Obituaries

Nov 15, 2016

Edwin John "Junior" Cutt

Edwin John Junior Cutt, age 80 of the Shokokon community, rural Carman, Illinois, died at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday November 15, 2016 at his home. He was born September 20, 1936 in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Edwin John and Anna Marie Brusich Cutt. On October 12, 2002, he married Teresa Joanne McMorrow. Mr....

Nov 9, 2016

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Mr. Marion Warren Lewis, 89, of Round Lake, IL, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at the Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. He was born in Avon, IL the son of William and Cecil Lewis. He was married to Mildred Shipman, she survives. Mr. Lewis was a veteran of the United State Air...

Nov 1, 2016

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Mr. Terry Q. Newberry, 73, of Rio Vista, IL passed away at 5:46 PM Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, IA. Terry was born on October 10, 1943 in Delaware, the son of Quentin and Marie Wolf Newberry. On September 17, 1996 he married Rebecca Mae Meier in...

Oct 28, 2016

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Mr. Earl H. Cox, 74, of LaHarpe, IL passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, IL. He was born September 29, 1942 in Avon, IL the son of George W. and Alice Shaw Cox. On October 27, 1986, he married Marita Kritz in Tacoma, WA. Mr Cox was a...

Oct 26, 2016

Pamela Kay Hubbard, age 54 of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 11:05 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born June 8, 1962 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Leslie and Nola Bigger Talbott. On November 25, 1989, she married Bryan Hubbard in Lomax, Illinois Pam was a 1980 graduate...

Oct 25, 2016

Ms. Mildred Suerrette Bavery, age 81, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 7:55 p.m. Tuesday October 25, 2016 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. She was born August 3, 1935 near Basco, Illinois, the daughter of Floyd and Charlotte Bolton Bavery. Mildred attended grade school in Basco and was a 1953 graduate of Warsaw High School. She...

Oct 25, 2016

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Mrs. Joan Hughes, 79, of Macomb, IL formerly of LaHarpe and rural Blandinsville passed away at 10:30pm Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at the Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb. She was born December 25, 1936 in LaHarpe, the daughter of Earnest G. and Ruth M. Smith Brown. On July 23, 1955 she married Eldon...

Oct 18, 2016

Mark James Hungerford

Mark James Hungerford, age 59 of rural Gladstone, Illinois passed away Tuesday October 18, 2016, following a courageous battle with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). He was born January 17, 1957 in Osage, Iowa, the son of Charles and Neva Fuhrman Hungerford. In 1977, he married Lori Gingrich. They later divorced. On October 5, 2002,...

Oct 18, 2016

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Lisa Ann Whittemore, 54, of Dallas City, IL passed away at 3:51 p.m. Monday, October 17, 2016 at Blessing Hospital, Quincy, IL. She was born on November 27, 1961 in Fort Madison, IA the daughter of Donald J. and Jean Rauenbuehler Hellweg. In 1995 she married Gregory Dean Whittemore, he survives. Lisa was a...

Oct 15, 2016

Hazel B. Francis

Hazel B. Francis, age 78 of Taylor Ridge, Illinois, formerly of Raritan, Illinois, died at 12:15 p.m. Saturday October 15, 2016 at her home. She was born September 22, 1938 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Russell and Mala Calhoun Brokaw. On January 22, 1961, she married Marion C. Smith. He preceded her in...

Oct 14, 2016

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Gene Roy Schertz, 74, of Lomax, IL passed away at 4:55 a.m. Friday, October 14, 2016 at his home. He was born on November 13, 1941 in Peoria, IL the son of Orville and Jimmie Horton Schertz. On June 17, 2000 he married Sandra Poulter in Lomax, she survives. Gene was a graduate of...

Oct 12, 2016

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Hand in hand with his best friend and wife of over 60 years, Mr. Ronald Keith Shipman, 81, of Dallas City, IL went to be with our Lord at 3:17 pm Wednesday, October 12th, 2016, at Wesley Village Health Care Center in Macomb, IL. Ron was born on Saturday, January 4th, 1935 at 10:30...

Oct 3, 2016

Z. Joan Lenz, age 79 of Smithshire, Illinois passed away at 5:44 p.m. Monday October 3, 2016 at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born May 28, 1937 in Elba Center, Illinois, the daughter of Harold and Zelda Bowman Heller. On November 22, 1958, she married Gerry W. Lenz at the Smithshire United Church. Joan...

Sep 30, 2016

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Ricky G. Walters, 59, of Galesburg, IL, formerly of Dallas City, IL passed away at 5:41 PM Friday, September 30, 2016 at the Cottage Hospital in Galesburg.

Ricky was born on April 21, 1957 in LaHarpe, IL, the son of George S. and Barbara J. Howe Walters. Mr. Walters was a diehard...

Sep 24, 2016

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Selia "Susie" Schmidt

Selia J. Susie Schmidt, 63, of Eldridge, IA passed away at 7:50 AM Saturday, September 24, 2016 in Davenport, IA. Susie was born on May 20, 1953 in LaHarpe, IL, the daughter of Merrill Robert and Georgia Sheffler Link. Susie was a 1971 graduate of the LaHarpe High School....

Sep 19, 2016

Zachary Glen Jones, 26, of LaHarpe, IL passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 at his home. He was born April 15, 1990 in Carthage, IL the son of James A. and Joni Jones Imthurn II. Zach attended elementary school in LaHarpe, Macomb High School and graduated from Illini West High School. He had worked at Wal-Mart in Macomb and...

Sep 16, 2016

Rosemary A. Kosifas

Mrs. , 82, of Terre Haute, IL passed away Friday, September 16, 2016 at the Burlington Care Center, Burlington, IA. She was born June 18, 1934 in Peoria, IL the daughter of Francis and Rosemary Haeglin Heili. On November 26, 1955 she married Daniel Kosifas. He survives. Also surviving are three sons, Christopher (Amy) Kosifas of...

Sep 14, 2016

Marilyn F. Presley, age 77 of rural Galesburg, Illinois, passed away at 8:52 a.m. Wednesday September 14, 2016 at her home. She was born November 9, 1938 in LaHarpe, the daughter of David Lee and Myrtle Catherine Shutwell Fife. On June 5, 1957, she married Herbert E. Johnson in Blandinsville, IL. He preceded her in death on September 23,...

Sep 11, 2016

Mrs. Sydney Lee Kline, 71, of Dallas City, IL, passed away at 8:40 a.m. Sunday, September 11, 2016 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, IA. She was born on September 27, 1944 in LaHarpe, IL the daughter of Arnold G. and Rowena Blackhurst Pence. She was raised by her step-father and mother, James and Rowena Luder. She...

Sep 8, 2016

Norma J. Teesdale, 87, of rural Niota, IL, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Blessing Hospital, Quincy, IL. She was born on June 12, 1929 in Peoria, IL, the daughter of Alfred Elmer and Bessie E. Zahner Duhs. On November 29, 1947 she married Thomas E. Tessdale, Sr. in Peoria. He preceded her in death on December 19,...