Funeral Homes in Galesburg, IL

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Aaron Fike (race car driver), Jim Sundberg (baseball player), A. J. Fike (race car driver), Todd Hamilton (golfer), Chris Verene (photographer), and Lynne Kelly (writer and sign language interpreter).

Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. This city is forty-five miles northwest of Peoria. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County.Galesburg is home to Knox College, a private four-year liberal arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a two-year community college.Galesburg City Township is an active township that is coterminous with the city.Galesburg is the principal city of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Knox and Warren counties.

Galesburg Obituaries

It was written by Des Moines Register on August 21st, 2019 that Jane Fuson (Berglund) perished in West Des Moines, Iowa.  Ms. Fuson was 86 years old and was born in Galesburg, IL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Jane's life.

It was revealed by Peoria Journal Star on July 21st, 2019 that Marjorie Ann Krull (Potter) passed on in Galesburg, Illinois.  Ms. Krull was 78 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Marjorie Ann's life.

It was written by Peoria Journal Star on July 10th, 2019 that Elizabeth "Betty" Yemm (Gooding) passed away in Galesburg, Illinois.  Ms. Yemm was 94 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Elizabeth "Betty"'s life.

It was noted by Peoria Journal Star on July 2nd, 2019 that Carol Ortery (Dean) passed away in Galesburg, Illinois.  Ms. Ortery was 65 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Carol's life.

It was revealed by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on June 28th, 2019 that Mary Davis (Amato) perished in Brookfield, Wisconsin.  Ms. Davis was 85 years old and was born in Galesburg, IL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mary's life.

It was revealed by Peoria Journal Star on May 11th, 2019 that Eloise Staggs (Thompson) passed on in Galesburg, Illinois.  Ms. Staggs was 93 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Eloise's life.

It was noted on April 25th, 2019 that Louise Estelle "Lou" Porter (Hall) perished in Mt Juliet, Tennessee.  Ms. Porter was 83 years old and was born in Galesburg, IL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Louise Estelle "Lou"'s life.

It was noted on March 14th, 2019 that Fred Michael "Mike" Schubach passed on in Bloomington, Indiana.  Schubach was 61 years old and was born in Galesburg, IL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Fred Michael "Mike"'s life.

It was reported by Peoria Journal Star on February 14th, 2019 that Ralph E Wilt died in Galesburg, Illinois.  Wilt was 71 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ralph E's life.

It was reported by Des Moines Register on February 10th, 2019 that Achmed Lawrence Jr "Larry" Johnson perished in Reinbeck, Iowa.  Johnson was 91 years old and was born in Galesburg, IL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Achmed Lawrence Jr "Larry"'s life.

History

Throughout much of its history, Galesburg has been inextricably tied to the railroad industry. Carl Sandburg's boyhood home is now operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site. Galesburg was the home of Mary Ann Bickerdyke, who provided hospital care for Union soldiers during the American Civil War. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad sited major rail sorting yards here, including the first to use hump yard sorting. The site contains the cottage Sandburg was born in, a modern museum, the rock under which he and his wife Lilian are buried, and a performance venue.