Obituaries
Mary Jane Parmenter
Jul 18, 2022
Mary Jane Parmenter, 85, of Galesburg, passed away at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, July 18, 2022 at Knox County Nursing Home in Knoxville. She was born June 15, 1937 in Galesburg, the daughter of Frank S. and Victoria E. (Sepich) Butkovich. Mary attended St. Joseph’s Academy and Corpus Christi High School in Galesburg, graduating in 1955. After graduating, she...
Tyler D'Andre Henderson
Jul 17, 2022
Tyler D’Andre Henderson, 32, of Galesburg, died unexpectedly Sunday July 17, 2022 at Carle Hospital, Urbana, Illinois. Tyler was born June 5, 1990 in Galesburg, Illinois. Tyler is survived by his mother, Tanya E. (Terrance Jones) Henderson of Galesburg; six siblings, Isaiah Dearing, Tierra Jones of Galesburg, Salisha Dearing, Teres Dearing, Lea Lozano-Blankes, and Lexis Lozano-Blankes both of Kewanee,...
Michael L. Allen
Jul 16, 2022
Michael L. Allen, 73, of Adrian, MO, formerly of Lenexa, KS, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at his home. Michael was born on February 3, 1949, in Burlington, Iowa and is the son of Paul D. and Betty L. (Lewis) Allen. He grew up in Gladstone, IL, and graduated from Union High School in 1967. He attended...
Blanche A. "Danny" (Bevenour) Gavin
Jul 16, 2022
Blanche A. "Danny" Gavin, age 87, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at 5:04 pm on Saturday July 16, 2022 at the home of her daughter, Anne and Joe Bigger. Danny was born on August 26, 1934 in Galesburg, Illinois and is the daughter of Raymond William and Lois Hazel Cain Bevenour. Her early life was in Galesburg, and then...
Terry L. Haptonstall
Jul 13, 2022
Terry L. Haptonstall, 62, Galesburg, died at home Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Terry was born June 4, 1960 in Galesburg, the son of Maurice Eugene and Elaine Ann (Pont) Haptonstall. Terry is survived by one son, Kyle (Kathryn) Haptonstall of Chicago, Illinois; and one brother, David (Echo) Haptonstall of Ormond Beach, Florida. He was preceded in death by his...
Thomas G. Carnahan
Jul 11, 2022
Thomas George Carnahan, 73, of Galesburg, Illinois passed away on July 11, 2022. He was born October 22, 1948 in Beardstown, Illinois to Benjamin F. and Margaret E. (Bell) Carnahan. Married in 1973, he is survived by his wife of 49 years, Dorris Carter Carnahan. Together, they had two sons, Jeremy (Michele) Carnahan of Normal, Illinois and Joseph Carnahan...
Elliott Parker Mudd
Jul 11, 2022
Elliott Parker Mudd, 11 days, died after an all to short life from complications of Digeorge’s Syndrome on July 11, 2022 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois. Elliott was the beloved son of Joseph Taylor Mudd and Kimberly Faye Wright, born June 30, 2022 in Galesburg, Illinois. He was deeply loved by his parents and his entire...
Archie H. Purcell
Jul 8, 2022
Archie Howard Purcell, 89, of Galesburg, passed away Friday July 8, 2022 at OSF Richard Owens Hospice Home in Peoria, Illinois. He was born May 24, 1933 in Salem, Illinois, the son of Noah and Lenore (Smith) Purcell. After graduating high school, he attended and received his bachelor’s degree from Shurtleff College in Alton, Illinois. Archie then attended and...
Richard W. "Rick" Shrader
Jul 8, 2022
Richard W. "Rick" Shrader, age 59, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at 2:30 am at his residence on Friday July 8, 2022. He was born on February 2, 1963 in Hinckley, Illinois and was the son of Emmit and Elizabeth (Fields) Shrader. He was raised in Oquawka. He attended school in Henderson County and graduated from Union High School...
John J. Kraus
Jul 7, 2022
John James Kraus, 69, of Galesburg, died peacefully at home on Thursday, July 7, 2022. John was born April 14, 1953 in Dubuque, Iowa the son of Joseph Henry and Christina (Wilwert) Kraus. John married Cheryl D. Campbell on May 10, 1980 in Galesburg, Illinois. John is survived by his wife of 42 years, Cheryl; two sons, Ryan Kraus...
