Obituaries

Harold W. "Hen" Henshaw, age 92, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at his Oquawka residence on Tuesday March 9, at 9:10 am. He was born on February 28, 1918 in Sampsel, Missouri and was the son of Doss and Lizzie Simmons Henshaw. He came to Henderson County and was raised in Oquawka and Gladstone, where he attended local schools....

Mark J. Buster, age 44, of Monmouth passed away at his Monmouth, Illinois residence on Friday November 1, 2013 at 6:30 am. Mark was born on February 26, 1969 Fayetteville, North Carolina and is the son of Mark and Carol Darnell Buster. He was raised here where he attended local schools and graduated from Warren High School with the...

Ruth E. Hompland Olson passed away peacefully at her home in Monmouth on Friday, August 7, 2015 at 5:29 am. She was tireless in spirit, and lived her life with faith, courage, dignity, and a sense of humor. Ruth Evangeline Hompland was born August 10, 1920, in Kuling, China. Her parents, Anna and Reverend Lars Hompland, were American missionaries,...

Kathleen M. Bennett, age 70, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away on October 7,2014 at 4:45 am at Galesburg Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois. She was born on May 16, 1944 in Chicago, IL and is the daughter of Arthur F. and Dolores V.Stritzel Hughes. She was raised and educated in both Monmouth and McHenry, Illinois where she attended Immaculate...

V. Marcella " Marcia" Kesinger, age 90, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Illinois; at 3:30 am on Thursday February 20th, 2014. Marcella was born on November 26, 1923 in Salem, Missouri and is the daughter of Virgil F. and Vivian Maberry Shores. Marcia was raised and educated in the Ozark area of Missouri...

K. Lucille "Dolly" Lefort, age 86, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at 12:35 pm at Monmouth Nursing Home on Sunday May 11, 2014. " Dolly " was born on January 29, 1928 in Monmouth and is the daughter of "T.W." Terrance Wm. and Frances Burns Gavin. She was reared and educated in Warren County where she attended " Farmer's...

William J. "Pop" Trimble, Sr. age 84, of Keithsburg, Illinois passed away at his residence at 8:32 am on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Bill was born on December 8, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Joseph A. and Kathleen Trimble. He was educated in the Philadelphia area where he graduated from Flourtown High School with the Class of...

Helen C. Richey, age 92, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 8:30 pm on January 30th, at the Monmouth Nursing Home. Helen was born March 25, 1919 in Gerlaw, Illinois and is the daughter of Andrew and Laura M. Neilsen Bertelsen. She was raised in the Little York and Gerlaw areas and attended rural schools. She attended Little York...

Ethel E. Meyer, age 94, of Rozetta, passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, on May 29, 2013. Ethel was born May 17, 1919 in Mendon, Illinois, the daughter of William Thomas and Elizabeth Catherine (Swunk) Cantrell. She was educated in Mendon schools and graduated from Mendon High School in 1937. She married Van William Meyer...

David Myers "Bud" Eiker, age 78, of Cameron, Illinois; passed away at the Aledo Health Care Center in Aledo, on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 11:28 pm. David was born on February 20, 1936 in Knoxville, Illinois and is the son of Daniel M. and Erma VanPelt Eiker. He was reared and educated in Knoxville and was a 1953...

Robert Paul Carner, age 60, of Caledonia, Illinois and formerly of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away suddenly at Beloit Memorial Hospital in Beloit, Wisconsin on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 10:26 AM. Paul was born June 11, 1956 in Monmouth, Illinois, and is the son of James and Eunice (Green) Carner. He graduated from Union High School 1974, and Western...

Elizabeth "Liz" Reimolds, age 82, of Monmouth; passed away at 6:35 pm on July 21st, at the home of her son in Monmouth, Illinois. She was born on November 19, 1927 in Mammoth Cave, KY, the daughter of "Bud" and Carrie Holton Davis. She was raised in Monmouth and attended Monmouth schools. She married Elmer L.Reimolds on June 10,...

Wayne E. Lam, Jr., age 55, of Monmouth, passed away at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on October 9, 2012, surrounded by family and friends, after a 4 month battle with heart complications. He was born on March 25, 1957 in Rushville, Ill., and is the son of Wayne E. and June Louise Anders Lam. He was reared and...

Leslie H. "Sport" Stubbs, age 95, formerly of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at Noon at Trinity West in Rock Island, Illinois on May 22, 2008. "Sport" was born September 10, 1912 in Oquawka, Illinois and is the son of John Benjamin and Nancy Raines Stubbs. He attended the "Harmonty" rural school in Henderson County. Leslie was married on June...

Diana K. Stinemates, 71, of Monmouth, passed away at the OSF Hospice House in Peoria, Illinois on Monday July 27, 2015 at 12:45 am. She was born in Monmouth, Illinois, the daughter of Drexel W. and Ina Mae (Patterson) Moore. Diana was a graduate of Stephen Decatur High School in Decatur, Illinois. She also attended business college at the...

Audrey White Weissinger, age 92, of Kirkwood, Illinois; passed away at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, Illinois on Tuesday January 21, 2014. Audrey was born on October 18, 1921 in Raritan, Illinois and is the daughter of Henry A. and Pearl McLean White. She was raised in Biggsville and attended it's public schools and high school. She then...

Larry R. Seitz, age 58 of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at his residence in Oquawka, Illinois on May 31, 2011 at 5:15 am. He was born on August 27, 1952 in Burlington, Ia., the son of Lawrence and Arlene Rudy Seitz. He was reared and educated in Henderson county, he graduated from Union High School in 1970. He then...

Nancy K. Bohn, age 65, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at OSF St.Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 8:30 pm. Nancy was born on November 4, 1950 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Virgil E. and Rose A. Howell Shaub. Nancy attended Monmouth public schools and was an honor student and...

Robert D." Bob " Martin, age 86, passed away at 9:11 am at his Monmouth residence on Tuesday April 15, 2014. Robert was born on January 30, 1928 in Monmouth, Ill and is the son of Arthur L. and Euforsine Franzen Martin. Bob was reared and educated in Monmouth and was a member of the Monmouth High School Class...

Harold W. Pedigo, age 93, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at his home in Monmouth, on Tuesday afternoon March 24, 2009. Harold was born January 22, 1916 in Burlington, Iowa and is the son of George Elmer and Louesa O. Latham Pedigo. Harold was raised in Monmouth where he attended Monmouth Public Schools and Graduated from Monmouth High School....