Obituaries
Thomas C. "Tommy" Jones
Nov 27, 2018
Thomas C. "Tommy" Jones, age 50, of Columbia, Mississippi and formerly of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away on November 27, 2018 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. Tom was born on June 1, 1968 in Galesburg, Illinois and is the son of Gary L. and Diana L. (VanSkike) Jones. Tom was raised in Monmouth where he attended Monmouth...
Harry F. Beals
Nov 27, 2018
Harry F. Beals, 73, of Maquon, died November 27, 2018 at home. Harry was born August 12, 1945 in Wichita, KS the son of Harry Newton Beals and Florence Loretta Baugh. He grew up on the family farm in Trilla, IL and left for the Army in September of 1965 and returned in 1968 as a tank mechanic. Once...
Kathy I. Brownell
Nov 26, 2018
Kathy I. Brownell, age 67, of Smithshire, Illinois; passed away at 5:50 am on Monday, November 26, 2018 at her Smithshire residence with her husband along side of her. Kathy was born on August 4, 1951 in Burlington, Iowa and is the daughter of Homer and Irene Thomas Stevenson. She was raised in Gladstone where she attended the Gladstone...
Thomas K. Turner
Nov 25, 2018
Thomas “Tommy” Kevin Turner, 51, of Pekin, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018, at his home. Tommy was born on January 2, 1967, in Galesburg to William “Bill” and Sharon Sopher Turner. He spent his first years in the Oneida area. Later, he lived in various cities in Illinois including Galesburg, Quincy, Peoria and Pekin. He worked...
Albert Lee Martin, Jr
Nov 24, 2018
Albert Lee Martin, Jr. age 67, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 4:59 am on Saturday November 24, 2018 at his Monmouth residence. Albert was born on May 9, 1951 in Denver, Colorado and is the son of Albert Lee and Pauline Grace Winsor Martin, Sr. Albert was raised and educated in many places that his family lived, moving...
Michael V. Nelson
Nov 24, 2018
Michael V. Nelson, 68, of Galesburg, died peacefully at his home on November 24, 2018 at 5:09 a.m. Mike was born August 7, 1950 in Galesburg, the son of Leo G. and Elsie B. (Allison) Nelson. He married Eleanor Cozad in 1968. Together, Mike and Eleanor had two daughters, Kimberly Niles and Lori Tracy both of Galesburg; his mother,...
Anne L. Patterson
Nov 24, 2018
Anne L. Patterson, 84, of Galesburg, formerly of Butte, MT passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 at home. Anne was born on April 23, 1934 in Arthyde, MN. She is the daughter of Arthur F. and Lydia H. (Levanen) Johnson. Anne met the love of her life, William J. Patterson, Sr., while working at St. James Hospital in Butte,...
Steven L. Cooper
Nov 23, 2018
Steven L. Cooper, age 58, of Burlington, Iowa and formerly of Oquawka, IL passed away at his Burlington residence on Friday November 23, 2018 at 8:35 pm. Steven was born on December 1, 1959 in Macomb, Illinois and is the son of Raus C. and Wanda L. Dixon Cooper. His early life was in Macomb and the family moved...
Eunice F. Gaskill
Nov 22, 2018
Eunice F. Gaskill, age 84, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 10:35 P.M. on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Monmouth Nursing Home. She was born on August 4, 1934 in Fairbury, Illinois, the daughter of Fred G. and Gladys F. (Denewitz) Haase. Eunice attended schools in Fairbury until her family moved to Monmouth. She then attended Monmouth High School...
Gerald D. "Jerry" Clarke
Nov 22, 2018
Gerald D. “Jerry” Clarke, 71, of Galesburg, died on Thursday, November 22, 2018, 12:12 PM at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Jerry was born on July 17, 1947 in Galesburg. He was the son of Oliver Paschall and Mabel (Ewing) Clarke, Jr. He married Anita Rodriguez on February 14, 2004. He is survived by his wife of 14...
