Category Archives: Obituaries

Ralph A. Petermeyer, age 84 of Carlyle, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Ralph was born in Beckemeyer, Illinois, on June 13, 1941,...

John Eric "Hair" Jones, age 48, of Xenia, Illinois, passed away at 8:56 am, Sunday, January 11, 2026, in Kinmundy, Illinois. Eric was born on April 26, 1977, in Olney, Illinois, the son of Fred Leonar...

Dr. Jerome Henry Brodish, formerly of Centralia, Illinois, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2026, in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, at the age of 92. He was born on July 20, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pe...

William "Dale" Prosise, 85, of Kell, passed away on January 13, 2026. Dale was born on August 7, 1940, in Kell, the son of Velma Agnes Hays and William Keith Prosise. He married Donna Greider on Janua...

Willard Glenn Berry, 78, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 11:30 a.m. on January 12, 2026, at his home. He was born March 2, 1947, in Augusta, Maine, to the late George Merton and Vera Marie (...

Debbie L. Grimes, a beloved member of the Centralia community, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at the age of 67. Born on Tuesday, June 24, 1958, in Casey, Illinois, the daughter ...

Shannon Danielle (Williamson) Manis, 46, of Salem, recently of Murphysboro, passed from this earthly world on the morning of Sunday, January 4, 2026, after a long illness at St. Louis University Hospi...

Robert W. Hofbauer,78, of Centralia, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Born on Wednesday, March 12th, 1947, in Breese, Illinois, son of Herman and Cleo (Schneider) Hofbauer. He spent his career...

Edwin E. Jones, age 93, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Monday afternoon, January 12, 2026, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Ed was born December 21, 1932, in Flora, the son of Erne...

Jerome B. Rakers, age 91 of Carlyle, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese on Saturday, January 10, 2026. Mr. Rakers was born in Breese, Illinois, on September 28, 1934, a son of the late Her...