Rodell L. Graham, age 90, of Illinois Veterans Home, formerly of Liberty, died on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 3:30 AM in the Home. He was born on February 18, 1919 in Beverly Township, Adams County, IL the son of John E. & T. Fern (Likes) Graham. Mr. Graham worked for the Illinois State Park System at Siloam Springs and then was a Union…

Kenneth Amos Murfin of Payson, Illinois, passed away from cancer in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois on December 26, 2009. He was born in the family home near Payson on March 6, 1941 to Ralph Edward and Margie Belle (Amos) Murfin. On November 3, 1962 he married Doris Jean Kill in the Payson Christian Church. He was a 1959 graduate of Seymour High School…

Shirley Mae Wheeler, age 75, of Sycamore Healthcare Center, formerly of 1252 Hampshire Street, Quincy, died on Saturday, December 26, 2009 in the Home. She was born on October 28, 1934 in Petoskey, Michigan, a daughter of Charles and Halcyone (Wyant) Kiogima. She married Paul Wheeler on January 25, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois. He preceded her in death on May 18, 1998. Shirley loved…

Hildegard “Gil” (Bocke) Ristenpart, age 96, died in her home in Quincy, Illinois, on Christmas Day, December 25, 2009. She was born on March 24, 1913 in Quincy, Illinois the daughter of Bernard and Emma (Hacker) Bocke. In 1937, she married Erwin Ristenpart in St. Patrick Church in Kankakee, Illinois. He preceded her in death in 1988. Hildegard attended St. John the Baptist School.…

Robert L. “Whisper” Schmitt, Sr., age 82, of 2515 Dennis DR., died on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 8:20 AM in his home. He was born on July 18, 1927 in Quincy, the son of Robert Leo & Mildred (Schaeffer) Schmitt. Robert attended St. Mary School. Robert married Wilma Bernice Wood on February 19, 1944. She preceded him in death on March 12, 1999.…

John Richard Elbus, 72, of Quincy, IL died on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in Blessing Hospital. John was born on July 24, 1937 in Mt. Sterling, IL a son of Fred A. and Anna L. (Koch) Elbus. He married Norma Clark on July 10, 1959 in St. Mary Catholic Church, Mt. Sterling, IL. John was retired after 33 years with the…

Alice Ciraulo, age 89, of the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, died on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at the Home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in All Faiths Chapel at the Illinois Veterans Home. Interment will be in Sunset Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday morning from 8:30 until the time of the services at…

Sarah Lynn Royalty, age 24, of 120 E. Junction Street, Ursa, Illinois, did not want to be left behind and so she went to join her sisters Sandy and Amber after a long battle with Batten Disease on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 1:15 a.m. in her home. She was born on October 5, 1985 in Quincy, Illinois, a daughter of Randy & Darlene…