Obituaries

Frances  L. Clark

Frances L. Clark

Dec 27, 2007

Frances L. Clark, age 88, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 7:20 p.m. on Thursday, December 27, 2007, at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth surrounded by her family. Frances was born on August 19, 1919 in Galesburg, Illinois the daughter of Joseph E. and Irene Watson Ritter. She attended Monmouth Rural Law School and Farmers Academy. She...

Eva Doss

Eva Doss

Dec 25, 2007

Eva Doss, age 91, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at the Monmouth Nursing Home, Monmouth. She was born on November 8, 1916, in Galesburg, Illinois, the daughter of John and Eva Duke Welcome. She was reared and educated in Galesburg, attending Galesburg Schools. She married Lewis Doss on September 6, 1941...

Florence Jacoby

Florence Jacoby

Dec 25, 2007

Florence Jacoby, 84, of 1250 W. Carl Sandburg Dr, Galesburg, died at 3:47 p.m., December 25, 2007 at Rosewood Care Center. Florence was born on March 25, 1923 in Streator, the daughter of Frank and Pauline Elias Wahl. She married Lee Edward Jacoby on March 1, 1948 in Joliet. He preceded her in death on May 6, 2001. Surviving...

Raymond Hume  Jr.

Raymond Hume Jr.

Dec 23, 2007

Raymond Hume Jr., 69, of Oquawka, passed away at 9:20 a.m., Sunday, December 23, 2007, at the home of his daughter in Oquawka, Illinois. Raymond was born on February 22, 1938 in Rushville, Illinois. He is the son of Raymond Sr. and Helen Haber Hume. He was reared and educated in the Monmouth area, and attended Monmouth Public Schools....

Roger W. Simpson

Roger W. Simpson

Dec 22, 2007

Roger W. Simpson, 56, of 1926 180th Ave, Galesburg, died at 10:15 p.m. Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Galesburg Terrace. Roger was born on June 19, 1951 in Galesburg, the son of David F. and Charlotte Williams Simpson. Surviving Roger are his fiancé, Luellen “Tina” Brackens of Galesburg; 3 nieces including Sherry Kitch of Galesburg; and several great nieces...

J.  Donald Brannan

J. Donald Brannan

Dec 20, 2007

J. Donald Brannan, 89, of Monmouth, passed away at 2:37 p.m., Thursday, December 20, 2007 at the OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth. He was born on November 28, 1918 in Monmouth. He is the son of John and Katherine Gleason Brannan. Don was reared and educated in Monmouth, and attended Monmouth Public Schools. Following his graduation from...

Bonita  Joyce Goff

Bonita Joyce Goff

Dec 20, 2007

Bonita Joyce Goff, age 62, of Biggsville, Ill. passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at the Hospice Home in West Burlington, Iowa. Joyce was born on January 4, 1945, in Monmouth, Ill. the daughter of Edward and Gloria Britton Switzer. She was reared and educated in Monmouth, attending Monmouth Public Schools. Joyce was first married...

Donna C. Henry

Donna C. Henry

Dec 20, 2007

Donna C. Henry, 64, of Galesburg, died at 4:35 p.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at Marigold Health Care Center. Donna was born on October 19, 1943 in Falmouth, Kentucky the daughter of Michael and Jane Moreland Disney. She married Michael Henry on April 8, 1961 in Jackson, MS. Surviving Donna are, her mother, Jane Beadle of Knoxville; a...

Helen Bernice Tully

Helen Bernice Tully

Dec 16, 2007

Helen Bernice Tully, 97, of rural Knoxville, died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville. Bernice was born on September 11, 1910 in Lovilia, Iowa, the daughter of Hal and Margaret Morrissey Cobb. She married Michael Joseph Tully on April 15, 1936 in Newton, Iowa. Surviving Bernice are, 2 sons, Ronald (Jo Ann)...

James  C. Brasche

James C. Brasche

Dec 14, 2007

James C. Brasche, 81, of Gerlaw, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2007, at the Monmouth Nursing Home, in Monmouth, Illinois. He was born on April 24, 1926 in Taylor Ridge, Illinois. James was reared and educated in the Taylor Ridge area. He attended Taylor Ridge Schools. James served his country during World War II in the United States...

