Obituaries
Miriam R Brown-Landes
Dec 1, 2017
Miriam Rae Brown-Landes, 80, Woodhull, passed away at 11:50 a.m. Friday, December 1, 2017 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. Miriam Rae Dahlstrom was born on April 3, 1937 in rural Woodhull, the daughter of C. Stewart and Ida M. (Larson) Dahlstrom. She graduated from AlWood High School in 1954. She married George Carroll Brown on March 29, 1956 in Woodhull....
Mary M. Pierce
Nov 30, 2017
Mary M. Pierce, age 79, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 2:50 A.M. on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at the Monmouth Nursing Home with her grandson Jake, friend Erin Matern, and the caring staff of the nursing home at her side. She was born on August 24, 1938 in LaHarpe, Illinois, the daughter of Samuel D. and Helen Marie...
Myra L. Campisi
Nov 26, 2017
Myra Louise Parker Campisi, 78, was born on July 10, 1939 in Dixie, Georgia to parents Carl and Virginia Parker. She went to her heavenly home on November 26, 2017. Mrs. Campisi was preceded in death by her husband Anthony J. Campisi. She has no children. Mrs. Campisi is survived by her siblings Joyce (Curtis) Lampp of Apopka, Florida,...
Voyne A. Hester
Nov 25, 2017
Voyne Alfred Hester, 91, of Galesburg, died at 9:50 a.m. Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. Voyne was born March 22, 1926 in Sayre, OK, the son of Robert Alfred and Elva Lois (Alexander) Hester. He married Nora Lee Earnestine Poling on June 15, 1957 in Amarillo, TX. Voyne is survived by his wife of 60 years,...
E. Laurane Worden
Nov 23, 2017
Laurane Worden, 94, of Galesburg, died on November 23, 2017, 8:20 PM, at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. Laurane was born on October 24, 1923, in Knoxville. She was the daughter of Oscar and Ada (Wheeler) Pierson. She married William F. Worden on January 16, 1948, in Ottawa. He preceded her in death on August 12, 2000. Laurane is survived by...
George Frank Sperry
Nov 20, 2017
George Frank Sperry, 87, of Galesburg, died at 11:15 a.m. Monday, November 20, 2017 in Rosewood Care Center, Galesburg. George was born February 18, 1930 in Galesburg, the son of John James and Margery K. (Burkinshaw) Sperry. He married Patricia Jane Harris on January 16, 1970 in Chicago. George is survived by his wife, Patricia of Galesburg; three daughters,...
Shirley J. Fullerton
Nov 19, 2017
Shirley J. Fullerton, age 92, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 8:35 pm on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at the Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Illinois, her family gathered around her. Shirley was born on June 21, 1925 and is the daughter of Lester L. and Eunice M. VanTine Smith. She was raised in Monmouth where she attended Garfield...
Richard Franklin Short
Nov 19, 2017
Richard Franklin Short, 85, of Morton, died at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Aperion Care, Galesburg. Richard was born July 19, 1932 in Minier, the son of Marion and Emma (Bohm) Short. He married Zelma Morrison on July 31, 1968 in Tremont. He preceded her in death on November 10, 2008. Richard is survived by two sons,...
Zoe Leigh Parmenter
Nov 17, 2017
Zoe Leigh Parmenter, 16, of Maquon, died Friday, November 17, 2017 at home. Zoe was born on October 22, 2001 in Peoria, the daughter of James Barton and Melinda Price. She was adopted by her grandparents, Kenneth L. and Sharon L. Parmenter, Sr. Zoe is survived by her birth father, James Barton of Florida; birth mother, Melinda C. Price...
Robert Dale Spratt
Nov 16, 2017
Robert Dale Spratt, 55, of Galesburg, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family at 9:23 p.m. Thursday, November 16, 2017. Dale was born March 12, 1962 in Quincy, the son of Eli Melvin and Carolyn Jane (Cole) Spratt. He married Cathy Lynn Allard. He later married Melissa Ann Padilla. Dale is survived by his mother, Carolyn of Galesburg;...
