Obituaries
Margaret Morris
Nov 15, 2015
Margaret M. Morris, 87 of Aledo, died Sunday, November 15, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday from 4 to 7 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Mercer County Senior Center or the Churches of Mercer County...
Lorena R. Johnson
Nov 10, 2015
Lorena R. Johnson, 90, of Aledo, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at Genesis Senior Living, Aledo. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. The funeral will take place at the Messiah Lutheran Church, Aledo, on Saturday, Nov. 14, beginning at 2 p.m. Lorena was born March 18, 1925, in Chicago, the...
Dave Duncan
Nov 10, 2015
Funeral Services for Dave Duncan, 85 of Aledo, will be Saturday at 11:30 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday from 9 to 11 AM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Aledo. Dave died on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at his home, surrounded by...
Mary M Colbert
Nov 7, 2015
Mary M. Colbert, 66 of Aledo, died Saturday, November 7, 2015 at her home. Funeral services will be Thursday at 1:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Visitation is Wednesday from 4 to 7 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Mississippi...
Daisy D. Smet
Oct 14, 2015
Daisy Darlene Smet, 78 of Viola, died Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at her home. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday at 1:00 PM at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Matherville. Visitation is Friday from 4 to 7 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, where a rosary will be held at 3:30 PM. Memorials honoring Daisy may be made to...
Jean Ketzle
Sep 16, 2015
Jean Ketzle, 97 of Aledo, died Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Genesis Medical Center, Aledo. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation is one hour prior to services. Burial is in Reynolds Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Hamlet Perryton Presbyterian Church. Emma Jean was born on January 27, 1918 in Osage,...
William "Bill" A. Williams
Sep 11, 2015
William A. “Bill” Williams, 89, of Viola, died Friday, September 11, 2015 at Genesis Senior Living, Aledo. Funeral services are Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial with Military Honors will be in Viola Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Viola United Methodist Church or the American Legion Post...
Clyde C. Livingston
Aug 31, 2015
Clyde C. Livingston, 89 of Aledo, died Monday, August 31, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be Thursday at 12:00 PM at the College Avenue Presbyterian Church. Visitation is prior to services, beginning at 10:00 AM. Inurnment with Military Honors, provided by the Mercer County VFW, will be held on Friday at 11:00 AM at the Aledo Cemetery. Memorials...
Florence M Louck
Aug 26, 2015
Funeral services for Florence M. Louck, 90 of Aledo, will be Tuesday at 11:00 AM at the Aledo United Methodist Church. Burial is at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Visitation is Tuesday, prior to services from 9:30 – 11:00 AM at the church. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church Van Fund. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is...
Eileen Hampton
Aug 1, 2015
Eileen Hampton, 87 of Aledo, died Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Genesis Senior Living, Aledo. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Buffalo Prairie Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from 3 to 7 PM. Memorials honoring Eileen may be given to the Mercer Foundation for Health to support Alzheimer’s community education...
Lorraine "Lori" Strom-Szymarek
Jul 30, 2015
Memorial services for Lorraine L. “Lori” Strom-Szymarek, 55 of New Boston, will be Saturday, August 8th at 11:00 AM at the New Boston United Methodist Church. Inurnment will be in New Boston Cemetery. Visitation and fellowship will follow graveside services in the church fellowship hall. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family. Lori died on Thursday, July 30, 2015...
Burris H. Ruggles
Jul 22, 2015
Burris H. Ruggles, 75 of Aledo, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Genesis Medical Center, Aledo. Funeral Services will be Sunday at 4:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation prior to services from 2 to 4 PM. Private family burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Mercer County Relay For Life, National Multiple Sclerosis...
Eric D Luker
Jun 23, 2015
A Celebration of Life Service for Eric Luker, 43 of Seaton, will be held on July 5th from 1 to 3 PM, concluding with a service at 3:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Joy. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to his family. Eric died on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at his sister’s home in Monmouth,...
Jaron C. Wilkin
Jun 20, 2015
Jaron C. Wilkin, 40 of Westmont, IL, died peacefully Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. A celebration of Jaron’s life will be held on Tuesday, June 23rd from 1 - 4:45 PM at The Brick House West, 3136 West Iles Avenue, Springfield, IL. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Jaron’s name for the Wilkin Children’s...
Dennis Jay Larsen
May 29, 2015
Dennis J. Larsen, 61 of Aledo, died Friday, May 29, 2015 at his home. Memorial services will be Wednesday at 7:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation is prior to services on Wednesday from 4 to 7 PM. Memorials may be left to the Dennis Larsen Memorial Fund. Dennis Jay Larsen was born on October 23, 1953 in Atlantic,...
Lois Jackson
May 16, 2015
Lois Jackson, 91 of Aledo, died Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Seminary Manor, Galesburg. Funeral Services are Wednesday at 10:00 AM at the Aledo United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Peniel Cemetery, Joy, Illinois. Visitation is Tuesday from 6 to 8 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may be made to the New Boston Cemetery. Lois Pauline Riley...
Scott Young
May 11, 2015
Scott Young, 48 of Aledo, died Monday, May 11, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City. Visitation will be Sunday, May 17th from 2 to 4 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Private family burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Scott Young Memorial Fund. Robert Scott Young was born on...
Jean Struble
May 9, 2015
Jean Struble, 85 of Aledo, died Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Genesis Senior Living, Aledo. Funeral Services are Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, where visitation will be held from 9:00 AM until the time of services. Burial will be in Hamlet Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Jean Struble Memorial Fund. Lois Jean McCaw was...
C. Lane Dixon
May 5, 2015
Funeral services for C. Lane Dixon, 94 of Aledo, will be 11:00 AM Friday, May 8th at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation is from 9 till 11, prior to services. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Lane Dixon Memorial Fund. Lane died on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Unity Point Health, Rock Island. Lane...
Sue Ellen Corwin
Apr 18, 2015
Sue Corwin, 61, of Aledo, died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Memorial services will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation from 4 to 6 p.m. prior to services. Memorials may be made to the Sue Corwin Memorial Fund. Sue Ellen was born on Sept. 2, 1953, in Aledo,...
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