Martha A. Petermann
Funeral services for Martha A. (Martie) Petermann, 68, Oquawka, were held Wednesday, April 21, at 2 p.m. in Turnbull Funeral Home, Oquawka. Rev. Suzanne Geer officiated and interment was in Oquawka Cemetery. Mrs. Petermann died April 17, 1999, at 12:15 a.m. at her home. Memorials may be left to the Oquawka Ambulance Service, The daughter of Gus and Mary Baldwin Hignight, she was born January 3, 1931 in Roseville. She married Gordon F. Petermann, March 27, 1948 in Waukegan, who survives at home. She also leaves: a daughter, Terry S. Petermann, Galesburg; a son, David Petermann, Oquawka; a brother, Delbert Hignight, Macomb; and three grandchildren. Her parents and two brothers preceded her in death. Mrs. Petermann attended schools in Gladstone and Oquawka. She was employed at Sylvania Electric in Burlington, IA; for Formfit Co. on Monmouth, and later at Admiral Division of Maytag in Galesburg for 16 years. In recent years, she and her husband operated the Oquawka Bowling Lanes in Oquawka.
Ulysses A. “Bud" Faralli
Ulysses A. “Bud" Faralli, age 78, of Freeport, Illinois, formerly of Abingdon, passed away at 6:38 a.m. Friday, April 16, 1999 at the Freeport Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Illinois. He was born January 30, 1921 in Farmington, Illinois, the son of Antonio and Julia Forneris Faralli. He married Dorothy Helen Kennedy on September 11, 1948 in Galesburg, Illinois. She survives. Other survivors include one son, Anthony (Veronica) Faralli, Moline, Illinois; two daughters, Kathleen (Michael) Cafferata, Dupo, Illinois and Amy (John) Grider, Freeport, Illinois; five grandchildren,Gina Faralli, Katherine and Matthew Cafferata, and Abigail and Zachery Grider and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Patrick Joseph Faralli, several aunts, uncles, sister-in-laws and brother-in-laws. He graduated from Abingdon High School with the class of 1939 and attended the University of Illinois and Knox College in Galesburg. He served in the US Army during WW II as a medic in the 121st EVAC. He was part of many front line invasions in the Pacific Theatre. He was also part of the Occupational force of Japan after the war ended. After the war, he and his wife made their home in Abingdon where he was a small business owner for over 50 years. He first started with his father at Faralli’s Billiard Parlor in downtown Abingdon. He then became owner of the K&G Grocery Store where he sponsored many Little League Baseball Teams. He later became the owner of Bud’s Package Liquor Store on Rt. 41 in Abingdon until retiring in 1984. He was a charter member of Abingdon Kiwanis Club, where he was involved in many activities that included the widening of Rt. 41. He was also a charter member of Abingdon Chamber of Commerce, was Director of Civil Defense during the Cold War, and was instrumental in the development of Abingdon Nursing Home. He was a very active member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Abingdon and served on the building committee for construction of Sacred Heart Church in the early 1960’s Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abingdon with Father Francis Oman officiating. Burial was in Abingdon Cemetery with military rites conducted by the Abingdon American Legion Post 381. Hinchliff-Pearson-West Chapel in Abingdon was in charge of the arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Abingdon, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Dupo, Illinois; St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and St. Joseph Catholic Church, both in Freeport, Illinois.
Maxine Frakes
Maxine M. Frakes, age 80, of Avon, passed away at 7:50 a.m. Sunday, April 25, 1999, at Abingdon Blue Bell Towers in Abingdon. Born June 25, 1918, in Plymouth to Randolph and Myrel Waymack Daniels, she married Lucius Arvien Frakes on March 17, 1934, in Missouri. He passed away May 13, 1973. One son and one brother also preceded her in death. Surviving are five grandchildren, Dennis Frakes, of Denver and Daniel Frakes, Alan Frakes, Sandy Frakes and Julie Sloan, all of Avon; and 14 great-grandchildren. She operated the Industry Restaurant in Industry for seven years. She then worked for Gale Products from 1958 to 1978. She later was a cook at Avon Nursing Home. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Greenbush Cemetery in Greenbush with Rev. Rick Kerr officiating. Corman Memorial Home in Avon was in charge of the arrangements.
