George William Peterson
Aug 31, 2026
George William Peterson, 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 31, 2026 at River Glen in St. Charles, Illinois formerly of Swansea, IL. George was born October 20, 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota to Louis Moon and Marie Linnea Peterson and grew up in the small village of Arnold (now part of Rice Lake), Minnesota. As a boy, he worked for...
Thomas E. Doran
Aug 28, 2026
Thomas Eugene “Tom” Doran, 73, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at his home on August 28, 2026.
Tom was born in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Robert Kenneth and Jean Elizabeth Milligan Doran. He spent his early childhood in Kingston, Iowa, before his family moved to the Carman Illinois area, where he attended a one-room schoolhouse. He then graduated from the...
Paula Kay Cunningham
Aug 28, 2026
Paula Kay Cunningham, 73, of West Burlington, Iowa, passed away at 9:40 p.m. Friday, August 28, 2026 at the Klein Center in West Burlington.
Paula was born July 4, 1953 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Kemper and Olka (Thrapp) Cunningham.
Paula was a 1971 graduate of Burlington High School. Shortly after high school, she was employed for a few years at...
Norma M. Brandon
Aug 27, 2026
Norma Mae Byers Brandon, 97, of Springfield, Illinois, formerly of Dallas City, Ill, passed at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, August 27, 2026 at her home in Springfield, Ill, with her daughters at her side. Her son Jeff had just been able to spend three special weeks with her and helping care for her in July. Norma was born in Dallas City...
Diana Kay Taylor
Aug 24, 2026
On August 24, 2026, the world lost a creative, inspiring, and truly unique soul, the likes of which are rarely seen in a lifetime. Diana Kay Taylor of Media, Illinois was born February 5, 1950, to Helen Truitt of Wapello, Iowa. She was a graduate of the Wapello High School Class of 1968. On December 1, 1979, Diana married her...
Donald Hollis Lefler
Aug 21, 2026
Donald Hollis Lefler, 85, of Carman, Illinois, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House on August 21, 2026. He was a cherished husband, father and friend, and his presence will be deeply missed.
Don was born at home in Media, Illinois, on July 13, 1941, to Hollis and Esther (Peterson) Lefler. He married the love...
Ted Leon Stull
Aug 13, 2026
Ted Leon Stull, age 64, of Raritan, IL, passed away at 7:04 a.m. Thursday, August 13, 2026 at his home. He was born December 16, 1961 in LaHarpe, IL, the son of James “Jim” and Martha “Babe” Wallace Stull. On May 15, 1981, he married Paula Louise Holder in the Raritan Baptist Church.
Ted was machinist and welder for Yetter Manufacturing,...
Mary J. Byers
Aug 11, 2026
Mary J. Byers, 101, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 5:50 a.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at the Azria Health Prairie Ridge in Mediapolis, Iowa.
Mary was born January 19, 1925 in Knox County, Missouri, the daughter of Clifford and Lula (McFaden) Henry. On August 29, 1942 she married Robert M. Byers in Edina, Missouri. He preceded her in death...
Medardus "Hank" Bundy
Aug 9, 2026
Medardus “Hank” Bundy, 68, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 11:05 a.m. Sunday, August 9, 2026 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa.
Medardus was born June 29, 1958 in LaHarpe, the son of Harold and Theresia (Voorjans) Bundy Sr. On October 17, 1981 he married Tawnya McCarty at the Lomax Christian Church. She survives.
Medardus was raised...
Kimberly Kay Jarvis
Jul 31, 2026
Kimberly Kay Jarvis, 64, of Niota, Illinois, passed away at 12:50 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2026 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.
Kim was born February 11, 1962 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Denny and Sharon (Peterson) Myers. On May 16, 1997 she married Jeff Jarvis in Carthage, Illinois.
Kim was raised in Nauvoo, Illinois, where she attended school until her...
Nora Cecilia Webb
Jul 22, 2026
Nora Cecilia Webb, daughter of Aidan and Paige Webb, was born sleeping Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City.
