Obituaries
Sheryl Lynn Shields
Mar 14, 2016
Sheryl Lynn Shields, 63, of Galesburg, died unexpectedly at 2:30 a.m. Monday, March 14, 2016 at home. Sheryl was born August 17, 1952 in Macomb, the daughter of Samuel Lee and Elizabeth Ann Marlow Shields. Sheryl married her partner, Catherine L. Clark on May 6, 2009 in Davenport, Iowa. Sheryl is survived by her wife, Catherine of Galesburg; her...
Odessa Hollowell
Mar 11, 2016
Anna Mildred Odessa Hollowell was born on March 7, 1922 to Harry & Emma Sibley in St. Louis, MO. Odessa was educated in the St. Louis public schools where she attended John Marshall Elementary and Charles Sumner High School. At a young age Odessa married Claude Haynes. From that union Winifred, Harold and Martini were born. Martini along with...
Sherryl Lynn Beard
Mar 7, 2016
Sherryl Lynn Beard, 65, of Rio, died at 10 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2016 at home with her family by her side. Sherryl was born August 12, 1950 in Galesburg, the daughter of Cecil E. and Dorothy M. Moody Davis. Sherryl married David E. Peterson on April 25, 1971. They had one daughter, who survives of Monmouth, Heather (Andrew)...
Jeralyn L. Allbright-Wood
Mar 3, 2016
Jeralyn L. Allbright-Wood, 70, of Galesburg, died at 10:38 p.m. Thursday, March 3, 2016 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Galesburg. Jeralyn was born March 21, 1945 in Utica, NY, the daughter of Myron Jackson and Eleanor Dowdall Calhoun. Jeralyn married Donald Allbright; together they had three sons, Myron (Charlotte) Allbright of Graham, NC, Dan J. (Christie) Allbright and...
Dorothy May Casey
Feb 29, 2016
Dorothy May Casey, 87, of Galesburg, died at 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 29, 2016 at Galesburg Cottage Hospital, Galesburg. Dorothy was born May 31, 1928 in Kewanee, the daughter of William and Mable Wright Blodget. Dorothy married Bobby Casey on July 30, 2000 in Galesburg. Bobby preceded her in death on May 9, 2009. Dorothy attended KCCDD. She and...
Lucas Griffin Kutemeier
Feb 29, 2016
Lucas Griffin Kutemeier, son of Noelle Marie Kutemeier, was born a quiet birth at 3:56 a.m. Monday, February 29, 2016 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. Those left to cherish Lucas' love are, his mother, Noelle of Monmouth; his sister, Kiara Kutemeier and brother, Mason Durbin both at home; his maternal grandmother, Colleen Griffin of Chebanse; his maternal...
Paul Joseph Huels
Feb 25, 2016
Paul Joseph Huels died on February 25, 2016 at his home in Fishers, IN after a 19 year struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. Paul was born in Galesburg, IL on July 31, 1944 to Joseph and Elizabeth Huels. He graduated from Corpus Christi High School in 1972, remaining close to those classmates for years. He earned a degree in Business...
Betty Lou Swigert
Feb 24, 2016
Betty Lou Swigert, 85, of Galesburg, died at 9:41 am Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Galesburg. Betty was born on September 29, 1930 in Galesburg, the daughter of Jesse and Isabelle (Young) Jones. She married Willard D. Swigert on October 5, 1947 in Knoxville. He preceded her in death on December 6, 2001. She is...
Daryl Eugene Johnson
Feb 14, 2016
Daryl E. Johnson, 80, of North Henderson, died at 11:13 p.m. Sunday February 14, 2016 at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. Daryl was born November 27, 1935 in Aledo, the son of Earl Fredrick and Margie Ann (Cooper) Johnson. He married Barbara Ann Swihart on July 5, 1958 in North Henderson, Illinois. Daryl is survived by his loving wife, Barbara of...
Robert Gilbert Bicknell
Feb 12, 2016
Robert Gilbert Bicknell, 81, of Galesburg, died at 2:23 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2016 at home. Bob was born on October 29, 1934 in Bloomington, the son of Joseph Gilbert and Elizabeth Emmajean Babb Bicknell. Bob married the love of his life, Donna Louise Forshee on April 23, 1967 in Galesburg. Bob is survived by his wife of 48...
