Obituaries

Jan 8, 2019

Jan 6, 2019

Joe Vega, 89, of Galesburg, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family, Sunday, January 6, 2019. Joe was born June 3, 1929 in Ormonde, IL the son of Jose and Maria (Aguilar) Vega. Joe married Mary A. Leon on July 9, 1955 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Galesburg. Joe is survived by his loving wife of...

Jan 5, 2019

Jan 3, 2019

John D., “JD,” Hoover, 78, of Galesburg, died on Thursday, January 3, 2019, 1:50 PM, at Rosewood Care Center Galesburg. JD was born on November 27, 1940, in Burlington, Iowa. He was the son of Wendell and Evelyn (Hill) Hoover. He married Florence Wozniak. They later divorced. JD is survived by his three daughters, Robin Kelly and Karen Hoover,...

Jan 3, 2019

Pamela L. Cabor, 74, of Keithsburg, died on Thursday, January 3, 2019, 9:50 PM, at Marigold Nursing and Rehab, Galesburg.  Pamela was born on December 9, 1944 in Monmouth. She was the daughter of James, Sr. and Metta (Thomas) Roller. Pamela is survived by her daughter, Sheila (Cameron) Olson of Hutchinson, Minnesota; her son, Fred Mason Cabor, Jr.; sisters,...

Jan 3, 2019

Cassie Friend passed away January 3, 2019, and was cremated. She was born February 18, 1973 to Jim and Lynn Powell. She married Derek Friend on August 28, 1999. Surviving are her parents, her husband Derek of Galesburg, three sons: Timothy Gossage, Alex Gossage and Justin Friend (Lizzy Driffill) all of Galesburg, one daughter, Brianna Frend (Brennon Dean), one...

Jan 2, 2019

Carol J. Hornbaker, age 75, of Monmouth, IL passed away at 9:45 pm on January 2, 2019 at the Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Illinois. Carol was born on November 22, 1943 and is the daughter of Carl and Mary Orpha Hood McLaughlin. Carol was raised and educated in Monmouth where she attended local schools. She was married to...

Jan 2, 2019

Janet L. Hull, age 83, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 7:26 am on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at her Monmouth home. Janet was born on September 13, 1935 in Monmouth and is the daughter of Charles R. and Phyllis D. Rowley Oaks. She was raised and educated in Monmouth where she attended the Monmouth Public Schools and was...

Dec 31, 2018

Junior Willie Bielser, age 82, of Gladstone, Illinois; passed away at 2:57 pm on Monday, December 31, 2018 at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. Junior was born on February 20, 1936 in Gladstone, Illinois and is the son of Willie E and Vivian M. Boughton Bielser. He was raised in Gladstone and attended local schools, then...

Dec 28, 2018

Herbert G. "Herb" Allen, age 89, of Smithshire, Illinois; passed away at 9:15 am on December 28, 2018 at Marigold Nursing Home in Galesburg, Illinois. Herb was born on November 26, 1929 in Smithshire, Illinois and is the son of Earl and Hazel Gibb Allen. He was raised in Smithshire and attended rural school and graduated from the Kirkwood...

Dec 27, 2018

Ryder Armstrong, age 3, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 10:42 P.M. on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at his home after battling childhood cancer for the past two years. He was born on September 1, 2015 in Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Ryan D. and Caylin E. (Mahr) Armstrong. Ryder loved watching boats while in Seattle, and was the...

Dec 26, 2018

Pauline M. Shoemaker, age 96, of Monmouth, Illinois; passed away at 6:55 pm on December 26, 2018 at the Roseville Nursing and Rehab Center in Roseville, Illinois. Pauline was born on April 17, 1922 in rural Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of John Alven and Lavinia Elizabeth Troxel Miller. Pauline was educated in the rural schools of Warren...

Dec 26, 2018

Betty A. Reynolds, age 95, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 10:55 A.M. on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Rosewood Care Center in Galesburg, Illinois. She was born on March 16, 1923 in Illinois City, Illinois, the daughter of Orvie Phillip and Minnie Isabelle (Smith) Fuller. She attended Illinois City Rural School. Betty was married to Ivan Spitznogle and...

Dec 26, 2018

Phyllis Shauman, age 91, passed away at 9:08 A.M. on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois. Phyllis Jeanne (Swarts) Shauman was born December 18, 1927 in Kirkwood, Illinios, the only child of Otto James and Lucy Ellen (Armstrong) Swarts. She graduated from Kirkwood Township High School, Peoria School of Business, and attended...

Dec 23, 2018

David L. Foreman, age 77, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 12:36 P.M. on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at his residence in Monmouth. He was born on June 24, 1941 in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of Herbert and Lois (Wong) Foreman. David attended Monmouth High School, graduating with the Class of 1959. He then attended Illinois Central College, Illinois...

Dec 23, 2018

Marvin Lee Anthony Masters, 55, of Galesburg, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his wife and family, on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at 7:15 pm.  Marvin was born on December 9, 1963, in Galesburg. He was the son of Marvin Leo and Helen (Nickas) Masters. He married the love of his life, Angela Jo Anderson, on April...

Dec 21, 2018

James R. “Jimmy” Isaacson, 78 of Galesburg, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Friday, December 21, 2018 at 5:04 PM.  Jimmy was born on July 27, 1940 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was the son of William and Helen (Hahn) Isaacson. He married Pat Theobald on September 15, 1961 at the Central Congregational Church, Galesburg....

Dec 19, 2018

Patrick J. "Pat" Peck, age 71, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at 4:13 am at Heartland Health Care Center in Galesburg on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Pat was born on December 25, 1946 in Galesburg, Illinois and is the son of Maurice LaVerne and Joan Elizabeth Kohler Peck. He attended the Galesburg schools and the Galesburg High School during...

Dec 16, 2018

David R. Sheppard, age 65, of Oneida, Illinois, passed away at 5:45 A.M. on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at the Marigold Nursing Home in Galesburg, Illinois. He was born on September 25, 1953 in Joplin, Missouri, the son of William Raymond and Betty Ruth (Seidel) Sheppard. David attended Warren High School, Carl Sandburg College, and also took some on-line...

Dec 16, 2018

Leonard Dale Mitchell of Rio, IL passed away peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital in Galesburg on Sunday morning. He was 93 years old.   Leonard was born to Archie and Meriby Mitchell in Humeston, IA on April 26, 1925. On February 10, 1945 he married Thelma Jewell Bardwell. To that union four children were born: Eva S. (James) Ramsay of...