Dorothy G. Olps, age 88, of 2031 Spring St., died on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in Blessing Hospital. She was born on October 21, 1927 in Quincy, IL the daughter of Carl A. & Rosina A. (Kenning) Timpe. She married Richard “Dick” Olps on April 23, 1949 in St. Francis Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on December 1, 2000. First and foremost,…

Roy D. Leckbee, Sr., age 68, of Quincy, died on April 21, 2016 in Blessing Hospital. He was born on February 17, 1948 in Quincy, the son of Thomas and Pearl (Dihl) Davis. He married Elma Forbes on April 10, 1992 in Quincy. She survives. Roy worked at Titan Wheel. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and all of nature. He also enjoyed woodworking. He is…

Ronnie Gire, age 61, of Lewistown, IL, formerly of Quincy, died on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in his home. He was born on July 24, 1954 in Quincy the son of Dorsey and Rose (Leonard) Gire. Ronnie worked at various places in the Quincy area in maintenance and cleaning, including Quincy Notre Dame and K-Mart. He was a member of Central Baptist Church. Ronnie…

John Paul Peterson of 108 Knollwood Drive in Quincy, Illinois passed away on April 18, 2016. He was born on July 1, 1952 in Jacksonville, Illinois, and was the son of Paul and Louise (Campbell) Peterson. John married his best friend, Jane (Bozarth) Peterson, on February 16, 1985 at St. Francis Solanus Church in Quincy. She survives. He went to Franklin Elementary and Jacksonville…

William J. Giesing age 87, of Quincy died on Sunday, April 17, 2016 in his home. He was born June 26, 1928 in Quincy, a son of Robert and Leona (Benhoff) Giesing. He married Margaret M. Warmker on September 2, 1950 in Quincy’s St. Mary’s Catholic Church, she preceded him in death on September 28, 1997. Mr. Giesing worked for the U.S. Postal Service…

Sandra “Sandy” L. Peter, age 67, of 1436 Quail Creek Dr., died on Saturday, April 16, 2016 in Blessing Hospital. She was born on December 29, 1948 in Laurens, IA the daughter of James & Eileen (Wilbur) Davis. She married Glenn R. Peter on June 12, 1971 in Sacred Heart Church in Laurens. He survives. Sandy worked for K-Mart for 30 years, retiring in…

LaRue Neil Wilkinson, age 62, of the Illinois Veteran’s Home, Quincy, died on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 5:45 a.m. in the home. He was born on January 4, 1954 in Anchorage, AK, a son of Frank Calvin & Mary Glenna (Rasmussen) Wilkinson. A graduate of Foothill High School in Bakersfield, CA, he went on to serve in the U.S. Air Force from 1973…

Nancy Annette Hoos, age 67, of 2024 College, Quincy, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 9:21 p.m. in Blessing Hospital. She was born on November 9, 1948 in White Hall, IL, a daughter of Grover Leroy & Minnie Evelyn (Axley) Hall. She first married Harley Leon Forrester. He preceded her in death. She later married Earl Dean Bloyd. Nancy was retired from her…

Thomas K. Bickhaus, age 62, of Payson, IL, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO. He was born on March 1, 1954 in Quincy, a son of Kenneth & Georgeann (Albers) Bickhaus. Thomas worked in retail sales. He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed woodworking. He is survived by a son, Brant Bickhaus of Panama City, FL; former wife…

William E. Kramer, age 60, of 1112 No. 8th St., Quincy, died on Sunday, April 10, 2016 in Blessing Hospital. He was born on July 6, 1955 in Hannibal, MO, a son of Lyle & Marion (Hyde) Kramer. William served in Army during the Vietnam Era. He was a mechanic at Gene’s Transmissions for many years. Survivors include: ONE BROTHER, Richard (Deborah) Kramer of…