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Two registers on one page. Community memorials are family and neighborhood remembrances — including paid $69 placements. Historical figures are public memorials for documented deceased Americans. American War Heroes is a separate, publisher-curated historical roll — Revolution first, every war listed, and missing in action treated as a duty. A Community memorial may mention service; it does not enroll anyone on that roll. Veterans use code VET50 for 50% off Obituary Placement only — a price, not a verification, and not a discount on public notices.
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The register
October 2, 1944 – August 29, 2026 · Peoria, Illinois
Merle Duane Shoemaker died in Peoria on August 29, 2026. He was eighty-one. Born there on October 2, 1944, he grew up knowing the tractor plant as a clock that did not sleep, and he learned a torque spec before he learne…
March 14, 1941 – August 19, 2026 · Rockford, Illinois
Stanislaw Jozef Kaczmarek died in Rockford on August 19, 2026. He was eighty-five. Born there on March 14, 1941, he grew up in a house where Polish was for the kitchen and English was for the shop, and he kept both. He b…
June 1, 1943 – August 27, 2026 · Quincy, Illinois
Harold Wayne Pettis died in Quincy on August 27, 2026. He was eighty-three. Born there on June 1, 1943, he grew up knowing the river as a clock and a weather report. His father worked the lock. Harold learned a gate befo…
November 22, 1943 – September 8, 2026 · Chicago, Illinois
Josephine Marie Kubiak died in Chicago on September 8, 2026. She was eighty-two. Born there on November 22, 1943, on the Southwest Side, she grew up in a house where Polish was for the kitchen and English was for the str…
October 14, 1940 – September 7, 2026 · Springfield, Illinois
Dorothy Fay Ellison died in Springfield on September 7, 2026. She was eighty-five. Born there on October 14, 1940, she grew up knowing the capitol dome as a weekday neighbor, and she learned a card catalog before she lea…