Obituaries

Jul 12, 2015

Mr. Raymond Hugh Pence, 81, of rural Lomax, Illinois, passed away at 7:15 PM Sunday, July 12, 2015 at The Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. Hugh was born on September 13, 1933 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of Raymond F. and Jeanette Byers Pence. On July 19, 1963 he married Diane Lee Davis in Burlington, Iowa....

Jul 8, 2015

Nancy A. Olson, 60, of Dallas City, IL passed away at 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at OSF St. Marys Hospital in Galesburg, IL. She was born on March 11, 1955 in LaHarpe, IL the daughter of W.A. and Jean Anderson Olson.

Nancy was a teacher in the Dallas City School system for 28 years, retiring...

Jul 2, 2015

Mrs. Dolores E. Gilpin, 79, of Pontoosuc, IL passed away at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, July 2, 2015 at her home. She was born near Pontoosuc on January 22, 1936 the daughter of Keith and Nellie Price Ballinger. On January 23, 1954 she married Frank L. Gilpin in Niota, IL. Dolores was a graduate of the Dallas City High School....

Jun 30, 2015

Mr. Robert L. Stevens, 76, of Burlington, IA passed away at 8:16 PM Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at the Donnellson Health Care Center, Donnellson, IA. Robert was born on April 19, 1939 in LaHarpe, IL the son of Charles and Marie Newman Stevens. On July 18, 1959 he married Donna Marlene Porter; they later divorced. He married Jaqueline Sue...

Jun 20, 2015

Dorcas R. Shryack, 94, formerly of Blandinsville, IL passed away at 7:10 PM Saturday, June 20, 2015 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center, LaHarpe, IL. She was Born on October 5, 1920 in Blandinsville, the daughter of Robert P. And Laura A. Hollibaugh Green. On November 26, 1947 she married C. Vernett Shryack. He preceded her in death on...

Jun 13, 2015

Ms. Reva N. Gorman, 72, of Dallas City, Illinois passed way at 8:50 PM on June 13, 2015 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center, LaHarpe, Illinois. She was born on February 1, 1943 in Dallas City, the daughter of Kenneth Bud and Naomi Irene Tollman Whittemore. Reva is survived by one son, Kelly Dodson of Florida, one daughter, Kimberly...

Jun 11, 2015

Roger L. Crum, 75, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 11:55 AM Thursday, June 11, 2015 at his home. He was born on May 23, 1940 in LaHarpe the son of John M. and Harriet L Williams Crum. On April 11, 1965 Roger married Marjorie June Davis in Burlington, IA. Mr. Crum was a 1958 LaHarpe High School graduate....

Jun 10, 2015

Travis J. Heckenberg, 38, of Lomax, Il passed away Wednesday June 10, 2015 near Terre Haute, IL. He was born May 11, 1977 in Burlington, IA, the son of Daniel J. and Caren Cox Heckenberg. Travis was a 1996 graduate of the LaHarpe High School. He worked as a carpenter for Midwest Bridge and Crane. He was a member...

Jun 6, 2015

Mr. Stephen Frank Lozar, 64, of rural LaHarpe passed away at 4:26 AM, Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA. Stephen was born on July 7, 1950 in Sussex, NJ, the son of Frank and Rowena Arthur Lozar. On June 21, 1980 he married Dianne Clover Furia in Sussex, NJ. He worked...

Jun 5, 2015

George Daryl "Jack" Brokaw

George D. Jack Brokaw, 92, of Biggsville, Illinois, passed away on June 5, 2015 in Stronghurst, Illinois. He was born September 4, 1922, near Raritan, Illinois, the son of George E. and Mary Gunter Brokaw. Jack was a 1940 graduate of Media High School. He served in the Army Air Force as a...

Jun 5, 2015

Charles Kenton Black, 77, of Burnside, IL passed away at 1:30 AM, Friday, June 5, 2015 at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, IA. Charlie was born on January 6, 1938 in Basco, IL, the son of Herby and Edith Lowman Black. On June 28, 1959 he married Mary A. Brown in Pontoosuc, IL. Mr. Black served in...

Jun 3, 2015

Madeline Coleen Dowell, age 100, of Stronghurst, Illinois passed away at 12:07 a.m. Wednesday June 3, 2015 at Oakwood Estates Assisted Living Center in Stronghurst. She was born March 8, 1915 near Stronghurst, the daughter of Perry A. and Nellie Mourning Stamp. A lifelong resident of the Stronghurst area, she graduated from Stronghurst High School in 1932. On April...

Jun 2, 2015

Mr. Robert C. Porter, 70, of Dallas City, IL passed away at 4:03 AM Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. He was born November 17, 1944 in Blytheville, AR, the son of Hugh E. And Arlene Nessa Scott Porter. On March 31, 1989 he married Sharon E, Whittlesey In waterloo, IA....

Jun 2, 2015

Lillian Leon Markey

, age 102 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 5:00 a.m. Tuesday June 2, 2015 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst. She was born January 26, 1913 in Carman, Illinois, the daughter of Archie and Hettie Gittings Vaughan. On November 17, 1934, she married Neil Vincent Markey in Carthage, Illinois. He preceded...

Jun 1, 2015

Bernice Norene Clark Dunn, 94, of rural Niota, Illinois died at 3:45 pm Sunday May 31, 2015 at her Sunnybrook Assisted Living apartment in Ft. Madison Iowa. Bernice was born December 13, 1920 near Pontoosuc IL, daughter of H.R. (Ray) and Nellie Little Clark. She graduated from Dallas City High School in 1938, and then business college in Ft....

May 28, 2015

Nancy Jean Culp, 68, of LaHarpe, IL, formerly of Des Moines, IA passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 near Nauvoo, IL. She was born August 24, 1946 in Fort Madison, IA, the daughter of William and Dorothy Breiner Plank. She married Dennis Culp in 1972. He preceded her in death in 2011. She lived in the LaHarpe area in...

May 25, 2015

Leta Irene Link

, age 96, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at 5:25 a.m. Monday May 25, 2015 at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth. She was born April 18, 1919 in Marietta, Illinois, the daughter of Floyd and Bessie Orwig Patterson. On August 10, 1935, she married Floyd W. Bill Link in Stronghurst, Illinois. He...

May 22, 2015

Mavis C. Mickey, age 76, of Gulfport, Illinois, died at 11:34 a.m. Friday May 22, 2015 in the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born January 6, 1939 in Pearl, Illinois, the daughter of Archie and Anna Reynolds Schlieper. On April 30, 1956, she married Donald D. Mickey in Quincy, Illinois. He preceded her in...

May 19, 2015

Jeffrey W. Sharpe Jeffrey Wade Sharpe, 46, died on May 19, 2015 in Lynn (North Shore Boston), MA. Born April 25, 1969 in the Chicago area, he spent most of his school years in St. Louis. He graduated from DeSmet Jesuit HS in 1987 and attended both St. Louis University and University of Missouri-Columbia. He enlisted in the Navy,...

May 19, 2015

Marjorie N. Meyers

Mrs. Marjorie Nora Meyers, 93, of LaHarpe, IL, formerly of Tennessee, IL, passed away at 8:49 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center, LaHarpe.

She was born on July 17, 1921 in Portsmouth, England the daughter of Cecil and Nora Holmes. On May 6, 1944 she married Edwin...