85 year old Wayne Law of Litchfield passed away Sunday (August 28).  Funeral services for 85 year old Wayne Law will be held on Friday (Sept. 2) at 12 noon at the Assembly of God Church in Litchfield.  Visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at Assembly of God Church in Litchfield. . Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. 

101-year-old Helen Barnes of Hillsboro passed away Friday  (August 26). Funeral services for 101-year-old Helen Barnes of Hillsboro will take place Tuesday (September 6th) at 11 a.m. at Hough Funeral Home in Raymond.   Visitation will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.  Burial will follow at Morrisonville Cemetery. 

84 year old Earl "Blue" Stoops of Shipman passed away August 27. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Sep 1) at 10:00am at Saints Simon and Jude Church in Gillespie. Burial will be in St. Denis cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 5-8pm at the Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie.

83 year old Charlene Keffer of Wilsonville passed away August 26. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Aug 31) at Noon at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

92 year old JW Gwillim of Shipman passed away August 27. Visitation will be Wednesday (Aug 31) from 10:00am until 11:00am at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Entombment will be in Roselawn Memory Gardens.

99 year old Frieda Wanger of Litchfield passed away Thursday (August 25). Mass of Christian Burial for 99 year old Frieda Wanger will be held on Wednesday (August 31) at 11:00 a.m.at Holy Family Catholic Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Litchfield. Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. 

90 year old Shirley Ann Motto of Gillespie passed away August 27. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Aug 30) at 1:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Gillespie cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

81 year old Russell Rhodes of Carlinville passed away August 23. Funeral services will be held Monday (Aug 29) at 10:30am at Charity Baptist Church in Carlinville. Friends may call Sunday from 4-7pm at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carliville is in charge of arrangements. 

79 year old Terry Ray Lahr of Shipman passed away August 22. Funeral services will be held Monday (Aug 29) at 10:00am at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Piasa. Burial will be in Miles Station cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 3-7pm at the church. The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of arrangements.

76 year old Edna Louise Torimino of Benld passed away August 17. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Aug 27) at 4:00pm at Trinity Baptist Church in Gillespie. Friends may call Saturday from 2:00pm until the time of the service at the church.  The Kravany Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

80 year old Ruth Ann Ficker of Jerseyville passed away August 18. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Aug 27) at 3:00pm at Hope Lutheran Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 12:30pm until the time of the service at the church. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements.  

45 year old Patrick Cunningham of New Douglas passed away July 29. A publfic Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (Aug 27) at 11:00am in the New Douglas Township Park. The Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston is in charge of arrangements.

74 year old Larry Eugene Altermott of Benld passed away August 16. A Memorial service will be held Saturday (Aug 27) at 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

70-year-old Lynn  Keepper of Hillsboro passed away  August 2, Graveside Services were held  at Ware’s Grove Cemetery in Rural Butler, . A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday (August 27) from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at The Event Center of Montgomery County in Taylor Springs, IL.  Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

82-year-old Beverly Ann (Bondurant) Price Baugher of Hillsboro passed away on August 17 . Funeral services will be held on Saturday (August 27) at 11:00 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.    Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. 

62-year-old Randy Katzmarek of Irving passed away August 17 . Graveside services for Randy Katzmarek will be held Friday, September 2 at 3:00 pm at Twin Pines Cemetery in Pana.  Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home of Nokomis is assisting the family with arrangements. 

 64-year-old Sherry Ann Stelle passed away Monday (August 22). A private memorial service will be held at a later date.  Burial will be in Virden Cemetery.   Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.

87 year old Doyle Heim of Staunton passed away August 19. A public graveside service will be held Friday (Aug 26) at 1:30pm in the New Douglas cemetery. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday from 2:30-7:00pm at the Staunton Sportsman Club. The Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston is in charge of arrangements. 

