Obituaries

Robert Bastert

May 17, 2015

MENDON, Ill. -- Robert W. "Bob" Bastert, 90, of rural Mendon passed away Sunday (May 17, 2015) at the Golden Good Shepherd Home in Golden.

Robert was born April 25, 1925, in Quincy to the late Frederick Wilhelm and Vera Margaret (Ginster) Bastert. He married Delores Mae Burke on Feb. 8, 1945, in Golden. Delores survives of rural...

Randy Jenkins

May 2, 2015

LORAINE, Ill. -- Randy H. Jenkins, 57, of Loraine, died Saturday (May 2, 2015) at his home.

Randy was born Nov. 30, 1957, in Quincy to Francis and Evadora (Cogburn) Jenkins. He married Mary Houghton on June 11, 1993, in Quincy, and she survives.

Randy was of the Methodist faith. He retired from Rees Construction in...

Linda Howell

May 1, 2015

LORAINE, Ill. -- Linda Kay Howell, 68, of Loraine, passed away Friday (May 1, 2015) at her home.

Linda was born Aug. 14, 1946, in Quincy, to the late Bernard and Ruth Kathryn (Gredell) Wand. She married William Lee Howell on Jan. 20, 1962, in Quincy. William passed away Sept. 26, 2008.

Linda had worked as...

Ruth Duppong

Apr 30, 2015

MENDON, Ill. -- Ruth P. Duppong, 94, of Mendon, passed away Thursday (April 30, 2015) at the Sunset Home, Quincy.

Ruth was born March 20, 1921, in Quincy, to the late Louis F. and Josephine (Meissen) Frese. She married John Martin Duppong on Nov. 14, 1945, in St. John's Catholic Church, Quincy. John passed away Oct. 17, 2011....

Adrain Johnson

Apr 29, 2015

MENDON, Ill. -- Adrain Johnson, 101, of Mendon, passed away Wednesday (April 29, 2015) at her home.

Adrain was born Sept. 11, 1913, in Nebo, to the late Clifton and Viva Beulah (Maines) Rowley. She married Fred Worman and after his death married Russell Johnson.

She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Mendon. She...

Robert Keith

Apr 28, 2015

Robert L. Keith, 88, of Mendon, passed away Tuesday (April 28, 2015) at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.

Robert was born May 3, 1926, in Adams County to the late Kenneth and Myrtle (Barry) Keith. He married Nancy A. Nutt on Nov. 6, 1955. Nancy passed away Nov. 5, 1995.

Robert served his country in...

George Gerdes

Apr 12, 2015

BOWEN, Ill. -- George F. Gerdes, 93, of Bowen, passed away at 7:55 a.m. Sunday (April 12, 2015) at the Golden Good Shepherd Home in Golden.

George was born March 27, 1922, on the family farm in Bowen. He was the son of the late Fred and Johannah (Osterman) Gerdes. He married Edna M. Goldenstein on Oct. 27,...

Ardith Clair

Mar 31, 2015

MENDON, lll. -- Ardith E. Clair, 81, of Mendon, died Tuesday (March 31, 2015) at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

Ardith was born Aug. 13, 1933, in Adams County to the late Glen and Hyacinthia (Berlin) Clair.

She graduated from Unity High School in Mendon. She farmed near Mendon for many years and worked at Chatten...

Larry Albers

Mar 23, 2015

GOLDEN, Ill. -- Larry A. Albers, 71, of Denver, Colo., passed away Monday (March 23, 2015) in Birmingham, Ala.

Larry was born Feb. 2, 1944, in Quincy. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Golden. He was the son of the late Albert E. and Irma I. (Ideus) Albers. He married Sue McCawley of Coxs...

Dorothy Paben

Mar 18, 2015

QUINCY -- Dorothy E. Paben, 85, of Quincy, formerly of Bowen and Golden, passed away at 5:40 a.m. Wednesday (March 18, 2015) at Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

She was born Dec. 6, 1929, in Liberty, as a daughter of Carl A. and Mary (Wiewel) Smith Sr. She married Leroy Paben on Feb. 18, 1947, in Carthage. He survives....

Kyle Starman

Mar 12, 2015

QUINCY -- Kyle J. Starman, 60, of Quincy, died Thursday (March 12, 2015), at his home.

