Obituaries
Barbara Sue Leafgreen
Sep 29, 2015
Barbara Sue Ehler Leafgreen, 77, of Rio, died at 10:42 p.m. Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at home. Barb was born June 4, 1938 in Tamaroa, IL the daughter of Charles Leslie and Virginia Dare (Dennis) Ehler. She married Harvey Leroy Leafgreen on September 14, 1957 at the Rio Presbyterian Church in Rio, IL. Barb is survived by her husband,...
Lana J. Swing
Sep 28, 2015
View Lana's Tribute Video Lana Jean Swing, 54, of Galesburg, died at 9:45 p.m. Monday, September 28, 2015 in the emergency room at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. Lana was born September 22, 1961 in Moline, the daughter of Paul Roger Senn and Linda Lou Woodworth. She married Charles A. Griffin on May 23, 1981. They had two children, Hope Lynn...
Mary Ann Olson
Sep 28, 2015
Mary Ann Olson, 79, of Galesburg, IL , died at 6:44 p.m. Monday, September 28, 2015 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Emergency Room. Mary Ann was born May 18, 1936 in Arrowsmith, IL the daughter, of Albert Francis and Elizabeth Angela (Koopman) Huth. She married Keith O. Olson on January 24, 1959 in Colfax, IL. Mary Ann is...
John D. "Jd" Darnell
Sep 27, 2015
John D. "J.D." Darnell, age 66, of Gladstone, Illinois, passed away at 2:55 pm on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at the Care Center of Abingdon. He was born on March 15, 1949 in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of George V. and Eva E. (Stormer) Darnell. J.D. was reared and educated in Monmouth. In August, 1969, J.D. married Shirley McCoy...
Berdella Smith
Sep 27, 2015
Berdella "Berdie" Wickwire Smith, 87, passed peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015. Berdie was born July 28, 1928, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, daughter of Jim and Milla Wickwire. She attended school in Kenneth, Minnesota and graduated from Elmwood High School in Illinois. In 1946 she married the love of her life Fred Smith. They resided in Maquon, Illinois...
Genevieve D. Mclaughlin
Sep 27, 2015
Genevieve D. McLaughlin, 90, of Omaha, NE died Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Remington Heights, Omaha, NE. Genevieve was born on June 27, 1925 in Henderson, IL the daughter of Thomas and Grayce (Murray) Shea. She married James E. McLaughlin on October 5, 1948 in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Wataga. He preceded her in death, also on September 27...
Norman Thomas Burks
Sep 24, 2015
Norman Thomas Burks, 32, of Victoria, died at 8:45 a.m. Thursday, September 24, 2015 in Galesburg. Norman was born December 24, 1982 in Fairbury, IL the son of James Frederick Burks, Sr. and Karen Lanette Lamb. Norman is survived by his mother and step father, Karen (Randy) Sheets of Victoria; a brother, Patrick Burks of Danville, IL and two...
Margaret Leona Connors
Sep 23, 2015
View Margaret's Tribute Video Margaret Leona Connors, 90, of Galesburg, died at 5:07 a.m. Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Heartland Health Care Center, Galesburg. Margaret was born May 8, 1925 in Moline, the daughter of Leon and Mary Colpert Somers. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School. Margaret married Eugene Connors on May 19, 1951 in Moline. He preceded...
Wanda Lucille Wessels
Sep 20, 2015
View Wanda's Tribute Video Wanda Lucille Wessels, 90, of Galesburg, died at 6:20 a.m. Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the home of her daughter. Wanda was born November 18, 1924 in Galesburg, the daughter of Frank Cornelius and Pearl Amanda Kennedy Stiarwalt. Wanda married Bernard Wessels on June 24, 1942 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on November...
Praxedis Salazar
Sep 18, 2015
Praxedis Salazar, 64, of Galesburg, died at 12:15 p.m. Friday, September 18, 2015 at Galesburg Cottage Hospital, Galesburg. Praxedis was born on July 15, 1951 in Sabinas, Hidalgo Nuevo Leon, Mexico, the son of Praxedis and Mauricia Ledezma Salazar. He married Elia Hilda Cruz on September 11, 1967 in Laredo, TX. He is survived by his wife, Elia of...
