In Memoriam
2025 Remembering loved ones gone but not forgotten
As we reflect on 2025, we’d like to take this opportunity to remember those who are no longer with us. The Community News Brief is honored to dedicate this space to the memory of those in our community who passed away in the last 12 months. We share our heartfelt condolences to their families and friends.
December 2024
In Memory George Ira Beckman, 80, Bushnell, December 31, 2024 Larry Keith Dickey, 78, Macomb, December 25, 2024 Marilyn A. Moon, 97, Macomb, December 31, 2024 Richard A. “Red” Grisham, 88, Macomb, December 25, 2024 Mavis Jean (Oldham) Harmon, 96, Avon, December 25, 2024 Karen Douglas, 79, Avon, December 29, 2024 Darlene Ariene Traser, 90, LaHarpe, December 29, 2024 Lyle R. Vail, 89, Littleton, December 25, 2024 Robert E. Derry, 91, Macomb., December 21, 2024
January 2025
Ralph Tatge, 98, Stronghurst, January 1, 2025 William Dale Root, 72, Rushville, January 1, 2025 Gary L. Davis, 65, Monmouth, January 2, 2025 Treva Walker, 88, Macomb, January 4, 2025 Phyllis J. Worthington, 73, Bushnell, January 7, 2025 Beverly J. Ver Steeg, 93, Macomb, January 5, 2025 Sheila L. (Miller) Raine, 65, Bushnell, January 5, 2025 Phyllis Lee Wolff, 85, Normal, January 7, 2025 Charles W. “C.W.” Trone, Sr., 90, Rushville, January 7, 2025 Charles E. White, 90, Macomb, January 7, 2025 Mary Lou Lischer, 95, Macomb, January 10, 2025 Myrtle Belle McCall, 97, Macomb, January 10, 2025 William M. Thompson, 83, Smithfield, January 9, 2025 Carol A. Parker-Little, 83, Avon, January 8, 2025 Michael R. Newsad, 57, Macomb, January 3, 2025 Peggy Jo Mustain, 75, Lincoln, January 8, 2025 Harold Herbert Edwards, 87, Macomb, January 13, 2025 Virginia Louise Hundley, 91, Macomb, January 11, 2025 Kathryn L. Harding, 76, Blandinsville, January 12, 2025 Eugene W. Rector, 91, Ipava, January 13, 2025 Edith “Luan” Barry, 93, Macomb, January 14, 2025 Mary R. Ault, 94, Bushnell, January 14, 2025 Samuel H. Porter, 90, Ipava, January 17, 2025 William (Bill) David Stoneking, 85, Utica, January 18, 2025 Robert W. “Bob” Quesal, 72, Macomb, January 14, 2025 Carolyn Kay Carr, 82, Bushnell, January 18, 2025 Seth E. Haines, 47, LaHarpe, January 15, 2025 Mary “Peggy” Foulk, 89, Macomb, January 18, 2025 Sandra Sue “Sandy” Cox, 82, LaHarpe, January 21, 2025 Diana L. Livermore, 79, Macomb, January 19, 2025 Janet R. Murphy, 82, Abilene TX formerly of Carman, January 20, 2025 Bob E. Housewright, 91, Burlington, IA, January 20, 2025 Gary W. Statler, 84, Macomb, January 21, 2025 Leo Franklin Harn, 83, Bushnell, January 25, 2025 Majorie Jean Negley Cox, 93, Macomb, formerly of Vermont, January 26, 2025 Greg S. Williams, 60, Colchester, January 26, 2025 Carol Ann Clover, 84, LaHarpe, January, 25, 2025 Marjorie Ellen Gittings, 89, LaHarpe, January 27, 2025 Sara B. Semonis, 89, Macomb, January 26, 2025 Lane Champion Hardisty, 26, Bushnell, formerly of LaHarpe, January 26, 2025 Randall Allen Bollinger Sr., 66, Astoria, January 28, 2025 Carina L. “Kiki” Kapraun, 38, Astoria, January 27, 2025 Gary Sigler, 82, Auburn, January 20, 2025 Barbara Bale Reis, 94, formerly of Macomb, January 24, 2025 Delores A. “Shorty” Barnes, 67, Macomb, January 31, 2025 Glenda Susan Maggard, 74, Macomb, January 21, 2025 Roselyn J. Chown, 90, Macomb, January 26, 2025 Rebecca Lynn “Becky” Watson, 59, Table Grove, January 29, 2025 Sharon Gail Gray, 58, Colchester, January 31, 2025 Beverly “Bev” J. Baker, 67, Carthage, January 27, 2025 Edwin Gregory Sims, 71, Macomb, January 29, 2025 February
