Obituaries

Obituaries

Kaylee Runille Manuel

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

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.

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Thomas "Tommy" J. Sedgwick

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Oliver L. Blick

Oliver L. Blick

Mar 16, 2021

Oliver L. Blick, 79 of Dallas City, IL passed away at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at his home.

He was born January 15, 1942 in Cedar Rapids, IA, the son of Harold and Hazel Jenkins Blick. In 1992 he married Rebecca Taylor in Milwaukie, OR. Mr. Blick attended school in Cedar Rapids and was the...

Donald R. Vaughn

Donald R. Vaughn

Mar 13, 2021

Donald R. Vaughn, 89, of rural Lomax, Illinois, passed away at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 13, 2021, at his home. Don was born on October 9, 1931, in Terre Haute, Illinois, the son of Dean and Helen (Pence) Vaughn. On April 3, 1955, he married Norma Jeanne Clark at the Dallas City Christian Church in Dallas City,...

Earl F. Swain

Earl F. Swain

Mar 10, 2021

Earl F. Swain, 82, of rural LaHarpe, Illinois, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at the UnityPoint - Memorial Hospital, Carthage, Illinois. Earl was born on August 29, 1938 in Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, the son of Eldon and Blanche (Earls) Swain. On June 2, 1956 he married Mary Ann Markey...

Marilyn M. Torrance

Marilyn M. Torrance

Mar 8, 2021

Marilyn M. Torrance, 84, of Terre Haute, Illinois passed away at 12:37 p.m. Monday, March 8, 2021 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa

She was born July 14, 1936 in LaHarpe, the daughter of Ward and Ruth Pettit Scott. On March 17, 1956 she married Ralph Torrance in Dallas City. Marilyn was a...

Lila Gittings

Lila Gittings

Mar 7, 2021

Lila C. Gittings, 78, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away at 1:54 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 2021 at her home.

She was born, a twin, in Lomax, Illinois on December 31, 1942, the daughter of Clyde and Verda (Scott) Gittings.

After high school she worked as an aide at...

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