Obituaries

Harlan D. Miller, age 79, of Gladstone, Illinois passed away at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa on May 9th at 2:35 pm. Harlan was born May 18, 1928 in Stella, Oklahoma the son of Dave and Sarah Heiniger Miller. He was reared and educated in Stella and Oakville , Iowa and graduated from Huron Consolidated School...

Willmetta Jean Herbert, the daughter of the late Ralph and Harriet (Cox) Taylor, was born on April 22, 1933 in Monmouth, Illinois. She was reared and educated in Monmouth, Illinois. In February 1954, Jean entered the Unites States Army and served faithfully until her retirement in April, 1979. She attained the rank of First Sergeant and earned several awards;...

Robert J. Young, age 78, formerly of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 2:15 am at the Country View Care Center in Macomb, IL on May 9, 2016. Robert was born on February 19, 1938 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of Joseph Thomas and Elvena Elizabeth Erickson Young. He was raised in Monmouth where he attended local schools...

Patrick T. Roark, age 19, of Canton, Illinois; passed away at OSF St.Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois on October 2, 2009 at 7:56 pm. He is the son of Donald R. Roark, Jr. and Francie J. Hinton. Patrick enjoyed nature and being outside. He enjoyed spending time with his family and loved to laugh. Patrick enjoyed animals, and...

Judith Leslie Neal, age 64, of Sun Lakes, Arizona and formerly of Monmouth; passed away at 4:15 am on April 7th in Sun Lakes, Arizona. Judith was born on September 29, 1944 in Monmouth and is the daughter of Leslie "Chi" and Greta McKelvie Hilsenhoff. She was raised in Monmouth where she attended local schools and graduated from Monmouth...

Bernard D. "Bernie" Millen, age 69, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at 1:40 am at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa on Tuesday June 17, 2014. He was born on December 4, 1944 in Galesburg, Illinois and is the son of James M. and Doll E. Coziahr Millen. "Bernie" resided in Rio, Illinois where he attended the...

Betty R. Boyd, age 77, of Biggsville, Illinois; passed away at OSF St. Mary Medical Center on Wednesday April 24, 2013 at 12:40 pm. Betty was born on March 27, 1936 in Plainville, Illinois and is the daughter of Clarence and Glenna Belts Ratliff. Betty was raised in Abingdon, Illinois where she attended public schools and high school. She...

Lindell R. "Lindy" Parsons, age 66, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at Galesburg Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois on Sunday May 17, 2015 at 8:21 am. Lindy was born on May 18, 1948 in Oquawka, Illinois and is the son of Chester L. and Iva G. Boughton Parsons. He was raised in Oquawka where he attended local schools and...

Judy A. Colley, age 70, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at her residence on Friday September 7, at 5:44 pm after a long illness. Judy was born October 25, 1941 in Gladstone, Illinois and is the daughter of Otis and May Brent Bielser. Judy was raised in Gladstone, Illinois where she attended school and graduated from G & O...

Cecil Carter Brett, age 90, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at his residence in Galesburg, Illinois on Friday, March 21, 2008 at 5:15 pm. Cecil was born on November 4, 1917 in Alberta, Canada, the son of Richard Henry and Margaret May Carter Brett. He served with the Intelligence Corps of the British Army in India, Burma, Malaya and...

Robert W. "Bob" Sprout, age 92, of Fairview Center; passed away at the Roseville Rehab Center in Roseville, Illinois on April 10, 2014 at 3:00 am. Bob was born on November 13, 1921 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the son of W. I. and Evelyn K. Hull Sprout. He was reared and educated in rural Warren County where he...

Martha A. Cox, age 88, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at Rosewood Care Center in Galesburg, IL. on August 20, 2010 at 9:30 am. Martha was born October 12, 1921 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of William Oscar and Elizabeth Barnes Thompson. She was raised in Monmouth and attended the area schools and graduated from Monmouth High...

Lawrence A. " Larry " Keener, age 72, of Kirkwood, Illinois; passed away at 3:30 am at his Kirkwood residence on May 30, 2014. He was born on January 5, 1942 in Henderson County, Illinois near Stronghurst, IL. and is the son of Orville W. and Mabel White Keener. He was raised and educated in Kirkwood where he graduated...

Theodore E. "Ted" Tinkham, age 81, of Cameron, Illinois; passed away at 6:33 pm at Galesburg Cottage Hospital on Monday February 27, 2012. Ted was born on November 10, 1930 near Cameron, Illinois. the son of Lester & Amy Hoyer Tinkham. Ted was raised in Cameron and attended Stringtown rural grade school, Galesburg Senior High School graduating in 1948,...

Martin R. Lovdahl, age 82, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at 3:50 am on Sunday January 31st at the Monmouth Nursing Home. Martin was born on November 7, 1927 at Ormonde, Illinois and is the son of Chalmer A. and Rachel R. Monticue Lovdahl. He was raised in the rural Monmouth area and attended the rural schools, graduating from...

Stan E. Olson, age 61, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 5:00 am Sunday February 7th at his residence. Stan was born on June 29, 1948 in Monmouth and was the son of Leonard and Mildred Wayland Olson. Stan was raised in the Monmouth area and attended local schools and graduated from Warren High School in 1966. Stan married...

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...

Rudy A. Hunt, Jr. age 43, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away on October 8th, at 12:05 pm as the result of a Pedestrian Train Incident. Rudy was born on January 23, 1965 in Monmouth and is the son of Rudy A. and Shirley Darlene Mettler Hunt, Sr. Rudy was raised and educated in Monmouth, where he attained his G.E.D....

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...

Mary Elizabeth White Roehrs went home to be with her Heavenly Father at 2:45 A.M. on Wednesday, May 18th, 2016. Mary was born to Alfred Levi White and Katherine Martha (Hayden) White, one of four children, on December 3, 1926. She attended Grier School east of Monmouth for eight years, having the same teacher, Miss Edith Gillespie, for the...