KEWANEE – Donna J. Carder, 83, of Kewanee, died at 1:30 a.m., Monday, February 22, 2021 at the Kewanee Care Home. Cremation will be accorded and there will be no services. Memorials may be directed to the family. Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee is in charge of arrangements. She was born September 18, 1937 in Kewanee, the daughter of Robert and Mary Jane (Charleton) Watson. She married Charles E. Carder on January 5, 1957 in Kewanee and he preceded her in death on January 30, 2012....

KEWANEE – Paul Richard “Ricky” Tarver Sr., 70, of Kewanee, died at 8:03 p.m., Saturday, February 20, 2021 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 27 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee with Pastor Alvis LaFlora officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Cremation will be accorded following the services. Memorials may be directed to the family for a memorial to be...

WILLIAMSFIELD – Richard “Diesel Dick” LaFollette passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Richard led quite an impressive life with lots of fun adventures from start to finish. When he was 18, he ran away to get married with no money and no clue how to get out of the state. He raced cars and motorcycles on race tracks and country roads. He was a fantastic driver and all-around great operator of any machine. His grandson, Ben didn’t inherit that...

I was given the gift of life and now I have to give it back. This is hard but I was a lucky man. I have had a rich life and for this I am grateful. I was so content with my loving wife and amazing kids, grandkids, family, and friends. The world lost a wonderful man, Kalvin Jay Peart, on February 8, 2021. He was a calm, loving person who never judged you, was kind to everyone, and so easy to talk to. Kalvin was born in Geneseo on November 2, 1954, the fourth child of Daryl and Ruth (Ufheil)...

GALVA – Imogene “Mimmer” Karjala, 89, of Galva, died at 6:53 p.m., Friday, February 5, 2021 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 13 at the Bishop Hill Community Methodist Church with Revs. Chet Travis and Karen Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Bishop Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Henry County Humane Society. Rux Funeral Home in Galva is in charge of arrangements. She was born November 21, 1931 in Seneca,...

  “Arise, my soul, arise…… Before the throne my surety stands, My name is written on His hands.”                                                      ~ Charles Wesley ~ Marvin Bruno VanDeVelde,...

KEWANEE - Margaret Diane Putnam, 75, of Kewanee, died at 1:21 a.m., Saturday, January 30, 2021 at her home. Cremation will be accorded and no services will be held at this time. Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee is in charge of arrangements.

KEWANEE - Carolyn R. Borg, 89, of Kewanee, died at 6:55 p.m., Friday, January 29, 2021 at the Hillcrest Home in rural Geneseo. Cremation will be accorded and a private graveside service will be held at a later date at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in rural Kewanee. Memorials may be directed to Zion Lutheran Church or to the Kewanee Public Library. Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee is in charge of arrangements. She was born November 27, 1931 in Kewanee, the daughter of Chester and Anna (Peterson)...

KEWANEE – Heidi E. Heinrich, 49, of Kewanee, died at 10:10 p.m., Thursday, January 28, 2021 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. Heidi was born August 5, 1971 in Kewanee, the daughter of Richard W. and Mary (Hill) Heinrich. Survivors include her mother and step-father, Mary (Meredith) Duncan of Toulon, daughter; Kylee Conlin, son; Aimery Jackson, both of Kewanee, two brothers, Richard (Melissa) Heinrich of Mooresville, NC and Jeffrey (Laura) Heinrich of Kewanee,...

NEPONSET – Margaret J. Wall, 94, of Minier, IL, formerly of Neponset, died at 11:15 p.m., Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at UnityPoint Health-Pekin. Private funeral services for her family and relatives will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 4 with a private visitation one hour prior to the services at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Burial will be in Floral Hill Cemetery in Neponset. Memorials may be directed to the First Congregational Church of Neponset or to the Floral Hill...