Obituaries

Feb 4, 2006

Michael R. Milan, age 61, of 571 N. Academy St. Galesburg, Il died on Sat. Feb. 4, 2006 at Cottage Hospital. He was born March 1, 1944 in Rockford, IL the son of Earl W. and Maxine Fugate Milan. He is survived by 4 sons: Shawn of Galesburg; Patrick of New Boston, IL; Heath (Wendy) and Bryan (Crystalyn) both...

Jan 28, 2006

Cynthia Corral, age 44, of 1018 S. Cedar St, Galesburg, died at 2:29 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2006 at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. She was born March 12, 1961 in Emporia, Kansas to Alfonso and Adelita Pantoja Interial. She married Antonio Corral on December 3, 1983 in Galesburg. He survives. Surviving is her mother of Galesburg. Also surviving are two...

Jan 27, 2006

Gary L. Mudd, age 55, of 914 Ave. H, Council Bluffs, IA formerly of Galesburg, died on Friday, January 27, 2006 at 11:45 a.m. at Jennie Edmondson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs. He was born on December 25, 1950 in Galesburg, the son of Charles E. and Shirley Wright Mudd. He is survived by one son: Darrell (Danielle) Mudd...

Jan 16, 2006

Darlene E. Kucera, 77, of 698 N. West St. Galesburg, IL died on Monday January 16, 2006 at 7:51 a.m. at OSF St. Mary’s Medical Center Galesburg. She was born on February 9, 1928 in Princeton, Iowa the daughter of Orville M. and Elaine Kroeger Stewart. She married Joseph Kucera, Jr. on Dec. 30, 1964 in Pontiac, IL. They...

Jan 6, 2006

Anthony J. Campisi, 65, of 952 Brown Ave. Galesburg, IL died at 12:35 p.m. on Friday Jan. 6, 2006 at home. He was born on Feb. 2, 1940 in Galesburg, Il to Joseph and Lucille Polillo Campisi. He married Myra L. Parker on October 16, 1965 in Galesburg. She survives. He is also survived by one sister Lillian Gilliam...

Jan 3, 2006

Nancy J. Boston, 57, of 1366 Rona Dr., Galesburg, died at 9:47 a.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. She was born April 19, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan. She is survived by her good friend Catherine Page and her 2 dogs Princess and Duke . She received her Bachelors Degree from Alverno College in...

Jan 2, 2006

Fred L. Saylor, age 76, of 1472 N. Cedar St. Galesburg, Il died on Jan. 2, 2006 at 2:15 a.m. at Marigold Health Care Center. He was born on October 31, 1929 in Monmouth, IL to George and Marian Spierer Saylor. He married Kathryn McVeigh on June 21, 1958 in Woodhull, IL. She died Feb. 19, 1989. He is...

Mariella Bride Colclasure, age 88, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, Illinois on Sunday July 9, 2017 at 3:00 am. Mariella was born on September 20, 1928 in Alexis, Illinois, to James R. and Helen (O'Brien) Bride. As a young child, Mariella contracted and survived polio, which left her with some physical...

Laura Benner Moffet passed on peacefully Christmas morning in Oakland, California. A resident of Monmouth for over 30 yrs, she raised three sons on what was then the outskirts of town ... East Harlem Ave. Born in Puerto Rico where her father was the Chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico. She grew up on the campus of the...

Joe R. Torrance, age 52, of Oquawka, Illinois; traveled to Germany and was stricken with a heart ailment and passed away at the University of Frankfurt Hospital on February 26, 2015. Joe was born on December 22, 1962 and is the son of George P. and Reta Kay Nott Torrance. He was raised in Henderson County and attended local...

WC "Bud" Adair, age 99, of Kirkwood, Illinois passed away at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, IL on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. "Bud" was born on February 3, 1918 in Burlington, Iowa and is the son of William and Mabel Young Adair. He was raised and educated in Monmouth and in Stronghurst Schools and graduated from Monmouth...

Karen R. Costner, age 63, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 11:05 pm at her residence on Sunday, April 3, 2016. She was born on February 12, 1953 in Hawthorn, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Quay and Charlotte (Kammedeiner) Doverspike. At the age of eight, Karen and her family moved to California and she attended school there. She graduated from...

Antonio H. Perez, age 77, of Monmouth, Ill., passed away March 19,2010, at Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth. He was born May 31,1932 in Refugio, Tx., the son of Francisco and Maria Hernandez Perez. He was reared and educated in Corpus Christi, Tx. Antonio worked as a farm hand for many years. He also worked for a time as...

Mabel A. Magnuson, age 75, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, on Wednesday February 2, 2012 at 5:30 pm as the result of an accident. Mabel was born November 14, 1936 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Virgil E. and Ruth E. Baker Magnuson. She was raised in Monmouth where...

Avis Vivian Schlicker, age 89, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 10:00 am at Trinity West in Rock Island, Illinois. Avis was born February 13, 1918 in Bemidji, Minnesota and is the daughter of Peter and Maude Ellen (Ames) Rice. Her early life was in Bemidji, she moved to McAllen, Texas in 1930 and Graduated from McAllen High School...

Bessie E. Slover, age 81, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at her daughters residence in Burlington, Iowa on August 10, 2011 at 5:36 pm. Bessie was born on March 18, 1930 in Gladstone, Illinois and is the daughter of George and Edith Schmoldt Keever. She was raised in Gladstone where she attended school and graduated from G&O High School...

Marilyn J. Evans, age 72, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at her Oquawka residence at 4:41 am on Wednesday November 18, 2015. She was born on March 29, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois and is the daughter of Harry W. and Doris M. Nyquist LaDue. She was raised in Chicago and attended local schools. She attended and graduated from Waller...

Donald W. Bowling, age 52, of Galesburg, Illinois; passed away at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois on August 23, 2013 at 6:55 am. Donald was born on November 28, 1960 in Galesburg, Illinois the son of Donald P. and Kathryn L. Bundren Bowling. He received his education in the Monmouth schools graduating from Monmouth High School...

Janice A. " Hanner " Short, age 66, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at the Emergency Room at OSF Holy Family Medical Center on Wednesday December 11, 2013 at 1:34 am. Janice was born on January 15, 1947 in Cave City, Kentucky and is the daughter of John Milton and Ruby Felicia Coats Short. She began school in Cave...

Lisa Ann Warden, age 44, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF St.Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at 2:50 am. Lisa was born on July 15, 1969 in Monmouth and is the daughter of Pablo and Mary Louise Dutton Taylor. Lisa was raised in Monmouth where she attended public schools. She was a graduate...