Obituaries

Apr 10, 2014

Robert Herbert "Bob" Bjork

Robert H. Bob Bjork, 87 of Stronghurst, Illinois died Thursday April 10, 2014 at his home. He was born December 12, 1926 near Stronghurst, the son of Herbert Arnold and Edythe Bernice Shutt Bjork. On June 2, 1946, he married Orma Mae Brown in LaHarpe, Illinois. Bob attended Maple Grove Country School near...

Apr 6, 2014

Mr. William A. Housewright, 85, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 7:05 PM, Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. It was his 23rd wedding anniversary. Bill was born on September 22, 1928 in LaHarpe, the son of Malcolm H. And Pauline E. Tilton Housewright. On December 25, 1948 he married Norma Jean Limkeman in Sutter,...

Mar 31, 2014

Mr. John Dale Markey, 79, of rural Dallas City, IL passed away on Monday, March 31, 2014 on his farm.

John was born at the family home in southeast Dallas City on September 3rd, 1934. His parents were Paul and Grace Byers Markey. John attended Pleasant Hill School through 8th grade. He graduated from Dallas City High...

Mar 29, 2014

Mrs. Doris Lorraine Muller, 74, of Carthage, IL passed away at 8:15 PM Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Montebello Health Care Center in Hamilton, IL.

She was born on June 4, 1939 in LaFarge, WI, the daughter of Albert and Rena Smith Rogers. On December 26, 1964 she married Dan Muller in Winona, MN.

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Mar 27, 2014

Mrs. Mary Porter, 102, of Santa Barbara, CA passed away March 27, 2014.

Services will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the First Christian Church of Dallas City, Illinois with Michael Sparrow officiating. Burial will be held in the Dallas City Cemetery. There will be no viisitation. Banks & Beals Funeral Home of Dallas City...

Mar 27, 2014

Peggy Lynn Edwards, age 56 of Carman, Illinois died at 10:40 a.m. Thursday March 27, 2014 at University Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born September 18, 1957 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Robert Eugene and Pauline Bessie Johnson Talbott. On October 14, 2000, she married David Edwards in Carman, Illinois. Peggy was raised and...

Mar 26, 2014

Burton D. Stern, 72 of Hamilton, Illinois died at 11:06 p.m. Wednesday March 26, 2014 in the Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk, Iowa. He was born August 16, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Samuel and Ida Atlas Stern.

Mr. Stern had lived in the Hamilton, Dallas City and Bowen areas for the past twenty years.

Mar 24, 2014

C. W. "Mort" Morrison C.W. Mort Morrison, age 85 of rural Burnside, Illinois, passed away at 4:15 PM at LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center, LaHarpe, Illinois on Monday, March 24, 2014.

Mort was born on March 16, 1929, in Kimball, Nebraska. He was the son of William Wayne Morrison and Mildred Zeta Leachman Morrison. On June 17, 1950,...

Mar 23, 2014

Agnes M. Shaner, 91 of rural Carman, Illinois died at 5:20 a.m. Sunday March 23, 2014 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst. She was born February 18, 1923 near Carman, the daughter of William and Wilamina Swanson Ottoson. On June 29, 1940, she married Charles J. Shaner in Burlington, Iowa. He preceded her in death on...

Mar 22, 2014

Donald Duane Mickey

, age 79 of Gulfport, Illinois, died at 7:40 p.m. Saturday March 22, 2014 at University Of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. He was born March 6, 1935 in Muscatine, Iowa, the son of Cecil and Laura Nichols Mickey. On April 30, 1956, he married Mavis Schlieper in Quincy, Illinois. Mr....

Mar 21, 2014

Mrs. Zoe Elizabeth Morgan, 93, of rural Niota, IL passed away at 10:00 PM Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Fort Madison Community Hospital in Ft. Madison, IA. She was born on December 5, 1920 in Washington D.C. the daughter of Fredrick and Minnie Longshie Hughett. In 1938 Zoe married Clarence Morgan in Festus, MO. He preceded her in...

Mar 20, 2014

Mrs. Roma L. Pindell, 95, of Macomb, IL, formerly of Dallas City, IL, passed away at 11:15 PM Thursday, March 20, 2014 at the McDonough District Hospital in Macomb.

She was born on March 5, 1919 in Lomax, IL, to Kenneth and Hattie Gittings Noland. In 1934 she married Ed Pindell. He preceded her in death on...

Mar 20, 2014

M. Elizabeth "Betty" Drevland Mrs. M. Elizabeth "Betty" Drevland, 89, of Stronghurst, IL passed away at 2:00a.m. Thursday, March 20, 2014 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. Betty was born March 12, 1925 in Niles, Ohio the daughter of Wm. Elgar and Selina Clark Browning. She married Roy S. Drevland on December 20, 1947 in...

Mar 10, 2014

Myrtle C. Fife Mrs. Myrtle Catherine Fife, 97, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 1:25p.m. Monday, March 10, 2014 at her home. Myrtle was born on August 24, 1916 in LaHarpe the daughter of George Earl and Elva Allen Shutwell. Mrs. Fife was a member of the LaHarpe Union Church, LaHarpe Historical Society and Club 16. She lived on...

Mar 5, 2014

Sharri Lynn Richard, age 49 of Carman, Illinois died at 4:25 a.m. Wednesday March 5, 2014 at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born September 2, 1964 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of R. Lynn and Margie Burrell Brown. On February 12, 1983, she married Brian G. Richard in Lomax, Illinois. Sharri graduated from Southern...

Mar 1, 2014

William Karl "Bill" Gullberg Sr.

William Karl Bill Gullberg, Sr. age 88 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 11:30 a.m. Saturday March 1, 2014 at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. He was born December 18, 1925, on the Stoot Farm northeast of Youngstown, Warren County, Illinois, the son of Karl Arthur and Susie Brown Gullberg....

Jan 29, 2014

Earl Junior Mitchell

, age 88 of Galesburg, Illinois, formerly of Stronghurst, died at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday January 29, 2014 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. He was born December 29, 1925 in Galesburg, the son of Earl G. and Emelie Asquith Mitchell. On August 19, 1948, he married Shirley Cox in Kahoka, Missouri. She...

Jan 28, 2014

Margaret Cratsenberg Mrs. , 96, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 1:45a.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at the LaHarpe Davier Health Care Center in LaHarpe. She was born on February 5, 1917 near Raritan, IL, the daughter of Carl John and Helga Alida Reed Johnson. She was one of seven children. On June 30, 1946 Margaret married Roland...

Jan 26, 2014

Thomas B. Mueller Mr. , 74, of LaHarpe, IL passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 5:41 PM at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. He was born July 10, 1939, in LaHarpe, the son of Dr. B.I. and Flora Mueller. He was first married to Janice Lenix. They later divorced. He then married Earlene (Haynes) Yocum. They later divorced....

Jan 25, 2014

Ms. Christine A. Zimmerman, 64, of Dallas City passed away at 8:17 P.M. Saturday, January 25, 2014 at her home. She was born March 1, 1949 in Burlington, IA, the daughter of George F. And Thelma C. Tommy Barker Clifton. Christine was a 1967 graduate of the Dallas City High School. She worked as a CNA in home health...