All Obituaries

Linda A. Rose, 76, of Hamilton, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021, at Montrose Health Center in Montrose, Iowa. Arrangements are pending.

Sylvia Bloyd Warsaw

Sylvia Pearl Bloyd, 86, of Warsaw, passed away at 11:00 A.M. Sunday morning, May 2, 2021, at St. Vincent’s Home in Quincy. Sylvia was born April 9, 1935, the daughter of Fay and Ruby (Crabtree) Barber in rural Warsaw. She graduated from Warsaw High School. On July 24, 1954, she was united in marriage to Eldon Bloyd in Warsaw and he preceded her in death in 2016. Sylvia had been a Girl Scout leader for several years and was a member of the Wilcox Township Board. ...

Sylvia Pearl Bloyd, 86, of Warsaw, passed away at 11:00 A.M. Sunday morning, May 2, 2021, at St. Vincent’s Home in Quincy. Sylvia was born April 9, 1935, the daughter of Fay and Ruby...

Carolyn Leisch Carthage

Carolyn S. Leisch, age 77, passed away Sunday May 2, 2021 in Shenandoah, TX. She was born in Quincy, IL July 23, 1943, the daughter of Cletus Vale Houston and Hazel Mae (Bullard) Houston. Her early years were spent farming in Adams County and Hancock County where she attended Warsaw High School. She married Robert A. Vance in 1960, and they had two children, Randolph (Randy) Ivan, and Sandra (Sandy) Lyn and were engaged in farming near Denver, IL. While in the Carthage area, she was a...

Carolyn S. Leisch, age 77, passed away Sunday May 2, 2021 in Shenandoah, TX. She was born in Quincy, IL July 23, 1943, the daughter of Cletus Vale Houston and Hazel Mae (Bullard) Houston. Her...

Rita Sullivan Carthage

Rita Angela Mahoney Sullivan, 89, died Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Wesley Village in Macomb. She was born July 12, 1931, in Manchester, England to Reginald and Margaret (Watson) Mahoney. At the age of 18, she traveled to Illinois to visit her sister. She married Don E. Sullivan on September 30, 1950, at Immaculate Conception Church in Carthage, Illinois. He died on August 5, 2002. As a child, she attended St. Cuthbert’s School. Rita had vivid memories of experiencing the...

Rita Angela Mahoney Sullivan, 89, died Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Wesley Village in Macomb. She was born July 12, 1931, in Manchester, England to Reginald and Margaret (Watson) Mahoney. At the...

Richard "Dick" Weirather Nauvoo

Richard "Dick" H. Weirather, 69, of Nauvoo, passed away at the Great River Medical Center in Burlington Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Richard was born March 27, 1952, the son of John “Jack” and Elsie (Lundgren) Weirather in Keokuk, Iowa. He attended Keokuk High School graduating in 1970. On December 27, 1969, he was united in marriage to Janet Leffler in Warsaw. They later divorced. Richard had worked in construction and carpentry in his younger years with...

Richard "Dick" H. Weirather, 69, of Nauvoo, passed away at the Great River Medical Center in Burlington Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Richard was born March 27, 1952, the son of John...

Ronald Jacobs Hamilton

Ronald E. (Jake) Jacobs went to be with his heavenly Father on April 20, 2021. He was born in Galesburg, Il, May 11, 1942 to John and Patricia (Malmrose) Jacobs. He moved to Dallas City, Il, in 1954 when his dad was transferred with the Sante Fe Railroad. He married Jan Massa April 19, 1965, in Pekin, Il. Following his lifelong dream of a Navy career, Ron entered the Navy the day after graduation from Dallas City High School on June 1, 1960. He spent 3 years, 9 months and 27...

Ronald E. (Jake) Jacobs went to be with his heavenly Father on April 20, 2021. He was born in Galesburg, Il, May 11, 1942 to John and Patricia (Malmrose) Jacobs. He moved to Dallas City, Il,...

Robert Coyle Hamilton

Robert Eugene Coyle, 95, of Hamilton, passed away at 10:24 AM, Saturday, April 17, 2021, at his home. Robert was born February 15, 1926, the son of John Sleet and Clara Belle (Jordan) Coyle in Blandinsville, Illinois. He attended Hamilton High School graduating in 1944. He then served in the United States Navy as a Pharmacist Mate. After his Honorable Discharge he was united in marriage to Dora Marie Cox on February 28, 1948, in Carthage. She preceded him in death in...

Robert Eugene Coyle, 95, of Hamilton, passed away at 10:24 AM, Saturday, April 17, 2021, at his home. Robert was born February 15, 1926, the son of John Sleet and Clara Belle (Jordan) Coyle in...

Susan Sewell Hamilton

Susan Diane Sewell, 68, of Hamilton, passed away at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois, on Thursday, April 15, 2021. She was born June 5, 1952, in Keokuk, Iowa to Robert and Glenda (Bolton) Reneau. Susan graduated from Hamilton High School in 1970. Susan married Larry Sewell in Hamilton, Illinois on October 15, 1977. She worked at University of Illinois Extension in Carthage, Illinois for 25 years. Susan was involved with teen court and was a Hancock County community worker helping with...

Susan Diane Sewell, 68, of Hamilton, passed away at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois, on Thursday, April 15, 2021. She was born June 5, 1952, in Keokuk, Iowa to Robert and Glenda (Bolton)...

Terry Thomason Mt. Pleasant, Iowa

Terry Lee Thomason, 68, of Carthage, passed away at Blessing Hospital in Quincy on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Terry was born May 28, 1952, the son of A. J. and Bonnie (McGraw) Thomason in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. On February 25, 1977, he was united in marriage to Claudette Aynes in Oquawka, Illinois. He was a truck driver retiring in 2005. Terry is survived by his wife, Claudette, of Carthage; daughters, Wendy Noble of Stronghurst, Illinois, and Cassie and Carrie Moser, both...

Terry Lee Thomason, 68, of Carthage, passed away at Blessing Hospital in Quincy on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Terry was born May 28, 1952, the son of A. J. and Bonnie (McGraw) Thomason in...

Norine Jobe Hamilton

Norine Laura Jobe, 53, passed away at 6:49 P.M. Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy after a long battle with peripheral vascular disease. Norine was born July 8, 1967, in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of Dennis and June (Hawkins) Jobe. She graduated from Hamilton High School in 1985. She was an excellent singer and enjoyed karaoke. Norine is survived by her companion, Robert Symmonds, of Keokuk; her dogs, Tera and Mandy; mother, June (George) Nellos of...

Norine Laura Jobe, 53, passed away at 6:49 P.M. Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy after a long battle with peripheral vascular disease. Norine was born July 8, 1967, in...