Obituaries

Jan 25, 2014

Roxana Mae Richey

, 85 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 10:55 p.m. Saturday January 25, 2014 at Oakwood Estates Assisted Living Center in Stronghurst. She was born July 16, 1928 in Stronghurst, the daughter of Orville and Marguerite Wheeling Boyd. On July 8, 1950, she married John Lee Richey in Stronghurst. He preceded her in death on...

Jan 19, 2014

Mercedes Lorraine Degen

, age 74 of Lomax, Illinois died at 7:00 a.m. Sunday January 19, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born January 26, 1939 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Everett and Donna Logan Jones. On June 16, 1956, she married Robert McBride in Dallas City, Illinois. They later divorced....

Jan 18, 2014

James Laverne McGriff

, age 78 of rural Oquawka, Illinois died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday January 18, 2014 at his home. He was born October 12, 1935 in Litchfield, Nebraska, the son of Kenneth and Marion Watson McGriff. Mr. McGriff was a veteran of the United States Army and worked as a welder for many years. Survivors...

Jan 11, 2014

Anthony Dale Sturek Mr. Anthony Dale Sturek, 23, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 2:02 PM Saturday, January 11, 2014 at his mothers home in Blandinsville, IL. He was born on September 11, 1990 in Aurora, IL, the son of Rick and Stacey Hughes Sturek. Anthony was a 2009 graduate of Illini West High School. He attended Carl Sandburg...

Jan 7, 2014

Margaret Elizabeth "Betty" Hawk

Margaret Elizabeth Betty Hawk, age 84 of rural Stronghurst, Illinois, died at 6:40 a.m. Tuesday January 7, 2014 at her home. She was born July 9, 1929 near Nokomis, Illinois, the daughter of John Wesley and Marguerite Thacker Flannigan. On February 15, 1953, she married Clarence Junior Hawk in Mulberry Grove, Illinois. He...

Jan 2, 2014

Richard Brzezinski, age 64 of rural Stronghurst, Illinois, died at 2:45 p.m. January 2, 2014 at his home. He was born May 19, 1949 in Kaliska, Poland, the son of Wladyslaw and Zophia Jochim Brzezinski. Mr. Brzezinski immigrated to the United States in 1978 and lived in the Chicago area for several years. He then moved to Stronghurst, where...

Dec 29, 2013

E. Marguerite Livingston, age 92 of Monmouth, Illinois died at 7:20 a.m. Sunday December 29, 2013 in the Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Illinois. She was born in Henderson County, Illinois, the daughter of Axel Wilhelm and Teckla Johnson Waring. On May 26, 1957, she married William Perrin Bill Livingston in Stronghurst, Illinois. He preceded her in death on...

Dec 28, 2013

Marilyn Jean White, 86, of LaHarpe, IL passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013 at 12:43 AM at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. She was born March 5, 1927 in LaHarpe, the daughter of Bryan and Garnett Bainter Johnson. On January 26, 1973 she married James J. White of LaHarpe. He preceded her in death on October 31, 2000. Marilyn graduated...

Dec 25, 2013

Kathleen Anne Gleason Biggiam Kathleen Anne Gleason Biggiam, 54, of Wataga, IL, formerly of LaHarpe, IL passed away peacefully at her home on December 25, 2013. She was the youngest of three children born to the late Glenn Gleason and Mary Anne Gill Gleason Ruth on May 29, 1959. Kate married Harold Biggiam on October 2, 1987, they later...

Dec 23, 2013

James D. Rogers James D. Jim Rogers Jr. age 67 of rural Lomax, Illinois died at 5:05 a.m. Monday December 23, 2013 at his home. He was born April 9, 1946 in Quincy, Illinois, the son of James D. and Eula Barker Rogers Sr. On January 25, 1969, he married Kathleen Haas in Nauvoo, Illinois. Jim was a 1964...

Dec 23, 2013

Mildred D. "Topsy" Sutton Mrs. Mildred D. Topsy Sutton, 92, of Lomax, Illinois passed away at 11:50 p.m. on Monday, December 23, 2013 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. Topsy was born on September 7, 1921 in Decorah, Illinois the daughter of George and Catherine Ank Kemp. On November 5, 1938 she married Gail Sutton...

Dec 21, 2013

Mr. James F. Link, 56, of rural Carthage, Illinois passed away at 8:00 A.M. Saturday, December 21, 2013 at his home. He was born on March 28, 1957 in LaHarpe, Illinois the son of Herman and Virginia Hardy Link. James Served in the United States Marine Corp. He worked on navigation equipment on board airplanes in Texas, Florida, and...

Dec 18, 2013

Mrs. Dorothy Fern Owens, 98, of Dallas City, IL passed away at 4:15p.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Montibello Healthcare Center in Hamilton, IL. She was born September 20, 1915 in Lexington, IL the daughter of William and Carrie Avis Haner. On August 24, 1934 she married John F. Owens in Lexington, IL. He preceded her in death...

Dec 15, 2013

Lldon Little Mr. Lldon Little, 84, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 1:40p.m. Sunday, December 15, 2013 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center in LaHarpe.

He was born December 20, 1928 in Stronghurst, Illinois, the son of Guy and Mary Hutson Little. On July 23, 1950 Lldon married Lucille Johnson in LaHarpe. Lldon Graduated from LaHarpe High...

Dec 9, 2013

Mrs. Mary M. Douglas, 91, of rural Dallas City, Illinois passed away a 2:00 A.M. Monday, December 9, 2013 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center, LaHarpe, Illinois. Mary was born September 22, 1922 near Durham, IL the daughter of Merlind and Clara Edith Wagner Rice. On July 5, 1942 she married Lloyd Douglas in Kahoka, MO. He preceded her...

Dec 7, 2013

Evelyn Settles Bunt of Stronghurst, Illinois passed away at 4:56 a.m. on Saturday December 7, 2013 in the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst. Evelyn Bunt was born in Marion County, Kentucky, on November 2, 1915, to Katie Bowman (formerly Boarman) Settles and Pagie Hamilton Settles. Evelyn was the first of fourteen children born to Katie and...

Dec 3, 2013

Mr. Edward L. Gebhardt, 87, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 9:35 AM Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at his home. He was born on September 4, 1926 in Peoria, IL, the son of Harry and Carrie Long Gebhardt. On July 2, 1947 he married Maycel Bundy in LaHarpe. Edward served in the Navy during World War II. He worked...

Nov 29, 2013

Wayne Clinton "Catfish" Stimpson

Wayne C. Catfish Stimpson, 85 of Burlington, Iowa, died at 10:43 a.m. Friday November 29, 2013 in the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. He was born August 27, 1928 on a houseboat in the Mississippi river, near Carman, Illinois the son of Elmer and Naomi Siens Stimpson. On March 17,...

Nov 26, 2013

Michael E. Huss, 31, of Dallas City, IL passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at his home. He was born September 18, 1982 in Burlington, IA, the son of Richard and Mary K. Herriman Huss Sr. On September 13, 2002 he married Cynthia Todd in Carthage, IL. Michael was a 2000 graduate of Dallas City High School. He worked...

Nov 16, 2013

Mrs. Maxine M. Carper, 89, of Dallas City, IL passed away at 2:45 PM Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center, LaHarpe, IL. She was born September 12, 1924 in Plymouth, IL, the daughter of Luther and Mabel Hitz Stolp. On January 24, 1942 she married Ross R. Carper in Palmyra, MO. He preceded her in death...