Obituaries

May 23, 2016

Mary L. Armstrong, 87, of Macomb, formerly of Rushville, passed away at 10:27 PM, Monday, May 23, 2016, at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb.

She was born on March 10, 1929, in Macomb, the daughter of the late Clifford Earl and Geneva Madge (Rigg) Edwards.  She married Thomas J. Armstrong on July 3, 1947, in Macomb.  He...

May 15, 2016

Donald F "Dingle" Dittmer, 89, of Coatsburg, died Sunday May 15, 2016, at North Adams Home. He was born February 17, 1927 in Adams County. He was the son of Herman and Mary Tenvorde Dittmer. He married Bernice Blickhan on April 22, 1950 in Quincy, and she survives. Donald attended Center School in Mendon and then graduated from unity high school in 1944. Donald, along with his wife, Bernice, started their life of farming together in rural Adams County. He was a member of...

May 13, 2016

Aldena G. Stump, 98, of Mendon passed away on Friday, May 13, 2016 in the North Adams Home in Mendon.

Aldena was born on April 22, 1918 in Adams County, Illinois to the late Pete and Bertha (Dooley) Fuller. She married Charles Sidney Stump on September 6, 1941 in Palmyra, Missouri. Charles passed away on April 20,...

May 12, 2016

Lawrence “Larry” E. Stock, 77, of Mendon passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016 in the Timber Point Nursing Home in Camp Point.

Larry was born on February 8, 1939 in Quincy to the late Earl and Georgia (Louderback) Stock.  On May 20, 1978, Larry married the love of his life and his best friend Barbara Ann...

May 11, 2016

Nathan Andrew Edmiston, 24, of Scottsdale, Arizona, formerly of Rushville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in Scottsdale.

He was born on June 14, 1991, in Macomb, Illinois, the son of Charles and Gretchen (Bockhorst) Edmiston.

Beginning at the age of 10, Nathan volunteered at the Princess Theater in...

May 11, 2016

Neva Eileen Grotz-Reinking, 94, of Pekin formerly of Quincy passed away at 12:16 A.M. on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 in Methodist Hospital in Peoria.

Neva was born on November 8, 1921 in Lima to the late Benjamin H. and Leeta B. (Littleton)Jenkins. She married Virgil Grotz on May 31, 1947 in Quincy. Virgil passed away on February...

Apr 24, 2016

Dawn Root Bronson, 37, of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Rushville, passed away at 3:05 AM, Sunday, April 24, 2016, at the Arizona Heart Hospital in Phoenix.

She was born on December 7, 1978, in Canton, Illinois, the daughter of Rick and Rebecca (Spears) Root.  She married Johnathon Lee Bronson on February 22, 2008, in Rivera Maya, Mexico. ...

Apr 21, 2016

Elma Jean Knox, 91, of Ursa passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016 in the Good Samaritan Home in Quincy.

Elma was born on July 2, 1924 in Lima Township to the late Elmer and Elsie (Poulter) Brickman. She married Leslie James Knox on June 17, 1944 in Quincy. Les passed away on March 19, 2008.

Apr 19, 2016

Dorothy M. Woodworth, 96, of 728 South 15th Street in Quincy passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

Dorothy was born on January 18, 1920 in Avoca, WI to the late Joseph and Lettie (Olson) Arneson. She married Albert L. “Bud” Woodworth on September 16, 1939 in Waukon, IA. Bud passed away...

Apr 17, 2016

Lorena C. Tomlinson, 94, of Rushville, passed away at 6:35 PM, Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville, surrounded by her family.

She was born on January 2, 1922, in Brown County, Illinois, the daughter of the late James Frederick and Beulah Olive (Bowman) Bedenbender.  She married Albert Tomlinson on March 22, 1941, in...

Apr 9, 2016

Velma Faye Corbin, 72, of Ripley, passed away at 10:12 AM, Saturday, April 9, 2016, at her home.

She was born on April 30, 1943, in Ripley, the daughter of Russell Roscoe and Ruby Pearl (Gossage) Moore.  She married Larry Corbin on November 25, 1967, in Rushville and he survives.

Also surviving are two sons...

Apr 2, 2016

Adam Tyler Maliongas, 31, of Rushville, passed away at 3:54 PM, Saturday, April 2, 2016, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

He was born on July 24, 1984, in Macomb, Illinois, the son of Monte L. and Elizabeth (Owen) Maliongas. He married Stephanie Hood on October 20, 2007, at the Church of the Nazarene in...

Mar 30, 2016

William “Bill” Pleasant Woodworth , 89, of Mendon passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 in his home.

Bill was born on August 5, 1926 in rural Adams County to the late Edward and Clara (Voorhis) Woodworth. He married Marilyn Adair in 1947 and she passed away on April 27, 1979. He later married Mary Ellen Frericks...

Mar 24, 2016

V. Darlene Paben, 89, of LaPrairie went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 24, 2016 surrounded by her family.

Darlene was born on September 7, 1926 in Rural Payson to the late Harry W. and Josephine (Pickens) Griggs. She married Raymond Paben on January 5, 1946 at the Christian Church Parsonage in Payson. They...

Mar 23, 2016

Kenneth A. Pratt, 57, of Ursa passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Kenny was born on March 20, 1959 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Milton and Marie Pratt. He married Terri M. Hartford on July 8, 1978 in Toldeo, Ohio. Terri Survives of Ursa.

Kenny worked first...

Mar 19, 2016

Tim Alexander, 49, of Huntsville, formerly of Springfield, passed away at 10:25 AM, Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

He was born on September 23, 1966, in Springfield, the son of Charles Joseph and Linda E. (Wahl) Alexander.

Surviving are his mother Linda McKenna of Huntsville, two uncles Larry Wahl of...

Mar 15, 2016

Dennis D. “Cracker” Halsey, 69, passed away peacefully at 9:40 pm on March 15 at his home.

Dennis was born April 17, 1946 in Blessing Hospital to Lester and Mildred Halsey. Dennis married his beloved, Carol Aden on December 27th, 1980. She survives.

Dennis was a 1964 graduate of Unity High School in Mendon, Ill....

Mar 11, 2016

Cheryl Beth Clements, 74, of Rushville, passed away at 11:10 PM, Friday, March 11, 2016, at the Country View Care Center of Macomb.

She was born on June 20, 1941, in Rushville, the daughter of the late Berl B. and Doris (Bartlow) Skiles.  She married Russell Clements on January 27, 1959, at the First United Methodist Church...

Mar 9, 2016

Frances “Joanne” Woodworth, 84, of Quincy, IL, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, with her family by her side at North Adams Nursing Home, Mendon, IL, after a courageous 11-month battle with cancer.

Joanne was born on May 23, 1931, in Quincy, IL and was a daughter of the late George and Dora “Dot” Frances McArthur...

Mar 3, 2016

Lawrence Ray Sparrow, 85 of Gilbert, AZ formerly of the Loraine and Warsaw areas passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016 in the Hospice of the Valley- Lund Home in Gilbert, AZ.

Lawrence was born on July 7, 1930 In Mendon to the late Alva James and Mabel Evaline (Adair) Sparrow.

Lawrence was a Farrier....