Obituaries

Verna I. Gibb, age 91, of Biggsville, Illinois passed away at 10:15 am at Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois on Sunday May 26, 2013. Verna was born on November 10, 1921 in Cambridge, Illinois and is the daughter of George and Rose3 Ann White Slater. She was raised in Kewanee where she attended local schools and...

Mable A. Johnson, age 88, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 6:00 pm at her Monmouth residence on January 12, 2011. Mable was born November 5, 1922 in Topeka, Kansas and is the daughter of Fred and Lydia Myers Dougherty. She was raised in Topeka and attended local schools through High School. She then attended the Kansas City College...

Larry L. Larkins, age 76, of New Windsor, Illinois passed away at OSF St.Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, on Tuesday October 2, 2012 at 4:25 pm. Larry was born on September 8, 1936 in Oquawka, Illinois and is the son of William G and Pearl Lucinda Easton Larkins. Larry was raised in Rozetta, Illinois where he attended local rural...

Clinton E. Gaskill, age 85, of Monmouth, passed away at 1:22 am at OSF St.Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, IL. Clint was born on July 25, 1927 in Abingdon, Illinois and is the son of George D. and Gladys Short Gaskill. He was raised in Kirkwood where he attended school and graduated from Kirkwood High School with the class...

Aline M. Mackowiak, age 90, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, Illinois on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 2:34 AM as a result of being struck in the crosswalk by a vehicle on Broadway in front of Immaculate Conception Church, Monmouth IL on Wednesday December 13. From Moline to Monmouth. Wawrzyniec (Lawrence in...

Rhonda S. Brentise, age 42, of Galesburg, IL.; passed away at her residence in Galesburg, Illinois on May 25, 2011. Rhonda was born September 27, 1968 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Vernon G. and Janet Harris Brentise. Ronda was raised in Monmouth attending Monmouth Schools graduated from Monmouth High School. Rhonda was involved with Bridgeway and...

Jesse W. Higbee, age 96, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 1:20 am at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth on September 19, 2012. He was born on November 19, 1915 in Kirkwood, Illinois and is the son of Virgil and Edith Van Cleave Higbee. Jesse was raised in Kirkwood where he attended school and graduated from Kirkwood...

Raymond H. Elliott, age 99, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away on Friday December 12th at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth. Raymond was born on December 12, 1909 in Lenox Township of Warren County on the family farm. He is the son of Everat and Harriett Brooks Elliott. He was raised on the farm and attended rural schools...

Robert A Hoskins, age 83, of Galesburg, Illinois; passed away at Heartland Health Care Center in Galesburg, Illinois on December 8, 2012 at 3:25 pm. Robert was born on Ocotber 20, 1929 in Henderson County and is the son of Robert and Maude Pelate Hoskins. Bob was raised in Oquawka and attended Henderson County Schools. Robert is a veteran...

James M. "Jimmy" Shallenberger, age 63, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 9:12 pm Tuesday April 3rd at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois. Jim was born June 5, 1948 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of Martin T. and Frances M. Randolph Shallenberger. Jim was raised and educated in Monmouth attending public schools and Monmouth High School class...

Hans Martin "Marty" Hackspacher, age 60, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 1:05 pm on Sunday January 2nd at his residence. Martin was born on September 6, 1950 in Nurtingen Germany and is the son of Martin and Margaret Stephan Hackspacher. He was raised and educated in Monmouth where he attended school and graduated from Monmouth High School. Marty...

James Carner of Rozetta, born April 3, 1929, left on his final flight February 22, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Eunice and sons John (Linda) and Paul (Nancy) Carner, granddaughters Beth and Susan Carner and brother Robert Carner. He was predeceased by his parents Edward and Grace Carner and two brothers, Lawrence and Donald. Jim married Eunice...

Reece Turley, Jr., age 85, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at his residence in Oquawka, on Wednesday August 26, 2009. Reece was born on April 9, 1924 in Avon, Virginia and is the son of Reece and Nellie C. Boyd Turley. Reece came to Illinois as a boy with his family and was raised in the Kirkwood area where...

Charles M. Kraft, age 88, formerly of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at the Heritage Manor Care Center in Normal, Illinois on Saturday Oct.25th. Charles was born on June 11, 1920 in Iola, Kansas and is the son of Warren C. and Nellie O. Shoopman Kraft. He was raised in Dunlap, Illinois where he attended public schools and graduated from...

Mary Lou Parsons, age 70, of Alexis, Illinois; passed away at 2:20 am on Wednesday May 18th, at Trinity Medical Center West Campus in Rock Island, Illinois. Mary Lou was born May 3, 1941 in Monmouth, and is the daughter of LeRoy W. and Margaret M. Roberts Davis. She was raised in the Monmouth area and attended local rural...

Rebecca A. O'Neal, age 63, of Raritan, Illinois passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois on November 16th, 2013 at 12:17 pm. She was born on September 5, 1950 in San Francisco, California and is the daughter of Frank B. and Erma Mae Francis O'Neal. She was raised in California where she attended public school...

Ronald G. Ray, age 59, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center on October 9, 2010 at 4:32 pm. He was born on June 28, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois and is the son of Gene and Joyce Swanson Ray. Ron was raised and educated in Monmouth where he attended schools and graduated from Monmouth High...

Eilleen Elsie Spoerl, age 59, of Monmouth, Illinois, died peacefully by slipping away and going to sleep at 11:00 PM on Monday, December 19, 2016 at Royal Oaks Nursing Home in Kewanee, Illinois. She was born on September 14, 1957 in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of Peter R. and Shirley J. (Beard) Ausmus. Eilleen attended school in Peoria, IL...

Laura Lee Tinkham, age 49, of Cameron, Ill., passed away at her residence in Cameron on Friday, January 13, 2012. She was born on December 29, 1962 in Peoria, Illinois; and is the daughter of Ted and Dorrie Rider Tinkham. Laura was raised in Cameron, and attended Warren School graduating in the class of 1981. She then attended Western...

Elijah Alexander Trimble, stillborn infant son of Nathan and Angela Trimble, formerly of the Monmouth/Roseville area; passed away at University Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa. on September 12, 2012 at 1:25 pm. He is survived by his parents, Nathan and Angela HandzoTrimble of Iowa City, Iowa and two brothers Kaedyn Anthony and Ethan Nicholas Trimble, both of Iowa City,...