Obituaries

Dec 15, 2021

Sandra Kay Melton, 65, of rural Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 2021 surrounded by family at her home.

Sandy was born July 11, 1956 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas and Dolores (Richers) LaVelle. On April 22, 1978 she married the love of her life,...

Dec 10, 2021

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Eric L. "Rick" Johnson, age 70, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa.

He was born December 28, 1950 in LaHarpe, the son of John and...

Dec 7, 2021

Sheldon Jesse Bennett, age 79, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. He was born December 3, 1942 in Lomax, the son of Charles and Fern Tate Todd. He was first married to Cleo Miller. She preceded him in death. On November 27, 2012, he married Sandy...

Dec 5, 2021

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Lynn Murrell Purdy, 78, of rural Macomb, Illinois, passed away at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Wesley Village Healthcare in Macomb.

He was born August 13, 1943, in LaHarpe, the son of Lewis Murell and...

Dec 5, 2021

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Shirley R. Lieurance, 86, of Burlington, Iowa, formerly of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 4:47 p.m. Sunday, December 5, 2021, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa.

Shirley was born October 29,...

Dec 1, 2021

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Elizabeth Doyle, 95, of Ferris, Illinois, passed away at 9:55 a.m. Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the Timber Point Healthcare Center, Camp Point, Illinois.

Elizabeth was born November 21, 1926 near Bentley, Illinois, the daughter of Enoch...

Nov 30, 2021

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Marie Fisher, age 87, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at her home. She was born October 8, 1934 in Rozetta, Illinois, the daughter of Leland James and Virginia Slagle Campbell. On July 3, 1955, she married Wendell Alan...

Nov 22, 2021

Vernon Franklin Nixon, 68, of Biggsville, Illinois, passed away Monday, November 22, 2021 at his daughter's home near Lomax, Illinois. Vernon was born on May 17, 1953 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of Harlan and Darlene (Miller) Nixon. He married Peggy Hobby on April 15, 1973 at the Lomax Christian Church. Vernon attended Dallas City High School before he enlisted...

Nov 17, 2021

Wendell Laybourn Link, age 92, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at SunnyBrook, Burlington, Iowa.

Wendell was born October 13, 1929, near LaHarpe, Illinois, to Lewis P. and Eva L. (Laybourn) Link. He married Eleanor Klossing in Dallas City, Illinois, on July 27, 1951. She preceded him in death on...

Nov 15, 2021

Roger Alan Putnam, 68, of Carthage, Illinois, passed away Monday, November 15, 2021 at the Blessing Hospital, Quincy, Illinois.

Roger was born on March 5, 1953 in Rockford, Illinois, the son of Raymond O. and Betty (Davenport) Putnam. On June 29, 1977 he married Doris Austin in Rockford. She survives.

Roger was proud Veteran of...

Nov 10, 2021

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Dorothy Mae Eckhardt, 98, of rural Dallas City, Illinois passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois.

Dorothy was born on June 27, 1923 near Council Bluffs, Iowa the...

Nov 9, 2021

M. Louise Link, 86, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa.

Louise was born on March 24, 1935 near Colusa, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Myrtle (Briscoe) Russell. On March 18, 1956 she married W. Wayne Link in Terre...

Nov 8, 2021

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Rodney Lynn Shipman, 57, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away Monday, November 8, 2021, in his home.

Rodney was born on September 9, 1964, in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of Henry and Sonja (Maynard) Shipman.

Rodney was a 1982 graduate of...

Nov 6, 2021

Beatrice F. "Bea" Bundy, age 82, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 12:10 a.m. Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Bickford of Burlington, Iowa.  She was born July 11, 1939 in Stronghurst, the daughter of John W. and Nancy Whites Opie.  On August 12, 1956, she married the love of her life, Wayne E. Bundy, at the age of sixteen in...

Nov 6, 2021

Darrin Keith Harryman, 58, of Pontoosuc, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the Allure of Galesburg, Galesburg, Illinois.

Darrin was born on November 7, 1962 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son Gary D. and Barbara Jo (Walker) Harryman Sr.

Mr. Harryman worked various jobs throughout his life. He enjoyed watching the History Channel...

Nov 6, 2021

G. Louise Stimpson, age 88, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 4:05 a.m. Saturday November 6, 2021 at her home. She was born February 16, 1933 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Samuel and May Waddell Shaffer. On December 29, 1950, she married Dale Stimpson. He preceded her in death on June 30, 1995.

Louise was a...

Nov 4, 2021

Terri Lynn Luetger, age 57, of Biggsville, Illinois, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021 at her home. She was born January 26, 1964 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Sharon Oxenrider Bell. On November 3, 1983, she married Kent Luetger in Burlington.

Terri was a graduate of Mediapolis High School. She was a homemaker, and...

Oct 28, 2021

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Jesse Franklin "Frank" Foglesong, Jr. , age 77, of Quincy, Illinois, formerly of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021 at the Illinois Veteran's Home in Quincy.

Frank was born on February 9, 1944 to...

Oct 25, 2021

Please click on read more to view a recording of David's service. David Lee Pence, 85, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 1:20PM Monday, October 25, 2021 at the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois. David was born on May 28, 1936 in Lomax, Illinois, the son of Earnest "Woody" and Helen (Sherman) Pence. On September 15, 1957...

Oct 22, 2021

Thelma Annabel (Polhans) Palm, 91, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021 in Norman, Oklahoma.

She was born in Ferris, Illinois to Elmer and Thelma (Williams) Polhans on October 16, 1930. She was a graduate of Nauvoo High School Nauvoo, Illinois.  She married her best friend, John R. Palm on September 5, 1948. ...