Norma Jean Forman, 67, Rushville, February 1, 2025 Sherry Wike, 73, Macomb, February 2, 202 Carol Ann Steward, 76, Macomb, February 4, 2025 Carl R. Kimler, 76, Macomb, February 2, 2025 Larry Dean Robinson, 88, Roseville, February 2, 2025 William Otis Manley, 59, Macomb, February 4, 2025 Phillip R. Thompson, 75, Bushnell, February 8, 2025 Shirley Irene Miller (Sipes), 88, Adair, February 7, 2025 Donald “Don” E. Irwin Sr., 94, Cuba, February 8, 2025 Patricia Irene Jones, 76, Macomb, February 11, 2025 D. Mark Morton, 79, Galesburg, February 10, 2025 Mary Eloise (Brinkley) Ross, 97, Naples, FL, formerly of Good Hope, February 8, 2025 James Edward “Pooch” Rodeffer, 93, Stronghurst, February 12, 2025 Russell “Rusty” Poling, 70, Augusta, February 14, 2025 Charles S. Lambert, 90, Macomb, February 14, 2025 Laura Holman, 60, Cayuga, IN, February 10, 2025 William “Bill” Walter Danner, 87, Astoria, February 8, 2025 Gilbert “Junior” Duffy, 90, Ferris, February 14, 2025 Lyle D. Kreps, 82, formerly of Fulton County, February 13, 2025 Robert F. “Dobby” Claybert, 90, formerly of Cuba, February 7, 2025 Mildred Ann “Millie” Hunt, 89, Blandinsville, February 12, 2025 Earl Thomas “Tom” Pratt, 88, Macomb, February 17, 2025 Virginia M. De Moss, Blandinsville, February 16, 2025 Joy Leann (McClure) Markey, 67, Colchester, February 14, 2025 Juanita J. (Nita) Huff, 91, Macomb, February 15, 2025 Brian Emil Beaird, 52, Cuba, February 19, 2025 Bryan Lynn Cale, 59, Macomb, February 13, 2025 Geneva Louise “Ginger” Abernathy, 83, Macomb, February 19, 2025 Opal Lucille Zettle, 103, Huntley, February 21, 2025 Marjorie Jean John, 87, Macomb, February 20, 2025 Raegan L. Pellerin, 16, Okinawa Japan, February 10, 2025 Patricia Ann Arnold, 91, Macomb, February 22, 2025 Charolette M. Beadles, 86, Mt. Sterling, February 19, 2025 Ansel “Keith” Vaughn, 95, Rushville, February 20, 2025 Bobby R. Hunkeapillar, Sr., 83, Ipava, February 17, 2025 Glen W. Birdsell, 93, Rushville, February 22, 2025 Bobby R. Rhoades Sr., 89, Rushville, February 22, 2025 Jesse L. Jones, 43, Guthrie, KY, formerly of LaHarpe, February 22, 2025 Herbert Allen “Herb” Bozard, 94, Industry, February 25, 2025 Randall Lynn Pittman, 78, Colchester, February 26, 2025 Ronny Jo Kipling, 86, Marietta, February 27, 2025 Harriet Jane (Meyer) Baldwin, 89, February 28, 2025 Stacey G. James, 55, Chatham, formerly of Rushville, February 26, 2025 Steven Edward Roon, 68, Macomb, February 28, 2025 Mildred Ann “Millie” Hunt, 89, Blandinsville, February 12, 2025 Carl R. Kimler, 76, Macomb, February 2, 2025 Virginia Mae DeMoss, 81, Blandinsville, February 16, 2025 March
Harold “Jake” White, 61, Macomb, March 2, 2025 Philip W. Weiss, 80, Macomb, March 1, 2025 Daniel “Danny” William Heard, March 3, 2025 Penny L. Barnes, 63, Macomb, March 5, 2025 Ralph Marion “Woo” Lewis, 80, Roseville, March 6, 2025 John D. Martin, 66, Norwalk, IA, March, 4, 2025 Jo Ann Pratt, 89, Macomb, March 8, 2025 Karl E. Yard, 71, LaHarpe, March 9, 2025 Marshall “Goose” Buchen, 87, Bushnell, March 9, 2025 Earnest Wells “Chap” Chapin, 92, LaHarpe, March 8, 2025 Robert Wayne Worman, March 10, 2025 R. Duane “Cap” Spangler, 89, Bushnell, March 11, 2025 Elaine Churchill, 82, Roseville, March 12, 2025 Larry Lee Walters, 82, Bushnell, March 11, 2025 Denette Marie McCombs, 66, LaHarpe, March 9, 2025 Lloyd Allen Stambaugh, 72, St. Augustine, March 13, 2025 Ruanne L. Sikes, 85, rural Macomb, March 14, 2025 Harold L. Yeakey, 96, Roseville, March 10, 2025 Marianne Rhoades Pittman, 94, Dublin, OH, March 15, 2025 Raymond Carlton “Rusty” Ross, 63, Macomb, March 14, 2025 Byron “Jerry” Winters, 76, Colchester, March 16, 2025 Judith “Kay” McCance, 84, Smithfield, March 15, 2025 Barbara Ann Clark, 76, Macomb, March 18, 2025 Roger A. Hummell, 59, Macomb, March 15, 2025 Cindy A. Hainline, 78, Ashburn, GA, formerly of LaHarpe, March 17, 2025 Thomas Howard, 75, Bushnell, March 17, 2025 Susan B. Rouse, 62, Macomb, March 20, 2025 Clara Joanne Arnold, 90, Colchester, March 20, 2025 Marilyn Jean Briney, 95, Astoria, March 19, 2025 Christopher A. Fawcett, 54, Rural Table Grove, March 25, 2025 Patricia “Patty” A. Gould, 63, Macomb, March 24, 2025 Joyce Cale, 81, Macomb, March 25, 2025 W. Scott Adams, 46, Macomb, March 23, 2025 Susan D. Barnes, 75, Macomb, March 25, 2025 Wendy G. Kaler, 63, Havana, March 24, 2025 Jeffrey C. Hoover, 74, Springfield, March 26, 2025 Lissa Shafer, 55, Bushnell, March 27, 2025 Dr. Donnie Lee Crawford, PhD, 94, Macomb, March 28, 2025 Ronald Charles Bricker, 83, Macomb, March 26, 2025 Robert “Bob” Douglas, 81, Bushnell, March 29, 2025 Donald Gene Allison, 77, Macomb, March 28, 2025 Arthur D. “Art” Derry, 80, Augusta, March 27, 2025 Penny Jo Kreps, 61, Macomb, March 26, 2025 Donna Carol Simmons, 87, Bowen, March 29, 2025 Bob D. Eddington, 84, Colchester, March 31, 2025 Carole Ann Crum, 91, Jefferson City, MO, March 27, 2025 Charles G. Anderson, 78, Bushnell, March 31, 2025 Mabel Kathryn Blankenship, 76, March 31, 2025 Sheri Parsano, 71, Hodges, AL, formerly of Adair, March 27, 2025 Patricia Young, 72, Macomb, March 27, 2025 April
Daniel Warren Kennett, 69, Fishers, IN, formerly of Bushnell, April 2, 2025 Mary Alice Wike, 94, Macomb, April 5, 2025 William Eugene Morrow, 68, Macomb, April 8, 2025 Diana Katherine Turner, 74, Good Hope, April 3, 2025 Timothy Mark Taylor, 65, Roseville, April 8, 2025 Dr. James H. (Jim) Jacobsen, 93, April 5, 2025 Constance Teslicka Hoke, 92, Macomb, April 8, 2025 Bernard M. “Bernie” McCance, 81, Blandinsville, April 10, 2025 Dave Runkle, 77, Rushville, April 7, 2025 Patricia “Pat” Ann Kitch, 76, Avon, April 9, 2025 Alice J. Plate, 88, Macomb, Formerly of Adair, April 14, 2025 Amanda Sue Schulz, 44, Macomb, April 17, 2025 Sandra K. Hoyle, 75, Macomb, April 14, 2025 Lana Jo (Harper) Bryan, 76, Macomb, April 18, 2025 Linda Lou Smock Beck, 84, Macomb, April 20, 2025 Patricia “Pat” Nelson, 87, Colchester, April 18, 2025 Margaret E. Hickerson, 93, Avon, April 19, 2025 William T. “Billy” Clow, 63, Macomb, April 17, 2025 Jack L. Duncan, 90, Plymouth, April 22, 2025 Velma M. Ferguson, 90, Marietta, April 24, 2025 Dorothy L. Wisslead, 91, LaHarpe, April 24, 2025 David “Squeak” Truman Gale, Ipava, April 20, 2025 Karen J. Batterton, 84, London Mills, April 22, 2025 Mary Anne Johnson, 78, Tucson, AZ, formerly of Raritan, April 22, 2025 Jimmy Al “Jap” Parry, 69, Ipava, April 26, 2025 Liberta (Long) Taylor, 95, Roseville, April 29, 2025 Gordon David Turner, 85, Good Hope, April 27, 2025 Kenneth E. McNeely, 76, Avon, April 25, 2025 Terry Allen Phillips, 74, Montrose, IA, formerly of Macomb, April 28, 2025 Ada Louise (Bunch) Sparrow, April 21, 2025 May
