Obituaries
February 22, 2012 - 4:47 p.m.
GENESEO — Grace “Winnie” Bacon, 100, of Geneseo, formerly of Tiskilwa, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at Hammond-Henry Long Term Care in Geneseo.
February 22, 2012 - 3:32 p.m.
PRINCETON — Verna B. Crain, 84, of Princeton passed away at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at home in Princeton.
February 21, 2012 - 10:31 a.m.
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.
February 21, 2012 - 9:33 a.m.
WALNUT — Fred H. Woellert, 96, of Walnut died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at Walnut Manor Nursing Home.
February 20, 2012 - 4:31 p.m.
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.
February 15, 2012 - 4:54 p.m.
STERLING — Clara J. Hunt, 87 of Sterling passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15 2012, at Coventry Living Center in Sterling.
February 15, 2012 - 1:38 p.m.
HENNEPIN — Darlene Mae Price, 83, of Hennepin passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at her home.
February 15, 2012 - 1:30 p.m.
HENNEPIN — James Edward "Jim" Price, 73, of Hennepin passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at his home.
February 13, 2012 - 5:09 p.m.
PRINCETON — Donna M. Gapski, 87, of Princeton passed away Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at Kewanee Hospital.
February 13, 2012 - 8:42 a.m.
BRADFORD — William “Bill” Andrew Rouse, 73, of Bradford passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
February 10, 2012 - 2:57 p.m.
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.
February 8, 2012 - 11:14 a.m.
LAMOILLE — James Leroy Stamberger of rural LaMoille died on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at Mendota Community Hospital.
February 8, 2012 - 11:08 a.m.
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.