Obituaries

Alta Rose

May 22, 2013

MENDON, Ill. -- Alta Dolores "Sis" Cantrell Rose, 79, of Mendon, passed away Wednesday (May 22, 2013) in her home.

She was born Oct. 9, 1933, in Mendon, a daughter of the late William T. and Elizabeth C. Swank Cantrell. She married Harvey E. Taylor. She later married Richard Rose.

Alta was a member of the...

E. Davis

May 9, 2013

BASCO, Ill. -- E. Ronald Davis, 81, of West Plains, Mo., formerly of Basco, died Thursday (May 9, 2013) while at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains.

Mr. Davis was born April 22, 1932, in Quincy, to the late Elmer and Mina Davis. He grew up in the Lima area.

He graduated from Unity High School...

Ivan Eicken

Apr 17, 2013

GOLDEN, Ill. -- Ivan D. Eicken, 84, of Golden died on Wednesday (April 17, 2013) in the Golden Good Shepherd Home, Golden.

Ivan was born on Nov. 8, 1928, in Golden to the late Fred and Anna Garrelts Eicken. He married Almeda Shankland on Nov. 20, 1949, in Golden. Almeda of Golden survives.

Ivan was a...

Arnold Heinecke

Mar 30, 2013

CLAYTON, Ill. -- Arnold A.H. "Pete" Heinecke, 90, of Clayton, died at 4:40 a.m. Saturday (March 30, 2013) in the Golden Good Shepherd Home, Golden.

He was born Feb. 18, 1923, in Adams County, a son of the late Carl F. and Anke Flesner Heinecke. He married Dorothy Bruns Sept. 1, 1946, in South Prairie Lutheran Church, east...

Lucille Wollbrink

Mar 29, 2013

MENDON, Ill. -- Lucille Susie Emma Wollbrink, 89, of Mendon, died Friday (March 29, 2013) in North Adams Home, Mendon.

She was born May 22, 1923, near Mendon, a daughter of the late Albert and Edna Holtman Henze. She married George Henry Wollbrink Dec. 17, 1941, in Kahoka, Mo. He died Feb. 5, 1989.

Mrs. Wollbrink...

Mike Long

Mar 23, 2013

Mike R. "Bucket Head" Long, 54, of Mendon, died Saturday (March 23, 2013) in St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur.

Mike was born March 13, 1959, in Michigan City, Ind. He is a son of Robert D. and Rose M. Leduc Long. He married Brenda Roberts on Nov. 25, 1995, in Loraine. Brenda survives of Mendon.

Mike...

Jessie Sparrow

Mar 7, 2013

WEST POINT, Ill. -- Jessie Marie Sparrow, 85, of West Point died Thursday (March 7, 2013) in the Montebello Healthcare Center in Hamilton.

Mrs. Sparrow was born June 19, 1927, in Fall Creek Township to the late Tony Enoch Smith Sr. and Flossie Etta Chandler Smith. She married Robert Sparrow on May 23, 1950, in LaGrange, Mo. Robert...

Betty Hawe

Feb 21, 2013

LORAINE, Ill. -- Betty A. Hawe, 88, of Loraine, died Thursday (Feb. 21, 2013) in the North Adams Home in Mendon.

Betty was born April 20, 1924, in Clayton, to the late Lemuel Gilbert and Nina Ruth Steed DeGroot. She married Robert Hawe on March 30, 1943, in Palmyra, Mo. Robert died June 24, 1989.

She...

Leona Heinecke

Feb 3, 2013

GOLDEN, Ill. A�a�" Leona Christine Heinecke, 87, of 309 E. Fifth, Golden, died at 4 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 3, 2013) in Blessing Hospital, Quincy.

Born Nov. 20, 1925, at her parents' home near LaPrairie, she was a daughter of John G. and Alice (Altje) Schuster Ihnen. She married Eberhard Leonard Heinecke on Sept. 16, 1942, in Palmyra, Mo....

Ida Wear

Jan 2, 2013

CLAYTON, Ill. -- Ida Marie Wear, 91, of Clayton, died on Wednesday (Jan. 2, 2013) in the Golden Good Shepherd Home in Golden.

Ida was born on March 11, 1921, in Adams County, a daughter to the late Carl F. and Anke T. Flesner Heinecke. She married Herbert W. Flesner on Feb. 19, 1939, in South Prairie Church...

