Obituaries

George E. Sipes, age 81, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 10:15 am at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois on December 6, 2011. George was born February 28, 1930 in Doniphan, Missouri and is the son of Richard L. and Beulah Robinson Sipes. George was raised in Doniphan until the age of eight, when the family moved to the...

John Douglas Bowman, age 83, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at Rose Bush Assisted Living in Burlington, Iowa on October 3, 2012 at 8:15 am. John was born on March 31, 1931 in Burlington, Iowa and is the son of Charles Douglas and Ruth Ann Hartman Bowman. John was raised in Burlington, IA where he attended local schools and...

Cora Lee Miller, age 84, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, on January 18, 2011 at 3:10 am. Cora Lee was born August 30, 1926 in Quincy, Illinois and is the daughter of Lloyd and Frances Miller Van Natta. She was raised and educated in the Quincy area and it's schools where she attended Quincy...

Carole L. Stevenson, age 73, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at her Oquawka residence on Sunday, February 2nd, 2014. Carole was born on April 2, 1940 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Eddie B. and Helen D. Clayton Short. She was reared and educated in Monmouth and attended local schools. She received her General Education Degree in...

Carol Jeanette Conard, age 86, of Cameron, Illinois; passed away at the Roseville Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Roseville, Illinois on May 13, 2010 at 11:22 am. She was born on September 9, 1923 in Cameron, Ill. the daughter of Harold and Rose Dollinger Youngquist. She attended Galesburg public schools. Carol married K. Wayne Conard on January 7,...

Dale E. Whiteside, Sr., age 69, of Monmouth, Ill., passed at his residence at 10:27 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Dale was born on February 3, 1940, in Queen City, Missouri the son of William Pearl and Bessie Lehr Whiteside. His family moved to Stronghusrt in 1944. He attended Stronghurst and Roseville Schools. Dale first married Merle Jones....

Donald R. " Sarge" Bearden, age 75, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 8:20 am at OSF St.Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, on March 25, 2013. Don was born on April 11, 1937 in Monmouth and is the son of Raymond and Hazel Meyer Bearden. Sarge was raised and schooled in Monmouth, Illinois and graduated from Monmouth High School...

Olive V. Bailey, age 92, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at the Blair House Hospice in West Burlington, Iowa on May 25, 2013 at 4:05 am. Olive was born on December 31, 1920 in Biggsville, Illinois and is the daughter of Cavart and Zella Milligan Bigger. She was reared and educated in the South Henderson community, where she attended...

Richard L. Hocker, age 61, of Alexis, Illinois; died at 9:35 pm on Thursday March 26th, following a traffic accident. Rich was born on August 25, 1947 in Macomb, Illinois and is the son of Carl and Evelyn Kessler Hocker. Rich was raised in the Sciota, Colchester, and Macomb areas where he attended local schools and graduated from Macomb...

Nancy A. Collins, age 63, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at her residence in Monmouth on Saturday October 31, 2009 at 11:16 pm. Nancy was born on August 19, 1946 in Monmouth, and is the daughter of William Kenneth and Faith Lucille Cooke Nichols. She was raised in Monmouth where she attended Monmouth Public Schools and graduated from Monmouth...

Anna Belle McCoy, age 83, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at OSF St.Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Illinois on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 1:30 am. Anna Belle was born on July 19, 1932 in Colchester, Illinois and is the daughter of James Henry and Alta Mae McKinnon Waller. She was raised in Colchester where she attended local schools...

Marjory C. Rothzen, age 82, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at O.S.F. Holy Family Medical Center on August 19, 2013 at 1:34 am. She was born on June 4, 1931 in Monmouth, the daughter of Golden and Bertha (Shauman) Dobey. She received her elementary education at Coonville Grade School and graduated from Kirkwood High School with the class of...

Clarence P. "Buster" "Bus" "C.P." "Pat" Patterson, age 94, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away peacefully November 5th, his late wife's birthday, in his boyhood home in Monmouth, Illinois at 5:30 am. Clarence was born on November 2, 1914 in Monmouth, Illinois and was the son of Clarence M. and Elma Powers Patterson. C.P. was raised in Monmouth where he...

Vera E. Burr, age 86, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at 4:30 am at Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab in Stronghurst, IL on Sunday November 18, 2012. Vera was born on May 27, 1926 in Biggsville, Illinois and is the daughter of Leslie V. and Mary E. Krow Perdue. Vera was raised in Henderson County and attended Pogue country...

John L. Hollis, age 80, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at Heartland Health Care Center in Galesburg, IL on Monday, January 9, 2017. He was born on June 6, 1936 in Elizabeth, Indiana, the son of Lloyd Owen and Margaret Allean (Bowling) Hollis. John attended grade school in Indiana and after moving with his family to Seaton, attended Seaton...

Robert R. "Robbie" Vice, age 20, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away on September 14th, at 12:30 am at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. "Robbie" was born on April 6, 1988 and is the son of Danise Moore-Lenz and Tim Vice of Oquawka, Illinois. Robbie has been afflicted with Cerebral Palsey all his life. He is survived by his Mother Danise Lenz...

Donald E. Robeson, age 80, of Monmouth, Illinois died in his rural Monmouth residence, where he has lived most of his life, on Sunday April 14, 2013 at 2:35 pm. Don was born on June 8, 1932 in Davenport, Iowa and is the son of J. Edgar and Edna Glass Robeson. He was raised in Monmouth where he attended...

Robert N. Smith, age 94, of Quincy, Illinois; formerly of Bushnell, IL passed away at the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors home in Quincy,IL on Sunday, October 22, 2017. Robert was born on June 22, 1923 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of Lester L. and Eunice M. VanTine Smith. He was reared and educated in Monmouth where he...

Charles R. "Charlie" Ruberg, age 88, of Oquawka, Illinois, said good-bye to his family at his home on Friday, February 17, 2017. Charlie was born on November 9, 1928, the son of Thomas "Bud" and Blanche Ives (Green) Ruberg. He was raised and educated in Oquawka and graduated from Oquawka High School in 1948. He went to work at...

Betty J. Kinkaid, age 80, of Gerlaw, Illinois passed away at Galesburg Cottage Hospital on Thursday October 30, 2014 at 12:30 am. Betty was born on February 19, 1934 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of David and Alta L. Ryner Smith. She was raised in Little York, Illinois where she attended local school and graduated from Little...