Obituaries
Genevieve M. Parchert
Jan 30, 2021
Genevieve M. Parchert’s wish to go home was finally granted on January 30, 2021. Funeral Services will be Saturday, February 6th at 11:00 AM at Zion Lutheran Church, Taylor Ridge. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation is Friday from 3 to 7 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Masks and social distancing will be required during services and...
Donald L Chrisman
Jan 21, 2021
Donald L. Chrisman, 82 of Aledo, died Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Genesis Medical Center, Aledo. Open Visitation will be Saturday, January 30th from 1 to 4 PM at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. A Private family service will be held prior to visitation . All COVID-19 precautions will be observed, and masks will be required. Memorials may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children. Condolences may...
Shirley L McCaw
Jan 19, 2021
Shirley L. McCaw, 92 of Moline, died January 19, 2021 at Trinity, Rock Island. Cremation has been accorded and there will be no services. Private burial will be in New Boston Cemetery, New Boston, Illinois. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family and condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com.
Shirley Lee Graff was born on June 16, 1928 in...
George J. Mehall
Jan 11, 2021
George J. Mehall, 70 of Matherville, died Monday, January 11, 2021 at Mercer Manor, Aledo. Per his request there will be no services with burial in St. John’s Cemetery, Viola, Illinois. Memorials may be left to the Matherville Fire Department. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, is assisting the family.
George Joseph was born on January 3, 1951 in Aledo, Illinois to...
Jane South
Dec 29, 2020
Barbara Jane South, 77, of Aledo, Illinois, stepped into Heaven on December 29, 2020. In true Jane Varner South style, she called the shots right up to her last breath, when she quietly fell asleep connected to her immediate family and under the exceptional care of the University of Iowa Hospital staff.Jane was born on December 16, 1943 in Keokuk,...
Barry L Brown
Dec 21, 2020
Barry L. Brown, 81, of Taylor Ridge, died Monday, December 21, 2020 at his home. Cremation has been accorded. A gathering of family and friends will be held at the Edgington Fire Department on Sunday, December 27th from 2 to 4 PM, with face masks required. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Andalusia Fire Department. Speer...
Danny L Moyers
Dec 20, 2020
Funeral services for Danny Lee Moyers, 62 of New Boston, will be Monday, December 28, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the New Boston Assembly of God Church. Masks and social distancing will be required due to Covid-19 precautions. Viewing is one hour prior to services. Burial will be in New Boston Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Westmer Youth Activities....
Stanley D McCrery
Dec 16, 2020
Stanley D. McCrery, 79 of Aledo, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Trinity Rock Island. Private family services will be held at this time due to Covid precautions. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family and condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com. Memorials may be left to College Avenue Presbyterian Church or to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
Stanley Dale...
Kathryn "Jo" Joan Smith
Dec 11, 2020
Kathryn “Jo” Smith, 73 of Viola, died Friday, December 11, 2020 at Aledo Rehab and Healthcare Center. Graveside services will be on Monday, December 14th at 12:00 PM at Greenmound Cemetery, Keithsburg, Illinois. There will be no public visitation. Memorials may be made to the family.Speer Funeral Home is assisting the family and condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com.
Kathryn...
Joel Lee McCrory
Dec 6, 2020
Joel L. McCrory, 71 of Aledo, died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at OSF St. Joseph Hospital, Bloomington. Funeral services will be Thursday at 1:00 PM at Trinity Presbyterian Church and will be livestreamed on the Speer Funeral Home Facebook page. Burial will be in McPherren Cemetery, near the family farm, south of Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Trinity...
Sherry D Hays
Nov 30, 2020
Sherry D. Hays, 73 of Aledo, died November 30, 2020 at the Genesis Medical Center, Aledo. Graveside services will be Thursday at 2:00 PM at Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Mercer County Animal Shelter. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family and condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com.
Sherry Darlene was born on February 6, 1947...
Vera D. Hodges
Nov 29, 2020
Vera D. Hodges, 95 of Aledo, died Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Mercer Manor, Aledo. Private family graveside services will be held at Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville, Illinois. Condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com.
Vera Dell Phillips was born on August 24, 1925 in Scotland County, Missouri to Ambrose & Sina (Corwin) Phillips. She married William H. Hodges on June...
Donald E. Young
Nov 29, 2020
Donald E. Young, 83 of rural Viola, died Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City from complications of COVID-19. A Private Family Mass will be held at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to St. Anthony's Catholic Church...
John W. Blick
Nov 21, 2020
John W. Blick, 91 of Aledo, died Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Genesis Medical Center, Aledo. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Easter Seals of Central Illinois or the Churches of Mercer County Food Pantry. John Wendell was born on May 4, 1929 to Edwin & Lillian (Enstrom) Blick in...
John William "Bill" Kelly
Nov 18, 2020
Private family services for John William “Bill” Kelly, 85 of Aledo, will be held on Saturday at 1:00 PM. The services will be livestreamed at the Speer Funeral Home Facebook page. Viewing will be held on Friday at Speer Funeral Home from 12 to 5 PM. The family will not be present, and masks will be required. Memorials may be...
Eldon E. Boswell
Nov 13, 2020
Eldon Boswell, 87 of Aledo, Illinois, formerly of Nevada, Iowa passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on November 13, 2020 after a short and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Eldon was born July 31, 1933 to John Alfred & Iva Belle (Rhodes) Boswell in a farmhouse in northern Missouri near Davis City, Iowa. He graduated from...
D. James Runyon
Nov 4, 2020
DUE TO AN ILLNESS IN THE FAMILY, THE MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL NOT BE MONDAY. THEY ARE POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
James Runyon, 92 of Aledo, died Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Brookstone of Aledo. Private family services will be held at the Aledo United Methodist Church. Services will be live streamed on both the Church and Speer Funeral...
Sharon Relander
Oct 29, 2020
Sharon Relander, 73 of Aledo, died Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Mercer Manor, Aledo. Private family services will be held with burial in Aledo Cemetery at a later date. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the family and condolences may be left at speerfuneralhome.com. To honor Sharon’s memory, memorials may be left for the Messiah Lutheran Church or the Mercer...
John D. Line
Oct 28, 2020
Funeral Services for John D. Line, 89 of Seaton, Illinois will be Monday at 10:00 AM at the Center Presbyterian Church, Seaton. The services will be livestreamed at the Speer Funeral Home Facebook page.. Burial will be in the Alexis Cemetery. In consideration of concerns regarding Covid-19, social distancing and wearing of masks will be observed during services and visitation....
Richard A. Whitehall
Oct 14, 2020
Richard A. Whitehall, 86 of Aledo, formerly of Keithsburg, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Brookstone of Aledo. Private family services will be held, with burial in Greenmound Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Christian Church of Keithsburg, where he was a member. Speer Funeral Home, Aledo is assisting the...
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