Obituaries

Ronald W. Baker, age 66, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at his residence in Bald Bluff township on Saturday evening, August 22nd, at 5:15 pm. Ron was born on August 22, 1943 in Greenbush Township of Warren County; and was the son of Donald Wayne Baker and Julia Irene VanVelsor. He was raised in Abingdon, Illinois where he attended...

William R. Brooks, 83, of Lomita, California passed away at 12:45am Tuesday February 12th at Little Company of Mary Hospital, Torrance, CA. His death resulted from heart problems. Bill was born August 16, 1929 in Monmouth to Thomas H. and Sarah C. (Shunick) Brooks. He attended Central Grade School and graduated from Monmouth High School in 1949. He was...

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...

Allen Edward Bowling, age 28 of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 6:45 pm at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth. He was born on October 31, 1986 in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Harlan E. and Peggy (Giddings) Bowling. Allen attended school here in Monmouth and graduated from Monmouth/Roseville High School with the Class of 2006. Allen was...

Andrew C. Young, age 90, of Kirkwood, Illinois, passed away at Marigold Rehab and Health Care Center in Galesburg, on March 23, at 3:15 am. He was born on January 25, 1923 in Monmouth, and is the son of Clyde C. and Theodora Witt Young. Andrew was raised in Kirkwood where he attended local schools and graduated from the...

James E. Stotler, age 74, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at Marigold Rehab & Health Care Center of Galesburg, Illinois on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 1:15 am. Jim was born on October 2, 1941 in Quincy, Illinois, the son of Charles and Carrie (Cookson) Stotler. James was educated in the Quincy and at the age of 18, moved...

Victor M. Bates, age 68, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, on Saturday May 9th. Victor was born on February 9, 1941 in Ft.Madison, Iowa and is the son of Sanford and Geraldine Redd Bates. Victor was raised in the Ft.Madison area where he attended local schools. He was previously married to...

Dorothy E. Liby, age 91, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at her rural Monmouth home on Wednesday November 13th at 4:45 pm. Dorothy was born on October 3, 1922 in rural Roseville, Illinois and was the daughter of Herbert M and Pheobie J. Phillips Brown. She was raised in rural Warren County where she attended Boyd grade school, and...

Harold W. "Hen" Henshaw, age 92, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at his Oquawka residence on Tuesday March 9, at 9:10 am. He was born on February 28, 1918 in Sampsel, Missouri and was the son of Doss and Lizzie Simmons Henshaw. He came to Henderson County and was raised in Oquawka and Gladstone, where he attended local schools....

Gary K. Romine, age 59, passed away after battling Spinal Muscular Atrophy for 30 years, on Saturday, November 8, 2008, at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth at 12:53 p.m. Gary was born on May 2, 1949, in Monmouth, the son of Keith Wilbur and Helen Sands Romine. Gary was raised in Monmouth, graduating from Monmouth High School...

Teddy Abernathy, Jr. age 78, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at Heartland Health Care Center in Galesburg, Illinois on Thursday October 28th, at 3:40 am. Teddy was born on February 24, 1932 in Prairie City, Illinois and is the son of Theordore and Ona Miller Abernathy. He was raised in Bushnell, Illinois and attended school at Walnut Grove. Ted...

Sandra K. White, age 62, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at 10:50 pm at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth on June 29, 2011. She was born on October 21, 1948 in Monmouth, and is the daughter of S Floyd and June E. Dillon Larkins. Sandra was raised educated in Galesburg until her teen years when they moved...

Andrea D. Dutton, age 71, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, IL on Friday, November 13, 2015 at 6:00 am. She was born on August 29, 1944 in Worcester, MA and is the daughter of Hugo and Mamie (Brooks) Aho. Andrea lived and attended school in Worcester until the age of 13....

Beulah H. Patterson, age 93, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 1:45 pm on Wednesday March 26th, at her Monmouth residence. Beulah was born on November 5, 1914 in Table Grove, Illinois and is the daughter of Ralph L. and Vada Strode Brown. Beulah was raised in Table Grove where she attended rural schools and High School. She then...

Doris V. Henrichs, age 91, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 2:30 pm on December 27th, at her home in Monmouth, Illinois. Doris was born on May 18, 1920 in Hancock County in rural Colusa, Illinois and is the daughter of Victor Newton and Inez Lucille Browning Riley. She was raised in the rural schools of Hancock county and...

Mark J. Buster, age 44, of Monmouth passed away at his Monmouth, Illinois residence on Friday November 1, 2013 at 6:30 am. Mark was born on February 26, 1969 Fayetteville, North Carolina and is the son of Mark and Carol Darnell Buster. He was raised here where he attended local schools and graduated from Warren High School with the...

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...