Obituaries
Marilyn Van Blair
Jul 4, 2024
Marilyn F. Van Blair, 84, of Fowler, Illinois passed away at 11:20 a.m. on July 4, 2024, at her home. She was born at home near Fowler, Illinois on December 12, 1939, to Lloyd and Irene (Fleer) Dedert. Marilyn was raised on the farm outside of Fowler. She attended Fowler Grade School and was a 1957 graduate of Unity High...
Arlene Schmiedeskamp
Jun 16, 2024
Arlene F. Schmiedeskamp, 97, of Quincy, Illinois, formerly of Fowler passed away at 6:55 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Sunset Home in Quincy, Illinois. She was born on August 25, 1926, in LaPrairie, Illinois, a daughter of Joseph and Ethel (Ferrell) Hendricks. She married Donald L. Schmiedeskamp on March 31, 1946, at the Camp Point Christian Church in...
Karen E Shaffer
Jun 12, 2024
Karen E. Shaffer, 75, of Ursa, Illinois passed away at 11:59 a.m. on Wednesday June 12, 2024, at Blessing Hospital. She was born on May 26, 1949, in Keokuk, Iowa, a daughter of Earl and Eloise (Robertson) Stevenson. She married David Shaffer on September 1, 1973, at the Bowen Christian Church. He survives.
Karen graduated from Bowen High School. She was...
Timothy G. Kinman
May 25, 2024
Timothy “Tim” G. Kinman, 59, of Loraine, Illinois, passed away at 2:24 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at his home. He was born in Quincy, Illinois, on May 25, 1965, a son of Nick and Geraldine (Henze) Kinman.
Tim attended Unity High School. He worked for the Ursa Farmers Coop for over twenty-five years. He worked at both the Loraine,...
Richard "Craig" Beebe
May 11, 2024
Richard “Craig” Beebe, beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in his home on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the age of 63.
Craig was born on May 29, 1960, in Carthage, Illinois, a son of Donald and Elizabeth (Rose) Beebe. In 1993, he married Linda Trevino in Harlingen, Texas. She survives.
He was known for...
Alvenia Richmiller
May 1, 2024
Alvenia F. Richmiller, 81, of Mendon, Illinois, passed away at 3:23 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. She was born in Hannibal, Missouri, on October 27, 1942, a daughter of Russell M. and Alvenia Fay (Brown) Smashey. She married Ronald L. Richmiller on January 2, 1962, in Palmyra, Missouri. He preceded her in...
Marvin Ufkes
Apr 29, 2024
Marvin G. Ufkes, 97, of Homosassa, Florida, (formerly of Golden and Quincy, Illinois), passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024, at Sturgill Hospice House in Brooksville, Florida. He was born on April 3, 1927, in Golden, Illinois, a son of Gerhard and Anna (Huls) Ufkes. He married Vernice Von Holt on October 8, 1950, in Golden, Illinois. She survives.
He was...
William "Bill" Moore
Apr 25, 2024
William F. “Bill” Moore, 83, of West Point, Illinois, passed away at 5:33 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Memorial Hospital in Carthage, Illinois. He was born on August 14, 1940, in Keokuk, Iowa, a son of Raymond L. and Helen V. (Fader) Moore. He married Delores F. Andrew on June 26, 1960, at the Christian Church in West...
Rita K. Cheney
Mar 30, 2024
Rita “Kay” Cheney, 79, of Loraine, Illinois, passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. She was born on January 5, 1945, in Quincy, a daughter of Fred and Maude (Leckbee) Ensminger. She married Daniel Cheney on March 14, 1970, at the Loraine Methodist Church. He survives.
Kay attended Loraine Elementary School and...
Robert Ellerman
Mar 27, 2024
Robert “Doc” Ellerman, 91, of Quincy, passed away at 10:05 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the Sunset Home of Quincy.
He was born on August 10, 1932, in Payson, the son of the late Elmer & Helen (Chapman) Ellerman. Doc served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He married Mary Seitz on March 16, 1968, in...
