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William Joseph “Bill” Schodroski

William Joseph “Bill” Schodroski,72, of Quincy, Illinois passed away at Blessing Hospital on April 4, 2026. He was born on October 9, 1953 in St. Louis, MO, the son of John and Margaret (Smith) Schodroski. He married Nancy A. Stockton on September 6, 1981 in Salem Evangelical United Church of Christ. She survives. Bill lived a life rooted in faith, family, and service to…

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Timothy “Tim” J. Gravitt

Timothy “Tim” J. Gravitt, age 64, of Quincy, died on March 30, 2026 in the Blessing Emergency Room. He was born on October 24, 1961 in Quincy, the son of Alvin and June (Abbott) Gravitt. He married Georgia Ann Smith on January 22. She survives. Tim was of the Pentecostal faith. He was employed in the janitorial department through Transitions. He enjoyed fishing, listening…

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Eric Bruns

Eric (Brunzy) Bruns, age 55, of Quincy, IL, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in his home. Eric was born on July 13, 1970, in Quincy, the son of Robert and Nancy (Schwartz) Bruns Boone. At the time of his death, he had served as superintendent of the historic Woodland Cemetery for nearly 10 years. Having a vision and passion for Woodland, he…

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Collin James “C.J.” Little

Collin James “C.J.” Little, age 20, of Quincy, passed away on March 31, 2026 in his home. He was born on October 31, 2005, in Quincy, the son of Diane (Mitchell) and Kristopher “Kris” Little. Collin graduated from Quincy Senior High School in 2024. He was a member of the Crossing. Collin was friendly, outgoing and memorable to all those he met. He was…

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Bernard “Bernie” D. VandenBoom

Bernard “Bernie” D. VandenBoom, age 85, of Quincy, died on March 30, 2026, at Blessing Hospital. He was born on August 19, 1940, in Quincy, the son of Alfred and Catherine (Genenbacher) Vandenboom. Bernie married Darla J. (Shear) Masters on February 16, 1990, in St. Francis Catholic Church. She survives. He was a graduate of Christian Brothers High School. Bernie worked at AT&T in…

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William J. ‘Bill’ Postle

William J. Postle, 74, of Quincy, passed away at 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 27 in his home at The Arbors in Quincy, Illinois. Bill was born May 8, 1951 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Quincy, IL, a son to William Howard Postle and Helen Terwelp Postle. He graduated from Quincy Senior High School in 1969, was a biology major at Quincy College before graduating…

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Robert E. Vargas

Robert E. Vargas, 81, was born February 12, 1945. He was born to Tomas and Aurora (Esquivel) Vargas in San Antonio, TX. He died on March 27, 2026, in Quincy, IL, after a very long hard fight with prostate cancer. Robert was married to Bertha (Pat) Mays. They had 5 children, Robin, Serena, Jamie, Katina and Robert L. Robert had 7 grandchildren: Kenny, Jessica,…

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Margaret H. Huelsmeyer

It is with love and gratitude for a life well lived that we announce the passing of our mother, Margaret H. Huelsmeyer, age 92, of Quincy. She died on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Margaret was born on January 8, 1934, in Quincy, to Florence Blaesing Lawrence and Alfred H. Lawrence. Margaret graduated from St. Francis Solanus School and Notre Dame High School in 1951.…

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Kevin Daniel Kain

Kevin Daniel Kain, 75, of Simsbury, CT passed away unexpectedly on March 11, 2026. Four years ago, Kevin and his loving wife, Sandy, moved to Connecticut from California where they lived for over 40 years to be closer to their grandchildren, who he adored. Kevin spent more than 30 years with United Airlines. He loved to spend his retirement years traveling with his wife,…

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Leanne Marie Cady

Leanne Marie Cady, age 42, of Quincy, IL, died on Friday, March 20, 2026. She was born on March 6, 1984, the daughter of Larry Cady and Jeannie Geers Reddick. Leanne had been employed at Kohls Wholesale until recently. Leanne enjoyed geode hunting, fishing, and gambling in her free time. She could often be found working on puzzles or coloring with her daughter, Autumn.…

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