Category Archives: Obituaries

Tommy Jeter, 74, of Salem, passed away at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis on November 28th, 2025, with his family by his side. He was born in Salem to Frank and Bertha (Scissom) Jeter on September...

Bertha M. Voss, age 99, of Breese, departed this life on December 1, 2025, at her home. Bertha was born on May 10, 1926, in rural Carlyle to Julius and Cecelia (Dumstorff) Laux. She married Vincent H....

Mary Therese Huff Burge Mann, age 94, of Centralia, passed away at SLU Hospital on November 23, 2025, 17 days after a fall at home. Mary was born on February 9, 1931, to Helen and Al Huff. The sixth o...

Howard L. Maschhoff, 95, of Hoyleton, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2025. He was born on February 16, 1930, in rural Hoyleton, the son of Albert and Ella (Schaeffer) Maschhoff. He married June Vore...

John Edward Carroll, age 68 of Salem, formerly of Nokomis, passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at his son's home, surrounded by his family. John was born on December 3, 1956, in Pana, Illinois...

Shelba Burkett passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at the age of 85. Born on Thursday, December 14, 1939, in Morgan County, Indiana, the daughter of John Schoolcraft and Alice (Beal...

Karole Kay Meyer, age 92 of Salem, passed away at her home on Thursday, November 27, 2025. Karole was born on June 23, 1933, in Du Quoin, IL, the daughter of Karl and Helen Elizabeth "Liz" (Cordon) Pf...

Linda J. Jones DeKalb, 75, of Sandoval, passed away peacefully, after a long battle with cancer on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at her home. She was born on February 14, 1950, in Centralia, a Valenti...

Kenneth Norris "Slick" Walker, 74, of Patoka, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. He was born on October 11, 1951, in Centralia, the only s...

Doris Evelyn Sutliff, a cherished resident of Centralia, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the age of 102. Doris was born in Centralia, Illinois, on April 3, 1923, th...