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Paul C. Cooke
May 28, 2012
Paul C. Cooke II, 44, of Cedar Bluff, Alabama, formerly of Wapello, IA, died May 28, 2012 in Alabama. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday, June 16, 2012 at Bewley Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at a later date. A memorial fund will be established in his name....
Virgil Blackman
May 22, 2012
Virgil W. Blackman, 88, of Aledo, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Mercer County Nursing Home where he had been a resident for the past 6 months. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be established in his name. Bewley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Aledo assisted the family with...

Emmett J. Sullivan
May 19, 2012
Emmett J. Sullivan, 90, of Matherville, and Danville, Vt., died May 19, 2012, at Mercer County Hospital, Aledo.
A celebration of his life will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 26, at St. John's Church in Preemption, 2406 170th Ave., and will be followed by a potluck at 11:30 a.m. in the church hall.
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Amy Sue Ellen Hathaway Cato
May 10, 2012
Amy Sue Ellen Hathaway Cato, 41, of Muscatine, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. No public services are planned. Jeffrey S. Nichols - Life Tribute Funeral and Memorial Services 429 Lake Park Blvd., Muscatine is caring for the arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at...

Mary Juanita Bridges
Apr 22, 2012
Mary Juanita Bridges, 86, of Muscatine, passed away Sun., Apr. 22, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.
No visitation or services are planned. Private interment will be at Grandview Cemetery. Jeffrey S. Nichols / Life Tribute Funeral and Memorial Services 429 Lake Park Blvd. in Muscatine, in caring for the...
John Robert Vance
Apr 19, 2012
John Robert Vance Sr., 92, of Aledo, died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the Mercer County Nursing Home. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at Bewley Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Aledo. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until time of service. Burial is at the Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the John R. Vance Memorial Fund....
Madonna Lorraine Young
Apr 13, 2012
Madonna L. Young, 88, of Muscatine, passed away Friday, Apr. 13, 2012 at Trinity Hospital in Muscatine. A memorial visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, Apr. 27, at Jeffrey S. Nichols/Life Tribute Funeral and Memorial Services, Muscatine. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials may be left to the Madonna Young Memorial Fund. Online condolences may...

Hazel McNeal
Apr 12, 2012
Hazel I. McNeal, 94, of Aledo, died Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Aledo Rehab & Health Care Center from complications after suffering a stroke. Services are 1:00 p.m. Monday at Bewley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Aledo. Visitation is noon until the time of services at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Aledo cemetery. Memorials may be...
Charlotte I. Banks
Apr 7, 2012
Charlotte I. Banks , 75, of Aledo, died Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Mercer County Nursing Home, Aledo. Memorial services are 6 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Joy, 200 East Edwards Street, Joy, IL. Burial will be in the Germania Cemetery, Germania, Wisconsin at a later date. Memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church,...
Brandon John Howlett
Apr 7, 2012
Brandon John Howlett, 24, of Oceanside, Calif., formerly of Aledo, died Saturday, April 7, 2012, in California.
Graveside services are 11 a.m. Friday at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, with military honors conducted by Mercer County VFW Post 1571. Meet at the Radisson hotel parking lot on John Deere Commons, 1415 River Drive, Moline, by 10:30...

Betty L. Krusmark
Apr 4, 2012
Betty L. Krusmark, 91, of Aledo, died on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at Mercer County Hospital, Aledo, IL. Cremation rites have been accorded. Services will be at a later date. Bewley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Aledo, assisted the family with arrangements.
Betty was born August 15, 1920 in Keithsburg, IL, the daughter of Frank and Helen...
Phillip L. White
Mar 22, 2012
Phillip L. White, 70, of Knoxville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at the Mercer County Nursing Home, Aledo, Illinois.
Phil was born Dec. 6, 1941 in Monmouth to Robert L. and Phyllis (Peterson) White.
He was raised in rural Monmouth, attended Law School and graduated from Warren High School in 1959. Phil...
Gerald Brown
Mar 6, 2012
Gerald D. Brown, 84 of Muscatine, died Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2012, at Carrington Place in Muscatine.
Services will be 10:00 a.m. Sat. Mar. 10, at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Muscatine. Burial will be in the Island Cemetery. Military rites will be provided by the V.F. W. and American Legion combined squads.
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Randall W. Greene
Mar 5, 2012
Randall W. Greene, Jr. 36, of Aledo, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at his home. A celebration of life will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Bewley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Aledo. Memorials may be made to the Randy Greene memorial fund.
Randy was born Dec. 29, 1975 in Talladaga, Alabama, the son of Randall and E....

Steven Ray Young
Feb 5, 2012
Steven Ray Young, 55, of Coralville, died suddenly Feb. 5, 2012, at his home.
Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Thurs. April 19, at Muscatine Memorial Park. Jeffrey S. Nichols/Life Tribute Funeral and Memorial Services, Muscatine, is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Steven grew up in Muscatine. He graduated from...
Margaret Nyberg Coffman
Feb 2, 2012
Margaret Nyberg Coffman, 88, of Keokuk, Iowa, formerly of Viola, Illinois, died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Lexington Square nursing home, Keokuk. Services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday at Bewley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Aledo. There is no visitation. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Margaret Coffman memorial fund.
...Vella Gowdy
Jan 27, 2012
Vella L. Gowdy, 101, of Aledo, passed away Friday, January 27, 2012 at Mercer County Hospital. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Monday at Peniel cemetery rural Joy. Memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church, Aledo or the American Heart Association. Bewley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Aledo, assisted the family with arrangements.
Vella was born...
Elmer Lloyd Lilly
Jan 20, 2012
Elmer Lloyd Lilly, Sr., 81, of Viola died Friday, January 20, 2012 at Mercer County Hospital, Aledo, IL.
Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bewley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Aledo. Visitation is 4 - 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial is in the New Boston Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the...
Harold Bryant
Jan 11, 2012
Harold E. Bryant, 86, of Joy, IL died Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at his residence. Per his wishes, there are no services. Bewley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Aledo, assisted the family with arrangements.
Harold was born May 9, 1925 in Rock Island Township, IL, the son of Archie and Bannie Epperly Bryant. He married Martha Jane...
Yvonne Mary Simmons
Jan 5, 2012
Yvonne M. Simmons, 69, of Aledo, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2012, at the Aledo Health and Rehabilitation Center.
A memorial luncheon will be held 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the Lion’s Club in Andalusia.
Memorials may be given to the Yvonne Simmons Memorial Fund and...
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