Obituaries
Obituaries
Keith E. Thomas
May 25, 2021
Keith E. Thomas, 94, of Plymouth, Illinois, formerly of Camden, Illinois, passed away at 4:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at his home.
Keith was born on November 25, 1926 near Adrian, Illinois, the son of Hubert and Goldie (Siegfried) Thomas. On May 5, 1946 he married Thelma I. Peck in Dallas City, Illinois. She preceded him...
Karen "Sue" Hunnicutt
May 25, 2021
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Karen "Sue" Hunnicutt, 79, of Carthage, Illinois, passed away at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage.
Sue was born on March 26, 1942, in Drakesville, Iowa, the daughter of Lee Lillard and Martha (Bemis)...
Nancy Jones
May 20, 2021
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Nancy Jones, 86, of Pleasanton, Missouri passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021.
Nancy was born on October 19, 1934 in Nauvoo, Illinois. the daughter of Lawrence and Rose (Kachle) Morrill. She married Harley E. Jones on June...
Elizabeth Joan "Jo" Newton
May 20, 2021
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Elizabeth Joan (Jo) Newton, 94 of rural Niota, IL, passed away at 8:13 a.m. Thursday, May 20, 2021, at the Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab in Stronghurst, IL.
She was born January 1, 1927, in St. Louis, Mo, the daughter of Cyrus and...
Daniel Ayer
May 16, 2021
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Daniel Keith Ayer, 56, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the UnityPoint - Memorial Hospital in Carthage.
Dan was born on April 4, 1965 in St. Louis, Missouri the son of Ronald and...
Kaylee Runille Manuel
May 15, 2021
Kaylee Runille Manuel, two day old daughter of Ryan and JoBeth Jones Manuel, of Oquawka, IL, passed away at 11:13 p.m. Saturday May 15, 2021 at OSF St Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born on Thursday May 13th at 11:36 a.m. in Galesburg.
Survivors include her parents, of Oquawka, grandparents; Robin Tassin of Oquawka, Eric...
Edward E. Torrence
May 14, 2021
Edward E. Torrence, 68, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away at 10:44 a.m. Friday, May 14, 2021 at the UnityPoint - Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois.
Ed was born on December 19, 1952 in LaHarpe the son of Walter Herring and Wanda Mae Torrence. On March 24, 1978 he married Rose Simon at the LaHarpe Union Church.
...Thomas "Tommy" J. Sedgwick
May 7, 2021
Thomas J. "Tommy" Sedgwick, 64, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away at 12:40 p.m. Friday, May 7, 2021 at his home. Tommy was born on March 13, 1957 in Dallas City. He was the son of William and Genevieve (Harrison) Sedgwick. Tommy lived in Dallas City all of his life. He was always looking for jobs to do around town....
Ronald D. Good
May 6, 2021
Ronald D. Good, 76, of Lomax, Illinois passed away at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6, 2021 at his home. He was born December 21, 1944 in Shokokon, Illinois, the son of Abe and Lois (Cook) Good. On April 24, 1963 he married Elaine Smith in Lomax. She preceded him in death on September 19, 2011.
Dean L. Moore
Apr 27, 2021
Dean Laverne Moore, 89, of rural LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at his home.
Dean was born on August 23, 1931 in Pontoosuc, Illinois, the son of George and Grace (Brown) Moore. On June 20, 1954 he married Carolyn Driskell at the Blandinsville Christian Church. She preceded...
Dorothy Whitaker
Apr 27, 2021
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Dorothy A. Whitaker, 89, of rural LaHarpe, Illinois passed away at 8:38 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the OSF St. Frances Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois.
Dorothy was born on January 2, 1932 on the family...
Cornelia Ann Sickels
Apr 26, 2021
Cornelia Ann Sickels, age 86 of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 6:29 p.m. Monday, April 26, 2021 at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, Illinois. She was born December 21, 1934 in rural Gladstone, Illinois, the daughter of Hiram Edward and Lydia Waterman Mosher. On April 14, 1956, she married James D. Sickels in Burlington, Iowa. He preceded...
Alberta R. Knobbs
Apr 25, 2021
Alberta R. Knobbs, 90, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 5:34 a.m. Sunday, April 25, 2021 at the UnityPoint - Memorial Hospital, Carthage, Illinois.
Alberta was born on May 25, 1930 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Harold and Alelia (Chubb) Shoemate. On June 13, 1948 she married William "Bill" Knobbs in LaHarpe....
David A. Schenck
Apr 22, 2021
David Schenck, 62, of Disco, Illinois, passed away at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the Roseville Rehabilitation & Health Care, Roseville, Illinois.
David was born on April 14, 1959 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of Russell and Vera (Todd) Schenck.
David enjoyed riding four wheelers, fishing and visiting with friends and family. When...
Elizabeth A. Watts
Apr 14, 2021
Elizabeth A Watts, 76, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away at 4:58 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport, Iowa. She was born February 23, 1945 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of William C. and Grace E. (Lair) Watts. She married Donald Rieke on September 5, 1981 in Oquawka, Illinois. He preceded her...
Sherri D. Mckee
Apr 13, 2021
Sherri DeeAnn McKee, 59, of rural LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at her home. Sherri was born on January 21, 1962 in Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of Donald and Barbara (Butcher) Rittenhouse. On September 30, 1988 she married Marte McKee in Carthage, Illinois. She previously worked at Key Agriculture in Macomb and for the...
Mary C. Trout
Apr 10, 2021
Mary Catherine Trout (O'Brien), beloved Mother and Grandmother, passed with family surrounding her on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 10:38 a.m. Mary was born in Dallas City, Illinois on October 23, 1924, the daughter of the late John O'Brien and Thelma Steele, sister to Alyce Lair and the late Ardys Gray.
Mary graduated from Dallas City High...
Jo Shoemaker
Apr 4, 2021
Rosella Joan "Jo" Shoemaker, 86, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 6:10 p.m. Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Countryview Care Center, Macomb, Illinois.
Jo was born on March 6, 1935 in LaHarpe the daughter of Archie and Ruby (Gilmore) Collins. On February 12, 1970 she married Frank E. Shoemaker in Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her in...
Suzie Stanbary
Mar 25, 2021
Mary Sue "Suzi" Stanbary, 70, of rural Niota, Illinois, passed away at 1:34a.m. Thursday, March 25, 2021 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. She was born November 17, 1950 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Arthur Lee and Ruth Lucille (Freeland) Olson. On December 26, 1981 she married Delbert William Stanbary in Macomb, Illinois. He preceded...
Elsie Mae Newlan
Mar 19, 2021
Elsie Mae Newlan, age 97, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away at 12:17 a.m. Friday March 19, 2021 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. She was born September 23, 1923 in Gladstone, Illinois, the daughter of Algie and Maggie Lorena Bolander Polson. In 1940, she married Raymond Peterson. They later divorced. On June 29, 1968, she married James...
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