Fred E. Gill, age 97, of Sunset Home, formerly of 301 N. 8th St. and Plainville, IL, died on Thursday, March 19, 2015 in the home. He was born on February 24, 1918 in Glenmora, LA, a son of Thomas Gill. He was raised by Mr.& Mrs. Nathan Lofton. He married Inez Jackson on May 13, 1944 in Indianapolis, IN. She preceded him in…

Gary J. Grawe, age 50, of 2241 Spruce, died on March 15, 2015 in his home. He was born on September 28, 1964 in Quincy the son of Kenneth & Dolores (Wismann) Grawe. Gary owned and operated Gary Grawe LLC/Grawe Delivery, delivering appliances in the 75 mile radius of Quincy. Gary was a devoted father, brother, uncle and great-uncle. He is survived by: ONE…

August 8, 1928 – March 13, 2015 Betty Ann Grafton passed away on Friday peacefully in her sleep. She touched many lives with her generous heart and fun, adventurous spirit. Betty was born in Quincy, IL and graduated from Quincy High School on June 7, 1946. She had a deep love for animals and had an adorable monkey named Sookie. After living the single…

Ruth M. Brown Obituary Ruth Maudeen Brown, age 80, of 527 Broadway, died on Friday, March 13, 2015 in Sycamore HealthCare Center. She was born December 9, 1934 in Carthage, IL , the daughter of John Wesley and Cordie (Roberts) Woodworth. She married Edward Lewis Brown on October 30, 1951. He preceded her in death on July 13, 1998. Ruth crocheted, knitted and liked…

Danny Field, age 70, of 7223 South 48th Street, died on March 13, 2015 in TimberPoint HealthCare Center. Private graveside services will be planned. The Duker & Haugh Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Robert F. “Bob” Druffel, age 92, of 301 North 8th Street, died on Saturday, March 07, 2015 at 7:40PM in Sunset Home. He was born on April 21, 1922 in Quincy the son of Henry and Margaret (Rupp) Druffel. He married Alice A. Wismann on April 7, 1948. She preceded him in death on April 10, 1994. He later married Kathleen “Katie” (Smith) Peters…

Lori Lynn Decker, age 45, of 300 So. 10th Street, Quincy, died on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 2:45 p.m. in Timber Point Healthcare Center, Camp Point, IL. She was born on September 16, 1969 in Springfield, IL, a daughter of William & Phyllis (Baker) Long. She married Derek Decker on March 8, 1996 in Quincy. He survives. Lori worked as a housekeeper. In…

Carlene R. Barry, age 73, a resident of Maple Terrace Home in Quincy since 1989, died on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 5:45 a.m. in Blessing Hospital. She was born on November 22, 1941 in Quincy, a daughter of the late Andrew & Clara (Ohnemus) Barry of Camp Point, IL. Carlene was previously a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church at Camp Point. She…

Ruth Marie Emily Heuer, age 85, of 823 South 36th Street and formerly of 2512 Turner Road Quincy, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in Blessing Hospital. She was born November 24, 1929 in Sellback, Germany, a daughter of Friedrich W. and Martha Ulga (Gernhard) Schlupkoten. She married Gunter Albert Fritz Heuer on August 27, 1949 in Mulheim Ruhr, Germany, and he preceded her…

Lois J. (Wellman) Schutte, 91, of Bradford Villa, formerly of 928 Christopher Court in Quincy, passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 3, 2015. Born June 18, 1923, in Chicago, Lois was the daughter of Alois and Helen (Berter) Wellman. She married James (Jim) Schutte on April 3, 1948 in St. Francis Catholic Church; he preceded her in death in 1998. Mrs. Schutte attended St.…