Obituaries
Elbert Harness
Apr 2, 2021
Elbert Dean Harness, 95, of the Illinois Veterans Home, formerly of Lima, passed away at 1:31 p.m. on Friday, April 02, 2021 at Blessing Hospital. He was born on February 7, 1926 the son of Cleo and Grace (Jackson) Harness in Lima, Illinois. He married Juanita Featheringill in November of 1950. She preceded him in death on August 10,...
Marcia Pryor
Mar 29, 2021
Marcia A. Pryor, 57, of Durham, Missouri, passed away, surrounded by her children, at 3:55 p.m. on Monday, March 29, 2021, at Country Aire Retirement Estate in Lewistown, Missouri. Marcia was born August 10, 1963 in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of Gerald and Vivian (Hillman) Balsar. Marcia married Kevin A. Pryor on August 15, 2009 in Palmyra, Missouri.
Alberta Haschemeyer
Mar 19, 2021
Alberta F. Haschemeyer, 93, of Camp Point, passed away at 6:55 AM, Friday, March 19, 2021, at the Eastside Health and Rehabilitation Center in Pittsfield.
She was born on March 3, 1928, in Clayton Township, Adams County, Illinois, the daughter of Harm and Bertha (Claussen) Decker. She married Wilbur A. Haschemeyer on March 3, 1946, at the...
Vernon Greene
Mar 8, 2021
Retired Colonel Vernon F. Greene, U.S.A.F., 101, of Belleville, Illinois, passed away at 11:45 AM, Monday, March 8, 2021, at his home.
Vernon was born on 22 October 1919 in Camden, IL, the son of Glenn Augustus and Esther Regina (Rang) Green. He married M. Pauline McClelland in Palmyra, Missouri in 1940 and she preceded him in...
Gene Grafton
Mar 5, 2021
Gene L. Grafton, 81, of rural Rushville, passed away at 2:34 PM, Friday, March 5, 2021, at the Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by his family.
He was born on December 2, 1939, at the home of his grandparents in Mt. Sterling, the son of W. Franklin and Bonnie (Eskew) Grafton. He...
Gary Kinman
Feb 21, 2021
Gary W. Kinman, 56, of Loraine, passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 21, 2021 in his home.
He was born on June 20, 1964, in Quincy, the son of Charles “Bud” and Barbara (Lanning) Kinman. He married Sherry May Shrader on October 25, 2020, in Loraine and she survives.
Gary was employed as...
Terry Hummel
Feb 18, 2021
Terry Lee Hummel, 69, of Golden, passed away at 4:42 p.m. on Thursday, February 18, 2021, in his home. He was born on February 18, 1952, in Hannibal, Missouri, a son of Lawrence Hummel and Gwendolyn (Duncan) Miller. He married Rhonda Bowles on June 26, 1993 in the Ursa Bottoms. She survives.
In addition to his wife,...
Thomas Griggs
Feb 16, 2021
Thomas R. Griggs, 85, of Meyer, IL, passed away at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at his home. He was born on December 16, 1935 in Meyer, IL, a son of Margaret Booher. He married Norma L. Clair on March 18, 1955, at Salem Lutheran Church in Quincy. She preceded him in death on November...
Jane Rigsbee
Feb 9, 2021
Jane Brassington Rigsbee, 95, of Mendon, passed away at 7:50 PM, Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at St. Vincent’s Home in Quincy, where she had been a resident since early November.
She was born on November 22, 1925, in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, the daughter of Claire E. and Mary Belle (Dickey) Brassington.
Jane graduated from...
Mary Schoch
Jan 31, 2021
Mary Lou Schoch, 82, of Quincy, IL. passed away at 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Timber Point Health Care Center in Camp Point, IL. Born on January 8, 1939 in Quincy, IL. a daughter of Lawrence L. and Mary (Runyen) Miller.
She is survived by her daughter, Tammy (Bill) Frey of Pleasant Plains, IL;...
Florine Haschemeyer
Jan 31, 2021
Florine Adeline Haschemeyer, 93, of Golden, IL., passed away at 5:15 a.m. on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Timber Point Health Care Center in Camp Point, IL.
Born on May 13, 1927 in La Prairie, IL. the daughter of Emil H. and Helen (Flesner) Gronewold. She married Lester Haschemeyer on April 30, 1949 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Golden,...
John Botts
Jan 26, 2021
John H. Botts, 86, of Rushville, passed away at 2:50 AM, Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
He was born on August 11, 1934, in Camden Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, the youngest of six children to Harold and Audrey (Garrison) Botts. He married Barbara Black on December 31, 1955, at the First United...
Lillah Hasting
Jan 26, 2021
Lillah Ruth Hasting, infant daughter of Patrick and Ashley (Weeks) Hasting of Golden, was born sleeping at 2:08 AM, Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at St. John’s Women Center in Springfield, Illinois.
Lillah is survived by her parents Patrick and Ashley (Weeks) Hasting of Golden, IL; a sister, Lillian; grandparents, Raymond and Patricia Hasting of Fowler, IL, Richard...
Don Caley
Jan 22, 2021
Don K. Caley, 76, of Loraine, passed away at 12:55 a.m. on Friday, January 22, 2021, at Blessing Hospital. He was born on December 25, 1944, in Quincy, Illinois, a son of the late, Don and Marguerite (Andrew) Caley. He married Lou Powell on September 13, 1963 in Mendon. She survives.
Survivors also include, his daughters, Kelly...
Elberta Kunz
Jan 21, 2021
Elberta L. Kunz, 96, of the Good Samaritan Home in Quincy, formerly of Sutter and Mendon, Illinois, passed away at 3:33 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at the home. She was born September 29, 1924, in Sutter, a daughter of Albert and Anna (Montag) Wilson. Elberta married Harold Peter Kunz on March 24, 1946, in West...
Jerry Crow, Sr.
Jan 21, 2021
Jerry Frank Crow, Sr., 81, of Rushville, passed away at 5:44 PM, Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy.
He was born on May 1, 1939, in Schuyler County, Illinois, the son of George and Maxine (Fry) Crow, Sr.. He married Betty Moore in 1965 in Rushville.
Surviving are his former wife Betty...
Larry Turner
Jan 15, 2021
Larry Roe Turner, 80, of Conroe, Texas, formerly of Lewistown, Missouri and Ursa, Illinois, passed away while at his home on January 15, 2021.
Larry was born on January 31, 1940, at the family farm home in rural Ursa, Illinois. He was the son of Paul and Gladys (Hanstein) Turner. He graduated from Lewistown High School in...
Kirsten Seals
Jan 14, 2021
Kirsten Dawn Seals, 42, of Quincy, passed away, after a long battle with cancer, at 3:43 a.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at her home surrounded by family.
She was born on September 5, 1978, in Quincy, a daughter of Robert Sparks and Linda (Koltzenberg) Bliven. Kirsten married Chad Seals on September 12, 1997 at Quincy. He...
Melvin Wittler
Jan 12, 2021
Melvin “Mugs” Wittler, 90, of Quincy, formerly of Loraine, passed away at 4:15 am on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at the Bradford Villa in Quincy.
He was born on May 2, 1930 in Fowler, IL, a son to the late Edwin and Mary Ellen (Tweedell) Wittler.
He is survived by five children; Donna (Paul) Harrison...
Donald Root
Jan 9, 2021
Donald E. Root, 88, of Rushville, passed away at 10:05 AM, Saturday, January 9, 2021, at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy.
He was born on February 2, 1932, the son of Jesse R. and Alice (Sears) Root. He married Mary E. Brinton on March 10, 1951, in Rushville and she survives.
Also surviving are four...
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