East High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Charles Bob Robert Guess a longtime resident of Chesterfield Missouri passed away peacefully while surrounded by family on December 11 2025 at the age of 84. Bob was born on November 14 1941 to Ralph and Margaret Guess. He asked Annette Lorton Guess to be His Valentine Forever on February 14 1964 an...

Eichorn John Michael passed away peacefully Thursday December 18 2025 at the age of 73 in St. Louis Missouri after a lifelong battle with complications from multiple sclerosis MS. John was born in St. Louis to Ernst and Pearl Eichorn but he spent most of his youth in Belleville Illinois. He attended...

Reusch Arthur Max Jr 74 of Ballwin Missouri passed away peacefully on Saturday December 27 2025 following a prolonged illness. Max was born on April 29 1951 in Columbia Missouri to Arthur and Jeannette nee Hof Reusch. Max graduated from Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids Iowa and entered the Navy f...

The Reverend C. Clifton Garris a native of Washington NC went home to be with the Lord on December 29 2025. After graduation from Washington High School Cliff enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and honorably served with the Flying Tigers as a Radar Technician from 1956 1962. Cliff attended Rollins Coll...

Ronald Arthur MurchLewistonRonald Arthur Murch died Sunday January 29 2017 at dYouville Pavilion in Lewiston Maine. He was born in Rockland Maine on April 21 1928 the son of Malcolm and Lena Barnes Murch. After graduating from Bridgton High School in 1947 he went on to Aurora College now Aurora Univ...

Lois Koerber Wilcox 84 died Thursday December 4 at the Highlands Cadigan Lodge in Topsham Maine with her family by her side. Lois was born October 17 1930 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to Ralph Edith Koerber joining older brothers Ralph and Everett. Lois showed amazing musical talent at a very young a...

Peter Felsenthal 93 passed away peacefully on May 31 2025at his home in Topsham Maine of Congestive Heart Failure and Parkinsons disease with his beloved wife Jen by his side. Born on March 16 1932 in Glencoe Illinois to Alice and Robert Felsenthal Peters life was marked by intellectual curiosity cr...

Gerald Joseph Salem, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2025, at St. Alexius in Hoffman Estates, IL, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 2, 1951, in Chicago, IL, the son of John and Marie (née Orlando) Salemi. Gerald dedicat...

Donna Byrnes Rowan was born December 19, 1934, in Chicago, the daughter of the late Arthur Byrnes and the late Hazel (nee Harper) Byrnes. She died peacefully at home on December 3, 2025, at age 90. Donna married the late Dr. William A. “Bee” Rowan in 1953. Loving mother of Denise (Frank) Van Boldrik...

Byron McPherson Dillard, age 92, entered the presence of his Savior on December 23, 2025 at Heritage Green Assisted Living in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he had resided for the past two years and was lovingly cared for by a devoted team of caregivers.Byron was born on August 16, 1933, in Thomasville,...

Charles Peter LaBahn known as Chuck professionally and as Pete to his family passed away in his home in Milwaukee on December 8 2025. Pete was born in 1928 in Chicago Illinois to Ida Holtz and Rudolph LaBahn and became a lifelong Milwaukee resident at the age of 4 when his family migrated to Milwau...

Gail Michelle Lynch was born on September 6, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York, where she was raised by her mother, Bertha Beasley, and her grandmother, Josephine “Aunt Joe” Mercer. From Bertha and Aunt Joe, Gail learned many of the virtues that shaped who she would eventually become: a strong, fiercely i...

SPRINGFIELD Albert Schober Jr. 95 passed away Wednesday November 19 2025 at Villas East in Sherman. He was born August 21 1930 to Albert and Johanna Aubel Schober. He married Barbara Ann Smith on October 12 1951 in Springfield. She preceded him in death on August 13 2025. He was also preceded in de...

Judith Elaine Judy Scott Woolfolk 81 of Franklin Illinois died Thursday November 27 2025 at her home. She was born June 16 1944 in Jacksonville the daughter of Edward and Inez Houston Scott. Judy married Michael L. Mick Woolfolk on September 25 1966 at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Jackso...

