Obituaries
Donald J. Vizard
May 31, 2022
Donald Joseph Vizard, 81, of Galesburg, died Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Don was born August 16, 1940 in Galesburg, Illinois to Paris D. and Margaret (Hennessy) Vizard. Don worked at Davis Food Store from 1960 to 1971, Galesburg Mental Health from 1971 to 1985, and Knox Office Equipment, now Medical Software Specialists...
William "Todd" Baldwin
May 27, 2022
William Todd Baldwin of Henderson, Illinois, died at 6:54 a.m. Friday, May 27, 2022 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria, Illinois, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. He was born December 22, 1961 in Newton, Iowa, the son of William C. and Thalia E. (Arndt) Baldwin. Todd graduated from Galesburg High School in 1980...
Earl F. Boone
May 23, 2022
Earl F. Boone, 91, of Galesburg, died at 11:25 a.m. Monday, May 23, 2022 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois. Earl was born July 8, 1930 in New Haven, Kentucky, the son of Raymond and Julia (Masterson) Boone. He joined the US Army on January 7, 1953 and married Marjorie Noraann Crouse on April 3, 1953 in...
Larry D. Darnell
May 22, 2022
Larry Dean Darnell, 80, of Galesburg, died at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at his home. He was born February 20, 1942, in Yakima, Washington, the son of Norman Huston and Geraldine Marie (Litke) Darnell. He was raised and educated in Milwaukie, Oregon, graduating from Milwaukie High School in 1960. Larry then enlisted in the U.S. Marine...
Sondra Joy Michaels
May 16, 2022
Sondra Joy Michaels, 66, of Galesburg, Illinois, formerly of Chicago, Illinois, died at home Monday, May 16, 2022. Sondra was born February 25, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Stanley William and Angeline Marie (Michalik) Tarala. Sondra is survived by two sisters, Joy Michaels of Chicago, Illinois and Phyllis Summers of Palatine, Illinois. Sondra was preceded in death...
Beverly Jean Foster
May 13, 2022
Beverly J. Foster, 87, of Sheffield, IL, died on Friday, May 13, 2022 in Dahinda, IL. Beverly was born September 7, 1934 and raised in Blandinsville, IL, the daughter of Carl and Hazel (Olson) Bray. She graduated from Northwestern High School in 1953. On October 20, 1957, she married Robert Foster in Blandinsville. He preceded her in death on...
Brian J. Gilliam
May 9, 2022
Brian Joseph Gilliam, 60 of Gurnee, Illinois passed away Monday May 9th at Condell Advocate Memorial Hospital in Libertyville Il. Brian was born on July 27, 1961 in Galesburg Il. The son of Dan Gilliam and Lillian (Dolly) Gilliam (Campisi) He was raised in Galesburg graduating from Galesburg Sr. High School in 1979. Brian moved to the N. Suburbs...
Theodore C. Mccormick
May 7, 2022
Theodore Charles McCormick, 62, of Galesburg, died peacefully Saturday Evening, May 7, 2022 at home with his family by his side. Ted was born September 7, 1959 in Galesburg, Illinois, the son of James Ray and Ruth Marie (Walkemeyer) McCormick. Ted graduated from Spoon River Valley High School in London Mills, Illinois and went on to work at Maytag...
Cherry Ann Thomas
May 4, 2022
Cherry Ann Thomas, age 51, of Galesburg, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at home. She was born on January 17, 1971 in Canton, Illinois, the daughter of Edwin Dale and Wilma Jean (Jennings) Reneau. Cherry was reared and educated in Canton, later receiving her GED. She attended Spoon River College where she took CNA classes. Cherry met...
Mary K. Hubbell
Apr 26, 2022
MARY KATHERINE HUBBELL, "Mary K", of Denver, Colorado passed away peacefully in her home on April 26, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. Mary K was born to Robert J. Hawkinson and Ethel J. Hawkinson on February 14, 1943, in Galesburg, Illinois. An independent and vibrant personality from the beginning, Mary K always felt that education was the...
