Category Archives: Obituaries

Larry A. Vernor, 82, of Centralia passed away Friday, January 3, 2025. He was born on April 18, 1942, the son of Geraldine Smith. He married Linda Basola on November 3, 2007, in Junction City and she ...

Gary D. Keister, 79, of Patoka passed away peacefully Sunday, January 26, 2025. He was born on July 8, 1945, the son of Robert "Bob" and Velma (Heinzmann) Keister in Vandalia. He married the love of h...

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Howard "Mike" Smith, a beloved resident of Centralia, Illinois, who left us on Monday, January 20th, 2025, at the age of 72. Born in Centralia o...

Margaret E. Someiski, 89, of Salem, formerly of Centralia, passed away on January 23rd, 2025. She was born in Centralia on August 3rd, 1935, to Pearl "Buck" and Iva Mae Roddy. Margaret was a long-time...

Deloris Bernida Newell, 100, of Waltonville, Illinois, passed away at 6:47 pm on January 23, 2025, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. She was born October 1, 1924, in Jef...

Susan White, a beloved resident of Centralia, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the age of 77. Born on February 12, 1947, Susan lived a life full of warmth, dedicatio...

Cheryl Altadonna passed away peacefully on January 22, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family and dearest friends. She was 79 years old and a lifelong resident of Centralia. Cheryl was bor...

Rhea Marceline "Marcy" Brubaker, age 97 of Salem, passed away at her home on Friday, January 24, 2025. Marcy was born on February 16, 1927, in Gibson City, the daughter of Warren and Minnie (Craig) Sm...

James "Jim" LeRoy Mays, 88, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 2:00 pm January 21, 2025, at his residence in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born December 18, 1936, in Mount Vernon, Illinois to ...

Darrell R Goble, 80, of Salem, passed away January 19th, 2025, at Carlyle Healthcare. He was born February 14th, 1944, in Spirit Lake, Iowa, to George Goble and Anna Irene (Goble) Yates. He would marr...