Obituaries

Jan 17, 2017

Marna J. “Jane” Emerick, 85, of Rushville, passed away at 5:06 AM, Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville.

She was born on July 1, 1931, in Peoria, the daughter of Lloyd and Gertrude (Edwards) VanMeter.  She married Donald Emerick on September 11, 1949 and he preceded her in death on April 18, 1960. ...

Jan 17, 2017

LeRoy Milby, 54, of Macomb, passed away at 2:10 PM, Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at his home.

He was born on October 9, 1962, in Rushville, the son of Morris W. and Frances (Smith) Milby.

Surviving are his sister Phyllis Swearingen and husband Jack of Littleton, sister-in-law Debbie Milby of Industry and several aunts, uncles,...

Jan 16, 2017

Nicholas Wayne “Nick” Smith, 20 of Dixon, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017, in Jacksonville, Florida.

He was born on February 6, 1996, in DeKalb, Georgia, the son of Robert Wayne and Dawn (Golden) Smith, Jr..

Surviving are his father and step mother Robert Wayne “Bobby” and Bridget Smith, Jr. of Mt. Carroll, mother and...

Jan 15, 2017

Keith S. Lambert, 70, of Loraine passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017 in his home.

Keith was born on August 1, 1946 in Macomb to the late Louis Samuel and Gladys May (Rust) Lambert. He married Sharon K. Quigley on October 12, 1968 in Canton, MO. Sharon Survives of Loraine.

Keith was of the...

Jan 12, 2017

Geraldine L. Holtman, 85, of Golden passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 in the Golden Good Shepherd Home in Golden.

Geraldine was born on June 4, 1931 in Clayton to the late Fred and Lucinda (Behrens) Leerhoff. She married Wilbur F. Holtman on January 15, 1950 in the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Clayton. Wilbur survives...

Jan 1, 2017

Gilbert L. Patton, 66, of Littleton, passed away at 12:30 PM, Sunday, January 1, 2017, at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville.

He was born on December 24, 1950, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville, the son of Hugh and Wanda (Johnson) Patton.

Surviving are one sister Linda Sprinkle and husband Chris and...

Dec 30, 2016

Alene Spillers, 94, of Rushville, passed away at 10:51 AM, Friday, December 30, 2016, at her home.

She was born on August 24, 1922, in Schuyler County, Illinois, the daughter of Robert E. and Virg Ella (Sours) Hood.  She married Warren Spillers on October 11, 1941, in Palmyra, Missouri.  He preceded her in death on November 14,...

Dec 30, 2016

Donald K. Ward, 91, of Lincoln formerly of Mason City, passed away at 10:47 AM, Friday, December 30, 2016, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

He was born on November 29, 1925, in Brooklyn, Illinois, the son of Kenneth L. and Florence (Wells) Ward.  He first married Shirley L. Bellomy on May 1, 1946 at the...

Dec 27, 2016

Joyce J. Reeder, 84, of Rushville, passed away at 8:51 PM, Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

She was born on June 10, 1932, in Huntsville Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, the daughter of Charles Maurice and Gladys (Grafton) Hester.  She married Sterling Reeder on September 2, 1950, at the First United Methodist Church...

Dec 26, 2016

Nancy Lu Greene, 73, of Rushville, passed away at 2:42 PM, Monday, December 26, 2016, in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

She was born on June 15, 1943, in Rushville, the daughter of Chester Ora and Jane Genevieve (Thomas) Rinehart.  She married James Dale Greene on December 15, 1963, at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in...

Dec 26, 2016

Zachary Lee Henry Gillham-Johnson, 36, of Rushville, passed away at 1:11 AM, Monday, December 26, 2016, at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville.

He was born on December 14, 1980 in Canton, Illinois, the son of Millard William Johnson, Jr. and Lila Ellen Gillham.  He married Kelley Bedenbender on October 31, 2008, in Rushville and she survives.

Dec 23, 2016

Danny R. Moore, 67, of Rushville, passed away at 4:25 AM, Friday, December 23, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

He was born on August 25, 1949, in Rushville, the son of Bob and Alberta (Hillyer) Moore.  He married Lynn Ingles on March 3, 1973, in Rushville.

Surviving are two children Chris Moore and...

Dec 22, 2016

Harriett E. Gunn, 94, of Yorkville, IL, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016, with her family by her side at Hillside Rehabilitation and Care Center, Yorkville, IL. Harriett was born on April 17, 1922, in Loraine, IL and was the daughter of the late Garnett and Frances (Spalding) Gunn of Mendon, IL. She was married September 21, 1940,...

Dec 20, 2016

Richard A. “Dick” Ashbaugh, 78, of Quincy, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in the  Sunset Home in Quincy.

Dick was born on July 5, 1938, in Galesburg, a son of the late Meredith and Lucille (Collins) Ashbaugh.  He married Wilma Lee Cantrell on July 6, 1964, in Montgomery, Alabama.  She survives of Quincy.

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Dec 19, 2016

George L. Ellsworth, 85, of Quincy passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016 in his home.

George was born on July 18, 1931 in Quincy to the late John F. and Lillie V. (Jones) Ellsworth. He married Betty Kuntz in 1966 in Quincy. Betty passed away in 2000.

George served his country in the United...

Dec 13, 2016

Lois Irene Lung Rittenhouse, 79, of Adair, passed away at 1:13 PM, Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at the Prairie City Rehab and Health Care Center in Prairie City, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on November 25, 1937, in Schuyler County, the daughter of Everett Arlo and Verna (Walker) Lung.  She was married to Clyde...

Dec 11, 2016

Margaret Street, 98, of Rushville, passed away at 4:15 PM, Sunday, December 11, 2016, at her home.

She was born on March 22, 1918, in Rushville, the daughter of Clarence and Alta (French) Tomlinson.  She married Jesse Street on September 18, 1938, in Keokuk, Iowa.  He preceded her in death on November 4, 2001.

Surviving...

Dec 7, 2016

Charles Robert Baker, 80, of Mendon passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

Charles was born on February 1, 1936 in Lewistown, Mo., to the late Harold Bayne and Helen Veronica (Legg) Baker. He married Sharon Jean Marsh on September 4, 1960. Sharon survives of Mendon.

Also surviving are; four...

Dec 5, 2016

Robert “Bob” Eugene Kinder, 82, of Rushville passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 in the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Bob was born on February 4, 1934 in Adams County, Illinois to the late Charles and Buelah May (Huntley) Kinder.

Bob had worked for Moorman Manufacturing Company. He enjoyed bowling, fishing, gardening, taking walks...

Dec 3, 2016

Patricia A. Cramm, 88, of Ursa passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

Patricia was born on November 2, 1928 in Quincy to the late Harvey and Celia (Andrew) Hillman. She married Kenneth Cramm on August 30, 1950 in Quincy. Kenneth Survives of Mendon.

Patricia was a member of St....