All Obituaries

A lifelong artist, Elin B. Dumney, was born April 30, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois.  She was raised in Orland Park, the daughter of Gene and Luella (Anderson) Bates. She graduated from Carl Sandburg High School in 1958, and completed her baccalaureate at Southern Illinois University where she was part of the Delta Zeta sorority.  On June 23, 1962, she married her high school sweetheart, William (Bill) K. Dumney at the Methodist church in Orland Park.  In 1975, she and Bill...

Marva Lou (“Lou”) Broers, age 78, of Walnut, IL, died Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Heritage Manor in Walnut.             Lou was born on June 25, 1943 in Princeton, IL, the daughter of Marvin and Gayle (Whitver) Broers.  She attended the rural Advance School near Deer Grove, IL.  She lived on the family farm near Deer Grove, IL, until 1997 and she and her mom moved to their final home in Walnut, IL, that same...

Ronald Ganschow, 91, of Walnut, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Rose Haven Nursing Home of Marengo, IA. He was born on December 3, 1930 in Walnut, the son of Everett and Helen (Hoge) Ganschow. He married Dorothea Brandau on October 11, 1953 in Ohio. She preceded him in death on June 12, 2005. Ronald was a farmer and a lifelong master mason of the Masonic Lodge of Walnut. Survivors include his daughter, Karen Ganschow of Rockford; two sons, Bill (Nancy) Ganschow of Oxford, IA, Dick...

DEER GROVE – Norma J. Kropf, 83 of Deer Grove died Sunday May 15, 2022 at her home surrounded by family. She was born on June 8, 1938 at Henry County, Illinois the daughter of Joseph S. and Alice Kropf. She is survived by four brothers: Eugene Kropf of Nelson, MO, Marvin Kropf of Smithton, MO, Lester Kropf and LaVern Kropf both of Tampico; one sister Sharon Hostetler of Deer Grove; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers: Willis and...

Earl F. Coers, age 94, of Deer Grove, died Thursday, May 12, 2022 at his home. Earl was born April 11, 1928 in Tampico the son of Fred and Roberta (Peterson) Coers.  He served in the US Army and was an instructor at West Point before being deployed to Korea for the war. He later farmed for many years retiring in 1993.  He married Patricia Ackerson on May 21, 1950 in Tampico.  Earl enjoyed snowmobiling, fishing, golfing, playing cards and deer hunting.  He was...

HARMON – Linda M. Koser, 79, of Harmon, Illinois died on Mother’s Day Sunday May 8, 2022, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, Illinois.                 Linda was born November 1, 1942, in Sterling, Illinois to Claude and Grace (Worrell) Rude. She was educated in the Rock Falls Grade schools and a 1960 graduate of Rock Falls High School in Rock Falls, Illinois.  She was married to Gary L. Koser on December 29, 1962, in Rock Falls, recently celebrating their 59th...

Jerry R. Norden           Jerry R. Norden, age 90, of Ohio, died Saturday, April 30, 2022 at his home.           Jerry was born November 9, 1931 in Princeton the son of LeRoy and Bernice (Krieger) Norden.  He was joined by three sisters, Nancy (Stan) Iverson, Ann (Orm) Conner and Alice Lee (Bob) Semlow.  Jerry married Cheryl Johnson on March 31, 1951.  Together they had four...

Donna Swanson 86, passed away Thursday April 28, 2022 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center of Peoria.   She was born on May 30, 1935 in Clinton, IA, the daughter of John and Dorothy (Walwer) Walker. She married Charles Swanson on March 26, 1960 in Ohio, IL.   Survivors include her husband, Charles Swanson of Ohio; two sons, Jim (Diana) Kinnamon of Dwight, IL, Robert (Linda) Swanson of Mendota, IL; one sister, Pat (Elmer) Barkman of FL; three grandchildren, Angela (Roy) Rodrick...

JoAnn Bohm, 82, of Walnut, died Saturday, April 23, 2022 at her daughter's home. JoAnn was born on December 19, 1939 in Sheffield the daughter of Monroe and Esther (Plum) Cogger. She married Donald Bohm on July 2, 1966 in Sheffield. He preceded her in death on December 18, 2016. Survivors include her daughter, Lora (Michael) Werkau of Princeton, IL; two sons, Daniel Bohm of Walnut, IL, David (Angie) Bohm of Belle Fourche, SD; five grandchildren, Samantha (Rick) Sanchez of Montgomery, IL,...

Roy Alvin Haney, age 86 died April 12, 2022 in the comforts of his own home surrounded by family. Roy was born June 29, 1935 in Roosevelt, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. He was the 6th and youngest child born to Buster and Goldie (Murphy) Haney.  He grew up farming alongside his father and brothers in the Texas panhandle area.  He graduated from Friona High School in Friona, Texas.  He was drafted into the Army in 1958 and served as a Cryptographer in Korea.  He later was...