Gerald Eugene Bugg

Gerald Eugene Bugg

Dec 11, 2007

Gerald Eugene Bugg, 75, of Galesburg, IL, peacefully left this earth on Tuesday, December 11 at 7:55 p.m. at Cottage Hospital, surrounded by his devoted wife and loving daughters and granddaughters. Although his family bids a sad farewell, they are comforted by the fact that he can finally rest, as he struggled against the ravages of Alzheimer’s for a...

Dolores  F. Leclere

Dolores F. Leclere

Dec 7, 2007

Dolores F. LeClere, age 76, of Monmouth; passed away at Monmouth Nursing Home on December 7, 2007 at 10:33 pm. Dolores was born on August 12, 1931 in Clinton, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond and Minnie Roseland Hilbert. She was reared and educated near DeWitt, Iowa, and graduated from Lisbon High School. She then attended Mary Crest College in...

Louise H. Taylor

Louise H. Taylor

Dec 4, 2007

Louise H. Taylor, 76, of 1715 E. Main St., Galesburg, died at 4:50 a.m. on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 at Cottage Hospital. Louise was born on January 5, 1931 in Farmington, Ohio the daughter of Ralph J. and Marguerite Roth Bowser. She married Robert G. Taylor on January 10, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio. Surviving Louise are 2 sons, James...

Lyle  Dean Johnson

Lyle Dean Johnson

Dec 1, 2007

Lyle Dean Johnson, 86, of Sun City, Az. and Niota, Il., formerly of Monmouth and Manhattan, Il., passed away Saturday, December 1, 2007 at the Hospice Center in Peoria, Az. Lyle was born on September 3, 1921 and raised on a farm near Monmouth. During WWII, he served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Ellett as a radio...

Lester A. Moses

Lester A. Moses

Nov 30, 2007

Lester A. Moses, 77, died at Cottage Hospital (Nov. 30, 2007, at approximately 1:13 am), as a result of escalating complications involving diabetes.Mr. Moses was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at present, the home of much of his extended family. He attended Central High School there, earning a B.A. upon graduation, followed by a B.A. from Antioch College,...

Lucille I. Moulton

Lucille I. Moulton

Nov 27, 2007

Lucille I. Moulton, 79, of 1839 Clay Dr., Galesburg, died at 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center. Lucille was born on April 5, 1928 in New Windsor, the daughter of Ray and Olga Johnson Frye. She married Richard L. Moulton on December 25, 1947 in Galesburg. Surviving her are, her husband, Dick...

Julio F. Santiago

Julio F. Santiago

Nov 26, 2007

Julio F. Santiago, 90, of 752 W. Losey St., Galesburg, died at 7 a.m. on Monday, November 26, 2007 at home. He was born in Halaula, North Kohala, Hawaii on July 4, 1917, the son of Inez and Manuel Santiago. He married Etheline Miers on October 5, 1942 in Sioux City, Nebraska. They were married 58 years in 2000....

Ronald Hutchings

Ronald Hutchings

Nov 26, 2007

Ronald Hutchings, 72, of Oquawka, died at 6:35 a.m. on Monday, November 26, 2007 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. Ron was born on April 29, 1935 in Galesburg, the son of Gordon F. and Thelma Leistner Hutchings. He married Nancy E. Thompson on July 3, 1958 in Galesburg. Surviving Ron are his wife, Nancy of Oquawka; 3...

Loreto F. Alvarado

Loreto F. Alvarado

Nov 24, 2007

Loreto F. Alvarado, 99, of 367 E. North St., Galesburg, died at 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, November 24, 2007 at home. Loreto was born on November 29, 1907 in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico, the daughter of Pablo and Soledad Sanchez Fonseca. She married Primitibo R. Alvarado on June 27, 1927 in Watsonville, CA. Surviving Loreto are a son, Guadalupe (Isidora)...

Helen "Kathy" Moscrip

Helen "Kathy" Moscrip

Nov 24, 2007

Helen K. “Kathy” Moscrip, 57, of Galesburg, died at 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, November 24, 2007 at Marigold Health Care Center. Kathy was born on June 24, 1950 in Galesburg, the daughter of James and Doris Carlton Knutson. Surviving Kathy are a son, Doug Moscrip of Clinton, IA; a daughter, Shawn (Bryan) DeJaynes of Galesburg; 2 brothers, Tim Morris...