Maertens, Emiel H.

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Emiel H. Maertens, 80, of rural Kewanee, died at 10:50 a.m., Monday, January 4, 2016 at the Kewanee Care Home.

Robinson, Ruth Lorraine

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Ruth Lorraine Robinson, 87, of Knoxville, Illinois, formerly of Galesburg, died at 11:27 P.M. Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville, Illinois.

Johnson, Gail A.

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Gail A. Johnson, 59 of Galesburg, Illinois, died at 11:30 P.M. Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Marigold Rehab and Health Care Center, Galesburg, Illinois.

Ziegenhorn, Bernice E.

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Mrs. Bernice E. Ziegenhorn, 94, of Galesburg, Illinois died at 12:01 pm Sunday, January 3, 2016 in Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville, Illinois.

Goff, H. Ray

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H. Ray Goff, 73, of Casa Grande, AZ, formerly of Little York, Biggsville and Macomb, IL died at 10:58 a.m., Sunday, December 6, 2015 in Phoenix, AZ.

Lacey, Melvin “Mickey”

Melvin “Mickey” Lacey, 71, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 6:00 a.m. Friday, January 1, 2016, at the Roseville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Roseville, IL.

Burton, Robert M.

Robert M. “Rob” Burton, 34, of Galesburg died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 in OSF St. Francis Medical Center Peoria.

Schumaker, Sylvia Jane

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Sylvia Jane Schumaker, 66, of Maquon, Illinois, died at 8:44 P.M. Saturday, January 2, 2016 at her home. 

Illinois economic index drops in late 2015

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A University of Illinois index of the state’s economy shows that while it is still growing, economic activity slowed late last year to levels not seen in more than two years.