Obituaries

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...

James Carner of Rozetta, born April 3, 1929, left on his final flight February 22, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Eunice and sons John (Linda) and Paul (Nancy) Carner, granddaughters Beth and Susan Carner and brother Robert Carner. He was predeceased by his parents Edward and Grace Carner and two brothers, Lawrence and Donald. Jim married Eunice...

Reece Turley, Jr., age 85, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at his residence in Oquawka, on Wednesday August 26, 2009. Reece was born on April 9, 1924 in Avon, Virginia and is the son of Reece and Nellie C. Boyd Turley. Reece came to Illinois as a boy with his family and was raised in the Kirkwood area where...

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...

Mary Lou Parsons, age 70, of Alexis, Illinois; passed away at 2:20 am on Wednesday May 18th, at Trinity Medical Center West Campus in Rock Island, Illinois. Mary Lou was born May 3, 1941 in Monmouth, and is the daughter of LeRoy W. and Margaret M. Roberts Davis. She was raised in the Monmouth area and attended local rural...

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...

Ronald G. Ray, age 59, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center on October 9, 2010 at 4:32 pm. He was born on June 28, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois and is the son of Gene and Joyce Swanson Ray. Ron was raised and educated in Monmouth where he attended schools and graduated from Monmouth High...

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...

Laura Lee Tinkham, age 49, of Cameron, Ill., passed away at her residence in Cameron on Friday, January 13, 2012. She was born on December 29, 1962 in Peoria, Illinois; and is the daughter of Ted and Dorrie Rider Tinkham. Laura was raised in Cameron, and attended Warren School graduating in the class of 1981. She then attended Western...

Elijah Alexander Trimble, stillborn infant son of Nathan and Angela Trimble, formerly of the Monmouth/Roseville area; passed away at University Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa. on September 12, 2012 at 1:25 pm. He is survived by his parents, Nathan and Angela HandzoTrimble of Iowa City, Iowa and two brothers Kaedyn Anthony and Ethan Nicholas Trimble, both of Iowa City,...

Ruby J. Carlberg, age 78, of Knoxville, Illinois, formerly of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at 9:35 a.m. on October 26th at her residence in Knoxville, Illinois. Ruby was born November 12, 1933 in Keithsburg, Illinois and is the daughter of James Harrison and Gladys A. Stewart Ortery. Ruby was raised in Keithsburg where she attended local schools and graduated...

Robert Wayne Paulsgrove was born on October 10th, 1934 in the small Midwest town of Abingdon, Ill., the son of Lester Paulsgrove and Mary Hadley. His life was marked by an appreciation for the simple things - picking a blackberry from the backyard, packing the RV for a cross-country trip, or maybe just a walk around the block with...

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...

Douglas E. " Ed " Alexander, age 68, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at home on March 25, at 4:10 pm. Ed was born on March 19, 1945 in Sheridan, Michigan. He is the son of Doyle Westly and Retha Lorraine Buckle Alexander. He was raised in Belding, Michigan where he attended and graduated from Belding High School. He...

Kirby J. Holmberg, age 45, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 8:05 pm at Galesburg Cottage Hospital on July 4, 2009. Kirby was born August 30, 1963 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of Robert D. and Nancy E. Value Holmberg. He was raised in Monmouth and attended Monmouth schools and graduated from Monmouth High School in 1981....

Eileen S Loya, age 99, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at the Monmouth Nursing Home on February 5,2013 at 12:30 am. Eileen was born on July 16, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois, and is the daughter of Gunnar and Ines Hyvarinen Sandberg. She was raised in Chicago, where she attended public schools and graduated from Carl Schurz High School. She...

Lyle A. Keever, age 88, of Gladstone, Illinois passed away at the Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab Center in Stronghurst, IL on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 3:57 pm. Lyle was born on March 15, 1926 in Gladstone, Illinois and is the son of George and Edith Schmolt Keever. He was raised in Gladstone where he attended local schools....

Russell J. Stacker, age 97, of Cameron, Illinois, passed away at OSF St.Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, IL on March 23, 2009 at 7:08 pm. Russell was born on February 10, 1912 in Huntsville, Illinois and is the son of Otis and Nora Coker Stacker. He was reared and educated in the Huntsville area, and attended Huntsville schools. He...