Astoria High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Marianne Rhoades Pittman age 94 of Dublin Ohio passed away on March 15 2025 in her home. She was born on July 12 1930 to Paul and Orpha Benton Rhoades the youngest of four children. On her fridge was the Hunter S. Thompson quote Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safel...

Beverly Jean Winston Burgard age 88 of Sheldons Grove Illinois stepped into eternity at 204 am on Thursday July 12 2018 while in the company of family. Beverly was born on July 24 1929 in Sheldons Grove Illinois the daughter of Eddie and Dorothy Workman Winston. She married James Othello Burgard on...

Sue Ellen Parr age 74 of Rushville Illinois passed away 146 am Sunday December 13 2020 at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville Illinois. She was born on May 27 1946 in Rushville the daughter of Floyd and Mable Peek Parr. Sue was a graduate of Astoria High School in Astoria Illinois. She worke...

Melba B. Collins 96 a resident of Bickfords Assisted Living in Macomb Illinois went home to be with her heavenly father on December 28 2023. She had previously resided at Cuba Frederick Astoria rural Astoria and Canton Illinois. Born November 4 1927 in Woodland Township Fulton County Illinois the o...

Carrie Lynn Wise age 57 of Astoria Illinois passed away at 840 pm at The Elms in Macomb Illinois. She was born December 3 1967 in Hinsdale Illinois the daughter of George H. Wise and Helen Danner Wise. She was a 1986 graduate of Astoria High School and then went on to take EMT training at Spoon Riv...

Stephanie Michele McCombs age 40 of Havana Illinois passed away as a result of an auto accident at 1142 am on Wednesday November 23 2022. She was born on September 24 1982 in Channelview Texas the daughter of Raymond Michael and Jackie LaNell Whitwell Hammack. She was a 2000 graduate of Astoria Hig...

Michael "Robby" Eugene Robinson age 67 went to be with the Lord September 21 2022 due to heart failure during a procedure in Harker Heights Texas. He was born June 19 1955 along with his twin sister in Beardstown Illinois to Robert Eugene and Wilma Jane Robinson. He spent his childhood on Riverview ...

Blanche Ellen Baxter Mummert 77 of Havana IL passed away at 454pm on Thursday January 28 2021 at Mason District Hospital in Havana IL. She was born on December 11 1943 in Monmouth IL the daughter of Florence Pearl Bainter Baxter and Orion Bell Doc Baxter Sr. Blanche married Larry James Mummert on No...

Stanley Dale Stambaugh age 65 passed away in his home on Sunday October 6 2019 with the gift of being surrounded by his loving family. God blessed Stan with many gifts throughout his life. Although after his accident he had fewer fingers than most his hands helped many far and wide. He was a sour...

Victor H. Danner age 85 of Decatur IL passed away at 1000 pm on Thursday January 19 2017 at his home. He was born on October 16 1931 in Woodland Twp. Fulton Co. IL the son of Hart F. and Iona F. Hetrick Danner. He married Dorothy E. France on March 7 1954 in Astoria IL. She survives. Also survivi...

Edith Ann Dean age 76 of Astoria Illinois passed away at 920 am at the Beardstown Health and Rehab Center Beardstown Illinois. She was born on September 25 1948 in Beardstown Illinois the daughter of Howard W. and Alice R. Dickinson Hopping. She was the Valedictorian of Astoria High School class of...

Betty Lee McKinley Rhoades age 95 of DeKalb Illinois passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday December 14 2019. She was born on April 29 1924 in Astoria Illinois the daughter of Clarence and Nellie Curless McKinley. She graduated from Astoria High School in 1942. She married the love of her...

Nicholas L. "Nick" Hamm age 69 of Astoria IL passed away at 948 am on Tuesday August 9 2016 in the ER at the Mason District Hospital In Havana IL. He was born on September 30 1946 in Canton IL the son of Auston Jack and Mary Josephine Markley Hamm. He married Linda C. Dorich on June 24 1967 in Ast...

Phyllis Lee Wolff 85 of Normal Illinois passed away at 317 on Tuesday January 7 2025 at Carle BroMenn Medical Center in Normal and immediately was welcomed in glory into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Born December 31 1939 in Fulton County IL she was the first daughter and the third o...

Lois Evelyn Gorsage age 89 of Lewistown Illinois passed away at 500 am on Sunday January 23 2022 at Clayberg Nursing Center in Cuba Illinois. She was born on July 30 1932 in Canton Illinois the daughter of Harold and Nelda Jo Smith Burgard. She married Lawrence Coleman in 1954 in Lewistown. He pr...

Larry James Mummert 79 of Havana IL passed away at 810pm on Wednesday December 1 2021 at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield IL. He was born on February 8 1942 in Macomb IL the son of Mary Alice Skiles Mummert and Marshall Markley Mummert. Larry married Blanche Ellen Baxter on November 25...

Jack Albert Bloomfield 92 of Monument Colorado passed away on January 12 2025. Born on May 17 1932 in Kansas City Missouri and adopted by Otis and Grace Bloomfield as an infant. He was a devoted husband to Phyllis for 70 years and a fun loving father to Mark and Patrick. Jack loved sports and gradua...

Linda J. Phillips 73 of Macomb IL formerly of Astoria IL passed away at 659 pm on Sunday May 5 2024 at The Elms in Macomb IL. She was born on April 22 1951 in Peoria IL and raised in Astoria the daughter of Forrest and Naomi Welker Phillips. Linda was a graduate of Astoria High School and would go o...

Robert L. Shawgo 90 of Washington IL formerly of Ipava IL passed away at 600 pm on Tuesday September 19 2023 at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Peoria IL. He was born on February 12 1933 in Macomb IL the son of Carl and Olive Johnson Shawgo. Bob married Norma Shields on July 11 1952 in Astoria IL. She s...

Garth E. Cripe 77 of Astoria passed away Monday October 4 2021 at 705 in the morning at Mason District Hospital in Havana Illinois. Garth was born in Beardstown Illinois on October 8 1943 to Robert and Maureen Crone Cripe of Astoria. He married Carolyn Long on June 27 1970 at First Evangelical Luth...

Mary E. Ogden age 94 of Cuba Illinois passed away at 942 am on Wednesday May 5 2021 at the Clayberg Fulton County Nursing Center in Cuba. She was born on March 24 1927 in Woodland Township Fulton County IL the daughter of Harry and Leah Mathias Grove. She married DeVere Ogden on December 28 1947 i...

Don DeWees age 82 of Macomb Illinois formerly of Astoria Illinois passed away at 558 am Tuesday November 3 2020 at his home. He was born on October 27 1938 in Cleveland Tennessee the son of Willard and Mary Gilliland DeWees. On June 19 1960 Don married Betty Ann Cufaude in Mason City Illinois. Sh...