Obituaries

Emma Lee Relander

Emma Lee Relander

Jan 24, 2013

Emma Lee Relander, 84 of Aledo, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at her home. Services will be Monday at 10:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 6 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church or the Mercer Carnegie Library. Emma...

Robert L. Jenkins

Robert L. Jenkins

Jan 19, 2013

Memorial services for Robert L. Jenkins, 83 of Lakeland, FL and formerly of Viola and Moline, will be Saturday, February 2nd at 2:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Military Honors will be conducted after the services. Visitation is Friday from 4 to 8 PM at the funeral home. Private burial will be at the National Cemetery , Rock Island...

Dwain Parish

Dwain Parish

Jan 16, 2013

Dwain P. Parish, 57 of Aledo, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at his home. A time of remembering will be held on Sunday at 2:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Inurnment will be held in Texas at a later date. Dwain was born on October 26, 1955 in Greenville, Texas to Stanley & Nellie Jacobs Parish. He has been...

Willard Brown

Willard Brown

Jan 11, 2013

Graveside services for Willard Brown, 65 of Aledo, are Wednesday at 11:00 AM at McPherren Cemetery, on 55th Avenue, rural Aledo. Military Honors will be provided by the American Legion Post #121, of which Willard was a member. Memorials may be made to the Willard Brown Memorial Fund. Willard died on Friday, January 11, 2013 at the Mercer County Hospital....

Mabel Mayhew

Mabel Mayhew

Jan 2, 2013

Mabel Mayhew, 91 of Aledo, died Wednesday, January 2, 2012 at the Mercer County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be Saturday at 1:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Hamlet Cemetery. Visitation is Friday from 4 to 7 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Mercer County Historical Society or the Mercer...

Mae Robbins

Mae Robbins

Dec 22, 2012

Funeral services for Mae Robbins, 79 of Viola, will be Thursday at 10:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Alexis Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday from 4 to 6 PM and Thursday from 9 to 10 AM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Viola United Methodist Church Memorial Fund or the Viola Fire...

Howard B. Searle

Howard B. Searle

Nov 20, 2012

Howard B. Searle, 84 of Aledo died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus. Private entombment will be in the Chapel of Eternity at Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family. Howard was born on January 10, 1928 in Geneseo, Illinois to Byron B. & Ida (Pobanz) Searle. He married L....

Audrey Brown

Audrey Brown

Nov 2, 2012

Audrey Brown, 82 of Aledo, died Friday, November 2, 2012. Memorial services will be held on December 1, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the United Methodist Church, Aledo with a time of visitation and fellowship immediately following the services. Private family inurnment will be in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church or Heritage Woods Assisted...

Judy I. Hunt

Judy I. Hunt

Oct 14, 2012

Funeral services for Judy Hunt, 68 of Joy, will be Wednesday at 2:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Joy, with Pastor Seth Bowker, officiating. Burial will be in Peniel Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from 5 to 8 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Judy Hunt Memorial Fund. In honor of Judy’s life,...

Cory F. Chinlund

Cory F. Chinlund

Oct 2, 2012

Cory F. Chinlund, 44 of Aledo, died Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at his home. Visitation will be held on Friday from 3 to 7 at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. A prayer service will be held at 7 PM, following visitation. Private burial will be at a later date in Aledo Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in...

Helen O. Celske

Helen O. Celske

Sep 18, 2012

Helen Olga Celske, 83 of Aledo, formerly of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died peacefully on Monday, September 18, 2012 at her son’s home. Services celebrating Helen’s life will be held on Monday October 1, 2012 at 1:00 PM at the Forest Hill Memorial Park Chapel in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, assisted the family locally. Helen was born on August...

Hazel B. Anderson

Hazel B. Anderson

Aug 26, 2012

Hazel B. Anderson, 94 of Viola, died Sunday, August 26, 2012 at the Mercer County Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday at 1:00 PM at the Viola United Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday from 4 to 8 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Hazel Anderson Memorial Fund. Hazel...

William W. "Bill" Gibson

William W. "Bill" Gibson

Aug 6, 2012

William “Bill” Gibson, 73 of Aledo, died Monday, August 6, 2012 at Trinity Rock Island. Funeral Services for Bill Gibson will be Thursday at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church, Aledo. Visitation is Wednesday from 4 to 8 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. The Patriot Guard Riders will be standing guard in Bill’s Honor. In lieu of flowers,...

Nina Crawford

Nina Crawford

Jul 20, 2012

Funeral services for Nina F. Crawford, 63 of Joy, will be Tuesday at 10:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Peniel Cemetery, Joy, Illinois. Visitation is Monday from 4 to 8 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Joy United Methodist Church or The Good News Center Building Fund, Davenport. Nina died...

Russell Leroy Morehead

Russell Leroy Morehead

Jun 14, 2012

Russell L. Morehead, 79 of Aledo,Illinois, died Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the McClean County Nursing Home, Bloomington, Illinois. Funeral Services will be Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Illinois City Cemetery. Visitation is Monday from 5 to 8 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Russell Morehead Memorial...

Richard Alan Springer, Sr.

Richard Alan Springer, Sr.

Jun 10, 2012

Funeral services for Richard A. Springer, Sr., 68 of Seaton, will be Thursday at 7:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation is prior to services from 5 to 7 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Richard Springer Memorial Fund. Richard died on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at his home. Richard Alan was born on...

Nathaniel Lloyd

Nathaniel Lloyd

May 28, 2012

Nathaniel Lloyd, 35 of Dickson, TN, formerly of Reynolds, died Monday, May 28, 2012 at his home. Graveside services will be Wednesday at 10:00 AM at Edgington Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from 4 to 7 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Nathaniel Lloyd Memorial Fund. Nathaniel was born on October 5, 1976 in Moline,...

Jack Morris Grimm

Jack Morris Grimm

May 18, 2012

Jack Grimm, 84 of Rock Island, died Friday, May 18, 2012 at his home. Graveside services will be Monday at 10:30 AM at Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the ARC of the Quad Cities, in honor of the wonderful care they gave Jack for 31 years. Jack Morris Grimm was born on June 29, 1927 in Cassville, Wisconsin...

Betty Eckhardt

Betty Eckhardt

May 6, 2012

Betty Eckhardt, 89 of Aledo, died Sunday, May 6, 2012 at the Mercer County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Hamlet Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from 4 to 7 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Hamlet-Perryton Presbyterian Church. Betty was born on...

Gary E. Castor

Gary E. Castor

Apr 24, 2012

Gary Castor, 64 of Reynolds, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Heartland Healthcare Center, Moline. Services are Friday at 10:30 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Private burial will be at a later date. Visitation is Thursday from 4 to 8 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Gary was born on October...