David E. “Dave” Peterson, 67, Colchester, May 1, 2025 Ada Clarence Boden Simpson, 98, Good Hope, May 2, 2025 Roger Alan Toland, 85, Industry, May 4, 2025 Patrick “Pat” Braniff, 59, Blandinsville, May 5, 2025 Alfred Ross Wear, 94, Carthage, May 2, 2025 Stephen W. Dean, 75, Astoria, May 1, 2025 Tami M. Kreps, 64, Macomb, May 12, 2025 Virginia Mae Blevins, 81, Macomb, May 11, 2025 David W. Strange, 64, Bushnell, May 14, 2025 Dr. Pamela K. Terry, 78, Congerville, May 2, 2025 Norma J. Bailey, 88, Avon, May 7, 2025 Kimberly Walter, 57, Bushnell, May 8, 2025 Lloyd “Junior” Thrasher, 100, Bushnell, May 9, 2025 Dean Carroll Chenoweth, 90, Macomb, May 9, 2025 Gerald McCance, 76, Princeton, May 16, 2025 Charles K. “Chuck” Gilson, 81, Macomb, May 15, 2025 Wanda R. Fawcett, 92, Ipava, May 17, 2025 Karen L. Ross, 78, Augusta, May 15, 2025 Lois Imogene Daniels, 99, Macomb, formerly of Industry, May 17, 2025 Kelly Jay Thornton, 62, Brighton, CO, May 7, 2025 Ron Brewer, 73, LaHarpe, May 14, 2025 David P. “Tadpole” Link Sr., 84, Michigan City, formerly of LaHarpe, May 20, 2025 Gary Wayne Powell, 81, Colchester, May 20, 2025 Lloyd Benjamin Mills, 95, Macomb, May 22, 2025 Robert Devere Mummer, 89, Astoria, May 16, 2025 Michael Christopher Jelenic, 41, formerly of Macomb, May 15, 2025 Vernon J. “Pint” Henry, 87, Burlington, IA, formerly of Blandinsville, May 19, 2025 Debra Ann Marting, 69, Bushnell, May 19, 2025 Robert “Bob” Franklin Russell, 84, LaHarpe, May 24, 2025 Charles Duane McKee, 86, Macomb, May 21, 2025 James Brad Melvin, 76, formerly of Blandinsville, May 15, 2025 Judy K. Foxall Johlfs, 74, Macomb, May 25, 2025 Wendell Lee Howe, 85, May 24, 2025 Alan L. Lambert, 70, Macomb, May 24, 2025 Aaron R. Atkins, 42, Plymouth, May 26, 2025 Robert Wendell Allen, 80, Macomb, May 24, 2025 Catherine Diane Buley, 56, Prairie City, May 30, 2025 Shirley Ann Baker, 90, Bushnell, May 27, 2025 Larry “Scott” Leaf, 62, Macomb, May 22, 2025 Deborah S. Ward, 63, Bluff City, May 31, 2025 Jonell J. Schauble, 65, Macomb, May 29, 2025 Willard Ross Richey, 96, Vermont, May 28, 2025 David Raymond Root, 72, Monmouth, May 12, 2025 Marian T. Swisher, May 24, 2025 Wayne Royer, 61, Macomb, May 14, 2025 Ralph Joseph “Joe” Hammond, 76, rural Macomb, May 30, 2025 William Joseph Cavanaugh, 51, formerly of Monmouth, May 27, 2025 June
Jane Axtell, 80, Macomb, June 3, 2025 Sheila Payne Provine, 81, Macomb, June 3, 2025 Dr. Essie Manuel Rutledge, 90, Macomb, June 1, 2025 Dana E. Bray, 64, Macomb, June 5, 2025 Kerry G. “Coach Rody” Rodeffer, 67, Champaign, June 3, 2025 Price Eugene “Gene” Edwards, 74, Industry, June 9, 2025 Keith Chenoweth, 84, Macomb, June 8, 2025 Eleanor Monninger, 100, Macomb, June 5, 2025 Roy L. Frakes, 89, Avon, June 2, 2025 Samuel B. Burr, 65, Lomax, June 11, 2025 Bonnie Jean (Melvin) Rogers, 87, Bloomington, formerly of Bushnell, June 12, 2025 Vickie Anne Hardisty, 70, Colchester, June 13, 2025 Theodore L. “Ted” Richey, 73, Vermont, June 13, 2025 Katherine S. Driskell, 79, LaHarpe, June 12, 2025 Donald Ira Mueller, 90, Macomb, June 16, 2025 Samuel B. Burr, 65, Lomax, June 11, 2025 Mark Ford Shryack, 70, Macomb, June 