Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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....

Mar 18, 2026

June Kemp, age 100, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois. She was born June 26, 1925 in Gladstone, Illinois, the daughter of Marshall and Margaret Weller McKeown. On September 22, 1947, she married Harold Kemp. He preceded her in death on May 10, 1972.

Mrs. Kemp was a 1943...

Mar 16, 2026

Michael Warren “Spud” Boyd, 78, of Carthage, Illinois, passed away at 5:13 a.m. Monday, March 16, 2026 at his home.

Mike was born August 11, 1947 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of Glen Warren and Esther I. (Miller) Boyd. On February 19, 1974, he married Janet Gillett at the LaHarpe Union Church. She survives.

Mike was a 1965 graduate of LaHarpe High...

Mar 6, 2026

Katharine Sue (Byers) Sherwood, 89, of Springfield, Illinois, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 6, 2026, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Katharine (Kay) was born February 2, 1937, in Hale Township, Missouri, to Hugh and Dulcie (Godsey) Byers. She was the youngest of ten children. Kay graduated from...

Mar 3, 2026

Rosemary C. Albright, 90, of Good Hope, Illinois passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 10:25 p.m. at The Elms in Macomb, Illinois.

She was born July 17, 1935 near LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of George and Mary Towle Carey. On July 3, 1951, she married Clifton Albright in Fort Madison, Iowa. He...

Mar 3, 2026

Ronald Harvey Kienast, 72, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11:48p.m. at his home.

Ron was born July 6, 1953, the son of Harvey Fritz and Zelda "Sam" Caroline (Ehlers) Kienast in Dennison, Iowa. He had been married to Donna Stewart, Susan Hummer, Margie Neff and JoAngela Kiley....

Feb 28, 2026

Aaron Dean Tessier, 62, of Galesburg, Illinois passed away at 1:11p.m. Saturday, February 28, 2026 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois.

Aaron was born November 11, 1963, the son of Earl Dean and Alice Ann (Churchill) Tessier in Galesburg.

He grew up in Gilson, Illinois, a...

Feb 26, 2026

Evelyn May Bielser, age 88, of Gladstone, Illinois, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst.  She was born September 10, 1937 in Yarmouth, Iowa, the daughter of  Roy and Florence Coppes Connolly.  On June 14, 1957, she married Junior Bielser in Gladstone.  He preceded her in death on December 31, 2018.

Feb 21, 2026

Carl A. Newman, 74, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 2:54 a.m. Saturday, February 21, 2026 at his home.

Carl was born on March 27, 1951, in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Joseph R. and Donna D. (Wilcox) Newman.

He graduated from Dallas City High School in 1969...

Feb 17, 2026

John Elvin Hart Jr., 77, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at his home.

John was born January 3, 1949 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of John E. and Leona M. (Thurman) Hart. He was a 1968 graduate of LaHarpe High School and attended Quincy Technician School in Quincy, Illinois....

Feb 14, 2026

Charles M. "Charlie" Wilton, 73, of Burlington, Iowa, passed away at 3:25 a.m. Saturday, February 14, 2026 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa.

Charlie was born March 26, 1952 in Colony, Kansas, the son of Justin and Emma Lorena (McGuirk) Wilton. On April 13, 1980 he married Connie Hensley in LaHarpe. She survives.

Mr. Wilton spent his...

Feb 13, 2026

Willis (Bud) Leroy Dowell of Lomax, IL passed away Friday, February 13, 2026 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa.

Bud was born May 12th, 1938 to Virgil (Jack) and Edna Dowell in Lomax. He married Judith (Judy) Reid on July 29th, 1956 at the Christian Church in Dallas...

Feb 12, 2026

Lillie Cordelia "Cordie" Shipman, 90, of Orlando, Florida, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2026 at the AdventHealth Altamonte Springs Hospice in Altamonte Springs, Florida with her 3 children at her side.

Cordie was born July 11, 1935 in DeWitt, Missouri, the daughter of Marvin and Lois (Ward) Gowing. On October 9, 1954 she...

Feb 11, 2026

Jerry Jack, 82, of LaHarpe, IL passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 after a mighty battle with pancreatic cancer.

Jerry was born on Feb 25, 1943 in Burlington Iowa to Max and Eleanor Rankin Jack.  Max got TB, so the family moved to Wyoming to have him in a...

Feb 11, 2026

Alan L. "Fuzz" Driskell, 84, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 3:48 p.m. Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at his home.

Mr. Driskell was born February 11, 1942 in LaHarpe, the son of Wendell and Helen (Brown) Driskell. On July 3, 1965 he married Katherine S. "Kathy" Driskell in Carthage, Illinois. She preceded him...

Feb 10, 2026

Corinne Ellen Durand, 79, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 10:38 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois.

Corinne was born February 4, 1947 in Ft. Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd Austin and Mary Mildred (Westfall) Kent. On May 18, 1968 she married Thomas...

Feb 10, 2026

Algie Dee Peterson, 80, of Stronghurst, IL., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, IA.

Algie was born on May 16, 1945 in Burlington, IA, the son of Raymond and Elsie Polson Peterson.  On December 9, 1983 he married Mary Northrup...