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Jerome W. "Jerry" Ptak
Apr 26, 2021
Jerome “Jerry” William Ptak 62 of Newport News VA died April 26th, 2021 in his home. Funeral services will be held at a later date. He was born June 19, 1958, in Peru Illinois to James and Norma (Ernenputsch) Ptak. He was a 1977 graduate of St. Bede Academy. He retired from the United States Army and Virginia Power. He...
Bernadette M. "Bernie" Huebbe
Apr 16, 2021
Bernadette M. “Bernie” Huebbe 88 of La Salle. Passed away April 16, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in St Valentine Church. The Rev Gary Blake will officiate. Burial will be at Peru City Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4-7 PM in the Ptak Funeral Home and additional visitation will be Wednesday...
Clara B. (Turczyn) Wachowiak
Mar 31, 2021
Clara B. (Turczyn) Wachowiak 95 of Peru. Passed away on March 31, 2021, in her home, where she was born and raised. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Saturday, April 10, 2021, at St Valentine Church. The Rev Gary Blake will officiate. Burial will be at St Valentine Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 PM Friday, April 9, 2021,...
Therese C. Schweickert
Mar 11, 2021
Therese Clare Schweickert 59 of Peru passed away March 11, 2021, in her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at St Mary Church Peru. The Rev Gary Blake will officiate. Cremation rites will follow the services. Burial will be at a later date in St Valentine Cemetery. Visitation will Wednesday in the church...
Francis S. (Fran) Szott
Mar 10, 2021
Francis S. (Fran) Szott, 81, of Peru, passed away on March 10, 2021, at home surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 AM Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in St Valentine Church. The Rev J A Small will officiate. Burial will be at St Hyacinth Cemetery in La Salle. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9:00 -11:30 AM...
Ryan Christopher Taylor
Mar 5, 2021
Ryan Christopher Taylor – father, son, brother, grandson, friend, and always a Marine - passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021, at his home in Peru, Illinois. Services will be 3:00 PM Saturday, March 20, 2021, in the Ptak Funeral Home. Burial will follow at St Hyacinth Cemetery with Military rites to be conducted by the La Salle- Oglesby Veteran’s...
Robert A. (Bob) Catalanello
Mar 4, 2021
Robert A. (Bob) Catalanello 87 of Peru. Passed away peacefully at 5:45 PM March 4, 2021 in the Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Eureka, IL after suffering from cancer. Cremation rites have been accorded, and a Memorial Mass will be 10:30 AM Friday July 16, 2021 at St Valentine Church. Visitation will be Friday in the church from 9:45...
Janice J. Booker
Feb 26, 2021
Janice J. Booker 84 of Peru passed away peacefully Friday, February 26 in her home surrounded by her loved ones. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at St Valentine Church. The Rev Gary Blake will officiate. A private burial will follow. There will be no visitation. Ptak Funeral Home is assisting the family...
James I. Placher
Feb 24, 2021
James I. Placher 60 of Peru. Passed away February 24 in St Francis Medical Center. Memorial Mass will be 11:0 AM Friday, March 5, 2021, in St Mary Church Peru. The Rev J A Small will officiate. Burial will be at St Hyacinth Cemetery. Cremation rites have been accorded. Social distancing and face-covering will be required. Visitation will be Friday...
Patricia (Pat) A. Sondgeroth
Feb 7, 2021
Patricia (Pat) A. Sondgeroth, 61, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 7th at Advent Health in Orlando, Florida. Mass of Christian will be 10:00 AM Saturday May 1, 2021 at St Mary church Peru. The Rev Ronald Margerhio OSB will officiate. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will be in St Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 PM Friday April...
Albert R. Davis
Jan 28, 2021
Albert R. Davis 63 of La Salle. Passed away January 28, 2021 at OSF Peoria. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Maria R. Lopez
Jan 13, 2021
Maria R. Lopez 85 of Spring Valley. Passed away on January 13, 2021, surrounded by her family. Per her wishes cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no services. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Maria was born on December 21, 1935, in El Paso, TX. To Alberto and Ramona (Sequeiros) Adame. She married Julio...
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...
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