Dolores A. "Dee" Proctor
Jun 16, 2017
Dolores A. "Dee" Proctor, 71, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017 at her residence.
Dolores was born on February 12, 1946 in Petersburg the daughter of Ernest and Lillian Turner Tippett. She married Charles Proctor in 1967 in Springfield.
She worked as a graphics artist for the State of Illinois DECA retiring...
Doris Jean Galligan Garrison
Jun 15, 2017
Doris Jean Galligan Garrison, 94, of Springfield, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at her residence.
Doris was born on May 3, 1923 in Springfield the daughter of Frances B. Galligan and Lena Martin Galligan. She married William E. Garrison on May 10, 1941 in Hannibal, MO; he preceded her in death in June 1993.
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Raymond D. Beckham, Jr.
Jun 13, 2017
Raymond D. Beckham, Jr. 66, of Rochester, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at his residence.
Raymond was born on August 12, 1950 in Edinburg the son of R. Dwight and Gertie (Butch) Beckham.
Raymond was a member of the NRA, an avid outdoors man who loved hunting, fishing and gardening.
He...
Jacqueline Sue "Jackie" Muchow
Jun 12, 2017
Jacqueline Sue "Jackie" Muchow, 54, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017 at her residence.
Jackie was born on March 3, 1963 in Springfield the daughter of John and Katherine Frantz Williams.
Jackie was a graduate of Southeast High School and had worked for the State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for over...
Douglas Farder
Jun 10, 2017
Douglas Farder, 67, of Rochester, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Memorial Medical Center.
Douglas was born on May 11, 1950, in Grand Forks, ND the son of LeRoy and Elaine Altabell Farder. He married Debbie Chapman on March 19, 1977.
Douglas worked for Forsyth Insurance. He was a former Prop Club member...
Harlan "Gene" Powell
Jun 10, 2017
Harlan "Gene" Powell, 83, of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Concordia Village.
Harlan was born on June 9, 1934 in Athens, the son of Amos and Daisy Litherland Powell. He married Mary Howard on September 12, 1959 in Springfield.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He worked construction...
Myrtle Henrietta Smarjesse
Jun 6, 2017
Myrtle Henrietta Smarjesse, 76, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at Memorial Medical Center.
Myrtle was born September 10, 1940 in Springfield, the daughter of Lonie and Frieda Gehrman Gough. She married Robert Smarjesse October 21, 1961 in Malibu, CA.
Myrtle opened the library at Memorial Medical Center in 1968 and continued...
Ralph Lawrence "Rl" Moore
Jun 6, 2017
Ralph Lawrence "RL" Moore of Rochester was called home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at his residence.
He was born on July 28, 1941 in Springfield the son of Carl Edward Moore and Ethel Foster Moore. He married Carolyn Bowersock on June 20, 1970.
He was preceded in death by...
Michelle Louise "Micky" Hanson
Jun 4, 2017
Michelle Louise Hanson, 63, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Memorial Medical Center after a long battle with numerous health issues.
Michelle was born on May 17, 1954 in Chicago, the daughter of Charles and Jane Boehm Broeker.
Michelle worked for Humphrey's Market and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan and...
John Sundquist
Jun 4, 2017
John Sundquist died peacefully on Sunday evening, June 4, at Mosaic Rehab Center. The cause of death was lung cancer.
John ("Jack") Sundquist was born September 13, 1947. He was the only son among three daughters of John and Ellen Sundquist. The family spent almost twenty happy years in Monmouth, Illinois. Jack often recalled the golden years...
John Andrew Pickrell
May 24, 2017
John Andrew Pickrell, 76, of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.
John was born in Decatur, Illinois on May 8, 1941, son of John and Carolyn Pickrell.
John attended Tri-City High School in Buffalo, Illinois where he was salutatorian of his class. From there, he attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...
Dorothy Nadine Brown
May 24, 2017
Dorothy Nadine Brown, 77, of Hudson, FL passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL.
Dorothy was born on May 10, 1940 in Wilton, IA the daughter of Edgar and Helen Schwien Meyer. She married Darrell Richard Brown; he preceded her in death September 8, 2016
She is survived...
Frankie A. Reynolds
May 21, 2017
Frankie A. Reynolds, 84, of Illiopolis, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Frankie was born on November 12, 1932 in Keensburg, IL the daughter of George and Helen Cummings Shepard. She married George Reynolds in 1947; he preceded her in death.
She worked as a cook for the Illiopolis School...
Norma Elaine Nelson Kneer
May 17, 2017
Norma Elaine Nelson Kneer, 92, of Springfield died Wednesday May 17, 2017 at home following a lengthy illness of Lewis Body Dementia.
She was born October 20, 1924 in Medina, North Dakota, the youngest of 9 children. She was the daughter of Louise Emilie Pedersen and Lars Gustav Nielsen; both emigrated to the U.S. from Denmark. She...
Brenda Lorraine Brent
May 16, 2017
Brenda Lorraine Brent, 61, of Irving, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at her daughter's residence surrounded by her family and friends.
Brenda was born on April 4, 1956 in Las Vegas, NV the daughter of Richard Raymond Brent and Verla May Lane Brent (deceased).
She was the oldest of eleven children, Richard, Frankie,...
William Albert Suter
May 15, 2017
William Albert Suter, 85 of Pittsboro, IN, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017 at the VA Hospital in Indianapolis.
William was born on September 19, 1931 in Jacksonville, IL the son of Joseph and Gertrude Suter. He married Mary Alice Groesch on January 23, 1954; she preceded him in death on December 31, 2009.
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Charles Munjoy
May 14, 2017
Charles Munjoy, 80, of Edinburg, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Taylorville Memorial Hospital
He was born on September 11, 1936 in St. Louis, MO the son of Kenneth and May Wilhm Munjoy. He married Caren Oswald in 1998.
He was a millwright and enjoyed woodworking, fishing and was an avid hunter. Charlie...
Frances Elaine Hickman
May 11, 2017
Frances Elaine Hickman, 81, of Springfield, formerly of Tri-City, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Memorial Medical Center.
Frances was born on March 10, 1936 in Buffalo the daughter of Paul and Viola Lane McCubbin. She married Benjamin Hickman on November 12, 1961; he preceded her in death in March 2008.
Frances drove...
Donald Ray Beck
May 8, 2017
Donald Ray Beck, 77, of Rochester, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.
Don was born on June 27, 1939 the son of George and Isabel Campbell Beck. He married Martha Saums on May 2, 1967
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Korea and...
Sheryl A. Sours
May 7, 2017
Sheryl A. Sours, 55, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at St. Johns hospital.
Sheryl was born on February 28, 1962 in Hammond, IN the daughter of William and Wilma Casey. She married Carlos Sours on September 15, 1984 at Laurel United Methodist Church.
She was a graduate of Highland High School...
