GALVA – Gary E. Ault, 72, of Galva, died at 9:26 p.m., Saturday, December 11, 2021 and his wife, Karol B. Ault, 71, of Galva, died at 2:38 p.m., Tuesday, December 14, 2021, both at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. Cremation will be accorded and a memorial service honoring the both of them will be held at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, January 22 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva with a visitation being held from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. prior to the services at the funeral home. Military...

GALVA – Gary E. Ault, 72, of Galva, died at 9:26 p.m., Saturday, December 11, 2021 and his wife, Karol B. Ault, 71, of Galva, died at 2:38 p.m., Tuesday, December 14, 2021, both at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. Cremation will be accorded and a memorial service honoring the both of them will be held at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, January 22 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva with a visitation being held from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. prior to the services at the funeral home. Military...

KEWANEE - Paul B. Harrison, 49, of Kewanee, died Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at his home. Arrangements are pending at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee.

WOODLAND PARK, CO – Harry E. Wallace, 73, of Woodland Park, CO and Galva, IL, died at 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center in Kewanee. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 17 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva with Pastor Rebecca Gearhart officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Sunday, January 16 at the funeral home. Cremation will be accorded following the services. A Celebration of Life will also be held in...

GALVA - Betty F. Hay, age 101, of Galva, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, just 17 days shy of her 102nd birthday.  Funeral services for Betty Hay will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 14, 2022 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva with Pastor Don Reul officiating.  Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Galva Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Betty was...

KEWANEE – Christy E. DeBord, 67, of Kewanee, died at 4:05 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2022 at her home. Cremation will be accorded and no services are planned at this time. Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee is in charge of arrangements. She was born December 22, 1954 in Kewanee, the daughter of Richard and Florence (Meloen) Hayworth. She married Jerry L. DeBord on April 30, 1999 in Kewanee. Survivors include her husband of Kewanee, her five children; Douglas Haradon, Courtney Cole and Billie...

KEWANEE - Darnell F. Adams, 58, a resident of Royal Oaks Care Center, formerly of Decatur, died at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, January 1, 2022 at the center. Cremation has been accorded and no services are planned at this time. He was born October 20, 1963 in Decatur, the son of Jesse and Alberta (Hamilton) Adams. Among his survivors is his brother, James Adams of Decatur.

KEWANEE – Joan “Joni” Kay Olson, 79, of Kewanee, died at her home on Friday, December 31, 2021, as a result of COVID-19. She was born August 2, 1942 in Kewanee, the daughter of Warren and Olive (Jones) Holz. She attended Wethersfield Schools. Joni was formerly married to Francis “Buddy” Van Stechelman (deceased) and Larry Olson of Kewanee. She had worked for the Kewanee Hotel in housekeeping, Negley’s Laundromat and caring for neighbors and friends who...

GALVA – Shirley A. Gustafson, 87, of rural Galva, died at 2:50 p.m., Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. A Private Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint John Paul II Parish in Kewanee. Celebrant will be Fr. Christopher Magesa. There will be no visitation. Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Kewanee. Memorials may be directed to a charity of the donor’s choice. Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee is in charge of...

CAMBRIDGE – Mary Agnes Menard, 61, passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at her home in Cambridge with her family by her side. Mary was born in Kewanee to the late Alice and Robert Neirynck on August 5, 1960. She was a graduate of Wethersfield High School and received a degree in Nursing from Black Hawk College. She was married to Stephen Menard for 31 years. She is survived by her husband, Steve, her children; Lisa Fornander, Carl Fornander, Jessica Fornander and Katherine...