Obituaries in Astoria, IL

Larry Fred Bopp age 73 of Vermont Illinois passed away at 920 am Sunday December 15 2019 at his home. He was born on March 12 1946 in Davenport Iowa the son of Henry William and Alta Arlene Kloppenburg Bopp. He was a selfemplyed carpenter and a veteran of the United States Army serving from 1966 to...

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...

Bernice A. Wright 78 of Rushville formerly of Astoria IL passed away at 526 am on Wednesday December 4 2019 at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville. She was born on June 20 1941 in Woodland Twp Fulton County IL the daughter of Allen Cyrus and Nelda Aletha Kessler Bucher. Survivors include her d...

Mary Ellen Farwell 89 of Macomb IL formerly of Astoria IL passed away at 805 pm on Sunday November 24 2019 at The Elms in Macomb. She was born on August 4 1930 in Vermont IL the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and Lucille Brown Hickle. She married Whitney Mercer. She later married Oniley Farwell on N...

Sarah Evelyn Roddis 94 of Ipava IL passed away at 755 pm on Wednesday November 20 2019 at the Clayberg Fulton County Nursing Center after battling the effects of a stroke for the past 5 years. Evelyn was born on August 17 1925 near Smithfield IL the daughter of Ned Taylor and Doris Catherine Howarte...

Paul William Bill Porter 83 of Vermont died on November 6th 2019 at home. He was born June 9th 1936 in Macomb IL son of Paul and Lela Howell Porter. He first married A. Janette Easley on August 31st 1958 who preceded him in death on April 6th 1994. He then married Nancy Ward on January 26th 2002 who...

Evelyn Kaye Gooden Pittman age 72 of Astoria IL passed away at 300 pm Monday October 21 2019 at her home. She was born on May 15 1947 in Macomb IL the daughter of Lloyd and Virginia Price Woolam. She married Rick Pittman on May 23 2009 in South Dakota. He preceded her in death on June 2 2018. She...

Raymond Bud J. Peters 82 of Astoria IL passed away at 1030 am on Sunday October 13 2019 at his home. He was born on October 4 1937 in Canton IL the son of Raymond and Grace Clear Peters. Bud married Jean Ford on September 18 1973 in Lewistown IL. She survives. Also surviving are his 2 daughters Bec...

George J. Genseal 87 of Beardstown IL formerly of Rushville IL passed away at 416 pm on Thursday September 26 2019 at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville. He was born on October 1 1931 in Beardstown IL the son of Dick and Bessie Mae Coakley. George married Phyllis Robertson on January 31 1952 ...

Eltoro Tez M. Smith 36 of Vermont IL passed away at 820 am on Thursday September 26 2019 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria IL. He was born on November 20 1982 in Joliet IL the son of Frank James Jr. and Ranez Smith. Survivors include his wife Dawn Dohner of Vermont 8 sisters Manika and ...

Viola Quesinberry 91 of Rushville IL formerly of Astoria IL passed away at 945 am on Monday September 2 2019 at Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville. She was born on August 19 1928 in Beardstown IL the daughter of David and Alma Anderson. Vi married Samuel Cassel in 1946. She la...

Bruce E. Mercer age 67 of Vermont IL passed away on Tuesday August 20 2019 at his cabin in rural Rushville IL. He was born on August 18 1952 in Macomb IL the son of Whitney and Mary Ellen Hickle Mercer. Bruce married Anita Bollinger on November 9 1974 in Browning IL. She survives. Also surviving ...