84 year old Margaret Marie Bierman of Godfrey, formerly from Carlinville passed away April 22. Funeral services will be held Monday (May 1) at 11:00am at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.   

78 year old Betsy Aguano Ruff of Gillespie passed away April 20. A memorial service will be held Sunday (Apr30) at 1:00pm at United Methodist Church in Gillespie. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements. 

84 year old Joe Johnson of Bunker Hill passed away April 24. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 29) at 2:30pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Woodburn cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 1:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

88 year old Robert Fisher Johnessee of Bunker Hill passed away April 24. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 29) at 10:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Bunker Hill cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 5-7pm at the funeral home.

88 year old Melba Watson of Litchfield passed away on Sunday (April 23). Funeral services for 88 year old Melba Watson will be held  Thursday, April 27 at noon at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.  Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Kirkland Cemetery in Sorento. 

78-year-old Helen Roberts of Hillsboro passed away October 31st.   A celebration of the life will be held Sunday (April 30) from 1 to 4 at the Abbey on Broad in Hillsboro.   Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  

85 year old Lawrence Schneck of Litchfield passed away Sunday (April 16). A Memorial Service for 85 year old Lawrence Schneck will be hosted by his family on Sunday (April 30) at 1:00 PM at the VFW Post 3912 in Litchfield, where military honors will be provided.   Cremation rites wil be accorded.  The Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston is in charge. 

97-year-old Laverne Rose Brockmeyer Butler of Litchfield and formerly of Farmersville and Springfield, passed away on Thursday (April 20).   Private family services will be held at a later date    Hough Funeral Home in Farmersville is assisting the family.  

68-year-old David Ray Seifert of Litchfield passed away Sunday (April 16).  Private family services will be held with burial in Harvel Cemetery at a later date.   Hough Funeral Home in Raymond is in charge of arrangements.   

63 year old Christy Lynn Santel of Bunker Hill passed away April 21. Funeral services will be held Friday (Apr 28) at 10:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Bunker Hill cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5-7pm at the funeral home.

86 year old Rayburn Holyfield of Grafton passed away April 9. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Apr 27) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Noble cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

68 year old Nannette Lee Robinson of Gillespie passed away April 21. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Apr 26) at 6:30pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Friends may call Wednesday from 5:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

84 year old Helen Bryant of Beardstown, formerly from Girard passed away April 21. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Apr 26) at 10:30am atDavis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard. Burial will be in West cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday frp, 5-7pm at the funeral home.

83 year old Katherine "Kathy" Damm of Chester, formerly of Carlinville passed away April 20. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Apr 25) at Noon at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Burial will be in Hickory Grove cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.   

82 year odl Beverly Ann Smith of Livingston passed away April 19. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Apr 25) at 11:00am at New Douglas Baptist Church. Burial will be in acred Heart cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston is in charge of arrangements. 

66 year old Robert "Bob" Petroline of Mt. Olive passed away April 18. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Tuesday (Apr 25) at 11:00am at St. John Paul II Catholic Church in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Chapman cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 5-8pm at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive and Tuesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. Rosary will be recited Monday at 7:30pm.

88 year old Nelda Irene Bierbaum of Staunton passed away March 26. A visitation will be held Saturday (Apr 22) from 1-4pm in the Staunton VFW Hall. Private burial in Memorial Park cemetery. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements. 

82 year old George "Rollie" Lorenz of Worden, formerly of Staunton passed away March 31. A luncheon for family and friends will be held Saturday (Apr 22) from 11:00am until 1:00pm in the Hamel Community Center. Friends may call Saturday from 1-4pm at the Hamel Community Center. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements. 

83 year old Rose Ann Fox of Mt. Olive passed away April 15. A graveside service will be held Saturday (Apr 22) at 11:00am in the Chapman cemetery. The Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive is in charge of arrangements. 

81 year old Nancy Faye Schmidt of Gillespie passed away Arpil 17. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 22) at Noon at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gillespie. Burial will be in Gillespie City cemetery. 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. 

