All Obituaries

Donna E. Neal, 87, of Galesburg, IL passed away at 6:57 am, Tuesday, May 11, 2021 in Farmington, IL. Donna was born April 10, 1934 in Monmouth, IL the daughter of Jesse E and Mary (Hood) Cook.  She was raised and educated in Monmouth and attended Monmouth High School. Donna married Clarence A. Briggs in Monmouth, IL on May 15, 1954 and he died June 1981. She later married Donald C. Neal on January 18, 1991 and he died October 10, 2018. Donna worked assembling refrigerators at Maytag...

Deborah Ann “Debbie” Lambert, 63, of Monmouth, IL passed away at 3:27 am, Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Allure of Galesburg, Galesburg IL.  Debbie was born August 1, 1957 in Fort Chaffey, AR the daughter of George C. Sr. and Dolly Ann (Johnson) Vanskike.  Debbie attended Monmouth schools.   Debbie married Raymond V. Lambert in Burlington, IA on June 6, 1986 and he died January 14, 2018. Debbie worked as a CNA for Applegate and later Pinewood Nursing Home in...

Annette L. Clark, 63, of Bettendorf, IA, formerly of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 1:17 p.m., Sunday, May 9, 2021 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA.   She was born on March 15, 1958 in Monmouth, IL, the daughter of Jack (My Kelley-Shane) Kelley and Mary Jane (Yoder) Kelley.  Annette was raised and educated in the Monmouth area and graduated from Union High School in 1976.  Annette married Mike Clark July 23, 1977 in Kirkwood, IL; he...

Thomas J. Dean, 76, of Monmouth, IL passed away at 6:18 pm, Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at the Heartland Health Care Center, Galesburg, IL. Tom was born May 22, 1944 in Galesburg, IL the son of James P. and Honora Pauline (Hayes) Dean.   He was raised and educated in Monmouth, graduating from Monmouth High School in 1962. Tom served as a Medic with the United States Army during Vietnam from 1963 to 1969.      Tom married Sandra K. Chezem in Monmouth, IL on...

S. Jeannine Patterson,84, of Monmouth, IL formerly of Alexis, IL died at 3:15 pm, Thursday, April 29, 2021 at her home. She was born August 21, 1936 in Galesburg, IL the daughter of Roy and Marie (Fairbanks) Loquist.  She was raised and educated in Alexis, IL, graduating from Alexis High School in 1954.  Jeannine married Lowell Patterson in Monmouth, IL on September 4, 1954 and he passed away August 6, 1986. Jeannine worked as a phone operator for Galesburg Cottage Hospital from...

Irvin “Irv” F. Haase, 77, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 8:18 pm, Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at his home.  Irv was born May 16, 1943 in Fairbury, IL, the son of Fred G. and Gladys Fern (Dennewitz) Haase.  He was raised and educated in Monmouth, IL, graduating from Monmouth High School in 1961.  Irv served with the Illinois National Guard from 1962-1968.  Irv married Carol Harris on July 17, 1966 at the First Lutheran Church of Monmouth and she...

Brenda K. Barron, 51, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 2:48 p.m., Sunday, April 25, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born on January 24, 1970 in Monmouth, IL, the daughter of Robert E. and Linda Lou (Nesbitt) Sells.  Brenda was raised and educated in Monmouth and graduated from Monmouth High School.  Brenda married Roger Barron on November 17, 2006 in Monmouth, IL; he survives.  Brenda worked at the AmericInn in Monmouth for a few years. She later...

Dan Ricketts, 75, of Monmouth, IL passed away at 11:55 pm, Sunday, April 25, 2021 at his home.   Dan was born October 5, 1945 in Monmouth, Illinois the son of Norman and Maxine (Spicer) Ricketts. He was raised and educated in Monmouth.   He joined the United States Army earning the rank of Private E-1. He worked for Maytag in Galesburg, Illinois and retired in 2002 after 38 years of service. He began mowing lawns locally after his retirement.   Dan enjoyed being active...

Gerald E. “Jerry” Marlow, 78, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 10:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at the Aledo Health Care Center, Aledo, IL.  Jerry was born on February 21, 1943 in Amherst, OH, the son of Bert and Beatrice E. (Reynolds) Marlow. He was raised and educated in Amherst, OH, graduating from Marion L. Steele High School.  He later attended Mt. Vernon Bible College in Mt. Vernon, OH, and Life Bible College in Los Angeles, CA and obtained his Pastoral...

Linda J. Barker, 72, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 8:23 am, Saturday, April 17, 2021 at her home.  Linda was born May 22, 1948 in Monmouth, IL, the daughter of Cecil Mac and Elizabeth “Libby” Jane (Ludington) Albert.  She was raised and educated in Cameron and Monmouth.  She enjoyed diamond painting, reading her bible, adult coloring books, watching wrestling, and playing cards.  Most of all, she loved to spend time with her family and...