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During a family’s time of sorrow, we want to reflect on the lives of those who have recently passed. The Bureau County Republican and bcrnews.com offer a special quarterly feature to commemorate and honor those we have lost. This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in July, August, September, October, November and December 2025.
Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost July 1 - December 31, 2025
Look for the next Tributes Section on July 18, 2026.
A Vickie Lynn Akers, 72
Williamsburg, IA June 20, 1953 July 17, 2025
Judy Lee Anderson, 68
Princeton, IL July 11, 1957 July 29, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Lester L. Atwell, 88
Walnut, IL May 29, 1937 October 14, 2025
Kelly Jo Barth, 57 Princeton, IL August 9, 1967 July 22, 2025 Fiocchi Funeral Home
Penny Lou Best, 82 Princeton, IL October 31, 1942 March 31, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc & Monuments
Barbara Ellen Bass, 95 Princeton, IL April 19, 1930 September 8, 2025 Fiocchi Funeral Home
Jared Bird
Virginia “Jean” Bates, 96
Denise Marie Boggio, 65
Cheryl Lynne Bebej, 70
Marcella “Marcy” Ann Bouxsein, 87
Anchorage, AK
Joann Marie Allen, 94 Princeton, IL December 4, 1930 July 20, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Glenn L. Andersen, 61
Ohio, IL October 4, 1964 October 26, 2025 Garland Funeral Home, Walnut
B Patricia (Fredenhagen) Bachman, 94
Huntingdon, PA February 12, 1931 November 30, 2025
Princeton, IL January 23, 1929 September 6, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home Princeton, IL October 19, 1955 December 27, 2025 The Fiocchi Funeral Homes
Fort Myers, FL September 8, 1959 August 5, 2025
Peoria, IL November 2, 1937 September 20, 2025
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Obituary & Remembrance Tribute Feature
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See full obituary at bcrnews.com/obituaries or putnamcountyrecord.com/obituaries Melissa Jane Brisbin, 59
Princeton, IL July 13, 1966 September 23, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Mae Britt, 89
Sheffield, IL July 14, 1936 September 7, 2025 Stackhouse-Moore Funeral & Cremation Services
Brian Eugene Brutcher, 67
Princeton, IL May 15, 1958 July 30, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Rachel DeSkeere Bryan, 86
Graford, TX September 9, 1939 September 11, 2025
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Gerald “Jerry” William Campbell, 90
Princeton, IL August 17, 1935 November 14, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Barbara Kay Carlson, 90
Carolyn Jean Diller, 91 Princeton, IL April 12, 1934 August 13, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
George Donnelly, 74
Lasalle, IL April 22, 1951 November 25, 2025
Gilbert, AZ July 24, 1935 September 24, 2025
Mark Buckman, 55
Lorelle Burcham, 82 Sheffield, IL September 28, 1943 September 28, 2025
Rita Joan Buritz, 97
La Salle, IL June 6, 1928 November 16, 2025
Theresa Ann Burrows, 82
Princeton, IL July 1, 1943 October 17, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Lawrence “Larry” John Faletti, 73 Granville, IL August 11, 1951 July 23, 2025
Driscoll P Drew, 89 Elaine Sue Case, 74
Spring Valley, IL March 7, 1951 December 6, 2025
Nancy L. Christensen, 91
Princeton, IL September 10, 1934 October 6, 2025
Naples, IL January 21, 1936 November 14, 2025
Trisha Conner, 76
Princeton, IL October 24, 1948 October 21, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Mary Jane Cassiday Cosgrove, 99 Spring Valley, IL October 20, 1925 July 7, 2025
Tony Figurin, 90 Sheffield, IL June 14, 1935 November 30, 2025
Constance “Connie” DuCanto, 93
Princeton, IL September 17, 1931 August 25, 2025 Fiocchi Funeral Homes
Edward F. Duffy, 84
Buda, IL October 29, 1969 July 7, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Robert Fabris, 82 LaMoille, IL February 15, 1943 September 5, 2025 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Princeton, IL January 29, 1941 September 21, 2025
Bruce A. Filbrandt, 88 McNabb, IL September 18, 1936 June 22, 2025 Helmer Shields Funeral Home
Randy Carl Foster, 66
Dr. John Michael Ehrhardt, 68
Buda, IL October 10, 1958 August 21, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Eldon Wayne Entwhistle, 82
