71 year old Edward Schmidt Jr. of Livingston passed away October 22. A potluck will be held Tuesday (Nov 1) from 11:00am until 2:00pm in the Benld Civic Center. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements.

98 year old Alberta Quattlander of Nokomis passed away Thursday (October 27). Funeral services for 98 year old Alberta Quattlander will be held Monday (October 31) at 11:00 A.M. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Nokomis, IL. Burial will be in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Nokomis. Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis is in charge of arrangements. 

3 year old Hunter Lee Drew of Carlinville passed away October 20. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Nov 1) at 10:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard. Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

84-year-old Mildred "Millie"  Balla of Donnellson passed away on Saturday (October 29). Funeral services will be held on Thursday (November 1) at 1:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Visitation will be held on Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Donnellson Cemetery. 

53 year old Jennifer "Jill" Johnson of Medora passed away October 26. Funeral services will be held Monday (Oct 31) at Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Maple Lawn cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 10:00am the time of the service at the funeral home.

96 year old Daniel Roland Cook of Carlinville passed away October 27. Funeral services will be held Monday (Oct 31) at 11:00am at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Carlinville. Burial will be in Prairie Lawn cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

79 year old David Lee Ahrens of Bunker Hill passed awy October 22. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Saturday (Oct 29) at 11:00am at Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Church in Carlinville. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.  Friends may call from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

49 year old Christopher Whitlock of Gillespie passed away October 22.  A memorial service will be held Saturday (Oct 29) at 11:00am at United Methodist Church in Gillespie.  Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

85 year old Lavina Mae Lorton of rural Greenfield passed away October 25. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Oct 29) at 11;00am at First Baptist Church in Greenfield. Burial will be in Hickory Grove cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements. 

78 year old Theresa Kelly of Gillespie passed away October 22. A memorial service will be held Friday (Oct 28) at 1:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Friends may call Friday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

88 year old Donald Denby of Springfield, formerly from Girard passed away October 25. Funeral services will be held Friday (Oct 28) at 11:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard. Burial will be in Girard cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

85 year old Alice Eleanor Schaller of Bunker Hill passed away October 26. A public graveside service will be held Friday (Oct 28) at 10:00am in the Bunker Hill cemetery. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill is in charge of arrangements.

67 year old David Grove of Litchfield passed away on Sunday (Oct. 23). Funeral services for 67 year old David Grove will be held on Thursday (Oct. 27) beginning at 12 noon at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.  Visitation will be Thursday morning from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. 

85 year old Robert "Bob" Huff Sr. of Medora passed away October 21. Funeral services will be held Friday (Oct 28) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Roselawn Memory Gardens. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

56 year old Richard Wendt of Virden passed away October 22. Funeral services will be held Friday (oct 28) at 10:00am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church  in Virden. Burial will be in Virden cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-7pm at the Airsman and Calvert Funeral Home in Virden.

71 year old Michael Joseph Reiniesch of Gillespie passed away October 22. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Oct 27) at 7:00pm at Kravanya Funera Home in Gillespie. Friends may call Thursday from 5:00m until the time of the service at the funeral home.

65 year old Katherine Robinson of Staunton passed away October 21. A graveside service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Thursday (Oct 27) from Noon until 4:00pm at Williamson Funera Home in Staunton.

74 year old Joseph “Joe” Geninatti passed away on Tuesday (October 18).  . Funeral service for 74 year old Joe Geninatti will be held on Sunday, October 30 at 3:00 p.m. at Faith Christian Fellowship in Litchfield. A visitation will be held at the church from 2:00 p.m. until time of service. Plummer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

85-year-old Twila Gunn Everett of Plainfield, IL, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away on October 19. Funeral services will be held on Saturday (October 29) at 12:00 noon at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.. Burial will be held at Woodside Cemetery in Rural Hillsboro. 

85 year old Norita Fisher of Litchfield passed away on Saturday (October 22).  A Celebration of Life for 85 year old Norita Fisher will be held NEXT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, at 11:00 a.m. at Union Avenue Christian Church in Litchfield. Visitation will be at Union Avenue Christian Church from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Inurnment will be in Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield.  Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. 

92 year old Benjamin Lee Goode of Greenfield passed away October 20. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Oct 26) at 11:00am at Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial will be in Union cemetery.

93-year-old Harold Louis Benning of Raymond passed away Thursday (October 20).  Memorial services for 93-year-old Harold Benning will be held Tuesday (October 25) at 11 a.m. at Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation from 10:00 am until service time. Burial Asbury Cemetery in Raymond. 