Kyle was born June 29, 1954, in Quincy. He was a son of Leaton R. and Georgeann M. Dedert Starman.

He married Jillian Dunford on May 15, 1977, in Quincy. Jillian survives in Quincy.

Kyle was the owner...

Opal Shanks

Mar 6, 2015

URSA, Ill. -- Opal Lucille Shanks, 85, of Ursa, passed away Friday (March 6, 2015) at Blessing Hospital, Quincy.

Opal was born Sept. 8, 1929, in Loraine, to the late Glenn Edward and Grace Goldie (Jenkins) Sloninger. She married Gene Francis Shanks on April 17, 1948, in Union United Methodist Church, Quincy. Gene passed away Feb. 16, 1996....

Clara Landdeck

Feb 14, 2015

GOLDEN, Ill. -- Clara Pauline Landdeck passed away Saturday (Feb. 14, 2015) at age 104 in Aberdeen, Wash. She resided at Channel Point Village in Hoquiam, Wash., for five years and before that in Ocean Shores, Wash.

Clara was born into the family of Menne Gronewold and Reka (Lubben) Gronewold on June 16, 1910, in Golden, and was...

Mary Henning

Feb 8, 2015

QUINCY -- Mary F. Henning, 91, of Quincy, formerly of rural Loraine, died Sunday (Feb. 8, 2015) at her home.

Mary was born on Oct. 6, 1923, in Adair, to the late Lawrence and Wilda (Kelly) Gillenwater. She married Wilson Eugene Henning on Jan. 5, 1944, in Quincy. Wilson died Sept. 25, 1999.

Mary was a...

Carolyn Alexander

Jan 29, 2015

GOLDEN, Ill. -- Carolyn Trovillion Alexander, 87, of Morton, formerly of Golden, died Thursday (Jan. 29, 2015) at the Maple Lawn Health Center in Eureka.

Carolyn was born on Dec. 26, 1927, in Brownfield, to the late Paul LaRue and Marian (Wymore) Trovillion. She married David Hancock on March 16, 1948, at the Brownfield Baptist Church. She later...

June Dodds

Jan 21, 2015

June Dodds

MARION - June Dodds, 89, formerly of Rushville, passed away at 10:33 p.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Manor Court, Carbondale, Ill. Wood Funeral Home, 900 West Wilson, Rushville, IL 62681, is in charge of arrangements.

Charles Keith

Jan 20, 2015

QUINCY -- Charles Laverne "Lefty" Keith, 90, of Quincy, formerly of Mendon, died Tuesday (Jan. 20, 2015) at Blessing Hospital, Quincy.

Lefty was born Sept. 10, 1924, in Mendon, a son of Kenneth and Myrtle Barry Keith. He married Marie Hester on July 25, 1948, in Loraine. Marie survives in Quincy.

Lefty was postmaster of the...

Irwin Ideus

Jan 8, 2015

Irwin Ideus, 91, of Golden, died Thursday (Jan. 8, 2015) in Blessing Hospital, Quincy.

Irwin was born Oct. 2, 1923, in Brown County, to the late Bohle and Sadie (Gerdes) Ideus. He married Ruth Reuschel on June 5, 1946, in Trinity Lutheran Church, Golden. Ruth survives in Golden.

Irwin was drafted into the U.S. Air Force...

Laura Quigg

Jan 4, 2015

MENDON, Ill. -- Laura K. Quigg, 103, of Mendon died Sunday (Jan. 4, 2015) in the North Adams Home in Mendon.

Laura was born May 29, 1911, in Palmyra, Mo., to the late George and Carrie (Johnson) Bower. She married Charles L. Quigg on Nov. 27, 1940, in Hannibal, Mo. Charles died May 18, 1988.

Laura...

Harold Henze

Dec 29, 2014

MENDON, Ill. -- Harold Frederick Henze, 96, of the North Adams Home, Mendon, formerly of Quincy, died Monday (Dec. 29, 2014) in Blessing Hospital, Quincy.

Harold was born on Nov. 15, 1918, in Ewing, Mo., to the late Fred Christopher and Beulah Elizabeth (Murfin) Henze. He married Ruth Eleanor Cramsey on Nov. 12, 1938, in Fort Madison, Iowa....