All Obituaries

Paul F. Adams, age 64, well-known broadcaster and radio personality in Kansas City, Missouri, formerly of Aledo, Illinois, died Monday, June 10, 2019 at home. Services are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday June 18, 2019 at Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Burial is in the Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is from noon until the time of service where a memorial fund will be established. Online condolences can be made at www.fippingerfuneralhome.com. He was born February 24, 1955 in Aledo, IL to Howard and Norma...

Ethel M. Scranton, 92 of Alpha, IL died Thursday, June 13, 2019 in her home. A visitation for Ethel will be from noon to 2:00 p.m. Saturday June 15, 2019 at Peterson Wallin Knox Funeral Home in Alpha. Private graveside services will follow in the New Windsor Cemetery. Memorials may be left to the New Windsor Cemetery Association and online condolences can be made at www.petersonwallinknox.com. She was born February 25, 1927 in New Windsor, IL to John R. and Verna Peterson Spivey. She...

Betty L. Hofer, 96 of Aledo, IL died Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Avonlea Cottages in Milan, IL. Services are 10:00 a.m. Thursday June 13, 2019 at Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Burial is in the Viola Cemetery. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Fippinger’s where a memorial fund will be established. Online condolences can be made at www.fippingerfuneralhome.com She was born April 12, 1923 in Muscatine, Iowa to Carl and Helen Miller Monson. She graduated from the Joy High School and...

Susan L. Childs, age 64, of Aledo, Illinois passed away Monday June 3, 2019 at the Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, Il. Services are 10:30 AM Monday June 10, 2019 at the Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Burial is in the Aledo cemetery. Visitation is one hour prior to services Monday at Fippingers where a memorial fund will be established. Online condolences can be made at www.fippingerfuneralhome.com Susan was born December 27, 1954 in Sterling, IL. To LaVerne and Margaret Remington...

Rita K. Ruggles, 76 of Millersburg, Illinois, formerly of Davenport, Iowa and Viola, IL died Saturday, June 1, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Cremation has been accorded. Services are 11:30 a.m. Thursday June 6, 2019 at Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Burial is in the Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is 10:00 a.m. until time of services at Fippinger’s where memorials may be left to the Joy Community Fire District. Online condolences can be made at...

Patrick M. McVeigh, 78, of Viola, IL died Saturday May 18, 2019 at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, IL. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Viola. Burial is in the St. John’s Cemetery in Viola. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the church where a rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. prior to visitation. Memorials may be left to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or St. John’s Catholic Church....

Robert D. Watkins Sr, 96, of Bettendorf, Iowa, formerly of Aledo and Chicago, Illinois died Friday, May 17, 2019 at Palmer Hills Retirement Residence in Bettendorf, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial is 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 24, 2019 at Christ Church in Moline. Burial is in the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal where graveside military services will be conducted. Visitation is one hour prior to services at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to Shriners Hospital for...

Ronald L. Merideth, 75, of Springfield, IL, formerly of Rock Island, IL died Friday May 17, 2019 at the St. John’s Medical Center in Springfield. Services are 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Peterson Wallin Knox Funeral Home in Alpha. Burial is in the Alpha Cemetery where graveside military services will be conducted. Visitation is 10:00 a.m. until the time of services at the funeral home where a memorial fund will be established. Online condolences can be made at...

Velma I. Hoskins, 88 of Aledo, formerly of Oquawka, IL died Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Aledo Rehab and Health Care Center. Graveside Services are 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Oquawka Cemetery. There is no visitation. Memorials may be left to the family. Fippinger Funeral home in Aledo is in charge of arrangements and online condolences can be made at www.fippingerfuneralhome.com. She was born January 26, 1931 in Gladstone, IL to George and Lillian Mischler Furnald. She attended the...

Mary Sue Mosley, 71 of Aledo died Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at home. Services are 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Burial is in the Aledo Cemetery. Visitation is 10:00 a.m. until the time of services at Fippinger’s where a memorial fund will be established. Online condolences can be made at www.fippingerfuneralhome.com. Mary Sue was born June 14, 1947 in Monmouth, IL to Clyde and Betty Kellogg Pople. She married Gary L. Mosley Nov. 18, 1967, in Aledo....