Obituaries

Kristy Sue McNeilly, 50, of Paw Paw, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Rockford Memorial Hospital in Rockford. She was born February 3, 1968 in Dixon, the daughter of Gordon Morse and Marita Oakley. She married Steve McNeilly on June 29, 2002 in Rockford. Kristy battled illness for the last fifteen years. Even though […]

Christy Jane Rhoads, 54, of Paw Paw, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018, surrounded by her loving family, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Christy was born February 8, 1963 in Rockford, the daughter of Gary and Barbara (Nelson) Marks. She married Mark Rhoads on March 20, 1982 at the Paw Paw United […]

Harold “Ikey” Ikeler, 85, of Paw Paw, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Maple Crossing of Amboy. Harold was born June 7, 1932 in Earlville, the son of Earl and Mabel (Ulin) Ikeler. He married Virginia Eich. She preceded him in death on July 6, 1993. Harold proudly served in the United States Army […]

The angels came and took David’s hand to celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25, 2017. David J. Hall, 82, of Paw Paw, was born August 12, 1935 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, the son of Dwight L. and Pearl Marie (Johnson) Hall. He married Mary K. Brewer June 16, 1957 in Pentress, WV. David […]

Kenneth Earl Kaiser, 74, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017. Kenneth was born on January 31, 1943 in Paw Paw, IL, the son of Earl Philip and Phoebe (Grunderman) Kaiser. Ken was a 1961 graduate of Paw Paw High School and upon graduation, he entered the United States Air Force and served our country for […]

William (Will) Louis Ruppert, 81, of Paw Paw passed away November 14, 2017 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Will is survived by his wife; Patricia (Murphy) Ruppert along with his children Jay Ruppert of North Kansas City, MO; Ray (Rosemary) Ruppert of Roeland Parks, KS; Connie Schlesinger of Paw Paw, IL; Don (Marianne) Ruppert […]

Lelia (Whisenand) Place, 99, of Compton, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon. Lelia was born October 8, 1918 in Brooklyn, Missouri, the daughter of Henry and Pearl (Helms) Whisenand. She graduated from Dixon High School in 1937. She married Charles Place May 20, 1938 in Dixon, IL. Lelia […]

Richard J. Stoner, 60, of Paw Paw, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017, at OSF St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota. Rich was born September 6, 1957 in Greenfield, Indiana, the son of Richard J. Sr. and Verinda Faye (Ratliff) Stoner. He married Sandra M. Countryman on September 27, 2014. Rich is survived by his […]

Verna Rose Aughenbaugh, 91, of Compton, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 29, 2017 at Heritage Health in Mendota. Verna was born on July 7, 1926 in Pierre, South Dakota, the daughter of Herman and Sarah (Madison) Hauge. She was united in marriage to Clifford Aughenbaugh on July 20, 1946 in Compton, IL. Verna belonged […]

Our precious mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Loleta Mae (Goy) Mathesius, 93, was called to heaven on Thursday, August 31, 2017 from Heritage Square Nursing Facility in Dixon, where their dedicated and loving staff nurtured and loved her since she moved there in 2010. Loleta was born at home in Maytown on April Fool’s Day 1924 […]