Lyle E. Gray
Lyle E. Gray, 86, a resident of the Elms Nursing Home in Macomb, died at 4:46 a.m. April 26, 1999, in McDonough District Hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 29, in the First Baptist Church at Macomb with the Rev. Gerald Seabaugh officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens at Macomb. The family were to receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, in Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral Home in Macomb. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the YMCA Senior Citizens Center. He was born on Aug. 8, 1912, in Raritan Township, the son of Earl and Beulah Perrine Gray. He married Nina Heap on May 14, 1933. She died on July 27, 1958. He married Wanda Griffith on Dec. 28, 1958. She preceded him in death on Oct. 6, 1992. Survivors include sons Ron, Jim and Roger Gray, all of Macomb, and Dan Gray of Anderson, Iowa; a daughter, Mrs. Marlin (Elaine) France of Macomb; a stepson, Robert “Fear” Fosdyck of Macomb; 26 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, Everett Heap and Harry Griffith of Macomb, and a sister-in-law, Louise Carver of Macomb. He was preceded in death by his parents, both wives and brothers, Orland and Eldon, who died as an infant. Gray moved in 1936 to Industry where he farmed and raised dairy cattle. He moved in 1963 to Macomb where he ran Gray’s F.S. for two years. He worked at WIU from 1964 to 1977, then worked at River Run Apartments from 1977 until his retirement in 1982. Gray was a member of the First Baptist Church in Macomb and was active in the YMCA Senior Citizens Center at Macomb.
Gatha L. McDonald
Gatha L. McDonald, 83, of Colchester, formerly of Swan Creek area, died at 2:26 p.m. Friday, April 23, 1999 in McDonough District Hospital. She was born on Nov. 2, 1915, in Brooklyn Township to Benjamin H. and Gertrude A. Fowler Hillyer. She married Grant Perterson. She later married Raymond McDonald. They are both deceased. She is also preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Delbert Hillyer and two sisters; Dorthea Schisler and Athaleen Hillyer. She is survived by one daughter; Marjorie Sullivan of Macomb, one brother; Willis Gale Hillyer of Shelbyville, TN, one sister; Maber Peterson of Roseville, a special friend; Leo Mowen of Roseville, two grandsons: Gene A. Moon of Lincoln and Marion Jay Moon of Macomb, one granddaughter; Brenda J. Vawter of Macomb, and five great-grandchildren; Ingrid Moon of Lombard, Alia and Alexander Moon of Lincoln, Jayson Moon of Macomb, and Jessica Vawter of Macomb. She lived in the Swan Creek and Roseville areas in Warren County most of her life. She worked as a homemaker for Home Health Care at the Warren Achievement Center in Monmouth. Funeral services were Monday in the Clugston-Tibbits Funeral Home. Burial was in Blackburn Cemetery near Brooklyn.
Edwin Davis
Edwin N. Davis, age 83, of 480 Scotch Elm Lane, Galesburg, passed away at 11:25 a.m. Friday, April 16, 1999, at his home. Born June 11, 1915, in Avon to William Earl and Bess Melton Davis, he married Virginia Trumpy on January 1, 1938, in Avon. She survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Susan) Lafferty of Oquawka, Mrs. A. William (Melinda) Ruttledge of St. Louis and Mrs. David (Cynthia) Leary of Singapore; three granddaughters; one brother of Avon; and one sister of Avon. A senior vice president of the former First Galesburg National Bank, he also was a director and secretary of the board of directors. He worked at Tompkins State Bank in Avon, the Bank of America in Hollywood, California and the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago. He was a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and the National Commercial Lending Graduate School at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. A former president of the Galesburg Chamber of Commerce and the Galesburg Club, he was a former member of the Galesburg Rotary Club and the Soangetaha Country Club. He was a former treasurer and board member of the Galesburg YMCA. At the time of his death, he was treasurer and director of Dundale Cemetery Company. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Private services were at Avon Cemetery with Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel in charge of arrangement. Memorials may be made to the Community Hospice of America or Galesburg Public Library.