53 year old Shona Marie Edwards of Witt passed away Friday (October 21). Funeral Services for 53 year old Shona Marie Edwards will be held Thursday (October 27) at 11:00 A.M. at Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis. Visitation Wednesday from 3:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Barbara’s Cemetery in Witt

67 year old Dennis “Denny” Stewart of Nokomis passed away Saturday (October 22). Funeral services for 67 year old Denny Stewart will be held Friday (October 28) at 10 a.m. at  St. Louis Catholic Church in Nokomis. Visitation Thursday from 4 :00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at the Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Nokomis,

95 year old Ernest "Snooks" Goheen of Jerseyville passed away October 20. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Oct 26) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-7pm at the funeral home. Full military honors will be conducted by the Jerseyville American Legion Color Guard.

92 year old Orville Herman Franke of rural Litchfield passed away October 18. Funeral services will be held Monday (Oct 24) at 10:00am at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gillespie. Burial will be in Elm Lawn cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 3-6pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie.

84 year old Maryellen Peterson Nifong Hoffman of Edwardsville passed away October 9. A Mass of Chrisitan Burial will be conducted Saturday (Oct 22) at 10:00am at St. Michael's Church in Greenfield. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of Mass at the church. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements.

57 year old Michael Wallis of Carlinville passed away October 14. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Oct 22) at Noon at Heinz Funeral Home in Carlinville. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

49 year old Jess Raymond Pickel of Grafton passed away October 15. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Oct 22) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

59 year old Kenny Hicks of Carlinville passed away October 17. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Oct 22) at 10:00am at Cross church in Carlinville. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

75 year old Sharon Mae Dann of Gillespie passed away October 14. A Memorial service will be held Friday (Oct 20) at 11:00am at Southside Church of Litchfield. Burial will be in Cedar Ridge cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements. 

92-year-old Joyce May (Bentley) Hemken passed away Tuesday (Oct. 18). Calvary Baptist church  pianist. Funeral service will be Wednesday Oct. 26, 2022, at 11:00 AM at Calvary Baptist Church in Hillsboro with visitation from 10:00 AM until service time. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Sorento. Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

81-year-old Judith (Snell) Miles of Pittsboro, North Carolina formerly of Raymond and also of rural Cypress, Illinois passed away Monday (October 17).   She was a educator in Panhandle District 2 Raymond, Illinois for 28 years.  Funeral services for 81-year-old Judith Miles will be held Saturday (October 22) at 1pm at WIlson Funeral Home in Cypress, Illinois. Visitation will begin Saturday at 11 a.m. Internment will follow at west Eden Cemetery, Cypress, Illinois. Hough Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  
 

48-year-old James David Conant of St. James, Missouri, formerly of Nokomis, passed away Tuesday (October 18). Funeral services for 48-year-old James Conant will be held Saturday (October 22) at 11 a.m. at Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home of Nokomis. Visitation for Mr. Conant will be held Saturday from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM at Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home of Nokomis .

92-year-old Stanley George Horst passed away on Sunday (October 16). Services will be held Thursday (October 20) at 11 a.m. at Union Avenue Christian Church in Litchfield. Visitation from 9 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will be held Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Centralia, IL. Plummer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  

17 year old Kyanna Jade Givens of Virden passed away October 15. Funeral services will be held Friday (Oct 21) at 11:00am at Airsman and Calvert Funeral Home in Virden. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

77 year old Arthur Namea of Staunton passed away October 10. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Oct 20) at 11:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

89 year old Harry Starr III of Carlinville passed away October 15. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Oct 20) at 10:30am at Carlinville United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-7pm at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements.

67 year old Rex Trader of Hillsboro passed away Sunday (October 16) . Funeral services for 67 year old Rex Trader will be held on Wednesday (Oct 19) at 12 noon at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Visitation will be held Wed. morning from 10 a.m. until the time of service at Plummer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Wares Grove Cemetery near Butler. 

75-year-old Marjorie “Susie” Boston of Irving passed away Sunday (October 16). Funeral services Wednesday at noon at Hillsboro Free Methodist Church. Visitation Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the church. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.

80-year-old Mary Ann Robinett (Janssen) of Raymond passed away Thursday (October 13th). Services for 80-year-old Mary Ann Robinett will be held Monday (October 17) at 6pm at Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Monday between 4:00 – 6:00 P.M.  at Stiehl-Daswon Funeral Home in Nokomis, IL. Burial at a later date.  

27 year old Kelsey Lee Cox of Litchfield passed away October 10. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Oct 18) at 1:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Gillespie cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 5-8pm at the funeral home.

77 year old Mary Lou Fiori of Staunton passed away October 7. A graveside service will be held Monday (Oct 17) at 10:00am in Memorial Park cemetery in Staunton. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements. 

75 year old Linda Louise Langford of Mt. Olive passed away October 13. A Celebration of Life will be held Monday (Oct 17) from 1-4pm at the Mt. Olive VFW. Friends may call Monday from 10:00am until Noon at the Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. 

83 year old Charles Dey of Bunker Hill passed away October 12. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Oct 15) at 2:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Friends may call Saturday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

55 year old Melissa Schrumpf of New Douglas passed away October 4. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Oct 15) at 11:00am at First Christian Church in Greenville. Burial will be in New Douglas cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-8pm and Saturday from 10:00am until 10:45am at the church. The Lesicko and Williamson Funeral Homes are in charge of arrangements. 

