Burgard High School Alumni Obituaries

James Othello Burgard 92 of Sheldons Grove died at 330 pm on Friday July 29 2016 at Rushville Nursing Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 29 1924 in Sheldons Grove the son of Herschel and Helen Price Burgard. He married Beverly Jean Winston on February 15 1948 in Havana IL. She survives. Als...

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...

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...

M. Luann Davis passed away at her residence in Galesburg Illinois at 215 am on Friday September 6 2024. She was born on March 12 1940 in Canton Illinois the daughter of Harold and Nelda Jo Smith Burgard. She was a 1958 graduate of VIT High School and enjoyed cheerleading for the athletic teams. A...

Russell Glen Hamm was born in Bernadotte Township on January 19 1931 a son of William and Loreine McCaughey Hamm. He lived in Bernadotte Township and graduated from V.I.T. High School in 1950. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 2 years and was stationed in Korea. After returning from the service Ru...

Laura May Azbell 95 of Ipava IL passed away at 120 pm on Thursday June 29 2023 at her home. She was born on November 27 1927 in Vermont Township Fulton County IL the daughter of Carl and Ruth Snowden Ellison. Laura May married Donald Azbell on June 21 1952 in Ipava. Donald preceded Laura May in dea...

John W. "Bill" Winston age 79 of Monmouth IL passed away at 1155 am on Wednesday November 15 2017 at the Roseville Rehab and Nursing Center in Roseville IL. He was born on December 16 1937 in Schuyler Co. IL the son of Edward L. and Dorothy A. Workman Winston. He married Sondra M. Bollinger on Nov...

Robert T. Rob Bob Burgard 55 of Table Grove IL passed away at 1025 am on Sunday June 17 2018 at Havana Healthcare Center in Havana IL. He was born on October 25 1962 in Havana the son of Robert E. and Judi K. Hackard Burgard Sprecher. Survivors include special friend Nancy Abernathy of Table Grove ...

Willis Dean Mayall 94 of Washington MO formerly of Ipava IL passed away peacefully on March 26 2018 with his family by his side. He was born on July 20 1923 at home in rural Summum IL to Lawrence and Olive Danner Mayall. He was raised on the farm graduated from Ipava High School served in the Army a...

Eris Betty Clayton was born at home to Helen Catherine and Herschel Edward Burgard on January 2 1926 in Schuyler Country. Her childhood was spent following her two older brothers at work and play and attending school. She boarded in Rushville in order to attend Rushville High School. During World Wa...

Dale McCurdy 61 of Vermont passed away at 640 pm on Friday May 27 2016 at his home. He was born on May 2 1955 in Canton the son of Harold and Helen Wheeler McCurdy. Dale married Rose Orwig on April 3 1982 in Summum. She survives. Also surviving are one son Travis of Springfield IL his parents of Ver...