Obituaries
Dwayne "Ben" Joseph Benischek
May 17, 2022
Dwayne “Ben” J. Benischek, 89 of New Boston, died Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at his home. Funeral Services will be Saturday, May 21st at 2:00 PM, with visitation 2 hours prior to services at Speer Funeral Home. Military Honors will be provided by the Aledo American Legion. Memorials may be made to the family.
Dwayne Joseph was born on March 5,...
Michelle Dawn Lloyd
May 16, 2022
Michelle Dawn Lloyd, 51 of Aledo, died Monday, May 16, 2022 at Aledo Rehab and Healthcare. Michelle’s request was to have a Celebration of life with a family potluck in her honor. The potluck will be held on September 16th from 5 to 7 PM at Speer Funeral Home. Please call the funeral home to let them know what you...
Betty Lou Skinner
May 15, 2022
Funeral services for Betty L. Skinner, 84 of Aledo, formerly of Viola, are Saturday, May 28, 2022, at 11:00 AM, with visitation one hour prior to services at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Viola Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Brookstone Assisted Living or the Viola United Methodist Church. Betty died on May 15, 2022, at Brookstone...
Jeffry A. Rumburg
May 9, 2022
Jeffry A. Rumburg, 57 of Seaton, died Monday, May 9, 2022, at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Saturday, May 14th from 2 to 5 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Rumburg Family. Condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com.
Jeffry Allen was born on March 11, 1965, in...
Gary D. Greer
May 5, 2022
Funeral services for Gary D. Greer, 86, of Seaton, Illinois, will be 11:00 AM on Friday, May 13th at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation two hours prior to services. Burial will be in the Candor Cemetery, Seaton. Memorials may be made to the Seaton Fire Protection District. Gary died on May 5, 2022, in Columbus, Georgia. The service will...
Bettye C. Leonhart
May 2, 2022
Bettye C. Leonhart, 91 of Aledo, formerly of Viola, died Monday, May 2, 2022, at Brookstone Assisted Living. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 7th at 12:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation is prior to services on Saturday, from 10 to 12 at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Viola Cemetery. Memorials may be made to...
Barbara J. DeShane
Apr 28, 2022
Barbara J. DeShane, 84 of New Boston, formerly of Viola, died April 28, 2022, at her daughter’s home with her family at her side. Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at 10:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in the New Boston Cemetery. Visitation is Monday from 5 to 7 PM at Speer Funeral Home....
Nadine Liby
Apr 28, 2022
Nadine Liby, 89 of Aledo, died April 28, 2022 at Aledo Healthcare and Rehab. Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 2:00 PM, with visitation from 1 to 2 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in the New Windsor Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Aledo United Methodist Church or Aledo Healthcare and Rehab....
Nadine M. Johnson
Apr 10, 2022
Memorial services for Nadine M. Johnson, 86 of Edgington, will be Monday, April 18th at 10:30 AM at the Antioch Baptist Church, Reynolds, Illinois. Burial is at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Milan. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family.
Nadine was born...
Gerald J Schubert
Mar 26, 2022
On Saturday, March 26, 2022, Gerald J. Schubert, 78, formerly of Mt. Carroll, Illinois left his earthly home in New Boston, Illinois to go to heaven. He was weary and weak and was ready to go home. He was surrounded by his loving family, and he expressed his love for each one of them and he felt their love for...
Kathryn A. Brown
Mar 23, 2022
Memorial services for Kathryn A. Brown, 91 of Metamora, formerly of Aledo, will be Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation is one hour prior to services. Private family burial will be in the Viola Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Snyder Village, for Residents in need. Condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com.
Kathryn...
Marian E. Holdsworth
Mar 23, 2022
Marian E. Holdsworth, 90 of Aledo, died Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at her home. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 26, 2022, at 10:30 AM at the Preemption United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Preemption Cemetery. Fellowship with visitation will follow the graveside services in the church fellowship hall. Memorials may be made to the Holdsworth family, for a...
Martha Rose Epperly Jackson
Mar 10, 2022
Memorial services for Martha Rose Epperly Jackson, 93 of Muscatine, formerly of Joy, Illinois, will be Tuesday, March 29th at 11:00 AM at the Wesley United Methodist Church, Muscatine, with visitation one hour prior to services. Martha Roses’s request of donating her body to the University of Iowa Medical School was honored and her burial will be later in Peniel...
William "Topper" G. Brock
Mar 1, 2022
William G. “Topper” Brock, 75 of Seaton, died March 1, 2022, at Mercer Manor, Aledo. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 3:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, with visitation beginning at 1:00 PM. Private family burial will be in Greenmound Cemetery, Keithsburg. Memorials may be made to Autism Speaks or SPARKS (Seaton Park...
William E. Smock
Feb 26, 2022
Funeral services for William E. Smock, 78 of Aledo, will be Thursday, March 3rd at 10:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Graveside services will be at Rose Lawn Cemetery, Moline, Illinois at 2:00 PM on Thursday. Visitation is Wednesday from 4 to 7 PM at the funeral home. The family asks that everyone wear their favorite Illini or Yankee...
Barbara Ellen Bird
Feb 24, 2022
Barbara E. Bird, 80 of Aledo, died Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Aledo Rehab and Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be on Monday, February 28th at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation prior to services, beginning at 10:00 AM. Burial will be in Candor Cemetery, rural Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Center Presbyterian Church or...
Marjorie A. Lemon Goding
Feb 14, 2022
Marjorie A. Lemon Goding, 100 of Aledo died Monday, February 14, 2022 at Mercer Manor, Aledo. Funeral Services will be Saturday, February 19th at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation one hour prior to the services. Burial is in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Beacon of Hope Hospice.
Marjorie Annabel Hutchins was born on July...
Dorothy M Smith
Feb 6, 2022
Dorothy M. Smith, 97 of rural Aledo, died Sunday at her home. Per her wishes, cremation has been accorded and private burial will be in the Alexis Cemetery. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family.
Dorothy Maxine was born on May 27, 1924 in Henderson County, Illinois to George & Rebecca (Mesecher) Lauver. She married Ira B. Smith of...
Mindy M Shaw
Jan 31, 2022
It was once said “The two hardest things to do in life is saying hello for the first time and goodbye for the last.”
Mindy Shaw died at the age of 41 on January 31, 2022 in Olathe, Kansas with her family at her side. Memorial services will be held at the First Christian Church of Keithsburg on Saturday, February...
Madeline "Julie" J. McGee
Jan 26, 2022
Madeline “Julie” Jewell McGee, 72 of Keithsburg, died Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at Mercer Manor, Aledo, Illinois. A family celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family.
Julie was born on May 4, 1949 in Quincy, Illinois to Donald...
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