17, 2025 Sean L. Fye, 49, LaHarpe, June 15, 2025 John Robert Walley, 86, Colchester, June 21, 2025 Tina Cox, 92, Macomb, June 22, 2025 Margaret Louise Campbell, 98, Macomb, June 20, 2025 Janice Hart, 82, Ironton, MO, formerly of Macomb, June 18, 2025 Donald Ira Mueller, 90, Macomb, June 16, 2025 Johnny LeRoy Howard, 78, New Philidephia, June 27, 2025 Carol “Wayne” Windsor, 84, Keller, TX, formerly of Macomb, June 15, 2025 Patricia Hendricks, 74, Macomb, formerly of Vermont, June 26, 2025 Steven Paul Myers, 58, Macomb, June 27, 2025 Ray Watters, 67, Colchester, June 27, 2025 Larry R. Shumaker, 84, Yelm, WA, June 7, 2025 July
Madeline Olson, 104, Macomb, July 26, 2025 Bryson Matthew Saddoris, 21, Macomb, July 28, 2025 Monica F. Maloney, 44, Augusta, July 29, 2025 Dixie J. La Mere, 88, Pekin, July 29, 2025 James Robert Ellis, 99, Lincoln, formerly of Macomb, July 30, 2025 Larry Dean Foulk Sr., 85, Tennessee, July 30, 2025 Ellen Marvene Raymond, 90, Macomb, July 2, 2025 Nealy Kay Wallick, 79, Colchester, July 6, 2025 Phyllis M. Cornelius, 89, Industry, July 2, 2025 Herbert Leo Parsano, 87, Vermont, July 2, 2025 Larry Lee Williams, 64, Bushnell, July 3, 2025 Kay D. Kennedy, 89, Industry, July 13, 2025 Doris Jean Vaughn, 76, Stronghurst, July 4, 2025 Nancy C. Abernathy, 76, Table Grove, July 5, 2025 Donald R. Snowden, 94, rural Macomb, July 10, 2025 Constance Josephine Catherine (Meyer) Link, 82, Avon, IN, July 1, 2025 John L. Briggs, 52, Macomb, July 7, 2025 Sandra Sue (Setser) Fowler, 85, Macomb, July 15, 2025 Maralyn J. McSperritt, 86, Adair, July 13, 2025 Alex Irish, 34, LaHarpe, July 13, 2025 Carolyn Lee Cunningham, 84, Galesburg, July 14, 2025 William Don Wardell, 82, Rock Island, July 10, 2025 Helen Smiley, 87, formerly of Macomb, July 11, 2025 Steven Allen Vance, 56, Ipava, July 8, 2025 Barbara Hamrick, 88, Augusta, July 18, 2025 Mary J. Gibney, 65, Avon, July 16, 2025 David Don Juliusson, 70, Ellisville, July 17, 0225 Maxine Hudson, 95, Macomb, July 18, 2025 Wendell L. Roberts, 84, rural Smithfield, July 18, 2025 Marion Oliver (Bud) Ames, 85, Macomb, July 19, 2025 Marcia Ann Crisp, 73, Macomb, July 22, 2025 Kenneth E. “KR” Roberts, 82, Augusta, July 22. 2025 Linda (Haley) Carlson, 81, Whitewater, WI, July 12, 2025 Kerry Dee Ebbert, 77, Bushnell, July 22, 2025 Joseph Dean Kelly, 36, Industry, July 21, 2025 Shirlee Ann Jobe, 93, Macomb, July 20, 2025 Marlene Jo Carson, 87, Colchester, July 24, 2025 Phillip D. Workman, 82, Astoria, July 26, 2025 David Lee Hilliard, 75, Vermont, July 23, 2025 Neil Bradley Huston, 60, Macomb, July 31, 2025 Donald R. Snowden, 94, Macomb, July 10, 2025 August
Randy Alan Hopping, 60, Ellisville, August 2, 2025 Wendell Gene Trout, 78, Burlington, IA, August 2, 2025 Randy Joe James, 70, Colchester, August 3, 2025 Harold W. Reed, Jr., 76, LaHarpe, August 5, 2025 Randy Joe James, 70, Colchester, August 3, 2025 Harold W. Reed Jr., 76, Laharpe, August 5, 2025 Ronald E. Lafary, 90, Table Grove, August 9, 2025 Vincent K, Raymond, 77, Monmouth, August 7, 2025 Carol Jean Beck, 87, Macomb, August 8, 2025 Mary Frances Ogilvie Cassidy, 96, Macomb, August 10, 2025 Judy A. Wisely, 83, Colchester, August 16, 2025 Darrel G. Buswell, 71, Ipava, August 12, 2025 Brenda J. Stambaugh, 60, Vermont, August 13, 2025 Ted B. Bice, 71, Macomb, August 19, 2025 Besty Mae Welch, 