Obituaries

Margie A Noe

Margie A Noe

Jul 2, 2011

Margie A. Noe, 80, formerly of Galesburg and Dahinda, died at 5:10 p.m., July 2, 2011 at OSF St. Clare Nursing Home in Peoria Heights, Illinois.   She was born September 14, 1930 in Little Falls, Minn., the daughter of Robert C. and Annie Bredesen Lockhart.  She married Gilbert C. Noe on August 21, 1948, in Galesburg.  He preceded her...

Ann Heir

Ann Heir

Jun 30, 2011

Ann Hier, age 78, of Galesburg, Illinois; passed away at 9:23 pm on June 30, 2011 at Seminary Manor Health Care in Galesburg. She was born June 15, 1933 in Galesburg, Illinois and is the daughter of Hugh Wesley and Pauline Terry Dixon. She was raised and educated in Galesburg, attending it's schools and graduated from Galesburg High School...

Francis "Web" Allen

Francis "Web" Allen

Jun 30, 2011

Francis M. “Web” Allen, 86, of Galesburg died at 8:27 p.m. Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. Web was born July 27, 1924 in Knoxville, the son of Bert and Gladys (Johnson) Allen.  He married Jennie Tabbone in June 1950.  She preceded him in death on June 13, 2008.   He is survived by a daughter, Judy Griffith...

Matthew  E. Gibbs

Matthew E. Gibbs

Jun 29, 2011

Matthew E. Gibbs, age 26, of Monmouth, passed away at 10:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at the OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Ill. He was born on April 12, 1985 in Galesburg, Ill., he is the son of William E. and Kimberly L. Shawler Gibbs. Matt was reared and educated in Monmouth and graduated from Monmouth...

Wintress (Winnie) Foster

Wintress (Winnie) Foster

Jun 23, 2011

Wintress (Winnie) Foster, 83, a long-time resident of the Galesburg area, died Thursday, the 23rd of June 2011, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Galesburg –  from a two-year courageous battle with lung cancer.   Winnie was born November 8, 1927 in Oakwood, Illinois. She graduated from Maquon High School in 1945 and later joined the Morris Beauty School. She practiced...

Karen Kay Mendes

Karen Kay Mendes

Jun 20, 2011

Karen Kay Mendes, age 52, of Galesburg, Illinois passed away at 2:37 p.m., June 20, 2011 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. She was born on October 25, 1958 in Monmouth, Il., the daughter of Marshall Lewis and Martha Joan Hall Giddings. Karen attended Monmouth High School. She married Chris M. Mendes in Belflower, California in July of...

Lynn  A. Foust

Lynn A. Foust

Jun 20, 2011

Lynn A. Foust, age 52, of Oquawka, passed away at 5:00 p.m., Monday, June 20, 2011 at her home in Oquawka, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 27, 1958 in Berwyn, Ill., the daughter of Donald P. and Ruth D. Giberson Remick. Lynn graduated from Union High School in Biggsville, Ill. in 1976. She was...

Katrina I. (Rood) Moscrip

Katrina I. (Rood) Moscrip

Jun 16, 2011

Katrina Ilene Rood Moscrip, 65, Glendale Heights, previously of Galesburg, died at 10:42 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Adventist GlenOaks Hospital in Glendale Heights, Illinois.    Katrina was born on June 1, 1946 in Galesburg, the daughter of Arthur and Lillie Duncan Rood.  She is survived by a son, Brad Moscrip of Bloomingdale, Illinois and a grandson, Bradley Moscrip.   ...

Cyril W. Butts,  Sr.

Cyril W. Butts, Sr.

Jun 14, 2011

Cyril William Butts, Sr., 94, of Knoxville formerly of Galesburg, died at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville. He was born on October 22, 1916 in Galesburg, Illinois the son of Daniel John and Anna Elizabeth Coomes Butts.  His mother died when he was 3 years old.  His father then married Eleanor Dunne...

Ricky  Lee Robbins

Ricky Lee Robbins

Jun 12, 2011

Ricky L. Robbins, age 52, of Monmouth, passed away at 12:46 a.m., Sunday, June 12, 2011 at his residence in Monmouth. He was born on May 21, 1959 in Monmouth, he is the son of Cecil "Bill" and Mary Garner Robbins. He was reared and educated in Monmouth. He earned his GED in 1996. Ricky married Toni Kay Bresnahan...

