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Local obituaries for the Monmouth, IL area
Dennis "Dale" D. Hall
Jul 16, 2025
Dennis D. “Dale” Hall, 80, of Monmouth, IL passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at his home.
Dale was born June 27, 1945 in Buckner, IL the son of Charlie Logan and Iva Neva (Williams) Hall. He was raised and educated in Benton, IL.
Dale married Linda Neal at the Fairview Center United Methodist Church on December 2, 1966 and she...
Ricky C Downard
Jul 13, 2025
Ricky C. Downard,65, of Oquawka, IL passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Oquawka, IL.
He was born March 22, 1960, in Galesburg, IL the son of Robert Glenn and Jodene Eloise (Carlton) Downard. He was raised and educated in Galesburg, graduating from Galesburg High School in 1978.
Ricky served with the United States Army following his graduation from high school.
Ricky...
Crystal L. Meehan
Jul 13, 2025
Crystal L. Meehan, 44, of Monmouth, IL, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at her home.
Crystal was born April 28, 1981 in Monmouth, Il the daughter of LaRue James and Beverly Ann (Briggs) Meehan. She was raised and educated in Monmouth, attending Monmouth High School.
She worked as a caretaker for several folks around Monmouth. Most recently she worked at...
Gary W. Avery
Jul 9, 2025
Gary W. Avery, 81, of Monmouth, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Goldwater Nursing Home in Roseville, IL.
Gary was born on January 11, 1944, in Kirkwood, IL, the son of John and Merle (Wolford) Avery. He was raised and educated in Kirkwood, graduating from Yorkwood High School in 1963.
On December 9, 1967, Gary married Dixie Toops in...
Robert "Tom" Thomas Gilliland
Jul 6, 2025
Robert Thomas “Tom” Gilliland, 76, of Monmouth, IL, passed away on July 6, 2025 at the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA, surrounded by love, leaving behind a legacy steeped in melody, memory, and quiet devotion.
Tom’s greatest passion in life was music. From the very beginning, he lived and breathed it—his heart beating in rhythm with the Beatles during...
Lorie A. Engle
Jul 5, 2025
Lorie A. Engle, 61, of Monmouth, IL, passed away on July 5, 2025, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.
She was born on June 15, 1964, in Monmouth, IL, the daughter of Jasper and Janet (Morss) Engle. Lorie was raised and educated in Galesburg.
Lorie dedicated several years to working at St. Mary’s Square in Galesburg, where she was a...
Clara "Peggy" R. Abbott
Jul 5, 2025
Clara “Peggy” R. Abbott, 86, of Galesburg, IL, passed away on July 5, 2025 at Marigold Rehab & Health Care, Galesburg, IL.
She was born on January 11, 1939 in Monmouth, IL, the daughter of Orrin P. and Hannah M. (Doyle) Abbott. Peggy was raised and educated in Monmouth.
Peggy married Richard B. Stokes on October 1, 1955 in Monmouth, IL; he...
Gary D. Robertson
Jul 5, 2025
Gary D. Robertson, 79, of Monmouth, IL, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at Monmouth Nursing Home, Monmouth, IL.
He was born on February 18, 1946, in Monmouth, IL. Gary was the beloved son of Archie and Nan (Jessen) Robertson. He was raised in Monmouth, where attended Harding School and graduated from Monmouth High School in 1964, setting the...
Larry J. Shaw
Jul 4, 2025
Larry J. Shaw, 79, of Monmouth, IL, passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025 at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, IA.
Larry was born on April 7, 1946 in Monmouth, the son of Paul and Doris (Carns) Shaw. He was raised on the family farm west of Little York. He graduated from Yorkwood High School in 1964 and continued his...
Rosalie G. Cavanaugh
Jun 30, 2025
Rosalie G. Cavanaugh, 83, of Kirkwood, IL, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family.
Rosalie was born October 22, 1941 in Peoria, IL, the daughter of Gustave and Gertrude (Dunst) Schmit. She was raised and educated in Bartonville, IL and later graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in Nauvoo, IL in 1959.
