William “Bill” Robert Schuering, age 64, died on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Blessing Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born on October 28, 1957, at St. Mary’s Hospital to his parents, Dorothy (Gill) and Paul J. “Tony” Schuering. He was a lifelong resident of Quincy, attending St. Francis Solanus and St. John the Baptist grade schools and Catholic Boys High…

Carrie L. Hicks, age 64, of Quincy, formerly of Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, died on Thursday, January 6, 2022, in her home. Carrie was born on November 22, 1957, in Roaring Springs, Pennsylvania, to Clarence O. and Minnie Pauline (Dickens) Harr. She was raised by Betty and Bill Neff. Carrie enjoyed crafting, solving crossword puzzles, painting by numbers and spending time with her group of Quincy…

Jeffrey “Jeffer” A. Lawrence, age 73, of Quincy, died on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 in the Macomb Post-Acute Care Center. He was born on November 18, 1948 in Honolulu, HI, the son of Jack C. and Shirley J. (Godsil) Lawrence. Professionally he worked in radio sales and was an announcer on the “Oldies Show” playing classics from the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s on stations…

Kevin D. Fortman, age 64, of Quincy, died on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. He was born on October 18, 1957 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, the son of Norbert ‘Bert’ and Dolores ‘Dee’ (Lynch) Fortman. Kevin was the owner and operator of ‘Car Preserver’. Kevin is survived by: TWO CHILDREN: Katie Fortman and Jessica Fortman both of Hannibal. ONE GRANDCHILD: Aralyn Boyd. SIBLINGS: Kathy A.…

Wayne Pond, age 82, of Liberty passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, of complications resulting from the Covid virus. He was born September 19, 1939, to Elmo and Gertrude (Kline) Pond, in Blessing Hospital. He graduated from Liberty High School, where he excelled at baseball, tennis and basketball. Wayne was a faithful husband and father. He married his high school sweetheart, Carolyn Dittmer,…

Kellie J. Voepel, age 52 of Quincy, died on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 in Blessing Hospital. She was born on November 5, 1969 in Quincy, the daughter of Luther and Kathleen (Kroeger) Kennedy. She married Jerry Voepel on June 23, 1987 and he survives. Kellie loved her kids and grandkids. She also liked darts, concerts, going to the casinos, traveling, playing cards and the…

Leroy J. ‘Butch’ Kroeger, Jr., age 80, of Quincy, died on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 in Blessing Hospital. He was born on August 1, 1941 in Quincy, the son of Leroy and Lois (Laird) Kroeger, Sr. Leroy started working when he was 13 and worked hard until he was 78, never missing a day. He worked at Celotex, mostly in the maintenance department. After…

Mary A. Haistings, age 94, of Quincy, died on Monday, January 3, 2022 in the Barry Community Care Center. She was born on March 13, 1927 in Quincy, the daughter of Herbert and Agnes (Waterkotte) Brink. Mary worked at Mercantile Bank from February of 1953 until her retirement in March of 1989. As a proud mother, loving grandmother, and aunt, Mary touched so many…

Wendy Lee Davis, age 52, of Quincy died on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at 5:45 a.m. Wendy was born in Quincy on September 26, 1969, a daughter of Tony McCulloch and Cathy (Cookson) Hills. She married Carl “Rob” Davis on August 24, 1995, at the Salvation Army in Hannibal, MO. They had five children, Eva Davis, Shawn Davis, David Davis, Steven Davis, and Madeline…

Harry J. Gallaher, age 73, of Quincy, died on Saturday, January 1, 2022 in his home. He was born on December 31, 1948 in Quincy, Illinois the son of Everett and Margaret (Osborne) Gallaher. He married Sharon Thixton of February 7, 1970. She survives. Mr. Gallaher most recently worked at Titan Wheel and retired after 20 years of service. He was also an Army…