Obituaries
Richard A. Whitehall
Oct 14, 2020
Richard A. Whitehall, 86 of Aledo, formerly of Keithsburg, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Brookstone of Aledo. Private family services will be held, with burial in Greenmound Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Christian Church of Keithsburg, where he was a member. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the...
Nancy Jane Livingston
Oct 11, 2020
Nancy Livingston, 89 of Aledo, died Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Mercer Manor, Aledo. Memorial Services for Nancy will be held on Saturday, October 17th at 10:00 A.M. at College Avenue Presbyterian Church. In consideration of concerns regarding Covid-19, social distancing and wearing of masks will be observed during services. There will be no visitation and private family burial will...
Paul H. DeShane
Sep 25, 2020
Paul H. DeShane, 84 of Viola, passed away September 25, 2020 at Aledo Rehab and Healthcare Center, Aledo, Illinois. Visitation is Wednesday from 4 to 7 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. There will be no formal services. Burial will be at a later date in New Boston Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family. In consideration of concerns...
Jacquelyn "Jackie" S. Stropes
Sep 23, 2020
Jacquelyn “Jackie” S. Stropes, 72 of Aledo, died Wednesday September 23, 2020 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa. Private family services will be held. Memorials may be made to the family or to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family, and condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com.
Jackie was born on June 21,...
Betty J. Allan
Sep 9, 2020
Betty J. Allan nee Coe was born on August 31, 1931, at the Jacksonville, IL, State Hospital, where her parents, Alfred B. Coe and Mary E. Coe nee Wilson, met and worked. Betty peacefully passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 7:12pm surrounded by her daughters at Brookstone in Aledo, IL. She loved spending time on her family’s tenant...
Jerry Phillip Hartman, Sr.
Sep 2, 2020
Jerry P. Hartman, Sr., 81 of New Boston, died Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital, Davenport. Private family services will be held at this time, with a public memorial at a later date. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the New Boston Fire Department.
Jerry Phillip Hartman...
Paul C. Lee
Aug 30, 2020
Private family services for Paul C. Lee, 95 of Aledo, will be held at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Aledo. Private burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Catherine’s Catholic Church or to the Quad Cities Autism Center, Moline. Paul died on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Brookstone Senior Living, Aledo.
Paul...
Richard M Anderson
Aug 26, 2020
Richard M. Anderson (Dick) was born September 14, 1945 in Muscatine, Iowa, to Dan and Leona (Marple) Anderson. He lived in Millersburg, IL, with siblings Linda, Jerry, Bill, and Tim. He would talk about attending grade school in a one-room schoolhouse with six classmates- half the class were Andersons.
The family moved to Aledo, Illinois and Dick graduated from Aledo...
Shawn Daniel Paul
Aug 2, 2020
Graveside services for Shawn Daniel Paul, 47 of Bismarck, ND, formerly of Galesburg, IL will be Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 10:00 AM at Memorial Park Cemetery, Galesburg, IL. The family will continue celebrating his life with a time of fellowship following the services at his father’s home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left for the family. Speer...
Everett E Sims
Jul 31, 2020
Everett E. Sims, 90, of New Windsor, passed away peacefully at Brookstone of Aledo on July 31, 2020. He was born April 2, 1930 in Seaton, IL to Frazier and Lucy (Ensor) Sims. Everett attended the one-room Walnut Grove grade school and graduated from Seaton High School. He attended Western Illinois University in Macomb and Bradley University in Peoria.
He...
Clarence "Clance" Lee Reason
Jul 28, 2020
Clarence “Clance” Lee Reason, 85 of Keithsburg, died July 28, 2020 at Hospice House, Burlington, Iowa. Visitation will be on Sunday from 2 to 4 PM at the Keithsburg First Christian Church, with social distancing practices observed. Immediately following visitation, private family services will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Christian Church or...
William A Wright
Jul 27, 2020
Private family services will be held for William A Wright, 80 of Seaton. Bill died on Monday, July 27, 2020 at Genesis Medical Center, Aledo. Burial will be in Candor Cemetery, rural Seaton. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and sent to Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, who is assisting the family.
Bill was born on April 23,...
Russell Fremont Anderson, Jr
Jul 8, 2020
Russell Fremont Anderson, Jr, 69 of rural Muscatine, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at his brothers’ home in Sherrard. Russ or Monte as his family called him, asked for cremation to be accorded upon death and to have a private family celebration of his life. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family.
Russ was born on February 5, 1951...
Earl F. Etheridge
Jun 28, 2020
Services with Military Honors for Earl F. Etheridge, 88 of Aledo, will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. To maintain social distancing, services will be held outside. A drive through visitation will be held from 1 to 3 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Aledo Masonic...
Isaac "Ike" Roy Long
Jun 8, 2020
Isaac "Ike" R. Long, 64 of Aledo, died Monday, June 8, 2020 at the VA Medical Center, Iowa City. Graveside services with Military Honors will be held on Friday, June 12th, at 10:00 AM at Leech Cemetery, Buffalo Prairie, IL. Memorials may be made to the Mercer County VFW. Speer Funeral Home is assisting the family and condolences may be...
Richard J. Leonard, Sr.
Jun 2, 2020
Richard J. Leonard, Sr., 91 of Joy, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at his home. Military Honors will be conducted by the American Legion Post #121 on Friday at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home. Honors will be conducted outside where everyone can abide by social distancing protocol. Private family visitation will be held. Burial will be at the National...
Charmaine L. Morse
May 25, 2020
Charmaine L. Morse, 81 of Viola, died peacefully on Monday, May 25, 2020 at the home of her childhood friend, Marlene Richardson. Private burial will be at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Services are pending for October, when the family can all gather to celebrate Charmaine's life.
Charmaine was born on October 13, 1938 in Moline, Illinois to Jefferson...
Donald E. Hampton
May 19, 2020
Donald E. Hampton, 88 of Aledo, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at OSF. St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Family Graveside services will be held on Friday at the Buffalo Prairie Cemetery. Private family viewing will be held at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Buffalo Prairie Cemetery Association.
Donald Earl was born on February 22, 1932...
Florence Gertrude Reddick
May 4, 2020
After much prayer and discussion, we as a family have decided to not have a Memorial Service for my mom. It was not an easy decision, but, it was decided this is the wise and safe decision at this time. I hope you will continue to remember mom's smile and laugh. Especially in these trying times. Thank you all, The...
Glen C. Collison
Apr 30, 2020
Glen C. Collison, 45 of Aledo, died at his home on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Due to the covid-19 precautions, Private family services will be held with burial in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the PCA Disaster Response Fund in Glen's memory at this link: https://pcamna.org/disaster-response/.
Glen Charles Collison was born on October 18, 1974 in St. Louis,...
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