Obituaries

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...

Jan 27, 2024

Pamela Sue Newberry, 70, of West Burlington, died Saturday, January 27, 2024, at her home.

Born March 30, 1953, in Burlington, Iowa, she was the daughter of Robert John and Mary Lou Moehn Koval. On March 12, 1991, she married Gary Robert Newberry in Las Vegas, Nevada. He passed away on March 23,...

Jan 21, 2024

John J. Guanci, Jr., 83, of Woodstock passed away Sunday, January 21, 2024 at JourneyCare in Barrington. He was born September 2, 1940 in Chicago, the son of John and Marilyn Stapati Guanci.

A resident of the Woodstock area for 57 years,  John was a local businessman and owner of Precision Quincy Corporation, a manufacturing interest, in...

Jan 8, 2024

Clarence Dale Snyder, 65, of Burnside, Illinois, passed away Monday, January 8, 2024, as a result of an accident near his home in Burnside.

Dale was born March 5, 1958, in La Harpe, Illinois, the son of Glenn and Dorothy (Bartlett) Snyder.  He attended Nauvoo-Colusa High School, graduating in 1976. Later in his...

Jan 7, 2024

Kenneth Wayne Schnedler, 88, of Burlington, Iowa, passed away at 1:50 p.m. Sunday, January 7, 2024 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa, surrounded by his family.

He was born June 29, 1935 in Oakville, Iowa, the son of George and Vivian (Schweitzer) Schnedler. On August 31, 1984 he...