20 year old Emily Laughlin of Gillespie passed away April 18. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 22) at 11:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

76-year-old Sharon Kay Page of Coffeen passed away Tuesday (April 18).  Funeral service will be held Sunday (April 23)at 3:00 pm at Toberman-Dean Funeral Home in Coffeen  Visitation will be held Sunday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at Toberman-Dean Funeral Home in Coffeen   Burial will be in Olive Hill Cemetery in Coffeen,

81-year-old Warren Eugene (Gene) Miles of Nokomis, passed away Wednesday (April 19). Funeral services for 81-year-old Gene Miles will be held, Saturday (April 22) at St. Louis Catholic Church in Nokomis at 11 am.  Visitation will be held from 9 am until 11:00 am, prior to services at the church. 

75 year old Garreth "Gary" Bettis of Girard passed away April 17. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 22) at 10:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard. Burial will be in Girard cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at the funeral home. Military honors will be conducted graveside.

63 year old Paula Rene Heinemeier of Jerseyville passed away April 8. A memorial service will be held Friday (Apr 21) at 6:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Friends may call Friday from 4:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

59 year old Diana Smith of Bunker Hill passed away April 15. A memorial service will be held Friday (Apr 21) at 6:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Friends may call Friday from 5:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

71 year old Steven Cain of New Douglas passed away April 12. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday (Apr 21) from 5-8pm in the New Douglas Community Center. The Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston is in charge of arrangements. 

71 year old Ruby McCarty of Livingston passed away April 15. A visitation will be held Friday (Apr 21) from 5-8pm at Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston.

66 year old Ronald "Ronnie" LaPlante of Carlinville passed away April 15. A graveside service will be held Friday (Apr 21) at 2:00pm in Shiloh cemetery west of Carlinville. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

76 year old Richard Allen Russell of Monticello passed away April 17. A memorial service will be held Friday (Apr 21) at 2:00pm at First United Methodist Church in Gillespie. Friends may call Friday from 12:30pm until the time of the service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

95 year old Doris Eileen Darr of Jerseyville passed away April 18. Funeral services will be held Friday (Apr 21) at 1:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Kane cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

96 year old Margaret Lebeter of Florida, formerly from Mt. Olive/Lake Ka-Ho passed away  April 15. A public graveside service will be held Thursday (Apr 20) at 11:00am in Elm Lawn cemetery in Litchfield. The Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive is in charge of arrangements.   

83 year old Nona Lue Adams of Staunton passed away April 14. A graveside service will be held Thursday (Apr 20) at Noon in Memorial Park cemetery in Staunton. Friends may call Thursday from 10:00am until 11:30am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton.

98 year old Delores Cunningham of Jerseyville passed away April 15. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Apr 20) at 11:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.  Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

66-year-old Robert Dautel, Jr. of Morrisonville passed away April 11. A memorial ceremony will be held Tuesday (April 17) at 7p.m. at  Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home in Morrisonville.  Visitation  Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

80-year-old Judith Ann McDonald of Litchfield passed away March 30. No services are scheduled at this time per Judy's wishes.   Litchfield Family Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

83-year-old Martha Sue Miller of Strongsville, OH, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away Thursday (April 13). Funeral services will be held on Thursday (April 20) at 10:30 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Hillsboro Visitation will be held Wednesday (April 19) from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Burial will be in Cress Hill Cemetery in Hillsboro. 

92-year-old Betty Louise Ott of Hillsboro passed away Friday (April 14).   Private family funeral service will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.  

69 year old Rickie Whitehead of Virden passed away April 12. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Apr 18) at 11:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard. Burial will be in Union Chapel cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

61 year old Joan Marie Libbra of Benld passed away March 19. A memorial mass will be conduted Saturday (Apr 15) at 11:00am at Saints Simon and Jude Church in Gillespie. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. 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.

88 year old Mary Lee Brown of Staunton passed away April 15. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 15) at 11:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the serice at the funeral home.

82 year old Phillip Starks of Nilwood passed away April 7. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 15) at 10:30am at Nilwood Baptist Church. Burial will be in Girard cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard is in charge of arrangements. 

