Obituaries

Oct 13, 2025

Margaret Brook Burket Boyce, age 87, of Monmouth, Illinois, formerly of Stronghurst, passed away Monday, October 13, 2025 at Courtyard Estates Memory Care in Monmouth.

A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday October 20, 2025 in the Stronghurst Cemetery.  A complete obituary will be published when it is available.  Banks & Beals Funeral Home of...

Oct 13, 2025

Velda Viola Hull Wright, 96, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away at 4:20 a.m. Monday, October 13, 2025 at Goldwater Care in Roseville, Illinois.

Velda was born Sunday, June 23, 1929 in Burnside, Illinois, the daughter of Virgil and Vivian Hull.

She attended grade school at Victory Country School followed by two years of high school at Burnside and then two years at...

Oct 12, 2025

Patsy Moore, 81, of Macomb, Illinois, passed away at 11:49 a.m. Sunday, October 12, 2025 at Wesley Village in Macomb.

Patsy was born October 27, 1943 in Carman, Illinois, the daughter of Doren K. and Dora (McIntire) Hulet. Earlier in life, she married Leon Haines. He preceded her in death in 1997. On...

Oct 11, 2025

Carol Ione Zimdars, age 86, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away October 11, 2025 at home.  She was born November 16, 1938 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the daughter of Wayne and Ione Haag Woolridge.  On May 25, 1957, she married Kenneth Zimdars in Hartland, Wisconsin.  He preceded her in death on June 19, 2019.

Carol was a homemaker and...

Oct 10, 2025

Earl Filmore Davis Jr., 73, of Fort Madison, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 10, 2025 at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, Illinois.

Earl was born September 28, 1952 in El Paso, Texas, the son of Earl and Guadalupe Marie (Piloto) Davis Sr. He was a 1972 graduate of Fort Madison High School....

Oct 9, 2025

Evelyn Butler, 101, of Macomb, Illinois, formerly of Chicago and Des Plaines, Illinois, passed away at 9:15 p.m. Thursday, October 9, 2025 at The Elms in Macomb, Illinois.

Evelyn was born March 2, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of George and Marie "Mae" (Havel) Sonneker. On May 18, 1946 she married Joe...

Oct 8, 2025

Annie Mae Shrum went home to Jesus Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at her home of rural Keithsburg, Illinois, age 81.

Annie was born to Burl and Dorothy Shepard Herring on January 31, 1944, in St. Louis, Missouri.  She became quite the seamstress at an early age creating her own dresses and wardrobe. Annie...

Oct 6, 2025

Helen Lucille Goff Tapscott, age 86, of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 12:40 a.m. Monday, October 6, 2025 at Oakwood Estates Assisted Living Center in Stronghurst.  She was born July 31, 1939 in Rio, Illinois, the daughter of Willard and Anna Lucille (Rohr) Goff.  On August 23, 1957, she married Edward Kenneth Tapscott in Monmouth, Illinois.  He preceded her...

Oct 2, 2025

Dolores Loretta Bishop Markey, 86, passed away peacefully in the company of family and listening to her favorite music, on October 2, 2025. Born on a farm near West Point, IA on March 23, 1939, raised in Franklin, IA, to George Leslie and Barbara Denning Bishop, the eighth of eleven children.

She attended...

Sep 30, 2025

Leona Marie Young, 71, of Pontoosuc, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois.

Leona was born June 9, 1954 in Carthage, the daughter of Doren L. and Normalee (Seigfried) Young.

Leona was a graduate of Dallas City High School. She was previously...

Sep 26, 2025

John Edward Tanner, 83, of LaHarpe, Illinois, formerly of Niota, Illinois, passed away Friday, September 26, 2025 at his home.

John was born January 30, 1942 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of John Ernest and Leona Inez (Turner) Tanner.

Mr. Tanner was a graduate of Dallas City High...

Sep 26, 2025

Gregory D. Yaley, 71, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away Friday, September 26, 2025 at his home.

Greg was born September 16, 1954 in Ft. Madison, Iowa, the son of Darrel and Norma Jean (Wenke) Yaley. On July 29, 1978 he married Tammy Bonham in Ft. Madison. She survives.

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Sep 25, 2025

Gladys Eileen Huston, 90, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 5:36 a.m. Thursday, September 25, 2025 at Wesley Village in Macomb, Illinois.

She was born June 27, 1935 in LaHarpe, the daughter of Loyal and Hazel (Alexander) Bennett. Gladys was a 1953 graduate of LaHarpe High School. On December 19, 1954, she married...

Sep 18, 2025

Dean Kurt Shoemaker, 64, of Winfield, Iowa, formerly of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 10:35 p.m. Thursday, September 18, 2025 at the Washington County Hospital & Clinics, Washington, Iowa.

Dean was born August 20, 1961 in LaHarpe the son of Frank and Naomi F. (Spainhower) Shoemaker Sr. He was a 1979 graduate of...

Sep 16, 2025

Timothy Haze Hubbard Sr., 74, of Burlington, Iowa, passed away at 7:19 p.m. Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at Hospice of Mercy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Tim was born January 26, 1951 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of Quentin R. and Luella A. (Thompson) Hubbard. Tim was a 1969 graduate of Dallas City High School...

Sep 13, 2025

Ralph L. Faul, 78, of Dallas City, Illinois, passed away at 12:32 p.m. Saturday, September 13, 2025 at his home, surrounded by family and friends.

Ralph was born September 24, 1946 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of Charles and Alta (Ballou) Faul Sr. On November 22, 1983 he married Paula Morgan in Dallas...

Sep 12, 2025

Joyce Eileen Traser, 95, of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away Friday, September 12, 2025 at the Port Charlotte Hospice House.

She was born April 26, 1930 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Walter and Mary Olive Wade Boyd. On September 19, 1948 she married Lyell K. Traser in LaHarpe. He preceded her in...

Sep 11, 2025

James "Jim" Allen Imthurn II, 58, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away at 6:04 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

Jim was born April 18, 1967, in Tucson, Arizona the son of James and Sharon (James) Imthurn. He spent his early childhood years in the Tucson, Arizona area...

Sep 10, 2025

Charles Henry Vass, 88, of Ferris, Illinois, passed away at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at the Mt. Sterling Health and Rehab Center, surrounded by his family.

Charles was born February 17, 1937 in Carthage, Illinois, the son of Albert Clay and Geraldine (King) Vass. He met the love of his life,...

Sep 9, 2025

Shirley Jo Freeman, 90, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away at 4:17 a.m. Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at Wesley Village in Macomb, Illinois.

Shirley was born April 24, 1935 in LaHarpe, the daughter of Otis and Wanda (Lorton) Mills. She grew up in LaHarpe and was a 1953 graduate of LaHarpe High School. Following...