Obituaries
Bernice A. Neeley
Oct 29, 2018
Bernice Anastasia Neeley, 91, of Galesburg, died at 6:51 p.m. Monday, October 29, 2018 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. Bernice was born June 3, 1927, in Galesburg, the daughter of Peter and Antonina (Melé) Calderone. Bernice married Warren Blake Neeley on December 8, 1962, in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on September 25, 2012. Bernice is survived by one...
Pansy H. Polson
Oct 29, 2018
Pansy Hope Polson, 97, Knox County Nursing Home, died Monday, October 29, 2018 at 10:27 p.m. She was born January 24, 1921 in Olney, Illinois to Turis Workman and Laura (Allen) Workman. She married Walter E. Polson on February 15, 1943 in Canton, MO. He preceded her in death on July 25, 1988. She was also preceded in death...
John L. Davis
Oct 27, 2018
John Lee Davis, 64, of Galesburg, died at 10 p.m. October 27, 2018 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. John was born July 23, 1954 in Galesburg, the son of Raymond and Beatrice (DeFord) Davis. He married Melissa Kay Trout on October 16, 2017 in Galesburg. John is survived by his wife, Melissa of Galesburg; two sons, John...
Robert T. "Tippy" Lavely
Oct 26, 2018
Robert T. “Tippy” Lavely, 91, of Galesburg, died at 12:15 p.m. Friday, October 26, 2018 at home. Tippy was born July 3, 1927 in Cincinnati, OH the son of Walter L. and Mabel E. (DeSpain) Lavely. Tippy served in the US Navy from 1945 to 1946 and the US Marine Corp from 1951 to 1954 serving in Korea. He...
Bridget M. Crouch
Oct 26, 2018
Bridget Maureen Crouch, 61, of Galesburg, died at 7:53 a.m. Friday, October 26,2018 in the ER at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. Bridget was born November 2, 1956 in Galesburg, the daughter of Kenneth LeRoy and Miriam Agnes (Scott) Moran. She married Robert Leo Crouch, Sr. on June 9, 1978 in Galesburg. Bridget is survived by one son, Robert Crouch, Jr....
Edward Donald Spencer
Oct 25, 2018
Edward Donald Spencer, 80, of Galesburg, died at 4:23 a.m. Thursday, October 26, 2018 at Marigold Health Care and Rehab, Galesburg. Don was born April 25, 1938 in Taylorville the son of Willis and Ruth I. (Rigsby) Spencer. Don married Brenda Lynn Hendricks on September 14, 2013 in Galesburg. Don is survived by his wife Brenda of Galesburg; two...
Myra C. Chambers
Oct 23, 2018
Myra Celeste Chambers, 64, of Galesburg, formerly of Monmouth, died at 7:17 a.m. Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. Myra was born October 9, 1954 in Galesburg, the daughter of Roy Ray land Junella (Wilson) Melton, Sr. Myra is survived by one daughter, Janessa L. (husband, Larry Meyers, Jr.) Tinkham of Gary, IN; two brothers, Roy R....
Patricia F. Mckillip
Oct 21, 2018
Funeral mass for Patricia F. McKillip (nee Mills), 86, is 11:30 a.m. Saturday October 27, 2018 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 858 S. Academy St. Galesburg, IL. 61401. Interment will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Visitation is 9:30 -11AM Saturday at Watson-Thomas Funeral Home 1849 N. Seminary St. Galesburg, IL. 61401. She was born August 27, 1932 in Monmouth,...
Richard "Rich" A. Ryan
Oct 20, 2018
Richard Alan “Rick” Ryan, 56, of Galesburg, died on Saturday, October 20, 2018, 8:45 PM, at his home. Rick was born on May 21, 1962, in Peoria. He was the son of Donald and Helen (Newman) Ryan. Rick is survived by his mother of Peoria; four children, Heather Howell, Cody Ryan, both of Peoria and Trevor Ryan-Maurice, Jordan Ryan-Maurice,...
Jeanne Ann Stegall
Oct 19, 2018
Jeanne Ann Stegall, 72, of Galesburg, died at 10:50 p.m. Friday, October 19, 2018 at Heartland Health Care, Galesburg. Jeanne was born February 19, 1946 in Galesburg, the daughter of Robert and Verla E. (Linbeck) Cawkins. She married Charlie T. Stegall on November 7, 1964 in Galesburg. Chuck preceded her in death on June 30, 2012. Jeanne is survived...
