Obituaries

Kay Jean Kuchel, 79, of Paw Paw, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018, at OSF St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota. Kay was born July 6, 1938 in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Paul and Evelyn (Box) Kuchel. Kay graduated from Cornell College and moved to Paw Paw to take a teaching position in 1959. […]

Judy Baker, 74, of Paw Paw, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Presence Mercy Medical Center in Aurora. She was born July 5, 1943 in Findlay, Ohio, the daughter of Harold and Kathryn (Oram) Stauffer. Judy is survived by her son, Verne (Gail) Thompson of Compton; three grandchildren, Emily (Jesse) Morgan, Tim (Megan Simpson) […]

Sandra Miller, 76, of Compton, passed away Friday, May 25, 2018, at the Mendota Lutheran Home. She was born November 22, 1941, in Oregon, IL, the daughter of Earl and Hazel (Gibson) Secoy. She married Ray Miller on June 24, 1962. Sandra drove a school bus for Mendota Schools for eighteen years. She enjoyed camping, […]

Clara Marie DeLong “Krickett”, 69, of Paw Paw, Illinois, met her Savior on the morning of April 19, 2018, at Heritage Health in Mendota, IL. She was born September 20, 1948 in Mendota, IL to Robert Full and Lucille (Smith)(Full) Nicholson. She was a 1966 graduate of Amboy High School. After high school, she enlisted […]

Kristy Sue McNeilly, 50, of Paw Paw, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Rockford Memorial Hospital in Rockford. She was born February 3, 1968 in Dixon, the daughter of Gordon Morse and Marita Oakley. She married Steve McNeilly on June 29, 2002 in Rockford. Kristy battled illness for the last fifteen years. Even though […]

Christy Jane Rhoads, 54, of Paw Paw, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018, surrounded by her loving family, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Christy was born February 8, 1963 in Rockford, the daughter of Gary and Barbara (Nelson) Marks. She married Mark Rhoads on March 20, 1982 at the Paw Paw United […]

Harold “Ikey” Ikeler, 85, of Paw Paw, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Maple Crossing of Amboy. Harold was born June 7, 1932 in Earlville, the son of Earl and Mabel (Ulin) Ikeler. He married Virginia Eich. She preceded him in death on July 6, 1993. Harold proudly served in the United States Army […]

The angels came and took David’s hand to celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25, 2017. David J. Hall, 82, of Paw Paw, was born August 12, 1935 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, the son of Dwight L. and Pearl Marie (Johnson) Hall. He married Mary K. Brewer June 16, 1957 in Pentress, WV. David […]

Kenneth Earl Kaiser, 74, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017. Kenneth was born on January 31, 1943 in Paw Paw, IL, the son of Earl Philip and Phoebe (Grunderman) Kaiser. Ken was a 1961 graduate of Paw Paw High School and upon graduation, he entered the United States Air Force and served our country for […]

William (Will) Louis Ruppert, 81, of Paw Paw passed away November 14, 2017 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Will is survived by his wife; Patricia (Murphy) Ruppert along with his children Jay Ruppert of North Kansas City, MO; Ray (Rosemary) Ruppert of Roeland Parks, KS; Connie Schlesinger of Paw Paw, IL; Don (Marianne) Ruppert […]