Jane Ann James, 97, of Morrison, IL, died Monday, November 17, 2025, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison. Jane was born August 15, 1928, in Morrison, to Kenneth and Luella (Oostenryk) Paschal. She attended the Morrison grade schools and was a 1946 graduate of Morrison High School. She
On Monday, November 17, 2025, the Editor returned to work after purchasing a new laptop and having it prepared for use. Nine Obituaries were posted Monday, to bring the notices up to date, even though services for seven of them are over. There are two current Obituary announcements listed.
Sandra Lynn Dyche, 79, of Dixon, IL, died on Friday, November 14, 2025, at her home. Sandra was born August 12, 1946, in Norfolk, VA, the daughter of Ward and Luella (Bonnell) Duvall. She married Warren Musser on April 13, 1964, in Rock Falls, IL. She later married Walter
Judy A. Nissen (77) went to Jesus on Thursday, November 13, 2025, following a heart procedure at OSF Hospital in Rockford, IL, while surrounded by her loved ones. Known to most as Grandma Judy, she was born December 7, 1947, in Hammond, IN. Having lost her mother in an
Dorothy Ann Rosenow, 91, of Morrison, IL, died Monday, November 3, 2025, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison. Dorothy was born May 31, 1934, in Mt. Pleasant Township, IL, to William and Hilda (Conrady) Beswick. She was educated in the rural Whiteside County grade schools and was a
Shirley M. Buikema, 90, of Morrison, IL, formerly of Fulton, IL, died Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison, IL. Shirley was born January 10, 1935, in Fulton, to Herman and Betty (Damhoff) Koenes. She was educated in the Fulton grade schools and was a
Bruce A. Hunter, 82, of Morrison, IL, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2025, at Rock River Hospice & Home, Sterling, IL, following a brief illness. Bruce was born October 2, 1943, in Morrison, the son of Nara and Goldie Hunter. He married Vicki Onken on November 26, 1960, in
Gordon “Gordy” Grams, 59 of Dubuque, IA, formerly of Morrison, IL, passed away Friday, November 7, 2025, after a short but brave battle with cancer, at Trinity Unity Pointe Hospital in Rock Island, IL, surrounded by family. Gordon was born December 17, 1965, the youngest son of Carl H.
Timothy L. Ebbers, 62 of Morrison, IL, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on February 7, 1963, in Morrison, the son of Roland and Charlotte Damhoff Ebbers. He attended Morrison schools and was a 1982 graduate of MorrisonH,igh
Margaret “Peg” Eissens, 81, of Morrison, IL, went home to be with her heavenly Father on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at Morrison Community Hospital. Peg was born April 20, 1944, in Thomson, IL, to Herbert Lawrence and Vada Marie (Brooks) St. Ores. She attended grade school in Thomson and
Beth E. Renkes, 86, of Morrison, IL, died Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison. Beth was born May 3, 1939, in Morrison, to Carl and Effie (Dykema) Kuehl. She was educated in the rural Whiteside and Carroll County grade schools and attended Chadwick and
Remember to set all timepieces back one hour anytime after 2:00 a.m., Sunday, November 2, 2025, including vehicle clocks. This also is the traditional time to replace batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the home, outbuildings, and businesses.
President Leveda Ashlin of Morrison Charitable Food Pantry NFP wrote “with a plea for cash donations for the Food Pantry, to help us serve our usual clients, and to handle the surge we had [in October. We had] 19 new clients register and reached an all-time-high number of families
Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 2, 2025. The American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks back, to make sure the devices are working. “Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half. You only
On Friday, October 31, 2025, Rotarian Mick Welding wrote, “We had a great turnout for our final highway cleanup of 2025. Helping to keep Highway 30 clean left-to-right were J. D. Benko, Paul Van Kampen, John Prange, Don Jevne, John Tomasino, Michael Gunderson, Stan Steines, Mick Welding, Brad Yaklich,