61 year old Dave “Drummer Dave” Wilhelm of Sorento passed away September 15th. There will be a Celebration of life for Dave Wilhelm Saturday (October 15) from 12 to 4 at Lake Lou Yeagher .there will be Live music and food. Also a bag tournament will be held in honor of Dave Wilhelm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home in Sorento is in charge.  

73-year-old Alan Ralph Holman of Hillsboro passed away October 5, A celebration of life service for 73-year-old Alan Holman will be held Saturday, October 29th at Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Visitation on October 29th from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm at the funeral home. 

86-year-old Gail Jean Bowman of Hillsboro passed away Sunday (October 9). Private family services will be held at a later date. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery, Fillmore. Miller Funeral Home, Vandalia is in charge of arrangements.  

92 year old Juanita Markos of Litchfield, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away Mon. (Oct. 10). Services for 92 year old Juanita Markos will be held at a later date. 
Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements.  

92-year-old Margaret Louise “Marge” Held of Raymond passed away Tuesday (October 11). A Funeral Mass will be held at Friday (October 14) at 2 p.m.at St. Raymond Catholic Church. Visitation: Thursday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m at St. Raymond Catholic Church, in Raymond. ,Interment will follow at St. Raymond Catholic Cemetery in Raymond.   Hough Funeral Home in Raymond is in charge of arrangements.

87-year-old Bonnie L. Branum of Fillmore passed away Tuesday (October 4).   Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.  at Miller Funeral Home, Vandalia.  Visitation will be held Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Burial will follow at Glendale Cemetery, Fillmore.  

92-year-old George J. Spinner Jr., of Hillsboro passed away on Thursday (October 6), Visitation will be held Tuesda (October 11) from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro, IL. A private funeral service will follow.Military rites will be accorded by VFW Post #1377 Bond County, Illinois. Burial will be held at St. John’s Cemetery in Coffeen

104 year old Josephine Poppenhouse of Hillsboro passed away Friday (October 7). Funeral services for 104 year old Josephine Poppenhouse will be held on Wednesday (October 12) at noon at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Visitation Wednesday from 11 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Honey Bend.  

66 year old Albert "Al" Loftis Jr. of Gillespie passed away October 5. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Oct 12) at 10:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Gillespie cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 5-8pm at the funeral home.

92 year old Mary Evelyn Burch of Godfrey formerly from Medora passed away October 6. Funeral mass will be conducted Tuesday (Oct 11) at 11:00am at St. Alphonsus Church in Brighton. Burial will be in St. Denis cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 9:00am until 10:60am at the Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brigton.

93 year old Joyce Kalvin of Sawyerville passed away October 4. Funeral mass will be conducted Friday (Oct 7) at 10:00am at St. Joseph's Church in Benld. Burial will be in Benld cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 9:00am until the time of mass at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

61-year-old Timmy Dean Taylor of Irving passed away Tuesday (October 4). Funeral services will be held Saturday (October 8) at 11:00 A.M. at Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro with visitation from 10:00A.M. until service time. Burial will follow in Irving Cemetery  

74-year-old Kenneth Essex of Panama passed away September 26,  Memorial Ceremony: Saturday, October 15, 2022, at noon at Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home,  Panama. The memorial ceremony will begin with Masonic Rites. Inurnment with military honors will follow the ceremony at Union Cemetery in Panama. 

78-year-old Connie Oke of Nokomis passed away Friday (September 30).  Funeral Services for 78-year-old Connie Oke will be held Thursday (October 6) at Noon at Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home Nokomis.   Visitation will be held Thursday from 10:00 AM to Noon at  Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home Nokomis,  

73-year-old Diana Lea Durbin of Nokomis passed away Saturday (October 1). No services are planned at this time.   Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis is in charge of arrangements.   

85-year-old William “Cobbs” Otto Leigh of Decatur, formerly of Nokomis, passed away Saturday (October 1).  Funeral services for 85-year-old William Leigh will be held Thursday (October 6) at 3:00 P.M. at the Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis.   Visitation will be held Thursday from 1:30 P.M. -3:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Nokomis City Cemetery. 

87 year old Billy Gene Stucker of Jerseyville passed away September 29. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Oct 6) at 11:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Friends may call Thursday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

81 year old Jessie Marie Dixon of Bunker Hill passed away September 30. Funeral servicies will be held Thursday (Oct 6) at 1:00pm at First Congregational Church in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Bunker Hill cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-8pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. 

77 year old Leonardo Cervantes of Jerseyville passed away September 27. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Oct 4) at 11:00am at First Baptist Church in Grafton. Burial will be in Scenic Hill cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

92 year old Randolph Anderson of Gillespie passed away September 25. Funeral services will be held Monday (Oct 3) at Noon at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.