Obituaries
Heath Michael Prescott Alfaro
Mar 28, 2016
Heath Michael Prescott Alfaro, 32, of Galesburg, died at 9:43 p.m. Monday, March 28, 2016 at home. Heath was born in Galesburg, Illinois on October 8, 1983. He married Samantha Anne Mason on December 12, 2008 in Galesburg. Sam survives of Galesburg. Heath is also survived by his two daughters, Katelynn Rae and Kenley Joyce Alfaro both at home;...
Peggy Ann Venard
Mar 25, 2016
Peggy Ann Venard, 84, of Monmouth, Illinois, died suddenly on Friday, March 25, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois of a stroke. Peggy was born March 15, 1932 in Gladstone, Illinois, the daughter of Gordon and Ida (Nelson) Colley. She was raised in Oquawka and attended Oquawka public schools and Gladstone-Oquawka High School. She worked...
Joann D. Stout
Mar 23, 2016
View JoAnn's Tribute Video JoAnn D. Stout, 53, of Galesburg, went to be with our Heavenly Father, the evening of March 23, 2016. JoAnn was born January 13, 1963, in Galesburg, the daughter of John C. Stout and Rebecca A. (Horn) Stout. JoAnn is survived by her children, whom she loved dearly, sons, Steven (Michelle) Mackey, Daniel Steward, Adam...
M. Neil Spencer
Mar 23, 2016
M. Neil Spencer, 70, of Galesburg, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 7:18 p.m. in Galesburg. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 28, 2016 at Watson-Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory, Galesburg. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Watson-Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Galesburg. Memorials...
Maryann Gall
Mar 22, 2016
Maryann Gall, age 80, of Stronghurst, Illinois passed away at 9:10 pm on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab Center in Stronghurst, IL. Maryann was born on May 14, 1935 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Clarence and Alberta (Bishop) Stone. She attended schools in the Greyville and Peoria areas. Maryann was a...
Mary Ponce
Mar 18, 2016
Mary Ponce, 94, of Galesburg, died at 4:05 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2016 at home. Mary was born September 25, 1921 in Galesburg, the daughter of Zacarias and Emelia Gonzales Maciel. She married Leonso Lee Ponce on June 5, 1939 in Davenport, IA. He preceded her in death on November 16, 2006. Mary is survived by two sons, Robert...
Jerry D. Greene
Mar 17, 2016
Jerry D. Greene, age 53, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at 1:45 pm on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Illinois. He was born on July 30, 1962 in Muskogee, OK, the son of Terrance T. and Wanda J. (Edlemon) Casey. Jerry was a graduate of Westmer High School. On February 19, 1994, he...
Wayne E. Rader
Mar 15, 2016
Wayne E. Rader, age 85, formerly of Monmouth, IL passed away at 1:41 am on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at his residence in Dunlap, Illinois. Wayne was born on November 16, 1930 in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of George F. and Jeannett H. (VanTine) Rader. Wayne was educated in the Monmouth School District, and graduated from Monmouth High School...
Sheryl Lynn Shields
Mar 14, 2016
Sheryl Lynn Shields, 63, of Galesburg, died unexpectedly at 2:30 a.m. Monday, March 14, 2016 at home. Sheryl was born August 17, 1952 in Macomb, the daughter of Samuel Lee and Elizabeth Ann Marlow Shields. Sheryl married her partner, Catherine L. Clark on May 6, 2009 in Davenport, Iowa. Sheryl is survived by her wife, Catherine of Galesburg; her...
Ruth E. Mitchell
Mar 11, 2016
Ruth E. Mitchell, age 82, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 10:30 pm on Friday, March 11, 2016 at the Monmouth Nursing Home. Ruth was born on February 25, 1934 in Canton, Illinois and is the daughter of John K. and Dorothy Bentzel Johnson. She was raised in Canton, IL where she attended schools and graduated from Canton High...
