Obituaries

Donald J. Vizard

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...

Jack R. Dutton

Jack R. Dutton

May 31, 2022

Jack R. Dutton, age 91, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 9:20 am on Tuesday May 31, 2022 at OSF Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth. Jack was born on October 6, 1930 in Coldbrook Township in Rural Warren County. Jack was raised in Mercer County and as a boy moved to Kirkwood where he attended local schools and...

William "Todd" Baldwin

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...

John T. Guthrie

John T. Guthrie

May 27, 2022

John T. Guthrie, age 84, of Oquawka, Illinois, died Friday May 27, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. After a short, but courageous battle with lung cancer, he was care for by Henderson County Hospice Services. John was born April 13, 1938 in Milford, Iowa and is the son of Quintus A and Helen E Wiggins Guthrie. On...

Charles A. Raes

Charles A. Raes

May 27, 2022

Charles A. Raes, age 77, of Monmouth, Illinois and formerly of the Yorkwood area, passed away at 9:03 am on May 27, 2022 at the Farmington Village Nursing and Rehab in Farmington, Illinois. Charles was born on April 3, 1945 in Geneseo, Illinois and is the son of Oscar O. and Margaret Van Holderbeck Raes. He was raised in...

Earl F. Boone

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

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

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...

Thomas C. "Tom" Hufnagel

Thomas C. "Tom" Hufnagel

May 16, 2022

Thomas C. "Tom" Hufnagel, age 87, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at the Mercer Manor Rehabilitation in Aledo, Illinois on Monday May 16th at 3:40 pm. Tom was born on January 27, 1935 in Chicago Heights, Illinois and is the son of Charles E. and Ivah Tinker Hufnagel. Tom's early life and schooling was in Chicago Heights where he...

Beverly Jean Foster

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...

Wilma And Laverne Weidler

Wilma And Laverne Weidler

May 11, 2022

Laverne and Wilma Weidler passed away at an earlier date, were cremated and ashes for each were interred in Oquawka Cemetery. As were their wishes, their ashes have been retrieved and co-mingled and a memorial service for their interment is planned on Saturday May 14, 2022 at 1:00 pm at Turnbull Funeral Home in Oquawka, Illinois. They will then...

Brian J. Gilliam

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

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

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...

Charles L. Vervinck

Charles L. Vervinck

Apr 30, 2022

On Saturday April 30th, 2022 at 3:23 pm Charles Leroy Vervinck joined the two loves of his life, his beautiful bride Mary Lou, and his Lord and savior, Jesus Christ, in eternity. Charles was surrounded by many loved ones when he peacefully went to his eternal home. Charles was born on June 5, 1940 in Monmouth, and is the...

Mary K. Hubbell

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

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,...

Larry " Palsy " Greene

Larry " Palsy " Greene

Apr 21, 2022

Larry "Palsy" Greene, age 88, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at 12:35 pm on Thursday April 21, 2022 at Monmouth Nursing Home. Larry was born on December 27, 1933 in Rushville, Illinois and is the son of Kermit and Dorothy Johnson Green. Larry was raised in Galesburg, Illinois where he attended local schools. He first married Gale Brown in...

Norma L. (Melvin)  Mettler

Norma L. (Melvin) Mettler

Apr 20, 2022

Norma L. Mettler, age 87, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at 4:55 am on Wednesday April 20, 2022 at Seminary Manor Nursing Home of Galesburg, Illinois. Norma was born on July 8, 1934 in Monmouth and is the daughter of  J. Merle and Erma E. Payne Melvin. She was raised in Monmouth where she attended local schools and graduated...

Paul H. Stewart

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...