Category Archives: Obituaries

Janice Reynolds, age 83 of Odin, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2025, at Centralia Manor with her family at her side. Janice was born on August 1, 1941, in Marion County, the daughter of Harry and Bla...

Saunie Blue, of Centralia, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 19, 2025, at the age of 85. Born on December 4, 1939, in Centralia, Saunie lived a life full of love, service, and adventure. She marri...

Emmanuel Lee Whelchel, age 77, of Kinmundy, Illinois, passed away at 11:58 am, Friday, May 16, 2025, at the Helia Healthcare of Salem, in Salem, Illinois. He was born on May 7, 1948, in Rockford, Illi...

Stanley J. Pokojski, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 16, 2025, at the age of 92. Born on October 28, 1932 in Centralia, the son of Stanley J. ...

Patricia "Pat" Brake, 82, of Clay City, passed away Monday, May 12, 2025, at Axiom Gardens of Flora with her family by her side. She was born in Iuka, Illinois, on January 19, 1936, to Virgil Cleo Bra...

The Centralia Area has lost a truly genuine man, John Wesley Stuehmeier. John passed away, at home, peacefully with his loving wife and family by his side, on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at the age of 74....

Michael Kevin Mullen, 84, of Salem, died peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital, Centralia, fortified by the sacraments of the Church, on Monday, May 12, 2025, after a brief illness. Michael was born to Jo...

Wayne L Krehbiel, 94, of Mount Vernon, IL, passed away at 9:42 am, May 15, 202,5 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon. He was born July 3, 1930, in Mound Ridge, Kansas, to the late Herma...

Lesa Marie Scharnett, 61, of Austin, Texas, formerly of Salem, Illinois, passed away on April 25, 2025. She was born on August 20, 1963, in St. Louis, Missouri, to James and Peggy (Moore) Scharnett. L...

Carol Mabel Kracht, age 79 of Salem, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2025, at her home in Salem. Carol was born on February 24, 1946, in Jamestown, North Dakota, the daughter of Walter and Mabel (Johns...