OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Roseville, Avon, and Alexis, Illinois
Patricia Ann Bricker
Mar 7, 2018
Patricia Ann Bricker, 87, of Avon, IL passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at the McDonough District Hospital. She was born Wednesday November 12, 1930 at St. Mary’s in Galesburg, IL, the daughter of William and Clara (Shutts) Moran. She married Vern Bricker at St. Patrick’s Church in Galesburg, IL on October 7, 1948.
Those...
Melinda S. Miller
Mar 5, 2018
Melinda S. Miller, 54, of Avon, IL passed away Monday, March 5, 2018 at OSF St. Mary’s Medical Center in Galesburg, IL. She was born Sunday, February 9, 1964 in Avon, IL the daughter of John Sr. and Sandra S. (Loveland) Taylor.
Those left to cherish her memory are daughter Nichole Huber; Step children Shandy...
Douglas C. Kindhart
Mar 3, 2018
Douglas C. Kindhart, 50, of Roseville, IL passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018, at his home. He was born Wednesday, August 30, 1967 in Monmouth, IL the son of Jerry and Beverly Jean (Helton) Kindhart.
He is survived by two children Andrew Kindhart and Rebecca Kindhart both of Oquawka, IL; one brother Steve Kindhart of...
Eleanor Masden
Mar 2, 2018
Eleanor Martinson Masden of Galesburg (formerly of Avon) passed away on March 2, 2018 at 6:44 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL after a brief illness. She was born on Friday, October 1, 1928 at Galesburg Cottage hospital, the daughter of Ellen (Johnson) Martinson and Lawrence T. Martinson, the second of seven children.
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John M. Carlson
Mar 1, 2018
John M. Carlson, 94, passed away Thursday March 1, 2018, 8:45 a.m. at Marigold Rehab and Healthcare Center Galesburg, IL. He was born Friday March 2, 1923 in Alexis, IL, the son of Harry and Evelyn (Nelson) Carlson. He married Charlotte Cozadd, she preceded him in 2012.
Those left to cherish his memory are his...
Roy D. Adkisson
Feb 28, 2018
Roy Dean Adkisson, 89, of Roseville, IL passed away on Wednesday February 28, 2018, after a brief illness. He was born December 23, 1928 in Monmouth, IL the son of Marvin G. and Edith (Foster) Adkisson. On November 14, 1954, he married Helen Marie Lauver at Raritan Reformed Church, she preceded him on August 5, 2006. He later married...
Marcia Jean Simonson
Feb 24, 2018
Marcia Jean Simonson, 87, of Roseville, passed away February 24, 2018, after a brief illness. She was born in Monmouth, IL to Nealy J. and Marie (Larson) Young. Marcia married John Robert Simonson in 1953, who preceded her in death in 1999.
She is survived by her sister JoAnn Rausch of Tucson, AZ, and sons...
Ruth E. Roll
Feb 21, 2018
Ruth E. Roll, 74, of Monmouth, IL passed away Wednesday February 21, 2018, 2:59 p.m. at her home. She was born Friday November 19, 1943 in Burlington, IA the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Waggoner) Gregg. She married Richard A. Roll on April 20, 1986 in Burlington, IA.
Those left to cherish her memory are...
Leland Rodgers
Feb 20, 2018
Leland Rodgers, 89, of Roseville, IL passed away Tuesday February 20, 2018, 7:42 p.m. at Graham Hospital Canton, IL. He was born Wednesday January 16, 1929 in Roseville, IL the son of John E. and Ethyle (Olson) Rodgers. He married Margaret Evelyn Parsons on April 4, 1948 at the Roseville Christian Church Roseville, IL; she preceded him on June...
Hazel (Hatch) Wharff
Feb 18, 2018
Wharff, Hazel Hatch, 90, of Des Moines, died peacefully on Sunday, February 18, 2018, at Wesley Acres Health Center. She was born May 25, 1927, on the family homestead farm near Avon, Illinois, the fourth child of Walter and Marie (Fennessy) Hatch.
Hazel was valedictorian of Avon High School Class of 1945...
Glen D. Wilson
Feb 16, 2018
Glen D. Wilson, 70, of Prairie City, IL passed away Friday February 16, 2018, at McDonough District Hospital Macomb, IL. He was born October 23, 1947 in Roseville, IL the son of Dick and Mildred (Copeland) Wilson.
Those left to cherish his memory are life companion Cathy Crowl of over 22 years; one daughter Tabitha Wilson of...
Marie Flanagan
Feb 12, 2018
Marie Flanagan, 70, of Eugene, OR (formerly of Peoria, IL), passed away February 12, 2018. Marie was born March 19, 1947, to Terence James Flanagan and Monica Marie (Mills) Flanagan of Berwick/Roseville, IL
Marie is survived by a remaining brother, John Robert Flanagan of Eugene, OR, and two nieces and two nephews and...
