All Obituaries

Therese P. “Tari” Runyan, 64, of Rushville, passed away at 5:00 AM, Monday, July 15, 2019, at her home. She was born on February 25, 1955, in Madison, Wisconsin, the daughter of Leonard and Rose (Macken) Prager.  She married James Runyan on September 8, 1989, in Friday Harbor, Washington and he survives. Also surviving are three children Dane LaRiviere and wife Leslie Anne of Utica, Michigan, Aspen LaRiviere and significant other Levi Severns of Puyallup, Washington, and...

Lloyd Dale Allen, 73, of Rushville, passed away at 6:05 AM, Sunday, June 2, 2019, at Aperion Care in Jacksonville. He was born on February 6, 1946, in Pittsfield, Illinois, the son of Harry F. and Lula (Ames) Allen. Dale worked in the maintenance department at the Vermont Foundry for many years.  Later, he served as a corrections officer at the Department of Corrections Illinois River Facility in Canton.  He served as a Boy Scout leader for many years and enjoyed playing...

Richard Eugene Derry, 81, of Brooklyn, passed away at 6:27 PM, Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. He was born on October 15, 1937, in McDonough County, Illinois, the son of Ivan and Ina (Campbell) Derry, Sr. Surviving are one son Kevin Eversole and wife Ramat of Stone Mountain, Georgia, seven grandchildren Elexous, Elissia, Elija, Ellonna, and Elyvia Eversole, Aminah and Hamedah Badmus, one great granddaughter Hope Calvin, two brothers Arthur Derry and wife Millie of...

William “Bill” Carl Petersen, 73, of Rushville, passed away at 4:10 AM, Friday, May 24, 2019, in the home that he had built himself. He was born on September 24, 1945, in Effingham, Illinois, the son of Edward and Marzella (Willis) Petersen. Bill graduated from North Clay Community High School in Louisville, Illinois, in 1963.  He enlisted in the Unites States Air Force, in 1964, during the Vietnam War.  He met Karen Kennedy and they had only 11 dates before he was...

     Frances “Bonnie” Busby Ogden, 85, of Beardstown, formerly of Schuyler County, passed away at 10:35 AM, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at her home.      She was born on March 30, 1934, in Bland, Missouri, the daughter of Walter and Mary Frances (Crider) Fitzgerald.  She first married Clarence Lee Busby Sr. on March 31, 1951, in Rushville and he preceded her in death on January 8, 1971.  She later married John Ogden on February 15,...

     Madelyn Rose “Lynn” Kettering, 84, of Rushville, passed away at 6:28 AM, Friday, April 26, 2019, at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville.      She was born on September 21, 1934, in Bronx, New York City, New York, the daughter of William Leroy and Johanna (Lovaglio) Schneider.  She married B. Douglas Kettering, who she had met at a USO dance in New York City.  They were married on October 16, 1954, at...

Richard Paul “Dick” Diseron, 86,  of Rushville, formerly of Camden, passed away at 7:50 AM, Friday, April 19, 2019, at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville. He was born on December 8, 1932, in Huntsville Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, the son of Verne Anderson and Edna V. (Agans) Diseron.  He married Ruth Ross on August 10, 1957, in Concord, Illinois, and she survives. Also surviving are one daughter Janice Bryant and husband Tim of...

Edna Peterson, 91, of Macomb, formerly of Brooklyn, passed away at 1:16 PM, Monday, April 15, 2019, at The Elms in Macomb. She was born on March 14, 1928, in McDonough County, Illinois, the daughter of Lloyd L. and Cloah Pearl (Lickey) Lung.  She married Robert “Bob” Peterson on September 19, 1947, in Palmyra, Missouri and he preceded her in death on January 19, 2019. Surviving are three daughters, Roberta McClure and Susan Carson and husband Randall all of Colchester and...

Gene H. Burton, 91, of Browning, passed away at 5:03 PM, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville. He was born on October 11, 1927, at the family home in Browning, the son of Arlie H. and Mabel E. (Hoyt) Burton.  He married Barbara J. Galloway on February 15, 1948, in Mt. Sterling.  She preceded him in death on January 2, 1996. Surviving are three sons Charles Burton and wife Sheila and Paul Burton and wife Kathy all of Rushville, and...

Martha Moreece McQuaid, 83, of Camden, passed away at 10:00 AM, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville. She was born on December 2, 1935, in Timewell, Illinois, the daughter of Marvin Owen and Martha Mae (Mercer) McQuaid. Surviving are her brother Richard McQuaid and wife June of Rushville, one sister Jacky Way of Danville, sister-in-law Jan McQuaid of Phoenix, Arizona, and several nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her...