Obituaries

Lennie Brown

Lennie Brown

May 1, 2021

Lennie Dean Brown, 38, of Mendon, passed away at 1:30 PM, Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

He was born July 23, 1982, to Larrie D and Christine M. (Straube) Brown at St. Mary Hospital in Quincy.

He was a graduate of Unity High School with the Class of 2001. He worked...

Barbara Blacketer

Barbara Blacketer

May 1, 2021

Barbara Blacketer, 74, of Quincy, passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at her Home surrounded by her family.  She was born on May 31, 1946 in Warsaw, Illinois a daughter of George and Veneta (Bowen) Kropp.

Those left to cherish her memory include her daughter, Pamela D. Gengenbacher of...

Norma Atwater

Norma Atwater

Apr 17, 2021

Norma Sue Atwater, 68, of Rushville, passed away at 10:30 AM, Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Bickford Cottage in Macomb.

She was born on October 28, 1952, in Rushville, the daughter of Tommie and Twila M. (Thomas) Orr.  She married her best friend and soulmate Robert Atwater on July 1, 1971 at the Free Methodist Church in...

Randall Stracker

Randall Stracker

Apr 14, 2021

Randall Stracker, 71, Table Grove, went home to be with the Lord at 8:40 PM, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at his home.

He was born on February 13, 1950, in Macomb, the son of Dwight and Joy (Kirkbride) Stracker.  He married the love of his life, Sharon Haney on August 8, 1970 in Vermont and she survives....

Joyce Rebman

Joyce Rebman

Apr 14, 2021

Joyce E. Rebman, 84, of Camden, passed away at 12:07 PM Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb.

She was born on August 30, 1936, in Camden, the daughter of Ray and Louise (Estes) Artis.  She married Louis Rebman on August 30, 1957, in Quincy and he survives.

Also surviving are three...

Elbert Harness

Elbert Harness

Apr 2, 2021

Elbert Dean Harness, 95, of the Illinois Veterans Home, formerly of Lima, passed away at 1:31 p.m. on Friday, April 02, 2021 at Blessing Hospital.  He was born on February 7, 1926 the son of Cleo and Grace (Jackson) Harness in Lima, Illinois.  He married Juanita Featheringill in November of 1950. She preceded him in death on August 10,...

Marcia Pryor

Marcia Pryor

Mar 29, 2021

Marcia A. Pryor, 57, of Durham, Missouri, passed away, surrounded by her children, at 3:55 p.m. on Monday, March 29, 2021, at Country Aire Retirement Estate in Lewistown, Missouri. Marcia was born August 10, 1963 in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of Gerald and Vivian (Hillman) Balsar.  Marcia married Kevin A. Pryor on August 15, 2009 in Palmyra, Missouri.

Alberta Haschemeyer

Alberta Haschemeyer

Mar 19, 2021

Alberta F. Haschemeyer, 93, of Camp Point, passed away at 6:55 AM, Friday, March 19, 2021, at the Eastside Health and Rehabilitation Center in Pittsfield.

She was born on March 3, 1928, in Clayton Township, Adams County, Illinois, the daughter of Harm and Bertha (Claussen) Decker.  She married Wilbur A. Haschemeyer on March 3, 1946, at the...

Vernon Greene

Vernon Greene

Mar 8, 2021

Retired Colonel Vernon F. Greene, U.S.A.F., 101, of Belleville, Illinois, passed away at 11:45 AM, Monday, March 8, 2021, at his home.

Vernon was born on 22 October 1919 in Camden, IL, the son of Glenn Augustus and Esther Regina (Rang) Green. He married M. Pauline McClelland in Palmyra, Missouri in 1940 and she preceded him in...

Gene Grafton

Gene Grafton

Mar 5, 2021

Gene L. Grafton, 81, of rural Rushville, passed away at 2:34 PM, Friday, March 5, 2021, at the Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by his family.

He was born on December 2, 1939, at the home of his grandparents in Mt. Sterling, the son of W. Franklin and Bonnie (Eskew) Grafton.  He...

