Kathryn Virginia Lerch, age 83, of Pittsfield, Illinois passed away at 3:45 a.m. Monday, November 5, 2018 at Heritage Health, Therapy and Senior Care in Mt. Sterling. She was born February 18, 1935 in Pleasant Hill, Illinois the daughter of Ruth Pauline Harris.  She married James A. Lerch on May 23, 1953 in Hannibal, Missouri and he preceded her in death on October 20, 1977.  Mrs. Lerch served as a nanny for several area families.   She attended the First Baptist Church...

Anthony Lee “Tony” Markert, age 77, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 2:29 a.m. Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois. He was born December 16, 1940 in Quincy, Illinois the son of Harold A. and Juanita Wave Foote Markert.  He married Susan Cox on November 30, 1963 and to this union four children Todd, Chad, Kara and Kurt were born. Tony was a lifelong Brown County Farmer.    He graduated from St. Mary’s...

Virginia Lee “Ginny” Lidgard Reische, age 75, of Quincy, Illinois and formerly of Bluffs and Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 3:15 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Sunset Home in Quincy, Illinois. She was born November 18, 1942 in Mt. Sterling the daughter of Ellsworth X. and Stella Marie Pate Lidgard.  In 1960, she married Jerry Mitchell and to this union two children were born, Amy Beth Mitchell-Hart (Brian) of Colfax, Iowa and Daniel Curtis Mitchell (Marcie) of...

Mary Alice Hillmann Edwards, age 95, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 7:07 p.m. Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Heritage Health, Therapy and Senior Care in Mt. Sterling, Illinois. Mary Alice was born April 2, 1923 in Quincy, Illinois, a daughter of Glen Otto and Dollie Leigh Doane Hillmann.  She married O. Lyle Kleinlein on February 17, 1945 near Baylis, Illinois.  To this union four children were born.  Mary Alice married Oral Lee Brake on December 24, 1973 in Mt....

Joseph William Reich, age 86, a resident of Heritage Health Therapy and Senior Care in Mt. Sterling and formerly of Versailles, Illinois passed away at 5:20 a.m. Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at the nursing home. He was born December 7, 1931 in Brown County, Illinois the son of Marshall J. and Wilma Chamberlain Reich.  He married Linda J. Steinberg in 1960 in Granite City, Illinois and she preceded him in death on September 22, 1996.  Mr. Reich was a lifelong Brown County farmer...

Mary Grace Shields, age 100, of rural Timewell, Illinois passed away at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. She was born March 1, 1918 in Adams County, Illinois the daughter of Ray and Marie Love Adair.  She married Glenn Shields on September 28, 1941 and he preceded her in death in July of 1986. Mrs. Shields was a homemaker and earlier in life she worked as a beautician.  Mary also served as a vocalist for several weddings and...

Betty Carolyn Waters, age 81, a resident of The Elms Nursing Home in Macomb, Illinois and formerly of Astoria and Timewell passed away at 11:00 p.m. Friday, October 5, 2018 at the nursing home. She was born July 21, 1937 in Brown County, Illinois the daughter of Osborn Lee and Wilma May Daab Hatch.  She married Lloyd Waters on November 17, 1955 in the Timewell Baptist Church and he preceded her in death on April 9, 1991. Mrs. Waters was a Licensed Practical Nurse for Heritage Manor...

Mrs. Gay Lynn Mountain Ivey, age 57, of Perry, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 in Adams County, Illinois as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born August 28, 1961 in Quincy, Illinois the daughter of Donald L. and Sharolyn Lee “Sherry” Vose Mountain.  She married Michael Ivey and he preceded her in death.  Gay Lynn was a devoted stay at home mom and homemaker and for the last 3 years she enjoyed serving as a bus...

Marsha A. Hendricker Owens, age 70, a resident of Timber Point Health Care in Camp Point, Illinois and formerly of Beardstown, Illinois passed away at 5:40 a.m. Saturday, September 22, 2018 in the nursing home. She was born July 22, 1948 in Beardstown, Illinois the daughter of Homer and Louise Goodwin Hendricker.  She is survived by her three children Jason Ralston of Joliet, Illinois, Angela Girlinghouse (Willie) of Yukon, Oklahoma and John Holt (Ellena) of Springdale,...

Noah Wesley Branscum, age 84, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 2:14 p.m. Friday, September 21, 2018 at his residence. He was born June 5, 1934 in Van Buren County, Arkansas the son of Otis Claude and Mary Viona Passmore Branscum.  He married Marjorie Hall on July 7, 1955 in Conway, Arkansas and she preceded him in death on October 7, 1992.  He later married Carole Rigg on June 26, 1998 in Mt. Sterling, Illinois and she preceded in him death on February 4, 1999.  Noah...