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Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 15 Obituary for Charles SMITHThe Rushville Times, January 13, 1916    Charles Smith, aged about forty years, passed awayTuesday at his home in Bainbridge Township, his ailment being leakage ofthe heart. He is survived by a wife and three children. Funeral serviceswill be held today (Thursday) from the Christian church in Pleasantview.Interment in the Messerer cemetery.   Obituary for John A. QUINNThe Rushville Times, April 26, 2000, page 13, column 3    John A. Quinn, 88, of Colchester, died Monday, April24, 2000, at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb.    He was born April 21, 1912, in Schuyler County,the son … Read more

Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 16 Obituary for Daniel J. MARQUISThe Rushville Times, September 19, 1928    Daniel J. Marquis, son of Solomon and Martha WrightMarquis, was born at Plymouth, Ill., March 24, 1872, and died Sept. 13,1928, aged 56 years, 5 months and 20 days.    On March 28, 1896, he was united in marriage toMiss Cora Crone. To this union were born four children, viz: Irene, Kenneth,Geneva and Evelyn, who, with the sorrowing wife, survive to mourn the lossof a kind husband and father. He is also survived by four brothers andfive sisters, Douglas, James, Ernest and John, Rebecca Rockwell, … Read more

Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 17   Obituary for Paul Henry SCHNAKEThe Rushville Times, July 26, 2000, page 13, column 5    Paul Henry Schnake, 93, of Beardstown, died Monday,July 24, 2000, at Culbertson Long Term Care in Rushville.    He was born Dec. 21, 1906, in Hagener Township inCass County to Henry Schnake and Anna Pelker-Schnake. He married IreneWestermeyer on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1947, in the parsonage of the Bluffs’Lutheran Church.    He is survived by a nephew, Marvin Schnake, threegreat nieces, five great nephews and several great-great nieces and great-greatnephews. He was precededin death by his wife, Irene; both of his parents; … Read more

Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 18 Krista Kemp  Virgil V. Breeden PLYMOUTH–Virgil V. Breeden 90 of Rural Plymouth died at 9:47 a.m.Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, in McDonough Hospital, Macomb. He was born March 20, 1907, in Browning to Charles Irvin and SarahAlice (Ingram) Breeden. He married Minnie Mae Phillips on April 1, 1938. inMacomb. She died Oct. 9, 1997. He is survived by three sons, Jack (Carolyn) Breeden, Jerry (Shirley)Breeden, both of Plymouth and Roger(Connie) Breeden of Loraine; onedaughter, Mrs. Charles (Mary) Wike of Macomb; nine grandchildren;twostep-granddaughters; 16 great grandchildren; two step-greatgrandchildren;numerous nieces and nephews. He was also preceded in death … Read more

Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 19 LouAnn Cameron  Obituary for EMILY RIDINGS, April 23, 1930Emily Z. Ridings, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel DeCounter, was born at Ripley, Brown County, IL, February 28, 1853, and died in Rushville, IL, April 16, 1930 at the home of her step-sister, Mrs. Lottie Bea. Her age at time of her death was 77 years 1 month and 16 days. Mrs. Ridings had been in failing health for some time but on Tuesday was able to be up and around the house. At 3 o’clock Wednesday morning she suffered a hemmorrhage and remained critical until … Read more

Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 2 Death Notice for infant NEWBERRYThe Rushville Times, October 10, 1856    Also in the same neighborhood on the same day [6miles east of Rushville, Oct. 1], an infant child of Rev. J. Newberry. Death Notice for Eliza LAMASTERThe Rushville Times, October 10, 1856    Also on Thursday, October 2d inst. Eliza, daughterof Mr. Lamaster; aged 3 years, 8 months and 16 days. “Of such is the Kingdomof Heaven” Death Notice for infant son MILLSAPThe Rushville Times, November 7, 1856    Margaret Millsap, a half idiot, gave birth, secretly,to an infant boy in the yard of the Poor-farm, … Read more

Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 4 Jim Prentice  Obituary for Nancy ROACH PRENTICEThe Rushville Times, March 28, 1901    Nancy Roach was born July 29, 1826 in RockinghamCo., Va. and departed this life Mar. 21, 1901, aged 74 yr. 7 mo. 22da.She moved with her parents to Kentucky in 1827 and united with the UnionBaptist Church when she was about 15 years of age and has ever since liveda consistent christian.    She was married to Wm. Prentice Nov. 10, 1853; tothem two children were born, both of them dying in infancy.    She and her husband moved to Illinois in 1855. Herhusband died … Read more

Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 5 Robin Petersen  Obituary for Ruth M. CAMPBELL HINDMANThe Rushville Times, April 6, 1877    Died at the residence of her father, Peter L. Campbellthree miles South of Rushville, on March 28, 1877, Mrs. Ruth M. Hindman,wife of Mr. James Hindman, in the 32d year of her age. To know Ruth wasto love her. We have been firm friends from childhood and she was everthe same true and faithful, without an enemy in the world. We shall missher, but will try to console ourselves, knowing there are others that willmiss her more–her little babe, scarce a week … Read more

Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 6 Tammie Orr Brown  Obituary for Mrs. Jane REEVEThe Rushville Times, April 22, 1920    Mrs. Jane Reeve, widow of Simon A. Reeve, was bornin County Fermanagh, Ireland, Oct 14, 1833, and died at the home of herson, William H. Reeve, in this city April 14th, aged 86 years and six months.In 1840 her parents, Joseph and Mary Ann Orr, emigrated to America, andafter a long ocean voyage and trip up the Mississippi and Illinois rivers,landed at Erie, then a flourishing river town between Frederick and Beardstown,and from there removed to Bainbridge township, where they established ahome. … Read more

Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 7   Obituary for Marie Abigail HALEY IRWINThe Rushville Times, Wednesday, October 6, 1999, page 15, column4    Marie Abigail Irwin, 100, of Rushville, died Wednesday,Sept.29, 1999, at the Snyder’s Vaughn-Haven Nursing Home in Rushville.    She was born Feb.22, 1899, in Brown County to thelate Julius and Nancy Jane Seckman Haley. She married Charles Augustus“Gussie” Irwin Feb.11, 1919, at her parents’ home in Brown County. He died June 20, 1964.    Surviving are two sons, Charles Russell Irwin ofPhoenix, Ariz., and Maurice Eugene Irwin of Rockford; one daughter, Mrs.Allen (Mary Jane) Busby of Rushville; seven grandchildren, Betty, Nancyand Dale … Read more