Obituaries
Marjorie Schaumleffel
Apr 15, 2014
Marjorie Schaumleffel, age 95, of Peru, Illinois and formerly of Monmouth; passed away at 5:00 pm on April 15, 2014 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru, Illinois. Marjorie was born on July 18, 1918 in Kirkwood, Illinois and is the daughter of Anthony and Mary Johnson. She was raised and educated in Kirkwood, Illinois and graduated from Monmouth...
Joseph Anthony Beto, Jr.
Apr 9, 2014
Joseph Anthony Beto, Jr., of Galesburg, died Wednesday, April 9, 2014 in Galesburg. Cremation rites will be accorded. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Watson-Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory, Galesburg.
Dorothy Ann Rakers
Apr 8, 2014
Dorothy Ann Yanek Gladfelter Rakers, 87, of Wataga, died at 7:26 p.m. April 8, 2014 at home with her family by her side. Dorothy was born on April 21, 1926 in Streator, the daughter of John and Anna (Pasterchin) Yanek. She married Kenneth Gladfelter on October 18, 1947. He preceded her in death on September 30, 1988. She later...
Helen Catherine Hanna
Mar 31, 2014
Helen Catherine Hanna, 89, of Kewanee formerly of Galesburg, died at 5:56 p.m. Monday, March 31, 2014 at Kewanee Care, Kewanee, IL. Helen was born on July 20, 1924 in Monmouth, IL, the daughter of Roy and Rose M. (Gavin) Thompson. She married Paul E. Hanna on February 9, 1963 in Monmouth. Paul preceded her in death on February...
Christine M. Thurman
Mar 30, 2014
Christine M. Thurman, 77, of Galesburg, died at 10:23 a.m. Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Marigold Health Care and Rehab, Galesburg. Christine was born December 5, 1936 in Galesburg, the daughter of William L. and Mary (Onderko) Horaney. She married Carl Thurman on April 27, 1974 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on October 15, 1988. Christine is...
Louise Ann Trombitas
Mar 27, 2014
View Louise's Video Tribute Louise Ann Trombitas, 84, of Galesburg, formerly of New York, died at 3:22 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014 at home with her family by her side. Louise was born November 13, 1929 in Chicago, the daughter of Anthony and Bertha (Becvar) Sunlitis. She married Joseph Trombitis on January 21, 1967 in New York, NY. He...
Debra A. Mccawley
Mar 25, 2014
Debra A. McCawley, 53 of Elmwood, died at 6:53 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, 2014 in rural Knox County. Deb was born May 29, 1960 in Council Bluffs, IA, the daughter of Gene L. and Shirley E. (Eifert) Kennedy. She married Michael E. McCawley on November 14, 1980 in Peoria. He preceded her in death on November 12, 2005. Deb...
Mary R. Harrison
Mar 24, 2014
Mary R. Harrison, age 75, of Kahoka, Missouri and formerly of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 5:00 am on Monday March 24, 2014 at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, Missouri. Mary was born on June 17, 1938 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Everett D and Elizabeth A Ray Allaman. She was raised in Monmouth...
Lupe Perez
Mar 24, 2014
View Lupe's Tribute Video Lupe Perez, 86, of Galesburg, died at 7:20 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2014 at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. Lupe was born on December 12, 1927 in Galesburg, the son of Sostenes and Rufina (Delgado) Perez. He married Jessie Leon on June 9, 1952 in St. Patrick’s Church, Galesburg. Lupe is survived by his wife, Jessie of...
John W. Bess
Mar 24, 2014
View John's Tribute Video John William Bess, 68, of Galesburg, died at 4:52 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2014 at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. John was born April 6, 1945 in Caruthersville, MO, the son of Roy and Addie B. (Macon) Bess. John married Paris M. Davis on April 26, 2003 in Las Vegas. John is survived by his wife, Paris...
