Obituaries

Phyllis Theresa Minneman, age 90, went to her heavenly Father at 9:40 pm on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at Heartland Manor Care Center in Paxton, Illinois. She was born on August 1, 1923 in Rock Island, Illinois, the daughter of William Edgar and Mabel Harriet (Jacobsen) Fowler. She attended Law School in Monmouth and graduated from Monmouth High School...

Mary E. Steele, age 82, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at Seminary Manor in Galesburg, Illinois on Tuesday October 22, 2013 at 3:30 pm. Mary was born on February 9, 1931 in Keithsburg,IL. and is the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth G. Haney Olson . Mary was raised in Keithsburg where she attended school and graduated from Keithsburg High...

Michael D. "Red" Hays, age 61, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa on Saturday, May 30th at 12:04 pm. Michael was born on December 4, 1953 in Burlington, Iowa and is the son of Leslie and Carol Kay (Fryrear) Hays. Red was reared and educated in Oquawka where he attended school...

Melvin D. Hicks, age 78, of Gladstone, Illinois passed away at the Great River Hospice House on September 24, 2013 at 10:16 pm. Melvin was born on December 12, 1934 in Gladstone,Illinois the son of Dale Earl and Mildred Olive Bielser Hicks. He was raised and educated in Gladstone and graduated from G&O High School with the class of...

Michael J. " Noodles" Newberry, age 58, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at his residence at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 26, 2008. Mike was born on October 21, 1949, in Lyons, Kansas, the son of Lester and Helen Stemp Newberry. He was raised in Monmouth and graduated from Monmouth High School in the class of '67. He attended...

Marilyn G. Thornton entered into rest at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, February 16, 2008, at her home in Monmouth, Ill. She was born Jan. 30, 1928, in Roseville, Ill. to the late Doren and Dorothy Ditch Hixson. She was the devoted wife of Lionel A. Thornton since June 4, 1949 until his recent death. She is survived by her...

Nancy I. Bundy, age 72, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 2:07 am in the OSF Holy Family Medical Center Emergency room on Sunday, June 7th, 2015. She was born on March 8, 1943 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Theodore and June (Swan) Lundeen. Nancy was raised and educated in Monmouth where she attended local schools...

Dorothy J. Youngblood, age 79, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, IL on March 14, 2008 at 8:30 pm. Dorothy was born August 16, 1928 in Oregon, Illinois and is the daughter of Alva C. and Ella Mae Dyer Richards. She was reared and educated in Pine Creek Township near Mt.Morris, Illinois...

Kathleen M. Miller, age 54, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois on February 19, 2011 at 5:20 am. Kathy was born on April 25, 1956 in Glenwood Springs, CO and is the daughter of Henry F. and Joan M. Smith Harper. She was raised and educated in Junction City, Kansas where she attended local...

Betty J. Franklin, age 62, of Sandwich, Illinois and formerly of Monmouth; passed away at Valley West Community Hospital in Sandwich, on February 21, 2009. Betty was born on June 9, 1946 in Monmouth, Illinois. She is the daughter of William O. and Theresa O. Stevens Hayes and was raised in Monmouth where she attended local schools and graduated...

Lewis "Scotty" Peoples, age 60, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at the Monmouth Nursing Home on Monday October 13, 2014 at 9:35 am. Scotty was born on December 23, 1953 in Monmouth and is the son of Charles L. and Marie A. Wallace Peoples. Lewis was raised and educated in Monmouth where he attended public schools and Monmouth High...

Margot Ladwig, age 96, of Monmouth IL, passed away at age 96 at the Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth on Friday January 3, 2014 at 5:25 pm. Margot was born on September 17, 1917 in Essen, Germany and is the daughter of Robert and Bertha Ruhr Ladwig. She was raised and educated there through High School. Later she refused...

Rita L. McCutcheon, age 49, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at Kindred Hosptial in Sycamore, Illinois on Saturday February 18, 2012. Rita was born on January 19, 1963 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Riley Crawford and Kathryn McCutcheon. She was raised in Monmouth where she attended local schools and graduated from Monmouth High School with the...

Carolu (Bollman) Purtle, age 57, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at Seminary Manor in Galesburg, Illinois on Monday, April 6, 2015 at 5:12 am. She was born on July 23, 1957 in Monmouth, IL, and is the daughter of Robert Joe and Patricia Marguerite (Peck) Bollman. Carolu was reared and educated in Monmouth where she attended local schools and...

Pastor Bob N. Adams, age 81 of Oquawka,Illinois passed away at his residence on October 6,2013. Bob was born on October 30,1931 in Eureka,Illinois and is the son of Marse and Lucy Mae Golden Adams. Bob was raised and educated in Eureka and received his GED in 1972. He received his ministry schooling in Roseville, Illinois. Bob served in...

Jon W. Dawdy, age 77, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at University Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday July 19, 2014 at 1:43 pm. Jon was born on November 2, 1936 in Galesburg, Illinois and is the son of Delwyn Haas and Kathryn Alfreda Knable Dawdy. He was raised and educated in the Avon and Greenbush areas and...

Robert L. "Bob" Crouser, age 75, of Cincinnati, Ohio; passed away at Covenant Village in Cincinnati on Monday, September 11, 2017 at 5:10 am. Bob was born on May 15, 1942 in St.Louis, Missouri and is the son of Henry and Claira Brock Crouser. He attended local schools in St. Louis and graduated from High School. He entered and...

James M. "Snuffy" Smith, age 79, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at his residence at 2:40 PM on Saturday, April 30, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born on June 11, 1936 in Oquawka, IL, the son of Don D. and Virginia (Rickles) Smith. He was reared and educated in Oquawka, graduating from G&O High School in Gladstone,...

Les Oaks, 67, of Rozetta, IL passed away peacefully from cancer, with family by his bedside, on July 27, 2012. He was born on March 19, 1945 and was the son of Muriel (Magee) and the late Earl Oaks, Sr. Les was raised and educated in the Biggsville area. He married Bonnie Fassett in 1963. They had two children,...

Beulah R. Collins, age 91, of Galesburg, Illinois, passed away at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. She was born on February 15, 1926 in Sunbeam, Illinois, the daughter of Caleb Franklin and Ina J. (Nelson) Hood. Beulah attended Belmont Grade School and Little York High School. On February...