Mary L. Johnson
Feb 5, 2016
Mary L. Johnson, 86, of Galesburg, died at 1:42 a.m. Friday, February 5, 2016 in Seminary Manor, with her family by her side. Mary was born May 20, 1929 in Monmouth, the daughter of Arthur Vaughn and Mary Ann Jacobs Burkett. Mary married Harold W. Johnson on September 12, 1947 in Monmouth. Mary is survived by her husband of...
Mitchell H. Bahr
Feb 5, 2016
View Mitchell's Tribute Video Mitchell Holden Bahr, 29, of Bushnell, died at 9:30 a.m. Friday, February 5 2016 at home. Mitch was born May 22, 1986 in Peoria, the son of Robert R. and Carla E. Staffy Bahr. Mitch is survived by his mother, Carla of Smithfield; his brother, Weston of Los Angeles, CA; one sister, Teri (Todd) Peterson...
Donald Stanley Parton
Feb 2, 2016
View Donald's Tribute Video Donald Stanley Parton, 66, of Galesburg, died at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at Heartland Health Care Center, Galesburg. Don was born June 30, 1949 in Galesburg, the son of Johnnie Franklin and Betty Jane Stinson Parton, Sr. Don married Margret Louise Klossing on April 3, 1968 in Knoxville. Don is survived by his...
Shirley Ann Mettler
Feb 1, 2016
Shirley Ann Mettler, 79, of Galesburg, formerly of Quincy, died at 7:05 a.m. Monday, February 1, 2016 at Marigold Health Care and Rehab, Galesburg. Shirley was born in Quincy, one of twelve children to Raymond and Dorothy Sherman Hainline. Shirley is survived by four daughters, Mary Mitchell and Cheryl Luthin both of Quincy, Deborah Hardin of Washburn, and Chris...
Joan L. Mattson
Jan 27, 2016
Joan L. Mattson, 90, a native of Galesburg, died 4:53 p.m. Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at the Care Center of Abingdon, Abingdon. Born November 15, 1925, Joan attended Saint Joseph Academy and graduated in 1943. She spent her later years working for F&M Bank, accumulating over 40 years of experience, and retiring in the 80’s. While with the bank,...
Meredith A. Anno
Jan 24, 2016
View Meredith's Tribute Video Meredith Anne Anno, loving wife, mother, daughter, and friend, 40, of Galesburg, died at 8:10 a.m. Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Richard Owens Hospice House in Peoria with her family by her side, after a brief illness with cancer. Meredith was born August 22, 1975 in Peoria, the daughter of Merritt Dean and Sally JoAnne...
Mary L. Grady
Jan 23, 2016
View Mary's Tribute Video Mary Louise Grady, 88, of Galesburg, passed away at 12:15 p.m. January 23, 2016 at Marigold Health Care and Rehab, Galesburg. She was born March 16, 1927 in Galesburg, the daughter of Mark Joseph and Clara Riegel Carr. She married Edward E. Grady on October 18, 1947 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on...
Yvonne Marie Spealman
Jan 20, 2016
Yvonne Marie Spealman, 70, of Wataga, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at home. Yvonne was born February 2, 1945 in St. Paul, MN, the daughter of Charles Wesley and Gladys Dorothea Nadeau Fox. Yvonne married the love of her life John R. Spealman, Jr. on November 11, 1972 in White Bear Lake, MN. He preceded her in death on...
Virginia Edie Spence
Jan 19, 2016
View Edie's Tribute Video Virginia “Edie” Edith Spence, 93, of Galesburg, formerly of Avon, IL, died at 3:47 a.m. Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. Edie was born on March 25, 1922 in Kimberly, MN, the daughter of George Wayne and Eva Gladys Cafferty VanWinkle. After high school, Edie attended and graduated from Cottage School of Nursing. ...
Joseph E. Morrissey
Jan 14, 2016
Article In Register Mail Article In Register Mail Article In Register Mail Best Cubs Fan I've Ever Known Joseph E Morrissey, 89, passed away at 6:32pm Thursday, January 14, 2016 at OSF St Mary’s hospital in Galesburg. Joseph was born May 13th, 1926 the son of Joseph T. and Alice M. (Nolan) Morrissey. He was born, raised and...
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