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Mason Obituaries

June Davenport

June Davenport, 87, of Havana, passed away at Mason District Hospital, in Havana, at 2:23 a.m., on Friday, March 17, 2023. She was born June 8, 1935, in Liverpool Township, Fulton County, to Thomas and Bernice (Miller) Weaver. She married William Davenport on June 14, 1953, in Havana. He survives. Mrs. Davenport is survived by…

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Daniel Mark Strube

Daniel Mark Strube, 65, of Bath, passed away at 9:40 a.m., on Friday March 17, 2023, at St. John’s Hospital, in Springfield, surrounded by his children. He was born July 21, 1957, in Tazewell County to Glenn and Lela (Osing) Strube. Mr. Strube is survived by two children: James (Michelle) Strube, of Easton, Julie (Jesse)…

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Gale D. Beekman

Gale D. Beekman, age 76 of rural Ipava passed away at 10:05 am Sunday, March 12 in the Emergency Room of OSF St. Clair Medical Center in Princeton. He was born on December 23, 1946 in Ipava, the son of Willis F. and Marjorie L. (Thompson) Beekman. He married Annie Stambaugh on August 7, 2004…

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Dean Allen Harfst

Dean Allen Harfst, 83, of Mason City passed away on March 11 at the Mason City Area Nursing Home. He was born May 14, 1939 in Easton to John and Frieda (Dierker) Harfst. Dean was a faithful member of Christ Lutheran Church in Mason City. Dean is survived by his wife Cheryl (Krusemark) Harfst of…

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Roy Lee Cowin

Roy Lee Cowin, 82, of Kilbourne passed away at 3:43 a.m. on Sunday, March 5 at Memorial Hospital in Springfield. He was born on June 11, 1940 to Charles and Evelyn Whitehead Cowin. He married Sharon Cowin on June 14, 1959 in Havana and she preceded him in death on January 9, 2023. Roy is…

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Kenneth “Amos” Wesley Hutchison

Kenneth “Amos” Wesley Hutchison, 56 of Havana passed away on February 18 at 5:55 p.m. at Kindred Hospital in Peoria with his wife Chrissy by his side. He was born January 30, 1967 at Mason District Hospital to Finis and Sandra Hutchison. Kenneth was a 1985 graduate of Balyki High School in Bath. Amos has…

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Helen Mardell Vanderveen

Helen Mardell Vanderveen, 86, of Havana passed away at 6:58 a.m. on Wednesday, February 22 at the Lodge in Manito. She was born on February 22, 1937 in Peoria to Levurn and Grace (Gilbert) Bohm. She married Wayne Vanderveen on February 23, 1958 at St. John’s Lutheran Church. He preceded her in death on December…

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Bonnie Jean Dick

Bonnie Jean Dick, 86, of Petersburg passed away on Sunday, February 19 at her home. She was born December 12, 1936, to James Henry and Elsie Elizabeth (Eddy) Beams in Crane Creek Township in Mason County. Bonnie graduated from Kilbourne High School, class of 1953. She worked for the State of Illinois Department of Public…

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Sharon Lee McKinney

Sharon Lee McKinney, 69, of Havana passed away at her home at 3:11 a.m. on Sunday, February 19. She was born on August 17, 1953 in Pekin to Edward L. and Maudie E. Allen, Sr. She married Michael Ray McKinney on October 21, 1970. Sharon is survived by her husband, Michael McKinney, Sr., of Havana;…

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Judith Whitehouse

Judith Whitehouse, 81, of Manito, passed away at Pekin Hospital at 8:50 a.m., on Thursday, February 16. She was born January 17, 1942, in Spring Lake Township to Clyde and Bertha (Hughes) Callaway. She married Larry W. Whitehouse on September 13, 1959, in Manito. He preceded her in death on April 8, 2021. Mrs. Whitehouse…

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