Elizabeth (Betty) J. Gorski, 71 of Streator passed away Wednesday (June 23, 2021) at her home Visitation will be held Tuesday from 10 – 12noon at the Winterrowd Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday at noon at the funeral home with cremation rites following services. Betty was born on April 17, 1950 in Streator to William and Eleanor (Lieske) Podkanowicz. Surviving are daughters, Brigitte Hall and Tammy (Jon) Monferdini both of Streator, 11 grandchildren and 6...

Shirley M. (Cave) Knickerbocker, 78 of Streator passed away Wednesday (June 16, 2021) at her home. Visitation will be held Monday form 10 – 12noon at the Winterrowd Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be held Monday at noon at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be nephews, Adam, Andrew and Justin Cave, Nathan Billups and Ben Rogers nieces, Angie Rogers and Jessica Billups. Shirley was born on September 25,...

Noriko L. Coley, 77 of Streator passed away Tuesday afternoon (June 8, 2021) at her home. Per her request a private family service will be held and burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Noriko was born on November 13, 1943 in Tokyo Japan to Koichi and Umeko Yamaguchi. She married Alan Coley on July 28, 1965. He survives. Noriko became a United States citizen in 1973 (photo). Also surviving are sons Brian and Scott Coley, grandchildren, Remy and Linus Coley and a sister Sachiko...

Jeff Kling, 66 of Streator passed away Friday evening (May 28, 2021) at Parker Nursing and Rehabilitation Care Center. Private family services will be held at the Winterrowd Funeral Home with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be sons, Jeremy Adams, Cory and Micah Kling, brothers-in-laws; Dave and Dale Rieck and friend Jeff Henne. Jeff was born on June 18, 1954 in Chicago to Wendell O. and Marian (Flescher) Kling.  He married Debra Rieck...

Kenneth J. Gotch, 70 Streator passed away Friday evening (May 21, 2021) at his home. Following cremation, a visitation will be held Saturday (June 5th) from 1 – 3 p.m. at the Winterrowd Funeral Home.  Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Kenneth was born on October 12, 1950 in Streator to Andrew and Sue (Bakalar) Gotch. He is survived by brothers, David (Pat) Gotch of Streator and Donald (Betsy) Gotch of...

Sam Giacinto, 82 of Streator passed away Thursday morning (May 13, 2021) at the Ottawa Pavilion, Ottawa. Funeral services will be private, a celebration of life will be held at a later date.  The Winterrowd Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Sam was born on November 29, 1938 in Streator to Pete and Geraldine (Carletti) Giacinto.  He married Kathleen Connolley on April 22, 2015.  she survives. Also surviving are step daughters, Holly (Doug) Lautwein of...

Sterling “Chuck” C. Flanery Jr., 65 formerly of Streator passed away Wednesday morning (May 12, 2021) at the Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village. A visitation will be held Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 12noon at the Winterrowd Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be held at noon at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Chuck was born on August 1, 1955 in Streator to Sterling C. and Barbara J. (LaVelle) Flanery Sr. He is survived by...

Allen Turpin, 68 of Lutz, FL and formerly of Streator passed away May 11, 2021 at his home. Cremation rites were accorded and military honors will be at Bay Pines National Cemetery in Tampa, FL at a later date. Allen was born on September 10, 1952 in Streator to Aldon and Dorothy Pat (Zebell) Turpin.  He is survived by his wife Sondra Turpin whom he married on September 17, 1976. Also surviving is a sister Marcia (Mike) Henderson of Las Vegas, NV, a brother Michael Miller of...

Connie Sue Platt, 77 of Streator passed away Friday (May 7, 2021) at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Following cremation, a visitation will be held Saturday from 12 Noon – 2 p.m. at the Winterrowd Funeral Home.  Services will be held at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.  Burial will be in the Abraham Lincoln Nation al Cemetery, Elwood. Connie was born on November 23, 1943 in Frankfort, IN to Wayne and Josephine (Bolinger) Butler.  She married Larry E. Platt on...

Alice M. Schaefer, 88 of Streator passed away Thursday morning (May 6, 2021) at her home. Following cremation a celebration of life will be held at a later date. Alice was born on October 26, 1932 in Cornell to Glen H. and Beulah (Shoemaker) Garretson. She married Robert E. Schaefer on August 13, 1950. He survives. Also surviving are daughters, Pamela Schaefer of Streator and Patty (William) Jones of Wenona, daughter-in-law, Jennifer (Mark Frey) Schaefer of Cincinnati, Ohio,...