66 year old Charles Clarence Wisnasky of Jerseyville passed away January 27. A graveside service will be held Thursday (Feb 1) at 1:15pm at St. Francis cemetery in Jerseyville. Friends may call Thusday from 11:00am until 1:00pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville.

71-year-old Jack Butcher of Litchfield passed away Friday (January 26).  A private memorial service will be held for Jack in Tennessee with family. 
Lichfield Family Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements. 

79-year-old Carolyn Sue Slightom of Hillsboro passed away Thursday (January 25). Funeral Services for Carolyn Sue Slightom will be held Saturday (February 3) at 12:00 Noon at the Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Visitation will be held Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will be in the Elm Lawn Cemetery 

53-year-old Matthew Paul Sheridan of St. Louis passed away January 9.  Cremation rites were accorded.  Memorial services for 53-year-old Matthew Sheridan will be held Saturday (February 3) at 1:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Visitation with the family will be held Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home.  

96-year-old Doris (Lewey) White of Hillsboro passed away Saturday (January 27).   Funeral services for 96-year-old Doris White will be held Monday (February 5) 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.  Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro 

55 year old Deanne "Dee" Stone of Carlinville, formerly from Alton passed away January 24. Visitation will be Wednedday (Jan 31) from 4-7pm at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. 

87 year old Herbert Hildebrand of Alton passed away January 24. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Jan 30) at Noon at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

86 year old Jerry John Phelps Sr. of Godfrey passed away January 24. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Jan 30) at 11:00am at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton. Burial will be in Loomis cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

84 year old Jerry Turner of Fieldon passed away January 23. Funeral services will be held Monday (Jan 29) at 11:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

71 year old John Burrow of Carlinville passed away January 20. A visitation will be held Sunday (Jan 28) from 11:00am until 1:00pm in the Chesterfield Community Center. Burial will be in Keller cemetery. The Hough Funeral Home in Raymond is in charge of arrangements.

75 year old Suzanne "Susy" Woods of Springfield, formerly from Chesterfield passed away December 8. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jan 27) from 1-4pm at 
Erin's Pavilion in Springfield. Private burial will be in Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery.

88 year old Edna Mae Foiles of Shipman passed away January 16. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Jan 27) at Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Shipman. Burial will be in Shipman cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

42 year old Mark David Lueker of Mt. Olive passed away January 20. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jan 27) at Noon at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

83 year old Maurice John Duncan of Bethalto passed away January 24. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jan 27) at 10:00am at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Prairietown. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at Elias, Kallal, and Schaaf Funeral Home in Bethalto and Saturday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church.

103 year old Edith Lillian Maher formerly of Brighton passed away January 20. Funeral mass will be conducted Friday (Jan 26) at Noon at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Brighton. Burial will be in St. Denis cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the mass at the church. The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton is in charge of arrangements. 

62 year old Joyree Chura of Edwardsville passed away January 17. Memorial mass will be conducted Wednesday (Jan 24) at 5:30pm at St. Boniface Church in Edwardsville. Private burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 3-5pm at the church. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton  is in charge of arrangements. 

67 year old Terri Lavonne Flowers of East Alton passed away January 16. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Jan 23) at 10:00am at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

96 year old Delores Katich of Wilsonville passed away January 16. Funeral mass will be conducted Saturday (Jan20) at 11:30am at St. Joseph's Church in Benld. Friends may call Saturday from 9:30am until 11:00am at Kravanya Funeral Home in Benld.

77 year old Gary Dean "Harvey" Morrison of Bunker Hill passed away January 13. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jan 20) at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church in Bunker Hill. Friends may call Friday from 4-8pm and Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill is in charge of arrangements. 

62 year old Earl "Frank" Rogers of Virden passed away January 10. Funeral service will be held Friday (Jan 19) at 10:30am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville.  Burial will be in Girard cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

79 year old Gordon Sterling Allen of Nilwood passed away January 14. Funeral services will be held Friday (Jan 19) at 11:00am at First Christian Church in Girard. Burial will be in Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard is in charge of arrangements.

87 year old Elmer Leroy Looper of Bunker Hill passed away January 14. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Jan 18) at 6:30pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Friends may call Thursday from 4:30pm  until the time of the service at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held Friday (Jan 19) at 10:30am in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis.

87 year old Sanfred Rantanen of Staunton passed away January 7.  A memorial service will be held Thursday (Jan 18) at 11:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Friends may call Thursday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

53-year-old Gary Lee “Lee-man” Diesselhorst passed away on Tuesday (January 9). A graveside service will be held Wednesday (January 17) at 11:00 AM at Cedar Ridge 

Cemetery in Honey Bend with burial to follow. Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

88-year-old Alice Louise Lynch Spears Ondrey of Decatur, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away  Tuesday (January 9th). A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, (January 18) at 11am at Resurrection Parish in Illiopolis. Visitation will precede the service from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church, with interment to follow at Calvary Cemetery, Illiopolis. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

76-year-old Dennis Edwin Coatney of Litchfield passed away Tuesday (January 9). Funeral Services for Mr. Coatney will be conducted Saturday (January 20) at 12:00 Noon at the Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield, with cremation to follow the service. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to Noon at Plummer Funeral Home. A private interment of ashes will be held at a later date at Elmwood Cemetery in Litchfield. 

