Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home

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EUREKA– James R. “Jim” Deck, 74, formerly of Eureka and Danville, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2025, at Arcadia C...
09/11/2025

EUREKA– James R. “Jim” Deck, 74, formerly of Eureka and Danville, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2025, at Arcadia Care in Morton.

He was born on March 3, 1951, in Peoria, Illinois, to Harold Jr. and Mary (Rice) Deck. Jim married Alice Hopkins on December 10, 1977. She preceded him in d...

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EUREKA – Loren W. Zimmerman, 61, of Eureka, Illinois, a devoted husband, father and grandfather, passed away Wednesday, ...
09/11/2025

EUREKA – Loren W. Zimmerman, 61, of Eureka, Illinois, a devoted husband, father and grandfather, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

He was born on February 13, 1964, in Peoria, Ill., to Earl and Elsie (Kaufman) Zimmerman. Loren married Mary Hartman on April 14, 1984, in Goodfield, Il...

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EAST PEORIA – Julie A. Runyon, 67 of East Peoria, passed away Monday, September 8, 2025, at Carle Health Methodist Hospi...
09/10/2025

EAST PEORIA – Julie A. Runyon, 67 of East Peoria, passed away Monday, September 8, 2025, at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria.

She was born on March 27, 1958, in Springfield, Massachusetts, to James and Regina (Pirog) Thurman. Julie married Paul Runyon on July 21, 1989, in East Peor...

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IOWA – Abigail Lauren Lutz, 24, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Groveland, Illinois, passed away Saturday, August 30,...
09/07/2025

IOWA – Abigail Lauren Lutz, 24, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Groveland, Illinois, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

She was born on October 12, 2000, in Peoria, Illinois, to Rodney and Leslie (Young) Lutz.

Surviving are her p...

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EAST PEORIA – William H. “Bill” Ray, 66, of East Peoria, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at Arcadia Care Morto...
09/04/2025

EAST PEORIA – William H. “Bill” Ray, 66, of East Peoria, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at Arcadia Care Morton.

He was born on March 28, 1959, in Peoria, to Charles and Vera (Park) Ray.

Surviving are his son, William R. Ray; daughter, Nichole Ray of Pekin; five grandchil...

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Doloras M. “Dee” Kearns, 98, of Peoria, passed away Monday, September 1, 2025, at Buehler Home in Peoria. She was born o...
09/02/2025

Doloras M. “Dee” Kearns, 98, of Peoria, passed away Monday, September 1, 2025, at Buehler Home in Peoria.

She was born on October 19, 1926, in Peoria, to William and Mary (Trapp) Hurst. Doloras married Thomas Kearns on May 27, 1950, in Peoria. He preceded her in death on February 8, 2017. D...

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WASHINGTON – Kim A. Felker, 70, of Washington, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Hom...
08/27/2025

WASHINGTON – Kim A. Felker, 70, of Washington, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. After a courageous five-year battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, he went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and is now free from suffering in his eart...

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MORTON – Doris J. Hopwood, 93, of Morton, passed away Monday, August 25, 2025, at Apostolic Christian Restmor in Morton....
08/26/2025

MORTON – Doris J. Hopwood, 93, of Morton, passed away Monday, August 25, 2025, at Apostolic Christian Restmor in Morton.

She was born on June 11, 1932, in Peoria, Illinois, to Albert and Emma (Kaupp) Bessler. Doris married Robert Hopwood on January 28, 1950 in Springfield, Illinois. He prec...

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Cesli was born in Spokane, Washington, and raised in Morton, IL. She tenderly leaves behind her husband, Gino, their dau...
08/20/2025

Cesli was born in Spokane, Washington, and raised in Morton, IL. She tenderly leaves behind her husband, Gino, their daughter, Rachel (22), and their son, Isaiah (24). She is also survived by her brother Derek, her sister Cristi, her mother Sarah, her brother Steve, and her father Clay.

Cesl...

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HOT SPRINGS - Carol Ann Workman Roy McClelland, 88, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas formerly of Central IL, passed away...
08/14/2025

HOT SPRINGS - Carol Ann Workman Roy McClelland, 88, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas formerly of Central IL, passed away suddenly from this earth on July 30th, 2025 at 12:43 am CST.
Carol was born on June 4th, 1937 at her parents’ home in Chatham, IL, to Howard and Edna Workman, and was one of six...

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MORTON – Jessica Elizabeth Dowds, 48, of Morton, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025.She was born on April 25, 1977,...
08/13/2025

MORTON – Jessica Elizabeth Dowds, 48, of Morton, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
She was born on April 25, 1977, in Peoria, Illinois, to Roger and Carla Lamer. She married Richard Dowds on May 10, 2003, in East Peoria, Illinois.

Jessica is survived by her husband, Richard Dowds of...

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MORTON – F. Eileen Tackett passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025. The daughter of Fred and Nellie Eckhardt, she was born ...
08/13/2025

MORTON – F. Eileen Tackett passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025.

The daughter of Fred and Nellie Eckhardt, she was born January 28, 1933, in Danvers, Illinois. Eileen married William L. Tackett on October 7, 1950, in Bloomington, Illinois. He preceded her in death on August 23, 2019.
She ...

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Morton, IL
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