Obituaries
Mary L. Valentin
Dec 2, 2015
Mary Lucille Valentin, age 88, of Jefferson City, Missouri, formerly of Little York, passed away at 8:31 am on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the Jefferson City Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born on June 28, 1927, the daughter of Charles Jackson and Pearl Violet (Burbes) Queen. She was reared and educated in Perry County, IL. Later in...
Barbara Jean Price
Dec 2, 2015
Barbara Jean Price, age 85, of Biggsville, Illinois passed away at 10:32 am on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at her residence. She was born on July 21, 1930 in Gladstone, IL, the daughter of Harold and Fern (Beebe) James. She was reared and educated in the Gladstone Schools and graduated from Gladstone High School. On February 16, 1952, Barbara...
Carl William Stephan
Nov 30, 2015
Carl William “Cubby” Stephan, 66, of Galesburg, died Monday morning November 30, 2015 in Rosewood Care Center, Galesburg, following a brief illness. Carl was born June 1, 1949 in Galesburg, the son of Russell E. and Lillian B. Farrell Stephan. Carl graduated from Costa High School in 1967. He went on to attend Carl Sandburg College. Carl had a...

Tina Marie Mitchem
Nov 28, 2015
Tina Marie Mitchem, age 53, of Bartow, FL, passed away at 5:15 am on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the University Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born on April 16, 1962 in San Gabriel, CA, the daughter of John and Alice Marie (Hindman) McDowell. She attended school in Illinois and Miami, FL where she graduated from a...
Clarence L. 'Tom' Long
Nov 26, 2015
Clarence L. "Tom" Long, age 79, of Cameron, Illinois, passed away at 8:11 am on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. Tom was born on October 24, 1936 in Monmouth, IL, the son of A. Lewis and K. Frances (Shimmin) Long. He was reared and educated in the Monmouth area, graduating from Monmouth High...
Elaine Hays
Nov 24, 2015
Elaine Hays, age 85, of Rural Alexis, Illinois, passed away at 4:19 am on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at her residence. She was born on August 16, 1930 in Monmouth, Illinois, the daughter of W. Joseph and Lois M. (Earp) Leary. Elaine attended schools in Little York and Aledo. She was a graduate of Aledo High School with the...
Shirley Mae Malm
Nov 21, 2015
Shirley Mae Malm died at 10:15 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Rosewood Nursing Home. She was born April 10, 1928 in Galesburg to Gladys Marie and Herbert Emil Ryberg. She married Walter Malm in 1959. Surviving are her son, David of St. Charles and loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and one...
Klaus H. Hemmer
Nov 20, 2015
View Klaus' Tribute Video Klaus H. Hemmer, 69, of Illiopolis, IL passed away Friday, November 20, 2015 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. In March of 2013, he was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a rare blood disease, and in October of 2014 it advanced into Leukemia. His faith was enduring throughout his battle, and his loving wife and...
Marion F. 'Red' Shappell
Nov 19, 2015
Marion F. "Red" Shappell, age 85, of Biggsville, Illinois, passed away at 4:40 am on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the Klein Center in West Burlington, Iowa. He was born on March 22, 1930 in St. Mary's Township, IL, the son of Howard and Pearl (Sellars) Shappell. Red attended school in the St. Mary's area and graduated from St....
Walter G. Malm
Nov 18, 2015
Walter G. Malm, 96, Galesburg, died at 6:25 a.m. Nov. 18, 2015, at Rosewood Nursing Home, Galesburg. He was born July 22, 1919 in Galesburg to George and Hildur Erlandson Malm. He married Shirley Mae Ryberg in 1959. Surviving are his wife, a son, David, of St. Charles, IL, and his loving nieces and nephews. He was preceded in...
