Obituaries

Oct 13, 2007

Mrs. Eva M. Oriano, 91, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 8:30 P.M. at the Gilpin Home in Dallas City.

She was born February 18, 1916 in Meredosia, Illinois, the daughter of Leonard and Sarah Hignight Price. On March 9, 1943 she married Fred A. Oriano in Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her...

Oct 12, 2007

Mrs. Doris A. Kraft, 87, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Friday, October 12, 2007 at 2:50 PM at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois.

She was born October 25, 1919 near Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of Earl and Samantha Beckelheimer Millard. On August 17, 1940, she married R. Dale Kraft in Davenport, Iowa. He preceded her in...

Oct 9, 2007

Mr. Kenneth H. Pearce, 96, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 5:00 PM in the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. He was born February 19, 1911 in Burnside, Illinois, the son of Elza and Ethel Long Pearce. He married Frances I. Merrell on March 23, 1929 in Colchester, Illinois. She passed away January 7, 1986. In...

Oct 6, 2007

Mrs. Viola E. Melton, 93, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 11:30 P.M. at her home.

She was born September 14, 1914 in Milltown, Indiana, the daughter of Charles and Frances Ellen Babcock Cosby. On September 1, 1932 she married J. Paul Melton in Corydon, Indiana. He preceded her in death on...

Oct 5, 2007

Dale E. Beals, 82, of Effingham, Illinois formerly of Windsor, Illinois died at 10:13 p.m. Friday (October 5, 2007) in St. Anthonys Hospital, Effingham.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday in the Lovins-Lockart Funeral Home, Windsor with Rev. Kevin Vanderlaan officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. with Masonic Rites at 8:00...

Oct 1, 2007

Ella Zozelpha "Sally" Black

Mrs. Ella Zozelpha Sally Black, 93, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Monday, October 1, 2007 at 2:40 A.M. at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center, LaHarpe, Illinois.

She was born August, 19, 1914 in Pontoosuc, Illinois, the daughter of Ralph and Millie Robinson Jones. She married William Edward Jors in !935....

Sep 30, 2007

Mrs. Grace C. Ochsner, 91, of rural Niota, Illinois, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2007 at her home. She was born October 30, 1915 in Point Pleasant Township in Warren County, Illinois, the daughter of J.V. and Ethel Lofftus Thompson. On February 5, 1936 she married Clarence K. Ochsner at her parents home near Niota. They moved to her...

Sep 29, 2007

Lawrence E. "Buck" Allen Mr. Lawrence E. Buck Allen Jr., age 74, of Niota, Illinois passed away Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 12:52 A.M. at his home. He was born January 21, 1933 in Blandinsville, Illinois, the son of Lawrence E. and Iona Bixler Allen. He married Norma Jean Jeannie Seigfried on September 8, 1951 in Blandinsville. She preceded...

Sep 26, 2007

Ruth M. Brown, age 91 of LaHarpe, Illinois died at 6:05 A.M. Wednesday September 26, 2007 in the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center in LaHarpe. She was born September 9, 1916 in Marietta, Illinois, the daughter of Clyde and Goldie Grafton Smith. On November 15, 1933, she married Earnest G. Brown in Lewistown, Illinois. He preceded her in death on...

Sep 22, 2007

Beth Ann (Louden) Nelson, 52, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 12:07 P.M. at her home. with family and friends by her side, after a year long struggle with ALS. Born November 10, 1954 in LaHarpe IL, she was the daughter of Franklin and Jean (Link) Louden. She was an avid scholar who loved solving crossword...

Sep 9, 2007

Mrs. Carlota Cisneros, 78, of Burlington, Iowa, formerly of Lomax, Illinois passed away Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 4:45 A.M. at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa.

She was born November 11, 1928 in Guanajuato, Mexico, the daughter of Augustine and Catalina Camacho. In 1952 she married Fernando Cisneros. He preceded her in death....

Sep 4, 2007

Mr. Charles Wayne Oaks, 61, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 6:00 P.M. at his home.

He was born July 17, 1946 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Seth and Catherine Magee Oaks. On November 9, 1998 he married Juanita Bundy. Mr. Oaks served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He...

Aug 26, 2007

Oliver L. "Dutch" Smith

Oliver L. "Dutch" Smith, 83, of Colusa, Illinois died Sunday, August 26, 2007 at his home.

He was born June 19, 1924 in Dallas City, Illinois, the son of William Reine and Eva Mary Fry Smith. On June 19, 1943 he married Lucille Rodeffer in Kahoka, Missouri.

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Aug 26, 2007

Wanda M. Covert

Mrs. Wanda M. Covert, 97, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, August 26, 2007 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. She was born December 21, 1909 in Blackwell, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ira J. and Martha Slusher Allen. She married Cecil M. Covert on March 24,1928 in Aledo, Illinois....

Aug 20, 2007

Don Gallahue

E. Don Gallahue, age 85 of LaHarpe, Illinois died at 11:10 A.M. Monday August 20, 2007 in the McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Illinois. He was born December 27, 1921 in Macomb, the son of Ed and Prudy Belle Ritter Gallahue. He married Mary Scanlan on February 5, 1966 in Terre Haute, IL.

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Aug 18, 2007

Erma L. Clanton

Mrs. Erma L. Clanton, 85, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Saturday, August 18, 2007 at the Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois. She was born August 16, 1922 in Iola Kansas, the daughter of Franklin and Alice Buckner Ludlum. The family moved to Niota, Illinois in 1929 where she grew to adulthood. She graduated...

Aug 15, 2007

Gail L. Sutton

Gail L. Sutton, age 90 of Lomax, Illinois died at 4:58 A.M. Wednesday August 15, 2007 in the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst. He was born January 4, 1917 in Lomax, the son of Harry and Alice Wolfe Sutton. On November 5, 1938, he married Mildred "Topsy" Kemp in Kahoka, Missouri....

Aug 13, 2007

Robert D. "Bob" Andrew

Mr. Robert Dean Bob Andrew, 73, of Dallas City, Illinois, died at 12:59 P.M. Monday, August 13, 2007 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital. He was born July 2, 1934 in Ursa, Illinois, the son of Otto Gilbert and Hazel Poulter Andrew. He married Annetta Horan in 1960. Mr. Andrew was a 1952...

Aug 10, 2007

Barbara J. Smyser

Barbara Jean Smyser, age 79 of LaHarpe, Illinois died at 7:43 P.M. Friday August 10, 2007 in the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. She was born September 25, 1927 in LaHarpe, the daughter of George E. and Bernice Waggoner Gillett. On March 21, 1947, she married Donald K. Smyser in LaHarpe. He preceded her in...

Aug 9, 2007

E. A. "Babe" Serangeli

Mr. E. A. Babe Serangeli, 85, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 12:42 P.M. at his home.

He was born November 4, 1921 in Pekin, Illinois, the son of Ettore and Norma Bonjean Serangeli. On May 1, 1947 he married Ann Flynn in Dallas City. She...