67 year old Gerald "Clippy" Hewitt of Jerseyville passed away May 25. A visitation will be held Tuesday (June 1) from 11:00am until 1:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.

88 year old Ben "Doc" Strode of Carlinville passed away December 4, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held Monday (May 31) at 3:00pm at Cross Church in Carlinville. Friends may call Monday from 1:00pm until the time of the service at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements.

80-year-old Judith Bowermaster of Carlinville (formerly of Litchfield), passed away Thursday (May 27). Funeral services for 80-year-old Judith Bowermaster will be held Wednesday (June 2) at 11:00 a.m. in The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints in Litchfield. Burial will be in Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield. Friends may call Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service in The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints in Litchfield. The Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements.
 

71-year-old John Riemann of Litchfield passed away Tuesday (May 25).   Graveside memorial services for 71-year-old John Riemann will be held Tuesday (June 8 th ) at 11:00 a.m in Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield. No visitation will be held. Masks are required at Camp Butler, for those wishing to attend the service. The Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. 

80 year old Alice F. Mercer of Hillsboro passed away Friday (May 21).    Funeral services for 80 year old Alice F. Mercer will be held Saturday (May 29) at 11:00 a.m. in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home in Pana. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. until service time in the funeral home. Cremation rites will be accorded.

100-year-old Mary Lou Knisley of Hillsboro passed away on Monday (May 24).  Funeral services for 100-year-old Mary Lou Knisley will be held Monday (May 31) at noon at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation will be held on Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon) at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Burial will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Hillsboro.

76 year old Marilyn Mieher formerly from Carlinville passed away February 27. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (May 29) at 1:00pm at the Carlinville United Methodist Church. Private burial will be in Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery in Carlinville. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements.

63 year old Patrick O'Dowd of Granite City passed away May 24. Funeral services will be held Saturday (May 29) at 11:00am at Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston. Burial will be in Spangle cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.
 

58 year old Teri Mostajo of Livingston passed away May 22. A visitation will be held Saturday (May 29) from 9:00am until 11:30am at the Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston.
 

81 year old Judith "Judy" Tepen of Jerseyville passed away May 20. A Mass of Christian Burial will be in conducted Saturday (May 29) at 10:00am at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at the Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.

70 year old Mike Mendenhall of Benld passed away May 22. Funeral services will be held Friday (May 28) at 11:00am at the New Church in Staunton. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-8pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie.

66 year old Paula Frances Harmon of Grafton passed away May 20. A memorial service will be held Thursday (May 27) at 7:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Friends may call Thursday from 5:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.
 

81 year old Daisy Lancaster of Gillespie passed away May 25. Funeral services will be held Thursday (May 27) at 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Gillespie cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 5-8pm at the funeral home.

61 year old Carol Pitts of Livingston passed away May 15. A memorial service will be held Wednesday (May 26) at 7:00pm at Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston. Friends may call Wednesday from 4:00 until 6:45pm at the funeral home.

65-year-old Bernice Marie Smith of Litchfield passed away Thursday (May 20). Funeral services for 65-year-old Bernice Smith will be Tuesday (May 25) at 12:00 PM. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until service time. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Litchfield. Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is charge of arrangements.

72-year-old Richard "Dick" Williams of Litchfield passed away Tuesday (May 18th). The Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. No services will be held.
 

Generations of bowlers in Hillsboro could count on seeing a familiar face, Mary Knisely, who teamed up with her husband Charles to open the bowling alley way back in 1948, has passed away at the age of 100. Last month, the bowling alley was no longer a Knicely Family property as family friend John Hapner of Centralia, a Hillsboro High School graduate who once worked at the bowling alley. The Knisley’s were determined to make bowling a fixture of life in Hillsboro. Just one year after opening the bowling alley at the current AJ Banners location, the business succumbed to fire but they opened the current building in 1950 and never looked back. The family business was sold in the mid 70’s to three Greenville men but Gene Knisley brought it back into the family fold in 1994. He intended to convert it into a wood working shop, but plans to sell the lanes and equipment never gained traction so it remained a bowling alley.   Mary Knisely worked at the bowling alley six days a week until it was shut down by Covid 19 in March of last year.
 

80 year old Alice Mercer of Hillsboro passed away Friday (May 21).   Funeral services for 80 year old Alice Mercer will be held Saturday (May 29) at 11:00 a.m. in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home in Pana. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. until service time in the funeral home. Cremation rites will be accorded.

