Obituaries

Alice E. Pearson, age 96, of Biggsville, Illinois; passed away at Heartland Health Care Center in Galesburg, IL. on June 29, 2011 at 7:35 pm She was born on August 10, 1914 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of John Arthur and Ethel Gertrude Garrett Pogue. She was raised in the Media area and attended local schools and...

Richard A. Martin, age 49, of rural Little York, Illinois; passed away at 2:00 am Saturday Feb7th as a result of a traffic accident. Richard was born on January 24, 1960 in Monmouth, and is the son of Francis "Polly" and Irene M. Bennett Martin. Richard was raised in Monmouth where he attended local schools and graduated from Monmouth...

Frances J. Elliott, 88, of Monmouth, IL passed away with her family at her side at 12:14 p.m. Friday December 18, 2015 on her birthday at the Monmouth Nursing Home. Frances was born on December 18, 1927 in Hale Township in rural Monmouth, IL. She was the daughter of E.T. and Kate (Gavin) Gillen. She was raised on the...

Andrew Y. Butler, age 53, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF St.Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Illinois on July 9, 2011 at 1:50 pm. "Andy" was born on May 21, 1958 in Mahopac, New York. He was raised in Carmel, New York until coming to Monmouth where he received his education in the Monmouth Schools and Monmouth High...

Raus C. Cooper, age 73, of Henderson County and Burlington, Iowa; passed away at the Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab Center in Stronghurst, IL on May 25th, 2009. Raus was born on August 14, 1935 in Oquawka, Illinois; and is the son of Cecil and Gertrude Lynn Cooper. He was raised in Oquawka where he attended grade school and...

Rozanna "Rose" Linze, age 67, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at Unity Point Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois on May 11, 2017 at 3:22 am. Rose was employed at Maytag Corporation in Galesburg as a forklift driver until it's closing. She had previously worked at Monmouth Hospital. Rose very much enjoyed gardening and taking care of her fishpond....

Marion C. "Parker" Parker, age 83, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at 7:43 a.m. at the Monmouth Nursing Home on December 12, 2012. Marion was born on February 28, 1929 in Monmouth, Illinois, and is the son of Almiron T. and Nora E. Martin Parker. Parker was raised in Monmouth where he attended local schools and graduated from Monmouth...

Michelle D. Chamberlain, age 56, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 4:55 am at St.Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. Michelle was born on July 11, 1954 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of William and Melba Wells Widener. She was raised in Monmouth and attended the local schools and graduated from Monmouth High School in 1972. She...

Rollie G. Siegfried, age 70, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at 6:45am at Methodist Medical Center on May 29, 2013. Rollie was born December 17, 1942 and is the son of Clyde A and Rosella E. Price Siegfried. He was raised in Pontoosuc. Illinois where he attended public schools. He was married to Beverly S. Worley on August 26,...

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...