Walnut, IL October 5, 1942 October 23, 2025
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Peru, IL January 23, 1957 July 17, 2025
Pamela Anne Fritz, 83
Genevieve M. Cummins, 100
Tiskilwa, IL November 24, 1924 September 29, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
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Jeffrey Ronald ‘Richard’ DeMay, 63 Geneseo, IL February 6, 1962 December 24, 2025
Princeton, IL June 26, 1943 November 13, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
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Ruth Joanne Faber, 90 Princeton, IL July 11, 1935 September 2, 2025 Fiocchi Funeral Homes
Richard Fulkerson, 77
Princeton, IL July 21, 1948 December 19, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
See full obituary at bcrnews.com/obituaries or putnamcountyrecord.com/obituaries
Dean C. Ganschow, 97
Walnut, IL October 22, 1927 July 15, 2025
Frank J. “Paco” Greathouse, 69
Necedah, WI October 4, 1955 September 27, 2025 Helmer Shields Funeral Home
Paul Edward Green, 76
Peter C. Gartner, 82 Princeton, IL March 14, 1943 July 9, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Carol Jean Gingrich, 89
Sheffield, IL September 7, 1935 August 7, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Margaret (Peg) Gonet, 90
Brett A. Holmstrom, 63
Peoria, IL August 31, 1962 November 17, 2025
Mary Lou Hopper, 92
Princeton, IL July 20, 1949 August 25, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Princeton, IL June 17, 1933 December 15, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Dorothy G. Grivetti, 97
Elizabeth “Betty” L. Horton, 90
Standard, IL March 24, 1927 November 27, 2025
Dennis L. Grobe, 76
Walnut, IL May 22, 1949 November 13, 2025
Sheffield, IL February 1, 1935 November 13, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Frances Hughes, 92 Princeton, IL October 3, 1932 July 6, 2025
Peru, IL January 9, 1935 August 26, 2025
H Lesley A Gonigam, 74
Inez L. Hale, 89
Edwin L. Goode, Jr, 85
Paul T. Hansen, 79
Princeton, IL April 11, 1951 December 9, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Putnam, IL October 3, 1940 November 7, 2025
Princeton, IL September 6, 1935 August 30, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Peoria, IL July 29, 1945 July 15, 2025
John E. Huseman, 78
Walnut, IL June 3, 1947 July 17, 2025 Garland Funeral Home
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Mary C. Johnson, 82 Bettendorf, IA January 6, 1943 July 14, 2025
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Lowell “Hoot” Keith Kepner, 86
Manlius, IL October 31, 1939 November 10, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Kathy King, 72 McNabb, IL September 30, 1952 August 23, 2025
Carol Ann Knudsen, 78 Princeton, IL August 25, 1946 July 30, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Lori L. (Henderson) Rogel Koskosky, 63
Princeton, IL August 15, 1962 November 30, 2025 Wasmer Funeral home
Jacqueline L. Krager, 91
Princeton, IL January 15, 1934 October 3, 2025 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
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Beverly Marie Lapuh, 96
Peru, IL January 28, 1929 November 14, 2025
Patricia Lynn Gould, 63
Rita J. Heeren, 95 Princeton, IL September 2, 1930 October 27, 2025
Mervin Ted Johnson, 88
Max Lauritzen, 86
Betty Ann Graves, 59
Douglas (Herby” Herbolsheimer, 66
William Potter Johnson, 90
Alice Jean Peard Lawson, 94
Sheffield, IL September 21, 1961 August 18, 2025
Bradford, IL December 30, 1965 December 20, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Hennepin, IL May 30, 1959 December 29, 2025
Princeton, IL February 15, 1937 August 9, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Saint Simons Island, GA May 4, 1935 May 18, 2025
Princeton, IL August 9, 1939 November 19, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Malden, IL February 4, 1931 August 4, 2025 Fiocchi Funeral Homes
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See full obituary at bcrnews.com/obituaries or putnamcountyrecord.com/obituaries Charles Paul Lenihan, 72
Ralph “Chip” Richardson Moodie, 79
Sharon Rawls Longden, 89
Gale Anderson Moore, 79
Tiskilwa, IL August 6, 1953 October 17, 2025 Fiocchi-Jensen Funeral Home
