Obituaries

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Joshua D Good

Joshua D Good

May 30, 2010

Joshua D. Goody Good

Joshua David Goody Good, age 21 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 10:00 p.m. Sunday May 30, 2010 at his home. He was born January 10, 1989 in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Shane Good and Wendi Noble. Josh was employed as a dietary aide at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. He...

Madaline D Foresman

Madaline D Foresman

May 28, 2010

Mrs. Madaline D. Foresman, 91, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Friday, May 28, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa. She was born August 31, 1918 in Eleanor, Illinois, the daughter of Maurice and Nora Burns Lee. On January 10, 1946 she married Charles Ludwig Foresman in Raritan, Illinois. He preceded...

Robert L Mapes

Robert L Mapes

May 27, 2010

Mr. Robert Lee Mapes, 90, of Carthage, Illinois, formerly of Disco, Illinois passed away Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 1:47 A.M. at the Heritage Home in Carthage. He was born February 24, 1920 in Carthage, the son of Emory and Willa Wiedmyer Mapes. On January 26, 1947 he married Alice I. Moore in LaHarpe. Illinois. Mr. Mapes graduated from...

L Dewayne Harvey

L Dewayne Harvey

May 25, 2010

Lyman Dewayne Harvey

, age 78 of Peru, lllinois died at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday May 25, 2010 in St. Margaret Medical Center in Spring Valley, Illinois. He was born October 4, 1931 near Stronghurst, the son of Clarence A. and Georgia Leinbach Harvey. On November 9, 1951, he married Ruth Ann Anderson in Stronghurst. She preceded him...

Niehaus, Jerry

Niehaus, Jerry

May 18, 2010

Jerry Allen Niehaus

Jerry Allen Niehaus, age 81 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 10:33 p.m. Tuesday May 18, 2010 in the Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab Center in Stronghurst. He was born March 12, 1929 in Mediapolis, Iowa, the son of Lawrence and Lela Piper Niehaus. On July 4, 1955, he married Charlotte Opie in Hernando, Mississippi....

Sue Ellen Porter

Sue Ellen Porter

May 17, 2010

Sue Ellen Porter, age 68 of Sunnyvale, California, formerly of the Dallas City, Illinois area, died at 6:30 p.m. Monday May 17, 2010 at her home. Sue Ellen was born on November 16, 1941 in Ft. Madison, Iowa. Her parents are Carroll Porter (died 1998) and Mary Sparrow Porter who lives in Santa Barbara, California. Sue...

Boyd L "Whitey" Palmer

Boyd L "Whitey" Palmer

May 16, 2010

Boyd L. "Whitey" Palmer Mr. Boyd L. Whitey Palmer, 73, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 8:20 P.M. at the McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Illinois. He was born April 7, 1937 in Downing, Missouri, the son of Luel and Lillian Smith Palmer. On September 25, 1960 he married Joy L. Faeth in Fort Madison,...

Charles E Nylin

Charles E Nylin

May 8, 2010

Mr. Charles E. Nylin, 67, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 8:27 P.M. at the Fort Madison Community Hospital. He was born June 7, 1942 in Keithsburg, Illinois, the son of Robert and Bertha Mae Landrith Nylin. On December 22, 1972 he married Linda Ikerd in Hamilton, Illinois. Mr. Nylin served in the US...

Gale M Kern

Gale M Kern

May 1, 2010

Mr. Gale M. Kern, 86, of rural LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 4:07 P.M. at the Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb, Illinois. He was born November 30, 1923 in LaHarpe, the son of Adam Willard and Olive Negley Kern. On December 31, 1958 he married Dorothy Morrow in LaHarpe. She preceded him in death...

A Dean Dunn

A Dean Dunn

Apr 26, 2010

Mr. A. Dean Dunn, 72, of Pontoosuc, Illinois passed away Monday, April 26, 2010 at 5:59 PM at the Fort Madison Community Hospital. He was born January 27, 1938 in Kewanee, Illinois the son of Elmer and Mattie Grant Dunn. On February 26, 1966 he married Linda S. Kruzan in Canton, Illinois. Mr. Dunn served in the US Navy...

