Obituaries

Aug 13, 2023

Elma Jean Hobby, age 93, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Roseville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.  She was born August 19, 1929 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Hollis and Alvena Heins Owsley.  On June 5, 1947, she married the love of her life, Eugene Hobby, in LaHarpe.  After 75 years of marriage, he preceded...

Aug 10, 2023

Randy Lee Stewart, 70, of La Harpe, Illinois, passed away at 3:12 p.m. Thursday, August 10, 2023 at VA Central Iowa in Des Moines, Iowa.

Born June 18, 1953, in Peoria, IL, he was the son of Donald Lee and Florence Jesse (Wayland) Stewart. On September 28, 1985 he married Debra Sue Heuer....

Aug 6, 2023

Dorothy May Gaylord Harris Thompson, age 84, of Burlington, Iowa, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2023 at her home.  She was born March 9, 1939 near Stronghurst, Illinois, the daughter of Emmett Ellsworth and Beulah May Seitz Gaylord.  On August 3, 1957, she married Carl Edward Harris in Oquawka, Illinois.  He preceded her in death on December 21, 1961.  ...

Jul 25, 2023

Glenn W. "Red" Moyers, age 77, of rural Stronghurst, Illinois, formerly of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at his home.

He was born December 9, 1945 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Robert and Myrtle (Terry) Moyers.  He first married Twila Grisham.  They later divorced.  On October...

Jul 20, 2023

James Harold "Jim" Rima, age 87, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at 7:04 a.m. Thursday July 20, 2023 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst, surrounded by his family.  He was born September 15, 1935 in Decorah, Iowa, the son of Harold and Macie Meyer Rima.  On June 14, 1955, he married his high school sweetheart,...

Jul 18, 2023

Nola Marie Talbott, age 82, of Media, Illinois, passed away at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday July 18, 2023 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. She was born January 1, 1941 in Monmouth, Illinois, the daughter of Lewis and Hazel Leinbach Bigger.  On September 3, 1961, she married Leslie Talbott in Biggsville, Illinois.  He preceded her in death.

Jul 13, 2023

Larry Dean Collins, 65, of Valrico, Florida, formerly of Terre Haute, Illinois, lost a two year long battle to lung cancer on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa Florida. Larry was born on December 20,1957 in La Harpe, Illinois, the son of Wesley R. and Lois E. (Bennett) Collins. He married Brenda K....

Jul 6, 2023

Paul Harvey Ingles, 63, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 10:52 a.m. Thursday, July 6, 2023 at his home.

Paul was born October 7, 1959 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of Clarence R. and Helen L. (Cratsenberg) Ingles.

Survivors include three siblings: Donald (Peg) Ingles of Lomax, Melody Hensley...

Jun 23, 2023

George A. "G" Johnson, 50, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois, formerly of Colusa, Illinois, passed away at 9:45 PM Friday, June 23, 2023 at his home.

G was born December 22, 1972 in Ft. Madison, Iowa, the son of George A. and Bonnie (Coulter) Johnson Sr. He married Layla Melton. They later divorced.

Jun 22, 2023

Arthur Leland Hunerdosse, 97, of Burlington, Iowa, formerly of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023 at his home.

Art was born on October 29, 1925, the son of Gerald F. and Rena (Riggs) Hunerdosse. On December 18, 1949 he married Hazel Maude Reed in Fairfield, Iowa. She preceded him in death...

Jun 16, 2023

Barbara Jean "Jeannie" Timmerman, age 74, of Carman, Illinois, passed away Friday, June 16, 2023 at the home of her son in Burlington, Iowa.  She was born September 14, 1948, the daughter of Herb and Edith Lowman Black.  On July 6, 1979, She married Frederick "Fritz" Timmerman in Burlington.  He preceded her in death on March 12, 2020.

Jun 15, 2023

Christine Mary Peterson, age 66, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at 3:10 a.m. Thursday, June 15, 2023 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst.  She was born February 15, 1957 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of John and Stella Krakowski Zajakala.  On June 1, 1991, she married Michael Peterson at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Oquawka.  He survives....

Jun 14, 2023

Dennis E. Sly, 77, of rural Lomax, Illinois, passed away at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at his home.

Dennis was born November 11, 1945 in Fort Madison, Iowa the son of James and Fern (Eckhardt) Sly. He was raised by his mother and step-father, Fern and Leo Jolly Wallace. On February...

Jun 10, 2023

Dale W. Shutwell, 96, of rural LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 10, 2023 at the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois.

He was born January 27, 1927 at the LaHarpe Hospital, the son of Fred and Margaret (Maynard) Shutwell. He graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1944...

Jun 6, 2023

Hazel Fox, age 96, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away Tuesday June 6, 2023 at Courtyard Estates in Monmouth.  She was born August 26, 1926 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Lee and Annette Melvin Hensley.  On November 25, 1944, she married Wendell Fox in LaHarpe.  He survives.

Hazel was a 1944 graduate of LaHarpe High School.  She...

Jun 1, 2023

Arlene Steele passed on to her heavenly home on June 1, 2023 at 2:40 AM at Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice in Burlington, Iowa.  She was born on April 25, 1924, on Dutch Row south of Biggsville, Illinois, to Everett and Beulah (Dowell) Pendarvis.  She was 99 years old.

In her early years, Arlene attended Dutch Row and...

May 30, 2023

Wayne E. Yetter, 92, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at the Macomb Post Acute Care Center in Macomb, Illinois.

Wayne was born December 6, 1930 in Carthage, Illinois, the son of Morris Ross and Cleta Pauline (Loop) Yetter. On October 10, 1959 he married Patricia Louise Henry  at the Blandinsville...

May 30, 2023

Matthew Martin Wilhelm, 48, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa.

Matt was born on September 15, 1974 in Brookfield, Missouri, the son of Jerry (Merrye) Wilhelm Sr. and Karen (Clarence) Piatt Jackson.

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May 24, 2023

Marie Dolores Crowley, age 94, of Stronghurst, Illinois, formerly of Bancroft and Knoxville, Iowa, passed away at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst.  She was born April 9, 1929 in Bancroft, the daughter of John and Frances Fangman Brink.  On November 4, 1947, she married Joseph Crowley in Bancroft.  He preceded...