Orville E. “Gene” Dameron, age 79, of 600 Washington, died on Friday, December 14, 2012 at 7:55 Am in Blessing Hospital. He was born on December 11, 1933 in Hannibal, MO the son of Harry & Edna (Triplet) Dameron. He married Rosemary M. Tuxford on January 31, 1953 in Quincy, IL. She survives. Gene was a self-taught man who was a jack of all…

Rita Isabel Dieker, age 98, formerly of Quincy, passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at the House of Loreto, in Canton, Ohio. She was born on January 24, 1914 in Yonkers, New York. She was the daughter of James A. and Mary A. (Lavey) Mulligan. Rita married John Harold (Buddy) Dieker. He preceded her in death on December 25, 1990. Rita was a…

Susan E. Gallaher Glore, age 62, of 909 Jersey, died on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in her home surrounded by her husband and family. She was born on March 29, 1950 in Quincy the beloved daughter of Richard D. & Evelyn J. (Fhel) Tournear. She married Theodore R. “Ted” Glore on June 18, 1994 at the Salvation Army. He survives. Susan was a bartender…

Joan D. Kuhn, age 64, of rural Ursa, IL, died at 1:15 a.m. on December 10, 2012 in Blessing Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born on January 20, 1948 in Quincy, a daughter of Paul & Margaret (Hummel) Wolf. She married Eugene Kuhn on November 18, 1967 in St. Francis Catholic Church in Quincy. They had just celebrated their 45th…

Joseph J.T. Tyrjan, age 48, of Garden Grove Court, 619 Chestnut, died on Monday, December 10, 2012 in TimberPointe Healthcare Centre. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 1:00 PM 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.

Easton Scott “Super E” Zanger, 2 ½ year old son of Jeff & Shannon (Linderer) Zanger, gave up his battle with the mitochondrial disorder POL-G (Alpers-Huttenlocher Syndrome) on Saturday, December 8, 2012 in Barnes St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Now he is with the angels in heaven. His short life will leave a legacy of inspiration, not sadness, for all who knew him. He was…

Paul Lewis Bunfill, age 54, of 27311 Zinnia Ave., LaGrange, MO, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 12:27 p.m. in his home. He was born on April 2, 1958 in Torrence, CA, a son of Harry E. and Agnes (Hannel) Bunfill. He married Debra Kay “Debbie” Miller on May 21, 1976 in Quincy. She survives. Paul was employed by Frank Leta Honda in…

Alma Ilene Shoemate, age 85, of 1324 N. 4th St., Quincy, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 in her home. She was born August 23, 1927 in Lima, IL a daughter of Raymond and Opal (Shaffer) Bloyd. She married Leroy Hartsock on March 16, 1957 and he passed away February 25, 1990. She married William “Bill” Shoemate on July 3, 1997 and he passed…

Daniel Joseph “D.J.” McLaughlin, age 87, of 807 Eagle Trace, Quincy, died on Monday, December 3, 2012 in his home. Dan was born on September 22, 1925 in Dodgeville, IA, a son of Daniel A. and Marie (Fitzgerald) McLaughlin. He married Maxine L. Brandes on September 6, 1947 in Burlington, IA and she preceded him in death December 5, 1982. He married JoAnn D.…

Michael Robert Wienhoff, age 67, of Country View Nursing Home, Macomb, IL, formerly of Quincy, died on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 6:05 a.m. in McDonough District Hospital, Macomb. He was born April 25, 1945 in Quincy, a son of Bert & Phyllis (Argust) Wienhoff. He married Betty Elizabeth Ann Rost on April 16, 1988 in Quincy. She survives. Michael graduated from Christian Brothers…