Obituaries

May 21, 2024

Wayne Harmon Calvert, 78, of Blandinsville, Illinois, passed away at 4:36 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois.

Wayne was born April 6, 1946 in Macomb, Illinois, the son of L. Martin and Pauline (Ogren) Calvert. On April 25, 1968 he married Peggy Pool in Hamilton,...

May 18, 2024

Shirley Bennett, a cherished matriarch, anchor of love, and God's faithful servant, was welcomed into the arms of her Savior on May 18, 2024, at the age of 93. Born on January 25, 1931, in Crawfordsville, IN, she was a woman of unwavering faith and generosity whose laughter and spirit resonated with everyone she met. Shirley's final...

Apr 28, 2024

Mary Diane Gullberg, age 64, of Media, Illinois, passed away suddenly Sunday, April 28, 2024 at her home.  She was born September 27, 1959 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Patrick and Margaret Long Keane.  On August 18, 1980, she married Jonathan Arthur Gullberg at St. Patrick Catholic Church near Raritan.

Diane was a 1977 graduate of...

Apr 21, 2024

Theo Joeann Phillips, age 87, of Media, Illinois, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst.  She was born April 16, 1937 in Stronghurst, the daughter of George and Dorothy Kemp Brewer.  On July 31, 1954, she married Donald William " Bill" Phillips in Stronghurst.  He survives.

Theo was a 1954...

Apr 19, 2024

Sharon Kay Luetger, 80, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away at 11:08 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2024 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa.

Sharon was born July 16, 1943 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Elmer and Irvil (Hoskins) Sly. She married Gary Lee Luetger. They later divorced. She...

Apr 16, 2024

Traci Linn Sparrow, 58, of rural Dallas City, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois.

Traci was born April 12, 1966 in Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Donald and Dyna (Freeland) Scanlan. On August 24, 1985 she married Martin Sparrow at the Sts. Peter & Paul...

Apr 12, 2024

Carol Jean Knupp, 86, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 11:57 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2024 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. She was born July 26, 1937 in Baldwin Park, California to Dewey John and Lucia Rose Belle (Maher) Mosher. On June 12, 1955, she married John Edward Knupp in Viola, Illinois.

Carol was...

Apr 11, 2024

Marianne T. Kozak, 68, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024 at her home. She was born May 25, 1955 in Riceville, Iowa, the daughter of Wayne and Frances Bonefas Klein. On August 26, 1972 she married Russell L. Kozak in Riceville. She was raised and attended school in Riceville. In 1985 they moved...

Apr 5, 2024

Kevin L. Brewer, 62, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 9:54 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2024 at OSF St. Mary's Medical Center in Galesburg, Illinois.

Kevin was born August 10, 1961 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of Kenneth A. and Betty (Howe) Brewer. On February 27, 1982 he married Maureen Markey in...

Mar 29, 2024

Ronnie C. Worley, 70, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away at 11:10 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2024 at his home.

Ronnie was born January 1, 1954 in Mayfield, Kentucky, the son of Lawrence and Vona B. (Sipes) Worley. On December 17, 1978 he married Deb Pence in Lomax.

Mr. Worley...

Mar 26, 2024

E. Dean Bennett, 91, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 6:49 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Bickford of Macomb, Illinois.

Dean was born March 26, 1933 in LaHarpe the son of Elmer and Leta (Albaugh) Bennett. On September 6, 1958 he married Darlene Thomson at the Church of the Brethren in Canton,...

Mar 23, 2024

Vicki Jolene Klossing-Bredar, age 60, of Burlington, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Klein Center in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born May 8, 1963 in Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of Otis "Lee" and Barbara Danner Klossing.  On September 3, 1994, she married Michael Bredar in Stronghurst, Illinois.

Vicki was a 1981 graduate of...

Mar 12, 2024

Marjorie "M.J." Aspinall, 100, passed away March 12, 2024 at View of the Mountains Assisted Living in Apache Junction, Arizona. Born in St. Louis Missouri, on December 7, 1923, daughter of Earl and Maxine Shannon Dossett. As a retired accountant she enjoyed snow birding in Mesa, Arizona, and Vancouver, Canada. She enjoyed many travels worldwide, hiking, biking and walking...

Mar 9, 2024

Ronald E. "Bud" Hallam, 82, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away Saturday morning, March 9, 2024 at his home.

Bud was born September 4, 1941 in Streator, Illinois, the son of Raleigh I. and Alice "Louise" (Holt) Hallam. On November 18, 1961 he married Yvetta D. "Betty" Owens. She preceded him in death...

Mar 9, 2024

Stanley R. St. Ores, 81, of Colusa, Illinois, passed away at 9:05 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

Stan was  born in LaHarpe Illinois on February 2, 1943 the son of Fred and Dorothy (Hardisty) St.Ores. On December 28, 1960 he married his High School sweetheart, Jean Ann...

Feb 17, 2024

Howard Thomas Kerfoot, 83, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 5:03 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2024 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois.

Howard was born March 27, 1940 in Keokuk, Iowa, the son of Clarence Franklin and Anna Jane (Ahlers) Kerfoot. On March 27, 1982 he married Virginia Breiner-Coulter in Kahoka, Missouri....

Feb 8, 2024

Marcia A. Cortelyou, age 74, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024 at her home. She was born April 15, 1949 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Lowell Dean and Mary Ellen Wilson Cortelyou. Marcia was employed at Mayo Clinic in Rochester as a Licensed Practical Nurse from 1973 until her retirement in 2013.  She...

Feb 4, 2024

Edna F. Collins, 76, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, February 4, 2024 at the Roseville Rehabilitation & Health Care, Roseville, Illinois.

Edna was born in LaHarpe, Illinois on March 7, 1947 the daughter of Harold W. and Rosie B. (Torrence) Reed Sr. On August 5, 1970 she married Clyde...

Feb 3, 2024

Henry "Doc" Rockhold, 83, of Lomax, IL passed away Saturday, February 3, 2024, at his home. He was born on May 24, 1940 to the parents of Moore Rockhold and Josephine Kline Rockhold.  On May 7, 1983, Doc married Peggy Ann Maynard in Dallas City, Illinois.

Doc was small in stature, yet he...

Jan 29, 2024

Ruth Anne Brock, age 77, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away Monday, January 29, 2024 at Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa.  She was born September 21, 1946 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Lloyd and Ruth Heald Fox.

Ruth Anne was a graduate of Stronghurst High School.  She worked in sales for KCMO radio...