Doris Irene Chapman-Combs, age 93 of Marion, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026.Doris was born December 4, 1932 in Wilkesville, Ohio, the daughter of the late James and Iva May (Clark) Montgomery. The family moved to Marion when Doris was 3 years old. She received her education in Claridon and g...

Minerva Jean Stalter Birkey 94 of Paxton passed away peacefully at home on Saturday January 3 2026 surrounded by her family. She is reunited with her husband Kelly who passed December 29 2025. Minerva was born August 23 1931 the daughter of Ruth Heiser Stalter and Aaron Stalter of rural Fisher. She ...

Carroll Kelly Birkey went home to be with the Lord at 1010 p.m. Monday December 29 2025 at his home. He was born January 9 1929 in Foosland. Kelly was the son of Alvin and Amelia Zehr Birkey. He married Minerva Stalter on February 24 1950 at the East Bend Mennonite Church in Fisher. They recently ce...

Madlynne Rae Webber, age 85, of New Matamoras, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 6th, 2025.Born on January 3rd, 1940, in Ottawa, Illinois, Madlynne lived a life marked by grace, resilience, and deep compassion. Through God’s grace, she touched the lives of many with her unwavering ...

Edward Joseph "Eddie" Luther Jr. of Kennerdell PA a beloved brother father grandfather veteran pilot teacher civil servant AFSCME member outdoorsman entrepreneur thoroughbred handicapper and wildcatter oilman died peacefully on October 15th at the age of 84. Eddie was born and grew up in Altoona. Wh...

Jeffery E. Jordan 62 passed away on December 25 2025 at his home surrounded by loved ones after a courageous fiveandahalfyear battle with pancreatic cancer. Fewer than 13 percent of those diagnosed survive beyond five years a testament to Jefferys strength and determination. Jeffery was born in Olea...

Elaine P. Smith nee Pritikenwas born in October of 1929 to Marion and Joseph Pritiken in Chicago Illinois. From the age of 4 she took dance eventually focusing on Adagio. She excelled in school and left for Pacific University in Oregon at the age of 17. There she met the love of her life Bernard Smi...

Barbara Sampson Borsch 84 died peacefully in her sleep on October 14 2021. She had been hospitalized with complications after a fall in her home in Gwynedd Township PA. Barbara and her late husband the Rt. Rev. Frederick H. Borsch Bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles from 1988 to 2002 to whom she wa...

Loren R. Hunnicutt 87 formerly of Galesburg died at 1136 a.m. Sunday December 28 2025 in Washington Senior Living Center Washington Illinois. Loren was born May 6 1938 in Galesburg the son of Forrest and Sibbel Palmer Hunnicutt. He married Nancy Lavely Hurr on January 5 1973 in Galesburg. She preced...

Edgar E Bantz 92 of Muscatine Iowa formerly of Galesburg died on Friday December 19 2025 at home. Ed was born August 15 1933 in Danville Illinois the son of Ford D. and Audrey Canaday Bantz. He married Helen M. Helander on November 3 1962 in Chicago. She preceded him in death on November 27 2018 aft...

Tykeisha Shantell Dominique Campbell 37 of East Moline died unexpectedly on Sunday December 7 2025 at home. She is survived by her parents Estella Campbell and Elmus Wallace both of Galesburg siblings Sylvia Darrie Claybrooks Campbell of Galesburg Fietta Campbell of Atlanta Georgia Craig Campbell of...

Kelly H Barker died on December 16 2025 at Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart Florida. He was born in Mississippi County Missouri to Lonnie Eugene Barker and Clora W. Hopgood Barker and was raised on the Barker Family Home Place in the area known as Barkers Ridge. The farm shaped his l...

It is with deepest sorrow that we share the news that John Raymond "Jack" Lundquist has passed away following a long battle with cancer and a debilitating stroke at the age of 72. Jack born in Joliet Illinois was the only child born to Beatrice and John Lundquist previously of Odell Illinois. Jack w...