Obituaries

Joseph C. Dehner

Joseph C. Dehner

Jan 18, 2009

Funeral Services for Joseph C. Dehner, 95 of East Moline, formerly of Viola, will be Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation is one hour prior to services. Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM at Shiloh Cemetery, Middletown, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, The Arthritis Foundation or the Viola United Methodist...

Linda J. Feik

Linda J. Feik

Jan 13, 2009

Linda J. Feik, 67 of Aledo, formerly of Alexis, died Tuesday at her residence. Services will be Friday at 2:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Viola Cemetery. Visitation is Friday from 9 AM to 2 PM with the family present from Noon to 2 PM. Memorials may be made to the Linda Feik Memorial Fund....

T. Edwin Smith

T. Edwin Smith

Dec 25, 2008

Funeral Services for T. Edwin Smith, 88 of Viola, will be Saturday at 10:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Friday from 4 to 8 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Viola United Methodist Church. Edwin died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at the Mercer County Hospital. Thomas Edwin...

Mary Lou Whittington

Mary Lou Whittington

Dec 19, 2008

Mary Lou Whittington, 70 of Viola, died Friday, December 19, 2008 at the Mercer County Hospital. Funeral Services will be Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Viola Cemetery. Visitation is Monday from 3 to 7 PM at the funeral home. The family has established a memorial to the American Cancer Society in honor...

David E. Cooper

David E. Cooper

Nov 11, 2008

Services for David E. Cooper, 46 of Indianapolis, Indiana, formerly of Aledo, will be Monday at 10:30 AM at Speer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Sunday from 2 to 6 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in David’s name at Country Bank, Aledo. David died on...

Patricia M. Rasmussen

Patricia M. Rasmussen

Aug 25, 2008

Patricia M. Rasmussen, 78 of Moline, died Monday, August 25, 2008, after a long illness with Alzheimers at Marigold Health Care Center, Galesburg. Memorial Services will be held on Friday, September 12, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Marigold Health Care Center Alzheimers Unit or to the Alzheimers Association. Patricia was...

Bernie Goatley

Bernie Goatley

Aug 4, 2008

Graveside services for Bernie Goatley, 91 of Aledo, will be Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 10:30 AM at the Elmwood Cemetery, Equality, Illinois. Rev. Bob Hale will officiate. Bernie died on Monday, August 4, 2008 at the Mercer County Hospital, Aledo. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Aledo Senior Citizens Center. A memorial service will be...

Hazel M. Ricketts

Hazel M. Ricketts

Jul 12, 2008

Hazel Ricketts, 79 of Aledo, died Saturday, July 12, 2008 at the Mercer County Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be Wednesday at 10:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from 6 to 8 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be left for the Sunbeam United Presbyterian Church. Hazel was born...

Elwyn "Doc" Bull

Elwyn "Doc" Bull

Jul 6, 2008

Elwyn “Doc” Bull, 87 of Buffalo Prairie, died Sunday, July 6, 2008 at the Mercer County Nursing Home. Services will be 10:30 AM Wednesday at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be at the Buffalo Prairie Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from 5 to 8 PM at the funeral home. Memorial may be left for the Antioch Baptist Church, Mercer County...

Mildred L. Kochendorfer

Mildred L. Kochendorfer

Jun 29, 2008

Mildred L. Kochendorfer, 100 of Rock Island, died Sunday, June 29, 2008 at Friendship Manor, Rock Island. Graveside services will be Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Peniel Cemetery, Joy, Illinois. Pastor Richard Bishop will officiate. Memorials may be made to Friendship Manor, Rock Island or the First United Methodist Church of Oak Park, 324 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park,...

Bill Donald Fuller

Bill Donald Fuller

May 22, 2008

Billie Donald Fuller, 75 of Las Vegas, Nevada, died May 22, 2008 in Las Vegas. Graveside Services with Military Honors will be June 4, 2008 at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nevada. Bill was born on September 21, 1932 in Eliza, Illinois the son of Donald Ray and Daisy Marie (Huttenstine) Fuller. He was previously married to...

Katherine L. Lake

Katherine L. Lake

Apr 2, 2008

Katherine L. Hamilton Lake, 87 of New Windsor, died Tuesday, April 2, 2008 at the Mercer County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11:00 AM, at Calvary Lutheran Church, New Windsor. Burial will be in the Calvary Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to services at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left for...

Bill J. Gowdy

Bill J. Gowdy

Mar 25, 2008

Funeral Services for Bill J. Gowdy, 74 of Aledo, will be held on Thursday at 2:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Fellowship will immediately follow services at Grace Evangelical Free Church, Aledo. Following fellowship, visitation will be held at Speer Funeral Home from 5 to 8 PM, Thursday evening. Private burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Due to severe...

Patsy A. Stone

Patsy A. Stone

Mar 24, 2008

A service celebrating the life of Patsy A. Stone, 65 of Aledo, will be held on Thursday at 11:00AM at the College Avenue Presbyterian Church, Aledo, with the Rev. Carl Stoldt officiating. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday from 3 to 8 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to...

Marie Dahl

Marie Dahl

Mar 23, 2008

Marie Dahl, 91 of Reynolds, died Sunday, March 23, 2008 at Lutheran Homes, Muscatine, Iowa. Funeral Services will be Wednesday at 10:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 5 to 7:30 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be left for the Lutheran Homes Alzheimers Unit. Marie...

Mary E. Springsteen

Mary E. Springsteen

Jan 23, 2008

Mary E. “Betty” Springsteen, 77 of Aledo, formerly of Milan and Andalusia, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at the Mercer County Nursing Home, with her family at her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Andalusia. Burial will be at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Visitation is...

Beverly B. Johnson

Beverly B. Johnson

Jan 19, 2008

Beverly B. Johnson, 85 of Aledo, passed away quietly on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at the Mercer County Nursing Home where she has resided for the past year. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4 to 7 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Graveside services are being planned for Saturday, January 26, 2008 in Joliet, IL, in Woodlawn Memorial...

Cecil Lee Greenwood

Cecil Lee Greenwood

Dec 18, 2007

Cecil Greenwood, 102 of Aledo, formerly of Alexis, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at the Mercer County Nursing Home. Graveside services will be Friday at 11:00 AM at the Alexis Cemetery, with the Rev. John Crede officiating. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family. Cecil was born on March 28, 1905 in Suez Township, Mercer County, Illinois to Frank...

Janice P. Salmon

Janice P. Salmon

Dec 17, 2007

Memorial services for Janice P. Salmon, 82 of Aledo, will be Saturday, January 12, 2007 at 1:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Inurnment will be in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Janice P. Salmon memorial fund. Janice died on December 17, 2007 at Aledo Rehab and Healthcare Center. Janice was born on March 31, 1925 in...

Dorothy L. Seiver

Dorothy L. Seiver

Nov 22, 2007

Memorial Services for Dorothy L. Seiver, 85 of Aledo, are Monday at 2:30 PM at the Aledo United Methodist Church where she was a member. Visitation and fellowship will follow the services. Memorials may be made to the Aledo United Methodist Church or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, is assisting the family. Dorothy died on Thursday,...