Obituaries

May 20, 2019

Patricia Ann Rodeffer, 77, of rural Dallas City, Illinois passed away at 1:00 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2019 at the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois.

Pat was born on December 30, 1941 in Decatur, Illinois the daughter of Charles T. and Grace Mae Denson Johnson. On August 11, 1967 she married John H. Rodeffer...

May 16, 2019

Mrs. Jacquelyn M. Thomas, 89, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa.

She was born on March 3, 1930 in LaHarpe, Illinois the daughter of Jack and Minnie Johnson Strong. On May 12, 1951 she married D. Nyal Thomas in Pontoosuc, Illinois. He preceded her...

May 12, 2019

Mrs. Alice E. Sheffler, 80, of Macomb, IL passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019 at Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb.

She was born March 1, 1939 in Blandinsville, IL, the daughter of John W. And Alice Foster Akers. On October 9, 1956 she married Richard E. "Pop" Sheffler in Blandinsville. He preceded her in death on...

May 9, 2019

Edward V. Anderson of Macomb IL passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb. Cremation services have been accorded through Banks and Beals Funeral Home, and a memorial mass will be held on July 31, 2019 at St Paul Catholic Church in Macomb. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Carthage, IL.

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May 8, 2019

Samuel Max Lant, 86, of Biggsville, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Oakwood Estates in Stronghurst, Illinois. He was born May 20, 1932 in Media, Illinois, the son of Samuel G. and Elsie E. Ahlers Lant. In 1972, He married Darlene Coombs. She preceded him in death on May 25, 2009.

Max served in the...

May 6, 2019

Roxanne McIntyre, 61, of the Bluffdale Community, rural Gladstone, Illinois passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at her home.

She was born on July 31, 1957 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina the daughter of Gary and Beverly Gilbert Scanlon. On June 25, 1977 she married Dean McIntyre II in Monmouth, Illinois. They later...

May 3, 2019

Carl Richard Shipman, 82, of Blandinsville, IL went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 3, 2019 at 9:20 a.m. The Elms Nursing Home in Macomb, IL.

Carl was born September 22, 1936, to Cecil & Margie Shipman at their home north of Webster, IL by Doc Kelly. He married Janet Thompson on May 5, 1963...

May 2, 2019

Mrs. Marilyn F. Dodd, 91, of Dallas City, IL died Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab in Stronghurst, IL.

She was born July 17, 1927 in Colusa, IL, the daughter of Lloyd and Feola Kress Foresman. On October 23, 1949, she married Robert J. Dodd in Dallas City.

Marilyn worked...

Apr 28, 2019

Roy Waterman, age 81 of Stronghurst, Illinois passed away Sunday April 28, 2019 at his home. He was born November 21, 1937 near Stronghurst, the son of Clemens and Olive Kissick Waterman. On September 1, 1957, he married Anna Rosenbalm in Smithshire, Illinois. She preceded him in death on April 22, 1989. On November 21, 1990, he married Ann...

Apr 22, 2019

Robert Raymond "Bob" Scott

Bob Scott, Age 83 passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019 in Sebring, Florida.  He was born in Jacksonville, Illinois to Clarence and Georgia (Winner) Scott on February 27, 1936. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. Bob and Carol moved to Stronghurst in 1967 where...

Apr 20, 2019

K. Leon "Swede" Johnson, age 84, of Olena, Illinois, passed away at 11:40 a.m. Saturday April 20, 2019 at his home. He was born August 15, 1934 in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of Carl and Ida Ruth Johnson. On January 6, 1957, he married Carol Larson in Stronghurst.

Swede was a veteran of the United States Army....

Apr 17, 2019

Mrs. Penny Kay Brewer, 76, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

She was born on May 28, 1942 in LaHarpe the daughter of Owen and Louise Dunn Collins. In 1958 she married Gary Woodside. He preceded her death in 1961. On April 3, 1975...

Mar 28, 2019

William A. "Bill" Johnson, 55, of LaHarpe, IL passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA.

He was born January 30, 1964 in LaHarpe, the son of Larry and Janet Ferguson Johnson.

Bill graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1982. He later graduated from Carl Sandburg College...

Mar 26, 2019

Mrs. E. Carrol Henry, 88, of Blandinsville, IL passed away at 8:00am Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb, IL.

She was born April 24, 1930 in Blandinsville, the daughter of Charles and Pearl Goff Sanders. On June 9, 1951 she married Virgil "Bud" Henry in Macomb, IL. He preceded her in death...

Mar 16, 2019

Wendell Leon "Red" Williams, 79,  of Stronghurst, Illinois passed away at 5:00 a.m. March 16, 2019 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst.  He was born August 15, 1939 in Jacksonville, Illinois.

Mr. Williams was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and worked as a truck driver for many years.

A memorial service will...

Mar 13, 2019

Margie Joan (Hasten) Walker, 92, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center in LaHarpe.

She was born on July 18, 1926 at the family home in Fountain Green Township the daughter of Carl and Jessie McConnell Hasten.

Margie attended eight years of grade school at Eagle School...

Mar 10, 2019

Yong Cha Quigle, 73, of LaHarpe, Illinois died at 11:15pm Sunday, March 10, 2019 at the OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL.

Cha was born February 15, 1946 in Korea. She married John Quigle on September 21, 1979 at Ft. Hood, Texas.

She worked as a custodian for 20 years at the US...

Mar 10, 2019

Thomas L. Myers, 59, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away Sunday March 10, 2019 at Unity Point Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois. He was born June 22, 1959 in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of Robert and Evelyn White Myers.

Tom was a graduate of Southern High School in Stronghurst and Southeastern Community College of Nursing in West Burlington,...

Mar 2, 2019

Mr. John Wayne Fisher, 81, of Dallas City, IL died at 5:15AM Saturday, March 2, 2019 at his home.

He was born August 4, 1937 in Vandalia, MO, the son of Harold and Laura Mae Fisher.

John grew up and attended school in Vandalia, Mo. He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for 45 years,...

Mar 2, 2019

Betty Jane Rosenow, 85, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 8:05 a.m. Saturday March 2, 2019 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. She was born June 27, 1933 in Carman, Illinois, the daughter of Myron and Garnett (Hehr) Waddell.

Betty was a licensed practical nurse and worked at Burlington Care Center for many years, retiring...