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William J. "Bill" Gerber
May 19, 2020
William J. “Bill” Gerber 85 of La Salle. Died May 19, 2020 in his home surrounded by his family. Due to the COVID 19 Pandemic private family services will be Friday at the Ptak Funeral Home. Cremation rites will take place following the services. Graveside services will be at a later date in Oakwood Memorial Park Ottawa. Bill was born...
Anna A. Jordan
May 3, 2020
Anna A. Jordan 101 of Peru. Died May 3, 2020, in Manor Court of Peru. Private Mass of Christian Burial will be at St Valentine Church. Monsignor Richard Soseman will officiate. Cremation rites will follow the services. A private burial will be at St Valentine Cemetery at a later date. Ptak Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Anna...
Magaret L. Steinz
Apr 30, 2020
It is with profound sadness that we relay the passing of Margaret L. (Garcia) Steinz 71 of Chicago, formerly of Peru. Died April 30, 2020, in Chicago. Memorial services will be at a later date. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Margaret was born on October 31, 1948, in Spring Valley to...
Helen L. Kurtz
Apr 12, 2020
Helen L. Kurtz 99 of Peru. Died April 12, 2020, in Manor Court of Peru. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Saturday July 25 at St Valentine Church. Monsignor Soseman will officiate. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic there will be no visitation.Covid-19 precautions will be followed. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will be at St Valentine Cemetery....
Sarah J. Urbanowski
Mar 28, 2020
Sarah Jane Urbanowski, 45, died peacefully in her home on 03/28/2020 with her husband and parents by her side .A visitation will be held from 5:00 - 8:00 PM on Friday July 10, 2020 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in LaSalle, Illinois. On Saturday July 11, 2020, an additional visitation will be held from 9:00 - 9:45 AM prior to...
Louise Smith
Mar 18, 2020
Louise Smith 84 of La Salle, formerly of Corbin, Kentucky. Passed away March 18, 2020, in St Margaret’s Hospital Spring Valley. Private graveside services will be in Corbin, Kentucky. Ptak Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. Louise was born on September 30, 1935, in Knox County, KY. To Steve and Nettie (Jordan) Smith. She married Vocus Smith...
James W. Currie
Mar 12, 2020
James W. Currie, 67, of Peru. Died March 12, 2020 in OSF St Anthony’s Medical Center Rockford. Services will be 10:30 AM Tuesday July 28, 2020 in Ptak Funeral Home.have been .Rev J A Small will officiate. Burial will be in Peru City Cemetery . Visitation will be Monday July 27, 2020 from 3-7 PM in the funeral home and...
Richard G. Chandler
Feb 19, 2020
Richard G. Chandler 65 of Peru. Died February 19, 2020, in his home, following an extended illness. Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, February 22 at Grace United Methodist Church La Salle. Pastor Brett Todd will officiate. Cremation rites will follow the services. Burial will be at later date in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens La Salle. Visitation will be...
Shirley M. Olszewski
Feb 11, 2020
Shirley M. Olszewski 90 of Peru. Passed away February 11, 2020, at IVCH Peru. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Monday, February 17 at St Valentine Church. The Rev J A Small will officiate. Burial will be at Peru City Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday 4-7 PM in the Ptak Funeral Home with a 4:00 Prayer service. There...
Elizabeth D. "Beth" Harris
Feb 1, 2020
Elizabeth D. “Beth” Harris 61 of Peru. Died February 1, 2020, in Manor Court of Peru. A memorial mass will be 1:00 PM Friday, February 7, 2020, in St Mary Church Peru. The Rev J A Small will officiate. Burial will be at St Hyacinth Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Friday in the church. Ptak...
Anita L. Glatz
Jan 31, 2020
Anita L. Glatz 70 of Peru. She passed away on January 31, 2020, in her home. Memorial Mass will be 10:00 AM Thursday, February 6, 2020, at St Joseph Church Peru. The Rev Gregory Jarzombek OSB will officiate. Anita's request was to donate her body to Science. Burial will be at a later date in St Patrick Cemetery in Henry,...
Barbara J. Griffith
Jan 23, 2020
Barbara J. Griffith 84 of Peru. Passed away on January 23, 2020, in the Heritage Health Care of Peru. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, January 28 in St John’s Lutheran Church Peru. Pastor Tom Redig will officiate. Burial will be at Peru City Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday 9:00-11:00 AM in the church. Ptak Funeral Home has been...
Judy Mount
Jan 18, 2020
Judy Mount, 77, of Princeton passed away on January 18, 2020, in her home. She died in her sleep sitting in her favorite chair and covered with her favorite blanket, the very way she always said she wanted. Judith Ann Mount was born on October 3, 1942, in LaSalle to John and Theresa (Vogrinc) Borys. She never liked the name...
Thomas Kujawa
Dec 10, 2019
Thomas J. Kujawa 85 of Peru. Died December10, 2019 in the Veteran’s Home La Salle. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday 11:00 AM at St Valentine Church. Monsignor Richard Soseman and Rev Gregory Jarzombek OSB will Con Celebrate. Burial will be at St Valentine Cemetery. The Peru Veterans Memorial Group will conduct military honors. Visitation will be Saturday morning...
Florence Meyer
Nov 17, 2019
Florence Meyer 89 of Peru. Died November 17,2019 in Heritage Health of Peru surrounded by the love of Family. Services will 10:30 AM Wednesday November 20,2019 in the Ptak Funeral Home with a 11:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St Mary Church with Monsignor Richard Soseman officiating. Burial will be in St Valentine Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday morning...
Arthur Jagodzinski
Nov 3, 2019
Arthur Jagodzinski 91 of Peru. Died November 3, 2019 in the Heritage Health Care of Peru. Private family funeral ceremony and burial have been held. Rev Gregory Jarzombek OSB officiated. Ptak Funeral Home is assisting the family with the services. Arthur was born June 5,1928 in La Salle to John and Mary (Kaszynski) Jagodzinski. Arthur married his sweetheart Theresa Bernard...
Russell E. Heilman
Oct 21, 2019
Russell E. Heilman 79 of Aperion Care of Toluca. Formerly of Peru. Died October 21,2019 in Aperion Care. Memorial Visitation will be Saturday November 16, 2019 from 2-4 PM at the Ptak Funeral Home. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ptak Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Russell was born February 9,1940 in Frankfort, IN to Richard and Pauline (Birge)...
David Elmer Westerman
Oct 11, 2019
David E. Westerman Jr., 66 of LaSalle, passed away at 1:04 PM Friday, October 11th at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, IL surrounded by his family. A memorial mass will be 11:00 am, Monday, October 21, 2019, at St. Patrick’s Church in LaSalle with Fr. J.A. Small, of St. Joseph’s Church in Peru and Fr Tom Otto, of LaSalle Catholic...
Gerald G. Lesch
Sep 28, 2019
Gerald G. Lesch 70 of Spanish Fort, Alabama, formerly of La Salle. Died Saturday, September 28, 2019, in his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Friday, October 4, 2019, at St Patrick’s Church. Very Rev Paul Carlson will officiate. Burial will be in St Hyacinth Cemetery. La Salle-Oglesby Veterans Memorial Group and the Air Force Honor Guard...
Harold K. Helwig
Aug 10, 2019
Harold K. Helwig 87 of Peru. Died August 10, 2019 at St Joseph Medical Center Joliet. Services will be 5:00 PM Monday August 19, 2019 at Lighthouse Baptist Church, La Salle. Pastor Aaron Butts will officiate. Burial will be at a later date in Slippery Rock Cemetery in Slippery Rock, PA. Visitation will be Monday August 19,2019 from 3-5 PM...
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