Obituaries

Jun 30, 2014

Mrs. Mardene Derry, 89, of Colusa, IL passed away 1:35 a.m. Monday, June 30, 2014 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.

Mardene was born on April 7, 1925 in Colusa, Illinois the daughter of Walter and Alta Shaw Dorsett. On June 15, 1947 she married Forrest Derry in Colusa. He preceded her in death on...

Jun 28, 2014

Mrs. Earlene Mueller, 81, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 2:30a.m. Saturday, June 28, 2014 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center, LaHarpe.

She was born March 6, 1933 in Galesburg, IL the daughter of Earl and Dehlia Huddleson Haynes. She first married Paul E. Yocum. She then married Thomas B. Mueller.

Earlene worked at the...

Jun 28, 2014

Patrick James Powers, age 50 of Dallas City, IL died at 4:45 a.m. June 28, 2014 at his home. He was born May 18, 1964 in New York, New York, the son of Alfred Joseph and Suzanne Elizabeth White Powers. Patrick was a graduate of Dallas City High School and had worked for Hulls Towing Service for several years....

Jun 23, 2014

Mr. Garry Wayne Jarvis, 77, of Stronghurst, IL passed away 12:00PM June 23, 2014 at Oaklane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. Garry was born January 19, 1937 in Ft. Madison, IA the son of Ray William and Gracie Ethel Porter Jarvis. On August 17, 1958 he married Juanita Ochsner in Dallas City, IL. Earlier in life Mr. Jarvis worked...

Jun 22, 2014

Robert Frank Ford

, 83 of rural Carman, Illinois, died at 6:39 p.m. Sunday June 22, 2014 at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. He was born November 9, 1930, near Stronghurst, the son of Earl and Dorothy Stevenson Ford Sr. On June 27, 1952, he married Evelyn R. Dolly Howell in Stronghurst. She preceded...

Jun 9, 2014

Leila Lorraine Lewis

, age 81 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 2:40 a.m. Monday June 9, 2014 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst. She was born July 7, 1932 in Princeton, California, the daughter of John and Lorraine Head Hagle. On May 14, 1950, she married Earl Wesley Wes Lewis in Marysville, California. He...

Jun 6, 2014

Nell J. Mutter, age 83 of Fort Madison, Iowa, formerly of Dallas City, Illinois died at 7:50 a.m. Friday June 6, 2014 at Sunnybrook Assisted Living Center in Fort Madison. She was born June 20, 1930 near Dallas City, the daughter of Hugh and Dulcie Godsey Byers. On May 29, 1948, she married Harry Mutter in Dallas City. Mrs....

May 26, 2014

Ivan C. "Bud" Covington

Mr. Ivan C. Bud Covington, 93, of Dallas City, IL passed away at 10:42a.m. Monday, May 26, 2014 at his home. Bud was born on April 21, 1921 in Nauvoo, IL the son of Harry and Dorothy Arletta Argast Covington. On August 15, 1941 he married E. Ruth Miller in Dallas City. Mr....

May 26, 2014

Kenneth Spencer Corzatt

Kenneth Spencer Corzatt, age 93 of Burlington, Iowa, formerly of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away at 11:20 a.m. Monday May 26, 2014 in the Blair House in Burlington. He was born March 11, 1921 near Raritan, Illinois the son of Spencer and Mary Haines Corzatt. On April 18, 1942, he married Catherine Ross in Raritan....

May 19, 2014

Mr. Roy L. Kershner, 80, of Bushnell, IL passed away at 10:15PM on Monday, May 19, 2014 at the Heartland Health Care, Macomb, IL. Roy was born on August 11, 1933 in Burlingame, KS, the son of Jule L. and Leona E. Smith Kershner. On April 4, 1957 he married Bonnie S. Poulter. Mr. Kershner was a Vietnam Veteran...

May 19, 2014

Mr. Winston Herschel Thompson, 90, of LaHarpe, IL passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center, LaHarpe.

Winston was born on October 26, 1923 near Industry, IL the son of Grover Cleveland and Elizabeth Pruitt Thompson. He married Mary Jane Hood in 1950. He later married Betty Hainline. On October 28, 1978...

May 18, 2014

Mrs. Martha Jean Cratsenberg, 92, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 5:44 PM Sunday, May 18, 2014 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center, LaHarpe.

She was born on May 12, 1922 in Lomax, IL the daughter of Guy and Mary Hutson Little. On October 12, 1947 she married Robert Cratsenberg in LaHarpe.

Mrs. Cratsenberg attended...

May 16, 2014

Mr. Donald Clyde Stevens, 89, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 2:05 AM on Friday, May 16, 2014 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center, LaHarpe.

Don was born August 26, 1924 in LaHarpe; the son of Clyde and Addie Helmers Stevens. On April 27, 1945 he married Mary Jane Boyd in LaHarpe. She preceded him in death...

May 14, 2014

Mark Dennis Duncan

Mark Dennis Duncan, 61 of New London, Iowa, died at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday May 14, 2014 in the New London Nursing & Rehab Center. He was born March 2, 1953 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Robert and Doris Hicks Duncan. Mr. Duncan was a heavy equipment operator at Burlington River Terminal for many...

May 4, 2014

Hershell C. Waddell, 85 of Burlington, Iowa, formerly of Raritan, Illinois, died at 8:58 p.m. Sunday May 4, 2014 at Sunny Brook Assisted Living Center in Burlington. He was born November 25, 1928 in Cave City, Kentucky, the son of Jake and Nora Sell Waddell. On May 5, 1952, he married Carolyn Jane Harden in Raritan. She preceded him...

Apr 25, 2014

R. Ernest "Ernie" Painter Jr. Ralph Ernest Ernie Painter Jr., 85, of rural LaHarpe, IL died at 6:14PM, Friday April 25, 2014 at his home. Ernie was born on July 24, 1928 in LaHarpe, the son of Ernest and Vera Gittings Painter Sr. On August 26, 1950, he married Patricia Whelan at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet,...

Apr 24, 2014

Louise Pogue

was born in Monmouth, IL on December 29, 1923. She was the only child of Thomas and Grace Cobb Shimmin. She received her education at Fairview Center Grade School, Monmouth High School (class of 1941), Monmouth College (class of 1944) and did graduate studies at Northern Illinois University. While at Monmouth she was a proud...

Apr 22, 2014

Virginia R. "Jean" Kukuk

Mrs. Virginia R. Jean Kukuk, 86, of Dallas City, IL passed away at 2:45 a.m. Thursday, August 14, 2014 at her home.

Jean was born on April 20, 1928 in Dallas City the daughter of Virgil L. and Ruth Elma Nicol Logan. On November 25, 1954 she married Merle G. Kukuk...

Apr 20, 2014

Mrs. Helen L. Gibb, 91, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away at 8:55 PM Sunday, April 20, 2014 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center.

Helen was born June 17, 1922 near Stronghurst, IL the daughter Edgar and Jessie Roberts Hartquist. On September 4, 1941 she married Fred Gibb Jr. in Independence, MO. He preceded her in death on...

Apr 13, 2014

Carolyn Jane Waddell

, 83 of Burlington, Iowa, formerly of Raritan, Illinois, died at 4:00 p.m. Sunday April 13, 2014 at Sunny Brook Assisted Living Center in Burlington. She was born August 28, 1930 near Media, Illinois, the daughter of Robert J. and Martha Ethel Haines Harden. On May 5, 1952, she married Hershell Waddell. Mrs. Waddell...