Memorial High Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Mr. David L. Whiteman age 81 of Knoxville Illinois died at 1040 a.m. on December 25 2025 at Friendship Manor in Rock Island Illinois. He was born September 16 1944 in Monmouth Illinois to Harold Mac and Lillian B. Potter Whiteman. He married Maryanne Marine on March 24 1967 in DeKalb Illinois. Survi...

Gayle N. Bell 89 of Knox passed away at home on Saturday December 6 2025 following an extended illness. Born on January 8 1936 in Perryville Pennsylvania she was the daughter of Charles and Alice Texter. Gayle graduated from White Memorial High School in Knox. She worked at several places over the y...

Geraldine "Gerry" A. Jucius 81 of Beloit Wisconsin passed away on Sunday January 18 2026 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison Wisconsin. Gerry was born on October 10 1944 in Berwyn Illinois the daughter of Anthony and Shirley Uza Jucius. Gerry grew up in Aurora llinois attending Montgo...

Jethro Carol Hutchens age 91 of Cassville Missouri passed away on Saturday January 3 2026 at his home. Born on August 24 1934 in Cassville to Jethro and Bess Fogg Hutchens Carol was a graduate from Cassville High School in 1952 and on June 14th of that same year was united in marriage to Lois Rowena...

Forest "Zephyr" Morrison 26 of Beloit Wisconsin passed away on Wednesday December 31 2025 as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident on his way to work New Years Eve day 2025. Forest was born in Evanston Illinois on Tuesday December 7 1999 the son of Robert Lewis and Laura Skye Morrison. ...

Denita "Dee" M. Reed nee Santagato. 72 of St. Louis Missouri formerly of Cahokia Illinois born May 17 1953 in East St. Louis Illinois passed away on Wednesday October 29 2025 at Sherbrooke Village in St. Louis Missouri. Dee was a graduate of St. Teresa Academy in East St. Louis and had studied at SI...

James Kevin Patton passed peacefully in the early hours of Saturday January 17 2026 at Springfield Memorial Hospital Hospice in Springfield Illinois. He was surrounded by his entire family who offered comfort support and loving goodbyes during his final hours. Kevin was born on February 15 1954 in K...

Dorothy I. Arnett age 82 of Lewistown Illinois passed away at 848 am on Thursday May 2 2024 at The Loft in Canton Illinois. She was born on December 31 1941 in Astoria Illinois the daughter of Vern Roy and Adah Fern Bankes McCormick. Dorothy married Lyle Arnett on July 16 1967 in Astoria. He surv...

Kelly Ann Mulcahy (nee Bock) age 58, a true warrior, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family after a long and hard-fought battle with a rare form of brain cancer. Cherished wife of Michael Mulcahy. Devoted mother of Desmond and Delaney Mulcahy. Loving daughter of Jerome and Do...

Rodney Allen “Rod” Sturgeon, 64 of Alsey, passed away Tuesday evening February 17, 2026 in Jacksonville. He was born April 3, 1961 in White Hall the son of Charles and Peggy Gibbs Sturgeon. He married Connie Sue Fryman August 21, 1983 in Alsey. Rod was a 1979 graduate of Winchester High School and t...

Kenneth Edward Johns aged 95 passed away on February 14 2026 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale Illinois surrounded by his loving family. Ken was born on March 7 1930 in Hurst Illinois the son of the late John and Jessie Freeman Johns. Ken was known for his story telling dry wit and his words of wis...

Memorial services will be held at 1 pm Saturday February 28 2026 at the Bettendorf Presbyterian Church in Bettendorf Iowa. A private burial will be held prior to the service at Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City. Gay Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is taking care of services along with Pastor Troy Wi...

Ms. Myers, 79, died on Friday, January 30, 2026.Ms. Myers was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 31, 1946. She graduated from Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois, in 1963 and from Centenary College in Hackettstown, New Jersey in 1965.After moving to Pinehurst in 1968, Paula c...

Jane Bull Kinney, 96 years old, of Southern Pines, North Carolina, passed away on February 11, 2026.Alice Jane Bull was born in Metropolis, Illinois on April 19th, 1929, the second child of Sally and Gilbert Bull. Jane had an older sister, Elaine. In the Metropolis Community Schools, she played saxo...

Jo Ann Hillabrant of Rockaway passed away surrounded by family on February 6 2026 after a brief illness at the age of 78. Jo Ann was born on February 7 1947 and she attended the Hibernia School the same school her mother attended in the 1930s. She then went on to other Rockaway Twp. Elementary schoo...

Susan Greenawalt Frey Sue beloved wife mother grandmother sister and devoted community servant was born on June 20 1947 in Evanston Illinois and passed away peacefully on February 8 2026. Sue was the daughter of Guy and Virginia Greenawalt of Evanston Illinois. She is survived by her loving husband ...

Anjel Yvonne Brown Paschall age 89 was born on December 5 1936 in Fort Wayne Indiana to the late Elisha and Jessie Blanche Paschall. From an early age Anjel accepted Christ as her Savior and remained steadfast in her faith throughout her life. While not a member of any particular church Anjel faithf...

Sydney L. Williams age 27 of Astoria Illinois passed away on Thursday January 1 2026 in the Emergency Room at Graham Hospital in Canton Illinois. She was born on September 12 1998 in Canton the daughter of Curtis Lee and Kacie Lynn Shaw Williams. Sydney worked at Klides Fast Stop in Astoria for sev...

Leola L. Odie Anderson age 90 of Astoria Illinois passed away at 1246 pm on Saturday October 18 2025 in the Emergency Room at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville Illinois. She was born on February 20 1935 in Schuyler County Illinois the daughter of Zelotus Dick and Goldie Marie Walker Foster....

Gary D. Fulton 65 of Duncan Mills IL passed away at 911 am on Thursday February 18 2021 at his home. He was born on November 23 1955 in Canton IL the son of Russell and Betty Lockard Fulton. Survivors include his 2 daughters Samantha and Robert McIntire of Norris IL and Sarah Fulton of Duncan Mills ...

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...

Robert L. "Smokey" Lane age 73 of Browning IL passed away at 1037 am Sunday January 21 2018 in the Emergency Room at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville Illinois. Deepest condolences to Roberts family and loved ones. Having known him all my life I can honestly say he was one of the nicest guys...

William Bill Charles Downin age 61 passed away peacefully on Sunday December 24 2017 surrounded by many family members at Memorial Hospital in Springfield Illinois. He was born January 16 1956 in Avon Illinois to Edwin and Charlotte Downin. Bill was a 1974 graduate of Roseville High School. He ma...

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...