Category Archives: Obituaries

Craig Millard Ulen, age 69, of Centralia, passed away at 8:15 pm on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Craig was born Saturday, April 30, 1955, in Springfield, Massachuse...

Doug "Floki" Gruen, 50, of Centralia, passed away Friday, January 10, 2025, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born in Jacksonville, Arkansas on November 16, 1974, to Roger Lewis...

Jerome David Lilly II, affectionately known as David, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at the age of 34. Born on May 18, 1990, in Bloomington, Illinois, he was the beloved son o...

Frieda Marie Phillips, 96, of Centralia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Centralia Manor. Frieda was born on February 20, 1928, in Washington County to William and Anna Emma He...

It is with heavy heart that we announce the passing of Carol Elaine Bierman, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, who passed away peacefully on Monday, January 13, 2025, at the age...

Angela Jean (Hubbard) Finch formerly of Beckemeyer passed away surrounded by her family at St. Louis University Hospital on January 19, 2025. She was born on January 1, 1959, in Breese, IL, the daught...

James Keeton, age 45 of Salem, passed away on January 16, 2025, at Salem Township Hospital. James was born on May 4, 1979, in Mattoon, Illinois, the son of Jesse and Betty (Gray) Keeton. James is surv...

John Stanley Yoder, II, age 77 of Carlyle, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Mr. Yoder was born in Hickory, North Carolina, the son of John Stanley and Eliz...

Ronald Thompson of Centralia, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2025, at the age of 80. He was born in Red Bud, Illinois, on May 6, 1944, the son of Forrest and Evelyn (Druste) Th...

Ida Sue Robinson, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, peacefully departed this life at 2:13 pm on January 14, 2025, at the age of 83. Born on May 26, 1941, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, she wa...