68-year-old Donald "Donnie" Brownback of Nokomis passed away Wednesday (May 19). Memorial services for 68-year-old Donald Brownback will be held Saturday (May 22) at 11:00 am at Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis. Visitation from 9 to 11 at Funeral Home, Nokomis. Burial in Bethany Cemetery Moweaqua.

60-year-old Beckie Scurlock of Litchfield, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away on Thursday (May 20). At her request no services are planned for 60-year-old Beckie Scurlock.   Hough & Sons Funeral home in Hillsboro are in charge of arrangements.

58 year old Timothy William Stinnett of Jerseyville passed away May 17. Funeral serivces will be held Friday (May 21) at 11:00am at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-7pm at the Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.

62 year old Michael Lee Drulard of Jerseyville passed away May 12. A memorial service will be held Friday (May 21) at 11:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

7-month-old Anthony L. Perkins Jr. of Litchfield passed away Saturday, May 15, Private family services will be held at a later date. Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is charge of arrangements.

83 year old Janice Maxwell of Staunton passed away May 14. A graveside service will be held Wednesday (May 19) at 3:00pm in Memorial Park cemetery in Staunton. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements.
 

66-year-old Rosemarie (Speed) Jones of Hillsboro passed away Thursday (May 13). Funeral services for 66-year-old Rosemarie Jones will be held Saturday (May 22) at 12:00 PM at Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro.   Visitation will begin at 11:00 AM Saturday until service time. Burial will be in Crabtree Cemetery in Litchfield.
 

97-year-old Evellyn L Bergman of Sherman, formerly of Raymond and Beaufort, SC, passed away Friday (May 14). Funeral services for 97-year-old Evellyn Bergman will be held Tuesday (May 18) at 2 p.m. at Hough Funeral Home in Raymond. Visitation Tuesday from 1 until 2 PM at the funeral home. Burial will be in Raymond cemetery.

76 year old Bertha Minnie Proffer of Bunker Hill passed away May 8. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (May 19) at 10:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens. Friends may call Tuesday from 5-8pm at the funeral home.

88 year old Ronald Dean Fergurson of Greenfield passed away May 13. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (May 18) at 11:00am at Charity Southern Baptist Church in Greenfield. Friends may call Tuesday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the church. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements.

97 year old John Halavonich of Staunton passed away May 7. Funeral services will be held Monday (May 17) at 11:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

80 year old Kenneth Whitlock of Carlinville passed away May 14. Funeral services will be held Monday (May 17) at 7:00pm at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Burial will be in Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

87-year-old Valeria Joan Reiss of The Villages, FL, formerly of Decatur and Filmore passed away December 23, 2020. A memorial service for Valeria will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, May 15, 2021, at the Ramsey Christian Church. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior, 10:00-11:00 A.M., at the church. Burial will follow in Glendale Cemetery, Fillmore, Illinois.
 

77-year-old David Graden of Coalton passed away Tuesday (May 11). Funeral services for 77-year-old David Graden will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Nokomis. Visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial in Craig Cemetery Nokomis. Arrangements handled by the Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis.

68-year-old Sheila Smith of Taylorville, formerly of Rural Irving, passed away Wednesday (May 12). No public services will be held for 68-year-old Sheila Smith. Cremation rites will be accorded. Shafer-Pefetti & Assalley Funeral Home in Taylorville is in charge of arrangments.
 

65-year-old Roger Willman of Panama passed away Tuesday (May 11). Private gravesides services for 65-year-old Roger Willman will be held at Union Cemetery in Panama.   Cremation rites will be accorded. Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home in Panama is in charge of arrangements.

65-year-old Roger Willman of Panama passed away Tuesday (May 11). Private gravesides services for 65-year-old Roger Willman will be held at Union Cemetery in Panama.   Cremation rites will be accorded. Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home in Panama is in charge of arrangements.

72-year-old Roy Schmollinger of Coffeen passed away Wednesday (May 12). , Funeral services for 72-year-old Roy Schmollinger will be Wednesday (May 19) at 11:00 AM at Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation will be Tuesday (May 18) from 5-7 PM at the funeral home. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery in Mulberry Grove with military rites conducted by Mulberry Grove American Legion.

92-year-old Harold Jurgena of Irving passed away Thursday (May 13). Private family services for 92-year-old Harold Jurgena will be held. Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.

66-year-old Eugene "Gene" Bof of Staunton, formerly of the Hillsboro area, passed away Wednesday (May 12). No services are planned at this time.Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.
 

