Obituaries
Shirley Joyce Salmon
Mar 19, 2023
Shirley Salmon, 87 of Aledo, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, March 19, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 25th at 1:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, with visitation beginning at 11:00 AM. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Make A Wish Foundation...
Marilyn M. Zielke
Mar 16, 2023
Marilyn Zielke, age 86, of Aledo, Illinois, left this life to be with her heavenly father on March 16, 2023. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 1st, at 10 a.m. at the Warren County Memorial Park Cemetery, Monmouth, Illinois. Memorials may be left for the First Baptist Church in Aledo. Speer Funeral Home, is assisting the family...
Charles "Charley" L. Thomas
Mar 14, 2023
Charles “Charley” Thomas, 82 of Aledo, died March 14, 2023, at Genesis Medical Center, Silvis, Illinois. Funeral services will be Monday, March 20th at 10:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation is Sunday from 3 to 7 PM at the funeral home. Private burial will be in Aledo Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be made to the...
Wanda R. Biddle
Mar 13, 2023
Wanda R. Biddle, 76 of Aledo, died at her granddaughter’s home on March 13, 2023. Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 18th from 2 to 5 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com. Memorials may be left to the family, for a memorial to be established later.
Wanda Ramona Bishop was born on July...
Tye Delane Anderson
Mar 5, 2023
Tye Delane Anderson, 51 of Aledo, died Sunday, March 5, 2023 at Genesis Medical Center, Aledo, after a lengthy and gallant battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Services will be private. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family and condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com. Memorials may be made to the Furever Friends.
Tye was born May 4, 1971 at the...
Thomas N. Nelson
Feb 28, 2023
Thomas N. Nelson, 75 of Joy, died February 28, 2023, at his nephews’ home in Sherrard, Illinois. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 10:30 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation is prior to services beginning at 9:00 AM. Burial will be in New Boston Cemetery, New Boston, Illinois. Memorials may be made to the Joy Fire...
Austin Thomas Reid
Feb 24, 2023
Austin T. Reid, 31 of Davenport, formerly of Aledo, died February 24, 2023, in Davenport. Private familyservices will be held. The services can be viewed on the Speer Funeral Home Facebook page on Monday after 12:00 PM. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Aledo, Illinois. Memorials may be left to Sugar Grove Cemetery, Hamlet Cemetery or The Abbey Foundation....
Robert Ernest Rehse
Feb 15, 2023
Robert E. "Bob" Rehse, 81 of Joy, IL, formerly of Moline, passed away February 15, 2023 at Unity Point Trinity Hospital Rock Island. Visitation will be at 3:00 on Friday February 24th, 2023 at Faith Chapel Church, 200 E. Edwards St. Joy, IL, with funeral services following at 4pm. Memorials may be made to DAV (Disabled American Veterans). Speer Funeral...
Wayne Franck
Feb 15, 2023
Wayne Franck, 50 of Aledo, died unexpectedly Wednesday, February 15, 2023 on the family farm in rural Aledo. A celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, February 22nd at 11:00 AM at the Preemption United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Preemption Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3 to 8 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may...
H. Jean "Jeannie" Leader
Feb 10, 2023
Jean “Jeannie” (Pyles) Leader, 72 of Aledo, died February 10, 2023, at Mercer Manor, Aledo. Private family services will be held in the spring when the family can celebrate Jeannie’s life outdoors.
Jeannie was born on May 4, 1950, in Davenport, Iowa to Francis & Dorothy (Eberhardt) Pyles.
Jeannie was a Moline native, graduating from Moline High School in 1968....
Paul J. Lloyd
Feb 1, 2023
Graveside services for Paul J. Lloyd, 72 of Reynolds, will be Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 1:00 PM at the Edgington Cemetery, Edgington, Illinois. Visitation is Friday from 4 to 7 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Rockridge FFA for Trade Scholarships or to the Autism Society of the Quad Cities. Condolences may be...
Daniel Lee Kistler
Jan 20, 2023
Daniel Lee Kistler, 69 of Aledo, died Friday, January 20, 2023, at the Great River Hospice House, Burlington, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, January 23, 2023, at11:00 AM at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Aledo. Visitation is Monday from 9 to 10:45 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be...
Francis C. Richardson
Jan 12, 2023
Francis C. Richardson, 83 of Viola, died Thursday, January 12, 2023, at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date in Gilchrist. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family.
Francis was born on March 2, 1939, in Keithsburg, Illinois to Orville L. & Hazel F. (Kincaid) Richardson. He married Marlene Strosahl on September 28,...
Mary Lou McCreight
Dec 27, 2022
Mary Lou McCreight, 87 of Aledo, died Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Mercer Manor, Aledo. Visitation is Friday from 4 to 6:30 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Private burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Mercer County VFW or the Aledo Fire Department.
Mary Lou Schmidt was born on June 22, 1935, in Buffalo...
Bonnie Jean Fisher
Dec 20, 2022
Bonnie J. Fisher, 92 of Joy, died Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Trinity, Rock Island. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, December 28th at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation one hour prior to services. Private burial will be in Peniel Cemetery, Joy, Illinois. Memorials may be made to the Joy Fire Department.
Bonnie Jean was born on...
Dean McCreight
Dec 3, 2022
Dean McCreight, 87 of Aledo, died Saturday, December 3, 2022, at Mercer Manor, Aledo. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 8th from 4 to 6 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Private family graveside services with Military Honors will be held at Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Mercer County VFW or the Aledo American legion.
Charles...
William "Bill" Sumner Brown
Nov 27, 2022
William “Bill” Brown, 66 of New Boston, died Sunday, November 27, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 1st from 4 to 7 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Brown family for a memorial to be established later. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at a later date.
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George Thomas Unsworth
Nov 26, 2022
George T. Unsworth, 87 of Viola, died November 26, 2022, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Funeral services will be Thursday, December 1st at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation one hour prior to services. The family has requested that masks be worn to attend services. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Aledo, Illinois. Memorials...
Gage M. DeShane
Nov 25, 2022
Gage M. DeShane, 27 of Aledo, died Friday, November 25, 2022, at the Decatur Memorial Hospital. There will be no formal services at this time. The family asks that you honor Gage's life by doing a kind deed for others. Gage's last kind deed was the gift of life by organ donation. Memorials may be made to Mackenzie Patterson, for...
Ronald George Handke
Nov 17, 2022
Ronald G. Handke, 83 of Aledo, formerly of Tazwell County, Illinois, died Thursday, November 17, 2022. Private burial will be at the National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois.
Ronald was born on June 17, 1939, in Chicago, Illinois to George & Irene (Eichmeyer) Handke. He served his country in the United States Navy from 1958 to 1960. Ron continued to serve...
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