Obituaries

Jun 22, 2024

Chester Eugene "Gene" Bowman, 80, of Carman, Illinois, passed away at 11:58 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 2024 at the Roseville Nursing & Rehab Center in Roseville, Illinois.

Gene was born August 14, 1943 in Carman the son of Chester A. and Stella Marie (Stimpson) Bowman. On June 21, 1966 he married Cathy Staub...

Jun 21, 2024

Paul Wayne Scanlan, 71, of Niota, Illinois, passed away at 11:45 p.m. Friday, June 21, 2024 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City.

Paul was born March 24, 1953 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of William and Opal (Smith) Scanlan Jr.

Paul was a 1972...

Jun 17, 2024

Donald Roger "Red" Driskell, 86, of Blandinsville, Illinois, passed away at 7:10 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2024 at The LaMoine Assisted Living in Macomb, Illinois.

Red was born November 12, 1937 in Macomb the son of Wendell and Helen (Brown) Driskell. On April 15, 1960 he married Wanda Lee Woodside in Blandinsville. She...

Jun 15, 2024

Judith Ann "Judy" Oliver, 82, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 1:05 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2024 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.

Judy was born March 10, 1942 in LaHarpe the daughter of Charles and Maxine (Bice) Ferguson. She married Richard Oliver in 1959. They later divorced.

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Jun 15, 2024

Rhoda B. Molter, 85, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away at 4:06 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2024 at her home.

Rhoda was born September 8, 1938 in Bradford, Illinois, the daughter of Paul and Thelma (Burrell) Marsden. On July 24, 1966 she married Michael Molter at the First Christian Church in Dallas City....

Jun 14, 2024

Arthur M. "Art" Utzinger, age 93, of rural Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at 1:40 p.m. Friday June 14, 2024 at his home.  He was born March 23, 1931 in Canton, Illinois, the son of Ralph and Lucy Mulhatten Utzinger.  On June 24, 1977, he married Jean Hagerty in Galseburg, Illinois.

Art was a graduate of Media High...

Jun 9, 2024

Charles Layton Thompson, age 80, of rural Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at 6:19 a.m. Sunday, June 9, 2024 at his home.  He was born July 3, 1943 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of Dale and Verna Woods Thompson.  On October 22, 1962, he married Dorothy Gaylord.  They later divorced.

Charles had been employed at Pikes Peak Greenhouse,...

Jun 5, 2024

Alice Louise Pence, 84, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at Courtyard Estates in Bushnell, Illinois.

Alice was born June 12, 1939 in Lomax, Illinois, the daughter of Fred B. and Dewey (Pitts) Cox. On September 15, 1957 she married David L. Pence in Lomax. He preceded...

Jun 5, 2024

Paul M. Corzatt, 96, of rural Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at The Elms in Macomb, Illinois.

Paul was born August 28, 1927, in Raritan, Illinois, the son of A. Buell and Cordelia (Lofftus) Corzatt. On August 1, 1948 he married Barbara Blythe at the Durham...

Jun 4, 2024

Tyren D. Swank, age 26, of Burlington, Iowa, passed away at 6:42 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.  He was born November 24, 1997 in Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Danny Swank and Tasha Schramm.

Tyren was a 2016 graduate of West Burlington High School.  He had been...

Jun 1, 2024

William Leroy Wilson, age 88, of Stronghurst, Illinois passed away Saturday, June 1, 2024 at his home.  He was born August 2, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of Roy and Minnie Gertrude (Cooper) Wilson.

During high school in Amo, Indiana, Bill participated in basketball and cross country running, and wrote and published the weekly sports column...

May 27, 2024

Anna Maria Cassone, 87, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 6:45 p.m. Monday, May 27, 2024 at her son's home in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri.

Anna was born April 9, 1937 in Campo Calabro, Calibria, Italy, the daughter of Luigi and Maria (Delfino) Cassone. She married Roger H. Sutton. They later divorced....

May 27, 2024

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May 22, 2024

Elsie Magin, 103, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 10:28 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at her home.

Elsie was born November 11, 1920 in LaHarpe the daughter of Earl and Elva (Allen) Shutwell. On March 30, 1940 she married Howard Allen Magin in Keokuk, Iowa. He preceded her in death September 12,...

May 22, 2024

Shirley Ann (Nudd) Bricker passed away at home on May 22, 2024, at the age of 91. Born to Kenneth and Anna Nudd in LaHarpe, IL on September 27, 1932, she was a beacon of light and warmth in every community in which she resided. In 1951, she married her beloved Donald Bricker, beginning a shared life...

May 21, 2024

Sammy Kaye DeJaynes, age 64, of rural Carman, Illinois, passed away at 3:16 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.  He was born June 11, 1959 in Macomb, Illinois, the son of Charles and Leota Twidwell DeJaynes.  On March 5, 1999, he married Lisa Johnson in Burlington, Iowa. Sam was...

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...