Obituaries

Nov 20, 2020

Ann Marie Hicke, age 45, of Brimfield, Illinois, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020 at the OSF Richard L Owens Hospice Home in Peoria, Illinois, after a nine-year battle with colon cancer. She was surrounded by family and friends. She was born August 15, 1975, in Smithshire, Illinois, the daughter of Barbara Lafary. Ann married Matt Johnson in 1995....

Nov 20, 2020

Diana T. Irish, 87, of LaHarpe, IL died Friday, November 20, 2020 at the Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, IL.

She was born May 27, 1933 in LaHarpe, the daughter of Ralph D. and Emma L. Blaul Todd. On July 23, 1952 she married Theodore "Ted" Irish on July 23, 1952. He preceded her in death on June...

Nov 13, 2020

Betty Brook passed away November 13, 2020 in Sarasota, Florida.  She was 101 years old. Born on October 15,1919 in Stronghurst, to John Cecil Brook and Maude Simonson Brook, Elizabeth Carothers Brook was the "baby sister" of five siblings — Gail Burket, John Brook, Sarah Peasley, Herbert Brook, and Edith Brook. ​ She graduated from Stronghurst High School and...

Nov 12, 2020

William Eugene Schulze, 85, of West Chester, Ohio, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Cedar View Nursing & Rehabilitation, Lebanon, Ohio.

William was born on November 27, 1934 in Kiowa, Kansas, the son of Newell F. and Emma (Day) Schulze.

William was raised in the Durham, Illinois community and graduated...

Oct 29, 2020

Terry Kay Todd, age 65, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away Thursday October 29, 2020 at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. She was born September 20, 1955 in Washington, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Dorothy Walton Curtis. On October 5, 1979, she married Danny Todd in Lomax. He survives.

Terry was a graduate of Winfield...

Oct 28, 2020

Judy A. Heil, 79, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 12:15a.m. Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at her home.

She was born July 2, 1941 in Macomb, IL. Her parents were Zenes M. Shipman and Anna M. Icenogle. On January 10, 1964 she married Boyd R. Heil, Sr. In Canton, MO. He preceded her in death on July...

Oct 22, 2020

Earl R. Menke, 87, of rural Carman, Illinois, passed away at 8:05 p.m. Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Bickford Assisted Living in Burlington, Iowa. He was born on November 23, 1932 in Williamstown, Missouri, the son of Berl and Mayme (Briscoe) Menke. On April 3, 1960 he married Eleanor Jean Bailey in Gladstone, Illinois. She preceded him in death...

Oct 15, 2020

Carolyn Ann Moore, 84, of rural LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 5:30 a.m. Thursday, October 15, 2020 at her home. Carolyn was born on March 8, 1936 in Macomb, Illinois the daughter of Wendell and Helen (Brown) Driskell. On June 20, 1954 she married the love of her life, Dean Moore at the First Christian Church in...

Oct 11, 2020

Phyllis Louise Shepard, 85, of Wapello, Iowa, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020 at the Wapello Specialty Care.

Phyllis was born on June 22, 1935 in Clark Co, Mo to Edgar and Mildred (Oard) Burkett. She married Francis Franklin Shepard at the Blandinsville Baptist Church on June 29, 1952. He preceded her in...

Oct 10, 2020

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" (Psalm 46:1)

Joan Rae Ray died in her home, her loved ones by her side, on October the 10th, 2020. She was a wonderful, deeply caring and beautiful person to the very core. Her desire was never to take the spotlight but to shine it...

Oct 6, 2020

Danny C. Lieb, 65, of Dallas City, Illinois died at 6:00A.M. Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital.

He was born October 27, 1954 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Dorothy Poisel Lieb. On June 18, 1977 he married Jane Sheets in Rushville, Illinois.

Danny has been called many things;...

Oct 1, 2020

Cindy J. Faul, 57, of Carthage, Illinois, passed away at 6:35 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the UnityPoint - Memorial Hospital in Carthage.

Cindy was born on September 16, 1963 in Macomb, Illinois the daughter of Donald and Carolee (Marrow) Arnold. On June 2, 1990 she married Randy Faul in Dallas City, Illinois. He survives.

Sep 30, 2020

Edith Marie Conner McChesney, 95, of rural Gladstone, IL, died peacefully of ovarian cancer, in her own home on September 30, 2020, at 9:30pm. Her two eldest daughters had been taking turns providing live-in care for Edith long before her cancer diagnosis last November and continued doing so until mid-April, when Edith's physical needs required both daughters and a...

Sep 28, 2020

Phyllis Elaine Pulse, age 94, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 3:25 a.m. Monday September 28, 2020 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. She was born June 12, 1926 in Ottawa, Illinois, the daughter of Arnold W. and Helen Eisenhauer Gerding. On October 20, 1945, she married Shelby T. Dye. He preceded her in death. On December...

Sep 26, 2020

Zachary Michael Todd, age 28, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at his home. He was born July 29, 1992 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Michael and Kimberly Todd Peters.

Zach was a 2010 graduate of Illini West High School in Carthage, Illinois. He was currently working as a correctional officer at...

Sep 25, 2020

Mary Leota Bowlyow Clover Thurman died on Thursday, September 25, 2020 at Oak Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Stronghurst, IL. She was born on September 8, 1918 in Carman Township, IL, the daughter of Charles Parsons and Georgia Leota Marsden Bowlyow. On September 9, 1936 she married John Clover II in Monmouth, IL. He died in 1968. They...

Sep 24, 2020

Sandra K. Sutton, 75, of Dallas City, Illinois died Thursday, September 24, 2020 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa.

She was born May 17, 1945 in Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of Ross W. and A. LaVerne Callahan Parsons. She married Cleon R. Knoedler on March 5, 1963. He died...

Sep 21, 2020

A. Darlene Pruett, age 85, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 at her home. She was born February 4, 1935 in Galesburg, Illinois, the daughter of Leo and Alice Nelson Pruett. On July 24, 1953, she married Duane Fryrear in Oquawka, Illinois. They later divorced.

Darlene was a 1953 graduate of G & O...

Sep 19, 2020

Gary G. Webster, 76, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away in the early morning of Saturday, September 19, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. Gary was born on March 18,1944 at the St. Francis Hospital in Macomb, Illinois, the son of Marion E. and Bette M. (Steiner) Webster. On November 19, 1966, he married Margaret J. 'Peg' (Cordell).  She survives....

Sep 14, 2020

Claude R. Collins, 79, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 at the McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Illinois.

He was born February 28, 1941, the son of Archie and Ruby Gilmore Collins. On July 21, 1968, he married Rose Shaver in Abingdon, Illinois. She preceded him in death on June...