Darlene K. Spiker
Mar 23, 2014
Darlene Kay Spiker, age 64 of Keithsburg, Illinois, passed away at 12:36 pm on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois. She was born on October 21, 1949 in Burns Township near Galva, Illinois, the daughter of James Robert and Willadean Leila Nelson. Darlene attended schools in the Galva School District and was a Class of...
Joseph W. Young
Mar 21, 2014
Joseph William Young, 55, of Altona, died at 2:35 p.m. at home Friday, March 21, 2014. Joe was born November 10, 1958 in Moline, the son of Robert C. and Janet E. (Stromer) Young. He married Jamalee Teets on May 25, 2002 in East Moline. Joe is survived by his wife, Jamalee, of Altona; two sons, Joseph (fiancé, Jacque...
Pauline C. Melton
Mar 20, 2014
Pauline C. Melton, 77, of Galesburg, died at 12:47 a.m. Thursday, March 20, 2014 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. Pauline was born July 23, 1936 in Galesburg, the daughter of George W. and Cecilia (Peake) Melton, Sr. Pauline is survived by one brother George W. (Sara) Melton, Jr., of Peoria; three nieces; one nephew; and fourteen great...
Jeanette Strahlman
Mar 19, 2014
Jeanette P. Strahlman, 71, of Galesburg passed at 8:47 a.m. Wednesday, March 19 at Marigold Health Care Center in Galesburg. She was born September 18, 1942 in Abingdon, IL to parents Tony Barringer and Myrtle Keller and married Wilbur Strahlman in 1963. He preceded her in death on February 2, 1989. Jeanette is survived by two sons, Rodney (Jeanne)...
M. Lavaughn Jones
Mar 18, 2014
M. LaVaughn Jones, age 94, of Monmouth, IL.; passed away at 11:25 pm on March 18, 2014 at the Rosewood Care Center in Galesburg, Illinois. She was born on July 10, 1919 in rural Bethel township of Shelby County in Missouri and is the daughter of Virgil E. and Opal M McCanon Lindsey. She was reared and educated in...
Mary Lou Hubler
Mar 17, 2014
Mary Lou Hubler of Biggsville, Illinois, died at 7:00 pm on Monday, March 17, 2014. She was born Mary Lou Graham on July 2, 1928 in Livingston, WI., the daughter of John Lowe Graham and Lenice Henry Graham. She grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and attended a rural grade school. She also attended Livingston and Landcaster High...
Jack E. Myers
Mar 14, 2014
Jack E. “Pappy” Myers, 80, of Galesburg, died at 10:15 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014 at Marigold Health Care and Rehab, Galesburg. Pappy was born July 9, 1933 in West Virginia, the son of James and Opal (Lemasters) Myers. Pappy married Nancy E. Dodd in 1955. She preceded him in death in July 1999. Jack was a proud US...
Jason M. Vuckovich
Mar 13, 2014
Jason M. Vuckovich, 40, passed away at 4:40 p.m. Thursday, March 13, 2014 at his residence. He was born May 6, 1973 in Chicago to John Coughran and Debra Lynn Vuckovich and married Renee Oliver on April 10, 2009 in Galesburg. She survives. Jason is also survived by his father, John Coughran of Chicago; his daughter, Nicole Lynn Vuckovich;...
Caitlynn Caylene Mason
Mar 11, 2014
Caitlynn Caylene Mason, infant daughter of Jeffery and Heather Mason, passed away at Noon 12:00 pm on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria Illinois. Caitlyn was born on February 24, 2014. Caitlynn is survived by her parents, Jeffery and Heather Mason of Monmouth, one sister, Courtney Mason and three brothers, Jeffery, James, and Jacob...
Joseph L. Rosenberg
Mar 11, 2014
Joseph Lawrence (Joe) Rosenberg, 66, Galesburg, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Galesburg Cottage Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born June 15, 1947, to Robert E. and Nadene T. (Shiner) Rosenberg. He graduated from Galesburg Senior High in the Class of 1966. In 1981 he married Norma Jean Stevenson, who preceded him in death in 2003....
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