Obituaries

Fern Tallcott

Jul 25, 2013

MENDON, Ill. -- Fern Etta Tallcott, 86, of Mendon, died 8:35 p.m. Thursday (July 25, 2013) in Blessing Hospital in Quincy

Fern was born on April 16, 1927, west of West Point. She was a daughter of the late Hubert and Minnie Newman Staff. The Rev. William Bailey united her in marriage to Robert Tallcott on Oct. 6,...

Leona Shaffer

Jul 15, 2013

URSA, Ill. -- Leona Appalonia Shaffer, 94, of Ursa, died at 12:27 a.m. Monday (July 15, 2013) in the North Adams Home, Mendon.

Leona was born May 27, 1919, at home, east of Marcelline, a daughter of William and Carrie Schlenk Holtman. She married Vern B. Shaffer on Sept. 11, 1940, in St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church,...

Patricia Householder

Jul 15, 2013

MARCELLINE, Ill. -- Patricia Lee Householder, 81, of the Sunset Home in Quincy, formerly of Marcelline, died on Monday (July 15, 2013) in the Sunset Home in Quincy.

Patricia was born on March 17, 1931, at the family home in Warsaw. She was the daughter of William Henry and Hazel Leola McGrew Courtois.

She graduated from...

Wilbur Ruffcorn

Jul 9, 2013

LORAINE, Ill. -- Wilbur James Ruffcorn, 81, of Loraine, died Tuesday (July 9, 2013) in his home. He fought a tough battle with cancer, slowing down only days prior to his passing.

He was born Dec. 6, 1931, near West Point, a son of the late Lee and Mabel Elston Ruffcorn. He married Opal Owrey on March 8,...

Melvin Mayfield

Jul 5, 2013

MARCELLINE, Ill. -- Melvin Eugene Mayfield, 79, of Marcelline, died Friday (July 5, 2013) in the North Adams Home, Mendon.

Melvin was born Feb. 5, 1934, in Quincy, a son of the late Lester and Alice Nicholson Mayfield. He married Betty Jo Arnold on Dec. 23, 1952, in Corning, Ark. She died March 3, 2007.

He...

Lester Smith

Jun 26, 2013

GOLDEN, Ill. -- Lester Sterling Smith, 91, of Golden, died Wednesday (June 26, 2013) in the Golden Good Shepherd Home, Golden.

Lester was born Aug. 27, 1921, in Loraine to the late Floyd L. and Ethel E. Guseman Smith. He married Imogene Aden Worman on Jan. 11, 1942, in Golden. Imogene died May 13, 2012.

Lester...

Edna Gerdes

May 24, 2013

BOWEN, Ill. -- Edna M. Gerdes, 90, of Bowen, died Friday (May 24, 2013) in the Golden Good Shepherd Home in Golden.

Edna was born July 29, 1922, in Golden to the late John and Margaret Herren Goldenstein. She married George F. Gerdes on Oct. 27, 1946, in Golden. George survives of Bowen.

Edna was a...

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...