 2020
Gary L. Edgcomb 74 of La Salle. Passed away October 25, 2020, in St Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Services will be 1:00 PM Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Ptak Funeral Home. Fr Thomas Otto will officiate. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 AM till the time of services. COVID-19 precautions will be followed. Masks are required and capacity limits...
Francis "Jerry" Bichl
Oct 23, 2020
Francis (Jerry) Bichl 87 of La Salle. Passed away October 23, 2020, in Angel’s Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc, WI. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Saturday, November 7, 2020, in St Patrick Church. The very Rev Paul Carlson will officiate. Burial will follow in St Vincent Cemetery. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted...
Laurie F. Wiese
Oct 15, 2020
Laurie F. Wiese 80 of La Salle. Died October 15, 2020 in her home. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday October 20 in Peru City Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Laurie was born May 23, 1040 in Lafayette, Indiana to John and Katherine (Graves) Ohnmacht. She married John H....
James K. "Jim" Zborowski
Sep 30, 2020
James K. “Jim” Zborowski 67 of Peru. Passed away September 30, 2020 in his home. Visitation will be Sunday October 4, 2020, from 4-6 PM in the Ptak Funeral Home. Followed by a 6:00 PM Prayer service. Cremation rites will follow the services. Social distancing and masks are required. Jim was born February 2, 1953, in Peru to Chester and...
Geraldine V. " Geri" Schrock
Sep 14, 2020
Geraldine V.“Geri” Schrock 96 of Peru. Died September 14, 2020 in St Margaret’s Hospital. Memorial Mass will be 10:00 AM Thursday November 5, 2020 in St Valentine Church. Monsignor Richard Soseman will officiate. Visitation will be from 9:00- 10:00 AM in the church. Burial will be at St Mary’s Cemetery Tiskilwa. Per her request cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak...
James R. Janicki
Sep 6, 2020
James R. Janicki 74 of Elgin. Passed away September 6, 2020 in St Margaret's Hospital Spring Valley. He was a resident of the Veterans Home of La Salle since March. Private graveside services will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. Ptak Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. James was born December 16,1945 in Chicago to Charles and...
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