KEWANEE - Marjorie M. Hall, 89, of Kewanee, died at 1:21 p.m., Tuesday, August 4, 2020 in the emergency room at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center in Kewanee. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 7 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Deacon Martin VanMeltebeck will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery in Kewanee. Memorials may be directed to the Henry County Humane Society. The funeral...

KEWANEE – Kevin Michael Perez, 21, of Kewanee, died at 2:15 p.m., Sunday. August 2, 2020 in Lake County, IL from injuries sustained in a vehicular accident. A public visitation will be held from 2:00-6:00 p.m., Sunday, August 9 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. Funeral services for his family will be held on Monday, August 10 at the funeral home. Pastor Tammy Shane will officiate. The family requests casual attire and to wear blue in honor of Kevin’s favorite color. Memorials may...

KEWANEE - Mary Streicher, 97, a resident at Courtyard Estates in Kewanee, died at 1:26 p.m., Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the estates. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 5 at Saint John Paul II Parish in Kewanee. Celebrant will be Fr. Johndamaseni Zilimu. Visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 4 at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee with recitation of the rosary at 5:30 p.m. Cremation will be accorded following the service and private inurnment...

GALVA – John Ray DeCrane, 66, of Galva, died at 6:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at his home. A public visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 1 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva. Private funeral services for his family will follow at the funeral home. Pastor Dwight Winnett will officiate. Burial will be in Galva Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The funeral home will monitor capacity limits to maintain...

GALVA – Marjorie Mae Lee, 97, a resident of the Hillcrest Home, formerly of Galva, died at 3:05 p.m., Friday, July 24, 2020 at the home. Private services will be held at Mount Willing Cemetery in Guin, AL. Memorials may be directed to a charity of the donor’s choice. Rux Funeral Home in Galva is in charge of arrangements. She was born March 1, 1923 in Hillsdale, IL, the daughter of Charles and Eva (Bristol) DeCrane. She married Joseph H. Lee in September of 1956 in New Mexico...

BLOOMINGTON, IN – Earl Howard Reed, 71, of Bloomington, IN, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the Golden Living Center in Bloomington, IN. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 18 at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in rural Kewanee. Pastor Lawrence D. Anderson Sr. Will officiate. Memorials may be directed to the family. Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee is in charge of arrangements. He was born July 29, 1948 in Brownsville, TN, the son of Sam and Florence Reed....

CAMBRIDGE - Joan Doss, 85, of rural Cambridge, died peacefully at 11:20 p.m., Friday, July 10, 2020 at Betty’s Garden Memory Care in Kewanee. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 15 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva. Rev. Dan Wright will officiate. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the services at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Galva Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Betty’s Garden Memory Care or to Abilities Plus. The...

KEWANEE – Louis Tenney Little, 100, of Clearwater, FL, formerly of Kewanee, died at 7:55 a.m., Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at his home. He was born February 21, 1920 in Wethersfield Township, IL, the son of Charles T. and Eva (Stokell) Little. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers; Charles, Wallace, and Ferman, as well as sisters, Norma and Evelyn. Louis attended Wethersfield Schools and served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII obtaining the rank of Major. In addition to...

LA FAYETTE – Dale Alan McNaught, 74, of La Fayette, died at 10:49 p.m., Saturday, July 4, 2020 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 10 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva. Rev. Angie Fleming will officiate. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 9 at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Galva Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association. The funeral home will monitor capacity limits to maintain compliance...

LAFAYETTE – Edward J. Newell, 91, of LaFayette, died at 5:30 a.m., Friday, July 3, 2020 at the Toulon Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 7 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva. Rev. Martin Gutzmer will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Galva Cemetery where military rites will be accorded by the Galva Fusiliers. Memorials may be directed to the Lake Calhoun...