Lorena Kay Siverly
Apr 21, 2022
Lorena Kay Siverly, 76 formerly of Galva and Galesburg, died Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Kewanee Care, Kewanee, Illinois. Kay was born January 5, 1946 in Macomb, Illinois the daughter of James Woodrow and Norma Jean (Arnold) Wilson. She married Ronald Roy Siverly in East Moline, Illinois on July 25, 1965. He preceded her in death on May 10,...
Paul H. Stewart
Apr 17, 2022
Paul H. Stewart, 81, of Galesburg, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg, Illinois. Born in Galesburg, Illinois the younger son of Ray Maxwell Stewart and Pauline Fifield Stewart, he attended St. Joseph’s Academy and Corpus Christi High School in Galesburg, graduating in June 1959. He received a B.S. Degree in 1963 and...
Jon Peck
Apr 17, 2022
Jon Peck, 67, of Galesburg, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 17, 2022 at home. Jon was born March 27, 1955 in Galesburg, the son of Robert and Helen (Stoerzbach) Peck. Jon graduated from Galesburg High School and attended Carl Sandburg College (where he majored in playing pitch). He married Cindi Collier on April 4, 1980 at the First Presbyterian Church,...
E. Elaine Turpin
Apr 16, 2022
E. Elaine Turpin, 65, of Galesburg, died unexpectedly, Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Genesis Medical Center Emergency Room, Aledo, Illinois. Elaine was born October 15, 1956 in Vinton, Iowa, the daughter of John Henry and Ruth Ione (Bonesteel) Olson. Elaine graduated from Washington High School in Vinton, IA in 1975 and later from Hawkeye Technical School. Elaine married Richard...
Barbara S. Lohmar
Apr 15, 2022
Barbara Susan Lohmar, 67, of Galesburg, passed away Friday morning, April 15, 2022 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. She was born December 10, 1954 in Rantoul, Illinois, the daughter of Marvin J. and Mary M. (Leman) Coulombe. Barbara graduated from Carmi-White County High School in 1974. She married the love of her life, Steven R. Lohmar on...
Cynthia J. Turner
Apr 14, 2022
Cynthia Jane Turner, 71, of Galesburg, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 14, 2022 at home, with her family by her side. Cindy was born August 20, 1950 in Greenbush, Illinois, the daughter of Merlin M. and Kathryn I. (Benson) Raymond. She graduated from Bushnell High School in 1968. After graduation, Cindy went on to obtain an associates degree in...
Joyce E. Clarke
Apr 11, 2022
Joyce Elaine Clarke, 74, of Galesburg, died Monday, April 11, 2022 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Joyce was born February 26, 1948 in Galesburg, the daughter of George Herman August and Virginia Marie (Webber) Dawson. Joyce graduated from Galesburg High School. She went on to a 33-year career at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, retiring as the...
Betty R. Hoskins
Apr 8, 2022
Betty Ruth Hoskins, 95, of Galesburg, died peacefully Friday, April 8, 2022 at Courtyard Estates, Knoxville, Illinois. Betty was born on January 27, 1927 in Kirkwood, Illinois the daughter of Collie and Madeline (Miller) Coffman. Betty completed her nurses training at Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hospital in 1955. She went on to a long career as a supervisor at Galesburg...
Dora A. Lopez
Apr 4, 2022
Dora A. Lopez, 66, of Galesburg, died at 12:57 p.m. Monday, April 4, 2022 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Dora was born March 14, 1956 in Honduras. She emigrated to the United States in the 1970’s. She worked for several years at United Facilities and Sirloin Stockade. Dora is survived by a good friend, Manuel Sanchez of...
Ronald D. Simmons
Apr 2, 2022
Ronald Dale Simmons, 60, of Galesburg, passed away at home with his children and son in law, Mike by his side. Ron was born in Galesburg on May 29, 1961 the son of Donald and Judith Ann (King) Simmons. He married Cathy Jones in September 1980 and they had one daughter, Andrea C. Simmons of Galesburg. He then married...
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