Estate of Doyle v. Streitmatter

PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioners Donald A. Doyle and Rosemary Armburst are siblings of the deceased, Roger Gerald Doyle, who died March 18, 1988. Respondents Cheri C. Streitmatter and Michael J. Doyle are adult children of the deceased and co-administrators of his estate. Petitioners appeal from an order entered by the circuit court of Peoria County denying their “Application for Payment of Claim” for funeral expenses.

The record on appeal establishes that at the time of Roger Doyle’s death, Donald arranged for his brother’s funeral because he did not know…