OBITUARIES
Local obituaries in Roseville, Avon, and Alexis, Illinois
Roy L Frakes
Jun 2, 2025
Roy L. Frakes, 89, of Avon, Illinois, passed away at 3:56 p.m., Monday, June 2, 2025, at the McLean County Nursing Home, Normal, Illinois. He was born November 7, 1935 in Birmingham Township, Illinois, the son of George and Ida (Coker) Frakes. He graduatedfrom Industry High School.
Roy was a veteran.
He married JoAnn Miller on April 16, 1960 and she preceded...
Liberta Taylor
Apr 29, 2025
Liberta (Long) Taylor, 95, of Roseville, Illinois, passed away at 7:45 a.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Bickford Assisted Living of Macomb. She was born July 2, 1929, in Salem, Iowa, the daughter of Grover Jay and Luella (Miller) Long. She was raised and educated in Salem, graduating from Salem High School in 1948. She later graduated from the Protestant...
Kenneth E McNeely
Apr 25, 2025
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Kenneth Eugene McNeely, a beloved son, brother, father, grandfather, and friend, who left this world on April 25, 2025, at the age of 76. He was born on September 2, 1948, at Saunder's Hospital in Avon, Illinois, the son of William H. McNeely and Helen L. (Dickason) McNeely. Kenny's...
Douglas Edward Farm
Apr 25, 2025
Douglas Edward Farm passed away at his residence in Galesburg, Illinois, on April 25, 2025. He was born in Monmouth, Illinois, on December 10, 1967, the youngest child of Robert and Kay Farm. Doug graduated from Alexis High School. He attended the University of Iowa.
Doug is survived by his father and stepmother, Robert and Gwen Farm of Alexis. He is...
Margaret Elva Hickerson
Apr 19, 2025
Margaret E. Hickerson, 93, Avon, died at The Elms in Macomb on April 19, 2025, after a brief illness. She had resided at Hawthorne Inn in Galesburg for the past two years. She was born at home in Streator, Illinois, on July 27, 1931, to Charles E. and Lucile A. Hollister A’Hearn Wilson. They moved to the family farm south...
Timothy Mark Taylor
Apr 8, 2025
Timothy Mark Taylor, 65, of Roseville, Illinois, passed away at 11:48 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Seminary Manor of Galesburg. He was born August 30, 1959, in Monmouth, Illinois the son of Conrad and Liberta (Long) Taylor. He was raised and educated in Roseville, graduating from Roseville High School in 1977.
Surviving Tim are his mother, Liberta of Roseville;...
Wendell A Torrance
Mar 17, 2025
Wendell A. Torrance, 89, of Burlington, Iowa, passed away at 12:00 a.m., Monday, March 17, 2025 at Azria Health Prairie Ridge in Mediapolis, Iowa. He was born on November 28, 1935 in rural Warren County, Illinois, the son of the late Carl and Ruby Torrance. He married Marjorie Morris on August 24, 1956 in the Methodist Church in Biggsville, Illinois...
Elaine Churchill
Mar 12, 2025
Elaine Churchill, 82, of Roseville, Illinois, passed away at 1:51 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at Goldwater Care of Roseville, surrounded by her family. She was born August 20, 1942, in Avon, Illinois, the daughter of Clare & Ellen (France) Schisler. She was raised and educated in Good Hope graduating from Northwestern High School.
Elaine married Jerry Churchill on May 1,...
Larry Lee Walters
Mar 11, 2025
Larry Lee Walters, 82, of Bushnell, Illinois, passed away at 5:24 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2025 in his home. He was born April 14, 1942 in McDonough County, Macomb, Illinois the son of Clarence Otis and Althea Lillian (Ford) Walters. He was raised in Marietta and educated in Smithfield & Cuba, Illinois.
He married Elizabeth Jane Ashby in Cuba on June...
Harold L Yeakey
Mar 10, 2025
Harold L. Yeakey, 96, of Roseville, Illinois, passed away at 1:20 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2025, at his home. He was born May 23, 1928, in Raritan, Illinois, the son of Henry and Zelma Yeakey. He was raised and educated in Raritan and Adams County.
