All Obituaries

Sean Michael McKee, 53, of Bettendorf, IA, formerly of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 9:43 am, Friday, June 2, 2023, peacefully at home after a short battle with recurrent colon cancer. Sean was born on November 6, 1969 in Burlington, Iowa. He is the son of Billy Dean McKee and Jane (Henson) McKee. He was raised and educated primarily in Monmouth and graduated from Warren High School in 1988. He graduated from Monmouth College in 1993 with a Double Major in Computer Science and Art. Sean...

James “Mike” Brown, 75, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 11:15 p.m., Friday, May 26, 2023 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.  He was born on June 7, 1947 in Galesburg, IL, the son of James R. and Judith M. (Awalt) Brown.  Mike was raised and educated in Hannibal, MO.  He graduated from Hannibal High School in 1965.  Mike was drafted into the United States Army from 1969-1971 during the Vietnam War.  He served as a MP and received the...

Richard “Dick” L.  Huckabey, 84, of Kirkwood, IL passed away at 8:35 am, Thursday, May 25, 2023, at his Home. Dick was born March 25, 1939, in Rushville, IL the son of Loren “Bud” and Helen (Douglas) Huckabey.  He was raised and educated in Rushville and later Macomb, where he graduated from Macomb High School in 1957.  While at Macomb High School, Dick was the first freshman to start on the varsity baseball team where he received 4 varsity...

William E. Ishmael, 82, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 10:34 p.m., Monday, May 22, 2023 at his home.  He was born on November 1, 1940 in Monmouth, IL, the son of Louis E. and Mary G. (Barry) Ishmael.  Bill was raised and educated in Monmouth and graduated from Monmouth High School in 1958.  Bill served in the United States Army for 3 years from 1967-1970 during the Vietnam War. He married Sharon Bailey on October 7, 1972 in Monmouth, IL; she survives.  Bill worked at...

Donald Lee Clute, 91, of Alexis, IL passed away at 9:54 am, Monday, May 22, 2023 in Galesburg, IL. He was born March 6, 1932, at the family home, rural Alexis, IL the son Lee Landon and Ruth Valentine (Donaldson) Clute. He was raised, educated and lived his entire life around Alexis.  Don graduated from Alexis High School in 1950.  He received a Bachelor of Science and later his Master of Education Degree from Western Illinois University.      Don...

Daniel L. Tansey, 75, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 9:08 a.m., Friday, May 19, 2023 at his home. He was born on July 14, 1947 in Burlington, IA, the son of Leroy and Shirley (Icenogle) Tansey.  Dan was raised and educated in Burlington and graduated from Burlington High School in 1965.  He then later graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Iowa Wesleyan College. Dan served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from 1967-1969.  He married...

William A. Martin, Sr., 70, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 11:49 a.m., Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.  He was born on February 22, 1953 in Denver, Co, the son of Albert L., Sr. and Pauline G. (Windsor) Martin.  Bill married Bessie A. Logsdon on July 6, 1973 in Monmouth, IL; she preceded him in death on November 24, 2010.  Bill worked hard for many years.  He worked at Malibu Steel & Foundry in Galesburg, IL.  He also...

Wanda M. Roach, 74, of Galesburg, Il formerly of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 12:22 p.m., Sunday, May 14, 2023, at home surrounded by her family. Wanda was born June 4, 1948, in Fall Branch, TN, the daughter of Orville and Mary Jo (Steadman) Hulse.  She was raised and educated in Tennessee and Illinois. She married Dan Roach in Moline, IL and later divorced after 11 years. Wanda was a homemaker. Wanda loved being a mom, grandma and great grandma.  Her family was the most...

Thomas Missavage, 67, of Roseville, IL, passed away at 4:10 p.m., Saturday, May 13, 2023 at OSF St. Mary’s Medical Center, Galesburg, IL.   Tom was born on March 5, 1956 in Monmouth, IL, the son of Joseph W. Missavage, Jr. and Lucille Lynch.  He was raised and educated in the Kirkwood area and graduated from Yorkwood High School in 1974.   Tom married Teri Twomey on June 23, 1990 in Roseville, IL; she survives.   Tom farmed all of his life on the...

Derek L. Lovell, 31, of Monmouth, IL passed away at 9:07 pm, Monday, May 8, 2023, at OSF Holy Family Medical Center, Monmouth, IL. Derek was born December 16, 1991, in Macomb, IL, the son of Harry and Bethany (Griffin) Lovell.  He was raised and educated in Monmouth graduating from PASS Alternative High School in 2007. Derek married Ceaira Groves in Monmouth on May 5, 2012, and she survives. Derek worked at Circle K in Monmouth. He loved spending time with his children.  He...