Obituaries
Donald L Vanwinkle
Mar 15, 2017
Donald L. "Don" VanWinkle, 84, of Galesburg, died on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 12:35 PM, at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. Don was born on September 13, 1932, in McDonough County, Illinois. He was the son of Vernie and Neva (Frakes) VanWinkle. He married the love of his life, Betty Jean Larson on January 14, 1956, in Peoria, Illinois. Betty preceded...
Keith R. "Sam" Sells
Mar 14, 2017
Keith R. "Sam" Sells, 77, of Galesburg, died at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Keith was born March 24, 1939 in Monmouth, the son of Ernest F. and Madeline F. Foote Sells. He married Donna Geldbrandt. He later married Sandra Kay Martin on June 23, 1996 in Galesburg. Sam is survived...
Mary M. Carson
Mar 13, 2017
Mary M. Carson, 89, of Knoxville, formerly of Galesburg, died at 12:25 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2017 in the Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville. Mary was born on August 22, 1927 in Chicago. She married William H. Babcock, Sr. in 1945. She later married Lincoln Carson on June 24, 1953 in Chicago, IL. He preceded her in death in...
Helen Thomas
Mar 12, 2017
Helen L. Thomas, 91, of Galesburg, died at 12:55 a.m. Sunday, March 12, 2017 in Galesburg Cottage, Galesburg. Helen was born June 5, 1925 at the family farm in rural Knox County, Illinois, the daughter of Milo and Ida Gibson Simpson. She married Jay Thomas on May 3, 1952 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on August 12,...
Catherine E. 'Cathy' Goepsert
Mar 10, 2017
Catherine E. "Cathy" Goepfert, age 61, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at 12:43 pm on Friday, March 10, 2017 at her Oquawka residence. Cathy was born on May 30, 1955 in Memphis,Tennessee and is the daughter of C.D. and Dessie Griffin Edlemon. Cathy was raised in Memphis and Aurora, Illinois where she attended schools. She received her General Education...
John J. Novak, Jr.
Mar 10, 2017
John J. Novak, Jr., 77, of Galesburg, died at 3 p.m. Friday, March 10, 2017 in Galesburg Cottage Hospital, Galesburg. Cremation rites will be accorded and private services will be held. Arrangements have been entrusted to Watson-Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory, Galesburg, IL. Memorials may be made to Wagner Place.
Roy Cooper
Mar 9, 2017
Roy N. Cooper, age 87, of Kirkwood, Illinois, passed away at 6:07 AM on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Woodridge Nursing Home in Galesburg, Illinois. He was born on January 10, 1930 in Rock Island, Illinois, the son of Ira and Bertha (Schnedler) Cooper. Roy was raised and educated in the Matherville, Illinois area. Roy proudly served his Country...
Steven L. 'Steve' Ellis
Mar 9, 2017
Steven L. "Steve" Ellis, age 66, of Marietta, Illinois, passed away at 12:17 PM on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Illinois. He was born on July 29, 1950 in Macomb, Illinois, the son of Louis K. and Patricia Ann (Rockwell) Ellis. Steve attended school in Macomb and graduated from Western High. On March...
Jack L. Foster
Mar 9, 2017
Jack L. Foster, 86, of Oneida, died at 9:35 a.m. Thursday, March 9, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. He was born April 20, 1930 at his family home in Oneida, the son of Clyde M. and Rosella L. Wilkins Foster. He married Della Jean Devlin on October 30, 1950 in Burlington, IA. She survives. He is also...
Alice F. Poulos
Mar 9, 2017
Alice F. Poulos, 92, of Galesburg, died at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, March 9, 2017 at home. Alice was born January 23, 1925 in Cuba, IL, the daughter of George D. and Florence G. Steht Huff. She married Peter N. Poulos on March 22, 1950 in Palymra, MO. He preceded her in death on March 23, 2001. Alice is survived...
Carla F. Nafziger
Mar 3, 2017
Carla F. Nafziger, age 79, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at 11:00 am on Friday March 3, 2017 at the Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab Center in Stronghurst, Illinois. Carla was born on January 7, 1938 in Oquawka, Illinois and is the daughter of Carl H. and Juanita F. Simpson Schmidt. Carla was raised in Oquawka and Burlington where...
Daniel W. Jacobs
Mar 3, 2017
Daniel (Dan) "Jake" Wayne Jacobs, 60, of Galesburg, died on Friday, March 3, 2017, 9:38 PM at OSF Saint Mary Medical Center, Galesburg, surrounded by his loving wife, son, and family. Dan was born on April 7, 1956 in Galesburg. He was the son of Carl H. "Bud" and Beverley J. (Duval) Jacobs. He married the love of his...
Glenn C. Wilson
Mar 2, 2017
Glenn C. Wilson, age 80, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 3:05 PM on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at the Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth. Glenn was born on November 24, 1936 in Oquawka, Illinois and is the son of Charles S. and Vera G. Crawford Wilson Kilpatrick. Glenn as a child moved to Monmouth, Illinois where he attended...
David D. Collins
Feb 28, 2017
David D. Collins, 72, of Galesburg, died on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 9:15 PM, at his home in Galesburg.David was born on June 6, 1944 in Montclaire, New Jersey. He was the son of David H. and Natalie J. Collins. He is survived by a brother, Roy J. Collins of Gaithersburg, MD; and two nephews, Joshua R. and Jonathan...
Steven R. Armstrong
Feb 26, 2017
Steven R. Armstrong, 66, of Galesburg, died on Sunday, February 26, 2017, 5:19 PM, after a two and a half year battle with cancer, at his home with his wife and sister by his side.Steven was born on November 14, 1950 in Galesburg, Illinois. He was the son of Francis "Frank" W. and Eloise S. Armstrong. He married the...
Father Francis Mary Oman, I.C.
Feb 25, 2017
Father Francis Mary Oman, IC, 87, died on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Rosmini House, West Peoria. The beloved son of the late William and Margaret (Murtagh) Oman was born May 15, 1929 in Dublin, Ireland. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers Billy, Paddy, and John, and two sisters Kathleen and Eileen. He is...
Richard C. 'Rick' Link
Feb 24, 2017
Richard C. "Rick" Link, age 82, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at 2:10 AM on Friday, February 24, 2017 at his residence in Oquawka. He was born on June 14, 1934 in Oquawka, Illinois, the son of Ralph L. and Sadie C. (Seymour) Link. Rick attended school in Oquawka and then proudly served his Country in the United States...
Ruth E Lampson
Feb 19, 2017
Ruth E. Lampson, 87, of Galesburg, died at 4:10 AM, Sunday, February 19, 2017, at Rosewood Care Center, Galesburg. Ruth was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 19, 1929. She was the daughter of Curtis and Ethel (Chamberlain) Thompson. She married the love of her life, Thomas Lampson on September 25, 1949, in Cambridge. Thomas preceded her in death...
Vernon G. 'Vern' Brentise
Feb 16, 2017
Vernon G. "Vern" Brentise, age 76, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 10:38 AM on Thursday, February, 16, 2017 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Illinois. He was born on July 9, 1940 in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of Vernon D. Long and Edna M. Brentise. Vern was raised and educated in Monmouth and attended Monmouth High...
Carol M. Mahoney
Feb 14, 2017
Carol M. Mahoney, age 86, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 3:19 AM on Tuesday, February, 14, 2017 at Bickford of Macomb in Macomb, Illinois. She was born on a farm West of Larchland, Illinois on June 28, 1930, the daughter of Chester and Maude (Kissick) Parsons. Carol married Leo Mahoney on September 9, 1950 at the Immaculate Conception...
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