Gregory Lee Merrill
Nov 16, 2015
Gregory L. “Mudd” Merrill, 63, of Galesburg, died at 7:40 a.m. Monday, November 16, 2015 at home. Greg was born January 5, 1952 in Monmouth, the son of William Lee and Jennie Curry Merrill. Greg married Glenda Beth Held on December 1, 2002 in Galesburg. She survives of Galesburg. Greg is also survived by his father in law, Glenn...
Janet S. Carr
Nov 15, 2015
Janet Suzanne Carr, 68, of Galesburg, died at 9:03 p.m. Sunday, November 15, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria IL. She was born August 3, 1947 in Bloomington, IL the daughter of Wayne Whitfield and Lola Jane Huss Hough. She graduated from Galesburg High School and received her LPN in Canton, IL. She married Ronald E. Carr...
Betty A. Hoots
Nov 14, 2015
Betty A. Hoots, age 76, formerly of Oquawka, passed away at 7:30 am on November 14, 2015 in Knoxville, IL She was born on February 21, 1939 in Lafayette, Illinois and is the daughter of Clyde and Oral M. Clark Gray. She was raised in Layette where she attended local schools and the Lafayette High School where she graduated...
Robert D. Bower
Nov 12, 2015
Robert D. Bower, age 90, of Abingdon, Illinois, passed away at 9:16 am on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the Abingdon Care Center. He was born on October 26, 1925 in Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Martin I. and Hazel (Sutton) Bower. Robert was reared and educated in Galesburg, IL and attended schools there. On October 22, 1942, he...
Lester A. Woods
Nov 10, 2015
Lester Arnold Woods, 84, of Galesburg, died at 9:33 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Kindred Hospital, Peoria. Lester was born March 15, 1931 at home in Ferris, IL, the son of Earl and Marie Thomas Woods. Lester married Pat Horath on November 9, 1949. He later married Georgia Mae Wells on August 27, 1986 in Kahoka, MO. She...
Lillian Mae Pogue
Nov 9, 2015
Lillian May Pogue, 88, of Galesburg, died at 1:20 a.m. Monday, November 9, 2015 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. Lillian was born February 22, 1927 in Mercer County, the daughter of Mack Tanner and Mary Amelia Allen Glass. She married Bernard “Buddy” N. Pogue on September 29, 1951 in Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Galesburg. He preceded her in death on...
Eric H. Stall, Jr.
Nov 9, 2015
Eric Hendericks Stall, Jr., 53, of Gilson, died at 2:55 p.m. Monday, November 9, 2015 at home. Eric was born April 16, 1962 in San Antonio, TX the son of Eric H. and Susan Artzt Stall, Sr. He married Ann Marie Roark on August 15, 1994 in Galesburg. She survives of Austin, TX. Eric is also survived by his...
Lonnie R. Bigger Jr.
Nov 8, 2015
Lonnie R. Bigger Jr., age 68, of Biggsville, Illinois, passed away at 10:30 am on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at his residence in Biggsville. He was born on December 23, 1946 in Biggsville, the son of Lonnie R. and Betty J. (Rogers) Bigger Sr. He was reared and educated in the Biggsville and Gladstone area. Lonnie was previously married...
Linda J. Smith
Nov 3, 2015
Linda J. Smith, age 72, of Kirkwood, Illinois, passed away at 8:54 am on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Seminary Village in Galesburg, Illinois. She was born on December 17, 1942 in Fairfield, Iowa, the daughter of Jack and Velma (Berry) Bennage. Linda graduated from Danville High School with the Class of 1960. After high school, she attended and...
Carole Ann Clagg
Nov 2, 2015
Carole Ann Clagg, 77, of Galesburg, died at 5:29 p.m. Monday, November 2, 2015 in Galesburg Cottage Hospital. Carole was born February 2, 1938 in Evansville, IN the daughter of Robert Leonard and Irene Cobb Howell. She married Ronald H. Clagg in 1972 in Las Vegas, NV. Carole is survived by her husband, Ron of Galesburg; two sons, Christopher...
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