BRADFORD - Mason Lee Cantwell, 40, of Bradford, died Monday, June 1, 2020 in the emergency room at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. Cremation will be accorded and graveside services will be held at 12:00 p.m. noon on Saturday, June 13 at Bradford Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to his family. Rux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born July 27, 1979 in Peoria, the son of Roy and Sandra (Busch) Cantwell Jr. Survivors include his father of Buda, his mother of...

KEWANEE - Paul M. Hintz, 91, died Sunday, May 31, 2020 at his home. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Wethersfield Cemetery in Kewanee where military rites will be accorded by the Kewanee Veterans Council. Rev. Mara Ahles-Iverson will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kewanee Veterans Council or the Kewanee Kiwanis Club. Friends are encouraged to wear tropical colors to celebrate Paul’s Conch...

GALVA – William D. “Bill” Smith, 71, of Galva, died at 5:18 p.m., Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Due to the restrictions of COVID-19 private services will be held at Rux Funeral Home in Galva but a golf outing in his memory for everyone to attend is planned for the fall. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Sarcoma Foundation of America for research, the Galva Athletic Boosters or to the Galva Youth Sports...

KEWANEE - Lucky L Powers, 43, of Kewanee, passed away at 10:07 a.m., Friday May 22, 2020 at the Toulon Rehabilitation and Health Care Center surrounded by his family. A memorial visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 27 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Due to the restrictions of COVID-19 masks will be required and limitations of 10 visitors at a time will be allowed in the funeral home. A graveside committal service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 28 at...

ROCK ISLAND – Lela F. Taylor, 97, of Rock Island, formerly of Kewanee, died Tuesday, May 19 at Generations at Rock Island. Cremation will be accorded and due to the restricted guidelines of COVID-19 private graveside services will be held at Pleasant View Cemetery in Kewanee. Memorials may be directed to a charity of the donor’s choice and sent to Rux Funeral Home, 507 S. Chestnut St., Kewanee, IL 61443. She was born April 20, 1923 in Buda, IL, the daughter of William and...

KEWANEE - Gary Lee Hampton, 50, of Kewanee, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020 in Kewanee. He was born April 11, 1970 in Kewanee, the son of Wren and Shirley (Lake) Hampton. Gary attended Wethersfield Schools and Chicago University. He is survived by his mother of Kewanee, his children; Tyler Hampton and Bradley Hampton, both of Farmington, MO and Brianna Lanxon, Kimberly Kerg and Dustin Kerg, all of Kewanee, his grandson, Jaxon Verway of Kewanee and his girlfriend, Kari Vinson of Kewanee. Also...

KEWANEE - Kenneth E. “Kenny” Ripka, 74, of Kewanee, died at 1:51 p.m., Monday, May 18, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 22 at Pleasant View Cemetery in Kewanee. Rev. David Lorenzen will officiate. Memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and can be sent to Rux Funeral Home, 507 S. Chestnut St., Kewanee, IL 61443. He was born June 23, 1945 in Kewanee, the son of Donald...

KEWANEE - Florence L. (Allen) Mitchell, formerly of Kewanee, IL, passed away peacefully from natural causes at her home in Euless, TX on Friday, May 15, 2020. She was born on December 9, 1926 in Clarksville, AR, to the union of Ardail Allen Sr. and Ora P. (Greenlee) Allen. The family relocated to Kewanee, IL when Florence was age 9.  Shortly thereafter, her mother, Ora P. passed away leaving Florence to help her father care for five younger siblings.  She graduated from Kewanee...

GALVA – Donald E. “Butch” Lang, 66, of Galva, formerly of Kewanee, died Thursday, May 7, 2020 at his home. Privates funeral services will be held at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. A public visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 13 at the funeral home. Due to the restrictions of COVID-19 only 10 people or less will be allowed in the funeral home at one time. Cremation will be accorded following the services and inurnment will be in...

KEWANEE – Mickee Ann Salz, 63, of Kewanee, descended into heaven on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at her home. Cremation will be accorded and a Celebration of her Life will be held at a later date. Inurnment will be in Pleasant View Cemetery in Kewanee. Memorials may be directed to the family and can be sent to Rux Funeral Home, 507 S. Chestnut St. Kewanee, IL 61443. She was born August 29, 1956 in Kewanee, the daughter of Lloyd E. and Norma J. (Loughe) Mercer Sr. She married Keith H. Salz on...