93 year old Thelma Marie "Poodle" Roberts of Bunker Hill passed away August 20. Funeral services will be held Friday (Aug 26) at 11:00am at First Congregational Church in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Bunker Hill cemetery. Friends my call Thursday from 5-8pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill and Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church.

55 year old Brian Rudolph of Godfrey passed away August 21. Funeral servces wil be held Friday (Aug 26) at 10:00am at the First United Methodist Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in East Newbern cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-8pm at the Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

35 year old Shaun William Morgan of Litchfield passed away August 5. Family and friends will pay their respects to 35-year-old Shaun Morgan Wednesday (August 24)  from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 Noon at Litchfield Family Funeral Service. Per his family’s wishes, no formal services will be held. 

83 year old Gary Lee Chapman of Greenfield passed away August 19. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Aug 24) at 10:30am at Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

91 year old Norma Elaine Boston of Carlinville passed away August 20. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Aug 24) at 10:30am at Rural Methodist Church in Carlinville. Burial will be in Rural cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-7pm at Carlinville United Methodist Church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

96 year old Elvin "Peanut" Weller of Girard passed away August 18. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Monday (Aug 22) at 10:00am at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Girard. Burial will be in Girard cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 5-7pm at the Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard. A prayer service will be held Sunday at 4:30pm at the funeral home. Military rites will be conducted graveside. 

69-year-old David S. Balestri of Nokomis, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday (Aug 17). Funeral services will be Thursday (Aug 25) at 1:00 PM at Hough & Sons funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation will be Thursday from 11:00 AM until service time at Hough & Sons Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Agnes Cemetery in Hillsboro

101-year-old Julia Theresa Lesko of Nokomis passed away Wednesday (August 17). Funeral Mass for Mrs. Lesko will be Saturday, August 27 at 11 a.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church in Nokomis.  Visitation will be from 9:30 am to 11:00 am at the church.  Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home of Nokomis is assisting the family..  

66-year-old Kathy L. Bolte of Nokomis passed away Tuesday (August 16).  Services for Kathy Bolte will be held Saturday (August 20) at 1:00 PM at Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home of Nokomis.  Visitation will be from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm prior to the service.  Burial will be at Kettlekamp Cemetery in rural Nokomis. 

78-year-old Carol Ann (Tolliver) Lazenby of Taylor Springs passed away Wednesday (August 17).  No services are planned at this time. Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

85 year old Gary “Joe” Laird of Litchfield passed away Friday (August 19). Graveside funeral services will be held on Thursday (August 25) at 11 a.m. at Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield. There will be no visitation. A funeral procession line-up will be organized at 10:30 a.m. at the Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield to proceed to the cemetery. 

62 year old Denise Durr of Dorchester passed away August 14. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (Aug 20) from 1 until 5pm at the Runway Lounge in Bethalto. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements. 

60 year old Michael Joseph Bray formerly from Jerseyville passed away August 1. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Saturday (Aug 20) at 11:00am at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Jerseyville. Private burial will be in St. Francis cemetery. A  Celebration of Lif will be held Saturday from Noon until 3:00pm at the Knights of Columbus in Jerseyville. 

98 yeart old Delbert Stiegemeier of Staunton passed away July 25. Funeral mass will be conducted Saturday (Aug 20) at 11:00am at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements. 

94 year old Rose Anne Rubis of Bunker Hill passed away August 14. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Aug 20) at 10:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Saints Peter and Paul cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

82 year old Nelda Schwab of Brighton passed away August 11. Memorial mass will be conducted Friday (Aug 19) at 10:00am at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Brighton. Burial will be in St. Denis cemetery. The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of arrangements. 

79 year old Louise Isabelle Crabtree of Jerseyville passed way August 11. A memorial service will be held Thursday (Aug 18) at 6:45pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Friends may call Thursday from 5:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

92 year old Mary Bartulis of Benld passed away August 15. Visitation will be held Thursday (Aug 18) from 11:30am until 1:30pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Benld.