Richard "Rich" L. Mckillip
Oct 16, 2018
Richard Leo “Rich” McKillip, 88, of Galesburg, died at 1:20 a.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Heartland Health Care, Galesburg. Rich was born January 10, 1930 in Galesburg, the son of Paul William and Mary Cecelia (O’Brien) McKillip. He married Phyllis Irene Dyer on February 3, 1951 in Galesburg. She preceded him in death on November 17, 2013. Rich...
Angela K. Hunt-Nieft
Oct 16, 2018
Angela Kay Hunt-Nieft, 45, of Galesburg, died at 4:57 a.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at home. Angie was born December 15, 1972 in Chicago Heights, the daughter of Thomas Howard and Merita Kay (Kent) Hunt, Jr. She married Edward W. Nieft. They later divorced. Angie is survived by her mother, Merita Kent of Syracuse, IN; two sons, Angelo Nieft...
Florann "Annie" K. Miller
Oct 14, 2018
Florann K. "Annie" Miller, 75, of Williamsfield, died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, October 14, 2018 at home. Annie was born May 3, 1943 in Copley, Twp., IL the daughter of Julius A. and Mary Kay (King) Johnson. She married Robert E. Miller on September 11, 1971 in Rock Island, IL. Annie is survived by her husband Bob of Williamsfield;...
Diana R. Kincaid
Oct 9, 2018
Diana Ruth Kincaid, 73, of Galesburg, died at 5:23 a.m. Tuesday October 9, 2018 at home after a battle with cancer. Diana was born May 29, 1945 in Galesburg, the daughter of Charles Lester and Marion Rogene (Calhoun) Forshee. She married James Frank Kincaid on May 9, 1962 in Abingdon. He preceded her in death in 1988. Diana is...
Richard E. Kohl
Oct 8, 2018
Mr. Richard E. Kohl, 86, of Galesburg, went home to his Lord Jesus Christ on October 8, 2018 at Rosewood Care Center on Columbus Day. He was born April 16, 1932 in Aurora at Copley Memorial Hospital. His parents, Roy and Florence (Coop) Kohl preceded him in death. He was also preceded by one daughter Beth Ann Kilgore Tabb...
Anastasia Boos
Oct 4, 2018
Anastasia Boos, 87, of Galesburg, died at 12:40 p.m. Thursday, October 4, 2018 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. Anastasia was born July 24, 1931 in Galesburg, the daughter of Pete Evan and Ana Nikola (Cibar) Glasnovic. She is survived by two sons, Stephen (Michelle) Boos of Galesburg and Paul Boos of Arkansas; and one daughter, Anne Marie...
Jackie Dale Gowler
Oct 2, 2018
Jackie Dale Gowler, 69, of Galesburg, died at 11:26 a.m. Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at home. Jack was born December 2, 1948 in Galesburg, the son of Walter D. and Betty L. (Moore) Gowler. Jack enlisted in the US Army on July 14, 1971. He was honorably discharged on July 12, 1974. He worked as an oil loader for...
Isiah Robinson
Oct 1, 2018
Isiah Robinson, 64, of Galesburg, died on Monday, October 1, 2018, 6:40 PM, at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. Isiah was born on December 8, 1953 in Chicago. He was the son of Isiah Hodges and Christine Robinson. He is survived by two children, Tracey Robinson and Isiah Robinson, Jr. both of Chicago; seven sisters, Vanessa Johnson of Chicago, Diane Peters...
Jacquelyn A. Johnson
Oct 1, 2018
Jacquelyn Ann Johnson, 82, of Galesburg, died at 8:54 p.m. Monday, October 1, 2018 at home with her family by her side. Jackie was born February 18, 1936, in Galesburg, the daughter of Jack Norman and Helen (Swain) Tucker. She married Kenneth D. Larson on September 18, 1955. Together they had four children: two sons, Michael D. (Mary) Larson...
Steven C. Gulczynski
Sep 29, 2018
Steven C. Gulczynski, 63, of Galesburg, died on Saturday, September 29, 2018, 2:00 PM, at his home. A funeral service will be held 10:00 AM, Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at Watson-Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory, Galesburg. A private burial will be held at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted with Watson-Thomas Funeral...
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