KEWANEE- Joyce Marie Detra, 81, of Kewanee, died at 6:45 a.m., Friday, May 18, 2018 at Kewanee Care Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday May 24, 2018 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Rev. Martin Gutzmer will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Burial will be at Evergreen Memory Gardens, rural Kewanee. Memorials may be directed to the donor’s choice. She was born on May 9, 1937 in Annawan, IL, the daughter of Charlie and...

PEORIA- John N. Bodine, 81, of Peoria, formerly of East Moline, died at 10:22 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Unity-Point Methodist Peoria.  Funeral services are pending at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. 

  KEWANEE- Kimberly Lee Willson, 47, of Kewanee, died at 3:49 p.m., Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the home of her mother. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 18 at Rux Funeral Home, Kewanee. The Very Rev. Jerry Rafalko will officiate. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday at Rux Funeral Home. Cremation will be accorded after the services and private inurnment will be held at Evergreen Memory Gardens. Memorials may be directed to the Kimberly Willson...

KEWANEE- Elijah Ryan Shipley passed peacefully in the arms of his parents on May 11, 2018.    He was born on May 11 at 7:25 a.m. and was given lots of love and kisses before passing shortly after birth. Elijah was the son of Joseph and Jessica (Jordan) Shipley of Kewanee. He is survived by his loving parents and adoring sisters Olivia and Isabella, his paternal grandparents Greg and Deb Shipley of Kewanee and his maternal grandparents, John Steimle and Rochelle...

KEWANEE- Mary Ward, 97, of Kewanee, died at 9:38 a.m., Friday, May 11, 2018 at the Hillcrest Home in rural Geneseo.  Funeral arrangements are pending at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee.

GALVA-  Jeffrey P. “Jeff” Warner, 55, of Galva, died at 8:31 p.m., Thursday May 10, 2018 at Unity Point-Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Cremation has been accorded and a memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 25, 2018 at Rux Funeral Home, Kewanee. Rev. John Burns will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Jeffrey Warner Memorial...

GALVA – Mary Jane Carney, 78, of rural Galva, died at 1:40 a.m., Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at the Kewanee Care Home. Cremation will be accorded and no services will be held. Rux Funeral Home in Galva is in charge of arrangements.

GALVA- Norman S. Collister, 91, of Galva, died at 6:20 p.m., Monday, May 7, 2018 at the Kewanee Care Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 12 at the First United Methodist Church in Galva. Rev. Tricia Chapman will officiate. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, May 11 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva. Burial will be in Galva Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the First United Methodist Church in Galva. He was born July 30, 1926,...

KEWANEE – Thomas R. “Tom” Witte, 81, of Kewanee, died at 5:40 p.m., Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the Toulon Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 10 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Rev. Paul Copeland will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the First United Methodist Church in Kewanee. He was born...

KEWANEE – Paul C. Donovan, 72, of Kewanee, died at 12:59 a.m., Saturday, May 5, 2018 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 11 at Visitation Church, Saint John Paul II Parish in Kewanee. Celebrant will be Fr. Johndamaseni Zilimu. Visitation will be held from 5:30-8:00 p.m., Thursday, May 10 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Burial will be held at the Rock Island National Cemetery where military rites...