Obituaries

Helen M. Bersted, age 87, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at Galesburg Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois on June 1, 2011 at 6:30 pm. She was born May 20, 1924 in rural Swan Township of Warren County and is the daughter of Ira W and Naomi Cochran Huston. Her grade school years were at Parker rural school in Point...

Rae Ann Elliott, age 61, of Monmouth, passed away at 3:33 pm on June 17th at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Illinois. Rae Ann was born on January 1, 1952 in Peoria, Illinois and is the daughter of Waymon Anderson and Mary Ann King Strickland. She was raised in Peoria and Elmwood Schools and attended the Elmwood...

Mary Lou Leath, age 81, of Galesburg, Illinois; passed away at 6:00 pm on the 28th of May at Heartland Health Care Center in Galesburg, Illinois. Mary Lou was born July 22, 1929 in Alexis, Illinois and is the daughter of Art and Frances Reem Alstedt. She was raised in Alexis where she attended school and graduated from Alexis...

Alan D. Smith, age 60, of Biggsville, Illinois, passed away at 12:30 AM on Tuesday, April 12, 216 at Roseville Nursing and Rehab in Roseville, Illinois. He was born on September 16, 1955 in Monmouth, IL, the son of James E. and Vallie H. (Ravenscraft) Smith. He was educated in the Biggsville area and attended Union High School. Alan...

Elizabeth Ann Alumbaugh, an active and involved resident of the Monmouth, Illinois community for over 60 years, died peacefully Friday evening July 8 at Clark- Lindsey Renewal Therapy Center in Urbana, Illinois. She was 92 years old. Elizabeth Ann Lubben was born January 4, 1924, the daughter of Herman and Harriet (Zollver) Lubben in Stone Lake, Wisconsin. She is...

Ralph F. Ault, age 95, entered heaven at 10:25 pm, July 18, 2013, at the Monmouth Nursing Home, where he a lived for the last 18 months. He was born on November 26, 1917 in Newberry, Indiana. After graduating from High School, Ralph saw an ad in the Prairie Farmer about work in Warren County, Illinois He came and...

Eugene C. Behnke, age 82, of Monmouth, Ill., passed away at his residence on Thursday morning November 19, 2009. Gene was born March 28, 1927 in Kewanee, Ill. and is the son of Henry and Anna Milligan Behnke. He was raised in Kewanee where he attended local schools and graduated from Kewanee High School. He then attended Monmouth College,...

Pete Ball, 57, passed away at home in Monmouth on Wednesday, November 25, 2009. He was born July 18, 1952 in Ann Arbor, MI to Genevieve and Elwood "Woody" Ball, and was raised and educated in Monmouth where he graduated from Monmouth High School in 1970 and Monmouth College in 1974. He married Jeannine Prevallet in 1983. Pete was...

Janice L. Vander Hyden, age 60, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at the Roseville Nursing and Rehab Center in Roseville, on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 12:15 pm. A full obituary will be posted shortly. A gathering of her family and friends is planned on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Turnbull Funeral Home in Monmouth where her family will...

Nadine K. Mowen, age 54, of Stronghurst, Illinois; passed away at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, on March 18th at 9:10 am. She was born August 26, 1956 in LaHarpe, Illinois and is the daughter of Robert E. and Pauline B. Johnson Talbott. She was raised in LaHarpe where she attended public schools and graduated from the...

Charles R. "Charlie" Ruberg, age 88, of Oquawka, Illinois, said good-bye to his family at his home on Friday, February 17, 2017. Charlie was born on November 9, 1928, the son of Thomas "Bud" and Blanche Ives (Green) Ruberg. He was raised and educated in Oquawka and graduated from Oquawka High School in 1948. He went to work at...

David C. Cook, age 71, of Monmouth, passed away at 12:06 pm on August 27, at OSF St.Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. David was born May 10, 1939 in Seaton, Illinois and is the son of Willard and Winifred Brown Cook. He was raised and educated in Alexis and Keithsburg and graduated from Keithsburg High School. He entered...

Merle W. Brown, age 89, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away peacefully at Monmouth Nursing Home on August 15, 2013 at 11:46 am. Merle was born in Mercer County near Aledo, Illinois on December 30, 1923. He was the youngest son of Oliver and Myra Park Brown. He grew up in Mercer County, played quarterback for the Aledo High School...

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...

Wendell A. Faudree, age 87, of Kirkwood, Illinois, passed away at his home in Kirkwood, IL. on Friday evening at 8:30 pm. Wendell was born on December 13, 1925 in Macon, Missouri and is the son of Christopher T. and Florence E. Wykoff Faudree. Wendell was raised in Hannibal, Missouri and attended public schools and graduated from Hannibal High...

Max Wayne Meyer, age 83,of Oquawka,Illinois passed away at OSF Family Medical Center in Monmouth, Illinois on August 23,2013. Max was born east of Oquawka on the family farm on February 16,1930 the son of Paul Henry and Virgie Smith Meyer. Max was educated at the Little Brick school and Biggsville schools in Henderson County. Max married Maude Elizabeth...

Randy W. Romine, age 64, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at his Monmouth residence on Saturday November 24, 2012 at 2:55 pm. Randy was born on February 23, 1948 in Galesburg, Illinois and is the son of Keith W. and Helen B. Sands Romine. Randy was raised and educated in Monmouth and attended Monmouth Schools and graduated from Monmouth...

Glen H. Wallace, age 82, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at his Oquawka residence on Saturday Nov. 3rd. at 12:15 pm. Glen was born on June 12, 1930 in Fair Grove, Missouri and is the son of Elmer Haskell and Leta Opal McCurry Wallace. Glen was born and raised on the family farm near Fair Grove, where he attended...

Robert N. Smith, age 94, of Quincy, Illinois; formerly of Bushnell, IL passed away at the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors home in Quincy,IL on Sunday, October 22, 2017. Robert was born on June 22, 1923 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of Lester L. and Eunice M. VanTine Smith. He was reared and educated in Monmouth where he...

Donna J. Moore, age 87, of Alexis, Illinois passed away peacefully at 10:25 am on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Seminary Manor Nursing home in Galesburg, Illinois where she had resided for three years. She was born July 8, 1928 in Aledo, IL, the daughter of Leonard and Myrtle Burgeson Hollembaek. Donna was raised and educated in Aledo, Illinois...