Obituaries

F. Everett Johnson, age 92, of Biggsville, IL. passed away at the Great River Hospice House on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 12:20 pm. Everett was born on March 20, 1922 in rural Biggsville, IL of Henderson County, and is the son of Floyd Everett and Helen Leona South Johnson. Everett attended the "Kirby" rural school in Henderson County....

Rolland E. "Ron" Yocum, age 70, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at St.Francis Medical Center in Greenwood, IN on January 10, 2013. Ron was born on December 22, 1942 in Peoria, Illinois and is the son of Charles L. and Minnie M. (Nelson) Yocum. Ron graduated from Woodland High School in Streator, Illinois with the class of 1960. After...

Harriet G. McMillon, age 81, of Rock Island, Illinois, passed away at 5:10 p.m. at Trinity West in Rock Island on Wednesday, December 5, 2007. Harriet was born on May 7, 1926 in Monmouth, Illinois, the daughter of Ralph and Harriet Cox Taylor. She was reared and educated in Monmouth, attending Monmouth Public Schools. She first married William Nickerson,...

Infant Jayden Wayne Hank of Oquawka, IL was born and passed away at the Galesburg Cottage Hospital in Galesburg on September 25, 2014. Jayden is the infant son of Jeremy and Ashley Miller Hank of Oquawka, IL. Surviving are his parents, Jeremy and Ashley Hank of Oquawka, maternal grandparents, Marcia Miller and Bruce Miller both of Oquawka, paternal grandparents,...

David L. Palmer, age73, of Cameron,Illinois; passed away at 9:05 am at the Marigold Nursing Home in Galesburg,Illinois on November 18,2013. David was born on August 3,1940 in Galesburg and is the son of Lewis E. and Audrey Shumaker Palmer. He was raised in Galesburg and graduated from Galesburg High School, class of 1958. He attended Carl Sandburg College...

Randy R. Atkins, age 63, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at his Monmouth residence on Friday, March 18, 2016 at 9:48 pm. Randy was born on September 2, 1952 in Burlington, Iowa and is the son of William and Elizabeth A. Atkins. He was raised in Monmouth, where he attended Willits, Central, and Monmouth High School from which he...

Dean E. Ricketts, age 86, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at University Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday December 21, 2012 at 11:02 pm. Dean was born on July 26, 1926 in Burlington, Iowa and is the son of Leslie P. and Gladys E. Camp Ricketts. Dean was raised and educated in Henderson County where he attended school...

Donald L. Allard, age 77, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at Galesburg Cottage Hospital on Saturday April 20, 2013 at 11:33 am. Donald was born on May 30, 1935 in York, Nebraska and is the son of Clemencia Erald Wright and Garrett David Allard. Don was raised in Springfield, Illinois and then came to Rock Island, IL. where he...

Frances I. Stauffer, age 86, formerly of Kirkwood, Illinois; passed away at the Illinois Veteran's Home in Quincy, IL on December 10, 2012 at 12:15 am. Frances was born on February 11, 1926 in Keokuk, Iowa and is the daughter of Frank and Esther Hartman Jaeger. She was raised in the South English, Iowa are where she attended a...

Marilyn J. Evans, age 72, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at her Oquawka residence at 4:41 am on Wednesday November 18, 2015. She was born on March 29, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois and is the daughter of Harry W. and Doris M. Nyquist LaDue. She was raised in Chicago and attended local schools. She attended and graduated from Waller...

Anna Mae Graber, age 85, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at Galesburg Cottage Hospital at 12:45 pm on Wednesday, January 6. 2016. Anna Mae was born on April 6, 1930 near Memphis, MO in Scotland County. She is the daughter of Alma Lenora (Pinnell) and Edgar Orin McGee. She was raised and educated in many places, mainly Missouri and...

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...

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,...

James M. Lovdahl, age 70, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, on September 3rd at 12:40 pm. "Jim" was born on July 25,1941 in the rural Monmouth area and is the son of Chalmer A. and Rachael R. Monticue Lovdahl. Jim attended Monmouth High School and graduated from Warren High School, class...

George Grant Mackey, Sr. age 70, of Aledo, Illinois; passed away at OSF St.Francis Hospital in Peoria, Illinois on January 21, 2014 at 1:30 pm. George was born on October 19, 1943 in Cameron, Illinois and is the son of Grant and Ruth Poulson Mackey. He was raised in Dahinda, Illinois and schooled and graduated from Williamsfield High School...

Timothy Patrick Gavin died peacefully at home in Urbana, Illinois on May 23, 2009. Born in Peoria on June 6, 1955, Tim Gavin grew up in Monmouth, Illinois. He attended Immaculate Conception School and graduated from Warren High School, where he was active in Future Farmers of America. Tim was a grain and livestock farmer west of Monmouth with...

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...

Janice A. " Hanner " Short, age 66, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at the Emergency Room at OSF Holy Family Medical Center on Wednesday December 11, 2013 at 1:34 am. Janice was born on January 15, 1947 in Cave City, Kentucky and is the daughter of John Milton and Ruby Felicia Coats Short. She began school in Cave...

Eleanor L. Gilmore, age 92, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at 4:30 pm at OSF St.Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, IL. on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 4:30 pm. She was born on April 17, 1923 in Sunbeam, Illinois and was reared and educated in the area schools where she attended Belmont Grade School and graduated from Little York...

On May 3, 2014, Violet H. Bigger passed away peacefully in her home in Gladstone, Illinois. On behalf of my family, I would like to express our gratitude to those of you that have already paid your condolences. We know that she has touched the lives of many people, and my family and I can not express how much...