38-year-old Michael “Mike” Assalley of Taylorville passed away on Thursday (January 11). The Funeral Mass will be held Saturday (January 20) at 11 a.m. at St. 

Mary’s Church in Taylorville.  Visitation  on Friday 

from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the church. Interment will follow the Funeral Mass at St. Maurice Cemetery in Morrisonville. Shafter-Perfetti & Assalley Funeral Home in 

Taylorville in charge of arrangements.  

66-year-old Julie Marie Slightom Jenkins of Carlinville, formerly of Raymond, passed away Friday (January 12). Funeral services will be Saturday (January 20) at 11:00 AM at Hough Funeral Home in Raymond Visitation will be Friday from 4 – 7:00 PM at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Honey Bend. 

76 year old Sonya Lourdes Hilderbrand of Gillespie passed away January 11. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Jan 17) at 1:00pm at Gillespie Methodist Church. Burial will be in Gillespie cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from Noon until the time of the service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements. 

78 year old Earl Hannah of Girard passed away January 11. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Jan 16) at 11:00am at Girard Methodist Church. Private burial will be in Union Chapel cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4-7pm at Davis-Andersnon Funeral Home in Girard.

63 year old Theresa Terri Satterlee of Mt. Olive passed away January 11. Funeral services will be held Monday (Jan 15) at 2:00pm at Becker and Son Funeral Home in Mt. Olive. Friends may call Monday from 11:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

58 year old Candy Wilson of Girard passed away December 15. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday (Jan 13) at 3:00pm at the Nilwood Baptist Church. Burial will be in Auburn cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 2:00pm until the time of the service at the church. The Airsman and Calvert Funeral Home in Girard is in charge of arrangements.

79 year old Edward Lee Gorin Sr. of Piasa passed away January 8. Funeral services will be held Monday (Jan 15) at Noon at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton.  Private family burial will be in Piasa cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home.

72 year old Pamela "Pam" Kelly of O'Fallon, MO, passed away January 6. Funeral mass will be conducted Monday (Jan 15) at 11:00am at St. Michael Catholic Church in Staunton. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements.  

61 year old Darla Marie Burch of Brighton passed away December 30. A memorial service will be held Sunday (Jan 14) at 3:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Friends may call Sunday from 1:00pm until the time of the service at the fueral home.

83 year old Donna Faulkner of Staunton passed away January 6.  A Celebration of Life Service will be held Monday (Jan 15) at 11:30am at Net Community Church in Staunton. Friends may call Monday from 10:30am until the time of the service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements.

Bernadine Sandren Buffington of Livingston passed away January 4. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jan13) at 2:00pm at Lesicko Funeral Home in Livingston. Burial will be in Spangle cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 1:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

82 year old Charles William Vaughan of Wood Rive, formerly from Royal Lakes passed away January 5. A memorial service will be held Saturday (Jan 13) at 11:00am at Cornerstone Church in Bethalto. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of service at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill is in charge of arrangements. 

100 year old Ruth Pinkerto of Litchfield passed away January 6. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jan 13) at 11:00am at Kravany Funeral Home in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Bbunker Hill cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of service at the fueral home. 

82 year old Barbara Ella Meyer of Jerseyville passed away January 6. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jan 13) 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. 

76 year old Peggy Frame of Gillespie passed away January 7. A memorial service will be held Thursday (Jan 11) at 8:00pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Friends may call Thursday from 5:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

91 year old Norman Miller of Mt. Olive passed away January 5. Funeral services will be Thursday (Jan 11) at 11:00am at First Baptist Church in Mt. Olive. Burial will be in Mt. Olive City cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 9:00am until the time of the service 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.

92 year old Leta Hall of Worden passed away January 4. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Jan 1) at 10:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memory Garden. Friends may call Wednesday from 5-8pm at the funeral home.

85 year old Opal Marie Ervin of Jerseyville passed away January 3. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Jan 10) at 11:00am at Hope Lutheran Church in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 9:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville is in charge of arrangements. 

34 year old William "Will" Prante of rural Worden passed away January 1. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (Jan 9) at 10:00am at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4-8pm at the church. The Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton is in charge of arrangements. 

88 year old Mary Kathryn Fenton of Carlinville passed away December 21. A memorial service will be held Monday (Jan 8) 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. 