50, Industry, August 20, 2025 Violet D. (Owsley) Allen, 101, Macomb, formerly of Roseville, August 21, 2025 Michele L. Driskell, 55, Mokena, August 14, 2025 Linda Sue Ward, 84, Quincy, formerly of Macomb and Blandinsville, August 17, 2025 Dennis D. Johnson, 69, Greenbush, August 20, 2025 David A. Brockley, 89, Vermont, August 26, 2025 Joseph W. Carrier, 48, Macomb, August 27, 2025 Sandra Sue Ham, 82, Macomb, August 27, 2025 Margaret “Judy” Leighty, 68, Macomb, August 25, 2025 John K. Inman, 63, Macomb, August 24, 2025 Vicky L. Harp, 76, Macomb, August 25, 2025 James S. Adams, 71, Macomb, August 24, 2025 Bonnie L. Smith, 63, Tennessee, August 29, 2025 Viva Jo “Vi” Wittler, 83, Valley Park, MO, August 25, 2025 September
Stephen Stanley Smith, 63, Decatur, September 1, 2025 Judith Ellen Gade, 82, Bushnell, September 2, 2025 Leonard Verne “Wheezer” Hammond, 99, Macomb, formerly of Adair, September 3, 2025 Larry “Punk” Stoneking, 75, Blandinsville, September 4, 2025 Pamela D. Sigler, 82, Auburn, formerly of Table Grove, September 3, 2025 Lonnie Dobbins, 57, Augusta, September 6, 2025 Susan “Tootie” Joan (Brown) Sullivan, 71, Colchester, September 7, 2025 Shirley Jo Freeman, 90, LaHarpe, September 9, 2025 Shirley Jane Pawlias, 98, Macomb, September 8, 2025 Verna Goldsborough, 94, Macomb, formerly of Rushville, September 10, 2025 Scott D. Haney, 52, Astoria, September 9, 2025 Mary Elinor (Wingate) Morgan, 98, Bushnell, September 11, 2025 James “Jim” Allen Imthurn II, 58, LaHarpe, September 11, 2025 Joyce Eileen Traser, 95, Punta Gorda, FL, formerly of LaHarpe, September 12, 2025 Timothy “Tim” Roberts, 65, Colchester, September 11, 2025 Bonnie Lee Shult (nee Hainline), 95, Macomb, September 13, 2025 James L. Bucher, 91, Rural Macomb, September 14, 2025 Catherine “Cathy” Roberts, 63, Colchester, September 15, 2025 Carson D. Klitz, 87, Rushville, September 16, 2025 Barbara J. Rial, 94, Macomb, September 13, 2025 Larry J. Cunningham, 77, Vermont, September 12, 2025 Carol Norris, 81, Manito, September 16, 2025 Svetlana Germanavna Gurianova Kalacheva, 41, Bushnell, September 20, 2025 Margo Jean Ayala, 83, Macomb, September 16, 2025 Dean Kurt Shoemaker, 64, Winfield, IA, formerly of LaHarpe, September 18, 2025 Randy Lee Teel, 69, Macomb, September 10, 2025 Mary Jane Pollock, 90, Macomb, formerly of rural Colchester, September 18, 2025 Dixie L. Fenner, 72, Colchester, September 17, 2025 Roy Lee Johlfs, 77, Macomb, September 22, 2025 Portia Charlene (Hodges) Downey, 95, Macomb, September 23, 2025 Marvin Eugene McClure, 86, Macomb, September 24, 2025 James Alan Meriwether, 79, Blandinsville, September 21, 2025 Katherine Ann Sallade Walker, 76, formerly of Macomb, September 23, 2025 J. Doyle Lutz, 105, Good Hope, September 25, 2025 Dale E. Firof, 75, Macomb, September 25, 2025 Gladys Eileen Huston, 90, LaHarpe, September 25, 2025 John Edward Tanner, 83, LaHarpe, September 26, 2025 Hazel Maxine Jones, 93, Macomb, September 24, 2025 Richard D. Fowler, 78, Macomb, September 29, 2025 Brandi J. McMahill, 51, Monmouth, September 30, 2025 Sylvia June Hofer, 88, formerly of Macomb, September 10, 2025 Alma Vita Arbol, 200, Macomb, September 3, 2025 October
