Obituaries

Richard L. "Doc" Kieft, 64, of Monmouth, Ill., died Sept. 16, 2009, at Great River Hospice, West Burlington, Iowa, following a short bout with pancreatic cancer. He was born April 27, 1945, in Danville, Pa., to the late Lester and Norma Kieft. He graduated from Lewisburg (Pa.) High School before completing his bachelor's and doctoral degrees in chemistry at...

Robert "Gene" Moore, age 67, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at Great River Medical Center in Burlington, Iowa on Saturday March 22, 2014 at 10:05 pm. "Gene" was born on July 23,1946 in LaHarge, IL and is the son of George and Grace Brown Moore. He was raised and educated in LaHarpe where he attended school and graduated from...

Rodney L. Young, age 56, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 2:52 pm at Trinity West in Rock Island, Illinois on February 25, 2010. Rodney was born on May 23, 1953 in Bloomington, Illinois and is the son of George K and Helen L. Geltmacher Young. Young was raised in Monmouth where he attended local schools and graduated from...

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...

Joseph P. Young, age 54, of Monmouth, IL; passed away at Sharon Health Care Willows in Peoria, Illinois on December 19, 2008, at 1:57 pm. Joe was born September 4th, 1954 in Macomb, IL and is the son of Buford "Boots" and Eleanore "Ellie" Quinn Young. He was raised in Monmouth where he attended local schools and Monmouth High...

Donald Eugene Gavin, age 86, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away peacefully at Monmouth Nursing Home on Sunday, Feb 2, after a long illness. He was born on Oct 19, 1927, to George Patrick Gavin and Rose Maurillian Hennenfent Gavin. He married Benita Bride on June 27, 1953, at St Patrick's Church in Raritan IL. Donald graduated from Monmouth High...

Mary R."Becky" Chambers, age 67 of Biggsville, Illinois; passed away at 2:15 a.m. on May 11th at her home in Biggsville, Illinois. Becky was born on February 24, 1943 in Fort Madison, Iowa, the daughter of Leslie and Mary L. Kay Wolf, Sr. She was raised in Ft. Madison, Iowa and attended local schools. She graduated from Fort Madison...

August 26, 1921 in Spring Hope, North Carolina and is the 6th child of nine born to Walter Calvin and Ludy Lucinda "Ludie" Sykes Vick. She was born on the home farm near Spring Hope North Carolina in Nash County. She graduated from Spring Hope High School. After working on the family farm where cotton and tobacco were the...

Linda L.Sells, age 73, of Monmouth passed away Sunday, January 12th at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. Linda was born September 26, 1940 in La Harpe,Illinois and is the daughter of Warren C. and Arlene I. ( Gittings ) Nesbitt. She was raised in LaHarpe where she attended local schools. She first worked for several years at...

Hazel I. Shimmin, age 86, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 12:20am on Saturday June 5th at the Roseville Rehab Center in Roseville, IL. She was born on June 25, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, and is the daughter of Wilbur W. and Isabelle Binns Rutledge. As a child she moved to Monmouth and attended Harding school and Central Junior...

Eloise M. Preston, age 89, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away on Sunday May 15th, at Galesburg Cottage Hospital at 3:17 am. She was born December 21, 1921 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Leo M. and Turrie V. Guthrie Peoples. Eloise was raised and educated in Monmouth, Illinois where she attended local schools and graduated from Monmouth...

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....