Articles by Cynthia Stoner

Jerome “Jerry” Noble, 94 of Aledo, died Monday, July 20, 2026, at his home. Funeral services will be  4 p.m., Thursday, July 30, at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation will be one hour prior to [FULL STORY]

LeAnn M. Quillin, 33 of Aledo, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2026, surrounded by her family’s love at Genesis East Medical Center. A celebration of life for LeAnn will be held from 1 to [FULL STORY]

Cheryl June Bond McIntire of Brooksville, Florida, formerly of Keithsburg, Illinois, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 26, 2026, at the United Methodist [FULL STORY]

Allan Fuhr, 81 of rural Edgington, Illinois, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, July 16, 2026, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m., Friday, July 24, at [FULL STORY]

Marvin L. Smith, 92 of Aledo, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at the MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, July 18, at the Fippinger [FULL STORY]

Kevin E. “Rollo” Johnson, 69 of Aledo, Illinois, died Sunday, July 12, 2026, at Clarissa Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa. A private family celebration of life will be held at a later date. Memorials may [FULL STORY]

Sarah F. Bartholomew, 42 of New Boston, Illinois, died Thursday, July 9, 2026 at her home. The Celebration of Life for Sarah will be held at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, where the family will greet [FULL STORY]

Judith “Judy” Lorraine Zenk, 85 of Aledo, Illinois, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, July 10, 2026, at MercyOne Genesis, Aledo. A Mass celebrating Judy’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July [FULL STORY]

Jean M. Mahaffey, 97 of Aledo, died Sunday, June 28, 2026, at Mercer Manor, Aledo. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 11, at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation one hour prior [FULL STORY]