Mary Jane Twomey
A “Mass of the Christian Burial” was held Monday, April 26 at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, for Mary Jane Twomey, 68, of Roseville. Fr. Ron Enderlin officiated and interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Monmouth. Ms. Twomey died Tuesday, April 20, 1999 in Sun Coast Hospital, Clearwater, FL. Hoover-Hall Memorial Chapel, Monmouth, was in charge of arrangements, where visitation and the Rosary was said Sunday evening. In lieu of memorials, Mass cards and prayers will be appreciated. A daughter of Victor T. and Lucile (McElroy) Twomey, she was born in Macomb, on September 5, 1930. She leaves: two brothers, John E. (Mary) Twomey of Monmouth and Victor L. (Lucille) Twomey of Roseville; a sister, Norma L. (Charles) Kirkpatrick of Roseville; a sister-in-law, Melba Twomey of Roseville; and 22 nieces and nephews, namely-Kay Darlington, Moline; Linda Jones. Elburn; Vicky Gilmore, Carterville; Connie Grant and Jonna Young, both of Roseville; Mary Alice Addis of Brimfield; Holly Kociuba, Liberty Hill, TX; Charles E. Kirkpatrick of Algonquin; Lucy Dougherty of Bedford, TX; Susan Twomey, Sleepy Hollow; Marisa Silvestri of Sarasota, FL; Craig Twomey and Sarah Cunningham, both of Monmouth; Ellen Gerl of Lincoln City, OR; Elaine Segura of Stoughton, WI; Martha Wilson of Cedarburg, WI; Patti Parkins, John Twomey, Lori Lipes and Joni Colclasure, all of Roseville; Teri Missavage, Monmouth; Mark Twomey, Macomb; and 58 great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Loren Patrick Twomey; and a nephew, Joe Twomey.
Raymond E. Arnold
Funeral services for Raymond E. Arnold, 84, Sciota, were held Saturday, April 24 at 9 a.m. in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Raritan. Rev. Carl LoPresti officiated and interment was in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Macomb. Mr. Arnold died Thursday, April 22, 1999, at 6:52 a.m. in OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg. Corman Memorial Home, Roseville, was in charge of arrangements, where visitation, and the Rosary was said Friday evening. Memorials may be left to the Roseville Area Ambulance Service. The son of George and Susan Doran Arnold, he was born January 31, 1915 in Sciota. He married Edythe L. Gallahue, August 20, 1936 in St. Augustine, who passed away March 1, 1989. His parents and two brothers also preceded him in death. He leaves: a son, Kenneth Arnold of Raritan; four daughters, Dorothy Oaks of Princeton, Martha Martin of Prairie City, Susan Bushong of Monmouth, and Christine Argenbright of Blandinsville; a sister, Eleanor Mills, Abingdon; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Mr. Arnold was a lifelong resident of Sciota, where he farmed there and in Point Pleasant Township. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Raritan.
Jerald S. Gilbert
Last rites for Jerald S. Gilbert, 48, Morton, were held Friday, April 23, at 10 a.m. in the Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Dr. Ed Gray officiated and interment was in Hirstein Cemetery. Mr. Gilbert died Monday, April 19, 1999, at his home. Memorials may be made to the Christian Business Men’s Committee. A son of DeWitt (Buck) and Louise Gilbert of Roseville, he was born July 23, 1950 in Burlington, IA. He leaves: his parents; a daughter, Lauren Gilbert of Morton; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Randy (Lesa) Reiman and Mrs. Stacey (Rhonda) Howard, both of Morton; two brothers, Dennis of Galesburg and J. Richard of Bushnell; and eight step-grandchildren. Mr. Gilbert was a pharmacist and owner of Ace Hardware/Our X Drugs in East Peoria. He was awarded his degree in pharmacy from Drake University, Des Moines, IA, in 1975. He was a member of Christian Business Men’s Committee in Morton.
