70 year old James Cox Jr. of Mt. Olive passed away September 12. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (Oct 1) from 1-4pm at the Mt. Olive VFW. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements.

83 year old Barbara Ann Resnik Madden Sawyer of Gillespie passed away September 20. Funeral mass will be conducted Saturday (Oct 1 ) at Noon at Saints Simon and Jude Church in Gillespie. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until 11:30am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. 

64 year old Todd Allen Zinda of Carlinville passed away September 22. A graveside service will be held Friday (Sep 30) at 11:30am in Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery in Carlinville. Friends may call Friday from 10-11am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. 

99 year old Richard "Dick" Kloss of Mt. Olive passed away August 11. A Mass of Christian Burial honoring Richard Kloss and his wife Virginia Yancik Kloss will be conducted Friday (Sep 30) at 11:00am at St. John Paul II Catholic Church in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Mt. Olive City cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of mass at the church.  Military rites will be conducted  by the Mt. Olive Area Veterans. The Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive is in charge of arrangements. 

93 year old George Edward Krause of Shipman passed away September 24. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Sep 29) at Noon at Zion Lutheran Church in Shipman. Burial will be in Shipman cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of arrangements.

67-year-old Steven Wayne Schweizer of Edwardsville, formerly of Nokomis, died  on Thursday (Sept 22).  Funeral services for 67-year-old Steven Schweizer will be held Wednesday (September 28) at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Edwardsville. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial will be at Sunset Hill Memorial Estates, Glen Carbon. Weber and Rodney Funeral Home in Edwardsville is in charge of arrangements. 

75-year-old Pastor Harry Carter Kirk of Fillmore passed away Thursday (September 22). Memorial Services will be held  Sunday (October 2) at 5:00 PM at Grace Fellowship Church in Fillmore.  Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM at the church. Miller Funeral Home in Fillmore is in charge of arrangements. 

71-year-old Dwight Edward Hemken of Hillsboro passed away Sunday (Sept 25).  Funeral services for 71-year-old Dwight Hemken will be held Thursday (Sept 29) at 11:00 AM at Calvary Baptist Church in Hillsboro. Visitation Thursday from 10:00 AM until service time. Burial will Sunnyside Cemetery in Sorento. Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

96 year old Helen Irene McKechan of Gillespie passed away September 22. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Sep 29) 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.

79 year old Reinhard John Schuster of Staunton passed away September 22. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Sep 28) at 3:00pm at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from Noon until the time of the service at the funeral home.

69 year old Rhonda Pearl Stout of Carlinville passed away September 21. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Sep 27) at Noon at Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville. Burial will be in Edinburg cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

78-year-old Joseph Petty of Hillsboro passed away on Thursday (September 22). Funeral services for 78-year-old Joseph Petty of Hillsboro will be held Friday (September 30) at noon at Sutton Funeral Home in Nokomis. Visitation will be held on Friday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Sutton Funeral Home in Nokomis, IL. Burial will follow at Nokomis Cemetery  

86-year-old Robert G. Lentz of Hillsboro passed away on Wednesday (September 21).   Cremation rites were accorded and no services are being held at this time.   Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

48 year old Brian Leitschuh of Litchfield passed away on Tuesday (September 20). A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for 48 year old Brian Leitschuh on Wednesday, (September 28) at 6:00 p.m. at St. John Paul II Catholic Church in Mt. Olive. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. until the time of service. Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. 

86 year old William "Bill" Harding of Carlinville passed away September 21. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Sep 27) at10:30am at Charity Baptist Church in Carlinville. Burial will be in Charity cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangemetns. 

61 year old Tracey Lynn Yaeger Boyd of Washington, formerly from Staunton passed away August 23. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (Sep 24) from 1-3pm at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton.

80 year old Carla Reno of Jerseyville passed away August 13. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (Sep 24) starting at Noon in the Dolan Park in Jerseyville. The Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville is in charge of arrangements.

82 year old James Scott of Carlinville passed away September 19. Funeral mass will be conducted Saturday (Sep 24) at 11:00am at Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Church in Carlinville. Burial will be in New Calvary cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of mass at the church. The Heinz Funeral Home n Carlinville is charge of arrangements. 

83-year-old Larry Gene Sutton of Taylorville passed away on Monday (September 19).    Funeral services will be held  Saturday (September 24) starting at 10:00 a.m. at Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville.     Visitation will be held on Friday (September 23) from 3:00-7:00 p.m. at Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville.  Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Taylorville

81 year old Robert "Dick" Rutherford of Carlinville passed away September 17. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Sep 24) at 10:30am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Burial will be in New Calvary cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 8:00am until 10:15am at the funeral home.

