Obituaries
Oscar L. Tracy
Sep 21, 2010
Oscar Lee Tracy, 76, of Galesburg, died peacefully at 11:38 p.m. on Monday, September 20, 2010 at Seminary Manor Nursing Home, Galesburg. Oscar was born on February 2, 1934 in Galesburg, the son of Herman J. and Lela P. (Purdy) Tracy. Oscar married Mary Louise Bradford on September 3, 1955 in Galesburg. Mary Lou preceded him in death on...
Rosa Konefal
Sep 18, 2010
Rosa Konefal, 85, of Galesburg IL died Saturday September 18, 2010 at Seminary Manor. Rosa was born on July 4, 1925 in Frankenhammer bei Graslitz, Czechoslovakia, the daughter of Emanuel and Katharina (Deistler) Klier. She married Joseph F Konefal on January 20, 1947 at the courthouse and the following day, January 21, 1947, at the church in Kaufering, Germany....
Robert A. Hendricks
Sep 17, 2010
Robert A. Hendricks, 81, of Galesburg, died at 8:38 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 2010 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. Bob was born on January 20, 1929 the son of Arthur and Marie (Tipton) Hendricks. He married Joyce Nemeth on February 28, 1950 in Galesburg. Bob is survived by his wife, Joyce of Galesburg; 2 sons, John of Galesburg and...
Everet D. Lefort
Sep 11, 2010
Everet D. Lefort, age 66, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 7:20 pm on September 11, 2010 at Heartland Health Care Center in Galesburg, IL. Everet was born on April 7, 1944 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of Hillard A. and Elinor F. Payne Lefort. He was raised in Monmouth and attended Monmouth schools and graduated from...
Martha J. Toland
Sep 10, 2010
Martha J. Toland, age 71, of Monmouth, passed away at 4:05 a.m., Friday, September 10, 2010 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Ill. She was born on February 13, 1939 in Monmouth, the daughter of Theodore M. and Anna Mae Scott Pullen. Martha was reared and educated in Monmouth and graduated from Monmouth High School in 1957....
Marlys "Marcy" Gibson
Sep 10, 2010
Marlys “Marcy” Gibson, 63, of Galesburg, died at 7:03 a.m. on Friday, September 10, 2010 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Marcy was born on September 6, 1947 in Sterling, the daughter of John and Miriam (Broadwater) Tipton. Marcy is survived by 2 sons, Tim (and Holly) Buhrow of Conway, AR and Jerry (and Sonja Debates) of Altona;...
Helen L. Clark
Sep 9, 2010
Helen L. Clark, age 97, of Monmouth, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at the Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Ill. She was born on December 25, 1912 in Hersman, Ill., the daughter of Latin and Alta Thomas Lenz. Helen was reared and educated in Hersman, and graduated from Hersman High School. She married Lyle Clark on August...
Dr. Ray O. Arganbright
Sep 4, 2010
Dr. Ray O. Arganbright, 88, of Galesburg, died at 12:20 p.m. on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at O.S. F. St. Mary’s Medical Center. He was born June 26, 1922 in Newman, Illinois, the son of Clark and Mary Catherine Arganbright. He married Mary Allen Hartman in 1947, in DuQuoin, Illinois. She preceded him in death in 1999. Survivors include...
Mary M. Wilson
Sep 4, 2010
Mary Margaret Wilson, 94, of rural Galesburg, died at 11:40 p.m. Saturday, September 4, 2010 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. Mary was born on May 8, 1916 in Monmouth, the daughter of George and Flossie (Berry) Richardson. She married Harold D. Wilson on July 22, 1939 in Walkon, Iowa. Mary is survived by a son, Dennis (and Carol) Wilson of...
Iris R Hippen
Aug 28, 2010
Iris R. Hippen, age 93, of Monmouth, passed away at 8:15 p.m., Saturday, August 28, 2010 at the Roseville Rehab & Health Care in Roseville, Illinois. She was born on August 6, 1917 in Clayton, Illinois, the daughter of Vernon and Mary Parrick Dunbar. Iris attended the rural Clayton school. She married John E. Hippen on January 5, 1935...
