Deanna Truelove
Jun 4, 2026
Deanna Kaye Truelove, 85, of Blandinsville, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2026 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa.
Deanna was born December 20, 1940 in Fountain Green, Illinois, the daughter of Loyd L. and Nancy (Moore) Breiner. She was raised in the Blandsinville area and graduated from Blandinsville High School in 1958. Shortly after...
Carolyn "Sue Babe" Link
Jun 2, 2026
Carolyn “Sue Babe” Link, 80, of Flora, Illinois, passed away at 9:59 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at the Clay County Hospital in Flora.
Sue Babe was born October 14, 1945 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Eldon “Bugs” and Hazel (Brewer) Link.
She spent her early years in LaHarpe, before moving to a supportive living home.
Survivors include one sister: Becky Jean...
Dewaine Calvin Sly
May 29, 2026
Dewaine Calvin Sly, age 84, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away Friday, May 29, 2026 at his home. He had courageously battled upper tract urothelial carcinoma since March 2026, undergoing many rounds of chemotherapy at the University of Iowa.
He was born April 26, 1942 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of James and Fern Eckhardt Sly. He was raised by his mother...
Susan Phillips
May 26, 2026
Susan Marie Phillips, 65, of Pontoosuc, Illinois, passed away at 3:12 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at her home.
Sue was born November 13, 1960 in Galesburg, Illinois, the daughter of Ralph and Evelyn (Fisher) Ludington.
Sue grew up in Cameron, Illinois and later graduated high school in Flanagan, Illinois. Earlier in life, she worked at florists, restaurants, pubs, bakeries and owned...
Memorial Day Tribute 2026
May 25, 2026
A video has been generated below to honor the local Veterans who passed away within the last year.
Harley Jones
May 20, 2026
Harley E. Jones, 92, of Pleasanton, Missouri, passed away at 10:43 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst, IL.
Harley was born May 14, 1934 in LaHarpe, IL, the son of Harley and Fern (Brunk) Jones. On June 14, 1952 he married Nancy Nicol. She preceded him in death on May 20, 2021. Remarkably,...
Steven Craig Inghram
May 19, 2026
Steven Craig “Haney” Inghram, age 77, of Media, Illinois, passed away at 4:56 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born October 18, 1948 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Willard G. “Woody” and Beverly Jane Heap Inghram. On January 19, 1976, he married Kimberly K. Powell. They later divorced.
Steve was a...
Barbara Hanks
May 16, 2026
Barbara Elaine Hanks, 82, of Carthage, Illinois, passed away at 4:06 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 2026 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa.
Barb was born August 21, 1943 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Vilas L. and Doris Jean (Pence) Scanlan. On December 27, 1986 she married Herman Hanks at the Burnside Christian Church in Burnside,...
Norma Lee Bigger
May 4, 2026
We lost a farm wife today. This one hurts really deep, all the way to the heart. You see, this farm wife was ours. Norma Lee Bigger passed this morning with her children, Randy and Peggy, by her side. Over the last week, there have been many memories shared of her. She was born June 22, 1929 near Middlegrove, IL,...
Darlene M. Bennett
Apr 29, 2026
Darlene M. Bennett, age 88, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away 4:15 A.M. Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at the Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois.
Darlene was born November 17, 1937 on the farm northeast of Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of Paul and Mignon (Elie) Thomson. On September 6, 1958 she married E. Dean Bennett at the Church of the...
Timothy Scott Tomlinson
Apr 25, 2026
Timothy Scott Tomlinson, age 63, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2026 at his home. He was born February 26, 1963 in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Robert S. and Margaret K. Hoover Tomlinson.
Tim served his country in the United States Navy from 1983 to 1989, when he was honorably discharged. He was employed at National Wheel-O-Vator Company...
Larry Housewright
Apr 19, 2026
Larry Tilton Housewright of La Harpe, Illinois, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2026, at the age of 88. He was the beloved husband of Clara Housewright. He was born August 11, 1937 at the LaHarpe Hospital, the son of Malcolm and Pauline (Tilton) Housewright. In October of 1964 he married Carol Jean Dillon Housewright. She preceded him in death in...
Chuck Link
Apr 12, 2026
Charles Leo “Chuck” Link, age 72, of rural Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2026 at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. He was born March 5, 1954 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Charles Luther and Polly Marilyn Masters Link. On May 27, 1972, he married Donna Marlene Nichols in Stronghurst.
Chuck farmed in Media Township...
Mike Duffie
Apr 8, 2026
Michael Lynn Duffie, 72, of Blandinsville, IL, passed away on Wednesday, April 8th at Springfield Memorial Hospital, with his daughters by his side. Born on November 24, 1953, to Loren and Leona Allison Duffie, Mike grew up in the Disco/LaHarpe area with his five siblings. He graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1971 and proudly served in the United States...
Bob Daugherty
Apr 1, 2026
Robert Mark “Bob” Daugherty, 69, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away at 9:04 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2026 following a courageous ten year battle with Lewy Body Dementia at River Valley Place of Fort Madison, Iowa.
Bob was born June 24, 1956, the son of Robert H. and Eileen M. (Davison) Daugherty in Burlington, Iowa. On September 18, 1976 he married...
Paul E. Vantiger
Mar 31, 2026
Paul Eustace Vantiger Jr., 69, of Pontoosuc, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in Fort Madison, Iowa.
Paul was born August 24, 1956, in Fort Madison, the son of Paul E. and Darlene (Derr) Vantiger Sr. On July 21, 1982 he married Alice Worley in Carthage, Illinois. She survives.
Paul was a 1975 graduate...
Doreen E. Reed
Mar 28, 2026
Doreen Reed, age 90, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois. She was born September 14, 1935 in Fort Madision, IA, the daughter of Ben and Inez (Nolte) Pollmeier. She married the love of her life, Jimmy Dean Mellinger, on August 25, 1956, they had two children, Kay and...
Earnie George Waterman
Mar 25, 2026
Earnie G. Waterman, age 72, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 5:25 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at Marigold Rehab and Health Center in Galesburg, Illinois. He was born October 5, 1953 in Hopper, Illinois, the son of George and Viola Bundy Waterman. On November 12, 1968, he married Betty JoAnn Keever in Canton, Missouri.
Earnie was a machinist for Burlington...
Donald Scanlan
Mar 21, 2026
Donald Ludwig Scanlan, 82, of rural Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 3:42 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2026, surrounded by his family at home.
Donald was born at home, near Dallas City, on May 16, 1943 the son of Lloyd S. and Bertha (Foresman) Scanlan. On June 29, 1963 he married Dyna Freeland at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dallas...
John Toby Nortrup
Mar 18, 2026
John Toby Nortrup , age 79, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab on Stronghurst. He was born November 8th 1946 in Peoria Illinois, the son of Farrell “Hap” and Margaret Bacon Nortrup. John moved to Stronghurst shortly thereafter and remained in Stronghurst for nearly his whole life....
