Obituaries

Jun 14, 2018

David L. tanner, 80, of Ursa passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

David was born on December 15, 1937 in Stillwell to the late Paul Harold “Jake” and Aileen (Crear) Tanner. He married Panchetta A. Grotz on April 12, 1958 in Hernando, MS.

David was a member of the...

Jun 12, 2018

Helen Marie Wood, 96, of Lima passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in her home.

Helen was born on October 28, 1921 in Rural Adams County to the late James Warner and Irene (Nichols) Wood. She attended three years of High School in Lima and graduated from Quincy High School.

Helen was a lifelong...

Jun 12, 2018

Ronald Lee Peak, 71, of Rushville, passed away at 7:52 AM, Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

He was born on September 22, 1946, in Macomb, the son of Ernest and Wilma (Heaton) Peak.  Ron grew up in the Marietta/New Philadelphia area and graduated from Bardolph High School, with the class of 1964.  He...

Jun 4, 2018

Jerry L. Golden, 76, of Golden passed away on June 4, 2018 in his home.

Jerry was born on June 17, 1941 in Quincy to the late Eldon A. and Lila Mae (Gronewold) Golden. He married Betty Havermale on August 25, 1962 in St. Francis Catholic Church in Quincy.

Jerry was baptized and confirmed at...

Jun 1, 2018

Rex Gilbert Chance, Jr., 54, of Industry, passed away at 1:10 AM, Friday, June 1, 2018, at his home.

He was born on October 23, 1963, in Lawton, Oklahoma, the son of Rex Gilbert and Bonnie Lucille (Vaughn) Chance, Sr.  He married Nancy Steele Lawhorn on May 7, 2018, in McDonough County and she survives.

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May 25, 2018

Shirley L. Schuster, 82, of Golden passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018 in the Golden Good Shepherd Home in Golden.

Shirley was born on August 3, 1935 in La Prairie to the late Emery F. and Verna (Buss) Eber. She married Harold W. Schuster on October 14, 1956 in Immanuel Lutheran Church in Golden. Harold passed...

May 25, 2018

Dorothy E. Klusman, 98, of Quincy passed away at 2:15 A.M. on Friday, May 25, 2018 in the Sunset Home in Quincy.

Dorothy was born on January 22, 1920 at home in Lima, Illinois. She was the daughter of the late Lester and Lulu (Hess) Stipe. She first married, Leo Andrew and had two children, Kathleen Montis...

May 21, 2018

Roy E. “Bud” Lung, 87, of Canton, passed away at 9:00 AM, Monday, May 21, 2018, at the Elms in Macomb.

He was born on August 3, 1930 in Roseville, Warren County, Illinois, the son of Lloyd L. and Cloah P. (Lickey) Lung.  His family moved to Schuyler County in 1944.  He attended Brooklyn High School.  He...

May 19, 2018

Marvin Gene “Spaz” Corbin, 54, of Ripley, passed away at 6:28 PM, Saturday, May 19, 2018, at his home.

He was born on June 11, 1963, in Rushville, Illinois, the son of Larry Eugene and Velma Faye (Moore) Corbin.  He married Diane Rose Lung on May 9, 1982, in Mt. Sterling and she survives.

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May 17, 2018

Edith M. Evans, 95, of Loraine passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

Edith was born on March 29, 1923 in Rural Hancock County, Illinois to the late Hubert A. and Minnie (Newman) Staff. She married Robert E. Evans on March 6, 1946 in Fowler. Robert passed away on May 9, 2002....

May 13, 2018

Joan Elaine (Welling) Kelsall, 87, of Quincy formerly of Ursa passed away at 2:30 A.M .on Sunday, May 13, 2018 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, now an angel in Heaven.

Joan was born on February 7, 1931 in quincy to the late William and Elva (Smith) Welling.

She married John Kelsall on October 2, 1949...

May 11, 2018

Merle E. Cornwell, 92, of Loraine passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018 in the North Adams Home in Mendon.

Merle was born on December 18, 1925 in Mendon to the late Elmer and Harriett (Evans) Cornwell. He married Alice June Johnson on September 24, 1949 in Keokuk, IA. Alice June passed away on October 23, 2008....

May 9, 2018

Barbara Jeanne Williams Haney, 81, of Vermont and Camden, passed away at 5:40 PM, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at Heritage Health in Beardstown.

She was born on September 9, 1936, in Browning, Illinois, the daughter of Russel Wayne and Marcella L. (Curtis) Kennedy.  She first married Ellis “Al” Williams on November 3, 1956, at the First United...

May 9, 2018

Pauline Parsano, 90, of Rushville, passed away at 9:05 AM, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville.

She was born on November 29, 1927, in Brown County, Illinois, the daughter of Ralph and Alta Mildred (Hughes) Bowman.  She married Harley “Parsie” Parsano on September 23, 1946, in Peoria.  He preceded her...

May 8, 2018

Mary Virginia Miller, 77, of Quincy passed away at 5:40 A.M. on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 in the Timber Point Health Care Center in Camp Point.

Mary was born on September 17, 1940 in Quincy to the late Howard and Elda Grace (Lasswell) Hemming.

Mary grew up in Meyer on the river and her mother...

May 1, 2018

Darius L. “Jerry” Seckman, 97, of Rushville, passed away at 4:08 AM, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville.

He was born May 3, 1920, in Ripley, the son of Darius and Mildred (Hess) Seckman.

For two years from the age of 15 to 17, Jerry worked at a...

Apr 30, 2018

Billy I. Thornton, 83, of Rushville, passed away at 9:05 AM, Monday, April 30, 2018, at the Farmington Country Manor in Farmington.

He was born on March 17, 1935, in Mounds, Illinois, the son of Earnest and Lola (Parmley) Thornton.  He first married Elaine Harris in 1956, in Ithaca, New York.  He later married Patricia Prather on...

Apr 30, 2018

Henry Ivan Kliffmiller, 81, of Rushville, passed away at 2:22 PM, Monday, April 30, 2018, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, surrounded by his family.

He was born on February 13, 1937, in Willow Springs, MO, the son of Henry Iva and Gladys Ellen (Whited) Kliffmiller.  He married Anna Carver on November 23, 1954, in Mt. Grove,...

Apr 24, 2018

Dawn M. Mittelberg, 56, of Quincy passed away at 5:38 P.M on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

Dawn was born on September 28, 1961 in Quincy to the Late Darwin E. Simmons and Naomi (Dedert) Simmons. She married Gary Mittelberg on June 9, 1984 in Quincy. Gary survives of Quincy.

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Apr 18, 2018

Violet M. Hieland, 100, of Mendon passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in the North Adams Home in Mendon.

Violet was born on March 12, 1918 in Golden to the late Henry R. and Emma J. (Ehmen) Gronewold. She married William Frederick Hieland.

Surviving are; two children, Loren Hieland of Quincy, Ellen Vollbracht of...