Obituaries

Ray C. Shortridge, 96, of Quincy, passed away at 8:59 am Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at Bickford Cottages in Quincy, IL. Friends and Family are invited to Ray’s Life Celebration at a visitation that will be Tuesday, November 7, 2023, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at O’Donnell-Cookson Life Celebration Home in Quincy, IL. There…

Jerry Lawrence Brennan, age 87, of Florida and Quincy, died on Friday, September 29, 2023, in Quincy, surrounded by family. Jerry was born on January 7, 1936, in Moberly, Missouri, the son off Jewell Crystal (Olds) and William Delphin Brennan. Everyone dies, but not everyone lives. Jerry lived life to the fullest. Born into poverty,…

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(Note: please post to appear on Friday, July 28, 2023. Thank you.) Carol Ann Lyter passed peacefully on July 22, 2023 at the home of her daughters in South Carolina. She was 93. Carol was the daughter of Viola and Earl Ginster. She married Duker D. “Duke” Lyter in1950. The couple spent the next 69…

Fr. Michael Grawe, OFM, a Franciscan friar of the Sacred Heart Province, died in the early hours of Monday morning, June 12, 2023, at the age of 78, at Shady Lane Nursing Home in Manitowoc, WI. Born on December 6, 1944, in Quincy, IL, to Alvin and Florence (Hilgenbrink) Grawe, he was baptized and confirmed…

Ross Wilbur Breckenkamp, age 86, of Quincy, died on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 12:59 pm at Bickford Cottage. Ross was born on February 10, 1937, in Quincy, Illinois, the only child of Wilbur and Margaret Upschulte Breckenkamp. He married Mary Lou Peters on March 2, 1957 in Quincy. She preceded him in death on…

Obituaries

Michael J. Foster, 75, of Quincy died on Wednesday, April 5th in St. Louis. Born in Quincy on February 26, 1948, he was the only child of Daniel M. Foster and E. Virginia Foster. Mike was a lifelong Quincyan. He graduated from Quincy Senior High School in 1966 and received both a Bachelor’s and Master’s…

Richard James “Jim” Carver, 71, of Quincy, IL, passed away at 5:51 am Thursday, January 19, 2023 at his home. A Funeral Ceremony will be at 10:00 am Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at the O’Donnell-Cookson Life Celebration Home in Quincy. Pastor Lance Hoelscher will officiate. Burial will follow at Greenmount Cemetery in Quincy with full…

Julie A. Kramer, 69, of Costa Mesa, CA and formerly of Quincy, IL , passed away unexpectedly at her home on November 29, 2022. Born in Quincy, IL March 13, 1953, she was the daughter of Floyd H. and Dorothy(Fengel) Kramer. Julie graduated from Quincy High School Class of 1971. She moved to CA in…