Mary E. Chewning
Jul 7, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Chewning, 37, of Chicago, formerly of Galesburg, died at 8:32 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Mary was born June 5, 1985 in Monmouth, Illinois. She is survived by her mother, Jody L. (David) Mahoney of Galesburg; step-parents, Danny (Cindy) Webster of Blandinsville, IL; and one son, Jaden S. Chewning. Mary is also survived by...
Florence M. Bonis
Jul 2, 2022
Florence M. Bonis passed away at 2:45 pm on July 2, 2022, at OSF. St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, IL. She was 88. She was born the fourth child of Leo and Helen Hoffa (Romanoski) on December 14, 1933, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She arrived behind Ruth, Ethel, and Robert. In her twenties, her mother set her up on...
Sandra J. Johnson
Jun 30, 2022
Sandra Jean (Bennis) Johnson, 84, formerly of Galesburg, died at 9:20 p.m. Thursday, June 30, 2022 at Advent Health Care, LaGrange, Illinois. Sandra was born August 31, 1937 in Lincoln, Illinois the daughter of Leo and Mildred (Heinrich) Bennis. She married Conrad Peter Johnson on July 24, 1965 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Lincoln, Illinois. Pete preceded Sandra in...
Jeanette M. Poulson
Jun 30, 2022
Surrounded by her children, loving family, and friends, Jeanette Mae Poulson (née Tray) passed away on June 30, 2022, in Galesburg, Illinois. The second of four children, Jean was born on February 20, 1939, in Philadelphia, PA to Elsie Mae Lange and Michael Francis Tray, Jr. Her father sadly passed in an apartment fire only one month before Jean’s...
David W. Poulson
Jun 29, 2022
David William Poulson passed away on June 29, 2022, at the age of 83 in Galesburg, Illinois. Dave was born on September 28th, 1938, in Warren County, Illinois to Minnie Ellen Brown and George William Cornelius Poulson. The ninth eldest and youngest of three boys of Minnie and George’s 15 children, Dave was a farm boy who spent much...
Phyllis C. Strader
Jun 27, 2022
Phyllis Carolyn Strader, 95, of Wataga, died Monday, June 27, 2022 at Promedica, Galesburg, Illinois. Phyllis was born April 21, 1927 in Galesburg, the daughter of John Edward and Merle Elizabeth (Henry) Lundeen. She graduated from Galesburg High School and attended Western Illinois University. Phyllis married Richard Paul Strader on May 27, 1950 in Galesburg. Phyllis is survived by...
Judith L. Schmidt
Jun 27, 2022
Judith L. Schmidt, 83, of Altona, Illinois, passed away at 8:27 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2022 at Seminary Manor in Galesburg. She was born August 11, 1938 in Victoria, Illinois, the daughter of Elmer and Louise (Rowe) Smith. Judy was reared in educated in Illinois. She received her GED and then went on to receive her nursing assistant certification....
Mary Kathleen Knapp
Jun 26, 2022
Mary Kathleen Knapp (Wataga), 87, passed June 26th at Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville, IL. Kathy was born on March 10, 1935 in Galesburg, the daughter of Warren E. and Frances J (Regan) Thomas. Kathy graduated from Corpus Christi High School in 1953. She met George L. Knapp at the American Legion Hall where he asked her to dance....
Heather R. Clark
Jun 25, 2022
Heather Rose Clark, 40, of Galesburg, died unexpectedly, Saturday, June 25, 2022 at home. Heather was born in Galesburg, Illinois on July 18, 1981. She is survived by her mother and step father, Annie Jo Lindsey and William J. Lewis of Peru, Illinois. Heather is also survived by two sons, Tre Crider of Galesburg and Alexander Clark of Abingdon,...
Arlene M. Schierer
Jun 23, 2022
Arlene Marie Schierer, 93, of Galesburg, died Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg, Illinois. Arlene was born September 11, 1928 in Metamora, Illinois the daughter of Henry and Philabena (Heininger) DuBois. After graduating from Metamora Twp High School, Arlene married Arthur Francis Schierer on January 10, 1948 in Metamora. In 1960 the family moved to Aurora, Illinois,...
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