Streator, IL June 29, 1936 December 15, 2025
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Eleanor Ellie Mark, 91 Normal, IL February 26, 1934 October 23, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Kent J. Mathew, 64 Princeton, IL March 27, 1961 July 30, 2025 Garland Funeral Home, Walnut
Carolyn Mae Tuff McCance, 77
Princeton, IL January 20, 1948 October 14, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
John Francis McGlone, 89
Princeton, IL June 13, 1936 August 27, 2025 Fiocchi Funeral Homes
Kent “Mac” McQueen, 77
Peru, IL June 3, 1948 September 27, 2025
Bradford, IL March 30, 1946 December 27, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
David West Peterson, 85 Princeton, IL October 3, 1940 November 3, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Sterling, IL April 25, 1946 October 11, 2025 Fiocchi Funeral Homes
Karl Pfleger, 64 Princeton, IL February 10, 1961 September 21, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Dorine Anne Motley, 78
Terry Wayne Phillips, 78
The Villages, FL November 25, 1946 October 17, 2025
State College, PA June 3, 1947 September 24, 2025
Ronald D. Prather, 82
N Kenneth Eugene Nordstrom, 88
Princeton, IL June 26, 1937 July 30, 2025 The Fiocchi Funeral Home
Dorothy V. Novak, 98 Peru, IL April 13, 1927 July 11, 2025
Princeton, IL August 25, 1943 August 30, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
David W. Olson, 87
Princeton, IL May 4, 1938 August 25, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Wyanet, IL January 21, 1940 July 8, 2025
Laurie Annette Oberle Sabin, 74 Walnut, IL October 18, 1951 October 28, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Ashley E. Medina, 39
Carol Ann (Vollenweider) Pelz, 89 Glenview, IL October 8, 1935 August 28, 2025
Lorraine A. Schmitt, 75 Princeton, IL April 24, 1950 November 3, 2025 Fiocchi Funeral Home
Richard Rick Schmotzer, 73
Princeton, IL November 30, 1951 October 16, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc & Monuments
Lloyd F. Schrowang, 89
LaSalle, IL March 1, 1936 December 21, 2025
John W. Shevokas, 86
Granville, IL September 17, 1938 August 9, 2025 Helmer Shields Funeral Home
Stanley Shevokas Jr., 93
Henry, IL June 8, 1932 October 13, 2025
Alice Mae Shofner, 90
Jean Samuelson, 91
Princeton, IL July 9, 1935 September 6, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Adam Scott Sanden, 33
Paula Marie Smith, 62
Peoria, IL September 29, 1934 December 10, 2025
P Walnut, IL November 20, 1985 October 17, 2025
Princeton, IL April 4, 1944 October 17, 2025
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Patricia Elizabeth Rosenow, 85
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Linda Jo (Anderson) Sanders, 81
Manlius, IL November 13, 1991 September 25, 2025
Princeton, IL March 23, 1963 July 11, 2025 Fiocchi Funeral Home
See full obituary at bcrnews.com/obituaries or putnamcountyrecord.com/obituaries Judy Marie Townsend, 78
Laura Willoughby, 69
Alice Joan Starker, 91
Patricia Trotter, 82 Bradenton, FL January 13, 1943 November 30, 2025
Helyn Dayle Wright, 76
Princeton, IL May 21, 1934 July 2, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Joanne Swan, 95
Princeton, IL December 24, 1929 December 1, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
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Theodore “Ted” H. Timke, 81
H. Scott Wallis, 70
Mary Tkach, 71
Princeton, IL March 4, 1954 September 12, 2025 Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments
Barbara Tondi, 80 Princeton, IL May 19, 1945 July 8, 2025
Gilbert A. Tonozzi, 87
Princeton, IL July 21, 1938 November 17, 2025
Princeton, IL August 6, 1958 December 14, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
Mark, IL August 28, 1932 November 25, 2025 Helmer Shields Funeral Home
Princeton, IL October 2, 1944 December 22, 2025 The Fiocchi Funeral Homes
Princeton, IL May 30, 1955 September 16, 2025 Grant- Johnson Funeral Home
Genevieve Walters, 94 Walnut, IL August 6, 1930 July 2, 2025 Garland Funeral Home, Walnut
Rev. C. John Weborg, 88
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Princeton, IL August 12, 1942 July 15, 2025 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
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