92 year old William Bomkamp of Gillespie passed away September 18. Funeral mass will be conducted Saturday (Sep 24) at Noon at Saints Simon and Jude Church in Gillespie. Burial will be in Holy Crosss cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 5-8pm at the Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie and Saturday from 11:00am until the time of mass at the church. 

79 year old Larry William Elvers of Litchfield passed away September 15. A memorial mass will be conducted Friday (Sep 23) at 11:00am at Holy Family Church in Litchfield. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 9:00am util the time of mass at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements. 

58 year old Susan "Sue" Stilts of Jerseyville passed away September 16. Funeral services will be held Friday (Sep 23) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at the funeral home. 

14-year-old Austin Michael Robinson of Waggoner passed away on September 12.   Funeral services for 14-year-old Austin Michael Robinson will be held Wednesday (Sept 21) at 7pm at Pleasant Hill Christian Church near Raymond.   Visitation will be held Wednesday from 4-7 at the church. 

79-year-old Larry William Elvers of Litchfield died Thursday (September 15). A memorial mass will be held on Friday (September 23) at 11 a.m. at Holy Family Church in Litchfield at 11:00 am.  Visitation Friday from 9am until 11 am at the church.   Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Gillespie, IL.   Kravanya Funeral Home, Gillespie, IL  is in charge of the arrangements. 

44-year-old Amos “Moose’ Adams of Butler passed away Monday (Sept 19).    Memorial services will be Friday (Sept. 23) at 2:00 PM at Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. 

67-year-old Victoria Alice Porter of Panama passed away Monday (Sept. 19). No services are planned at this time. Hough Funeral Home in Raymond is in charge of arrangements. 

83-year-old Larry Gene Sutton of Taylorville passed away on Monday (September 19). Larry was the owner and operator of Sutton Memorial Home and Sutton Ambulance Service in Taylorville where he devoted over 50 years of his life to serving the people of Taylorville, Nokomis and the surrounding communities. Funeral services will be held  Saturday (September 24) starting at 10:00 a.m. at Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville. Visitation will be held on Friday (September 23) from 3:00-7:00 p.m. at Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville.  Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Taylorville

65 year old Mary Jean Jantzen of Jerseyville passed away September 12. A visitation will be held Monday (Sep 19) from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Private interment will be in St. Norbert's cemetery.

84-year-old Donald Eugene Walker of Butler passed away Monday (Sept. 12).   Funeral services will be Monday (Sept. 19) at 12:00 PM at Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation will be Monday from 10:00 AM until service time. Military rites will be conducted at the grave site. Burial will be in Wares Grove Cemetery in Butler. 

86-year-old Vesta (Lockerby) Ellis of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday (Sept. 13). Memorial service will be Friday (Sept. 16) at 11:00 AM at Hough & Sons Funeral home in Hillsboro.

75 year old Gladys Morgan of Litchfield passed away Monday (September 13). . Funeral services for 75 year old Gladys Morgan will be held on Saturday. (Sept. 17) at 10:30 a.m. at Hillsboro Free Methodist Church. Visitation will be held on Friday (Sept. 16) from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Burial will be in Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield. 

54 yer old James Robert Dannis of Mt. Olive passed away September 8. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Sep 17) at 1:00pm at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Union Miner cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from Noon until the time of the service at the funeral home.

82 year old Forest Franklin Randolph of Medora passed away September 7. A graveside service will be held Saturday (Sep 17) at 11:00am in the Medora cemetery. Full military honors will be conducted graveside/ The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of arrangements. 

87 year old Claudell Warren of Livingston passed away September 9. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Sep 17) at 11:00am at Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingson. Interment of cremains will be in Spangle cemetery. Friends may call from 10:00am until 10:45am at the funeral home.

97 year old Bernean Lovejoy of Staunton passed away September 14. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Sep 17) at 11:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Spangel cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:30am until 10:45am at the funeral home.

70 year old James Cox Jr. of Mt. Olive passed away September 12. A visitation will be held Friday (Sep 16) from 5-8pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (Oct 1) from 1-4pm  at the Mt. Olive VFW.

46 year old Michael Joseph Kraenzle of Brighton passed away September 13. Funeral services will be held Friday (Sep 16) at 1:00pm at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Brighton cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

83 year old Ronald Russell Wagner of Grafton passed away September 6. Funeral services will be held Friday (Sep 16) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

73 year old Richard "Dickie" Daiker of Fidelity passed away September 8. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Sep 14) at Noon at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Friends may call Wednesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

72 year old Steven Green of Litchfield passed away Friday.. Services for 72 year old Steven Green will be held on Wed. (Sept. 14) at 11:00 a.m. at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.  Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Litchfield.

