Obituaries

Dorothy G. Petersen, age 81, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, on Monday September 8, 2008 at 2:28 am. Dorothy was born on August 23, 1927 in Monmouth and is the daughter of Harold M. and Harriet Troxel Goddard. She graduated from Monmouth High School, prior to receiving her BA Degree from...

Ernest Young, age 51, of Roseville, Illinois; passed away at 3:04 am on March 24th, at Galesburg Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois. He was born April 3, 1958 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of Meredith and Gloria Birdsell Young. Ernest was raised in the rural Cameron area and attended local schools. He received his G.E.D. in 1996....

Iris L. Bruington, age 95, of Coldbrook, Illinois, went to join Dale at 7:05 a.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2008, at Seminary Manor in Galesburg, Illinois. Iris was born on August 10, 1912, in Cameron, Illinois the daughter of Jesse B. and Frances Hoy Mitchell. She was reared and educated in Cameron and attended rural schools. Iris married Dale...

Matthew D. " Matt " Sibley, age 40, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at 2:20 pm on Wednesday November 24th, at the Great River Medical Center Hospice House in Burlington, Iowa. Matthew was born on July 31, 1970 in Toledo, Ohio and is the son of Charles W. and Cheryl L. Seymour Sibley. He was raised in Luna Pier,...

Frances I. Stauffer, age 86, formerly of Kirkwood, Illinois; passed away at the Illinois Veteran's Home in Quincy, IL on December 10, 2012 at 12:15 am. Frances was born on February 11, 1926 in Keokuk, Iowa and is the daughter of Frank and Esther Hartman Jaeger. She was raised in the South English, Iowa are where she attended a...

Dr. S.C. Lindo, age 87, of Biggsville, Illinois; passed away surrounded by his family at 6:15 PM on Friday, February 24, 2017 at his home. He was born on June 2, 1929 in Pililla, in the Philippines. He was the eldest son of Silvino M. and Concepcion (Cervantes) Lindo. Silvino Jr. spent most of his childhood in Manila. He...

Lena L. Barnhouse, age 95, of Biggsville, Illinois; passed away on Sunday October 16th at 7:20 pm at Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois. Lena was born January 30, 1916 in Princeton, Illinois and is the daughter of R. Dow and Clella M. Powell Evans. She was raised in Indianola, Iowa where she attended school and graduated...

Richard L. "Doc" Kieft, 64, of Monmouth, Ill., died Sept. 16, 2009, at Great River Hospice, West Burlington, Iowa, following a short bout with pancreatic cancer. He was born April 27, 1945, in Danville, Pa., to the late Lester and Norma Kieft. He graduated from Lewisburg (Pa.) High School before completing his bachelor's and doctoral degrees in chemistry at...

Robert "Gene" Moore, age 67, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at Great River Medical Center in Burlington, Iowa on Saturday March 22, 2014 at 10:05 pm. "Gene" was born on July 23,1946 in LaHarge, IL and is the son of George and Grace Brown Moore. He was raised and educated in LaHarpe where he attended school and graduated from...

Rodney L. Young, age 56, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 2:52 pm at Trinity West in Rock Island, Illinois on February 25, 2010. Rodney was born on May 23, 1953 in Bloomington, Illinois and is the son of George K and Helen L. Geltmacher Young. Young was raised in Monmouth where he attended local schools and graduated from...

Timothy Patrick Gavin died peacefully at home in Urbana, Illinois on May 23, 2009. Born in Peoria on June 6, 1955, Tim Gavin grew up in Monmouth, Illinois. He attended Immaculate Conception School and graduated from Warren High School, where he was active in Future Farmers of America. Tim was a grain and livestock farmer west of Monmouth with...

Donald Eugene Gavin, age 86, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away peacefully at Monmouth Nursing Home on Sunday, Feb 2, after a long illness. He was born on Oct 19, 1927, to George Patrick Gavin and Rose Maurillian Hennenfent Gavin. He married Benita Bride on June 27, 1953, at St Patrick's Church in Raritan IL. Donald graduated from Monmouth High...

Mary R."Becky" Chambers, age 67 of Biggsville, Illinois; passed away at 2:15 a.m. on May 11th at her home in Biggsville, Illinois. Becky was born on February 24, 1943 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Leslie and Mary L. Kay Wolf, Sr. She was raised in Ft. Madison, Iowa and attended local schools. She graduated from Fort Madison...

Linda L.Sells, age 73, of Monmouth passed away Sunday, January 12th at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. Linda was born September 26, 1940 in La Harpe,Illinois and is the daughter of Warren C. and Arlene I. ( Gittings ) Nesbitt. She was raised in LaHarpe where she attended local schools. She first worked for several years at...

Eloise M. Preston, age 89, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away on Sunday May 15th, at Galesburg Cottage Hospital at 3:17 am. She was born December 21, 1921 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Leo M. and Turrie V. Guthrie Peoples. Eloise was raised and educated in Monmouth, Illinois where she attended local schools and graduated from Monmouth...

William R. Brooks, 83, of Lomita, California passed away at 12:45am Tuesday February 12th at Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance, CA. His death resulted from heart problems. Bill was born August 16, 1929 in Monmouth to Thomas H. and Sarah C. (Shunick) Brooks. He attended Central Grade School and graduated from Monmouth High School in 1949. He was...

Allen Edward Bowling, age 28 of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 6:45 pm at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth. He was born on October 31, 1986 in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Harlan E. and Peggy (Giddings) Bowling. Allen attended school here in Monmouth and graduated from Monmouth/Roseville High School with the Class of 2006. Allen was...

Andrew C. Young, age 90, of Kirkwood, Illinois, passed away at Marigold Rehab and Health Care Center in Galesburg, on March 23, at 3:15 am. He was born on January 25, 1923 in Monmouth, and is the son of Clyde C. and Theodora Witt Young. Andrew was raised in Kirkwood where he attended local schools and graduated from the...

Victor M. Bates, age 68, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, on Saturday May 9th. Victor was born on February 9, 1941 in Ft.Madison, Iowa and is the son of Sanford and Geraldine Redd Bates. Victor was raised in the Ft.Madison area where he attended local schools. He was previously married to...

Dorothy E. Liby, age 91, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at her rural Monmouth home on Wednesday November 13th at 4:45 pm. Dorothy was born on October 3, 1922 in rural Roseville, Illinois and was the daughter of Herbert M and Pheobie J. Phillips Brown. She was raised in rural Warren County where she attended Boyd grade school, and...