Obituaries

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...

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....

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...

Larry Miller

Nov 19, 2014

Larry L. Miller, 75, of Mendon, died on Wednesday (Nov. 19, 2014) in Vibra Hospital in Springfield, Ill.

Larry was born on Jan. 8, 1939, in Quincy, a son of Lawrence L. and Mary Runyen Miller. He married Rosealee Taylor on Sept. 27, 1959, in Mendon. Rosealee survives of Mendon.

Larry worked for Electric Wheel in...

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...

Norma Griggs

Nov 14, 2014

Norma L. Griggs, 79, of Meyer, died Friday (Nov. 14, 2014) in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

Norma was born July 28, 1935, in Mendon, to the late Ralph and Martha McNay Clair. She married Thomas R. Griggs on March 18, 1955, in Salem Lutheran Church in Quincy. Thomas survives of Meyer.

Norma enjoyed crafting, fishing, gardening,...

Ryan Alexander

Oct 22, 2014

AUGUSTA, Ill. -- Ryan Gene Alexander, 37, of Peoria, formerly of Augusta, passed away Wednesday (Oct. 22, 2014) in OSF St. Francis Hospital in Peoria.

Ryan was born July 20, 1977. He was a son of Debra J. Alexander and Donald L. Alexander. Ryan married Cori Ann Wilkins in 1998; they divorced in 2004.

He was...

Candice Leeper

Oct 3, 2014

URSA, Ill. -- Candice Rae Leeper, 68, of Ursa died on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 in her home.

Candice was born on August 2, 1946, in Sioux City, Iowa a daughter of Gary and Jackie Barker.

She recently retired from Blessing Rieman College of Nursing, where she was an assistant professor. She enjoyed camping, Watching birds...

Wilma Thornton

Aug 29, 2014

PITTSFIELD, Ill. -- Wilma K. Thornton, 85, of Pittsfield, formerly of rural Ursa, passed away at 4:10 a.m. Friday (Aug. 29, 2014) in the Barry Community Care Center in Barry.

Wilma was born on Oct. 6, 1928, in Sutter, to the late George and Bertha Wollbrink Altheide. She married Donald Thornton on July 14, 1951, in the Bethel...

Ryan Woodruff

Aug 27, 2014

MENDON, Ill. -- Ryan Scott Woodruff, 42, of rural Mendon died at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 27, 2014) in his home.

Ryan was born on March 31, 1972, in Quincy, a son of Dean and Patti Robertson Woodruff. He married Sara Lynn Johnson on Nov. 22, 1995. Sara and their son, Bradyn, survive of rural Mendon.

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