Obituaries

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...

Mar 1, 2019

Sammy Lorraine (Wallace) Blender, 83, of Raritan, Illinois, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. She was born September 5, 1935 in Raritan, the daughter of Leo and Martha (Walker) Wallace. On June 20, 1954, she married James Blender in the Raritan Baptist Church.

Mrs. Blender was a 1953...

Feb 25, 2019

Donna Jo (Blythe) Lydy, age 63, formerly of LaHarpe, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 25, 2019, at the Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash, Ohio. She was born September 21, 1955 in La Harpe, Illinois to Lowell and Marcia (Kern) Blythe. She was a 1973 graduate of LaHarpe High School and later graduated from Millikin University with a...

Feb 25, 2019

David W. Painter, 86, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. He was born June 7, 1932 in LaHarpe, IL, the son of George F. and Leah Jane Warner Painter. On August 18, 1951, he married Jean Overton in Terre Haute, IL.

David served as Henderson County...

Feb 22, 2019

Mrs. Mary Frances Rees, 74, of Ferris, IL, formerly of Dallas City, IL passed away at 1:19 a.m. Friday, February 22, 2019 at her home. Mary was born on January 19, 1945 in LaHarpe, IL the daughter of Paul Noland and Grace Loretta Byers Markey. On September 21, 1980 she married James "Jim" Rees in Springfield, IL. He survives. Mrs....

Feb 21, 2019

Mrs. Sharon Lynn Dittmer, of rural Blandinsville, IL passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, IL.

Sharon was born September 2, 1961 in Waukegan, IL the daughter of Ronald and Shirley Halidik Drazdik. On July 12, 1986 she married Kurt R. Dittmer in Island Lake, IL.

Mrs....