Obituaries

Lauren E.Still, age 85, of Cameron, IL; passed away at 1:55 am at Rosewood Care Center in Galesburg, IL on October 29, 2015. Lauren was born on January 7, 1930 in Clinton, Iowa and is the son of Leland and Ethel Rodgers Still. Lauren moved to Galesburg as a boy where he was reared and educated in the Galesburg...

Solon E. Thompson, age 86, passed away at Rosewood Care Center in Galesburg, Ill. on May 17, 2010. He was born on February 9, 1924 in Monmouth, the son of WM Oscar and Elizabeth Barnes Thompson. Solon was reared and educated in Monmouth, and attended Monmouth High School. He served in the United States Air Force from 1943-1946, and...

Doris M. Dehner, age 82, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at Monmouth Nursing Home on January 6th, at 6:12 am. Doris was born on June 18, 1931 in Kane, PA and is the daughter of William Arthur and Mabel Mae Ross Dehner. She was raised in Burningwell, PA where she was raised and educated through High School. She was...

Dennis L. Hetlet, age 72, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF St.Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 4:38 pm. Dennis was born on July 16, 1942 in Canton, SD and is the son of Olaf and Lily Mignon (Enger) Hetlet. He was reared and educated in Arlington, SD and graduated from the...

Mildred L. Anderson, age 58, of East Peoria, Illinois and formerly of Monmouth, passed away at her E. Peoria Home at 4:14 pm on February 20, 2014. Mildred was born on March 2, 1955 in Monmouth and is the daughter of William and Marilyn Elaine Howell Strange. She was reared and educated in Monmouth where she attended local schools...

Linda L. Brownlee, age 70, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois on May 5, 2017 at 1:02 am. Linda was born on October 21, 1946 in Oquawka, Illinois, the daughter of Orion Joseph and Bettie Lee Huss Shinberger. In her early years, the family moved about and she attended many schools....

F. Stuart Walker, age 75, of Monmouth, passed away at his residence at 8:00 pm on Thursday evening September 9th. "Stu" was born November 5, 1934 in Peoria, Illinois and is the son of Donald and Ila Bruington Walker. Stuart was raised and educated in Monmouth and it's public schools then graduated from Shattuck High School in Faribault, Minnesota...

George E. Sipes, age 81, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 10:15 am at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois on December 6, 2011. George was born February 28, 1930 in Doniphan, Missouri and is the son of Richard L. and Beulah Robinson Sipes. George was raised in Doniphan until the age of eight, when the family moved to the...

John Douglas Bowman, age 83, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at Rose Bush Assisted Living in Burlington, Iowa on October 3, 2012 at 8:15 am. John was born on March 31, 1931 in Burlington, Iowa and is the son of Charles Douglas and Ruth Ann Hartman Bowman. John was raised in Burlington, IA where he attended local schools and...

Cora Lee Miller, age 84, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, on January 18, 2011 at 3:10 am. Cora Lee was born August 30, 1926 in Quincy, Illinois and is the daughter of Lloyd and Frances Miller Van Natta. She was raised and educated in the Quincy area and it's schools where she attended Quincy...

Carole L. Stevenson, age 73, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at her Oquawka residence on Sunday, February 2nd, 2014. Carole was born on April 2, 1940 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Eddie B. and Helen D. Clayton Short. She was reared and educated in Monmouth and attended local schools. She received her General Education Degree in...

Carol Jeanette Conard, age 86, of Cameron, Illinois; passed away at the Roseville Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Roseville, Illinois on May 13, 2010 at 11:22 am. She was born on September 9, 1923 in Cameron, Ill. the daughter of Harold and Rose Dollinger Youngquist. She attended Galesburg public schools. Carol married K. Wayne Conard on January 7,...

Dale E. Whiteside, Sr., age 69, of Monmouth, Ill., passed at his residence at 10:27 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Dale was born on February 3, 1940, in Queen City, Missouri the son of William Pearl and Bessie Lehr Whiteside. His family moved to Stronghusrt in 1944. He attended Stronghurst and Roseville Schools. Dale first married Merle Jones....

Donald R. " Sarge" Bearden, age 75, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 8:20 am at OSF St.Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, on March 25, 2013. Don was born on April 11, 1937 in Monmouth and is the son of Raymond and Hazel Meyer Bearden. Sarge was raised and schooled in Monmouth, Illinois and graduated from Monmouth High School...

Olive V. Bailey, age 92, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at the Blair House Hospice in West Burlington, Iowa on May 25, 2013 at 4:05 am. Olive was born on December 31, 1920 in Biggsville, Illinois and is the daughter of Cavart and Zella Milligan Bigger. She was reared and educated in the South Henderson community, where she attended...

Richard L. Hocker, age 61, of Alexis, Illinois; died at 9:35 pm on Thursday March 26th, following a traffic accident. Rich was born on August 25, 1947 in Macomb, Illinois and is the son of Carl and Evelyn Kessler Hocker. Rich was raised in the Sciota, Colchester, and Macomb areas where he attended local schools and graduated from Macomb...

Nancy A. Collins, age 63, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at her residence in Monmouth on Saturday October 31, 2009 at 11:16 pm. Nancy was born on August 19, 1946 in Monmouth, and is the daughter of William Kenneth and Faith Lucille Cooke Nichols. She was raised in Monmouth where she attended Monmouth Public Schools and graduated from Monmouth...

Anna Belle McCoy, age 83, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at OSF St.Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Illinois on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 1:30 am. Anna Belle was born on July 19, 1932 in Colchester, Illinois and is the daughter of James Henry and Alta Mae McKinnon Waller. She was raised in Colchester where she attended local schools...

Marjory C. Rothzen, age 82, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at O.S.F. Holy Family Medical Center on August 19, 2013 at 1:34 am. She was born on June 4, 1931 in Monmouth, the daughter of Golden and Bertha (Shauman) Dobey. She received her elementary education at Coonville Grade School and graduated from Kirkwood High School with the class of...

Clarence P. "Buster" "Bus" "C.P." "Pat" Patterson, age 94, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away peacefully November 5th, his late wife's birthday, in his boyhood home in Monmouth, Illinois at 5:30 am. Clarence was born on November 2, 1914 in Monmouth, Illinois and was the son of Clarence M. and Elma Powers Patterson. C.P. was raised in Monmouth where he...