Mcvey, Patricia

Mcvey, Patricia

Apr 20, 2010

Patricia Ann McVey

Patricia Ann McVey, age 70 of rural Little York, Illinois , went to be with our Lord on Tuesday April 20, 2010 at her home. She was born June 10, 1939 in Kewanee, Illinois, the daughter of Howard and Lucile Lisenbee Jones. On November 24, 1956, she married Daniel McVey at the Biggsville Methodist...

Root, Lavern

Root, Lavern

Apr 12, 2010

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Jesse LaVern Root, age 80 of Raritan, Illinois died at 12:05 P.M. Monday April 12, 2010 at his home. He was born January 20, 1930 in Frederick, Illinois, the son of Jesse and Alice Sears Root. On November 27, 1949, he married Mary Downey. They later divorced. Mr. Root had managed the Raritan Feed and Farm...

Lois C Bradshaw

Lois C Bradshaw

Apr 9, 2010

Lois Clare Bradshaw, 91, of LaHarpe, Illinois passed away Friday, April 9, 2010 at 8:15 P.M. at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center. She was born January 5, 1919 in Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois, the daughter of Wicliffe and Cleola Mamie Ketchum Hendrix. On December 30, 1938 she married William E. Bradshaw in What Cheer, Iowa. He preceded...

Doris M Pfolsgrof

Doris M Pfolsgrof

Apr 8, 2010

Mrs. Doris M. Pfolsgrof, age 101, of Carthage, Illinois passed away Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 6:15 A.M. at the Hancock Country Nursing Home in Carthage. Doris was born on April 10, 1908 in Pilot Grove Township IL., the daughter of Ray and Juie Scott Hull. She married Willard "Tony" Pfolsgrof in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Carthage, Il....

Lloyd A Douglas

Lloyd A Douglas

Apr 5, 2010

Mr. Lloyd A. Douglas, 88 of rural Dallas City, Illinois passed away Monday, April 5, 2010 at 2:55 A.M. at the Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois. He was born December 26, 1921 in Adrian, Illinois, the son of David and Irma Quivey Douglas. On July 5, 1942 he married Mary M. Rice in Kahoka, Missouri. Mr. Douglas farmed for...

Nathan V Cokel

Nathan V Cokel

Mar 23, 2010

Nathan Victor Cokel, age 27 of Burlington, Iowa, died at 8:42 a.m. Tuesday March 23, 2010 in Burlington. He was born May 6, 1982 in Carthage, Illinois, the son of Jerry and Janice Neff Cokel. Nathan was a 2001 graduate of Southern High School in Stronghurst. He had been employed at COBO International in West Burlington for the past...

Mckeown, Jack

Mckeown, Jack

Mar 21, 2010

Jack Clifford McKeown

Jack Clifford McKeown, age 81 of Stronghurst, Illinois died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday March 21, 2010 in the Roseville Country Manor in Roseville, Illinois. Earlier, he had resided at Courtyard Estates and Legacy Estates in Monmouth, and at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst. He was born July 19, 1928 in Burlington, Iowa,...

Melton, Dorla

Melton, Dorla

Mar 18, 2010

Dorla Churchill Melton of Duncanville, Texas, devoted wife, beloved mother & Grammy, passed away March 18, 2010. She was born Dec. 22, 1940, in Smithshire, Illinois to Charles & Eleanor (Gibb) Churchill. Retired, Mrs. Melton sold real estate in the area for over 18 years. She was a past member of Texas Association of Realtors and Greater Dallas Board...

Leroy B Willdrick

Leroy B Willdrick

Mar 7, 2010

Mr. LeRoy B. Willdrick, 70, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 3:45 P.M. at his home. He was born June 3, 1939 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of Samuel and Grace Bartlow Willdrick. On December 27, 1963 he married Marilyn Guy in Lomax, Illinois. Mr. Willdrick graduated from Dallas City High School in 1957...

Delbert Lewis Kepler

Delbert Lewis Kepler

Mar 5, 2010

Mr. Delbert Lewis Kepler, age 88, of Macomb, Illinois, passed away Friday, March 5, 2010 at 12:03 A.M at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center, LaHarpe, Illinois. He was born November 23, 1921 in Macomb, Illinois the son of Delbert Lewis and Thelma Iola Kepler. Mr. Kepler lived in Macomb most of his life, moving to LaHarpe in 2005. At...

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