Judith M. Reeser

Judith M. Reeser, 86, of Minonk, IL passed away at 8:28 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2026, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria.

Cremation rites were accorded and a graveside service will be 11 a.m. on Friday, May 22, 2026, in Dana Cemetery with Pastor Richard Hertenstein officiating. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, 2211 N. Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60707 or to her church Immanuel Lutheran Church, Minonk.

Judy was born May 25, 1939, in Normal, IL the daughter of Lyle H. and Corabelle Wilson Davisson. She attended El Paso and Carlock Grade Schools and Normal Community High School graduating in 1957. She worked at Mennonite hospital in Bloomington after graduation, until she married John Block Jr. on August 30, 1958, at St. Petri Lutheran Church, rural Flanagan. They were the parents of two sons, Duane L. Block and John David (Lisa) Block both of Minonk, and grandmother to Nicholas, Eric, Caleb, and Kristin, and five great-grandchildren Aeriana, Izabella, Johnathon, Hadley, and Wyatt, and two special granddaughter Jessica, and Kalia. She is also survived by two nephews, Jeffrey Davisson of Florida, and Jim Davisson of Missouri.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother James Davisson, her maternal grandparents, Lloyd and Frances Wilson, and her paternal grandparents, James and Mae Davisson.

Judith was employed by Country Companies Insurance company for 25 years, retiring in April of 2001, as an Underwriting Analyst. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Minonk, the Ladies VFW Auxiliary, Minonk and later a life member of the VFW Auxiliary Post 454, Bloomington. She was a Red Cross volunteer in Minonk and Bloomington for over 50 years. Judith lived in Cherokee Village, AR, for a while, where she volunteered at the Eastern Ozarks Regional Hospital as a receptionist for the Therapy Department. She was also a member of the Elks Club, the Lions Club in the Village, where she volunteered on many service projects. Judith served as El Paso Kiwanis Club secretary for 8 years. She was a member of the Letitia Green Daughters of the American Revolution, Bloomington, getting her DAR certificate in February of 2003, on her Archibald Wilson family ancestry.

Judith loved spending time with her family, and her best friend, Colleen Whiskers of Gridley. Her favorite past time was researching her family history on her Davisson, Wilson, Anderson and Beehn ancestors, she also researched the Block families for her sons on their fathers family, also she enjoyed reading books about the Holocaust, the American Indians living in Illinois, the Underground railroad with the many safe houses in Illinois and books about Amish families.