Sheryl Trone
She was born March 8, 1947, at Culbertson Hospital in Rushville, a daughter of Fred William Plate and Grace Adkison Plate. Surviving are two children, Eric (and Jody) Trone of Elmwood and Erin Trone of Peoria; one brother, Keith Plate of Havana; one sister, Joyce Sarff of Kewanee; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ilene Davison and Edith Coleman; and one brother, Lee Plate. She was a faithful member of the Astoria Church of Christ. In her younger years, she worked as a waitress and later at Chuck and Bill’s Grocery Store until becoming a mother. She devoted herself to being a stay-at-home mom, volunteering at school and faithfully supporting her children in their activities. In later years, she enjoyed working alongside her sister Joyce in Kewanee during tax season at Douglas Irwin and Company. Services were held Tuesday, June 23, at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria with her son Eric officiating. Burial was in the Ipava Cemetery in Ipava. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org or the Astoria Church of Christ. Condolences may be sent to shawgomemorialhome.com.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026 • Vol. 149, No. 8
Sheryl Ann Trone, 79, of Peoria, formerly of Astoria, died at 7:11 p.m. June 18, 2026, at OSF Hospital in Peoria.