Sandra  F. Tinkham

Sandra F. Tinkham

Jun 12, 2011

Sandra F. Tinkham, age 65, of Monmouth, passed away at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, June 12, 2011 at the Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Ill. She was born on May 25, 1946 in Monmouth, she is the daughter of Joseph Edwin and Helen Vernon Yeager Mettler. She was reared and educated in Monmouth and attended Monmouth schools. Sandra first married...

Larry  S. Wheeler

Larry S. Wheeler

Jun 7, 2011

Larry S. Wheeler, age 72, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 1:07 am on June 7, 2011 at OSF St.Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. Larry was born on March 21, 1939 in Unionville, Missouri and is the son of Frank W. and Ruby J. Shelton Wheeler. He was raised in Unionville and attended its local schools and high...

Julia A. "Judy" Lovdahl

Julia A. "Judy" Lovdahl

Jun 7, 2011

Julia A. " Judy " Lovdahl, age 84, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at her Monmouth residence on Tuesday June 7, 2011 at 6:40 am She was born on November 10, 1926 in Warren County, and is the daughter Edgar V. and Edith V. Murell Icenogle. Judy was raised in Warren County where she attended school and graduated from...

Frances M. Bradford

Frances M. Bradford

Jun 7, 2011

Frances Margaret Dunn Bradford, 95, of Galesburg died at 8:36 a.m. Tuesday, June 07, 2011 at Seminary Manor.   She was born on September 2, 1915 in Hustonville, Kentucky the daughter of Charles and Della Hoagland Dunn.  She married Lester A. Bradford.  She is survived by a son, John L. (and Marion) Bradford of Brentwood, MO; and a daughter, Nancy...

Joan  Fuller Steis

Joan Fuller Steis

Jun 5, 2011

Joan Fuller Steis, age 83, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at Galesburg Cottage Hospital on June 5, 2011 at 12:35 am. She was born May 29, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri and is the daughter of Fred C. and Catherine Emery Fuller. She was raised in Kansas City, Missouri where she attended local schools and high school. She then...

Thomas  E. Toops

Thomas E. Toops

Jun 4, 2011

Thomas E. Toops, age 68, of Monmouth, passed away at 2:55 p.m., Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Ill. He was born on December 26, 1942 in Flager, Co., the son of Russell and Mary Lou Wade Toops. Tom served in the Illinois National Guard for 6 years and was awarded the...

James C. "Jim" Cupps

James C. "Jim" Cupps

Jun 3, 2011

James C. "Jim" Cupps, age 67 of Oquawka, passed away at 9:47 p.m., Friday, June 3, 2011 at the OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Jim was born in Dubuque, Ia., and he is the son of George and Milly McNair Cupps. He moved with his family to Casa Grande, Az. when he was three. He graduated from...

Ramona  J. Wilson

Ramona J. Wilson

May 29, 2011

Ramona J. Wilson, age 79, of Keithsburg, Illinois; passed away at 1:30 pm on May 29, 2011 at her Keithsburg residence. She was born on April 24, 1932 in Coffeen, Illinois and is the daughter of Levi Thomas and Stella Wanda Dankowski Casey. She was raised by her father and step mother, Levi and June Casey. She was married...

H.  Maxine Giddings

H. Maxine Giddings

May 27, 2011

H. Maxine Giddings, age 91, of Monmouth, IL; passed away at her residence on May 27, 2011 at 6:40 pm. Maxine was born March 3, 1920 at home in Warren County, Illinois and is the daughter of Athol and Frances Hanna Armstrong. She was raised in rural Warren County where she attended Indian Grove rural grade school and attended...

Melvin  L. Riden

Melvin L. Riden

May 25, 2011

Melvin L. Riden, age 62, of Havana, Illinois; passed away at his residence in Havana, on May 25, 2011. Melvin was born on November 9, 1948 in Macomb, Illinois and is the son of Henry and Pauline Chenoweth Riden. Melvin was raised and educated in the Swan Creek area and attended Roseville High School. He married Peggy A. Paschal...