Payton Joshua Coe
Sep 16, 2015
Payton Joshua Coe, infant son of Clayton T. Coe and Marisa R. Troester, was born a quiet birth at 1:32 p.m. on September 16, 2015 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. Payton is survived by his parents of Galesburg; two brothers, Dawson Paul Coe and Cameron John William Coe; his maternal grandparents, Bobbi and Curt Troester; paternal grandparents,...
A. Maxine Hiett
Sep 14, 2015
A. Maxine Hiett, age 91, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 6:00 am on Monday, September 14, 2015 at the Roseville Nursing and Rehab Center in Roseville, Illinois. Maxine was born on July 24, 1924 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of William Monroe and Merle Meta Kessinger Reyburn. She was raised in Monmouth, where she attended local...
Elizabeth Lee Winter
Sep 12, 2015
Elizabeth “Lee” Marguerite Winter, 88, died at 9 a.m. Saturday, September 12, 2015, at Knox County Nursing Home. Lee was born on November 19, 1926, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Giacomo “James” and Lorita “Rita” (Pirolli) Visco. She was married in Philadelphia in 1946. Lee was a devoted mother, proud grandmother, and loving great-grandmother. She is survived by...
Rodney Webster
Sep 12, 2015
Rodney Webster, 80, of Galesburg died at 12:10 p.m. Saturday, September 12, 2015 at home. Per his wishes cremation rites will be accorded and no services are planned. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Watson-Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory, Galesburg. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Mary Beth Colburn
Sep 11, 2015
View Mary Beth's Tribute Video Mary Beth Colburn, 63, of Galesburg, died at 5:45 p.m. Friday, September 11, 2015 at home. Mary Beth was born on June 19, 1952 in Galesburg, the daughter of John E. and Shirley A. (Paden) Stiles. Mary Beth married Donald K. Colburn on July 22, 1977 in Galesburg. She is survived by her husband,...
William L. Tee
Sep 10, 2015
William L. Tee, age 82, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away on September 10, 2015 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Galesburg, Illinois. Bill was born on August 24, 1933 in Oquawka, Illinois and is the son of Floyd William and Nellie Elvira Brown Tee. He was raised in Oquawka and attended and graduated from G & O High School in...
Darrell S. Ford
Sep 9, 2015
Darrell S. Ford, age 76, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 1:45 am on September 9, 2015 at the Roseville Nursing and Rehab in Roseville, Illinois. Darrell was born on May 10, 1939 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of Harry Clifford and Dorothy Mae Peoples Ford. He was raised in Monmouth where he attended local schools and...
Thomas R. O'Beirne
Sep 9, 2015
View Tom's Tribute Video Thomas R. O’Beirne, 92, (formally of Galesburg) died Wednesday September 9th at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. He was born in Philo, Illinois on December 30, 1922 to William and Gladys-Harlow O’Beirne. Tom married Mildred "Millie" O’Beirne (deceased) in 1960 and raised 3 sons in Galesburg. Surviving are his children Mark (Jaci) O’Beirne of...
Caroline W. Gipson
Sep 8, 2015
Caroline W. Gipson, age 100, of Davenport, Iowa, formerly of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Davenport. Caroline was born on November 27, 1914 in Monmouth, Illinois, the daughter of Charles F. and Nellie T. (Fetterly) Raymond. In 1946, Caroline married Owen Gipson in Monmouth, Illinois...
Ivan Bill Burkhalter
Sep 4, 2015
View Bill's Tribute Video Ivan Leo “Bill” Burkhalter, 83, of Galesburg, formerly of Cameron, died at 3:20 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2015 at home. Bill was born November 19, 1931 in Maquon, the son of John Charles and Iva Blanche (Thurman) Burkhalter. He married Lee Stanley and together they had three children, John M. (Sandra) Burkhalter of Galesburg, Patti...
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