William M. Reger, 79, of Sawyerville, IL, died at Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton, IL on Monday, July 14, 2014 at 11:50 p.m. He was born on February 1, 1935, in Los Angeles, CA to William Morgan Reger Jr. and Phyllis (Ford) Reger. He married Bette M. (Salovich) Reger. He received his bachelor’s and master’s […]
Helen Marie Hacke, 95, of Carlinville, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Friendship Home in Carlinville.She was born on August 17, 1918 to Jesse and Cora (Baker) Coonrod in Greenfield, Illinois. On May 16, 1936, she married Albert Theodore Hacke in Carlinville. Helen was a clerk for the Illinois Secretary of State. She […]
Franklin Eugene “Gene” Goodman, 74, of Carlinville passed away Friday, July 11, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. He was born on August 19, 1939 to Frank and Anna Belle (Vandergriff) Goodman in Linder Twp., Green County, IL. He attended the Greenfield schools. On February 11, 1958, he married Janice McCawley at St. Paul’s […]
Rita Marie Marciukaitis, 56, of Saint Louis, MO, died at her residence on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 1:56 a.m. She was born on December 20, 1957, in Litchfield, IL to Anthony Marciukaitis MD and Lucille (Urbaitis) Marciukaitis. She was a retired school teacher after having taught Spanish at Affton High School. She was a […]
Denver Wayne Kunz, 91, of Carlinville, formerly of Bunker Hill, died at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2014, at Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla, Missouri.Denver was born September 4, 1922 in Bingham, Illinois, the son of Walter D. and Nellie (Greenwood) Kunz. Denver was married on June 30, 1951 to Pauline L. […]
Marian Dale Yoakum, 74, of Medora, passed away Tuesday morning on July 8, 2014 at her residence.Marian was born on February 16, 1940 to Walter and Josephine (Henreon) Bobbs in Alton, IL. Marian married Richard Yoakum in Edwardsville, IL on August 5, 1984. Marian was a homemaker and an avid reader. She loved to garden […]
Kenneth Ross Vester, 58, of Wilsonville, IL, died at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at 9:30 p.m. He was born on October 30, 1955, in Hazel Park, MI to LeRoy Walter Vester and Alice Jean (Christian) Vester. He married Rene (Bergman) Vester on November 21, 2001 in Yale, MI. […]
Nancy C. Boglino, 70, of Benld, IL, died at her residence on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at 11:56 p.m. She was born on January 16, 1944, in Peoria, IL to John Davis and Geneva (Bartlett) Davis. She married Bert Boglino on August 17, 1963 in Farmington, IL. She was a business administrator for Heritage Health. […]
William D. “Bill” Burns, 72, of Gillespie, IL died at his residence on Monday, June 30, 2014 at 8:51 p.m. He was born on June 13, 1942, in Litchfield, IL to Walter Burns and Josephine (Harris) Burns. He married Jerilyn (Beyer) Burns on August 22, 1964, at the Holy Cross Church in Wilsonville, IL. He […]
Frank Loren Roberson, 56, of Gillespie, IL, died at his residence on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. He was born on December 31, 1957, in East St. Louis, IL to Claude Roberson and Loretta (Willman) Seipp. He married Nancy Louise (Jackson) Roberson on July 2, 2005 in Dorchester, IL. He was a laborer […]
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