Richard “Dick” Cassens (1940 – 2022)

Richard “Dick” Cassens, 81, of Davenport, IA, died Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society in Davenport. Dick was born July 26, 1940, in Morrison, IL, to Alfred L. and Dorothy Mae (Peterkin) Cassens.  He attended Morrison grade schools and was a graduate of Morrison High School.  Dick worked

James Winslow Hufman (1946 – 2022)

James Winslow “Huffer” Hufman, 75, of Morrison, IL, died Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison. James was born May 4, 1946, in Iowa City, IA, to William D. and Mildred L. (Rhymer) Hufman.  He was educated in the Morrison grade schools and Morrison High School. 

Dorothy H. Jacobs (1916 – 2022)

Dorothy H. Jacobs, former teacher, 105 years old, went to be with the Lord at her home, on Sunday, March 13, 2022, surrounded by people who loved her. Dorothy was born December 2, 1916, in rural Sterling, IL, to John and Helen (Stralow) Jacobs.  Wanting to get her education, she

Brian Lopez (1965 – 2022)

Brian Lopez, 56, of Sterling, IL, passed away peacefully in hospice on Friday, March 11, 2022. Brian was born April 2, 1965, in Sterling, the son of Joseph Lewis and Hope Hellena (Urrutia Sanchez) Lopez.  Brian had a passion for cooking, cooking out, and feeding his friends.  He was an

Stephen R. Zuidema (1949 – 2022)

Stephen R. Zuidema, 72, of Morrison, IL, died Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, IL. Stephen was born April 7, 1949, in Union Grove Township, Whiteside County, IL, to Robert M. and Marjorie R. (Tichler) Zuidema.  He was educated in the Morrison grade schools and Morrison

Donna J. Nye (1953 – 2022)

Donna J. Nye, 68, of Chadwick, IL, died Sunday, March 6, 2022, in her home. Donna was born March 28, 1953, in Morrison, IL, to William and Wilma (Blink) Schrader.  She was educated in the Chadwick grade schools and was a 1971 graduate of Chadwick High School.  She married James

Phyllis J. Heun (1938 – 2022)

Phyllis J. Heun, 84, of Fulton, IL, died Monday, March 7, 2022, at MercyOne Clinton, Clinton, IA. Phyllis was born February 1, 1938, in Clinton to Peter C. and Esther M. (Geerts) Smith.  She attended Garden Plain Grade School and graduated from Fulton High School.  On May 10, 1957, she

Betty Ann Vos (1931 – 2022)

Betty Ann Vos, 90, of Morrison, IL, died Saturday, March 5, 2022, peacefully at her home in Morrison. Betty was born on November 19, 1931, in Fulton, IL, to Garrett and Gertrude (Housenga) Ottens. She was a 1949 graduate of Fulton High School. Betty was proud of the fact that

Phyllis Huizenga (1935 – 2022)

Phyllis A. Pruis-Huizenga, 86, of Morrison, IL, died Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford, IL. Phyllis was born December 27, 1935, in Fulton, IL, to Peter R. and Winifred K. (Bronkema) Hook.  She was educated in the Robertson Grade School of Rural Whiteside County and was

Mary “Jeri” Renkes (1922 – 2022)

Mary “Jeri” Renkes, 99, of Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, Morrison, IL, died Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Resthave. Jeri was born May 30, 1922, in Tampico, IL, to Francis Edward and Helen Alice (Brophy) Kelly.  She was educated in the Tampico Grade School and was a graduate of Tampico High

Marian A. VanDerLeest (1929 – 2022)

Marian L. VanDerLeest, 92 of Morrison, IL, died Sunday February 27, 2022, at Morrison Community Hospital. She was born on April 20, 1929, in Sterling, IL, the daughter of Carl and Reka (Camps) Meiners.  She married Arnold VanDerLeest June 16, 1949.  He died in April 1987.  She had worked for

Ruth E. Baker (1928 – 2022)

Ruth E. Baker, 93, of Morrison, IL, died peacefully on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at The Alverno Health Care Facility in Clinton, IA. Ruth Esther Hovey was born in Cedar Rapids, IA, on May 7, 1928, a daughter of Culver and Jessie (Ellsworth) Hovey.  In addition to her parents, her

Ramona Mae Vanzuiden (1933 – 2022)

Ramona Mae Vanzuiden, 88, of Morrison, IL, passed away peacefully at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, in Morrison on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, surrounded by family. Ramona was born October 19, 1933, in Morrison, to Ralph and Mary (Bonneur) Holesinger.  She was educated in the Argo Faye grade schools and was

Carl Edward Vander Eide (1927 – 2022)

Carl Edward Vander Eide, 94, of Fulton, IL, died Monday, January 24, 2022, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, IA. Carl was born November 15, 1927, in Garden Plain, IL, to Hilcoe and Flora (Bonneur) Vander Eide.  He was educated in the Garden Plain Schools. 

Patrick “Pat” William Carney (1957 – 2022)

Patrick “Pat” William Carney, 64, of Morrison, IL, died Saturday, January 22, 2022, at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL. Pat was born February 27, 1957, in Morrison, to William C. and Norine M. (Murphy) Carney.  He was educated in the Morrison grade schools, and in 1975 he graduated from