Although her time was short, she is loved by all her family. Her family includes her parents: Aidan and Paige Webb, her grandparents: Joshua Bundy, Kimberly Stolworthy, Sarah Webb and Jaysun Wallace; great-grandparents: Medardus...
Jayne Hershman
Jul 17, 2026
Jayne Ann Marie Hershman, age 68, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away Friday, July 17, 2026 at Monmouth Rehab & Nursing Facility in Monmouth, IL. She was born February 27, 1958 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Ray Eugene and Laura Jane Lieurance Kaler. She was first married to Jeff Lynn Berry. They divorced. In 1982, she married Charles Wesley Hershman....
Patrick Bakker
Jul 15, 2026
Patrick Bakker, 56, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2026 in Overland Park.
Patrick was born May 24, 1970 in the Netherlands, the son of Robert and Wil (Ouwerkerk) Bakker. On November 30, 2002 he married Michele Butler at the Terre Haute United Methodist Church in Terre Haute, Illinois.
Mr. Bakker was raised and educated in Maassluis, the Netherlands...
Naomi Veff
Jul 10, 2026
Naomi Jane Veff, 86, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 3:09 p.m. Friday, July 10, 2026 at the Macomb Post Acute Care Center in Macomb, Illinois.
Naomi was born February 24, 1940 in Lincoln, Illinois, the daughter of Edward and Viola Johnson. Earlier in life, she married Robert Veff. He preceded her in death February 8, 1997.
Naomi was a 1958 graduate...
Cindy Snyder
Jul 10, 2026
Cindy “Scoot” Snyder, 74, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 11:15 p.m. Friday, July 10, 2026 at the Monmouth Rehab and Nursing in Monmouth, Illinois.
Cindy was born March 29, 1952 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of S. Dale and Bonnie (Conn) Stout. On February 14, 1999 she married James “Jim” Snyder at the Burnside Christian Church, Burnside, Illinois.
Cindy was a...
Jean Ann Steck
Jul 7, 2026
Jean Ann Steck, age 77 of Carman, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at her home. She was born May 26, 1949 in Canton, Illinois, the daughter of George Franklin and Ruby Jean Dannenberg Steck.
Jean was a graduate of Stronghurst High School, Southeastern Community College of West Burlington, IA, Northeast Missouri State of Kirksvillle, MO, and received her Masters...
Phyllis Eveline Harrell
Jul 7, 2026
Phyllis Eveline Harrell, age 92, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at The Bickford Assisted Living Center in Burlington, Iowa. She was born August 5, 1933 in Moline, Illinois, the daughter of Saul and Minnie Engstrom Anderson. On October 1, 1960, she married George R. Harrell in the Andover, Illinois Lutheran church.
Phyllis was a 1951 graduate of...
Sharon Poindexter
Jul 6, 2026
Sharon Marie Poindexter, 83, of Niota, Illinois, passed away at 1:24 p.m. Monday, July 6, 2026 at her home.
Sharon was born April 12, 1943 in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of James Addison Rhinebold and Eileen Mable Tallman Robinson. She was raised in Portland and a graduate of Clackamas High School in Milwaukie, Oregon. After high school, she enlisted in the...
Gloria (Brown) Thompson
Jul 5, 2026
Gloria Ann (Brown) Thompson, 78, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 5:01 p.m. Sunday, July 5, 2026 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois.
Gloria was born September 24, 1947 in Fort Madison, Iowa the daughter of Oscar and Mabel (McCulloch) Brown. She was raised and educated in Abingdon, Illinois. Following high school, she remained in the Abingdon and Galesburg area,...
Katherine Olson
Jun 28, 2026
Katherine F. Olson, 76, of Biggsville, Illinois, passed away at 9:20 a.m. Sunday, June 28, 2026 at her home.
Kathy was born July 19, 1949 in St. Francisville, Missouri, the daughter of William Walter and Nellie Florene (Toops) Six. She spent her early years in Missouri. Her family later relocated to Oquawka, where she received her education.
On September 4, 1965 she...
