All Obituaries

Victor H. Betcher   Victor H. Betcher, 84, of Silvis, formerly of Geneseo, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018, at New Perspective Senior Living in Silvis. Cremation rites have been accorded and a Memorial Service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory, Geneseo Chapel. Deacon Harley Chaffee will officiate. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, prior to the memorial service, at the funeral...

  Patricia Earline Korthals   Patricia Earline Korthals, 82, passed away, Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at her residence in Geneseo, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service will be planned at a later date. Memorials may be written to the Patricia Korthals Memorial Fund and forwarded to Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory, Geneseo. Memorials will be distributed to a cancer association of the family’s choice.   Patricia, daughter of Earl...

Teresa Ann Marie Dale   Teresa Ann Marie Dale, age 75, of Tucker, Georgia, formerly of Atkinson, Geneseo, and Erie, Illinois, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018, at Northlake Gardens Assisted Living and Memory Care in Tucker, Georgia. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Vandemore Funeral Home in Atkinson, Illinois. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Vandemore Funeral Home, prior to...

Patty S. Sims   Patty S. Sims, 77, of Annawan, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at her home in Annawan. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 17, 2018, at Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory, Atkinson Chapel. Reverend Terry Lancaster will officiate. Burial will follow at Dayton Corners Cemetery in Colona. Visitation will be held from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 16, at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Annawan Alba Rescue...

  Tammie D. Clementz   Tammie D. Clementz, 52, of Geneseo, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. A private family funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 15, at Vandemore Funeral Home and Crematory, Geneseo Chapel. Reverend Michael Pakula will officiate. There will be no visitation. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hope at the Brick House (1431 Ripley Street, Davenport, IA 52803) or...

Shirley D. Drehman   Shirley D. Drehman, 88, of Geneseo, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 14th, 2018, at Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory, Geneseo Chapel. Chaplain Roger Carson will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service (10:00-11:00 a.m.) at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Shirley Drehman Memorial...

Brendon Paul Devlin   Brendon Paul Devlin, Sr., 75, of Livingston, NJ, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 24th, 2018, at his home. A Funeral Mass was held on August 28, 2018, at St. Philomena Catholic Church in Livingston, NJ. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory in Geneseo, IL. Private burial will take place at North Cemetery in Geneseo, next to his granddaughter, Anabella Christine. Memorials...

  Bryant Ottes Pruett   Bryant Ottes (Baby Bop) Pruett, infant son of Jason and Andrea Pruett, of Calamus, IA, passed away while in his parents’ arms, on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 10, 2018, at Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory, Geneseo. Deacon Harley Chaffee will officiate. The family requests that baseball attire be worn to the funeral service....

Jerry L. Verdick   Jerry L. Verdick, 71, of Port Byron, passed away suddenly on Saturday, September 1, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory, Geneseo Chapel. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, where military honors will be accorded by Don Cherry VFW Post. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 5, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to...

    Christine L. Sullivan passed away peacefully at home on August 31. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 9, at First United Methodist Church in Geneseo with Reverend Christopher Ritter officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 8, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Vandemore Funeral Home in Geneseo. A private burial will be held on Monday, September 10. Memorials and donations in lieu of flowers can be directed to Pedaling 4 Parkinsons...