Rock Island High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Elaine Natzke Schmidt, 93, died peacefully Tuesday morning, October 14, 2025, at Parkview Estates in Wayside, Wisconsin. Born on June 3, 1932, at the family home in Wayside, Elaine Elsie Lydia Natzke was the eldest child of Amos and Loraine (Kiekhaefer) Natzke. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion...

Larry Dean Sprankle 80 of Hillsboro passed away at his home the morning of Wednesday December 3 2025. He was born on January 5 1945 in Sterling Illinois the son of John and Marjorie Piper Sprankle. Mr. Sprankle and the former Karen Faye Spencer were married May 28 1983 in Rock Falls Illinois. She su...

Esther Eileen Harmon, 70, of Oblong, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 9:05 p.m. on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana.She was born on June 1, 1955, in Olney, Illinois, to William Deletis and Mary Eveleen (Carter) Green. Esther grew up near Ellery, Illinoi...

OBLONG — Karen J. Fleek, 54, of Oblong, passed away at 9:11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at her home in Oblong.She was born on September 26, 1971, in Robinson, Illinois, the daughter of Larry G. Meeks and Gloria D. (Dunlap) Meeks. Karen was united in marriage to Michael Wayne Fleek on Decem...

Mrs. Carolyn Marie Rich, 81, of Willow Hill, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 3:22 a.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, Illinois. She was born December 18, 1943, in Willow Hill Township, Jasper County, the daughter of Harold Joseph Woodard and Marjor...

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...

Eldon Lee Wright age 82 of Ipava Illinois passed away at 945 am Thursday June 17 2021 in Woodland Township Fulton County Illinois. He was born on July 7 1938 in Laura Illinois the son of Russell and Gladys Kneer Wright. In 1957 Eldon married Mary Blazevich. He was a US Navy veteran serving from 19...

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...

Louis I. Violet, 95, of Cornell, WI., passed away peacefully on Monday, January 5th, 2026. Louis was born on January 6th, 1930 in Rock Falls, Illinois to Harrie and Cecil Violet.Louis is survived by his wife- Georgia; sons- David (Diana), Tony (Debbie), Jeff (Terri), Scott (Carolyn), Glen (Julie), a...