Linda L Howe, age 77, of Quincy, IL, died on Feb 27, 2025 in her home. She was born on March 30, 1947 in Quincy, IL, the daughter of Fred and Esther (Dieker) Willer. She married Greg Howe on August 26, 1967. He preceded her in death on September 26, 2023. Linda was a Registered Nurse at the former St. Mary’s Hospital and Blessing…

Deborah L. Austin, age 68, of Quincy, died on Monday, February 24, 2025 in her home. She was born on August 15, 1956 in Quincy, the daughter of George and Dorothy (Howell) Gilker. She spent her life taking care of her home and children. She nurtured and supported her children with unwavering love. Deborah was immensely proud of her grandchildren and her love and…

Richard Michael “Mike” Rubison, 76, of Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Lake Forest, Illinois, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Mike was born on September 16, 1948 to Dick and Mary Kay Rubison in Quincy, Illinois. After Mike graduated from Christian Brothers High School (class of 1966), he went on to study pure math and statistics…

Eugene L. “Gene” Esselman age 93, of Quincy died on Friday, February 21, 2025, at Blessing Hospital. He was born on September 12, 1931, in Perryville, Missouri, the son of Edward and Stella (Moore) Esselman. Gene is survived by his wife Rita (Moranville) Esselman, whom he married on November 3, 1951 in Perryville. After graduating from St. Vincent High School in Perryville, Gene joined…

Nancy Ann Williams-Dacus, beloved mother 3 children, 7 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren, passed away peacefully in Quincy, Illinois on February 9th, 2025, leaving her family that love her very much. Nancy was born in Slatedale, Pennsylvania, on November 18th, 1940, to parents Kermit and Arlene Williams, and grew up in the woods of Lehigh Furnace. Nancy attended Slatington High School where she sang in…

Brenda Kay Schawitsch, 75, of Maywood, MO died at 3:08 p.m. Thursday, February 20, 2025 at home. Brenda was born August 25, 1949 in Taylorville, IL in Christian County the daughter of Harold and Opal (Dowdy) Lowis. She married L. Dale Schawitsch February 15, 1974, in Indian Rocks Beach, FL. Professionally, Brenda was a licensed beautician and had operated her own beauty shop, worked…

Melba G. Wiesemann, age 98, formerly of Mendon, IL, died on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 in the Sunset Home. She was born on September 2, 1926 along with her twin brother Melbourne to Homer and Stella (Plummer) Kitson in Batchtown, IL. On May 10, 1951 she married Ellis Wiesemann in Luther Memorial Church in Quincy where they were members for many years. Ellis preceded…

Charles H. Menke, age 94, of Quincy, died on Saturday, February 8, 2025, in Blessing Hospital. He was born on November 30, 1930, in La Belle, Missouri, the son of Charles and Mary E. (Ferguson) Menke. He married Betty K. Hayden on January 12, 1952. She preceded him in death on May 29, 2017. Charles worked at Electric Wheel for 30 years. After retirement…

James E. Florie, age 81, of Quincy, IL, passed away in Blessing Hospital on Thursday, February 13, 2025. No formal services are planned at this time. Services arrangements for James E. Florie are with The Duker and Haugh Funeral Home

Richard Paul Harris, age 50 years old, died at home in Liberty, IL on February 17, 2025. He was born on October 11, 1974 in Quincy. He married Jody Alexander on September 27, 1997. She survives. In addition to his wife, Jody, he is also survived by his sons Sam and Henry (Kylie), his parents, Mike & Donna (Smith) Harris and many aunts, uncles,…