Obituaries

Nancy L. Furnald, age 50, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at her residence in Oquawka, on Friday March 12, 2010 at 3:25 am. Nancy was born July 31, 1960 in Orange, California and is the daughter of Richard L. and Joyce Thomas Kulp. Her early life was in Orange California until the age of 12 when they moved to...

Gary L."Yogi" Oaks, age 65, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at 7:15 pm on May 24th, at OSF St.Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. Gary was born on February 3, 1946 in Burlington, Iowa and is the son of Clarence D. and Belva B. Bradfield Oaks. Gary was raised in Biggsville where he attended local schools and graduated from...

Virginia E. Glenn Hull, age 89, of Biggsville, Illinois; passed away at the Morning Sun Care Center in Morning Sun, Iowa on October 31, 2011 at 7:46 pm. Virginia was born on April 19, 1922 in Mt.Union, Iowa and is the daughter of Lloyd and Susannah M.C.Diller Patterson. The family moved several times during her childhood and Virginia was...

Glen H. Wallace, age 82, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at his Oquawka residence on Saturday Nov. 3rd. at 12:15 pm. Glen was born on June 12, 1930 in Fair Grove, Missouri and is the son of Elmer Haskell and Leta Opal McCurry Wallace. Glen was born and raised on the family farm near Fair Grove, where he attended...

Marjorie A. Stone, age 91, of Franklin Grove, Illinois and formerly of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at the Franklin Grove Nursing Home in Franklin Grove, IL on Sunday November 5, 2017 at 8:15 am. Marjorie was born on October 1, 1926 in Monmouth, and is the daughter of Harry Morton and Constance Gail Miller Hill. She was raised in...

Donald Sloan, age 89, of Kirkwood, Ill. passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, Ill., on April 25, 2009 at 2:00 pm. Donald was born on June 20, 1919 in Detroit, Ill. and is the son of Alonzo and Marguerite Porter Sloan. Don was raised in Detroit and graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1937. Don...

Emetine E. Henderson, age 93, of Galesburg, Illinois; passed away at 9:52 am on Wednesday January 8th at the Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville, Illinois. Emetine was born January 19, 1919 in Clarksville, Texas and is the daughter of Sally Hailey Chambers. Emetine was raised in Clarksville, Texas where she was educated in public schools and high school....

Jane E. Smith, 95, of Monmouth, died 10:02pm, Wednesday February 14th at Cranes View Lodge, Clermont, FL. She was born June 24, 1922 in Ottumwa, IA, the daughter of Seth Walter Morgan and Vera Celestia (Hovey) Morgan. She married Roger G. Smith of Monmouth (Gerlaw) on May 30, 1942 in St. Louis Mo. Surviving is her Son, Timothy (Sherry)...

Mable A. Johnson, age 88, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 6:00 pm at her Monmouth residence on January 12, 2011. Mable was born November 5, 1922 in Topeka, Kansas and is the daughter of Fred and Lydia Myers Dougherty. She was raised in Topeka and attended local schools through High School. She then attended the Kansas City College...

Clinton E. Gaskill, age 85, of Monmouth, passed away at 1:22 am at OSF St.Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, IL. Clint was born on July 25, 1927 in Abingdon, Illinois and is the son of George D. and Gladys Short Gaskill. He was raised in Kirkwood where he attended school and graduated from Kirkwood High School with the class...

Rhonda S. Brentise, age 42, of Galesburg, IL.; passed away at her residence in Galesburg, Illinois on May 25, 2011. Rhonda was born September 27, 1968 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Vernon G. and Janet Harris Brentise. Ronda was raised in Monmouth attending Monmouth Schools graduated from Monmouth High School. Rhonda was involved with Bridgeway and...

Jesse W. Higbee, age 96, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 1:20 am at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth on September 19, 2012. He was born on November 19, 1915 in Kirkwood, Illinois and is the son of Virgil and Edith Van Cleave Higbee. Jesse was raised in Kirkwood where he attended school and graduated from Kirkwood...

Raymond H. Elliott, age 99, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away on Friday December 12th at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth. Raymond was born on December 12, 1909 in Lenox Township of Warren County on the family farm. He is the son of Everat and Harriett Brooks Elliott. He was raised on the farm and attended rural schools...

James M. "Jimmy" Shallenberger, age 63, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 9:12 pm Tuesday April 3rd at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois. Jim was born June 5, 1948 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of Martin T. and Frances M. Randolph Shallenberger. Jim was raised and educated in Monmouth attending public schools and Monmouth High School class...

Hans Martin "Marty" Hackspacher, age 60, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 1:05 pm on Sunday January 2nd at his residence. Martin was born on September 6, 1950 in Nurtingen Germany and is the son of Martin and Margaret Stephan Hackspacher. He was raised and educated in Monmouth where he attended school and graduated from Monmouth High School. Marty...

Charles M. Kraft, age 88, formerly of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at the Heritage Manor Care Center in Normal, Illinois on Saturday Oct.25th. Charles was born on June 11, 1920 in Iola, Kansas and is the son of Warren C. and Nellie O. Shoopman Kraft. He was raised in Dunlap, Illinois where he attended public schools and graduated from...

Rebecca A. O'Neal, age 63, of Raritan, Illinois passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois on November 16th, 2013 at 12:17 pm. She was born on September 5, 1950 in San Francisco, California and is the daughter of Frank B. and Erma Mae Francis O'Neal. She was raised in California where she attended public school...

Eilleen Elsie Spoerl, age 59, of Monmouth, Illinois, died peacefully by slipping away and going to sleep at 11:00 PM on Monday, December 19, 2016 at Royal Oaks Nursing Home in Kewanee, Illinois. She was born on September 14, 1957 in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of Peter R. and Shirley J. (Beard) Ausmus. Eilleen attended school in Peoria, IL...

Zachary Austin Carrier, 22 of Bradenton, Florida, lost his battle with Cystic Fibrosis on August 22nd, 2014. He was born December 8th, 1991 in Kankakee, IL. and is the son of Kendall Carrier and Christy Welch Sincavage. He was raised and educated in the Pittsfield, IL area and graduated from Braden River High School in 2010. He currently is...

Dan J." Booner"Gillette, age 27, of Kirkwood, Illinois passed away at 110 South 6th Street Monmouth, Illinois on January 13, 2014. He was born September 28, 1986 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of Charles Edward "Rusty" Gillette and Christine (David) Root. Dan was raised in Monmouth and attended Monmouth Schools. He received his Diploma after finishing High...