Mr. Francis Merle Henrick, age 90, of Quincy, Illinois and formerly of Mt. Sterling and Golden, passed away at 7:24 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at his residence.  He was born November 11, 1929 in Camp Point, Illinois the son of Albert and Algretta Smith Henrick.  He married Patricia Rose Gorst Davis on April 10, 1982 in Mt. Sterling and she survives.  Mr. Henrick worked for the Burlington Northern railroad for 25 years.  Earlier in life he worked as a...

Donald Johnnie Kallenbach, age 87, of Versailles, Illinois passed away at 4:28 p.m. Monday, January 20, 2020 at Heritage Health, Therapy and Senior Care in Mt. Sterling. He was born the son of John Samuel and Flora Edna Griewe Kallenbach on July 10, 1932 at the family farm in Brown County, where he lived his entire life.  He married Kathryn Yvonne Keith on November 20, 1955 in Versailles, Illinois and she preceded him in death on July 15, 2011.   Donald with a lifelong Brown...

Harold Lynol Dunn, age 93, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 12:00 a.m. Friday, January 17, 2020 at Heritage Health, Therapy and Senior Care in Mt. Sterling. He was born August 4, 1926 in Schuyler County, Illinois the son of Clarence Allie and Ruby Ellen Kessinger Dunn.  He married Esther C. Thomas on September 28, 1946 in Mt. Sterling and she survives. Mr. Dunn was employed by Schuyler-Brown FS and Two Rivers FS in Mt. Sterling for over 34 years, retiring in 2012. He attended...

Virginia Carol “Virgie” Pulse, age 80, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 8:17 a.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at her residence.   She was born November 29, 1939 in Knox City, Missouri the daughter of Harry and Mary Katherine Whitaker Harvey.  She married Bruce Herbert Pulse on August 4, 1957 in Beardstown, Illinois and he preceded her in death on July 2, 1979.  Mrs. Pulse worked as a CNA for Modern Manor Nursing Home in Mt. Sterling for several...

Wilma Marie Moran, age 86, of Quincy, Illinois passed away at 7:35 a.m. Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. She was born February 21, 1933 in Brown County, Illinois the daughter of Rex F. and Helen O. Thomas Davis.  She married Charles William Moran on April 19, 1953 in the Buckhorn Methodist Church in Brown County and he preceded her in death on August 16, 2004. Mrs. Moran worked as a sales clerk for J.C.Penney in Quincy for several years and had also...

Michael Lee Seawalt, age 73, a resident of Prairie Village Healthcare Center in Jacksonville, Illinois and formerly of Versailles, Illinois passed away at 3:31 a.m. Friday, January 10, 2020 at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville. He was born December 5, 1946 in Ilwaco, Washington the son of Kenneth Dwaine and Edna May Rigg Seawalt. Mr. Seawalt was a veteran of the Vietnam War having served his country in the United States Marine Corps.  Michael had worked as a farmer and also...

Freda Ann Parn, age 90, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 10:12 a.m. Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Heritage Health, Therapy and Senior Care in Mt. Sterling. She was born December 7, 1929 in Brown County, Illinois the daughter of Fred and Maude Dorman McGlauchlen.  She married Richard Lee “Dick” Parn on June 24, 1950 and he preceded her in death on February 17, 2003.  Freda attended the Little Missouri School near Kellerville, Illinois and had worked as a sales...

Robert Edward Koch, 92, of Mount Sterling, died at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 25, 2019) at the Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Mount Sterling. He was born January 7, 1927, in Brown County, the eldest of nine children of Raymond J. and Marie E. (Redmond) Koch. He married Betty Mae Bond on June 9, 1951, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mount Sterling. She preceded him in death in 2010. With the exception of time spent in military service, Robert was a lifelong resident and farmer in Brown County....

William Edward “Bill” Kunkel, age 68, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 1:45 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2019 at his residence. He was born June 12, 1951 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina the son of Edward L. and Clara B. Mitchell Kunkel.  Bill was a self-employed carpenter.  He graduated from Brown County High School and was of the Christian faith. Bill enjoyed fishing, woodworking and truly loved making crafts for his family at Christmas.  Survivors include...

Monica Alice Eifert, age 89, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois. She was born July 10, 1930 near Timewell, Illinois the daughter of Markie Glen and Mabel Alice Davis Newton.  She married George Walla Eifert on September 12, 1948 in Brown County and he preceded her in death on April 11, 1994.  Mrs. Eifert was a homemaker.  She attended Benville School in Brown County and graduated...