KEWANEE – Rosanna L. Sarber, 70, of Kewanee, died at 6:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at her home. Cremation will be accorded and there will be a Celebration of her Life held at later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee is in charge of arrangements. She was born April 26, 1949 in Kewanee, the daughter of Vernon V. Vancil and Lola L. (Blodgett) Dziengel. She married James A. Sarber Sr. on June 20, 1992 at Zion Lutheran Church in Kewanee....

ELKHART, IN – Charles Timothy Bennett, 77, of Elkhart, IN, formerly of Kewanee, died Saturday, January 18, 2020 in Indiana. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 25 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, January 24 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens in rural Kewanee where military rites will be accorded by the Kewanee Veterans Council. Memorials may be directed to Abilities Plus or to...

KEWANEE – Ralph Eugene Spence, 66, of Kewanee, died at 3:52 p.m., Monday, January 13, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Cremation will be accorded and no services are planned at this time. Private inurnment will be held at Rose Lawn Cemetery in Moline at a late. Memorials may be directed to his family. Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee is in charge of arrangements. He was born November 17, 1953 in Aledo, the son of George and Marian (May) Spence. He married Melody Sones on...

GALVA – Irma M. Krantz, 92, of Galva, died at 6:38 p.m., Sunday, January 12, 2020 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 18 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva. Pastor Bob Curry will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Galva Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Galva Congregational Church. She was the second of three daughters born March 25, 1927 in...

KEWANEE – Rev. Kenneth W. Wegener, 87, of Kewanee, died at 4:21 a.m., Thursday, January 9, 2020 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 13 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 135 NE Randolph Ave., Peoria. Pastor Matthew Synnott will officiate. Visitation will be held from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Sunday, January 12 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee and one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery in Peoria. Memorials may be...

GALVA – Sharon Victoria Humphrey, 84, of Galva, died at 5:58 p.m., Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Aperion Care Galesburg North. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 11 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva. Rev. Randy Swanson will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Cremation will be accorded following the services and inurnment will be held at Galva Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be directed St Jude...

KEWANEE - Donna Marie Fairbrother, 58, of Kewanee, died at 12:49 p.m., Saturday, January 4, 2020 at her residence.  Cremation will be accorded and no services are planned at this time. Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be directed to the family. She was born September 27, 1961 in Dallas, TX, the daughter of Donald and Norma (Johnson) Herring. Donna married Thomas Fairbrother III on July 9, 2001 and he preceded her in death on February 28, 2019....

KEWANEE – William James “Billy” Bailey, 48, of Kewanee, died at 2:02 p.m., Friday, January 3, 2020 in the emergency room at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center in Kewanee. Cremation will be accorded and a Celebration of his Life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 21 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Rev. Dr. William R. Toliver will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be directed to his family. He was born October 25, 1971 in...

GALESBURG – Donna Jean Nixon, 88, of Galesburg, formerly of Galva, died at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 6 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva. Officiants will be Brent Shreeves and Steve Wilder. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Galva Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Harbor Lights Hospice. She was born April 2, 1931 in Galva, the daughter of...

KEWANEE – Betty Lou Swan, 77, of Kewanee, died at 1:45 p.m., Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at her home. Cremation will be accorded and a Celebration of her Life will be held at 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 3 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Pastor Bob Curry will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Betty Swan Memorial Fund. She was born August 31, 1942 in Kewanee, the daughter of Leo and Eleanor (Lyons)...