Obituaries in Astoria, IL

Ida Isobel Fordyce age 89 of Havana IL formerly of Vermont IL passed away at 217 am on Wednesday November 12 2014 at the Mason District Hospital ER in Havana. She was born on April 21 1925 in Ray IL the daughter of Hal and Rose Etta Ashcraft Skiles. Isobel married Stanley Fordyce on August 6 1965 in...

Creel Speer 95 of Macomb IL formerly of Table Grove passed away at 1026 am at the McDonough District Hospital on Thursday October 30 2014. He was born on December 15 1918 in Ellisville IL one of 8 children of Tom and Lila Dallefeld Speer. On August 23 1941 he married Audrey Rawls in Bushnell IL. T...

Frances K. Johnson age 97 of North Manchester IN formerly of Astoria IL passed away at 730 pm on Wednesday October 15 2014 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester. Frances was born on November 8 1916 in Brantford North Dakota the daughter of William and Maude Miller Deardorff. She marri...

Gary R. Adkins age 68 passed away at 555 pm Saturday October 11 2014 in the ER at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria IL. He was born on July 23 1946 in Atterberry IL a son of Carroll and Gladys Miller Adkins. On April 9 1966 Gary married Sandra Klinedinst in Summum IL. She survives. Also su...

Clifford W. Parry age 87 of Astoria IL passed away at 219 pm on Tuesday September 9 2014 at the Memorial Medical Center in Springfield IL. Clifford was born on June 6 1927 in Astoria the son of Jesse and Ada Danner Parry. He married Glenna Palmer on February 9 1947 in Astoria. She survives. Also sur...

Phyllis M. Cornelius 89 of Industry Illinois passed away at 700 a.m. on Wednesday July 2 2025 at her home. She was born on the family farm south of Vermont Illinois on June 30 1936 the second child of three in a multigenerational farming family. She attended Freeman School through 1947 then VIT Hi...

Curtiss A. Farwell 85 of Lewistown IL passed away on Thursday July 3 2025 at Graham Hospital in Canton IL. He was born on January 12 1940 in Havana IL the son of Dean and Helen Richardson Farwell. On December 10 1957 Curtiss married Sharon Sue Moses in Rushville IL. Sharon preceded Curtiss in death ...

Nancy C. Abernathy 76 of Table Grove IL passed away at 442 pm on Saturday July 5 2025 at Wesley Village in Macomb IL. She was born on September 21 1948 in Macomb the daughter of Raymond and Elsie Smith Abernathy. She is survived by two children Daphne and Ernie Barclay Abernathy of Table Grove and B...

Theodore L. "Ted" Richey passed away at the age of 73 on Friday June 13 2025 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Macomb Illinois on October 20 1951 to Walter and Twila "Marie" Teel Richey. Ted was the youngest of 11 children and a lifelong resident of Vermont Illinois. Ted proudly serve...

Deborah S. Ward age 63 of Bluff City Illinois passed away at 1222 pm on Saturday May 31 2025 at her home. She was born on September 23 1961 in Havana Illinois the daughter of Elmer and Genevieve Dobson Ford. On July 28 2001 Deborah married Randy Ward in Astoria Illinois. He survives. Also survivi...

Gary R. Sigler 82 of Auburn passed away Monday January 20 2025 at his home. He was born July 14 1942 in Bloomington IL the son of Richard and Wava Buckley Sigler. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister in law Constance Harris. Gary married Pamela Harris on January 10 1965 at Table Grov...

Glen L. Baum age 55 of Browning Illinois passed away Tuesday April 29 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on April 2 1970 in Springfield Illinois the son of Kenneth and Carol Baum. He married Melissa Brown on October 2 2010 in Springfield. She survives. He is also survived by h...