Geneva Reuschel

Oct 10, 2012

GOLDEN, Ill. -- Geneva Marie Reuschel, 92, of Golden, died Wednesday (Oct. 10, 2012), in Golden Good Shepherd Home in Golden.

She was born on Sept. 15, 1920, in Houston Township, Adams County, a daughter of the late Harm G. and Emma Weertz Buss. She married George Philip Reuschel on Jan. 10, 1940, in Trinity Lutheran Church, Golden....

Bonita Albers

Aug 18, 2012

GOLDEN, Ill. -- Bonita Lou Albers, 71, of Golden, died at 5:35 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 18, 2012) in her home in Golden.

Bonita was born on May 16, 1941, in Iowa City, Iowa, to the late Cecil W. and Pearl Tipton Newton. She married Roger Albers on Nov. 16, 1997, in Immanuel Lutheran Church in Golden. Roger of...

Marion skouby

May 30, 2012

GOLDEN, Ill. -- Marion Carroll Skouby, 80, of St. James, Mo., died Wednesday (May 30, 2012) in his son's home in Troy, Mo.

Marion Skouby was born on Sept. 29, 1931, in Bland, Mo., a son of Charles I. and Margaret Cassel Skouby. Marion was married to Marian Ruth Skouby on May 11, 1958, in Golden. She died...

Francis Albers

May 26, 2012

GOLDEN, Ill. -- Francis E. Albers, 92, of Golden, died on Saturday (May 26, 2012) in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

Francis was born on Dec. 24, 1919, in Golden, to the late Eilert W. and Wilhelmine Goldenstein Albers. He married Virginia Buss on Feb. 9, 1949, in Trinity Lutheran Church in Golden. Virginia survives of Golden.

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Imogene Smith

May 13, 2012

GOLDEN, Ill. -- Imogene Aden Smith, 88, of Golden, died at 4:35 p.m. Sunday (May 13, 2012) in the Golden Good Shepherd Home in Golden.

Imogene was born June 20, 1923, to the late Samuel and Jennie Aden Worman. She married Lester Sterling Smith on Jan. 11, 1942, in Golden.

She was a member of Trinity...

Louis Eicken

Mar 29, 2012

GOLDEN, Ill. -- Louis Dale Eicken, 86, of Chandler, Ariz., died Thursday (March 29, 2012) in Chandler Regional Hospital.

Dale was born Sept. 16, 1925, on a farm near LaPrairie, a son of the late Richard and Jennie Ihnen Eicken. He married Mary Bowen on July 23, 1944. She survives.

He was baptized and was a...

Brianna Baker

Jan 22, 2012

LA PRAIRIE, Ill. -- Brianna Mae Baker, 19, of LaPrairie died Sunday (Jan. 22, 2012) in Beardstown as the result of an automobile accident.

Brianna was born Sept. 10, 1992, in Quincy. She is the daughter of Robert Baker and Gina Wagner Heinecke.

She is a 2011 graduate of Camp Point Central High School, where she...

Marilyn Haschemeyer

Aug 26, 2011

Marilyn R. Haschemeyer, 78, of rural Clayton, died at 4:30 p.m. Friday (Aug. 26, 2011) in her home.

She was born Oct. 7, 1932, in Adams County, a daughter of the late Rickus and Sena Fredericks Hippen. She married Earl Wayne Haschemeyer Sept. 10, 1950, in Trinity Lutheran Church in Golden. Earl died Feb. 25, 2008.

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Jeanette Buss

Aug 18, 2011

MENDON, Ill. -- Jeanette Yvonne Buss, 71, of Mendon, formerly of Clayton, died Thursday (Aug. 18, 2011) in North Adams Home.

Jeanette was born on Dec. 20, 1939, in Clayton to Harold and Nina (Sullivan) Post. She married John Buss on Easter Sunday April 1, 1956, in Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Golden. John survives of Mendon.

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Ronald POST

Jul 19, 2011

GOLDEN, Ill. -- Ronald L. Post, 75, of Golden, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday (July 19, 2011) in Blessing Hospital, Quincy.

He was born Jan. 19, 1936, in Golden to Clarence J. and Leta Reuschel Post. He married Marilyn Flesner on Nov. 22, 1961, in Golden. She survives.

Ronald served in the U.S. Army and was...