Maynard Hoelzer, 90, passed away January 5, 2022, at Pleasant View Health Center in Ottawa. He was born July 31, 1931, in Compton, the son of Edward and Hilda (Winter) Hoelzer. He married Mary Lou Barnhart on August 7, 1954, in Scarboro, IL. Maynard farmed in the Compton area his entire life. He served in […]
Darrell “Red” Furar, 65, of Compton, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at his home following a courageous four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Darrell was born May 24, 1956, in LaSalle, the son of Frank and Shirley (Blanchard) Furar. He married Kristen Humiston on September 15, 2007, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Rochelle. Darrell […]
James David Moore Sr., of Scarboro, passed away at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital on November 17, 2021, at the age of 72. He was born on July 14, 1949, in Virginia, to Willie and Fannie (Metcalf) Moore. He was baptized on August 8, 2021, at the United Pentecostal Church of Rochelle. James is survived by his […]
Jeffrey L. Simpson, 59 of Paw Paw passed away suddenly on November 16,2021 in Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. Cremation rites have been accorded Celebration of Life visitation will be Sunday, November 21, 2021 from 12pm-2pm in Torman Funeral Home Paw Paw, a service officiated by Rev. David Jungnickel will be from 2-2:30pm in the […]
Carola Peterson Englehart passed away on December 13, 2020, making our world a little dimmer but the heavens brighter. Carola was born in New Bedford, Illinois, on May 6, 1933, to Oreetha (Monson) and Tracy Lee Peterson, and grew up in rural Illinois where she helped keep an eye on her four loving brothers, Dick, […]
Iva Sharon Wilson Underwood, age 82, of Bethel Springs, TN and formerly of Compton, IL, passed away Thursday morning July 8, 2021 at her home. She was born February 27, 1939 in Compton, IL the daughter of the late Willard Edward and Maye Minnie Gerbers Wilson. She grew up in Compton and married Gerene Underwood […]
Dorothy Mae (Jones) Moorehead of Paw Paw, IL died peacefully June 29, 2021 at Anam Memory Care, Rockford, IL with her daughter Becky Provi and son Doug Moorehead by her side, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was a lifelong Paw Paw resident, farmer’s daughter born July 15, 1931 to Clyde E. and […]
Chalden F. “Chal” Challand, 79, of Steward, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Chal was born October 17, 1941 in DeKalb, the son of Wilbur and Evelyn (Rambo) Challand. He married Donna Pullin on November 9, 1963 in Rochelle. Chal was born and raised on a farm […]
June L. Hall of Frostproof, Florida passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Advent Health Lake Wales. She was born July 6, 1935 in Mount Vernon, Arkansas to the late Ferman and Ida Frye; she moved to Frostproof from Dixon, Illinois 12 years ago. June was a retired Tax Accountant and was a member of […]
Donna Jean Gilmore, 86, of Paw Paw, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021, at her son’s home surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 24, 1934 in Compton, the daughter of Wilbur and Mildred (Parks) Pfeifer. She married Ed Gilmore on June 1, 1952 in the Paw Paw Methodist Church. Donna worked for […]