Odessa Hollowell
Mar 11, 2016
Anna Mildred Odessa Hollowell was born on March 7, 1922 to Harry & Emma Sibley in St. Louis, MO. Odessa was educated in the St. Louis public schools where she attended John Marshall Elementary and Charles Sumner High School. At a young age Odessa married Claude Haynes. From that union Winifred, Harold and Martini were born. Martini along with...
Sherryl Lynn Beard
Mar 7, 2016
Sherryl Lynn Beard, 65, of Rio, died at 10 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2016 at home with her family by her side. Sherryl was born August 12, 1950 in Galesburg, the daughter of Cecil E. and Dorothy M. Moody Davis. Sherryl married David E. Peterson on April 25, 1971. They had one daughter, who survives of Monmouth, Heather (Andrew)...
Maynard E. Ricketts
Mar 3, 2016
Maynard E. Ricketts, age 89, of Kirkwood, Illinois, passed away at 1:55 pm on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at his residence. He was born on June 19, 1926 in Bald Bluff Township, the son of Glenn and Mildred L. (Waugh) Ricketts. He was reared and educated in the Seaton area. Maynard was drafted into the United States Army his...
Jeralyn L. Allbright-Wood
Mar 3, 2016
Jeralyn L. Allbright-Wood, 70, of Galesburg, died at 10:38 p.m. Thursday, March 3, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Galesburg. Jeralyn was born March 21, 1945 in Utica, NY, the daughter of Myron Jackson and Eleanor Dowdall Calhoun. Jeralyn married Donald Allbright; together they had three sons, Myron (Charlotte) Allbright of Graham, NC, Dan J. (Christie) Allbright and...
Richard R. Mcdonald
Mar 2, 2016
Richard R. McDonald, age 78, of Kirkwood, Illinois, passed away at 12:03 pm on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at his residence. He was born on May 25, 1937 in Huntsville, Illinois, the son of Joseph Roy and Wylladean (Eyman) McDonald. Richard attended schools in the Augusta, Bowen, and Plymouth areas and later attended Gem City College where he graduated...
Robert G. Venard
Mar 1, 2016
Robert Granger Venard, age 89, of Monmouth, Illinois, died March 1, 2016 in Galesburg, IL after a brief illness with lung cancer. He was a lifelong non-smoker. Bob was born on June 27, 1926 in Monmouth to Robert and Elizabeth (Carlson) Venard. He married Peggy Colley on December 20, 1954 in Oquawka, Illinois. He was a carpenter for 51...
Dorothy May Casey
Feb 29, 2016
Dorothy May Casey, 87, of Galesburg, died at 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 29, 2016 at Galesburg Cottage Hospital, Galesburg. Dorothy was born May 31, 1928 in Kewanee, the daughter of William and Mable Wright Blodget. Dorothy married Bobby Casey on July 30, 2000 in Galesburg. Bobby preceded her in death on May 9, 2009. Dorothy attended KCCDD. She and...
Lucas Griffin Kutemeier
Feb 29, 2016
Lucas Griffin Kutemeier, son of Noelle Marie Kutemeier, was born a quiet birth at 3:56 a.m. Monday, February 29, 2016 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. Those left to cherish Lucas' love are, his mother, Noelle of Monmouth; his sister, Kiara Kutemeier and brother, Mason Durbin both at home; his maternal grandmother, Colleen Griffin of Chebanse; his maternal...
Paul Joseph Huels
Feb 25, 2016
Paul Joseph Huels died on February 25, 2016 at his home in Fishers, IN after a 19 year struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. Paul was born in Galesburg, IL on July 31, 1944 to Joseph and Elizabeth Huels. He graduated from Corpus Christi High School in 1972, remaining close to those classmates for years. He earned a degree in Business...
Ronald D. Shawler
Feb 24, 2016
Ronald D. Shawler, age 81, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 12:05 am on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Illinois. Ronald was born on September 4. 1934 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of Melbern and Gladys Brooks Shawler. He attended rural schools of Warren County and graduated from Monmouth High School...
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