Obituaries
Salomon Lim
May 29, 2020
Salomon Lim, 72, of Galesburg, died at 1:20 p.m. Friday May 29, 2020 at home. Salomon was born September 18, 1947 in North Vietnam, the son of Mo San and Chen (Heng) Lim. He married No Thi Luang on February 28, 1970 in Laos. In July 1979, Salomon, No, Peng, and their three sons escaped Laos to the United...
Max E. Haptonstahl
May 28, 2020
Max Edward Haptonstahl, 69, San Francisco, formerly of Galesburg, Illinois, died Thursday, May 28, 2020 in Daly City, California. Max was born August 3, 1950 in Emmetsburg, Iowa to O.R. (Hap) and Helen (O’Donnell) Haptonstahl. He was the sixth of their ten children. His parents and his brother John preceded him in death. He is survived by four sisters:...
Duane R. Vanhyfte
May 27, 2020
Duane R. VanHyfte, age 82, of Lake Warren, Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 3:53 PM on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at his residence. He was born April 7, 1938 in Moline, Illinois, the son of Robert and Pauline (Rogers) VanHyfte. Duane attended Moline High School and graduated with the Class of 1956. For a time, he attended Monmouth College....
Lester E. Moran
May 26, 2020
Lester E. Moran, age 46, or rural Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 12:58 PM on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. He was born December 6, 1973 in Moline, Illinois, the son of Jerry William and JoAnn (Geary) Moran. Lester attended schools in Rock Island. He was previously married to Robin Farrington....
Raymond E. Mortimer
May 26, 2020
Raymond E. "Grandpa Ray" Mortimer, age 80, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 6:35 AM on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Illinois. He was born September 18, 1939, the son of Thomas J. and Mary Violet (Davis) Mortimer. On April 23, 1977, Ray married Sarah Wade in Monmouth, Illinois and she is...
Margaret C. "Peg" Boyer
May 25, 2020
Margaret C. “Peg” Boyer, 88, of Galesburg, died at 2:53 a.m. Monday, May 25, 2020 at home. Peg was born December 16, 1931 in Galesburg, the daughter of Cluade and Violet (Barber) Bellamy. She married Richard Glenn Boyer on October 10, 1970 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on November 11, 2010. Peg is survived by two sons,...
Martha F. Riggs
May 23, 2020
Martha F Riggs, 83, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 surrounded by her family and friends, after a long hard battle with bladder cancer. Martha F. Kennedy was the first child of Edward L. and Catherine (O'Connor) Kennedy and was born on June 24, 1936. On October, 5, 1957 she was united in marriage to Irving "Spud" Riggs....
Tom " J. T. " Mitchell
May 22, 2020
John Thomas "J.T." Mitchell, age 88, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 10:20 pm on May 22, 2020 at the Monmouth Nursing Home. Tom was born on August 1, 1931 in Waldron, Indiana and is the son of Louis Eck and Josephine Fiona Mylin Mitchell. Tom was raised in Waldron where he attended local schools and graduated from Waldron...
Theresa L. (Everett) Vail
May 21, 2020
Theresa L. Vail, age 98, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, on Thursday May 21, 2020. Theresa was born in rural Swan Township of Warren County on December 12, 1921 and is the daughter of James and Rhoda Pearl Talley Everett. She attended rural school and graduated from Roseville High School in 1939. Theresa...
Catherine E. (Holford) Snodgrass
May 20, 2020
Catherine E. (Holford) Snodgrass, age 92, formerly of Kirkwood, Illinois passed away peacefully after a brief illness. Catherine was born on March 24, 1928 in Warren County, and is the daughter of Paul and Mary (Lewis) Holford. On April 25, 1948 she married Robert K. Snodgrass, who preceded her in death in 2008. She and Bob enjoyed traveling, camping,...
Charsti A. Brandon
May 17, 2020
Charsti Ann Brandon, 42, passed away May 16, 2020. Charsti was born on August 25, 1977 in Galesburg, the daughter of Gary L. and Heather J. (MacDonald) Brandon. As a lifelong resident of Galesburg, Brandon was known and loved by many. She is survived by her two children, Emma Allen and Alexander Allen both of Galesburg; her mother, Heather...
Stephen M. White
May 16, 2020
Stephen M. White died at home on May 16, 2020. He was born April 21, 1946, in St. Peter, Minnesota to Elsie and Alvin White. His family moved to Galesburg when Steve was a baby, so he grew up in Galesburg, graduating from Galesburg High School in 1964. He graduated from Knox College in 1971, with a degree in...
Esther V. Forshee
May 16, 2020
Esther V. Martinez Forshee, of Galesburg, died on her 85th birthday at 12:03 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Marigold Health Care and Rehab, Galesburg. Esther was born May 16, 1935 in Galesburg, the daughter of Abundio and Emilia G. (Rios) Martinez. She married Robert L. Forshee on October 25, 1958 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on...
Barbara L. (Icenogle) Lovdahl
May 16, 2020
Barbara L. Lovdahl, age 90, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at Monmouth Nursing Home on May 16, 2020 10:25 pm. Barbara was born on December 29, 1929 near the settlement of Eleanor in rural Warren County and is the daughter of Edgar V. and Edith V. Murrell Icenogle. She was raised and educated in Monmouth where she attended Harding...
Truman B. Duke
May 15, 2020
Truman B. Duke, 92, of Galesburg, died peacefully at home Friday, May 15, 2020 at 11 p.m. Truman was born November 15, 1927 in Moline, the son of Alvin T. and Vivian E. (Austin) Duke. After graduating from Moline High School Truman began a career at International Harvester that spanned 45 years. He ultimately retired in 1992. Truman served...
Rhonda R. Jones
May 15, 2020
Rhonda Ruth Jones, 62, of Wataga, died at 7:12 a.m. Friday, May 15, 2020 at her daughter’s home. Rhonda was born July 24, 1957 in Galesburg, the daughter of Dusty and Naomi Ruth(Richardson) Rhoades. She married H. Paul Jones on October 5, 1976 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on January 27, 2015. Rhonda is survived by one...
Loretta "Granny" Carson
May 13, 2020
Loretta Mae Finn Carson “Granny”, 89, of Galesburg, died at 2:09 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Unity Point Methodist Hospital, Peoria. Loretta was born January 12, 1931 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Lawrence and Aldine Margerette (Carter) Finn. She married John Clay Carson on January 14, 1948 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on December 5,...
Shirley Jane "Janie" (Coursey) Steinert
May 12, 2020
Shirley Jane "Janie" Steinert of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away on May 12, 2020 after a brave battle with cancer. She passed away at her son, Rob's home in Prescott Valley, AZ with her sons by her side. Janie was born in Monmouth, Illinois to Elveree (McClain) and John Coursey on March 3, 1942. Janie attended Garfield Elementary Schoool in...
Bobby G. Frazier
May 9, 2020
Bobby Gene Frazier, 82, of Galesburg, died at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2020 at home. Bobby was born January 8, 1938 in Clifton Hill, MO, the son of Ebert Jackson and Polly (Powell) Frazier. He married Linda Kay Fordyce in Galesburg. She survives. Bobby is also survived by three brothers, Maurice Frazier of Knoxville, Jack (Sharon) Frazier of...
Miriam F. Estrada
May 7, 2020
Miriam Francis Estrada, 87, of Galesburg, died at 10:22 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 2020 at home. Miriam was born October 5, 1932 in Granada, Nicaragua, the daughter of Dr. Manuel and Amelia (Estrada-Diaz) Granizo. The family moved to Tacoma, WA in 1944 at the age of 12. Shortly after, they moved to San Francisco, CA where she lived until...
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