58 year old Karla Sue White of Mt. Clare passed away August 7. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Aug 18) at 11:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Burial will be in St. John the Baptist cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

86 year old Karen Heyen of Dorchester passed away August 11. Funeral Mass will be conducted Thursday (Aug 18) at11:30am at Saints Simon and Jude Church in Gillespie. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements. 

93 year old Delores Victorine Molloy of Jerseyville passed away August 11. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Thursday (Aug 18) at 10:00am at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in St. Francis cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-8pm at Crawford Funeral Home Jerseyville. 

82-year-old Judy Ernst of Nokomis passed away Tuesday (August 16). Funeral services for 82-year-old Judy Ernst will be held Saturday (August 20) at 11 a.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church in Nokomis. Visitation Saturday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church. Burial Calvary Cemetery Nokomis. Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

95-year-old Wanda Mae (Asbury) Irvin of Hillsboro passed away on August 8th. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday (August 20) at 1:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Hillsboro.. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church.  Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro.  Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

82-year-old Marian Brown of Taylorville, formerly of Springfield, passed away on Friday (August 12). Funeral services for 82-year-old Marian Brown will be held Wednesday (August 17) at 12:30 p.m. at Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Sutton Memorial Home

93-year-old James Lynn of Hillsboro passed away on Saturday (August 13). Graveside services for 93-year-old James Lynn will be held Wednesday (August 17) at 1:30 p.m. at Witt Cemetery. Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

61-year-old James Herpstreith of Nokomis passed away Saturday.  Cremation rites were accorded.  No services are planned at this time.  Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  

85-year-old Dorothy Redeker of Nokomis passed away Sunday (August 14). Funeral services will be held Wednesday (August 17) at 11:00 A.M. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Nokomis    Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home of Nokomis is in charge of arrangements. 

26 year old Isaac Schmidt of Mt. Olive, formerly of Litchfield, passed away Friday (August 12).  Funeral services for 26 year old Isaac Schmidt will be held on Saturday, (August 20) at 12 noon at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Visitation will be held Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at Plummer Funeral Home. Burial in Edgewood Cemetery in Litchfield.  

78 year old Thomas “Tom” F. Jones of Litchfield passed away on Saturday (August 13). A Celebration of Life will be held for Tom Jones on Friday, August 26 beginning at 12 noon at the Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Visitation will be August 26 from 9 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be private. 

61-year-old Nancy Ellen Darda of Danville, formerly of Hillsboro and Champaign, passed away Tuesday (August 9). Graveside Services will be held on Monday (August 15) at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro.   Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  

89-year-old Jackie Carroll of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday (August 10). Funeral Services will be held on Sunday (August 14) at 2:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home.  Burial will take place in Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield

95 year old Julia Mary Grace of Bloomington formerly from Carlinville passed away August 9. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Aug 16) at 10:00am at Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Church in Carlinville. Burial will be in New Calvary cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

77 year old Nancy Ann Christians of Dorsey passed away August 10. Funeral services will be held Monday (Aug 15) at 10:00am at Emmaus Lutheran Church in Dorsey. Burial will be in Emmaus Lutheran cemetery. Friends may cal Sunday from 4-8pm at the Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill and Monday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church.  

77 year old Ned Ray Newingham of Gillespie passed away August 4. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (Aug 13) at 1:00pm at the First Christian Church in Gillespie. Friends may call Saturday from Noon until the time of the service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements. 

53 year old Brian Arthur McDonald of Dow passed away August 7. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Aug 13) at 11:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.  Burial will be in Kane cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at the funeral home. 

95 year old Kate Cordani of Staunton passed away August 5. Funeral services will be held Friday (Aug 12) at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-8pm at the church. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements.

85 year old Mary Elizabeth Kuruc of Gillespie passed away August 8. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Aug 11) at 2:00pm at the Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 12:30pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

79 year old Richard Gausepohl of Staunton passed away July 30. Funeral mass will be conducted Thursday (Aug 11) at 11:00am at St. Michael Catholic Church in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements.