Robert Lee Kimball, 86, Macomb, October 1, 2025 Judy K. Ward, 82, Rushville, October 2, 2025 Bill H. Western, 95, Macomb, October 2, 2025 Duncan Lee Bradley, 86, Macomb, October 5, 2025 Anita “Kay” Hill, 86, Macomb, October 5, 2025 Michael James (Rocky) Krause, 80, Blandinsville, October 7, 2025 Doug N. Smiley, 62, Macomb, October 10, 2025 Evelyn Butler, 101, Macomb, October 9, 2025 Scharlene L. “Cooki” Akers, 82, Plymouth, October 9, 2025 Sandra Kay Martin, 81, Plymouth, October 11, 2025 Cheryl Lynn Nelson (Webster), 76, October 9, 2025 Alcinda Jane Craft, 83, Vermont, October 11, 2025 Dorothy Schluter, 92, Quincy, formerly of Bowen, October 10, 2025 Patsy Moore, 81, Macomb, October 12, 2025 Michael John Cracraft, Maquon, October 8, 2025 Velda Viola Hull Wright, 96, LaHarpe, October 13, 2025 Michael Lee Dailey, 61, Ipava, October 10, 2025 Scott Michael Grange, 56, October 10, 2025 Arlie D. Long Jr., 84, Roseville, formerly of LaHarpe, October 13, 2025 Jeffry Lee, 72, Macomb, October 9, 2025 Royce E. Headley, 86, Macomb, October 17, 2025 Charles Jesse Pestle, 91, Macomb, October 18, 2025 G.R. “Bud” Dorethy, 86, Colchester, October 15, 2025 Doug N. Smiley, 62, Macomb, October 10, 2025 Patricia (“Pat”) W. Painter, 91, Macomb, October 15, 2025 Patricia E. Evans, 96, Macomb, October 16, 2025 Ronald Dean (Ron) Flanagan, 86, Macomb, October 17, 2025 Dannie McHone, 85, Plymouth, October 19, 2025 Donna Aleshire, 89, Macomb, October 19, 2025 Diane M. Kugler, 61, Bushnell, October 14, 2025 Carolyn Mae McCance, 77, Princeton, formerly of Bushnell, October 14, 2025 Teresa L. Thorpe, 57, Macomb, October 19, 2025 Sharon Kay Morrell, 78, Augusta, October 17, 2025 Karen S. Brobston, 74, Vermont, October 15, 2025 John Eric Cook, 63, Rural Sciota, October 25, 2025 Charles A. Cunningham, 81, Bushnell, October 17, 2025 Delores K. Maxson, 77, Table Grove, October 24, 2025 Ruth Ann Henry, 83, Burlington, IA, formerly of LaHarpe, October 28, 2025 Cynthia “Cindy” Sue Dimmitt, 67, Macomb, October 14, 2025 Robin A. Sharp, 69, Prairie City, October 26, 2025 Patricia May (Pensinger) Riggins, 91, October 26, 2025 Frances “Joan” Glaser, 95, London Mills, October 27, 2025 Phillip Jackson Reddick, 45, Mission, TX, formerly of Macomb, October 22, 2025 Bernard Ross McCance, 87, Smithfield, October 28, 2025 Jack Luther Garrett, 85, Bushnell, October 29, 2025 Robert “Butch” Maloney, 74, Bushnell, October 29, 2025 Marvin Duane “Dewey” Chambers, 79, Blandinsville, October 30, 2025 June Cathleen Jones, 69, Vero Beach, FL, October 23, 2025 Jacquelyn Ludi “Jackie” Mackey Trotter, 93, Canton, October 29, 2025 November
Barbara Ann Eskridge, 73, Macon, MO, November 1, 2025 James (Jim) Ray Evans, 87, November 2, 2025 Jeffrey Allen Fouts, 68, Macomb, November 3, 2025 Judy Murfin, 83, Macomb, formerly of Bushnell, November 3, 2025 Grace Irene Myers Baker, 104, Macomb, November 2, 2025 Timothy Melvin (Timm), 75, Blandinsville, November 1, 2025 Glen Marvin Strange, 67, Bushnell, November 4, 2025 Faye Estalene Bennett, 95, Vermont, November 4, 2025 Errol Howard Toland, 82, Macomb, November 8, 2025 Virginia L. McCombs, 91, Cuba, formerly of Astoria, November 11, 2025 Marilyn Brooks Butterfield Weller, 99, Macomb, November 14, 2025 Joyce E. “Jo” Cook, 81, Macomb, November 14, 2025 Nancy Ann Stauffer, 95, Rushville, November 14, 2025 Sharon Kay Taflinger, 79, Bushnell, November 10, 2025 Jo Cook, 81, Macomb, November 14, 2025 James (Jim) Ray Evans, 87, November 2, 2025 