Obituaries

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,...

Irma Louise Hinshaw, age 88, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at the Oak Wood Estates in Stronghurst, Illinois on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 2:20 am. She was born in Mora, Minnesota on March 8, 1926, the daughter of Albert and Lillie May (Jordon) Mitchell. Irma was reared and educated in Macomb, Illinois and was a graduate of Macomb...

Kathleen M. Bennett, age 70, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away on October 7,2014 at 4:45 am at Galesburg Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois. She was born on May 16, 1944 in Chicago, IL and is the daughter of Arthur F. and Dolores V.Stritzel Hughes. She was raised and educated in both Monmouth and McHenry, Illinois where she attended Immaculate...

V. Marcella " Marcia" Kesinger, age 90, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Illinois; at 3:30 am on Thursday February 20th, 2014. Marcella was born on November 26, 1923 in Salem, Missouri and is the daughter of Virgil F. and Vivian Maberry Shores. Marcia was raised and educated in the Ozark area of Missouri...

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...

Shirley S. Darnell, age 57, of Oquawka, Ill.; passed away at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Ill., on December 17, 2007 at 3:32 am. Shirley was born on November 21, 1950 in Monmouth, Ill. and is the daughter of Chester R. and Lois Bridges McCoy. Shirley was reared and educated in Gladstone, Ill. where she attended and graduated from Gladstone...

K. Lucille "Dolly" Lefort, age 86, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at 12:35 pm at Monmouth Nursing Home on Sunday May 11, 2014. " Dolly " was born on January 29, 1928 in Monmouth and is the daughter of "T.W." Terrance Wm. and Frances Burns Gavin. She was reared and educated in Warren County where she attended " Farmer's...

William J. "Pop" Trimble, Sr. age 84, of Keithsburg, Illinois passed away at his residence at 8:32 am on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Bill was born on December 8, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Joseph A. and Kathleen Trimble. He was educated in the Philadelphia area where he graduated from Flourtown High School with the Class of...

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...

Ethel E. Meyer, age 94, of Rozetta, passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, on May 29, 2013. Ethel was born May 17, 1919 in Mendon, Illinois, the daughter of William Thomas and Elizabeth Catherine (Swunk) Cantrell. She was educated in Mendon schools and graduated from Mendon High School in 1937. She married Van William Meyer...

David Myers "Bud" Eiker, age 78, of Cameron, Illinois; passed away at the Aledo Health Care Center in Aledo, on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 11:28 pm. David was born on February 20, 1936 in Knoxville, Illinois and is the son of Daniel M. and Erma VanPelt Eiker. He was reared and educated in Knoxville and was a 1953...

Robert Paul Carner, age 60, of Caledonia, Illinois and formerly of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away suddenly at Beloit Memorial Hospital in Beloit, Wisconsin on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 10:26 AM. Paul was born June 11, 1956 in Monmouth, Illinois, and is the son of James and Eunice (Green) Carner. He graduated from Union High School 1974, and Western...

Elizabeth "Liz" Reimolds, age 82, of Monmouth; passed away at 6:35 pm on July 21st, at the home of her son in Monmouth, Illinois. She was born on November 19, 1927 in Mammoth Cave, KY, the daughter of "Bud" and Carrie Holton Davis. She was raised in Monmouth and attended Monmouth schools. She married Elmer L.Reimolds on June 10,...

(Margaret) Ruth Kinney, age 89, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 4:00 am at OSF St.Mary Medical Center in Galesburg,IL on December 9, 2013. Ruth was born on November 10, 1924 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Frank and Esther Brownlee Kinney. She was raised locally and attended and graduated from Little York High School in 1942,...

Wayne E. Lam, Jr., age 55, of Monmouth, passed away at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on October 9, 2012, surrounded by family and friends, after a 4 month battle with heart complications. He was born on March 25, 1957 in Rushville, Ill., and is the son of Wayne E. and June Louise Anders Lam. He was reared and...

Marlene M. Mitchell, age 83, of Galesburg, Illinois,passed away at 5:20 PM on Wednesday,July 20,2016 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg,Illinois. She was born on April 3,1933 in Hammond,Indiana, the daughter of William Louis and Ramona Anna Guinn Scalf. Marlene was raised in Hammond,Indiana and attended school in Avon,Illinois where she attended High School. She also attended...

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,...

Leslie H. "Sport" Stubbs, age 95, formerly of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at Noon at Trinity West in Rock Island, Illinois on May 22, 2008. "Sport" was born September 10, 1912 in Oquawka, Illinois and is the son of John Benjamin and Nancy Raines Stubbs. He attended the "Harmonty" rural school in Henderson County. Leslie was married on June...

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...

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...