Theodore F Mettler
Aug 26, 2010
Theodore F. Mettler, age 63, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at 10:45 pm on August 26, 2010 at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, Illinois. Ted was born on June 14, 1947 in Monmouth and is the son of Theodore F and Estella A Chewning Mettler. He was raised in Monmouth and attended local schools and graduated from...
Mary A. Sullivan
Aug 25, 2010
Mary A. Sullivan, 80, of 550 E. Carl Sandburg Dr,. Galesburg, died at 12:39 p.m. on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at Cottage Hospital. Mary was born on December 27, 1929 in Abingdon, the daughter of Joseph K. and Mary E. (Peake) Masterson. She married Eugene J. Sullivan, III on September 16, 1950 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death...
Ryan J. Fell
Aug 22, 2010
Ryan J. Fell, age 22, of Monmouth, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2010 in Kirkwood, Illinois. He was born on January 30, 1988 in Jacksonville, North Carolina, the son of Brad J. and Tina M. Kinzer Fell. Ryan was reared and educated in Monmouth, and graduated from Monmouth High School in 2006. Ryan was employed at General Grind...
E. Bette Ruberg
Aug 22, 2010
E. Bette Ruberg, age 75, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at her home in Oquawka, on August 22, 2010. Bette was born February 7, 1935 in Burlington, Iowa and is the only child of Wally and Verlee Gobert. She was raised in Burlington, and attended Sanderson Grade School, the Oak Street Junior High, and the class of 1953 at...
Anthony "Tony" W. Gray
Aug 14, 2010
View a Video Memorial Anthony “Tony” William Gray passed peacefully from this world on Saturday, August 14, 2010, in Peoria, IL, surrounded by his large and loving family, at the age of 89. Tony was born on his family farm in Pulaski, Indiana, on March 11, 1921, the son of William and Mary Magdalene (Yager) Gray. He was the...
Mary Ann Yard
Aug 11, 2010
Mary Ann Yard, 78, of Galesburg, died at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at home. Mary Ann was born on November 25, 1931 in Osage, Iowa, the daughter of Eugene and Mary Radke Litzelman. She married William Yard on December 26, 1951 in Taylorville, Illinois; he preceded her in death on May 27, 1992. Mary Ann is survived...
Betty Mae Johnson
Aug 11, 2010
Betty Mae Johnson, 89, of rural Galesburg, died at 9:25 a.m. on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at OSF St. Mary's Medical Center, Galesburg. Betty was born on May 6, 1921 in Salem Iowa, the daughter of Samuel Herbert and Daisy Leona Howell Glendenning. She married DuWayne Raymond Johnson on February 13, 1946, he preceded her on August 21, 1982. ...
Helen "Eileen" Flanagan
Aug 4, 2010
Helen G. "Eileen" Flanagan, age 97, of Clearwater, Florida and formerly of Monmouth, passed away at 1:20 pm on August 4, 2010 at the Sylvan Health Care Center in Clearwater, Florida. Helen was born on March 15, 1913 at the Barry homestead near Raritan, Illinois. She raised in rural Raritan and attended the Barry rural school. She married John...
Rick L. "Ricky" Pullen
Aug 1, 2010
Rick L. "Ricky" Pullen, age 52, of Oquawka, Ill., passed away at 9:00 a.m., August 1, 2010 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Ill. He was born on June 29, 1958 in Burlington, Ia., the son of Jessie L. and Joyce A. Gerhardt Pullen. Rick was reared and educated in Henderson County and graduated from Union High...
William R. Smith
Aug 1, 2010
William R. Smith, age 84, of Monmouth, passed away at 5:05 a.m., August 1, 2010 at the Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth. He was born on July 22, 1926 in Floyd Township, Warren County, Illinois. Bill is the son of Roscoe Charles and Gayle Dee Shelton Smith. He was reared and educated in Cameron and Monmouth, and attended Monmouth...
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