Obituaries

Mar 20, 2025

Norma Jeanne Palmer, age 78, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 3:05 a.m. Thursday, March 20, 2025 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst.  She was born January 12, 1947 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, the daughter of John and Pauline Steward McGraw.  On January 14, 1968, she married Clair E. Palmer in Cairo, Iowa.  He preceded her in...

Mar 18, 2025

Barbara Ann Clark, 76, of Macomb, Illinois, formerly of rural Blandinsville, Illinois, passed away at 6:10 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

Barbara was born June 3, 1948 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Chester E. and Hazel Marie (Pendry) Gittings. On July 12, 1966 she married...

Mar 17, 2025

Cindy A. Hainline, 78, of Ashburn, Georgia, formerly of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away at 5:43p.m. Monday, March 17, 2025 in Ashburn.

She was born in Peoria, Illinois on March 2, 1947, the daughter of Charles Dean and Arleen (Fitzpatrick) Gill. On September 19, 1964 she married Carl Hainline. He survives.

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Mar 9, 2025

Denette Marie McCombs, 66, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2025 at her home.

She was born February 23, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Dennis and Donna (Spevak) Rudofski. Denette was first married to Terry Forquer. They later divorced, She married Jimmy C. Cecil on February 24, 1989 in...

Mar 9, 2025

Karl E. Yard, 71, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 4:03 a.m. Sunday, March 9, 2025 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

Karl was born February 19, 1954 in LaHarpe the son of L. Eldon and Evelyn I. (Wetzel) Yard. On July 26, 1974 he married Robin DeBold. They later divorced....

Mar 8, 2025

Ernest Wells "Chap" Chapin, 92, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 7:20 p.m. at the Elms in Macomb, Illinois.

He was born in Hancock County, Illinois on January 8, 1933 to his parents Everett and Ada (Wells) Chapin. He was the third child in a family of eight.

Mar 8, 2025

Nickalas J. Huston, 77, of Dallas City, IL, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on April 1, 1947, in Mt. Pleasant, IA, to Max and Norma Huston. Nick graduated from Mt. Union High School and went on to attend Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant. He served in...

Mar 3, 2025

Earnest Carl Gentry, age 54, of Media, Illinois, passed away Monday, March 3, 2025 at University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. He was born July 11, 1970 in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of Bo Cullip and Patricia Ann Kirkbride.  On July 23, 1993, he married Charlotte Bigsby in Roseville, Illinois.

Mr. Gentry was...

Mar 3, 2025

Betty Ann Bindewald, 92, of rural Blandinsville, Illinois, passed away at 12:59 p.m. Monday, March 3, 2025 at The Elms in Macomb, Illinois.

Betty was born October 13, 1932 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of George H. and Florence A. (Anderson) Adams. On December 21, 1951 she married James A. Bindewald in...

Mar 2, 2025

Harold "Wayne" Swisher, 81, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away at 1:50 a.m. Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.

Wayne was born May 18, 1943 near Raritan, Illinois, the son of Harold and Helen Maxine (Jackson) Swisher. On July 26, 1965 he married Connie...

Feb 22, 2025

Jesse L. Jones, 43, of Guthrie, Kentucky, formerly of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 11:36 p.m. Saturday, February 22, 2025 at The Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

He was born October 15, 1981 in Macomb, Illinois, the son of Robert Lynn and Jeannette Carle Jones. Jesse was a graduate of LaHarpe High...

Feb 12, 2025

James Edward "Pooch" Rodeffer, 93, of rural Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 3:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at his home.

Mr. Rodeffer was born August 28, 1931 the son of James Russell and Era May (Smith) Rodeffer. On August 30, 1952 he married Betty LaVerna Wetterling in Burlington, Iowa. She preceded him...

Feb 10, 2025

D. Mark Morton, 79, of Galesburg, Illinois, passed away peacefully in his sleep Monday, February 10, 2025 at his home.

Mark was born October 15, 1945 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of Robert I. and Louie Pauline (Douglas) Morton.

Mark was raised in the Fountain Green, Illinois, area and...

Feb 7, 2025

Thomas H. Koopmans, 93, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 3:40 p.m.  Friday, February 7, 2025 at the Macomb Post Acute Care Center, Macomb, Illinois.

He was born December 20, 1931 in Momence, Illinois, the son of Simon and Kathrine Zelendrust Koopmans. On August 7, 1955 he married Eleanor "Elie" Smith in Momence....

Feb 3, 2025

Carole Ellen Kerfoot, 80, of rural Tennessee, Illinois, passed away at 10:01 p.m. Monday, February 3, 2025 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.

Carole was born November 26, 1944 in Portsmouth, England, the daughter of Edwin H. and Marjorie N. (Holmes) Meyers.

Carole was a 1962 graduate of...

Jan 30, 2025

Betty L. Newkirk, 92, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away at 12:04 a.m. Thursday, January 30, 2025 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, Fort Madison, Iowa, surrounded by her family.

She was born on January 27, 1933 in Alexis, Illinois to Fred and Louella Bivans Needham. She married young and divorced nine...

Jan 27, 2025

Marjorie Ellen Gittings, 89, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 11:21 a.m. Monday, January 27, 2025 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois.

Marjorie was born September 3, 1935 in Knox County, Missouri, the daughter of Leonard and Minnie (Harvey) Bachmann. She married Ellis Simler on August 28, 1955. They later divorced. On...

Jan 26, 2025

Lane Champion Hardisty, 26, of Bushnell, Illinois, formerly of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, January 26, 2025 in Bushnell, after a courageous 5 year battle with cancer.

Lane was born in Carthage, Illinois, on January 16, 1999 to Dawn (Harris) and Lynn Hardisty.

Surviving is...

Jan 25, 2025

Carol Ann Clover, 84, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2025, at her home.

Carol was born November 30, 1940, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of George and Marie Brasfield. On March 17, 1971, she married Arlin Clover in Lomax, Illinois. He survives.

Carol was a...

Jan 21, 2025

Sandra Sue "Sandy" Cox, 82, of rural LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab Center in Stronghurst, Illinois.

Sandra was born in Monmouth, Illinois on October 3, 1942 the youngest daughter of Harry and Florence (Goff) Alecock. Sandra had four brothers and eight sisters. She married...