All Obituaries

Shirley A. Weir, age 90, of Galesburg, IL, formerly of Rio, IL, died Friday July 20, 2018 at Hawthorne Inn, Galesburg. Cremation has been accorded. Memorial services are 11:30 am. Saturday July 28, 2018 at the Rio Presbyterian Church. Burial is in the Rio Baptist Cemetery. Visitation is from 10:00 AM until time of services Saturday at the church where memorials may be left to Rio Presbyterian Church, Hawthorne Inn Activity Fund or Compasses Hospice. Peterson Wallin Knox Funeral Home in Alpha...

David S. Johnson age 76 of Woodhull died Monday July 16, 2018 at home. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Friday July 20, 2018 at the Bethany Lutheran Church, Woodhull. Burial is in the Woodhull Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 8 PM Thursday at Peterson Wallin Knox Funeral Home in Woodhull where memorials may be left to Bethany Lutheran Church or Woodhull Cemetery Association. Online condolences can be made at www.petersonwallinknox.com. He was born December 10, 1941 in Galesburg, IL to...

L. Gene Lemon, 78 passed away peacefully on June 30, 2018. In his final months, he enjoyed playing golf with friends and traveling to the beach in North Carolina which he loved. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Cathie Lanier Lemon, his daughters Catherine Lemon Confer and Jennie Lemon Kitz, and his grandchildren Cathie Lanier Confer and Sebastian McIntire Kitz; his brother John Rodney Lemon and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Gene was born June 14, 1940 and raised on a farm in...

Betty Lou Young, 78, of rural Viola, died Friday, July 6, 2018 at home surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Matherville with the Reverend John Thieryoung officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rock Island. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, July 13 at Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo with a Rosary to be recited at 3:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, Betty Lou requested...

Fred D. Rooth, 84 of Joy, IL died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Genesis Senior Living in Aledo. Services are 10:00 AM Friday July 13, 2018 at Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Burial is in the Eliza Creek Cemetery where graveside military rites will be conducted. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Thursday July 12, 2018 at Fippinger's where Masonic Rites will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Memorials may be left to Fur-Ever Friends or the Wounded Warrior Project. Online condolences can be made at...

William N. Keck, 65 of Woodhull IL. died Saturday, July 7, 2018 at home. Cremation has been accorded. There are no services. Friends may greet the family to celebrate his life on Wednesday July 11, 2018 from 5-8 PM at the New Windsor Depot. Memorials may be left to the Clover Township Fire Department or Tri-County Ambulance. Peterson Wallin Knox is in charge of arrangements and online condolences can be made at www.petersonwallinknox.com He was born June 12, 1953 in Moline, IL to Ralph and...

Ronald W. Hutchins, 89 of Aledo, IL died Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at Aledo Health and Rehab Center. Funeral Services are 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2018 at Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Burial is in the Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is from noon until the time of services Monday at Fippinger’s where memorials may be left to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Online condolences may be left at www.fippingerfuneralhome.com. He was born May 26, 1929 in rural Aledo, IL to Warren and...

Betty Lou Raisbeck, 87 of East Moline, formerly of Geneseo and Woodhull, IL died Thursday July 5, 2018 at Clarissa Cook Hospice in Bettendorf, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 AM Monday, July 9, 2018 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Woodhull, IL. Burial is in the Woodhull Cemetery. Visitation is from 3-5 PM Sunday at Peterson-Wallin-Knox Funeral Home in Woodhull where a Rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. Memorials may be left to Special Olympics Alaska, Mat-Su or St. John’s...

Frances L. Harrison, 91 of Aledo, IL died Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Genesis Senior Living in Aledo. Graveside Services are 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 30, 2018 at the Alexis Cemetery. There is no visitation. Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be left to Shriners Hospitals for Children and left at the Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Online condolences can be made at www.fippingerfuneralhome.com. She was born September 20, 1926 in rural Alexis, IL to...

Leonard M. Olson, 91 of Oneida, IL died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg. Services are 3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2018 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Woodhull. Burial is in the Woodhull Cemetery where graveside military services will be conducted. There is no visitation. Peterson-Wallin-Knox Funeral Home in Woodhull is in charge of services. Memorials may be left to the Bethany Lutheran Church or Tri-County Ambulance. Online condolences can be made at...