Jasper Michael Newland
Nov 16, 2017
Jasper Michael Newland, infant son of Caleb Newland and Hanna Wall, died unexpectedly on Thursday, November 16, 2017 in OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Jasper was born September 19, 2017 in Galesburg, the son of Caleb Michael Newland and Hanna Nicole Wall. Those left to cherish Jasper are his mother and father, Hanna Wall and Caleb Newland, both...
Maurice A. Godsil
Nov 15, 2017
Maurice Andrew Godsil, 89, proud husband, son, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and brother, of Galesburg, died at 8:17 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. Maury was born January 28, 1928 in Galesburg, the son of Maurice Thomas and Sophia Marie (Heindl) Godsil. He married Rose Patricia Hoben on August 18, 1951 in Galesburg. ...
Ruth M. Benbow
Nov 15, 2017
Ruth Marie Benbow, 86, Knoxville, died at 3:55 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at home. Ruth was born August 3, 1931 in Warren County, the daughter of Dale Thomas and Frieda Jeanette (Markland) Bond. She married James P. Benbow on January 13, 1980 in Reno, NV. He survives in Knoxville, along with three sons, James P. (Brenda) Benbow, Iron...
John P. Rice
Nov 13, 2017
John Patrick Rice, 73, of Galesburg, died at 9:54 p.m. Monday, November 13, 2017 at Hawthorne Inn, Galesburg. John was born October 18, 1944 in Galesburg, the son of Bernard L. and Mary Catherine (Frederick) Rice. He is survived by three brothers, Michael (Margaret) Rice of Pontiac, MO, Daniel Rice and Timothy (Linda) Rice both of Galesburg. He is...
Joan E. Gladfelter
Nov 13, 2017
Joan Elouise Gladfelter, 98, of Knoxville, died at 12 p.m. Monday, November 13, 2017 at the Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville. Joan was born on October 2, 1919 in Savanna, the daughter of Martin G. and Estella B. (Clark) Anjal. She married James Sylvester Gladfelter on August 31, 1957 in Aledo. He preceded her in death on December 23,...
Judy K. Anno
Nov 12, 2017
Judy K. Anno, 62, of Galesburg, died Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Unity Point Methodist Medical Center, Peoria. Judy was born September 27, 1955 in Galesburg, the daughter of Robert F. Virginia E. (Weigert) Morrison. She married John E. Anno, Sr., on July 19, 1974 in Burlington, IA. He preceded her in death on May 31, 2012. Judy is...
Akiko T. Carlson
Nov 10, 2017
Akiko Tanaka Carlson, 83, of Galesburg, died at 12:45 p.m. Friday, November 10, 2017 at Unity Point Methodist Medical Center, Peoria. Akiko was born on February 26, 1934 in Tokyo, Japan the daughter of Jusaku and Satsuki Tanaka. She married Robert Carlson in Japan. She moved to the United States in 1956. She is survived by one son, David...
Glenn D. Potter
Nov 9, 2017
Glenn D. Potter, 94, of Galesburg, died at 9:02 p.m. Thursday, November 9, 2017 in OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. Glenn was born August 11, 1923, in Knox County, the son of Alvin Dean and Iva (Simkins) Potter. Glenn entered the USMC in Feb. 24, 1943, serving in WWII in the Pacific Theater. He was honorably discharged on...
Louisa Buck
Nov 7, 2017
Louisa DeMott Friedrich Buck, 78, died at 3:35 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, at home. She was born Oct. 23, 1939, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Adam and Sarah “Sally” Friedrich. She married Barry M. Barash. They were divorced. She married Stephen E. Buck on Nov. 17, 1973, in Galesburg. He survives. Also surviving are her children, Scott...
Sara A. Tucker
Nov 7, 2017
Sara Ann Tucker, 58, of Galesburg, died at 7:06 p.m. Tuesday, November 7, 2017 in the ER at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. Sara was born March 14, 1959 in Monmouth, the daughter of Jackie and Jo Ann Smith Johnson. She is survived by Thomas and Jeremy Hunborg of Galesburg and Phillip Anderson of Galesburg. She is also...
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