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2021 04/01 - Sandra "Sandy" Lee Beane
Sandra "Sandy" Lee Beane, 71, of Centralia passed away Sunday, March 28, 2021. Sandy enjoyed playing pool, going fishing, and playing cards. She loved singing and playing with her great-grandchildren....
Mar 30, 2020
2021 04/03 - Johnny Dale Henke
Johnny Dale Henke, age 85 of Kinmundy, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, surrounded by his family. Dale was baptized in the old Brown Christian Church. He was a fai...
Mar 30, 2020
2021 04/01 - Dorothy "Dottie" Bennett
Dorothy "Dottie" Bennett, 98, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 3:15 am March 30, 2021 at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor in Mount Vernon. Dottie was a member of Ladies Auxiliary of the AMVETS, M...
Mar 30, 2020
2021 04/02 - Charles J. "Charlie" Holthaus
Charles J. "Charlie" Holthaus, age 84, of Belleville, passed away Sunday, March 28, 2021 at his home. Charlie was a veteran of the United States Army National Guard and later in life joined the Operat...
Mar 29, 2020
2021 04/02 - Lewis R. "Rusty" Engler Jr.
Lewis R. "Rusty" Engler Jr., age 59 of Iuka, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at his home. Lewis was retired from the Illinois Department of Corrections as a Correctional Officer. He had pastored...
Mar 29, 2020
2021 04/02 - Bonnie Ritter
Bonnie Ritter, 85, of Carlyle, formerly of Hoffman, passed away peacefully Friday, March 26, 2021 at St. Louis University Hospital. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents: Charles and Ida Manhart...
Mar 29, 2020
2021 03/31 - Robert Shapiro
Robert Shapiro, age 72 of Centralia, passed away on Monday March 29, 2021 at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Charles, MO. Arrangements are pending at Crouse Funeral Home in Salem. Online condolences can ...
Mar 29, 2020
2021 03/31 - Edith Catherine "Eddie" Leffew
Edith Catherine "Eddie" Leffew, 90, of Sandoval passed away peacefully Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. Eddie was a faithful member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Sando...
Mar 29, 2020
2021 04/03 - Vida Haacke
Vida Haacke, 87, formerly of Carbondale, IL, peacefully passed Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at her home in Centralia. She graduated from Carbondale High School in 1951. She worked as a seamstress for Sing...
Mar 29, 2020
2021 04/05 - Thomas Joseph Gura
Thomas Joseph Gura, 65, of Kinmundy, passed away at 4:47 PM, Saturday, March27, 2021 at the SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Upon graduation, he joined the United States Army and h...
Mar 29, 2020
