Category Archives: Obituaries

Arthur "Art" Shannon of Houston, TX, and formerly from the Odin and Centralia area, passed away after a brief battle of cancer on February 24, 2026 leaving a void in the hearts of those who knew and l...

Glen Michael "Boink" Beckmann, age 60 of Bartelso and Covington, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 26, 2026. Glen was born in Breese, Illinois, on April 14, 1965, the son of Alois and Marg...

David Webster, age 71 of Salem, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital on St. Louis. David was born on February 15, 1955, in Flora, IL, the son of Carl and Barbara (Brown) Web...

Garry Dean Krutsinger, 79, passed away peacefully at his home in St. Peter, Illinois, on Monday, March 30th, 2026. He was surrounded by his children, who cared for him after being diagnosed with pancr...

Abby Lang, 76, of Salem, IL, passed away peacefully on the morning of Monday, March 02, 2026, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN. A Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 PM, Friday, March...

Margaret A. Mainer, age 75, of Odin, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Margaret was born on October 22, 1950, in Centralia, Illinois, the dau...

Diana L. Lawson, a longtime resident of New Castle, Delaware, passed away surrounded by her family on February 13, 2026, at the age of 74. She was born in Centralia, Illinois to the late Cleatis and E...

Shirley Mae Wilson, 75, of Mount Vernon, IL, passed away at 10:20 p.m. on February 28, 2026, at Nature Trail Health Care in Mount Vernon, IL. She was born April 28, 1950, in Morris, IL, to Oscar Bjell...

George F. Bergmann, age 93 of Bartelso, passed away at Carlyle Healthcare and Senior Living on Saturday, February 28, 2026. Mr. Bergmann was born in East St. Louis on December 30, 1932, a son of Frank...

Thomas Stanley Telford, 88, was born March 20th, 1937, to John Robert Telford and Pauline (Sager) Telford in Salem, Illinois. He passed into Heaven on February 28th, 2026. Tom married Mikell Kathryn C...