Author Archives: WJBD Staff
2022 02/13 - Douglas R. Piercy
Douglas R. Piercy, 83, of Centralia, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at his daughter's home. Douglas worked as a Carmen welder at the Illinois Central Railroad for 31 years until ...
Feb 13, 2021
2022 02/13 - Helen J. Hensley
Helen J. Hensley, 89, of Centralia, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Centralia Manor. Helen worked at the Centralia City Schools for 15 years as a cook. She loved cooking for any occasion. S...
Feb 13, 2021
2022 02/13 - Michael A Poninski
Michael A Poninski, 80, of Woodlawn, Illinois, passed away at 7:13 am February 9, 2022 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. Mr. Poninski proudly served his country in the United Stat...
Feb 13, 2021
2022 02/12 - Kenneth Lee Knapp
Kenneth Lee Knapp, 75, of Woodbury, Minnesota, formerly of Centralia, passed away Friday, February 4, 2022. Ken valued education and had a love for numbers, which was beneficial to him while earning h...
Feb 12, 2021
2022 02/12 - Priscilla M. "Pat" Artis
Priscilla M. "Pat" Artis, 81, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 1:44 p.m., Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital, in Mt. Vernon. Priscilla was a person of many different interes...
Feb 12, 2021
2022 02/12 - Larry E. Malone
Larry E. Malone, age 76 of Salem, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Salem Township Hospital. Larry was a faithful member of the Grace United Methodist Church. He worked as a lan...
Feb 12, 2021
2022 02/12 - Robert H. Saatkamp
Robert H. Saatkamp, age 75 of Carlyle, died at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Mr. Saatkamp moved from Alma to Carlyle in 1987, and he enjoyed fishing and camping a...
Feb 12, 2021
2022 02/12 - Marjorie Keyes
Marjorie Keyes, 94, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 12:25 pm on January 27, 2022, at Countryside Manor in Mount Vernon. She was born November 22, 1927, in Park Ridge, Illinois to Walter and ...
Feb 12, 2021
2022 02/10 - Donna L. Capps
Donna L. Capps, 67, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away February 7, 2022 at Good Samaritan Regional Healthcare Center in Mount Vernon. Donna was a member of St. Mary Immaculate Conception Church an...
Feb 10, 2021
2022 02/10 - Bentley Everett Halterman
Bentley Everett Halterman, infant son of Andrea Halterman and Justin Milosevich of Alma, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. A private family ...
Feb 10, 2021
