James Lee “Jim” Ballinger, age 75, of 606 Cedar, died on Saturday, November 29, 2014 in his home. He was born on June 21, 1939 in Quincy, IL a son of Marion and Mary (Darnell) Ballinger. Jim married Alice Tournear on January 30, 1966 in Rock Island, IL. She survives. Jim was a member of the Bethel Assembly of God Church. He attended Quincy…

Robert “Bob” Hilgenbrinck died peacefully on November 29th at 8:25 PM in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bloomington, IL at the age of 84. He was surrounded by his family and the multitudes of the angels and saints in Christ. Bob was born on January 6th 1930 in Quincy, IL to Herman and Marie Maas Hilgenbrinck. He was a student at Fairview grade school in…

Fr. Thomas Shaughnessy, O.F.M., age 81, of St. Francis Solanus Friary, Quincy, IL, died on Sat., Nov. 29, 2014, at 4:42 pm in Blessing Hospital. He was born on Aug. 3, 1933, in St. Louis, MO. His parents were Thomas Shaughnessy and Margaret nee Moore, both of whom preceded him in death. In 1947 he entered St. Joseph Seminary, Westmont, IL, to study for…

Larry J. “Fogo” Hiland, age 66, of 514 West Turtle Lake Road, died on November 29, 2014 in Westmont, IL. He was born on March 11, 1948 in Quincy, the son of Earl ‘Jack’ Hiland and Betty Hiland Gille. He married Ginny Brown in 1968. Mr. Hiland was a Union Laborer. Fogo loved to duck hunt and to fish. He also liked to go…

Barbara Joan Kelch, age 80, of Bowling Green, MO, formerly of Quincy, died on Friday, November 28, 2014 at 2:15 PM in the Pike Memorial Hospital in Louisiana, Missouri. She was born on January 27, 1934 in Quincy, the daughter of Albert C. & Patti Lee (Brown) Kroeger. Barbara first married Donald Woodruff. He preceded her in death. She then later married Lloyd Wayne…

Mark Lawrence Jones, Sr., age 63, of 811 Cherry, died on Saturday, November 22, 2014 in the ICU of Blessing Hospital. Graveside services will be held on Monday, December 1, 2014 at 11:00 AM in Greenmount Cemetery. There is no visitation but friends are invited to the graveside services. The Duker & Haugh Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Frederick L. “Fritz” Thomas, age 89, of Quincy, died on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 4:15 p.m. in Blessing Hospital. He was born on November 23, 1924 in the town of Ancell in Scott County, MO, a son of George & Catherine (Seifert) Thomas. Fritz attended St. Boniface Grade School, Quincy College Academy and Notre Dame High School He entered the U.S. Army in…

Virginia “Maxine” Brewer, age 90, of Geneseo, IL, formerly of Quincy, died on Saturday, November 15, 2014 in Geneseo, IL. She was born on June 7, 1925 in Bowen, IL a daughter of Ivan and Faye (Butler) Jobe. She married William V. “Bill” Brewer on February 23, 1952 in the First Presbyterian Church in Quincy, Illinois. He preceded her in death on July 9,…

Joan Mary Hellhake, age 84, of Quincy, died on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 9:29 a.m. She was born on May 31, 1930 in Quincy, the daughter of Lawrence & Hildegarde (Terwelp) Talken. She married Merle J. Hellhake on July 19, 1955 in St. Francis Catholic Church. He survives. Mrs. Hellhake was a graduate of Notre Dame High School. After finishing high school, she…

Audrey Rose Hessling, 80, passed away in Georgetown, Texas on November 10, 2014. She was born on January 10, 1934 in Quincy, Illinois to parents John F. and Rose Catherine (Fischer) Meyer. Audrey married Richard E. Hessling on September 27, 1952 in Quincy, Illinois; they were married over 62 years. She worked for Motorola in Quincy, Illinois and AirBorn in Georgetown, Texas doing factory…