Obits for June 16, 2015

June 16, 2015 Obituaries | WGIL News Team

Betty Lou Crabill, 71, died Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Great River Klein Center, West Burlington, Iowa. She was born November 7, 1943 in Burlington, Iowa the daughter of Arthur Colter Roxlau and Dorothy May Arpy Roxlau Hill.

Betty was a homemaker; she liked to cook, crochet and baby-sit her grandchildren. Betty also enjoyed gardening. During the Christmas season she especially enjoyed baking Christmas cookies for everyone. Betty was a member of Grace United Methodist Church.

She is survived by one daughter Christa (Keith) Duffie of Gladstone, IL;  two sons,  Scott (Theresa) Crabill and David (Mary Beth) Crabill, all of Dubuque, IA; seven grandchildren, Cassie, Chad, Carrie, Kelly and Connor Crabill, Devon and Trevor Duffie; four sisters, Patricia (Dennis) Roxlau Brown, Bonnie Roxlau White and JoAnn Bryant Hill, all of Burlington, IA and Paula (Michael) Roxlau Jakub of Manassas, VA.; two brothers, Paul “Rocky” (Phyllis) Roxlau of Burlington, IA and Harry Joe “Joey” (Mitzi) Hill of Carthage, IL; a number of nieces and nephews.

Betty was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy Arpe (Roxlau) Hill; step-father, Joseph W. Hill; her father, Arthur Colter Roxlau; two brothers, Roger Lee Roxlau and Harvey Eugene Roxlau; and brother-in-law, Tom White.

Memorial Services will be held at Grace United Methodist Church, Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Chaplin Dean Graber will officiate. Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Memorials have been established for Great River Hospice and Grace United Methodist Church.

Following the service, food and fellowship will continue at Big Muddy’s.  Condolences may be left at www.prughfuneralservice.com.

 

Ms. Reva N. Gorman, 72, of Dallas City, Illinois passed way at 8:50 PM on June 13, 2015 at the LaHarpe-Davier Health Care Center, LaHarpe, Illinois. She was born on February 1, 1943 in Dallas City, the daughter of Kenneth “Bud” and Naomi Irene Tollman Whittemore.
Reva is survived by one son, Kelly Dodson of Florida, one daughter, Kimberly Dennis of Little Rock, Arkansas, two brothers and four sisters.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one son Kyle, one brother, and one sister.
Services will be held at 7:00 PM on July 1 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Montrose, Iowa. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses and mailed to 929 Main Street, Montrose, IA 52639. Condolences may be left at banksandbeals.com.