Obituaries
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,...
Evelyn Etta Anderson
Apr 29, 2020
Evelyn Etta (Board) Anderson, 91 of Galva, died on April 29, 2020 peacefully at Betty’s Garden, Kewanee. Private services will be held on Monday, May 4, 2020 with burial at the Aledo Cemetery. A celebration of her life will be held later. Memorials may be made to the Aledo United Methodist Church or the Mercer County VFW.
Evelyn Etta Board...
James D. Roe
Mar 28, 2020
Memorial services with Military Honors for James D. Roe, 69 of Aledo, will be held on July 13th at 1:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Jim died Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Family burial will be at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal.
James David Roe was born on July 12, 1950 in...
Larry "Butch" Dean King, Sr.
Feb 19, 2020
Graveside services for Larry D. “Butch” King, Sr, 72 of Aledo, will be Monday, February 24th at 11:00 AM at Hamlet Cemetery. Visitation is Sunday from 3 to 5 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Larry King, Sr. Memorial Fund. Butch died on February 19, 2020 at his home.
Larry Dean was born on...
Kristine "Kris" Taylor
Jan 27, 2020
Kristine “Kris” Taylor, 68 of Aledo, died Monday, January 27, 2020 at Trinity, Rock Island. Funeral Services will be Friday at 10:30 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial is in Sugar Grove Cemetery, rural Aledo. Visitation is Thursday from 4 to 7 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Sugar Grove Cemetery or the Aledo United...
Brenda Marie Ott
Jan 21, 2020
Brenda M. Ott, 60 of East Moline, died Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Hope Creek Care Center, East Moline. Graveside services are Friday at 2:00 PM at Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family.
Brenda Marie was born on December 16, 1959 in Aledo, Illinois to Harold O. & Nan...
Lois Marie McCormick
Jan 17, 2020
Lois McCormick, 95 of Aledo, died Friday, January 17, 2020 at Genesis Medical Center, Aledo. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, January 21st at 2 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation is one hour prior to services. Private burial will be in Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be made to Mercer County Relay...
Donna L. Farmer
Jan 15, 2020
A celebration of life for Donna L. Farmer, 84 of Viola, will be Sunday, January 19th at 4:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation and fellowship will follow the services. Memorials may be left to the ASPCA. Donna died on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Mercer Manor, Aledo.
Donna Louise was born on June 6, 1935 in Andalusia, Illinois...
Helen L. Boyer
Jan 13, 2020
Helen Boyer, 96 of New Boston, died Monday, January 13, 2020 at Genesis Medical Center, Aledo. Services will be Friday at 1:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation one hour prior to services. Private burial will be in Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa. Memorials may be made to Mercer County Animal Control. Condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com.
Helen...
Louise Hendrix
Jan 2, 2020
Louise Hendrix, 67 of Aledo, died Thursday, January 2, 2020 at the Vista Medical Center, Waukegan, Illinois. Funeral services are Sunday at 2:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery, rural Aledo. Visitation is Saturday from 2 to 5 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Mercer County Relay for...
Joyce Ann Bodeen
Dec 29, 2019
Joyce Ann Bodeen of Aledo, 86, died Sunday morning December 29, 2019 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA. Visitation will be at Speer Funeral Home in Aledo, IL on Wednesday, January 1 from 4 to 7 PM. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church in Aledo, IL on Thursday, January 2 at 10 AM. Memorials may...
Deane Frye
Dec 27, 2019
A Mass of Christian Burial for Deane Frye, 89 of Aledo, will be on Friday, January 3, 2020 at 10:00 AM at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Aledo. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday from 3 PM to 6 PM at Speer Funeral Home, where a rosary will be recited at 2:30 PM. Memorials may be made to...
Bruce A. Willits
Dec 8, 2019
Bruce A. Willits, 72 of Springfield, Ohio (formerly of New Boston) died Sunday, December 8, 2019 at the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. Graveside services will be Saturday, Dec. 14th at 10:30 AM at the New Boston Cemetery. Visitation is Friday from 4 to 7 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. In lieu of flowers memorials may be...
George L. Attig Jr.
Dec 7, 2019
Funeral services for George L. Attig, Jr., 85 of Marston, will be Friday, Dec. 13th at 10:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Hamlet Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday from 3 to 7 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hamlet Cemetery. George died on December 7, 2019 at Brookstone of Aledo. Condolences may be...
Rita Lee Haizlip
Nov 20, 2019
Rita Haizlip, 76 of Aledo, died Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Genesis Medical Center, Aledo. Visitation will be held on Saturday, Nov. 23rd from 1 to 3 PM at Speer Funeral Home. Private family prayers will be held at the conclusion of visitation. Private burial will be held in Aledo Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be made to...
Betty J. Criswell
Nov 15, 2019
Memorial services for Betty J. Criswell, 71 of Aledo, will be Wednesday, November 20th at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation is two hours prior to services. Burial will be in Candor Cemetery, rural Aledo. Memorials may be made to the College Avenue Presbyterian Church or the Churches of Mercer County Food Pantry. Betty died on Friday, November...
Ellen A. Sunken
Oct 26, 2019
Ellen A. Sunken, 75 of Aledo, died Saturday October 26, 2019, at Genesis Medical Center. Private family services will be held with burial in Aledo Cemetery. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, is assisting the family. Condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com. Memorials may be made to the Apollo Care Fund or to KCCDD (Knox County Council for Developmentally Disabled).
Ellen Ann...
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