Lillian K. Hester, age 87 of 829 April Ave., Quincy died on Friday, April 11, 2014 in Blessing Hospital. She was born on March 31, 1927 in Quincy, IL a daughter of William and Mary (Davis) York. She married William Hester, Jr. on July 10, 1965 in Quincy, IL. He preceded her in death on April 29, 1994. Lillian worked at Quincy Motorola for…

Ellen V. Hermann, age 94, of the Bradford Villa, formerly of Hamann Lane, Quincy, died on Thursday, April 10, 2014 in Blessing Hospital. She was born on November 18, 1919 in Quincy the daughter of Lawrence & Mary (Talken) Costigan. She married Richard Hermann on September 21, 1946 in St. Francis Catholic Church in Quincy, Illinois. He preceded her in death. Ellen was a…

James A. “Jim” Duesterhaus, age 72, of 2130 Koch’s Lane, Quincy, died on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 in Sunset Home. He was born on October 10, 1941 in Quincy, a son of Arthur E. & Leona E. (Frese) Duesterhaus. He married Rosemary Spalding on October 20, 1962 in Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Monroe City, MO. They celebrated 50 years of marriage in October 2012.…

Jason Cole Harvey, age 16, of the Walter Lawson Children’s Home, Loves Park, IL, son of Tanya & Bryon Harvey of Quincy, died on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 in Blessing Hospital, Quincy. He was born on November 9, 1997 in Quincy, a son of Bryon & Tanya (Wiemelt) Harvey. Jason liked listening to music, and his brother and sister always looked forward to their…

On Monday, April 7, 2014 Helen Idabelle Welte, age 83, of the Lincoln Douglas Apartments, Quincy, went home to be with the Lord. She was born on November 3, 1930 in Quincy, a daughter of Henry & Idabelle (Miller) Welte. She was a lifelong resident of Quincy. She had worked almost 50 years for Premier Linen & Towel Service. Helen was such a gentle…

Frank J. Meyer, age 88, of St. Vincent’s Home, formerly of 507 Holford Dr., Quincy, died on Monday, April 7, 2014 at 9:38 a.m. in Blessing Hospital Emergency Room. He was born on January 9, 1926 in Burton Township, Illinois, a son of John V. & Elizabeth (Benz) Meyer. He married Isabelle Koyer on October 5, 1968 in St. Mary Catholic Church. She survives.…

Rita A. Steinkamp, age 83, of 3309 North College, died on Friday, April 4, 2014 in her home. She was born on November 11, 1930 in Payson, IL the daughter of Joseph & Laura (Schmidt) Kaltenbach. She married Charles G. Steinkamp on June 2, 1954 in St. Brigid Catholic Church. He preceded her in death in 1997. Rita was a graduate of Payson High…

Mildred M. Zehnle, age 94, of Sunset Home, formerly of 301 N. 8th Street, Quincy, died on Thursday, April 3, 2014 in Sunset Home. She was born on March 8, 1920 in Quincy, a daughter of William & Elizabeth (Vogel) Terwelp. She married George Arthur “Art” Zehnle on December 30, 1941. He preceded her in death. Mildred was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic…

Mary R. Austin, age 95, of Edwardsville, IL, formerly of Titusville, FL and Quincy, died on Sunday, March 30, 2014 in Edwardsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on August 8, 1918 in Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Alfred and Bernadine (Spohr) Clement. Mary married Fred Austin on Dec. 29 1941 and he preceded her in death in 1965. Mary worked as a…

Dr. George Eversman II, 88 , of 2174 Maine Street, died Thursday night at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. He was born on November 5, 1925 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of George and Katherine (Hagerty) Eversman. He married Madonna Stover in Iowa City, Iowa on August 30, 1952. She died October 23, 2005. He was a graduate of St. Ambrose College in…