Obituaries

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....

Erma Harms

Dec 24, 2014

Erma L. Harms, 99, of the St. Vincent's Home, formerly of Sutter, died Wednesday (Dec. 24, 2014) in the home.

Erma was born Jan. 31, 1915, in Hancock County, to the late Herman and Elizabeth (Beeler) Wemhoner. She married Clarence Harms on Nov. 2, 1938. They celebrated 66 years of marriage in 2004. Clarence passed away on May...

Phyllis Osborne

Dec 23, 2014

Phyllis Elaine Osborne, 89, of Golden, passed away at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 23, 2014) in Golden Good Shepherd Home.

She was born March 5, 1925, in Golden, a daughter of the late Samuel and Jennie (Aden) Worman. She married Harold Eugene "Gene" Osborne on July 2, 1950, in Golden. He passed away March 2, 2006.

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Doris Stump

Dec 21, 2014

Doris P. Stump, 86, of Sandy Spring, Md., formerly of Mendon, died Sunday (Dec. 21, 2014) in the Friends Nursing Home in Sandy Spring.

Doris was born on Dec. 28, 1927, in Tioga to the late Ernest and Rosa Mae (Ewing) Brackensick.

She married Lowell Stump on Feb. 27, 1947 in Kansas City, Kan. They made...

Michael Turner

Dec 6, 2014

Michael Dale Turner, 59, of Bowen, died Saturday (Dec. 6, 2014) in the Memorial Hospital in Carthage.

Michael was born on Jan. 14, 1955, in Quincy to the late Dale Leo and Mary Gertrude Salisbury Turner.

Michael worked for High Power Farms, a subsidiary of PSM in Augusta.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing and was...

Mildred Downs

Nov 26, 2014

Mildred Valoris Reiter Downs, 95, of Quincy, formerly of Meyer, died Wednesday (Nov. 26, 2014) in the Illinois Veterans Home, Quincy.

Mildred was born on Aug. 29, 1919, in Loraine, a daughter of Lewis and Amanda McNay Adair. She married J. Delbert "Deb" Reiter on Oct. 1, 1938. Delbert died Sept. 8, 1985. She later married Clinton Downs...

William Duncan

Nov 23, 2014

William "Bill" Frank Duncan, 85, of Fowler, died Sunday (Nov. 23, 2014) in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

Bill was born on Feb. 5, 1929, in Quincy, to the late John W. and Ada Shriver Duncan. He married Delores Evans on June 23, 1951. Delores survives of Fowler.

Bill was a member of the Mendon Congregational Church...

Harold Wood

Nov 20, 2014

Harold James Wood, 88, of rural Lima, passed away Nov. 20, 2014, in the Montebello Healthcare Center in Hamilton.

Harold was born on July 28, 1926, in the Bear Creek area. He was a son of the late James Warner and Irene Nichols Wood. He attended three years of high school in Lima and graduated from Hamilton High...

Jolene Britt

Nov 20, 2014

Jolene R. "Bill" Britt, 59, of Ursa, passed away Thursday (Nov. 20, 2014) in her home.

Jolene was born April 17, 1955, in Quincy, to the late Floyd "Jack" Penn and Shirley (Featheringill) Penn.

She was a license practical nurse at Sunset Home in Quincy and had worked for Blessing Hospital in Quincy for 23 years....

Gay Andrew

Nov 19, 2014

Gay Elaine Andrew, 67, of Loraine, died on Wednesday (Nov. 19, 2014) in her home.

Gay was born on Dec. 23, 1946, in Quincy, a daughter of Arthur and Gladys Cavanaugh Belden. She married Bernie Andrew on Dec. 28, 1966, in Fowler. Bernie survives of Loraine.

She was a life member of the Geronteers and a...