Virgil Rome Vonderheide, age 64, of 1730 Kent Drive, died on Saturday, July 4, 2009 at 7:00 PM in his home. He was born on July 15, 1944 in Quincy, IL the son of Rome & Agnes (Peters) Vonderheide. He married Patricia Kaiser on August 10, 1963 in St. Francis Church in Quincy. She survives. Mr. Vonderheide was the owner and operator of Lawn…

Lillian F. Kientzle, age 82, of the Sunset Apartments at 301 North 8th, formerly of 2237 Spring, died on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 11:57 AM in Blessing Hospital. She was born on November 14, 1926 in Quincy the daughter of Fred & Lillian (Druffel) Kientzle. Lillian was a long time member of St. Francis Catholic Church. She loved to play cards. Lillian also…

Richard W. Douglas, Sr., age 84, of 2020 Spruce, died on Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 6:12 AM in Blessing Hospital. He was born on June 16, 1925 in Quincy the son of Lawrence & Emogene (Irwin) Douglas. Richard married Ruth Majors on July 2, 1948 in LaGrange. She survives. He worked at Moorman’s Manufacturing for many years until his retirement. Richard served in…

Carolyn M. Gollaher, age 74, of Camp Point, IL, died on Sunday, June 28, 2009 in her home. She was born on July 5, 1934 in Hannibal, MO the daughter of Charles Richard and Florence Mae (Welch) Arnett. She married Steven Gollaher and he preceded her in death. Carolyn is survived by: ONE DAUGHTER: Debra Arnett of Quincy and ONE GRANDSON: Andrew Allen Arnett…

Shirley A. Platt age 69, of 205 West Pittsfield, Liberty, IL died on Friday, June 26, 2009. She was born August 28, 1939 in Quincy a daughter of Alvin and Elizabeth (Schwartz) Rice. She married Theodore Platt on September 1, 1957 in Payson. He died February 15, 2008. Shirley was a homemaker. She was of the Methodist faith. Shirley loved to read, she embroidered…

Jean E. Niehaus, age 87, of California, formerly of Quincy, died on June 26, 2009 in Santa Rosa, California. She was born on June 5, 1922 in Quincy, Illinois, a daughter of Walter Robert and Rosetta Florence (Trout) Clark. Jean was a homemaker and worked as a beautician for many years. She was a graduate of Quincy School of Beauty Culture and also attended…