Obituaries

Nov 19, 2023

Dorothy Eleanor Johnson was born April 14, 1930 in the family farmhouse near Dallas City, Illinois  and died in the same farmhouse November 19, 2023. She was one of 8 children born to Paul and Grace Markey. Her siblings Lester, Leon, Frank, John, Tony, and Mary preceded her in death, and her sister Katherine survives.  She loved...

Nov 16, 2023

Charles G. Bell, age 85, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away Thursday November 16, 2023 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy.  He was born April 13, 1938, in Stronghurst, the son of Paul Gilbert and Belva Madge Brewer Bell.  On June 10, 1960, he married Sally Rankin in Biggsville, Illinois.  She survives.

Charles was a graduate of Stronghurst High...

Nov 15, 2023

Eva Jean Enhorning, 78, of Ft. Madison, Iowa, formerly of Burlington, Iowa, passed away at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at her home.

Jean was born July 31, 1945 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of James Kern and Betty Jones. She was raised by her parents and step-father: John Rodruck. On August...

Nov 13, 2023

Randy Ray White, age 68 of Iowa City, Iowa, passed away at 8:00 p.m. Monday, November 13, 2023 at Windmill Manor Care Center in Coralville, Iowa.  He was born February 11, 1955 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Lyman Rucker and Bertha Louise Haines White.

Randy was a 1973 graduate of Southern High School in Stronghurst, then...

Nov 11, 2023

Dennis Merlin Seigfried, 79, of Niota, Illinois, passed away at 1:59 p.m. Saturday, November 11, 2023 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in Ft. Madison, Iowa.

Dennis was born July 17, 1944 at home, near Niota, the son of Johnnie Merlin and Zeta (Hamm) Seigfried. In 1966, he married LaVerna Jones. They...

Nov 10, 2023

Avis Marie Sexton, 97, of Macomb, Illinois passed away Friday, November 10, 2023 at Wesley Village in Macomb.

Avis was born October 30, 1926 in Galesburg, Illinois, the daughter of Floyd and Mable (Branson) Fleming.

Mrs. Sexton was a 1943 graduate of Ipava High School, Ipava, Illinois. She attended...

Nov 5, 2023

F.M. "Buddy" Robey Jr., 68, of Niota, Illinois, passed away at 8:55 a.m. Sunday, November 5, 2023 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois.

Buddy was born April 7, 1955 in Decatur, Illinois, the son of F.M. "Bud" and Audrey (Clough) Robey Sr. On February 2, 1974 he married Sharon Bunch...

Nov 2, 2023

Sally Ann Rasmussen, 79, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 10:23 p.m. Thursday, November 2, 2023 at the St. Dominic Villa in Hazel Green, Wisconsin.

Sally was born June 25, 1944 in LaHarpe, the daughter of William E. and Lois C. (Hendrix) Bradshaw. On June 6, 1968 she married Richard "Dick" Rasmussen in...

Oct 31, 2023

Max LeRoy Cunningham, 83, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at Birkwood Village in Fort Madison, Iowa.

Max was born September 1, 1940, at home, near Sciota, Illinois, the son of Kemper and Olka (Tharpp) Cunningham. On August 14, 1976 he married Carol Hartman Gapen at the...

Oct 27, 2023

Teresa Lynn "TA" Adair, 72, of Niota, Illinois, passed away at 7:00 a.m. Friday, October 27, 2023 at her home.

TA was born November 30, 1950 in Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Kenneth and Ruby (Campbell) Adair. On January 31, 1981 she married James "Jay" Johnson. He preceded her in death on February...

Oct 22, 2023

Donald Paul McCoy, 76, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2023 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa.

Donald was born January 25, 1947 in Kirkwood, Missouri, the son of Walter and Bessie (Lowe) McCoy. On September 19, 1966 he married Barbara S. Todd in Lomax, Illinois....

Oct 17, 2023

Cary F. Howell died on October 17, 2023 in Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Illinois after a lengthy illness.  Cary was born June 8, 1943 in LaHarpe, IL to Richard F. and Idelle Hollingsworth Howell.  During high school, Cary worked at the LaHarpe Lumber Company, which was owned and operated by his father.  After his graduation from high school,...

Oct 2, 2023

Robert Eugene Teesdale, 58, of Fort Madison, Iowa, passed away at 7:00 a.m. Monday, October 2, 2023 at his home.

Robert was born March 17, 1965 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Robert Terry and Ruth (Kinney) Teesdale.

Mr. Teesdale was a graduate in Nauvoo-Colusa High School, where he...

Sep 18, 2023

William L. "Bill" Greenig, 81, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 12:18 p.m. Monday, September 18, 2023 at The Elms in Macomb, Illinois.

Bill was born January 11, 1942 in Macomb, Illinois, the son of Charlie "Buck" and Sadie (McQuaid) Greenig. On December 8, 1962 he married Connie Malmburg in Burlington, Iowa. She...

Sep 16, 2023

David Wesley Hartley, 69 of Russellville, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2023 at his home. He was born February 5, 1954 in Fort Madison, Iowa to Merle and Edith Carey Hartley.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years,...

Sep 14, 2023

Sherryl E. Moore, 67, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2023 at the Southeast Iowa Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born January 11, 1956 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Ronnie Cleo and Marianna (Prash) Moore. Sherryl was raised and educated in Dallas City and graduated from Culver Stockton College...

Sep 13, 2023

Lonnie Wayne Johnson, 66, of rural Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.

Lonnie was born January 21, 1957 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of J.W. and Betty L. (Robinson) Johnson. Lonnie married Sandy Dooley....

Sep 12, 2023

Brenda Maxine Pulley, 81, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa.

Brenda was born January 7, 1942 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Ivan and Evelyn (Ballard) Tate.

Brenda was raised in Lomax...

Sep 11, 2023

Naomi Faith Lipper, 92, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 3:06 a.m. Monday, September 11, 2023 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa.

Naomi was born February 8, 1931 in Blandinsville, Illinois, the daughter of George Henry and Lola (Sevilla) Spainhower.

Naomi was a 1949...

Aug 30, 2023

Frances Huston passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023. She was a resident of Hickory Grove in Carthage for the past 2 ½ years. She was formerly of the Burnside and LaHarpe area and lived in Quincy for a few years.

Frances was born December 24, 1922 in Carthage and celebrated her 100th birthday...