Obituaries

Martha  Arimintia Allen

Martha Arimintia Allen

Jul 10, 2011

Martha Arimintia Allen, age 82, of Smithshire, Ill., passed away at 4:05 p.m., Sunday, July 10, 2011 at the Roseville Rehabilitation & Health Center in Roseville, Ill.. She was born on September 24, 1928 in Galesburg, Ill. to Steven C and Nora A (Bunch) Brown. She was reared and educated in the McDonough Co area graduating from Western IL...

Edith  M. Diehl

Edith M. Diehl

Jul 7, 2011

Edith M. Diehl, age 87, of Monmouth, passed away at 2:35 a.m., July 7, 2011 at the Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Illinois. Edith was born on April 17, 1924 in rural Seaton, Ill., she is the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Haney Olson. She was reared and educated in Henderson and Mercer counties. Edith married Clifford E. Diehl...

Dorothy C. Krupps

Dorothy C. Krupps

Jul 5, 2011

Dorothy Cecilia O’Brien Krupps, 88, of Galesburg Illinois, died at 7:45 p.m. on July 5, 2011 at Rosewood Care Center. Dorothy was born July 8, 1922 in Galesburg, the daughter of John L. and Ella (Sheridan) O’Brien.  Dorothy lived in the Galesburg area her entire life. She graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy in 1941. While working at Meadow Gold...

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...