Janet Ann Foust, 82, passed away peacefully on January 9th.2024 at 12:14 am in Henderson, Nevada. Born on September 18th, 1941 in Chicago Illinois, she is the daughter of  Lenel and Rita Kane Michelin. Janet graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in 1960. Janet married Gary Richard Foust on March 23, 1963 at American Martyrs Church in Manhattan Beach, California. Together they had two children, Lisa and Doug. Janet’s full time job was raising her two children. She adored...

Brenda S. Robinson, age 74, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 8:45 PM on Sunday, January 14, 2024 at Roseville Nursing and Rehab Center in Roseville, Illinois. She was born April 26, 1949 in Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of Charles "Earl" and Pauline (Applegate) Heaton. Brenda was raised and educated in Vermont, Illinois, graduating from V.I.T. with the Class of 1968. On February 15, 1969, she married Lloyd L. Robinson, Jr. at the First Baptist Church in Macomb,...

Michael "Mike" Todd Painter, 58, of Smithville, Texas, formerly of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at St. David's Medical Center, in South Austin, Texas at 11:15 AM on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Mike was born in Monmouth, Illinois on February 11, 1966, the son of Betty (Schisler) and Russell Painter. Mike grew up in Monmouth and attended Monmouth schools. Mike moved to Austin, Texas after high school where he made his home.  Mike began working at Browning Auto Parts in...

Linda K. Fredrickson, age 80, formerly of Kirkwood, IL  passed away at the Lacon Rehab and Nursing Home in Lacon, Illinois on April 11, 2024 at 12:10 pm. Linda was born on February 1, 1944 in Monmouth, Illinois and is the daughter of Dale E. and Mildred B. Munson Van Riper. She was raised in Kirkwood, Illinois where she attended local schools and graduated from Little York High School in 1962. She then attended the Burlington Beauty Academy where she received her certification as a...

Nancy Jo Tennant, age 65, of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, quietly at home after at 2 1/2 year battle with small cell lung cancer. She was born January 17, 1959 at the Gibson City Hospital, Gibson City, Illinois, the daughter of Alvin and Bernice (McDavid) Tennant. Nancy's first six years were spent in Chatsworth, Illinois. She later moved to Oquawka, Illinois with her mother where she was reared by her loving Grandma Gladys and three doting Aunts....

John H. Herren, age 70, of Gladstone, Illinois passed away at 9:40 am on April 13, 2024 at his Gladstone residence. John was born on November 26, 1953 in Severna Park, Maryland and is the son of Robert J. and Mary B. Albright Herren. His early years were in Severna Park, where he attended local schools. He then attended and graduated from High School in Canton, Missouri. John has been employed by the U.S. Government Corp of Engineers as an electrician at Lock and Dam 18 in Gladstone,...

Ruby P. Steele, age 90, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away at 1:57 AM on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at the Monmouth Nursing Home in Monmouth, Illinois. She was born September 6, 1933 in Carman, Illinois, the daughter of Earl and Linda May (Smith) Waterman. Ruby was raised in the Lomax/Dallas City area and she attended schools there. On March 25, 1963, Ruby married Bud H. Steele and he preceded her in death on February 6, 2016. Ruby was a full-time homemaker. She loved fishing, crosswords, word...

Sara Jane (Mears) Warfield, age 89, of Monmouth, Illinois passed away at 10:14 am on January 20, 2024 at Seminary Manor of Galesburg, Illinois. Jane was born on July 8, 1934 in Indianapolis, Indiana and is the daughter of Joseph Alexander  and Maud Anne DeVore Mears. Jane, known as Sara Jane in her younger days, had a transient childhood as her father was an army chaplain. Locations included Birmingham, Michigan; Weehawken, New Jersey; Alexandria, Virginia; and finally, Maywood,...

Charles W. " Charlie " Huss, age 99, late of Oquawka, Illinois, passed away at Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab, Stronghurst Illinois on April 2, 2024 at 8:27 am. Charles was born on November 11, 1924, in Oquawka, Illinois, the son of Walter Cecil  and Leora Verle Sebring Huss. He was raised in the Oquawka-Gladstone, Illinois area where he attended local schools. Having served his tour of duty in the European Theatre in Germany during World War II, he was the eighteenth person to...

Muriel L. Oaks, age 97, of Biggsville, Illinois passed away at 5:20 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at the Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois. Muriel was born on July 9, 1926 in Stronghurst and is the daughter of Ervan L. and Emma McPeak Magee. She was raised in Stronghurst, Illinois where she attended local schools. Muriel married Earl Oaks, Sr. in Palmyra, Missouri on February 7, 1942. He preceded her on June 25, 1989. Muriel was a homemaker in her own home and a member of...