She married James M....
Roberta J Stevens
Jun 27, 2025
Roberta Jean Stevens, 94, of Drakesboro, KY, formerly of Little York, IL, passed away on Friday, June 27, 2025, at the home of her daughter in Monmouth, IL.
Roberta was born January 3, 1931, in Little York the daughter of John O. and Frances J. (Dacy) Stevens. She was raised and educated in Little York, graduating from Little York High School...
James "Ed" E. Roe
Jun 26, 2025
James E. “Ed” Roe, 77, of Monmouth, IL, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at his home.
Ed was born on July 16, 1947, in Galesburg, IL, the son of Delwyn and Edna (Stegall) Roe. He was raised and educated in Warren County, graduating from Warren High School in 1967.
Ed served with the United States Army stationed in Vietnam from...
Dennis M. Rhoades
Jun 21, 2025
Dennis M. Rhoades, 82, of Monmouth, IL, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on November 18, 1942, in Monmouth, IL, the son of James V. and Mary M. (Peterson) Rhoades. Denny was raised and educated in Monmouth and graduated from Monmouth High School in 1960. While in high school,...
Gertrude "Gert" A. Hart
Jun 20, 2025
Gertrude A. “Gert” Hart, 84, of Monmouth, IL, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2025, at the Monmouth Nursing Home, Monmouth.
Gert was born September 12, 1940, in Aledo, IL, the daughter of Frank B. and Margaretta L. (Robb) Decker. She was raised and educated in Monmouth, graduating from Monmouth High School in 1958.
Gert married Donald D. Hart on February 18,...
Eliseo Nicolas Duarte-Salinas
Jun 20, 2025
Eliseo Nicolas Duarte Salinas, infant son of Andres Nicolas Duarte and Karla Salinas Franciso passed away on Friday, June 20, 2025, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg.
Survivors include his parents and his brother, Aaron H. Duarte, all of Monmouth; paternal grandparents, Hilario Duarte and Silvia Corral of Mexico, and maternal grandmother, Nicolasa Francisco of Monmouth.
Funeral services will be at...
Sheila M. Murphy
Jun 14, 2025
Sheila M. Murphy, 63, of Monmouth, IL, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her family.
She was born on September 7, 1961, in Canton, IL, the daughter of Donald and Carol (Andre) Emery. She was raised and educated in Canton, attending Canton High School.
On December 24, 1981, Sheila married Marion Hugh Murphy in Canton, and...
Vicki Lynn Johnson
Jun 13, 2025
Vicki Lynn (Haswell) Johnson, 76, of Biggsville, IL, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on May 24, 1949, in Elmhurst, IL, the beloved daughter of Edgar T. Haswell, Jr., and Phyllis L. (Holford) Haswell. She graduated from Richmond-Burton High School in Richmond, IL, and went on to attend the...
Sandra D McIntire
Jun 12, 2025
Sandra D. McIntire, 65, of Coal Valley, IL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at Mercer Manor Rehabilitation in Aledo, IL.
Born on August 19, 1959, in Moline, Illinois, Sandra was the daughter of John Warren and Mary Jane (Potter) Davis. She was a 1977 graduate of Rock Island High School.
A devoted homemaker, Sandra took great pride in caring...
Richard "Wayne" W. Coursey
Jun 7, 2025
Richard W. “Wayne” Coursey, 91, of Fort Madison, IA, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025, surrounded by his family in Monmouth, IL.
Wayne was born February 23, 1934, in Monmouth, the son of Harold Faye “Bud” and Irma Grace (Hendrix) Coursey. He was raised and educated in Kirkwood, graduating from Kirkwood High School in 1952.
Wayne served with the United States...
Betsy A. Akey
Jun 5, 2025
Betsy Ann Akey, 84, of Monmouth, IL, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at her home.
Betsy was born on August 24, 1940, in Sheboygan, WI, the daughter of George Roy and Amelia Josephine (Skrube) Bacon. She was raised and educated in Sheboygan, attending Sheboygan County Teachers College, Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, IL, and Monmouth College.
On August 19, 1961,...
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