Obituaries
Vernon Lee West
Jan 22, 2017
Vernon Lee West, 70, of Rio, died at 8:56 a.m. Sunday, January 22, 2017 at home. Vernon was born March 6, 1946 in LeClaire, IA, the son of Earl L. and Rita A. Pellin West. Vern enlisted in the US Army on August 18, 1967, and serving two tours in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged on August 17, 1970....
Sally R. Lozier
Jan 16, 2017
Sally Ruth Lozier, 74, of East Galesburg, died at 8:28 p.m. Monday, January 16, 2017 at Richard Owens Hospice House, Peoria. Sally was born July 12, 1942 in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Eugene R. "Jack" and Ruth Monks Connor. She graduated from Corpus Christi High School. Sally married Howard D. Lozier on October 27, 1962 at Corpus Christi...
Lewis R. Larson
Jan 16, 2017
Lewis R. Larson, 98, of Galesburg, died at 6:15 p.m. Monday, January 16, 2017 in Rosewood Care Center, Galesburg. He was born March 18, 1918 in a farm house in western Nebraska to Herbert C. and Nellie E. (Nelson) Larson. He graduated from Knoxville High School and married Dorothy Coulter on January 15, 1943 in Galesburg. He then went...
Norman Lee Hickenbottom
Jan 14, 2017
Norman Lee Hickenbottom, 88, of Galesburg, died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Saturday, January 14, 2017. Norm was born December 15, 1928 in Macomb, the son of Roy Edward and Gertrude Mae Rutledge Hickenbottom. He married the love of his life Shirley Faye Ebbert at the Presbyterian Church in Bushnell on June 29, 1947. Norm was an...
Elizabeth Ann Morris
Jan 6, 2017
Elizabeth Ann Morris, 60, of Galesburg, passed away at home on Friday, January 6, 2017 at 12:05 PM.Ann was born on June 1, 1956 in Long Beach, CA. She was the daughter of Joe and Beverly Jean (Swanson) Hays. She married her husband, Stephen Morris on September 19, 1981 in Galesburg, he survives. Also surviving is their loving daughter,...
Mary Jane Perry
Jan 5, 2017
Mary Jane Rogers Perry, 54, of Galesburg, died peacefully at home on January 5, 2017. Mary was born May 31, 1962 in Galesburg, the daughter of Frank C. and Judy A. Bradford Rogers. She married Lyle Perry with whom she had two sons, Zachary and Dylan Perry who survive, both of Branson, MO. They later divorced. Mary is also...
Margaret M. Unger
Jan 2, 2017
Margaret M. Unger, 84, formerly of Galesburg and Woodhull, died at 10:47 a.m. Monday, January 2, 2017 in the Emergency Room at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Margaret was born on July 29, 1932 in Skokie, the daughter of Rollin W. and Margaret M. Bourie Kirscht. She married Kenneth L. Unger on September 6, 1952 in St. Peter's...
Lois E. Carpenter
Jan 2, 2017
Lois E. Carpenter, 89, of Wataga, IL, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2017 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg, after a brief illness. She was born November 11, 1927, the daughter of George T. and Rose (Hoto) Westberg. She married her high school sweetheart Gene C. Carpenter on May 15, 1948 in Elgin, IL. He survives along with their daughters,...
Lionel P. Gutierrez
Dec 30, 2016
Lionel P. Gutierrez, 87, of San Francisco, CA, died peacefully at the home of his niece in Galesburg, on December 30, 2016. Lionel was born May 5, 1929 in Galesburg, the son of Julio and Josephine Martinez Gutierrez. He attended and graduated from Galesburg High School. He retired from Saks Fifth Ave. after 40 year career. Lionel was a...
Rossie Iris Sargeant
Dec 24, 2016
Rossie Iris Sargeant, 70, passed away peacefully in the morning hours of Christmas Eve after a brief illness. She was surrounded by her family. She was born on November 9,1946, in Mount Vernon, Illinois. She grew up with her parents, Betty and Walter "Stuffy" Gowler, and twin brothers, Jessie and Jack, in Galesburg. She met Michael Ray Sargeant while...
