Funeral Homes in Galesburg, IL

Facts about Galesburg, Illinois

• 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 disclosed by Peoria Journal Star on October 11th, 2018 that Mary Kathleen "Katie" Grady passed on in Galesburg, Illinois.  Grady was 86 years old and was born in Davenport, IA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mary Kathleen "Katie"'s life.

It was written on September 20th, 2018 that Jane B Rutenberg (Bondi) perished in Belleair Shore, Florida.  Ms. Rutenberg was 70 years old and was born in Galesburg, IL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Jane B's life.

It was noted by Peoria Journal Star on September 18th, 2018 that Patsy Anne Baysingar (Bastian) died in Galesburg, Illinois.  Ms. Baysingar was 82 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Patsy Anne's life.

It was revealed by Peoria Journal Star on September 13th, 2018 that Phyllis Eloise Lybarger (Owen) passed on in Galesburg, Illinois.  Ms. Lybarger was 93 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Phyllis Eloise's life.

It was written by Peoria Journal Star on August 8th, 2018 that Daniel Edward Wolford died in Galesburg, Illinois.  Wolford was 60 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Daniel Edward's life.

It was written by Peoria Journal Star on June 26th, 2018 that LaVerne Shafer (Burgener) passed away in Galesburg, Illinois.  Ms. Shafer was 100 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor LaVerne's life.

It was revealed on May 30th, 2018 that Mark Charles II Riley passed away in Galesburg, Illinois.  Riley was 26 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mark Charles II's life.

It was noted by Peoria Journal Star on May 20th, 2018 that Shawn Ryan Talbert passed away in Galesburg, Illinois.  Talbert was 27 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Shawn Ryan's life.

It was revealed by San Diego Union-Tribune on May 8th, 2018 that Ruthmarie "Ruthy" Leone passed away in Carlsbad, California.  Leone was 91 years old and was born in Galesburg, IL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ruthmarie "Ruthy"'s life.

It was noted by Peoria Journal Star on May 3rd, 2018 that Charles D "Chuck" Reining perished in Galesburg, Illinois.  Reining was 47 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Charles D "Chuck"'s life.

History

Knox College continues to maintain and use Old Main to this day. A committee from New York purchased 17 acres (69,000 m²) in Knox County in 1835, and the first 25 settlers arrived in 1836. (Indeed, it was not until the 1990s that Amtrak finally closed the old Santa Fe depot and consolidated all passenger operations at the site of the former Burlington Northern depot.) A series of mergers eventually united both tracks under the ownership of BNSF Railway, carrying an average of seven trains per hour between them. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad sited major rail sorting yards here, including the first to use hump yard sorting. Carl Sandburg's boyhood home is now operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site.