Lester "Sonny" Shreeves
Nov 20, 2018
Lester L. “Sonny” Shreeves, 77, of Knoxville, passed away peacefully at 3:44 a.m. Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Heartland Health Care and Rehab, Galesburg. Sonny was born February 26, 1941 in Galesburg, the son of Richard L. and Hildegard (Lemke) Shreeves. He married Nancy J. Erlandson on September 1, 1972 in Galesburg. Sonny is survived by his wife of...
Patricia "Trish" Engelhaupt
Nov 20, 2018
Patricia “Trish” Engelhaupt passed away November 20th, 2018 at home. She was born November 22, 1954 to John F. Sullivan and Margaret R. (Gillen) Sullivan of Kerry Acre Farm, Galesburg, both of whom preceded her death. Trish was educated at Costa Catholic School until the close of the High School in 1971. She graduated from GHS in 1972. She...
Betty Jane Sargeant
Nov 20, 2018
Betty Jane Sargeant, 76, of Galesburg, died peacefully at home on November 20, 2018 at 7:55 a.m. Betty was born December 21, 1941 in Metamora, the daughter of Donald Leon and Mary Martha (Armstrong) Thompson. She married Wayne E. Jackson, Sr. Betty later married Larry Sargeant. He preceded her in death. Never being afraid of hard work, Betty often...
Eva J. Moore
Nov 18, 2018
Eva June Moore, 94, of Galesburg, died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville. Eva was born August 11, 1924 near Alpha, the daughter of F. Edward and Virgile S. (Johns)Wall. She married Ralph H. Moore in Detroit, MI in 1945. He preceded her in death in 1969. Eva is survived by one...
Jeffery E. Ring
Nov 18, 2018
Jeffery Earl Ring, 63, of rural Victoria, died November 18, 2018 at home. Jeff was born June 30, 1955 in Galesburg. The son of Grandill J. Ring and Norma H. Johnson. Jeff is survived by his mother Norma Marsh Thompson of Rio; one brother, Wil Marsh of Rio; two sisters, April Watson of Geneseo and Lory Olinger of Washington;...
Ruth D. Remick
Nov 17, 2018
Ruth D. Remick, age 88, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa on Saturday November 17, 2018 at 12:20 pm. Ruth was born on August 14, 1930 on the farm near Cedar Creek in Jefferson County near Fairfield, Iowa and is the daughter of Marvin and Christina Harm Overlander Giberson. She...
Linda L Riehm
Nov 16, 2018
Linda L. Swails Riehm, age 79, formerly of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away Friday November 16, 2018 in Killeen, Texas. Linda was born on March 2, 1939 in Kirkwood, Illinois and is the daughter of Hershel and Margaret Toops Swails. Linda was raised and educated in the Kirkwood, Illinois schools and graduated from the Kirkwood High School in the class...
Michelle L. Cook
Nov 14, 2018
Michelle Lynn Cook, 47, of Galesburg, died Wednesday November 14, 2018 at home. Michelle was born November 25, 1970 in Galesburg, the daughter of James Lewis and Linda Lorraine (Dunn) Gallagher, Sr. She married R. Michael Clay in 1996. She later married Jerry Lee Cook on July 25, 2014 in Galesburg. He survives of Galesburg. Michelle is also survived...
Kathy R. Marshall
Nov 13, 2018
Kathy Rae Marshall, 71, of Galesburg, died unexpectedly Tuesday, November 13, 2018 in the Emergency Room at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. Kathy was born October 19, 1947 in Galesburg, the daughter of Richard Jay and Dorothy Jean (Robertson) Houlihan. She married Rodney Marshall in 1968. They later divorced. He died June 3, 1994. Kathy is survived by her mother, Dorothy...
Jerry Floyd Daniels
Nov 13, 2018
Jerry Floyd Daniels, 75, of Galesburg, formerly of Oneida, went home to be with our Lord and Savior at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2018, with his family by his side. He was the youngest child of William Floyd and Laura Mary (Thompson) Daniels. He was born August 1, 1943 in rural Ringo Point, MO. Jerry married his high...
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