Betty Wienhoff, nee Betty Jane Smalley, of Quincy, passed away Tuesday (December 6) at the Adams Pointe Assisted Living Facility. Her death was due to congestive heart failure. Betty was born and raised in Muscatine, Iowa. Being an extremely shy girl, her mother enrolled her in elocution lessons and the YMCA. At the Y, she took to the water and eventually became a strong…

James “Jim” Milo Winston age 86, of Quincy died on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 8:10 a.m. in his home. Jim was born on July 5, 1930 in Quincy, a son of James A. and Iris G. (Riley) Winston. He married Jeanette L. Wismann on July 4, 1953 in St. Francis Solanus Catholic Church. They had met while attending dances at the C.Y.O. and…

Granville Clay, age 94, of Quincy, IL died on Sunday, December 4, 2016 in his home. Granville was born October 9, 1922, in LaBelle, MO, a son of George and Janie Smith Clay. He married Carletha Mae Garr on May 15, 1943. She died June 5, 1965. Together they had three children. He married Frances Nixon-Bassett on January 21, 1967. They had no children…

Jason Albert Ohnemus, age 38, of Rockford, IL, formerly of Fowler, IL, died on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at his home in Rockford. He was born on October 13, 1978, a son of James L. and Ann L. (Niewohner) Ohnemus. Jason graduated from Liberty High School in 1996 and from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2000 with a degree in Electrical Engineering.…

Kenneth James Heinze, 81, of Quincy, Illinois, died at 6:45 a.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Quincy. He was born on July 12, 1935 in Quincy, a son of Alfred J. and Edith M. (Kohl) Heinze. He married Martha A. Maas on Nov. 30, 1957. She died on April 10, 2010. He married Bessie C. (Spratt) Gibson on Nov. 7, 2011. She survives…

Robert V. “Bob” Ludwig age 82, of Quincy died on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 10;00 a.m. in Good Samaritan Home. Bob was born on September 9, 1934 in Quincy, a son of Virgil Julius and Jean Alice Roselyn (Smith) Ludwig. On February 13, 1954 Bob married Carol Pauline Raidt in the former St. Mary Catholic Church in Quincy and she survives. Bob began…

Jesse W. “Johnse” Adair, of Ursa, went to be with his Lord and Angels on December 2, 2016 at North Adams Home, Mendon, IL. Jesse attended Fawbush School near Lima, IL. He then attended 3 years at Lima High School and graduated from Mendon Township High School in 1940. He served in the US Navy aboard the USS Brennan. On April 3, 1948, he…

Theodoshia ” Doshia” Perkins, age 97, of Sunset Home, formerly of 601 Country Club Heights, went home to meet her Lord, on Saturday, November 26, 2016 in Sunset Home. Doshia was born on November 6, 1919, in Quincy the daughter of Katie Perkins Griffin. Doshia was employed by Moormans Manufacturing Co. in the Laboratory for 13 years until her retirement. She was also a…

Arthur J. Kunkel, 89, of 2535 Old Orchard Rd., a truly devoted husband, father, and grandfather, proud owner and operator of Quincy Building Materials Company, died on Friday (Nov 25, 2016) at 1:16 p.m. in Blessing Hospital. Arthur was born on July 16, 1927 in Quincy to a warm and welcoming Arthur V. and Hilda Zimmerman Kunkel. He is survived by the love of…

Gerald “Jerry” W. Grist age 85, of Quincy died on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 4:20 p.m. in his home. Jerry was born November 18, 1931 in Denver, IL a son of Jim and Helen (Clark) Grist. He married his wife of 59-years, Bonnie J. Holtschlag on October 26, 1957 in Quincy’s old St. Boniface Catholic Church, and she survives. Jerry was self-employed as…