Lorraine M. Gaefcke, 92 of Streator passed away peacefully on Thursday November 26, 2020 at the home of her daughter Sally. A visitation will be held Saturday December 5th from 11AM until 12noon at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.  Funeral services will be held at noon at the church with social distancing being followed and masks being worn.  Cremation rites will follow services and burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. The Winterrowd Funeral Home is in charge...

William “BJ” J. Elias, 52, of Streator passed away Thursday (November 19, 2020) at OSF St. Josephs Medical Center, Bloomington. Following cremation, a private family service will be held at the Winterrowd Funeral Home. A public graveside services will be Wednesday at 3PM Riverview Cemetery. BJ was born on June 13, 1968 in Streator. He married Alison Moore on February 26, 2007. She survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Devin Faye Elias of Streator, step-son Blaine Parcher of...

Jean Ann Mainor, 74 of Streator passed away Wednesday (November 18, 2020) at the OSF Center for Health, Streator. Private family services will be held at the Winterrowd Funeral Home with a public graveside service on Monday at 11:30 AM at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be; Steven Mainor, Timothy Mainor, Doug Rhodes and Troy Durdan. Honorary will be, Jacob Mainor, Brady and Aaron Pool, Mike Sineni. Jean was born on February 27, 1946 in Streator to Albert and...

Phyllis Jean Lester, 91 of Hartselle, AL and formerly of the Streator area passed away Tuesday November 10, 2020 in Hartselle. Visitation will be held Saturday Nov. 21, 2020 from 12:30 until 2 PM at the Winterrowd Funeral Home.  Services will be held at 2 pm at the funeral home with social distancing being followed and masks being worn.  Burial will be in the Long Point Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be, Nathan Lester, Kevin Shannon, Scott Fulkerson, Ben Bentlin and Bill...

Venzeno “Jim” A. Ligori, 83 of Streator passed away Saturday November 14, 2020 at Bromenn Hospital, Bloomington. Following cremation, a memorial visitation will be held Friday from 3 – 6 PM at the Winterrowd Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be held at 6 PM at the funeral home with his great-nephew Paul Webster officiating and social distancing being followed and masks being worn. Jim was born on July 31, 1937 in Streator to Frank and Jeanette (Ingles)...

Breanna A. Dennis, 21 of Streator passed away Saturday October 31, 2020 at Advocate Trinity Hospital in Chicago. A visitation will be held Wednesday from 3PM-6PM at the Winterrowd Funeral Home with social distancing practices being followed and masks being worn.  Cremation rites will follow services. Breanna was born on March 26, 1999 in Streator to Miguel Tovalin and Mary Dennis.  Surviving is her mother, Mary Dennis of Owensboro, KY, father, Miguel Tovalin of Utah, sisters,...

Dale L. Mueller, 79 of Cornell passed away Saturday evening (November 7, 2020) at the Illinois Veterans Home, LaSalle. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 12noon at the Long Point Cemetery.  The Winterrowd Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Dale was born on July 29, 1941 in Streator to Leo J. and Margaret (Brown) Mueller.  He married Maureen Berge on June 16, 1962.  She survives. Also surviving are sons, William Mueller of Streator and Ryan (Dr....

Bernard Nicholas Bayer, 88, of Streator passed away Wednesday, November 11, at OSF St. James – John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. Per his request, there will be no services. Bernard was born August 8, 1932 in Ottawa to Bernard & Hazel Bayer. He married Suzanne McDonald on August 7, 1997. She survives. Also surviving are children; Steven Bayer of Ottawa, Mary Johnston of LaSalle, Nancy Ver of Marseilles, Jim Bayer of Seneca, Susan Clark of West Virginia, Michael Lee...

Harry Hayes Defenbaugh, 69 passed away peacefully Oct 28, 2020 at St Francis Hospital in Peoria.  Born on Jan. 8, 1951, he was the only son of George and Vernal (Hayes) Defenbaugh of rural Streator.  He lived his entire life in the Streator/Ancona area where he farmed until his hospitalization. Harry attended Woodland School and graduated in 1969.  He is survived by his sister Mary Poldek (the late Robert) and nephew and nieces Riley (Maureen) Poldek of San...

Mildred Louise (Weezie the Pie Lady) Sullivan, 94, of Streator passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Visitation for Louise will be Friday from 4-6PM at the Winterrowd Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 10AM at the St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church. Burial will follow in St. Anthony’s Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be sons, John, Robert, and Edward and grandsons Scott Sullivan and Tom & Todd...