Carol E. Schulmeister, 75 of Staunton, passed away peacefully at home with Pastor Mitteis and family by her side on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. She was born on March 15, 1944, in Litchfield, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Omer and Rosetta (Nieman) Striegel. She married Dean E. Schulmeister on January 11, 1964, […]

Michael Wayne Robinson, 68 of Staunton, passed away Monday, August 19, 2019, at his residence in Staunton. He was born on November 4, 1950, in Jonesboro, AR, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Luther & Faye (Parker) Robinson. He married Katherine Leadbetter on July 29, 1972, in St. Louis, MO and she survives. […]

Cecil Phillip Canoy, 63 of Carlinville, passed away Saturday evening, August 17, 2019, at his residence in Carlinville. Cecil was born October 21, 1955, to John and Pearl (Motsenbocker) Canoy in Troy, MO. While living in Missouri, Cecil drove a mail truck in St. Louis, MO. He later moved to Carlinville and he had been employed […]

Dorothea E. Ladendorf, 54 of Staunton, died at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield on Friday, August 16, 2019, at 3:20 p.m. She was born on June 28, 1965, in Carlinville to Robert Moore and Joann (Holley) Hoorman. She married Mike Ladendorf on July 1, 2013 in Carlinville. She was a caregiver for home health. She is […]

Florene D. Saracco, 72 of Bluffton, SC, died on August 8, 2019, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston following complications from deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s disease.  She was the daughter of the late John and Madeline (Magnino) Saracco and sister of John Saracco. After attending Benld schools and graduating from […]

Linda Sue Lambeth, 64, of Plainview, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at home. She was born on July 25, 1955 in Alton, the daughter of the late Russell K. and Virginia A. (Bruns) Reno. Linda married John Eugene Lambeth on July 16, 1976 at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Piasa. Linda was […]

Norma M. Kehnast, 90 of Staunton, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at her sons’ residence in Staunton. She was born on September 24, 1928, in Mt. Olive, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred and (Mary (Yaeger) Scheller. She married Fred Kehnast on March 21, 1947, in Mt. Olive and he passed […]

James Charles Myatt, 67 of Bunker Hill, died at Hitz Memorial Home, Alhambra on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at 9:09 p.m  He was born on December 20, 1951, in Alton to Don L. Myatt and Dorothy  Mae (Sneeringer) Myatt. He married Debra K. (Thompson) Myatt on June 11, 2005, in Bunker Hill. James was a […]

Joseph Pollo, age 88 of Benld, died Thursday, August 1, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. Joe was born on May 25, 1931, in White City, the son of the late Stephen and Emma (Mandak) Pollo. Mr. Pollo was a lab technician at McDonnel Douglas and Boeing. He was a US Army veteran during the Korean conflict and […]

Raymond William Zilinski, 78 of Benld, died at Highland Health Care Center on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at 1:19 a.m. He was born on August 13, 1940, in Chicago to Tony Zilinski and Ruth (Baltruzis) Zilinski. He was a retired owner of the Log Cabin. He was also employed by IDOT as a laborer and […]

Donna L Harbaugh, 77 of Carlinville, passed away on Thursday morning, July 18, 2019, at her residence in Carlinville. Donna was born on September 26, 1941, to Roy and Lorraine Griffith in Athensville, IL. Donna retired as a clerk for the State of Illinois Secretary of State office in Springfield. She enjoyed spending time with […]

Violet Ann Fischer, 93 of Staunton, died Sunday, August 4, 2019, at 11:10 a.m. at Heritage Health in Staunton. She was born on May 3, 1926, in Staunton, the daughter of the late Frank and Helen (Klauzer) Pleterski. She married William H. (Bill) Fischer on February 18, 1946, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Staunton. […]

Janice Rae Kessinger, 57, of Brighton, passed away at 2:23 p.m. on Sunday, August 4, 2019, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Jan was born on October 25, 1961, in Carlinville. She was the daughter of J. Darrell and Betty (Morgan) Molen. On May 22, 1981, Jan married Brent Lee Kessinger in Alton, Illinois. […]

Mary Kathryn Pervinsek Hawley of Staunton passed away at 8:23 a.m. on August 3, 2019, at her home. Mary K. was born February 17, 1952, in Springfield, the daughter of Edward and Mildred Pervinsek. She married Scott S. Hawley on June 10, 1974, at St. Aloysius Church in Springfield. Mary K. graduated from Sacred Heart […]

Danny Dean DeWitt, 52 of Fairview Heights, formerly of Hillsboro, died at his residence on Friday, August 2, 2019. He was born on October 1, 1966, in Hillsboro to Earl DeWitt and Dee (Hatcher) Motycka. He married Amy Marie (Drag) DeWitt on October 14, 2006, in Granite City. He was a sales representative for lab […]

Alice M. Blevins, 76 of Gillespie, died at her residence on Thursday, August 1, 2019, at 8:55 a.m. She was born on January 8, 1943, in Litchfield to Leon Janssen and Laura (Drewel) Janssen. She married Leonard Blevins Jr. on January 28, 1961, in Litchfield. He preceded her in death on April 23, 2011. She […]

Zelda Anne (Neuhaus) Zuber, 94 of Staunton, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Heritage Health in Staunton. She was born on June 9, 1925, in Staunton, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William H. and Venita L. (Fritz) Neuhaus. She married Carl Zuber on April 1, 1949, in Staunton and he passed […]

Vincent H “Butch” Conlee, 60 of Benld, died at St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield on Saturday, July 27, 2019. He was born June 27, 1959, in Carlinville to Charles Conlee and Penelope Conlee. He was a truck driver for a cement company. He is survived by his children, Larena Conlee of Greenfield, Vincent (Brooke) Conlee Jr. […]

Betty Lou Rull of Bunker Hill passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, July 29, in the same home she was born 86 years ago to George and Fontaine Link. She married the love of her life, Norman “Butch” Rull, on June 10, 1951, at Zion Lutheran Church in Bunker Hill. […]

Jean Diane Roberts, 73 of Gillespie, died at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield on Friday, July 26, 2019, at 9:10 a.m. She was born on November 5, 1945, in East Saint Louis to Ralph Herron and Edith (Lair) Herron. She married Theodore “Casey” Roberts. She was a medical transcriptionist. She is survived by her children, Eric […]