88 year old Anna Mae Lane of Greenfield passed away August 7. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Aug 11) at 10:30am at Charity Southern Baptist Church in Greenfield. Burial will be in Union cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-7pm at the church. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements. 

91 year old Donald Duane Starkweather of Girard passed away August 6. A graveside service will be held Wednesday (Aug 10) at 2:00pm in Union Chapel cemetery in Girard. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard is in charge of arrangements. 

41 year old Timothy "Tim" Ridens of Staunton passed away July 30. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Aug 10) at 9:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in St. Paul's Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-8pm at the funeral home. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (Aug 13) at 3:00pm at the Wooden Nickel in Glen Carbon.

64-year-old James Floyd “Jim” Tarter of Litchfield passed away on July 29, Graveside services will be held  Thursday (August 11) at 11:00 A.M at Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Honey Bend A celebration of life will follow at the Litchfield Moose Lodge from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M.  Litchfield Family Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.  

64-year-old Richard “Rick” Kreis of Litchfield passed away on Thursday (August 4). Funeral services for 64-year-old Richard Kreis will be held Tuesday (August 9) at 5pm at Faith Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 3:00pm-5:00pm at the church. Dinner will follow at the close of services. Cremation rites will be accorded. Litchfield Family Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

81-year-old Joseph Lee Marten of Litchfield passed away Friday (August 5). A funeral mass for 81-year-old Joseph Lee Marten will be held Saturday (August 13) at 10am at Holy Family Catholic Church in Litchfield. Visitation Friday from 4 to 7 at Litchfield Family Funeral Service. Burial Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Honey Bend. 

75-year-old Geneva Casey of Donnellson passed away August 3, Graveside services were conducted at Donnellson Cemetery  Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.

92 year old John Rogers Peterson of Bunker Hill passed away August 1. Funeral services will be held Monday (Aug 8) at 11:00am at Christ Life Church in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in New Douglas cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill is in charge of arrangements. 

88 year old Barbara Anne Cox of Benld passed away August 3. Funeral services will be held Monday (Aug 8) at Noon at Kravanya Funeral Home in Benld. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens. Friends may call Monday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.  

73 year old Gene Frank Randolph of Dow passed away August 1. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Aug 6) at 6:00pm at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Friends may call Saturday fro 4:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

83 year old Carole Marie Durbin of Gillespie passed away August 2. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Aug 6) at 1:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Cedar Ridge cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

84 year old Richard "Dick" Bagent of Shipman passed away July 25. Visitation will be Saturday (Aug 6) from 10:00am until Noon at the Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton.  

73 year old Rodney Ellis of Benld passed away July 27. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Aug 6) at 11:00am at First Baptist Church in Gillespie. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements. 

58 year old Steven Conrad of Jerseyville passed away July 25. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday (Aug 5) from 5-7pm at DJ's Pub and Grill in Jerseyville. The Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville is in charge of arrangements. 

63-year-old Mark “Cork” Spensberger of Panama passed away July 5,  Celebration of Life: The family will receive friends Saturday (August 6) from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home in Panama.  Private inurnment will be held at Union Cemetery in Panama.

77-year-old James Edward Scobell of Alton, formerly of Hillsboro,  passed away on Tuesday (July 26). A Funeral Mass for 77-year-old James Scobell will be held on Friday (August 5) at 10 a.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Hillsboro. Cremation Rites were accorded and Burial will take place at a National Cemetery in Hawaii at a later date.  Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

66 year old Thelma Ann Powers of Otterville passed away July 26. A memorial service will be held Wednesday (Aug 3) at 6:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Friends may call Wednesday from 4:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

76 year old Henry Gagne Jr. of Chesterfield passed away July 29. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Aug 3) at 10:30am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Burial will be in Chesterfield cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the funeral home.