Patricia "Pat" Henze
Mar 16, 2024
Patricia “Pat” A. Henze, 78, of Lewistown, Missouri, passed away at 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Country Aire Retirement Center in Lewistown. She was born on April 17, 1945, in Quincy, Illinois, a daughter of Melvin Lee and Dolores Aleen (Hoke) Tuter. She married Ronald Henze on April 20, 1963, in Quincy, Illinois.
Pat attended Unity High...
Debra C. Ensminger
Feb 23, 2024
Debra C. Ensminger, 66, of Mendon, Illinois, passed away at 8:59 a.m. on Friday, February 23, 2024, at her home in Mendon. She was born in St. Charles, Missouri on September15, 1957, a daughter of Gerald Lee and Barbara Ann (Buchanan) Doyle. She married Rocky Ensminger on October 3, 1986. He survives.
Debra grew up near Arnold, Missouri. She was a...
Barry Shaffer
Feb 9, 2024
Barry S. Shaffer, 63, of Clayton, Illinois, passed away at 11:35 p.m. on Friday, February 9, 2024, at Timberpoint Health Care Center in Camp Point, Illinois. He was born on September 8, 1960, in Peoria, Illinois, a son of Jim and Carolyn (White) Shaffer.
Barry was a professional and talented tree trimmer. He owned and operated Professional Tree Service in...
Beulah R. Bates
Jan 22, 2024
Beulah Ruth Bates, 74, of Marcelline, Illinois, passed away at 6:22 p.m. on Monday, January 22, 2024, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born on April 17, 1949, in Nebo, Illinois, a daughter of Adolfus Abraham and Alta C. (Sly) Wigington. She married Jack Bates on October 27, 1967, in Palmyra, Missouri. He survives.
Beulah attended...
Juanita Curless
Jan 20, 2024
Juanita Curless entered into her eternal life surrounded by her family, friends and devoted caregivers on January 20, 2024. Her parents and brother who predeceased her were John Cyrus Curless and Florence E. (Toole) Curless of Quincy, Illinois, and brother William T. Curless of Arizona. She is survived by three nephews: Douglas W. Curless (Cathy Goodwin) of Arizona, Jay A....
Florence S. Jones
Jan 17, 2024
Florence “Flossie” S. Jones, 81, of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, formerly of Loraine, Illinois, passed away at 11:18 a.m. on Wednesday January 17, 2024 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born at home in Sutter, Illinois, on July 29, 1942, a daughter of Otis “Laverne” and Susana K. (Hardy) Stoneking. She married Merlyn W. Jones on...
Verna Jean Sill
Jan 13, 2024
Verna Jean “Jeanie” Sill, 73, of Durham, Missouri, formerly of Ursa, Illinois, passed away at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at her home. She was born on May 3, 1950, in Quincy, Illinois, a daughter of Jim Cook and Wilma (Curtis) Chipman.
She married Richard Sill on November 27, 1981, in their home in Ursa, Illinois. They spent most...
Robert J Richmiller
Jan 4, 2024
Robert J. Richmiller, 83, of Liberty, Illinois, formerly of Mendon, Illinois, passed away at 11:11 a.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at his home in Liberty. He was born on July 26, 1940, in Rock Island, Illinois, a son of Leroy and Bertha (Wietholder) Richmiller.
He is survived by his sister, Mary Warning of Liberty, Illinois; nieces and nephews, Tonya...
Steve M Henze
Dec 13, 2023
Steven M. Henze, 63, of Mendon, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at Hannibal Regional Hospital. He was born on March 28, 1960, a son of Ronald and Patricia (Tuter) Henze. He attended Illinois School for the Deaf in Jacksonville, Illinois.
He is survived by his mother, Patricia Henze of Lewistown, Missouri; two sisters, Kathy (Kent) Brown and...
Marian J Young
Dec 12, 2023
Marian J. Young, 82, of Golden, Illinois, passed away at 7:23 p.m., on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. She was born March 26, 1941, a daughter of Emery F. and Verna (Buss) Eber.
Marian attended Central High School. She graduated from Western Illinois University with a degree in mathematics. She worked as a substitute teacher...
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