KEWANEE – Jackie “Jack” L. Trowbridge, 78, of Kewanee, died at 12:27 a.m., Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center in Kewanee. Graveside services will be held at noon on Friday, May 24 at Elmwood Cemetery in Elmwood, IL. Pastor Kevin Drane will officiate. Visitation will be held from 10:00 -11:00 a.m., Friday at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee prior to the graveside. Memorials may be directed to the First United Methodist Church, American Cancer Society or to...

GULF SHORES, AL – Glenda “Katherine” Allen, 72, of Gulf Shores, AL, formerly of Kewanee, IL, died Friday, May 17, 2019. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 27 at Saint John Paul II Parish in Kewanee, IL. Celebrant will be Fr. Johndamaseni Zilimu. Visitation will be held from 3:00-5:00 p.m., Sunday, May 26 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee, IL with recitation of the rosary at 5:00 p.m. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery in Kewanee,...

GALVA – Elsie Marie Winter, 88, of Galva, formerly of Annawan and LaFayette, died at 2:45 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. Elsie was born June 11, 1930 in Annawan, the daughter of August and Emma (DeVrieze) Powell. She married Irvin K. Winter on November 22, 1958 in LaFayette. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 21 at Galva Cemetery. The Very Rev. Jerry Rafalko will officiate. In lieu of flowers memorials may be...

KEWANEE – Howard Mikell Nelson, 70, of Kewanee, died at 3:25 p.m., Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Kewanee Care Home after a losing battle against lung cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family. Cremation will be accorded and private inurnment with military rites will take place at a later date at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Howard Nelson Memorial Fund and can be left at the funeral home. Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee is assisting the family with...

KEWANEE – Lawrence G. “Larry” Emond, 74, of Kewanee, died at 4:55 p.m., Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Kewanee Care Home. Cremation will be accorded and no services will be held. Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee is in charge of arrangements. He was born August 13, 1944 in Oak Park, IL, the son of Wilfred and Dorothy Emond. He married Patricia “Pat” Gillespie on December 18, 1996 in Cambridge. Survivors include his wife, Pat, two daughters, Patricia Burns and Christina...

GALVA – Charles J. Nelson, 68, of Galva, died at 2:15 p.m., Saturday, May 11, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Cremation will be accorded and a memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 18 at the Messiah Lutheran Church. Rev. Randall Swanson will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church. Inurnment will follow at Galva Cemetery where military rites will be accorded by the Galva Fusiliers. Memorials may be directed...

TAMPA, FL - Carrel German, 87, of Tampa, Fl, formerly of Olney, IL, died Friday, May 10, 2019 at Lifepath Hospice in Temple Terrace, FL. Cremation has been accorded and a memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 25 at Rux Funeral Home in Williamsfield. Inurnment will follow at Williamsfield Cemetery. She was survived by sons, Michael of Tampa, FL and Gerald Jr. of Arlington, TX.

KEWANEE – Marilyn J. Thompson, of Kewanee, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019 at the Kewanee Care Home. She was born in Atkinson, IL to Harlan H. and Ruth E. (Matson) Thompson on January 2, 1937. Marilyn (Tinker), 82, was a strong, funny, and fiercely independent woman who worked until she was 80. Survived by her brother, Jack Thompson of Annawan, IL, her son, Shannon Devine, and her daughter Sherril (Joe) Paxton, all of Kewanee, IL, seven grandchildren, April Teel of Moline, IL,...

KEWANEE - Andrea Lynn Bond, of Kewanee, passed peacefully at the Kewanee Care Home on Friday May 3, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 11th at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service. Pastor Brian Bond will be officiating, accompanied by Pastor Lawrence D. Anderson. Memorials may be directed to the family for a memorial to be established. Andrea was born November 20, 1962 in Kewanee to...

GRAMMER, IN – Joseph E. Murray Sr., 69, of Grammer, IN, formerly of Kewanee, died at 4:43 a.m., Friday, May 3, 2019 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 7 at Pleasant View Cemetery in Kewanee. Memorials may be directed to the family for a memorial to be established. Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee is in charge of arrangements. He was born July 1, 1949 in Kewanee, the son Kenneth Howard and Marcella (Dickens) Murray. Survivors include his children;...