Tammy Ann Good, 62, Lomax, November 15, 2025 Edwin Robert Bubb, 75, Vermont, November 18, 2025 Justin “JB” Miller, 58, Colchester, November 22, 2025 Shirley Ann Carle, 89, Macomb, November 20, 2025 Donna Lou Hainline, 90, Sciota, November 24, 2025 Jacklyn Darrell Lane “Jack” Statler and Jocelyn Libbey Irene Statler, November 19, 2025 David E. Peterson, 83, Avon, November 20, 2025 Joshua Dale Charles Todd, 51, Lomax, November 23, 2025 Marjorie Louise (Brooks) Colley, 86, Macomb, November 21, 2025 Deborah Jean Koltzenburg, 75, Macomb, November 19, 2025 Arletha K. Dowacter, 83, Good Hope, November 28, 2025 Brian D. “Doc” Elliott, 67, Monmouth, November 25, 2025 Janet K. Burton, 85, Carthage, formerly of Augusta, November 29, 2025 Darla Rae Wagy, 63, Macomb, November 27, 2025 Vern S. Smith, 78, Macomb, November 25, 2025 William “Bill” James Heap, 89, Macomb, November 30, 2025 Donald S. “Cob” Sprout, 93, Roseville, November 29, 2025 Patricia Ann Vance, 76, Palatine, November 27, 2025 December
Larry Beal, 76, Adair, December 3, 2025 Patricia Louise Dallefeld, 94, Toulon, formerly of Avon, December 2, 2025 Michael “Mike” Ray Draughan, 68, Bushnell, December 5, 2025 Megan Lee Dildine, 46, Adair, December 5, 2025 Margaret Ann Roberts, 59, Colchester, December 4, 2025 William Tracy Stephens, 79, Macomb, December 7, 2025 Larry Dale Crim, 85, LaHarpe, December 7, 2025 Terry Joe Collins, 88, Macomb, formerly of rural Blandinsville, December 9, 2025 Leila E. Webster, 98, Canton, formerly of Colchester, December 8, 2025 Mariah Christine (Bartz) Merino, 35, formerly of Macomb, December 5, 2025 Davis Isaac Norris, 46, Macomb, December 11, 2025 James L. “Jim” Kerker, 84, Augusta, December 12, 2025 James “Jamie” Swanson, 69, Good Hope, December 14, 2025 Wayne Edward Stewart, 84, Good Hope, December 12, 2025 George L. Carson, 79, Colchester, December 14, 2025 Paul D. Howerter, 81, Bushnell, December 14, 2025 Linda Z. Shaw, 78, Macomb, December 16, 2025 Kenny Cole, 96, Macomb, December 18, 2025 Edward “Ray” Thum, 63, Smithfield, December 13, 2025 Daniel C. Higgins, 74, Tennessee, December 17, 2025 Carol Lee Kitch, 72, Prairie City, December 18, 2025 Howard Bane Bartlow, 74, Rushville, December 15, 2025 John Adney Butler, Greenbush, December 19, 2025 Shelia K. Gorsuch, 69, Littleton, December 19, 2025 Dr. Ralph Edward Dirksen, 84, Macomb, December 19, 2025 Jack M. Schertz, 60, Adair, December 24, 2025 Lola Elizabeth Coplan, 94, Macomb, December 26, 2025 Ruth M. Schoeber, 85, Macomb, December 22, 2025 Neva Ann Doty, 87, Fort Madison, IA, December 23, 2025 Rex Leroy Horner, 79, Roseville, December 24, 2025 Debra Michelle Sullivan, 55, Dubuque, IA, formerly of Macomb, December 16, 2025 Ronald Shrader Sr., 81, Camp Point, formerly of Loraine, December 25, 2025 Carol Sue Foley, 74, Mt.
Sterling, formerly of Huntsville & Jacksonville, December 23, 2025 John Adney Butler, Greenbush, December 19, 2025 Barbara Jean Leeper, 76, Macomb, December 24, 2025 Carol Ann Wallen, formerly of Macomb, December 29, 2025 Rex LeRoy Horner, 79, Roseville, December 24, 2025 Marybeth Hawk, 90, Roseville, December 27, 2025
The Community News Brief is honored to dedicate this space to the memory of those in our community who passed away in the last 12 months. We share our heartfelt condolences to their families and friends.
