Obituaries
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...
Susan Kay DeBlock
Nov 3, 2022
Susan DeBlock, 76 of Viola, died Thursday, November 3, 2022, at her home, with her family at her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, November 9th at 10:00 AM at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Alexis, Illinois. Burial will be in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Viola. Visitation is Tuesday from 4 to 7 PM at Speer...
Harold Matthew Salmon
Oct 30, 2022
Harold M. Salmon, 85 of Aledo, died Sunday, October 30, 2022, at the Genesis Medical Center, Aledo. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 1:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation prior to services beginning at 11:00 AM. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Make A Wish Foundation,...
Linda Lee Richardson
Oct 11, 2022
Linda Lee Richardson, 73 of Gilchrist, died Tuesday at her family home. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday at 1:00 PM, with visitation following until 3 PM at Marian & Howard’s Home, 943 240th St., Viola, IL, the family compound in Gilchrist. Memorials may be made to the Richardson Family. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the...
Richard Lloyd Carlson
Sep 14, 2022
Richard L. Carlson, 85 of Aledo, died September 14, 2022, at Mercer Manor, with his family at his side. Private family services will be held. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family and condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com.
Richard Lloyd Carlson was born on August 12, 1937, in Moline, Illinois to Lloyd & Dorothy (Mercer) Carlson. After high...
Bill C. Staker
Aug 26, 2022
Bill C. Staker, 84 of Aledo, died Friday, August 26, 2022, at Unity Point, Trinity, Rock Island. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10:00 Am at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Aledo. The services will be livestreamed on the Trinity Website. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday at Trinity Presbyterian Church from 4 to 7 PM. Memorials may...
Benjamin Harrison Bruner
Aug 17, 2022
Benjamin H. Bruner, 48 of Davenport, died August 17, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City. Visitation is Monday, August 22, 2022, from 5 to 8 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. The family asks that you wear your Iowa Hawkeye Gear, in Ben’s honor, or your other favorite sports team. Private burial will be in...
Cynthia Ruth Wirth
Aug 6, 2022
Cynthia Ruth Wirth, 92, of Willow Springs, Missouri, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, August 6, 2022. She was born January 18, 1930, on the home place built by Grandpa Valentine “Volley” Fuhr in Hamlet, Illinois to her good and loving parents, Ernest “Doc” and Appalonia Lona (Fuhr) Close. She was married to Jack Wirth on July 19, 1952...
Joseph W Morrison
Jul 27, 2022
Joseph W. Morrison, 79 of Bishop Hill, formerly of Aledo, died July 27, 2022, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at 3:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation one hour prior to services. Private family burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Autism Speaks. Condolences...
Charles A. Dunn
Jul 18, 2022
Charles A. Dunn, 88 of Aledo, formerly of Eliza, died Monday, July 18, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 21st at 10:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday from 4 to 7 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Eliza Community...
Pauline S. Luepke
Jul 11, 2022
Pauline Luepke, 83 of Aledo, died Monday, July 11, 2022, at Trinity, Bettendorf, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, July 16th at 10:00 AM at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is Friday from 4 to 7 PM with a Rosary recited at 3:30 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Memorials may...
Robert L Millikan
Jul 7, 2022
Funeral Services for Robert L. Millikan, 71 of Viola, will be Wednesday, July 13th at 11:00 AM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Burial will be in Viola Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from 4 to 7 PM at the funeral home, with Masonic Services at 7:00 PM. Memorials may be made to the Viola Fire Department or the Viola Masonic Lodge....
Thomas M. Tucker
Jul 5, 2022
Thomas Tucker of Aledo, Illinois passed away on July 5, 2022 in Iowa City, Iowa. Born in Peoria to Edward W. and Dorothy (“Dode”) Tucker on November 16, 1946, he was the oldest of four children. He is a graduate of East Peoria High School and earned a Bachelor of Science from University of Illinois.
Tom had a lifelong passion...
Henry W Hamilton
Jun 29, 2022
Funeral services for Henry W. Hamilton, 78 of Aledo, will be Tuesday, July 5th at 2:00 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation from Noon until 2:00 PM. Burial will be in Peniel Cemetery, Joy. Memorials may be made to the Mercer County Animal Shelter. Henry died on June 29, 2022, at Genesis Medical Center, Silvis. Condolences may be...
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