Cheryl Rule Bragd
Feb 4, 2018
Cheryl Rule Bragd, 69, of Roseville, IL passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday February 4, 2018, after a valiant fight with pancreatic cancer. Cheryl was born on January 18, 1949, in Monmouth, IL the daughter of the late Raymond and Sherry Rule.
Cheryl married James Bragd on November 11, 1972, and they were...
Warren Lee White
Jan 31, 2018
Warren Lee White, 92, of Avon, IL passed away Wednesday January 31, 2018, 2:55 a.m. at the
Knox County Nursing Home Knoxville, IL. He was born Wednesday February 18, 1925 in Fairview, IL the son of Nicholas and Edna (Edmonson) White. He married Wanda J. Klopfenstein on June 15, 1952 in Nashua, IA; she preceded him in...
Virgina R. Schriner
Jan 29, 2018
Virginia R. (Queen) Schriner, 83, of Galesburg, IL passed away Monday January 29, 2018, 4:05 p.m. at the Marigold Rehab and Health Care Center Galesburg, IL. She was born on Sunday September 2, 1934 in Battle Creek, MI the daughter of Gerald and Jerusha (Fritz) Nice. She married Gerald R. Queen on July 24, 1955, he preceded her on...
Teresa Mae (Huffman) Yeakey
Jan 25, 2018
Teresa Mae (Huffman) Yeakey, 64, of Raritan, IL passed away Thursday January 25, 2018, 12:16 a.m. at the Great River Medical Center Burlington, IA. She was born Friday January 8, 1954 in Burlington, IA the daughter of Delmar Grant and Doris Mae (Steward) Huffman. She married Rodney Yeakey on July 21, 2001.
Those left to...
Esther M. Allen
Jan 16, 2018
Esther M. Allen, 97, of Galesburg, IL. formerly of Alexis, IL passed away Tuesday January 16, 2018, 4:36 a.m. at the Genesis Senior Living Center Aledo, IL. She was born Wednesday February 4, 1920 in Warren County the daughter of James and Nellie (Spain) Brock. She married Earl L. Allen in Davenport, IA on July 14, 1938, he preceded...
Paul J. Jensen
Jan 14, 2018
Paul J. Jenson, 95, of Alexis, Il passed away Sunday January 14, 2018, 12:37 a.m. at Seminary Manor Galesburg, IL. He was born Saturday July 15, 1922, in Gerlaw, IL the son of Hans J. and Anna Christina (Jensen) Jensen. He married Florence Wheeler on December 29, 1946, she preceded him on October 24, 2005.
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Glenna Jean Walsh
Jan 10, 2018
Glenna Jean Walsh, 90, of Oquawka, IL passed away Wednesday January 10, 2018, 1:05 p.m. at the Monmouth Nursing Home. She was born Wednesday November 16, 1927 in Grahn, KY the daughter of R. Patrick and Gladys M. (Murphy) McDavid. She married Francis F. Walsh on December 2, 1957 in Long Beach, CA. He preceded her on July 10,...
H. "Jim" James Brechbiel
Jan 6, 2018
H. James "Jim" Brechbiel, 78, of rural Berwick, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Saturday January 6, 2018, in Peoria, Illinois. He was born Tuesday December 19, 1939 the son of Harold and Catherine (Newcomer) Brechbiel.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Lois Mae (Forrester) Brechbiel; children April (Andy) Suter of...
Sarah J. Moore
Owner/Funeral Director/Embalmer
Sarah is a native of the Abingdon and Avon/St. Augustine area. She graduated from Avon High School in 2006 and attended Carl Sandburg College. She received her degree in Mortuary Science in 2013 and began her apprenticeship and funeral directing career with Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy, IL. In 2015 she moved back to the Abingdon area and worked for Galesburg Cottage Hospital's Pathology Department. In 2019 she went back to the funeral industry with McGuire & Davies Funeral Home in Monmouth, IL. In 2022 the opportunity for ownership presented itself and she and her husband Michael became partners in this new venture. In November of 2022 they officially took over Wise Family Funeral Home in Roseville, Avon, and Alexis. Sarah resides in rural Monmouth with her husband; 3 children, Sawyer, Logan, and Lyla; 2 dogs, Lucy and Riley, and a flock of chickens. She is a member of Roseville Chapter N P.E.O, the First United Methodist Church of Monmouth and when time allows, she enjoys the outdoors; fishing, camping, swimming, etc, and attending various school and sporting events for her children.
Michael G. Moore
Co-Owner/Funeral Assistant
Michael is a native of Roseville, IL. He graduated from Monmouth/Roseville High School in 2007 and later received his Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture from Illinois State University. He farms in rural Roseville with his parents. He is also a crop specialist with Country Companies and a proud co-owner of Moore Memorial Homes with his wife, Sarah.