Category Archives: Obituaries

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of William Amel "Bill" Oberg, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend. Bill peacefully departed this world on Thursday, April 2nd, 2026, a...

Wayne Kelly "Strawberry" Sides, 70, of Patoka, passed away Friday, April 3, 2026, at Centralia Manor. He was born on May 18, 1955, in Centralia, the son of Wilbert Dee and Wilma (Cain) Sides. Survivor...

Allen Dale Roper, beloved father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the age of 76 in Centralia, Illinois. Born on Monday, December 26, 1949, in Centralia,...

Michael Dale Mansker, 79, of Salem passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026. He was born on November 23, 1946, in Thebes, IL, the son of Gordon and Anna (Adams) Mansker. Survivors include his brothers, Rona...

Alvina M. Donnewald, age 100 of Carlyle, passed away at Cedarhurst of Breese on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Alvina was born in Bartelso, Illinois, on August 22, 1925, a daughter of the late Joseph and Cl...

Mary Mae Auxier, 89, of Centralia, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Fireside House in Centralia. She was born on November 17, 1936, in Wayne County, Arel Township, the daughter of Homer Mar...

Ryan Glen Piper, 50, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 7:21 PM EST on March 20, 2026, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Ryan was born September 7, 1975, in Mount Vernon to Benny Piper and Sh...

Virgil Ford, 92, of Mount Vernon, IL, passed away at Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor on March 31, 2026, at 2:45 pm in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born June 20, 1933, in Mount Vernon, Illinois, to the ...

Joyce Anita (Ruddell) Fatheree, age 79 of Salem, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 23, 2026, in Salem. Joyce was born on March 6, 1946, in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of William Lesli...

Shirley J. Garden, 90, of Salem, passed away peacefully on March 27th, 2026, with her family by her side. She was born on May 21st, 1935, in Winfield, Kansas, to Sterling and Katherine (Frank) Hulen. ...