Obituaries

Nancy J. Fullerton Reed, age 66, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at 6:22 pm at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Nancy was born on January 30, 1948 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Loren and Gertrude Saville Fullerton. She was raised in Henderson County where she attended local...

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...

Richard O. Olson, age 75, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at Heartland Health Care Center in Galesburg, Illinois on January 2, 2012 at 12:15 pm. Richard was born on October 14, 1936 in and is the son of John and Bertha Bleifield Olson. Richard was raised in Morris, Illinois where he attended school and graduated from Morris High School...

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...

Robert William Ewing, age 70, passed away at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, on August 7, 2010 at 2:05 pm. Robert was born May 31, 1940 in Galesburg, Illinois and is the son of William Samuel and Myrtle Lucille Peterson Ewing. He was raised and educated in Galesburg where he attended area schools. He was married on...

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...

S. Kathryn Noble, age 95, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at her residence on June 8th Thursday at 1:20 pm. She was born on July 27, 1915 in Carman, Illinois and is the daughter of John and Mary McIntyre Dowell. Kathryn was raised in Lomax, Illinois where she attended local schools. She married John N. Noble on October 3,...

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...

Roger C. Siens, age 78, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at 9:45 pm on April 12th, at the Mercer County Nursing Home in Aledo, Illinois. Roger was born on November 7th, 1933 in Hopper, Illinois and is the son of John Clark and Ora Hulet Siens Roger was raised in Henderson County where he attended local rural schools. He...

Doris Green Vancil, age 94, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at 7:27 pm at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, on February 3, 2012. Doris was born August 12, 1917 in Oquawka, Illinois and is the daughter of George Glenn and Blanche Maude Ives Green. Doris was raised in Oquawka where she attended local schools and high...

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...

George T. Wheeler, age 69, of Macomb, Illinois, formerly of Kirkwood; passed away at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, IL. on June 19, 2013 at 7:05 pm. George was born on August 22, 1944 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of George L. and Naomi N. Harrison Wheeler. He was raised in Kirkwood, Illinois where he attended local...

Mary R. Schweitzer, age 64, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington, Iowa on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 1:51 pm. Mary was born May 21, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of John S. and Margaret M. (Kroupa) Vandeleur. She attended school in Woodridge, Illinois and attended Downers Grove South High...

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...