Obituaries

Jan 14, 2020

Larry R. “Doc” Wittler, 77, of Mendon, passed away at 1:52 P.M. on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in his home.

Doc was born on May 29, 1942. He was the son of Edwin and Mary (Tweedell) Wittler. He married Shirley Stotler on April 23, 1960 in Palmyra.

Doc was a lifelong construction worker by trade....

Jan 14, 2020

Larry R. “Doc” Wittler, 77, of Mendon, passed away at 1:52 P.M. on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in his home.

Doc was born on May 29, 1942. He was the son of Edwin and Mary (Tweedell) Wittler. He married Shirley Stotler on April 23, 1960 in Palmyra.

Doc was a lifelong construction worker by trade....

Jan 11, 2020

Betty V. Emmert, age 85, of Mendon, went home to her Savior on January 11th, 2020.

Betty was born on May 15th, 1934, to Floyd and Erma Koontz of Golden, Illinois. She graduated from Unity High School in 1952 and Gem City Business College in Quincy, Illinois. Betty was the loving wife of Richard Emmert whom she...

Jan 11, 2020

Betty V. Emmert, age 85, of Mendon, went home to her Savior on January 11th, 2020.

Betty was born on May 15th, 1934, to Floyd and Erma Koontz of Golden, Illinois. She graduated from Unity High School in 1952 and Gem City Business College in Quincy, Illinois. Betty was the loving wife of Richard Emmert whom she...

Jan 6, 2020

Rodney  “Joe” Benjamin, 78, of Bowen passed away at 2:04 P.M. on Monday, January 6, 2020 at Memorial Hospital in Carthage.

Joe was born on December 17, 1941 in Pontoosuc, Illinois. He was the son of the late Henry John and Elsie Jane (Warson). He married Janice R. Adkins on November 10, 1962 in Carthage.

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Jan 6, 2020

Rodney  “Joe” Benjamin, 78, of Bowen passed away at 2:04 P.M. on Monday, January 6, 2020 at Memorial Hospital in Carthage.

Joe was born on December 17, 1941 in Pontoosuc, Illinois. He was the son of the late Henry John and Elsie Jane (Warson). He married Janice R. Adkins on November 10, 1962 in Carthage.

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Jan 5, 2020

Jeffrey N. Cornell, 53, of Camp Point, passed away at 5:25 P.M. on Sunday, January 5, 2019, at his home.

He was born on April 10, 1966, in Columbia, South Carolina, the son of Herman and Betty (Sawin) Cornell.  He married Lynda Bienhoff on November 1, 1986, in Golden.

Jeff was a 1985 graduate of...

Jan 5, 2020

Jeffrey N. Cornell, 53, of Camp Point, passed away at 5:25 P.M. on Sunday, January 5, 2019, at his home.

He was born on April 10, 1966, in Columbia, South Carolina, the son of Herman and Betty (Sawin) Cornell.  He married Lynda Bienhoff on November 1, 1986, in Golden.

Jeff was a 1985 graduate of...

Dec 28, 2019

William L. “Bill” Kretzer, 83, of Fowler passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019 in Mendon.

Bill was born on October 13, 1936 in Quincy. The son of the late August “Gus” and Della Mae (Tenvorde) Kretzer. He married Sandra A. Dedert on May 5, 1956 at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Fowler.

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Dec 24, 2019

Betty J. Lewis, 90, of Quincy went to be with her Lord, with her family by her side on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at the Macon Healthcare Center in Macon, Missouri.

Betty was born on July 1, 1929 in Mendon. She was daughter of the late John C. and Helen

(Woodworth ) Hamilton.

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Dec 18, 2019

Hannah Brooke Agans Barnewolt, 23, of Rushville, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

She was born on May 8, 1996, in Macomb, Illinois.

Surviving are her mother Heather Agans of Rushville, father and stepmother Brent and Dana Barnewolt of Rushville, fiancé Kyle Fitzjarrald of Rushville, two sisters Mallory Bowman...

Dec 12, 2019

Larry Gayle Akers, Jr. 56 of La Prairie passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019 in his home.

Larry was born on September 22, 1963 in Belgium, Germany the son of Larry G. Akers, Sr. and Monique (Dedonder) Sanders. He married Mary Sue Fritschle on September 25, 2010 at the Christian Church in Camp Point. His wife...

Dec 10, 2019

Harold George Sizek, 80, of Ewing, Mo. went to his heavenly home at 1:37 P.M. on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 in Sunset Nursing Home in Quincy.

Harold was born on August 27, 1939 in rural Fulton County, Illinois. The son of George M. and Myrtle E. (Griener) Sizek. He formally lived in Ipava, Astoria and Macomb, IL....

Nov 26, 2019

Betty J. Roberts, 85, of Rushville, passed away at 1:20 PM, Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at the home of her sister in Monmouth.

She was born on June 1, 1934, in Monmouth, Illinois, the daughter of Ivan and Gwendolyn (Swygard) Cox.  She married Robert W. “Bob” Roberts on June 16, 1956, in Rushville.  He preceded her in...

Nov 23, 2019

LeRoy M. Paben, 94 of Quincy formerly of the Bowen and Golden area passed away at 5:25 A.M. on Saturday, November 23, 2019 in the Good Samaritan Home in Quincy.

LeRoy was born on August 29, 1925 in LaPraire. The son of John and Elizabeth (Leerhoff) Paben. He married Dorothy E. Smith on February 18, 1947 in...

Nov 17, 2019

Robert W. Bonser, 77, of Livonia, Michigan, formerly of Rushville, Illinois, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019, at the Angela Hospice Center in Livonia.

He was born on December 21, 1941, in Vandalia, Illinois, the son of Reverend Wayne and Lily (Brown) Bonser. He married Carol Tyson in February 1964.

Surviving are his wife Carol,...

Nov 16, 2019

Doris K. “Kathryn” Lehr, 86, of West Point passed away at 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 16, 2019 in the Golden Good Shepherd Home in Golden.

Kathryn was born on January 18, 1933 near Stillwell. She was the daughter of Harry and Doris (McCabe) Staff. She married Raymond William Lehr on April 6, 1952 at Bethany United...

Nov 15, 2019

David P. Jones, 79, of Rushville, passed away at 6:50 AM, Friday, November 15, 2019, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

He was born on October 8, 1940, in Ray, Illinois, the son of Paul and Lois (Trone) Jones.  He married Peggy Logsdon on May 10, 1959, in Virginia, Illinois and she preceded him in death on...

Nov 11, 2019

Teresa J. Staff, 67, of rural Mendon passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019in the Timber Point Healthcare Center in Camp Point.

Teresa was born on July 14, 1952 in Kewanee, Illinois. She was the daughter of Bernie Robert and Geneva (Taylor) Burnett. She married Mark E. Staff on December 21, 1982 in Kahoka Missouri. Mark survives...

Nov 9, 2019

Clara Emily (Flesner) White, 99, of the Golden Good Shepherd Home in Golden passed away peacefully at 6:05 A.M. on Saturday, November 9, 2019 in the home, with family members beside her throughout the day and night.

Clara was the second child and eldest daughter of Henry G. and Lena Flesner. She was the last survivor of...