Obituaries

GENESEO — Grace “Winnie” Bacon, 100, of Geneseo, formerly of Tiskilwa, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at Hammond-Henry Long Term Care in Geneseo.
PRINCETON — Verna B. Crain, 84, of Princeton passed away at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at home in Princeton.
SAVOY — Beatrice May Carlson, 89, of Savoy died at 8:40 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at C-U Regional Rehab Center in Savoy.
WALNUT — Fred H. Woellert, 96, of Walnut died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at Walnut Manor Nursing Home.
LINCOLNSHIRE — James Whitney Spires, 78, decorated career Army officer and successful businessman, passed away on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, from Parkinson's disease, at his home in Lincolnshire, Ill., in the loving presence of family members and caregivers.
STERLING — Clara J. Hunt, 87 of Sterling passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15 2012, at Coventry Living Center in Sterling.
HENNEPIN — Darlene Mae Price, 83, of Hennepin passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at her home.
HENNEPIN — James Edward "Jim" Price, 73, of Hennepin passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at his home.
PRINCETON — Donna M. Gapski, 87, of Princeton passed away Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at Kewanee Hospital.
BRADFORD — William “Bill” Andrew Rouse, 73, of Bradford passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
SPRING VALLEY — John C. Muzzerelli, 89, of 520 N. Terry St., Spring Valley, died at 6:45 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at the Spring Valley Nursing Center in Spring Valley.
LAMOILLE — James Leroy Stamberger of rural LaMoille died on Monday, Feb.  6, 2012, at Mendota Community Hospital.
BREVARD, N.C. — Margaret Buford Speer, 101, of Brevard, N.C., formerly of Elizabeth and Princeton, Ill., and Eustis, Fla., died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at her home.

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