Darda J. (Bealmer) Ledergerber, age 86, of Quincy, died on Thursday, October 30, 2025. She was born on June 20, 1939 in Peoria, IL, the daughter of Howard and Geneva (Bentzinger) Bealmer. Darda met Robert A. Ledergerber while he was in the Navy stationed in Washington DC, and Darda worked at the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Darda and Robert got married in Illinois, and…

Anna Lee Waterkotte, age 86, of Quincy, died on Monday, November 3, 2025 in Good Samaritan Home. She was born on November 19, 1938 in Quincy, the daughter of Leland W. and Anna M. (Rupp) Casburn. She married Richard “Dick” E. Waterkotte on July 11, 1959 in St. Peter Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on December 9, 2010. Anna Lee attended grade…

Charles L. “Chuck” Tracy, age 52, of Quincy, died on October 30, 2025, in his home. He was born on September 19, 1973, in Quincy, the son of Lee Tracy and Sharon (Barnett) Williamson. Chuck married Susan M. Tuter on April 18, 1996, in Quincy. She survives. Chuck was employed as a fabricator at Knapheide Manufacturing and as a landscaper at Bergman Nursery. He…

George Junior Huddleston, age 93, of Quincy, formerly of Liberty, IL, died on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 in the Illinois Veterans Home. He was born on May 18, 1932 in Adams County, IL, the son of George and Faye (Brown) Huddleston. George grew up in Beverly and attended school in both Beverly and Kingston. He joined the United States Navy as a Navy Seabee…

Mary Ellen Yonker, age 79, of Quincy, died on Monday, October 27, 2025, at Country View Care Center in Macomb, IL. Mary was born September 19, 1946 in Riverside, CA, a daughter of Robert J. and Mary L. (Thompson) Hagen. Mary married former husband Richard F. Smith Sr. on March 29, 1965, in Arizona. To their union was a son, Richard F. Smith., and…

Glenna Mae Griffin, age 86, of rural Liberty, IL, died on October 25, 2025 under hospice care at the Timber Point Health Care Center in Camp Point, IL. She was born on May 6, 1939, at home in rural Liberty, IL, to parents Oscar Everett and Zelma Ethel (Hofmeister) Jackson. She married her high-school sweetheart, Milton Griffin on December 8, 1957. He survives. She…

Raymond L. Pace, age 87, of Quincy, IL died on October 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM in Blessing Hospital. He was born on March 12, 1938, in Fairmount, IN the son of Russell Carl and Agnes “Mike” (Keller) Pace. Raymond was a truck driver and a carpenter over the years. He liked to do youth and prison ministry. Ray served in the United States…

John Robert ‘J.R.’ Schlinkman, age 63, of Quincy, formerly of Ft. Myers, FL, died on Friday, October 24, 2025 in his home. He was born on March 17, 1962 in Quincy to John & Minnie (Harsell) Schlinkmann. J.R. was a graduate of Quincy High School. While in Ft. Myers, he owned and operated a pool cleaning service and pool supply company. He loved fishing…

Roger Eugene Knuffman, age 83, of Quincy, died on October 24, 2025, at Blessing Hospital. He was born on August 18, 1942, in Quincy, IL, the son of Irene (Welsh) and Harry Knuffman. Roger was a graduate of St. Rose Grade School and Christian Brothers High School (1960). He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1962-1968, including during the Vietnam War. He married…

Rae Joan Rees (nee Schwanke), 90, passed away peacefully in Quincy, Illinois on October 22, 2025. Rae was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the daughter of Raymond H. Schwanke and Margaret Z. (nee Billings) Schwanke and spent many happy years in Kenosha growing up near the shores of Lake Michigan. She attended Durkee Grade School, Lincoln Jr High School, and Mary D Bradford High School…