Obituaries

Sep 8, 2021

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Shirlene Sparrow, 85, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 7:54 a.m. Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington Iowa.

Shirlene was born on April 26, 1936 in Denver, Illinois, the daughter of Draper and Ruth...

Sep 2, 2021

Virginia Mae Lox, 100, of Gladstone, Illinois, passed away at 10:35 p.m. Thursday, September 2, 2021 at the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. Virginia was born on May 12, 1921 in Philadelphia, Missouri the daughter of Joseph C. and Arilla Mae (Nutting) Ament. On May 10, 1945 Virginia married Lawrence Lox. He preceded her in death in January...

Sep 1, 2021

Peggy Ann Spiker, 67, of Terre Haute, Illinois passed away at 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at her home. Peggy was born on September 19, 1953 in Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of Ivan D. and Shirley (Kuegler) Stoneking. Peggy married Rodney Evans. He preceded her in death. Peggy enjoyed shopping, going out to eat, and wearing jewelry. She was...

Aug 24, 2021

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Yvonne L. "Voni" Kaminski, age 78, of Dallas City passed away at 6:06 pm Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at McDonough County Hospital in Macomb, IL after a valiant battle with Non-Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis (NASH). She was reluctantly passed from the arms of...

Aug 19, 2021

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M. Georgeanna Fowler, 88, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021 at the Macomb Post Acute Care Center.

Georgeanna was born on May 21, 1933 alomst 2 hours after her twin brother, George, at the...

Aug 15, 2021

Sharon L. "Speed" Dowell, age 76, of Foley Alabama, passed away August 15, 2021. He was born January 13th, 1945, to Gean and Madeline (Stamp) Dowell, in La Harpe, Ill. A former resident of Stronghurst, he graduated class of 1963. He enlisted in the Air Force and served his country from 1965 until 1969. He attended and graduated from...

Aug 13, 2021

Michael Alan Jacobs, age 65, of Carman, Illinois, passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at the University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He was born August 2, 1956 in Burlington, IA, the son of Harry and Lillian Peterson Jacobs. On December 30, 1985, he married Lisa Renee Yakle in Fort Madison, Iowa.

Michael lived...

Aug 11, 2021

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Nancy Jo Dowell, age 58, formerly of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Windsor Place Senior Living in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born January 6, 1963 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Larry and Rebecca Adair Dowell. On May...

Aug 9, 2021

Please click on read more to view a recording of Hazel Mae's service. Hazel Mae Little, 97, formerly of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 6:58 p.m. Monday, August 9, 2021 at the Wesley Village in Macomb, Illinois. Hazel Mae was born at the home of her parents near La Crosse, Illinois on August 24, 1923. She was the only child...

Aug 8, 2021

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Michael "Mike" Nelson, 74, of Fountain Green Township, Illinois, passed away at 11:35 p.m. Sunday, August 8, 2021 at his home.

Mike was born on May 22, 1947 in Rochelle, Illinois, the son of Bernard and Flossie...

Aug 6, 2021

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Bernice Lucile Little, 96, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 12:58 p.m. Friday, August 6, 2021 at the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst.

Bernice was born on January 30, 1925 in Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of Lloyd Lacey and Nellie Gay...

Aug 1, 2021

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Jackie L. "Jack" Kline, 84, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 9:02 a.m. Sunday, August 1, 2021 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospital in West Burlington, Iowa.

Jack was born on March 8, 1937 near Carthage, Illinois, the son of A. Glenn...

Jul 31, 2021

Betty L. Johnson, 87, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 12:40 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2021 at the Roseville Rehabilitation & Health Care.

Betty was born on December 15, 1933 in Arkansas the daughter of Gerald and Pauline (Cline) Robinson. Betty was raised by her mother and step-father, Edwin Chapman. On December...

Jul 26, 2021

Marilyn Arlene Neff, 86, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 10:01 a.m. at the Marigold Rehabilitation & Health Care in Galesburg, Illinois. Marilyn was born on September 8, 1934 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur and Vera (Dye) Peterson. Marilyn was a graduate of the Stronghurst High School. She worked as a nurses aide at the Mary Davier Hospital...

Jul 24, 2021

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Mildred Lois (Apt) Melvin, age 98, of Burlington, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House in West Burlington, IA.

Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 29, 2021 in the First Christian Church...

Jul 24, 2021

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Dennis R. Piles, 71, of Niota, Illinois passed away at 3:10p.m. Saturday, July 24, 2021 at his home.

He was born June 18, 1950 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Raymond and Harriet (Lefler) Piles. On October 17, 1970 he married...

Jul 24, 2021

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Lillian Bray, 96, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away on the morning of July 24, 2021 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst.

Lillian was born on February 17, 1925, near Raritan, Illinois. She was the daughter...

Jul 22, 2021

Melvin Eugene "Smiley" Duncan Sr, age 80, of Stronghurst, IL, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021 at Roseville Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Roseville, Illinois. He was born May 13, 1941 in LaHarpe, IL, the son of Kenneth and Ruth Ferguson Duncan. Melvin was married to Barbara Land. They divorced. On December 7, 1963, he married Beverly Jean...

Jul 19, 2021

Helen R. (Black) Hester, age 76, of Carman, IL and Key Largo, FL, passed away Monday, July 19, 2021 at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born July 20, 1944, the daughter of Herby and Edith Lowman Black. She was married to Tom Hester. He preceded her in death.

Helen spent much...

Jul 16, 2021

Please click on read more to view a recording of Virginia's service. Virginia Kay Rich, 86, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 12:10 p.m. Friday, July 16, 2021 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois. Virginia was born on January 25, 1935 near Durham, Illinois, the daughter of Charles C. and Ora W. (Lowe) Rodeffer. On January 24, 1954 she...