Gary Kinman

Gary Kinman

Feb 21, 2021

Gary W. Kinman, 56, of Loraine, passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 21, 2021 in his home.

He was born on June 20, 1964, in Quincy, the son of Charles “Bud” and Barbara (Lanning) Kinman.  He married Sherry May Shrader on October 25, 2020, in Loraine and she survives.

Gary was employed as...

Terry Hummel

Terry Hummel

Feb 18, 2021

Terry Lee Hummel, 69, of Golden, passed away at 4:42 p.m. on Thursday, February 18, 2021, in his home.  He was born on February 18, 1952, in Hannibal, Missouri, a son of Lawrence Hummel and Gwendolyn (Duncan) Miller.  He married Rhonda Bowles on June 26, 1993 in the Ursa Bottoms.  She survives.

In addition to his wife,...

Thomas Griggs

Thomas Griggs

Feb 16, 2021

Thomas R. Griggs, 85, of Meyer, IL, passed away at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at his home. He was born on December 16, 1935 in Meyer, IL, a son of Margaret Booher.  He married Norma L. Clair on March 18, 1955, at Salem Lutheran Church in Quincy. She preceded him in death on November...

Jane Rigsbee

Jane Rigsbee

Feb 9, 2021

Jane Brassington Rigsbee, 95, of Mendon, passed away at 7:50 PM, Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at St. Vincent’s Home in Quincy, where she had been a resident since early November.

She was born on November 22, 1925, in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, the daughter of Claire E. and Mary Belle (Dickey) Brassington.

Jane graduated from...

Mary Schoch

Mary Schoch

Jan 31, 2021

Mary Lou Schoch, 82, of Quincy, IL. passed away at 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Timber Point Health Care Center in Camp Point, IL.  Born on January 8, 1939 in Quincy, IL. a daughter of Lawrence L. and Mary (Runyen) Miller.

She is survived by her daughter, Tammy (Bill) Frey of Pleasant Plains, IL;...

Florine Haschemeyer

Florine Haschemeyer

Jan 31, 2021

Florine Adeline Haschemeyer, 93, of Golden, IL., passed away at 5:15 a.m. on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Timber Point Health Care Center in Camp Point, IL.

Born on May 13, 1927 in La Prairie, IL. the daughter of  Emil H. and Helen (Flesner) Gronewold.  She married Lester Haschemeyer on April 30, 1949 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Golden,...

John Botts

John Botts

Jan 26, 2021

John H. Botts, 86, of Rushville, passed away at 2:50 AM, Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

He was born on August 11, 1934, in Camden Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, the youngest of six children to Harold and Audrey (Garrison) Botts.  He married Barbara Black on December 31, 1955, at the First United...

Lillah Hasting

Lillah Hasting

Jan 26, 2021

Lillah Ruth Hasting, infant daughter of Patrick and Ashley (Weeks) Hasting of Golden, was born sleeping at 2:08 AM, Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at St. John’s Women Center in Springfield, Illinois.

Lillah is survived by her parents Patrick and Ashley (Weeks) Hasting of Golden, IL; a sister, Lillian; grandparents, Raymond and Patricia Hasting of Fowler, IL, Richard...

Don Caley

Don Caley

Jan 22, 2021

Don K. Caley, 76, of Loraine, passed away at 12:55 a.m. on Friday, January 22, 2021, at Blessing Hospital. He was born on December 25, 1944, in Quincy, Illinois, a son of the late, Don and Marguerite (Andrew) Caley.  He married Lou Powell on September 13, 1963 in Mendon.  She survives.

Survivors also include, his daughters, Kelly...

Elberta Kunz

Elberta Kunz

Jan 21, 2021

Elberta L. Kunz, 96, of the Good Samaritan Home in Quincy, formerly of Sutter and Mendon, Illinois, passed away at 3:33 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at the home. She was born September 29, 1924, in Sutter, a daughter of Albert and Anna (Montag) Wilson.  Elberta married Harold Peter Kunz on March 24, 1946, in West...

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