88 year old Deborah Jean Baze of Jerseyville passed away April 11. Funeral services will be held Friday (Apr 14) at 3:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 1:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

78 year old Janet Sue Gears of Worden passed away March 25. A memorial service will be held Friday (Apr 14) at 10:30am at Net Community Church in Staunton. A luncheon will follow the service. The Paynic Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

75-year-old Lynn Hartman of Bunker Hill, formerly of Nokomis, passed away Monday (April 10th). Visitation will be held Sunday (April 16th) from 2 to 3 p.m. at Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis. per Lynn's wishes, cremation rites will follow. 

88-year-old Mary Lou Jones of Wilsonville passed away April 1. There will be a memorial gathering of family and friends Saturday (April 15) at 3p.m. at Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro 

83-year-old Beverly Glennis Carroll of Coalton passed away Wednesday (April 5).   Funeral services for Mrs. Carrolwere held at Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis.

94-year-old Janice Jean Kirk of Vandalia, formerly of Fillmore, passed away Friday (April 7).  Services were held  at Grace Fellowship Church, Fillmore,.  Burial  Glendale Cemetery, Fillmore. Miller Funeral Home, Fillmore, IL, is in charge of arrangements.

76-year-old Helen Faye (Shipman) Bergman  of Harrisburg, IL, formerly of Hillboro, passed away Sunday (April 9).   Funeral services Thursday (April 13) at 10AM at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home Hillsboro . Burial will be in Irving Cemetery

30-year-old George Raymond Allen III   of Alton formerly of the Nokomis area  passed away Saturday (April 8). Funeral services will be held Saturday (April 15) at 1 p.m. at Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis.    Visitation for Mr. Allen will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home, Nokomis.  Burial will follow at Nokomis Cemetery with full military rites by Waples Bauer Post 96 at gravesite. 

92 year old Donald Richard Lee of Lemont, IL, formerly from Waggoner passed away April 4. Funeral services will be held Friday (Apr 14) at 10:00am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard. Burial will be in Camp Butler National cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-6pm at the funeral home. Full military rites will be conducted graveside. 

91 year old Dorothy Woelfel of Jerseyville passed away April 6. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Thursday (Apr 13) at 10:00am at Holy Ghost Catholic Church i Jerseyville. Burial will be in St. Francis cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

76 year old Virginia Randolph of Dow passed away April 6. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Apr 12) at Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Friends may call Wednesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

83-year-old Beverly Glennis Carroll of Coalton passed away Wednesday (April 5).   Funeral services for Mrs. Carroll will be held Tuesday (April 11) at 1 PM at Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis.  Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11 AM to 1 PM, prior to services. 

81 year old Herbert "Jay" Frohock Jr of Bunker Hill passed away April 5. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Apr 11) at 10:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Bunker Hill cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at the funeral home. 

72 year old Larry "Watty" Watson of Gillespie passed away April 3. Funeral services will be held Monday (Apr 10) at 7:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Friends may call Monday from 4:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

88 year old Jonathan Davis of Hamburg, formerly of Carlinville passed away April 2. Funeral services will be held Monday (Apr 10) at 11:00am at Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Church in Carlinville. Burial will be in New Calvary 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.    

85 year old Donald Gusewelle of Gillespie passed away March 30. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Apr 8) at 11:30am at Moro Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens. Friends may call Saturday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the church.

89 year old Bill Tolley of Litchfield passed away on Saturday (April 1).  Funeral services for 89 year old Bill Tolley will be held on Thursday, April 6, at 12 noon, at St. Timothy United Methodist Church in Litchfield. . Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the church.  Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Litchfield   Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. 

92 year old Robert Brown of Gillespie passed away March 30. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Apr 6) at 11:30am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 9:30am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

65 year old Steven Lee Angel of Carrollton passed away March 31. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Apr 6) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Kane cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-7pm at the funeral home. 

90 year old Lois Monke Niemann of South Litchfield passed away March 29. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Apr 5) at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 5-8pm and Wednesda from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive is in charge of arrangements. 

82 year old Constance Emoaline Burcham of Carlinville passed away March 30. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Apr 4) at Noon at Heinz Funeral Home in Carlinville. Burial will be in Prairie Lawn cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

58 year old Gregory Philip Matthew of Litchfield passed away March 30. Funeral services will be held Sunday (Apr 2) at 3:00pm at Litchfield Family Funeral Service. Friends may call Sunday from 1:00pm until the time of the service at the Litchfield Family Funeral service.