Category Archives: Obituaries

Scott W. Jessup, 71, of Centralia, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at Fireside House of Centralia after a long illness with Parkinson's Disease. Scott was born at Selfridge, MI Air Force B...

Ruth Ann Hale, 86, of Carlyle, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2024. She was born May 24, 1938, in Vergennes, Illinois, the daughter of Louis Kmucha and Jessica (Nasley) Kmucha. She married Thoma...

Jackie Ray Applegate, age 76, passed away on October 29th, 2024 at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born on January 4th, 1948 in Centralia, IL, the son of Orval and Lillian Applegate. Jack is sur...

Linda Sue Venters, 80, of Salem, passed away peacefully on November 7th, 2024. She was born to Mary Genevea Ward on July 14th, 1944, in Salem. She is survived by two sons: Anthony Burgess, of Buford, ...

Timothy Wayne "Tim" Van Matre, 71, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away Friday, November 8, 2024, at his home. He was born December 2, 1952, in Mount Carmel, Illinois to Fred and Frances (Lang) Van ...

Norma J. Thomas, 69, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 6:25 pm on November 7, 2024, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born March 6, 1955, in Mount Vernon to the la...

Carroll Dean Crain, 86, of Kinmundy, Illinois, passed away at 7:19 pm, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at the SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Carroll was born on March 19, 1938, at the...

Betty Riechman, 86, of Centralia passed away, surrounded by the love of her family, Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She was born on November 25, 1937, ...

Jerry Wayne Donoho, age 68 of Salem, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Jerry was born on January 21, 1956, in Salem, the son of Jerry D. an...

William P. Crain, 85, of Centralia, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2024. He was born on August 7, 1939, the son of Robert and Beata (Sebald) Crain in St. Louis, MO. He married Leila Anne Gross on ...