Obituaries
Jimmy L. Sackville
Apr 9, 2018
Jimmy L. Sackville, 82 of Aledo, died Monday at Genesis Medical Center, Aledo. Services will be Friday at 10:30 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Candor Cemetery, rural Seaton, IL. Visitation is Thursday from 4 to 8 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Jimmy was born...
Ann M. Boruff
Apr 4, 2018
Ann M. Boruff, 85 of Buffalo Prairie, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be Monday at 10:30 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Buffalo Prairie Cemetery. Visitation is Sunday from 2 to 5 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Buffalo Prairie Masonic Lodge or to Cure PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy)....
Valerie Carlson
Mar 28, 2018
A public time of reflection and visitation for Valerie Michelle Carlson, 15 of Aledo, will be held on Monday from 12:00 to 4:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home. The family will not be present. The family will hold private services and burial. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. The family requests that everyone wear Valerie’s favorite color, yellow, in her...
Roy R. Jacobs
Mar 12, 2018
Roy R. Jacobs, 75 of Rock Island, died Monday, March 12, 2018 at Aledo Rehab and Healthcare Center. Private family services will be held. Among survivors are his daughter, Beverly Updike and grandsons, Dallas & Jerry of Texas and several cousins.
John Patrick Flaherty
Mar 11, 2018
John Patrick Flaherty passed away in peace on March 11, 2018 after a seventeen-year battle with cancer. Growing up on a farm in Illinois, John learned the value of hard work and determination. He brought those skills to everything he did, including his education. He held a BS in Engineering from St. Ambrose College in Illinois, an MS in Physics...
Betty J. Munson
Feb 24, 2018
Betty J. Munson, 81 of New Boston, died February 24, 2018 at home after a long illness. Services will be Wednesday, at 12:00 Noon at the New Boston United Methodist Church, with visitation beginning at 10:00 AM. Burial will be in New Boston Cemetery. Memorials may be left to the Betty Munson memorial fund. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is in...
Mary L Cameron
Feb 21, 2018
Mary Louise Cameron, 87 of Aledo, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Genesis Senior Living, Aledo. Funeral Services will be Saturday at 12:00 Noon at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation is prior to services, beginning at 10:30 AM. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Churches of Mercer County Food Pantry. Mary was born on...
Polly Salmon
Jan 29, 2018
Graveside services for Polly Salmon, 69 of Seaton, will be Monday, February 5, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Aledo Cemetery. There is no visitation. Memorials may be made to the Polly Salmon Memorial Fund. Speer Funeral Home is assisting the family. Polly died Monday, January 29, 2018 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa. Polly Ann was born...
Evelyn M. Yerkey
Jan 29, 2018
Evelyn M. Yerkey, 90 of Aledo, died Monday, January 29, 2018, at Genesis Senior Living, Aledo. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11:00 AM at the Aledo United Methodist Church. Visitation is from 9 to 11 AM, prior to services at the church. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery, rural Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Aledo United...
Donna Simkins
Jan 19, 2018
Donna L. “Miller” Simkins, 72 of New Boston, died January 19, 2018 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, IA. Donna requested cremation with no services. Donna was born on February 27, 1945 to Roseward & Betty (Huber) Miller. She married Mike Simkins. Donna enjoyed being a homemaker and also worked for John Deere Harvestor Works, East Moline. She...
Curtis L. Downing
Jan 15, 2018
Curtis L. Downing, 77 of Aledo, died Monday, January 15, 2017 at Genesis Senior Living, Aledo. Memorial services will be Saturday at 2:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Curt was born on December 17, 1940 in Davenport, Iowa to Robert B. & Irene (Kistler) Downing. He married Sandra Short...
Ronald Engstrom
Jan 15, 2018
Memorial services for Ronald D. “Ron” Engstrom, 69 of New Boston, are Tuesday at 11:00 AM at the Aledo United Methodist Church, with visitation one hour prior to services. Private family burial will be at the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Martinsburg, Iowa, at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Aledo United Methodist Church or St. Jude’s Children’s Research...
Juanita J. Sims
Jan 5, 2018
Juanita J. Sims, 86, of New Windsor, passed away peacefully at her home on January 5, 2018 surrounded by her family’s love. She was born May 14, 1931 in Keithsburg, IL to Nels & Josephine (Harrison) Fredrickson. Juanita attended the one-room schools of Maple Grove and Walnut Grove, graduating from Seaton High School. She attended Western Illinois University, receiving her...
Donnie L. Kenney
Dec 23, 2017
Funeral services for Donnie L. Kenney, 84 of Lehigh Acres, Florida, formerly of Aledo, will be Friday at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday from 4 to 6 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Landry’s Helping Heart Foundation. Donnie died on December 23, 2017 at the...
Henry "Hank" D. Allan
Dec 14, 2017
Henry David Allan, (Hank) passed away peacefully on December 14, 2017, surrounded by family in Aledo, IL. Hank was born in Gillespie, IL, on May 29, 1930. An only son, he was a Boy Scout and a 1948 graduate of Gillespie High School. He married the former Betty J. Coe, a lab technician on March 23, 1952. Hank started his...
Larry Johnson
Dec 11, 2017
Funeral services for Larry Johnson, 72 of Aledo, are Friday at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial with Military Honors is in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday from 4 to 7 PM at the funeral home. Larry was never comfortable in a suit, so those attending are encouraged to dress casual. Larry died on Monday, December 11, 2017...
Mary Ellen Clark
Nov 22, 2017
Mary Ellen Clark, 95, of Galesburg, IL, formerly of Viola, died on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Rosewood Care Center, Galesburg. The family will greet guests from 1:00 to 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 26th with services to follow at 2:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home in Aledo. A light meal will be served at Viola United Methodist Church Community...
Julia G. Fairburn
Nov 21, 2017
Julia G. Fairburn, 97 of Aledo, formerly of Rockford, Illinois died Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Genesis Senior Living, Aledo. Private family burial will be held in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Machesney Park, IL. Memorials may be made to the Aledo United Methodist Church, Genesis Senior Living, Westminster Presbyterian Church of Rockford and PEO Chapter NJ. Julia was born on July...
Thomas Wilson Lower
Nov 13, 2017
Thomas W. Lower, 71 of Aledo, died Monday at his home. Visitation for Thomas will be Friday from 5 to 7 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. There are no funeral services. Memorials may be made to the Thomas Lower Memorial Fund. Thomas Wilson Lower was born on February 6, 1946 in Orion, Illinois to Harvey & Edna (McWhinney) Lower....
LaVon Line
Nov 6, 2017
Funeral Services for LaVon Line, 85 of Seaton, will be Saturday at 10:00 AM at the Center Presbyterian Church, Seaton. Burial will be in the Alexis Cemetery. Visitation is Friday from 4 to 7 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Center Presbyterian Church. LaVon died on Monday at Genesis Senior Living, Aledo. LaVon was...


