Obituaries

Jul 28, 2013

Charles Killefer Shinkle

Charles Killefer Shinkle, 76 of Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away peacefully at his home at 7:30 p.m. Sunday July 28, 2013. He was born November 16, 1936 in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Carroll A. and Miriam Killefer Shinkle. He and his cousin, Ted, joined the United States Army and Chuck was sent to Korea....

Jul 21, 2013

Mr. Oscar E. Strasser, 93, of LaHarpe, IL, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2013 at his home. He was born December 16, 1919 in Hastings, PA, the son of Jacob Isaac and Irene Yeager Strasser. On November 15, 1975 he married Frances F. Briggs in Blandinsville, IL. She preceded him in death on November 17, 2003. Mr Strasser served...

Jul 14, 2013

Albert Lea "Pee Wee" Russell Mr. Albert Lea Pee Wee Russell, 85, of Gladstone, IL passed away at 10:50AM Sunday, July 14, 2013 at the home of his daughter, Karen Mynatt, rural LaHarpe, IL, with both of his children at his side. He was born November 1, 1927 in La Belle, MO the son of Frank and Myrtle Briscoe...

Jul 4, 2013

Relly Allen Fowler

, 88 of rural Niota, Illinois died at 7:00 p.m. Thursday July 4, 2013 at Oakwood Estates in Stronghurst. He was born July 11,1924, the son of William and Gracia Allen Fowler. On October 4, 1947, he married Lois Lionberger in Colusa, Illinois. Mr. Fowler was an army veteran of World War II. He...

Jul 3, 2013

Howard Dale Eppley, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, age 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Dale was born June 15, 1924 near Durham, Illinois, the son of William Chauncey and Ina Elizabeth Babcook Eppley. He was a 1942 graduate of La Harpe High School and attended Burlington Junior College. On April 18, 1947 he married...

Jul 1, 2013

W. Rosena "Whitie" Hubbard

Mrs. W. Rosena Whitie Hubbard, 87, of Carthage, IL passed away at 7:25AM Monday, July 1, 2013 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center in LaHarpe.

Mrs Hubbard was born August 29, 1925near Lomax, IL the daughter of Ursal and Wilma Markey Pence. On June 19, 1946 she married Keith Skeeter Hubbard...

Jun 24, 2013

Ricky Gale Hobby

Ricky Gale Hobby, 52 of Smithshire, Illinois, died at 8:50 a.m. Monday June 24, 2013 at his home. He was born April 16,1961 in Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Eugene and Elma Owsley Hobby. Rick was a graduate of Southern High School in Stronghurst. He had worked as a sanitation foreman for twenty years...

Jun 22, 2013

Evelyn Rhoda "Dolly" Ford

Evelyn R. Dolly Ford, 83 of rural Carman, Illinois died at 3:03 p.m. Saturday June 22, 2013 at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born April 1, 1930 in Burlington, the daughter of Samuel and Evelyn Hartquist Howell. On June 27, 1952, she married Robert F. Ford in Stronghurst....

Jun 20, 2013

Mr. Kenneth E. Kirkenslager, 82, of Dallas City, IL passed away at 1:45 pm Thursday, June 20, 2013 at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, IA. Kenneth was born in Lomax, IL on February 16, 1931 the son of Troxel and Lela Moore Kirkenslager. He married Thelma Wibbell on September 3, 1950 in Dallas City. He served...

Jun 15, 2013

Jean Shaw Leinbach

, 93 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 5:05 a.m. Saturday June 15, 2013 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst. She was born October 13, 1919 in Biggsville, Illinois, the daughter of Francis and Grace Weir Gibb. On September 8, 1939, she married Ernest Edward Leinbach in Burlington, Iowa. He preceded her...

Jun 9, 2013

Mr. Robert Byers, 89, of Dallas City, IL passed away at 5:15PM Sunday, June 9, 2013 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. He was born in Lewis County, MO on October 29, 1923 the son of Zelno and Edna Marquette Byers. On August 29, 1942 he married Mary Jane Henry in Edina, MO, she survives. He is survived by...

Jun 8, 2013

Mrs. Lelia Grace Bennett, 93, of LaHarpe, IL passed away at 7:45 PM Saturday, June 8, 2013 at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, IL. Lelia was born on November 29, 1919 the daughter of Leroy and Oakla Fern Fuller. She married Carl L. Bennett on October 13, 1940. He preceded her in death on May 17, 2001. Lelia devoted...

Jun 1, 2013

John Allen Dale Short, age 63 of Media, Illinois died at 12:15 p.m. Friday June 14, 2013 at his home. He was born October 11, 1949 in Cave City, Kentucky, the son of John Milton and Ruby Coates Short. On April 5, 1974, he married Gloria Ann Staley in Little York, Illinois. Dale was a veteran of the United...

May 26, 2013

Mr. Nathan Reed Hendricks, 96, of Dallas City, IL currently residing at LaHarpe-Davier Health Center in LaHarpe, IL passed away at 10:40PM Sunday, May 26, 2013. He was born November 28, 1916 in Simpson County, KY the son of William N. and Willie May Felts Hendricks. He married Mildred Wildrick in Dallas City on March 17, 1940. She preceded...

May 25, 2013

Mr. Rodney Wayne Kershner, 52, of Lomax, IL passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013 at his daughters home in McNabb, IL. He was born on December 20, 1960 in Fort Madison, IA the son of Paul and Gloria McMahon Kershner. On September 8, 1984 he married Carol Webb. Rodney was a 1979 Dallas City High School graduate. He was...

May 23, 2013

Dennis R. Link Mr. Dennis R. Link, 65, of LaHarpe, IL passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:15 PM at the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst, IL. He was born October 1, 1947 in LaHarpe, the son of Donald Soupand Betty Hobby Link. Dennis attended LaHarpe Schools and Gem City College and worked as a Jeweler....

May 17, 2013

Mrs. Eula Alleyne Belville, 89, of Ft. Madison, IA passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. at the Great River Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa.

She was born on April 7, 1924 in La Crosse, IL, the daughter of Creel and Erda Furrow Goble. On February 7, 1944 she married Donald Belville in Hamilton, IL....

May 11, 2013

Dixie L. Johnson, 92 of Macomb, Illinois, formerly of rural Stronghurst, died at 2:23 p.m. Saturday May 11, 2013 at Wesley Village in Macomb. She was born August 18, 1920 in Damascus, Virginia, the daughter of Oscar and Marie Wright Gray. On June 5, 1943, she married Elmer W. Johnson in Stronghurst. He preceded her in death on July...

May 6, 2013

Mr. John N. Petersen, 90, of Dallas City, IL passed away at 6:30AM Monday, May 6, 2013 at his home. John was born on May 7, 1922 in Burlington, IA the son of Nels and Lydia Gardnar Petersen. On April 4, 1969 he married Frances Bunch Stein in Dallas City. Mr. Petersen was a World War II Veteran having...

Apr 30, 2013

Margaret Ellen Nortrup

, 90 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 9:14 a.m. Tuesday April 30, 2013 in the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born June 6,1922 in Waverly, Illinois, the daughter of John Alonzo and Bessie May Mapes Bacon. On August 7, 1940, she married F.D. Hap Nortrup in Palmyra, Missouri. He...