Maryann Jane Yeakel, age 81, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 7:54 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.  She was born April 23, 1941 in Mt. Sterling, Illinois the daughter of Ralph Walter and Alice Louise Howard Buss.  She married John Thomas Yeakel on December 29, 1962 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mt. Sterling and he preceded her in death on March 15, 2021. Mrs. Yeakel worked for Brown County State Bank in Mt....

Amy Elizabeth Ormond Lucky, 51, of Mt. Sterling, died May 11, 2022 at the home of her parents following a brief illness.  Amy was born February 9, 1971 at St. Mary Hospital in Quincy to John and Carolyn Carroll Ormond then residing near Timewell.  She married Mark Lipcaman on November 2, 1991 in Perry, IL, he survives.   She married Shawn Lucky on May 24, 2003 in Mt. Sterling, he survives. She is also survived by two children, Cassandra Paige (Cassie) Lipcaman of Macomb and...

  Eugene John “Gene” Zackey, age 92, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 2:37 a.m. Monday, May 2, 2022 at Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville, Illinois.  He was born January 23, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois the son of John and Helen Dambek Zackey.  He married Jean Gillette on December 5, 1970 in the Sugar Grove United Methodist Church in Schuyler County, Illinois and she survives..  Mr. Zackey was a proud member of the International...

  Mona Lee Gragg, age 89, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 3:47 a.m. Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville, Illinois.  She was born April 23, 1933 in Schuyler County, Illinois the daughter of Clarence Lynell and Ruby Ellen Kessinger Dunn.  She married Teddy E. Gragg on August 29, 1956 in Mt. Sterling, Illinois and he preceded her in death on December 7, 2011.   Mrs. Gragg was a homemaker and was also a member of both the Mt....

  Joseph Alan Lashbrook, age 60, of Alsey Illinois and formerly of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 2:47 a.m. Monday, April 11, 2022 at the home of his mother in Mt. Sterling.  He was born August 20, 1961 in Beardstown, Illinois the son of Donald Leo and Frances Kaye Roate Lashbrook.   Mr. Lashbrook worked for Westermeyer Industries, Inc. in Bluffs for several years.   He attended Brown County High School and was a member of the First Lutheran Church of...

  Allen Edward Beard, age 84, of Eureka, Illinois and formerly of Perry, Illinois and Quincy, Illinois passed away at 7:50 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2022 at his residence in Eureka, Illinois.  He was born September 30, 1937 in Baylis, Illinois the son of Frank and Inez Jones Beard.   He married Gail Irene Ross on July 26, 1958 in Quincy, Illinois and she survives.   Mr. Beard worked as a salesman for Burrus Seed Company, where he served as district sales...

  Jack Edward Pool, age 72, of Mt. Sterling, Illinois passed away at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3, 2022 at his residence.  He was born July 23, 1949 in Jacksonville, Illinois the son of Robert Edward and Phyllis Nadine Perry Pool.  He married Margo Nelson on April 14, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada and she survives.  Jack graduated from Meredosia High School with the class of 1967 and then received his bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from Culver Stockton...

  Patricia "Pat" Lynn (Worley) Schreieck, 72, of Mount Sterling, passed away at 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy.  Pat was born August 13, 1949, in Edwardsville, IL to Robert and Edna Worley. She married John (Don) Schreieck on October 11, 1989, in Carlinville, IL, and he preceded her in death on April  22, 2017. She loved to cook, sew, watch TV- especially crime dramas and Gunsmoke- and spend time with her large family. She...

    Beulah Marie Butler, age 87, of Versailles, Illinois passed away at 6:20 a.m. Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.  She was born July 16, 1934 in Cooperstown, Illinois the daughter of Everett Albert and Georgia Lillian Dieterich Baker.  She married James E. Butler on October 3, 1954 in Beardstown, Illinois and he preceded her in death on January 21, 2000.  Mrs. Butler attended LaGrange School in Brown...

  Larry Dean Balzer, age 82, of Camp Point, Illinois, passed away at 9:11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at his residence. He was born November 24, 1939 in Camp Point, Illinois the son of Loren E. and Edla C. Aden Balzer.  He married Elizabeth A. Wort on September 23, 1961 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mt. Sterling and she survives.   Mr. Balzer worked as a mechanic for several area companies retiring from Koehler's Automotive in Camp...