Harold married Margaret Turley on June 20, 1948, and she preceded him in death on June...
Ralph Marion Lewis
Mar 6, 2025
Ralph Marion “Woo” Lewis, 80, of Roseville, Illinois, passed away peacefully, after a tough fight with chronic illness, at 10:54 a.m., Thursday, March 6, 2025, in his home surrounded by his family. He was born December 22, 1944, in Rock Island, Illinois, the son of John and Marjorie (Brown) Lewis. He was raised and educated in Roseville.
He was a proud...
Mary L Bennett
Feb 21, 2025
Mary L. (Norpel) Bennett, 91, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 2:55 a.m., Friday, February 21, 2025, at Seminary Manor of Galesburg. She was born April 7, 1933, in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Harold and Ellen (Nye) Norpel. She was raised and educated in Davenport.
She married Loren Arthur Steines in 1949 and together they had 4 children, she later...
Shirley Jean Williams
Feb 19, 2025
Shirley Jean (Loveland) Williams, 71, of Canton, Illinois, passed away at 7:34 p.m., Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the Mason District Hospital, Havana. She was born April 27, 1953, in Avon, Illinois, the daughter of William Cyril and Irene (Schubach) Loveland. She was raised and educated in Ellisville, Illinois.
She married Terry Williams on October 5, 1988, and he survives.
Those left...
Laura D Holman
Feb 10, 2025
Laura Holman, 60, of Cayuga, Indiana, passed away at 11:15 a.m. Monday, February 10, 2025, at the Union Hospital, Clinton, Indiana. She was born February 9, 1965, in Avon, Illinois, the daughter of Clarence and Christine (Downard) Oyler. She was raised and educated in Avon, graduating in 1983.
She married Jeffrey Holman on July 3, 2003, and he survives.
Those left to...
Mary Eloise Ross
Feb 8, 2025
Mary Eloise (Brinkley) Ross, 97, of Naples, Florida, formerly of Good Hope and Macomb, Illinois, passed away at 8:35 a.m., Saturday, February 8, 2025 in Naples. She was born January 4, 1928 in McDonough County, the daughter of Ray and Alice (Detrick) Brinkley.
Eloise married William Verne Ross on September 29, 1946 at the Good Hope Methodist Church with Reverend O.H...
Larry Dean Robinson
Feb 2, 2025
Larry Dean Robinson, 88, of Roseville, Illinois, passed away at 5:33 p.m., Sunday, February 2, 2025, in his home surrounded by his family. He was born on December 12, 1936, in Avon, Illinois, the son of Bill and Kathryn (Merrill) Robinson. He was raised and educated in Roseville and graduated from Roseville High School in 1954.
Larry joined the United States...
Shirley L Wright
Jan 31, 2025
Shirley L. Wright, 83, of Avon, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 3:50 p.m., Friday, January 31, 2025, at the OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. She was born June 19, 1941, in Avon, to George and Dora Bernhart, and was one of three children. She was raised and educated in Avon graduating from Avon High School in 1959.
On November...
Larry A. Olson
Jan 18, 2025
Larry A. Olson, 78, of Alexis, Illinois, passed away at 6:49 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2025, in his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 7, 1946 in Galesburg, Illinois, the son of Ted and Daizie (Gunther) Olson. He was raised and educated in Alexis graduating from Alexis High School in 1964.
Larry joined the United States Marine Corps...
Barbara J. Maxymczak
Jan 14, 2025
Barbara J. (Nau) Maxymczak, 50, formerly of, Rapid City, SD, Kirksville, MO and Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 2:20 a.m., Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. She was born December 16, 1974 at Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, NH, the daughter of Michael J. Nau and Audrey J. Mazula. She was raised and...
Michael T Hall
Jan 11, 2025
Michael T. Hall, 83, of Roseville, Illinois, passed away at 3:46 a.m., Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the Elms of Macomb, Illinois. He was born February 22, 1941 in Roseville, the son of Howard Lynn and Bernice (McKee) Hall. He was raised and educated in Roseville graduating from Roseville High School.
Those left to cherish his memory are sons; Michael T....
