Obituaries

Oct 31, 2015

Zoe E. Peterson, age 87 of Media, Illinois, passed away at 10:15 p.m. Saturday October 31, 2015 at Oakwood Estates Assisted Living Center in Stronghurst. She was born March 18, 1928 in Raritan, Illinois, the daughter of Raymond and Vera Philhower Mathers. On May 2, 1948, she married Kenneth R. Peterson in Stronghurst. He preceded her in death on...

Oct 29, 2015

Alta Mae Brokaw, age 76 of Raritan, Illinois passed away at 8:35 a.m. Thursday October 29, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. She was born October 10, 1939 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Martha Haines Harden. On July 16, 1961, she married Lawrence Brokaw in Raritan. Mrs. Brokaw was a graduate of...

Oct 28, 2015

Etta Louise Stromquist, 73, of Lomax, IL passed away at 5:47 PM Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA after a courageous fight with cancer. She was born July 11, 1942 in Moline, IL, the daughter of Quentin and Connie Hedges Stromquist. After graduating from Orion High School she worked various jobs...

Oct 24, 2015

Mary Christine Jacobs, age 53 of rural Biggsville, Illinois passed away at 9:31 p.m. Saturday October 24, 2015 at her home. She was born August 22, 1962 in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Lillian Peterson Jacobs. Mary was a 1982 graduate of Union High School in Biggsville. She was an avid Chicago Cubs baseball fan, and loved...

Oct 23, 2015

Mrs. Dora M. Gooden, 92, of Blandinsville, IL passed away at 10:57 AM Friday, October 23, 2015 at the Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb, IL. She was born January 16, 1923 in Dallas City, IL, the daughter of Silas and Ella Pearl Perry Allen. On March 6, 1944 she married Harry E. Gooden in LaHarpe. He preceded her...

Oct 18, 2015

Mrs. Isabel Starbuck, 85, of Blandinsville, IL passed away at 4:15 PM Sunday, October 18, 2015 at the McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, IL.

Isabel was born on May 9, 1930 in Henderson County, IL, the daughter of Clarence and Darthula Carter Petty. On January 11, 1947 she married Martin Starbuck in Palmyra, MO. He preceded her...

Oct 16, 2015

Mrs. Donna M. Allen, 77, of the new London Care Center, New London, IA, formerly of Niota, IL, passed away at 3:02 a.m. Friday, October 16, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA. She was born on March 12, 1938 in Missouri the daughter of Lewis D. and Eva Isabella Phillips Rudd. On October...

Oct 10, 2015

Rosada Jane Feikert Carnes, age 79, of rural Media, Illinois died at 6:37 a.m. Saturday October 10, 2015 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. She was born August 13, 1936 in Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of William F. and Ada McDaniel Feikert. On January 18, 1956, she married Donald Carnes in Stronghurst. He preceded her in death...

Oct 3, 2015

Leora May Lillard

Leora May Lillard, age 95 of Stronghurst, Illinois passed away at 10:00 a.m. Saturday October 3, 2015 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. She was born July 24, 1920 in Monticello, Missouri, the daughter of Herbert and Susan Bilies Hinton. On August 4, 1939, she married Evard Lillard in Canton, Missouri. He...

Oct 2, 2015

Ross Eugene Mesecher

, age 73 of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 12:36 a.m. Friday October 2, 2015 at his home. He was born December 6, 1941 near Terre Haute, IL, the son of Ross C. and Mildred P. Olson Mesecher. On September 18, 1960, he married Deloris Klossing in Terre Haute. Ross was a graduate of...

Sep 30, 2015

Mrs. Hazel Maude Hunerdosse, 86, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 6:24 p.m. Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at her home. She was born on November 26, 1928 in Little York, IL the daughter of James W. and Vera M. Jones Reed. On December 18, 1949 she married Arthur Leland Hunerdosse in Fairfield, IA. Hazel was raised and educated in...

Sep 27, 2015

M. Jean Kern

Mrs. M. Jean Kern, 84, of Macomb, IL passed away at 7:55 AM Sunday, September 27, 2015 at the Grand Prairie in Macomb. She was born on January 28, 1931 in Fountain Green, IL, the daughter of Elmer and Nellie Proffitt Bouseman. On June 7,1953 she married Willard Kern in Fountain Green. He preceded...

Sep 22, 2015

Gail W. Logan

Mr. Gail Walton Logan, 94, of Dallas City, IL passed away at 11:25 AM Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Sunnybrook Assisted Living, Fort Madison, IA. He was born on December 12, 1920 in Virginia, the son of Clarence Orville and Hazel Nolan Logan. On December 12, 1942 he married Vera Mae Sparrow in Tacoma,...

Sep 21, 2015

William Avery "Bill" Worley

William A.Bill Worley, age 74 of Lomax, Illinois, passed away at 4:36 p.m. Monday September 21, 2015 at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois. He was born December 16, 1940 in Lomax, the son of Albert Levi and Goldie Valentine Hoskins Worley. On June 29, 1961 he married Peggy Maynard. They later divorced. On...

Sep 17, 2015

Mr. Charles Lyman Cox, 83, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, September 17, 2015 at his home.

He was born on February 4, 1932 near Lomax, IL, the son of Fred B. and Dewey Pitts Cox. On September 1, 1956 he married Janet Poulter in Dallas City. She preceded him in death on December...

Sep 16, 2015

Mrs. Murphy Evans, 78, of Pontoosuc, IL passed away on September 16, 2015 at her home. She was born on September 21 1936. Murphy was a retired landscaper, having cared for many lawns in Fort Madison, IA. She is survived by one son, Joseph Allan Murphy of Ottumwa, Ia and one daughter Choyya Evans. As per Murphys wishes, her...

Sep 4, 2015

Richard Charles "Sarge" Townsend

Richard Charles Sarge Townsend, 78 of Galesburg, Illinois, passed away at 10:33 p.m. Friday September 4, 2015 at Marigold Rehab and Health Care Center in Galesburg. He was born May 20, 1937 in Silvis, Illinois, the son of Phillip Wells and Mable Taylor Townsend. On September 28, 2004, he married Sandra Hargrave. She...

Sep 4, 2015

John Curt Eisenmayer, age 90 , of Stronghurst, Illinois passed away at 5:38 a.m. Friday September 4, 2015 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. He was born March 7, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Herman Andrew and Ina Frances Leonhard Eisenmayer. On June 18, 1949, he married Elizabeth Ann Ahrenhold in Chicago, Illinois. She...

Aug 28, 2015

Danny "Spud" Muller Mr. Danny Spud Muller, 86, of Carthage, IL passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage. He was born August 25, 1929 in Richland Center, WI, the son of Lou and Ruth Muller. On December 26, 1964 he married Doris Rogers in Winona, MN. She preceded him in death on March 29,...

Aug 26, 2015

Carol Joan Neff

, 76, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 2:09 a.m. Wednesday August 26, 2015 at her home. She was born December 16, 1938 in Canton, Illinois, the daughter of Robert and Virginia Baker Westerfield. She was adopted and raised by Chester and Juanita Avery Lovitt. On September 22, 1978, she married Lawrence D. Neff...