2 month old Liam Randall Scott of Jerseyville passed away December 24.  A memorial visitation will b held Monday (Jan 8) from 4-6pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

90 year old Donna Joleen Sonneborn of Hettick passed away January 3. Funeral services will be held Monday (Jan 8) at 10:00am at Cross Church in Carlinville.  Burial will be in Hettick cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 3-6pm  at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

98 year old Charles "Jack" Ross of Greenfield passed away December 22. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jan 6) at 11:00am at Greenfield Grace Methodist Church. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Shields-Bishop Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of arrangements.   

69 year old Charles Raymond Conrad of Carrollton passed away December 28. A graveside service will be held Saturday (Jan 6) at 10:00am in the Kane cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-7pm at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

79-year-old Karen Marie Butts of Litchfield passed away Wednesday (December 27). No services are planned at this time.  The Plummer Funeral and Cremation Service is assisting the family with arrangements. 

88-year-old Ronald Lee Fisher of Litchfield passed away Saturday (December 30). Visitation will be held Sunday, January 14 from 11 a.m. until noon at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Private inurnment will follow. A Celebration of Life Luncheon will be immediately following inurnment at the Litchfield Moose Lodge. 

74-year-old Merle E. Clayton of Witt passed away Monday (Jan. 1). Cremation rites will be accorded and inurnment will take place at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield. McClure Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Taylorville is assisting the family..  

90 year old James Hlafka of Bunker Hill passed away December 31. Funeral services will be held Saturday (Jan6) at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church in Bunker Hill. Burial will be in Bunker Hill cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4-8pm at the Church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill is in charge of arrangements. 

85 year old Judith Gunning of Carlinville passed away January 2. Funeral services will be held Friday (Jan 5) at 11:00am at Carlinville United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Mayfield Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the church. The Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. 

84 year old Donna Marie Pickett of Jerseyville passed away December 21. Funera l services will be held Friday (Jan 4) at 10:00am at Kane Baptist Church. Burial will be in Kane cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at the Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

78 year old Carol Jean Ruckmann of Gillespie passed away December 28. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Jan 4) at 7:30pm at Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 5:00pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.

68-year-old Jeffrey Martin of Nokomis passed away Sunday (December 31). Funeral services for 68-year-old Jeffrey Martin will be held Saturday (January 6) at 2 p.m. at Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis. Visitation Saturday from noon until 2 p.m. Burial following the ceremony at Glendale Cemetery in Rural Filmore.  

3-year-old Simeon “Simmy” Huber of Hillsboro passed away Thursday December 28th.    Funeral Services Saturday January 13th at 11 a.m. at Hillsboro Presbyterian Church. Visitation Friday January 12th from 4 to 7 p.m. at the church and Saturday the 13th from 9 to 11 a.m. at the church.  Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements. 

74-year-old Mary Gail (Saathoff) Dycus of Litchfield passed away Tuesday, December 26. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. at Plummer Funeral Home.  Graveside services following, at 12:00 noon at Elmwood Cemetery in Litchfield. 

94-year-old Leneata (Kline) Huber of Litchfield passed away December 25. A memorial service will be held Saturday (January 6) at 11am at  Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro.  Visitation will begin at 10:00 am until the time of service at 11:00 am. Burial will follow in Donnellson Cemetery. 

68-year-old Douglas Michael Perry of Carlinville passed away  Sunday (December 31). Funeral services for 68-year-old Douglas Perry will be held Thursday (January 11) at 11am at Memorial Christian Church in Carlinville.  
Visitation will be on January 11th from 10-11am at the church. Burial following the services at Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Honey Bend. Hough Funeral Home in Raymond is in charge of arrangements.  

93-year-old Doris (Waltman) Krake passed away Saturday (December 30). The family has planned a private family memorial with burial at Portales Cemetery in Portales, New Mexico. The family is being assisted by Hough & Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. 

84 year old Coleen Jeanette Daniels of White Hall passed away December 24. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Jan 4) at 11:00am at Kane Baptist Church. Burial will be in Kane cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 4-7pm at the Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. 

19 year old Karsen Jay Huffines of Thayer, formerly from Waverly passed away December 29. Funeral services will be held Thursday (Jan 4) at 10:30am at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard. Burial will be in Girard cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 5-7pm at the funeral home.

81 year old Edna Kampmann of rural Worden passed away December 27. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Jan 3) at 11:00am at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Burial will be in Worden City cemetery. 

95 year old Mary Munzebrock of Carrollton passed away December 27. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Jan 3) at Noon at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Burial will be in Carrollton City cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. 

72 year old David Lee Anderson of Bunker Hill passed away December 23. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (Jan 3) at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church in Bunker Hill.  Burial will be in Bunker Hill cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 5-8pm at the church. The Kravanya Funeral Home in Buker Hill is in charge of arrangements.