Barbara A. Woodkirk
Dec 20, 2016
Barbara Ann Woodkirk, 73, a resident of the Kensington, Galesburg, IL, died at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Barb was born in Belleville, IL on November 21, 1943. She was raised in a loving home by her parents Robert and Betty Jorn Cook. She married Larry G. Woodkirk on May 16,...
Sarah V. Zimmerman
Dec 16, 2016
Sarah V. (Mendoza) Zimmerman, 91, of Galesburg, died at 9:10 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2016 at Heartland Health Care Center, Galesburg. Sarah was born on June 14, 1925 in San Antonio, TX the daughter of Hilario and Josephine Vergara Mendoza. Sarah is survived by three sons, Sam Albert of Abingdon, Oria E. Wright, III of Ft. Myers, FL, and...
Judith Anne Howard
Dec 13, 2016
Judith Anne Howard, 72, of Galesburg, died at 6:55 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Heartland Health Care, Galesburg. Judy was born July 15, 1944 in Galesburg, the daughter of Roy B. and Marjorie M. Beard Kisler. She married Lloyd Hopson in 1966 in Burlington, IA. Together, they had two children, Roger Hopson and LeeAnne Wilson, both of Galesburg....
Joann Smith
Nov 22, 2016
Joann Smith, 86, of Galesburg, died at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2016 in Galesburg. Joann was born January 6, 1930, the daughter of George and Neva Randolph Clevenger. She married Donald William Smith on September 24, 1948 in Knoxville. He preceded her in death on July 2, 2014. Joann is survived by one son, Jeff (Debbie) Smith of...
Ardyth Helen Mckenzie
Nov 21, 2016
Ardith Helen McKenzie, 70, of Galesburg, died Monday, November 21, 2016, 2:51 AM, at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. Ardith was born on October 18, 1946, in Galesburg, Illinois. She was the daughter of Arthur George, and Audrey Lyle (Austin) Arie. She married Arlo Halsey in 1962, and then later married Kenneth J. McKenzie. Kenneth preceded her in death on March...
John Jeffrey Sauter
Nov 19, 2016
John Jeffrey Sauter, 54, of Galesburg, died Saturday, November 19, 2016, 5:30 PM, at Marigold Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, Galesburg. John was born on December 3, 1961, in Galesburg, Illinois. He was the son of Rodney and Margaret (Bellamy) Sauter. He is survived by his mother, Margaret of Galesburg; a daughter, Jennifer Mabon of Peoria; sisters, Cindy (Tom)...
Evelyn M. Brown
Nov 18, 2016
Evelyn M. Brown, 101, Galesburg, formerly of Wataga, died on Friday, November 18, 2016, 7:28 AM, at Rosewood Care Center, Galesburg. Evelyn was born on February 21, 1915, in Arcadia Wisconsin; later moving to Winona, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Daniel and Susan (Wismolek) Mc Cabe. She married Wendell K. Brown on November 8, 1937 in Decorah, Iowa,...
Felisa Hernandez
Nov 12, 2016
Felisa Hernandez, 87, of Galesburg, died at 3:40 p.m. Saturday, November 12, 2016 in the Emergency Room at OSF St. Mary Medical Center. Felisa was born November 21, 1928 in Galesburg, the daughter of Perfecto and Juanita Ponce Sanchez. She married Eduardo Hernandez on June 20, 1959 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on November 24, 2005. Felisa...
Vernon D. Holmstrom
Nov 12, 2016
Vernon D. Holmstrom, 78, of Galesburg, died on Saturday, November 12, 2016, 1:04 PM, at Rosewood Care Center, Galesburg. Vern was born on March 2, 1938, in Varna, Illinois. He was the son of Louis and Nettie (Extrom) Holmstrom. Vern married the love of his life, Lois Gerardo, on June 1, 1960 in Toluca, Illinois. Vern is survived by...
John J. Blake
Nov 5, 2016
John J. Blake, 93, of Galesburg, died at 10:40 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Rosewood Care Center, Galesburg. John was born March 9, 1923 in Galesburg, the son of John and Anna Fox Blake. He married Gwen E. Fishburn on December 27, 1947 in Galesburg. Gwen preceded him in death on November 9, 2014. John is survived by...
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