70-year-old Nancy Michael of Ohlman, formerly of Pana, passed away Wednesday (May 12). Funeral services for 70-year-old Nancy Michael will be held Tuesday (May 18) at 11:00 AM in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Pana. Visitation Tuesday from 9:00 AM until the time of Mass at the church. Cremation Rites will be accorded. Inurnment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Pana at a later date. 

59 year old Rhonda Lehman of Bunker Hill passed away November 20, 2020. A public celebration of life will be held Saturday (May 15) at 1:00pm at the Bunker Hill Assembly of God. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill is in charge of arrangements.

84 year old Carl "Scrap" Kaulen of Bethalto passed away May 5. Funeral services will be held Friday (May 14) at 1:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Woodburn cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

74 year old Walter Otis Wood Jr. of Baker City, Oregon, passed away April 28. A graveside service will be held Wednesday (May 12) at 2:00pm in the Shipman cemetery. The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of local arrangements.
 

59 year old Barb Uhlrich of White City passed away May 8. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Wednesday (May 12) at 11:00am at St. John Paul II Catholic Church in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Chapman cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive is in charge of arrangements.
 

91-year-old Aldena May Pluhm of Litchfield passed away Saturday (May 8).    Funeral services for 91-year-old Aldena Pluhm will be held Tuesday (May 11) at 11:00 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the time of services at the church. Burial in Rovey Cemetery in Farmersville. Plummer Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.    

80-year-old Charles Robert Stokes of Witt passed away Thursday (May 6). Graveside services were held at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Ramsey. Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis is in charge of arrangements.

57 year old Michael Allen Ziegler of Shipman passed away May 2. A memorial service will be held Monday (May 10) at Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in St. Denis cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

67-year-old Charles (Chuck) Joseph Dees of Litchfield passed away February 18. A mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday at 10am at Holy Family Catholic Church in Litchfield. Interment at Holy Cross Catholic cemetery in Litchfield. Arrangements are through Becker and Sons Funeral Home, Mt. Olive.

66-year-old Sheryl Ann Beechler of Litchfield passed away Wednesday (May 5). Funeral services for 66 year old Sheryl Beechler will be held Saturday (May 8) at 11:00 A.M. at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Visitation Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Burial in Edgewood Cemetery.

78-year-old Darin Matthews of Nokomis passed away Monday (May 3). Services for 78-year-old Darin Matthews of Nokomis were held at Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis.   

88-year-old Donald Clausen of Hillsboro passed away April 28 in Dearborn, Michigan. Graveside services for 88-year-old Donald Clausen will be held at a later date at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of local arrangements.

69-year-old Michael Daniels of Coffeen passed away Wednesday (May 5). No services are planned for 69-year-old Michael Daniels. Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is charge of arrangements.

82 year old Ivy Beeson of Pana passed away Thursday (April 1). Funeral services for 82 year old Ivy Beeson will be held Tuesday (April 6) at 11:00 a.m. in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home. Visitation Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery, Pana.

64 year old Gerald "Jerry" Werner of Prairietown passed away April 30. Funeral services will be held Thursday (May 6) at 10:00am at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Prairietwon. Burial will be in St. Peter's Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 5-8pm at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton.

48 year old Joseph Charles Morenz of Virden passed away April 30. A visitation will be held Wednesday (May 5) from 4-7pm at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard. Burial will be in Lowder cemetery at a later date.

77 year old Walter Charles Westfall of Pearl passed away April 29. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (May 5) at 1:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Grimes-Neeley cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from Noon until the time of the service at the funeral home.

86 year old Shirley Katherine Boente of Carlinville passed away May 2. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (May 5) at 11:00am at Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Church in Carlinville. Burial will be in New Calvary cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements.
 

45-year-old John J. Verdino Jr. of Litchfield passed away Sunday (May 2). A memorial service will be held at a later date for 45-year-old John Verdino Jr. Hough & Sons funeral home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.

72-year-old Carol Harris of Virden, formerly of Witt, passed away on Friday (April 30).   Graveside services for 72-year-old Carol Harris will be held Monday (May 3) at 3:00 pm. in Witt Cemetery. Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis is in charge of arrangements. .
 

59-year-old Pamela Contreras of Nokomis passed away Thursday (April 29).  Graveside funeral services for 59-year-old Pamela Contreras will be held Tuesday, (May 4) at 3:00 pm. in Woodside Cemetery, rural Irving. Visitation Tuesday from 2:00 to 2:30 pm in Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home, Nokomis.