George J. Cerutti, 80 of Irving, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at 10:12 p.m. at his residence.  Mr. Cerutti was born on August 16, 1940, in Litchfield to the late Joseph M. and Rose (Fenoglio) Cerutti.  He was a 1958 graduate of Gillespie High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army where […]

Cynthia Ann (Byots) LaRosa, 73 of Staunton, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at her residence in Staunton. She was born on July 23, 1947, in Litchfield, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John & Violet (Milcic) Byots. She married Lino LaRosa on August 10, 1968, at Ascension Catholic Church in Mt. Olive […]

Peter Greg Visintin Sr., 71 of Gillespie, died at his residence on Thursday, February 25, 2021, at 7:02 p.m. He was born on January 28, 1950, in Litchfield. He married Catherine (Demuzio) Visintin on May 4, 1974, in Gillespie. He was a veteran of the US Army after having served during Vietnam and was retired after […]

Kent David Henke, 64, of Staunton, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born on September 5, 1956, to Mrs. Rolene Henke and the late Norman Henke. He married Linda Rae on January 25, 1991, recently celebrating 30 years of marriage. He was a local farmer. […]

Evelyn Seiler, 88 years young formerly of Benld, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2021, at Villa Ocotillo Memory Care home in Scottsdale, AZ. She was born on July 13, 1932, the only daughter of Kate (Seketa) and John Goldasich, Croatian immigrants who settled in Benld. Her older brothers Joe, Lawrence “Lotto” and George were […]

Frank Richard Wargo, 67 of Benld, died in Mt. Olive on Monday, February 22, 2021, at 1:19 p.m. He was born on June 15, 1953, in Litchfield to Edward Wargo and Wilma (Wenzel) Wargo.  Frank graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Blackburn College. He was a computer programmer for the State of Illinois and then a […]

Charles (Chuck) Joseph Dees, age 67, died near Panama City, FL on February 18, 2021, as a result of a single-vehicle accident. Chuck graduated from Litchfield High School in 1972. He started his professional photography career in the early 1970’s while in service to the U.S. Navy as a still and motion picture photographer and was assigned to make training programs for pilots […]

Raymond E. Fritz, 68 of Gillespie, died at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton on Thursday, February 18, 2021. He was born on May 6, 1952, to Emil G. Fritz and Beatrice B. (Hooper) Fritz.  He married Donna M. (Easton) Fritz on October 17, 1971, in Gillespie.  He worked as maintenance for the City of Gillespie.  He […]

Walter Otto Stieglitz, “Mick” to his family, Walt to everyone else, was born at home in Bunker Hill on April 14, 1934. He attended a one-room schoolhouse where he so excelled that he graduated at the tender age of 16.  For the next couple of years, he worked at various jobs including making coffee pots […]

Cynthia “Sue” West, 86 of Bunker Hill, died at her residence on Thursday, February 18, 2021. She was born on November 28, 1934, in Princeton, IL to Leslie Rabe and Ruth (Anderson) Rabe. She married Ronald “Doc” West on June 19, 1954. He preceded her in death on March 1, 2003.  She worked in the cafeteria for Bunker […]

Virginia Leona Eschbacher, 90 of Carlinville, passed away on February 18, 2021, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Virginia was born on October 2, 1930, in Granite City and was the oldest daughter of John and Leona (List) Wickman. After graduating from Granite City High School, Virginia worked for Catholic Charities and Monsanto for several […]

Rebecca Deann VanHooser, 50, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born November 26, 1970, in Carlinville to Alfred and Lois (Waggoner) Shields. Becky had worked for Fayco Enterprises whose mission is to integrate people with disabilities and other life issues into the community. Becky […]

Viola D. Fey-Vesper, 98 years old of Staunton, died peacefully at Heritage Health Care Center in Staunton on February 14, 2021. She was born in Edwardsville on May 15, 1922, the first daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Dorothy (Dannenberg) Fischer.  She was baptized, attended, and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in […]

Dorothy Stearns, 89 of Staunton, passed away on Wednesday, February 10 at Heritage Health Staunton, unrelated to COVID-19. She was born on August 15, 1931, in Kansas City, MO. She was married to Vernon Stearns who proceeded her in death in 1988.  She was a factory worker until she retired in 1989. She was the proud […]

Dolores J. (Rill) Simburger, 89, of Hillsboro, formerly of Mt. Olive, died on February 13, 2021, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. She was born on November 11, 1931, to Phillip and Bertha (Enos) Rill. Dolores attended Hillsboro Elementary and High School. She married Lawrence Simburger Jr. on February 26, 1949. She was a member […]

James Robert “Bob” Hazelip, 87 of Bunker Hill, died at his son’s residence in Dupo on Saturday, February 13, 2021, at 12:35 a.m. He was born on February 17, 1933, in East Alton to James Lon Hazelip and Eucy Ruth (Perkinson) Hazelip.  He married Vera F. (Lowe) Hazelip on October 14, 1961, in East Alton. She […]

Justin P. Krueger, 32 of Staunton, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton. He was born on September 30, 1988, in Jerseyville, a son of David P. Krueger and Tammy Evans. He is survived by fiance, Stefinee McAfee of Staunton; daughter, Hazel Highlander of Staunton; hazel’s mother, Dianna Highlander […]

Harlon Leslie Adams, 74 of Gillespie, died at his residence on Sunday, February 14, 2021. He was born on May 24, 1946, in Trailback, MO to William Freeman Adams and Ruby Virginia (Carter) Adams.  He was a retired steelworker for Laclede Steel and a veteran of the US Marines after having served during Vietnam.  He […]

Bill Sanks, 64 of Staunton, passed away Monday, February 8, 2021, at his residence near Staunton. He was born on September 29, 1956, in Chicago, a son of the late Jack Sanks and Loretta (Richards) Bliss. He married Janie Horton on April 4, 1994, in Carlinville and she survives. He was the past owner and […]

Judith Diane Rigg, 62 of Bradenton, Florida, was called to heaven on December 24, 2020, after a battle with cancer. She was born in Litchfield on January 5, 1958, to Arlyn H. and Minnie (Niehaus) Mindrup. Judy graduated from Mt. Olive Community High School in 1976. In 1978, she graduated from St. John’s School of […]