54 year old Michael Johnson of St. Louis, MO, formerly of the area, passed away Friday (Sept 9). Graveside services for 54 year old Michael Johnson will be held on Friday, (Sept. 16) at 11:00 a.m. at Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Honey Bend. Visitation from 10 until 10:45 a.m. at the funeral home. Procession will line up in the Plummer Funeral Home parking lot. 

88 year old Wayne “Bub” Lanter of Litchfield passed away Saturday (Sept. 3). A Celebration of Life will be held  Sat. (Sept. 17) from 2:00 p.m. until 4 p.m. at Lake Lou Yaeger Picnic Area #4 on what would have been Bub’s 89th birthday. The family requests casual attire in either bright colors or Hawaiian shirts. Plummer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

92 year old Mary Horn of Litchfield passed away Sept. 7.  Services for 92 year old Mary Horn will be held on Monday, September 12 at 1:00 p.m. at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.  Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time at Plummer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Elm Lawn Cemetery. 

71 year old Linda Kay Boerckel of Litchfield  passed away Saturday (September 10). Funeral Services for 71 year old Linda Kay Boerckel will be held Wednesday (September 14) at 11:00 A.M at Litchfield Family Funeral Service. Visitation Tuesday (September 13) from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in Litchfield.

70 year old Teenie Lee Wieneke of Fieldon passed away August 13. A graveside service will be held Saturday (Sep 10) at 1:30pm in the Fieldon cemetery. A Celebration of LIfe and reception will follow at the Pour House in Fieldon. The Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville is in charge of arrangements.

90 year old Melvina Lorriane Knetzer of Gillespie passed away September 5. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Sep 10) at 1:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in New Calvary cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

76 year old Richard Ray Katich of Gillespie passed away September 7. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Sep 10) at 11:00am at Saints Simon and Jude Church in Gillespie. Burial will be in Holy Crosss cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements. 

94-year-old Marianne Luecal of Decatur, formerly of the Raymond area, passed away Monday (September 5). Funeral services will be held Monday (September 12th) at Noon at Hough Funeral Home in Raymond.  Visitation will be held Monday from 11:00 am until the time of the Funeral service at Noon. Burial will be at St. Raymond Catholic Cemetery in Raymond.   Hough Funeral Home is assisting the family 

68-year-old Rev. James R. Hayes of Hillsboro Passed away Sunday (Sept. 4)   Funeral services will be Thursday (Sept. 15) at 11:00 AM at St. James Baptist Church in Hillsboro  Visitation will be Thursday from 10:00 AM until service time.  Burial will be in Bluff Cemetery in Hillsboro. Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

29-year-old Danielle Lee Kohler of Hillsboro passed away on Monday (September 5). Funeral Services will be held on Monday (September 12) at 2:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation will be held on Monday from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home.

69 year old Gary Lee Price of Cottage Hills passed away August 31. Funeral services will be held Friday (Sep 9) at 11:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens. Friends may call Friday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

71 year old Sherrylyn Tatum of Mt. Olive passed away August 28. A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday (Sep 6) from 6-8pm at the Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive.

79 year old Charles Henry "Creamy" Schaaf of Fieldon passed away August 29. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Sep 6) at 11:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Fieldon cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. Full military honors will be conducted by the Jerseyville American Legion.

61 year old Ronald Stamper of Marietta, GA, formerly of the Litchfield Area, passed away August 23rd. Memorial services for 61 year old Ronald Stamper will be held Thursday (September 8)  at 11:00 A.M. at Litchfield Family Funeral Service. Visitation Thursday from 9:00 A.M. until time of service at the funeral home. 

93 year old Jeannette Krisinger of Litchfield passed away Thursday (September 1). Funeral services for 93 year old Jeannette Krisinger will be held Saturday (September 3) at 11:00 A.M. at Litchfield Family Funeral Service. Visitation Saturday from 10:00 until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield. 

92-year-old Virginia Coufal of Hillsboro passed away on Wednesday, (August 31). Funeral services will be held Friday (September 2) at 11:30 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home. Burial will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro 

91 year old Wilbert Schwab of Brighton passed away August 29. A memorial mass will be conducted Saturday (Sep 3) at 11:00am at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Brighton. Burial will be in St. Francis cemetery. The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton  is in charge of arrangemetns.

90 year old James Albert Hallbauer of Carlinville passed away August 29. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Sep 3) at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church in Carlinville. Burial will be in Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Heinz Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

62 year old Steven Dever of Benld passed away August 24. Visitation will be held Friday (Sep 2) from 6-7pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie.