Joy Geddes
Dec 16, 2025
A lot of Joy has gone out of the world for the relatives and friends of Joy Geddes of Arlington Heights, Illinois. This beloved sister, aunt and great aunt to many, joined her parents and siblings in a better world on December 16, 2025. Born 22 May 1922 in La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, she brought Joy (both figuratively and...
Norma Lee Bigger
May 4, 2026
We lost a farm wife today. This one hurts really deep, all the way to the heart. You see, this farm wife was ours. Norma Lee Bigger passed this morning with her children, Randy and Peggy, by her side. Over the last week, there have been many memories shared of her. She was born June 22, 1929 near Middlegrove, IL,...
Darlene M. Bennett
Apr 29, 2026
Darlene M. Bennett, age 88, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away 4:15 A.M. Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at the Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois.
Darlene was born November 17, 1937 on the farm northeast of Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of Paul and Mignon (Elie) Thomson. On September 6, 1958 she married E. Dean Bennett at the Church of the...
Timothy Scott Tomlinson
Apr 25, 2026
Timothy Scott Tomlinson, age 63, of Lomax, Illinois, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2026 at his home. He was born February 26, 1963 in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Robert S. and Margaret K. Hoover Tomlinson.
Tim served his country in the United States Navy from 1983 to 1989, when he was honorably discharged. He was employed at National Wheel-O-Vator Company...
Larry Housewright
Apr 19, 2026
Larry Tilton Housewright of La Harpe, Illinois, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2026, at the age of 88. He was the beloved husband of Clara Housewright. He was born August 11, 1937 at the LaHarpe Hospital, the son of Malcolm and Pauline (Tilton) Housewright. In October of 1964 he married Carol Jean Dillon Housewright. She preceded him in death in...
Chuck Link
Apr 12, 2026
Charles Leo “Chuck” Link, age 72, of rural Stronghurst, Illinois, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2026 at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. He was born March 5, 1954 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Charles Luther and Polly Marilyn Masters Link. On May 27, 1972, he married Donna Marlene Nichols in Stronghurst.
Chuck farmed in Media Township...
Mike Duffie
Apr 8, 2026
Michael Lynn Duffie, 72, of Blandinsville, IL, passed away on Wednesday, April 8th at Springfield Memorial Hospital, with his daughters by his side. Born on November 24, 1953, to Loren and Leona Allison Duffie, Mike grew up in the Disco/LaHarpe area with his five siblings. He graduated from LaHarpe High School in 1971 and proudly served in the United States...
Bob Daugherty
Apr 1, 2026
Robert Mark “Bob” Daugherty, 69, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away at 9:04 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2026 following a courageous ten year battle with Lewy Body Dementia at River Valley Place of Fort Madison, Iowa.
Bob was born June 24, 1956, the son of Robert H. and Eileen M. (Davison) Daugherty in Burlington, Iowa. On September 18, 1976 he married...
Paul E. Vantiger
Mar 31, 2026
Paul Eustace Vantiger Jr., 69, of Pontoosuc, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in Fort Madison, Iowa.
Paul was born August 24, 1956, in Fort Madison, the son of Paul E. and Darlene (Derr) Vantiger Sr. On July 21, 1982 he married Alice Worley in Carthage, Illinois. She survives.
Paul was a 1975 graduate...
Doreen E. Reed
Mar 28, 2026
Doreen Reed, age 90, of LaHarpe, Illinois, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Oak Lane Nursing & Rehab in Stronghurst, Illinois. She was born September 14, 1935 in Fort Madision, IA, the daughter of Ben and Inez (Nolte) Pollmeier. She married the love of her life, Jimmy Dean Mellinger, on August 25, 1956, they had two children, Kay and...