Category Archives: Obituaries
2021 04/02 - Charles J. "Charlie" Holthaus
Charles J. "Charlie" Holthaus, age 84, of Belleville, passed away Sunday, March 28, 2021 at his home. Charlie was a veteran of the United States Army National Guard and later in life joined the Operat...
Mar 29, 2020
2021 04/02 - Lewis R. "Rusty" Engler Jr.
Lewis R. "Rusty" Engler Jr., age 59 of Iuka, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at his home. Lewis was retired from the Illinois Department of Corrections as a Correctional Officer. He had pastored...
Mar 29, 2020
2021 04/02 - Bonnie Ritter
Bonnie Ritter, 85, of Carlyle, formerly of Hoffman, passed away peacefully Friday, March 26, 2021 at St. Louis University Hospital. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents: Charles and Ida Manhart...
Mar 29, 2020
2021 03/31 - Robert Shapiro
Robert Shapiro, age 72 of Centralia, passed away on Monday March 29, 2021 at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Charles, MO. Arrangements are pending at Crouse Funeral Home in Salem. Online condolences can ...
Mar 29, 2020
2021 03/31 - Edith Catherine "Eddie" Leffew
Edith Catherine "Eddie" Leffew, 90, of Sandoval passed away peacefully Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. Eddie was a faithful member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Sando...
Mar 29, 2020
2021 04/03 - Vida Haacke
Vida Haacke, 87, formerly of Carbondale, IL, peacefully passed Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at her home in Centralia. She graduated from Carbondale High School in 1951. She worked as a seamstress for Sing...
Mar 29, 2020
2021 04/05 - Thomas Joseph Gura
Thomas Joseph Gura, 65, of Kinmundy, passed away at 4:47 PM, Saturday, March27, 2021 at the SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Upon graduation, he joined the United States Army and h...
Mar 29, 2020
2021 03/31 - Debra Ann 'Debbie' Rightnowar
Debra Ann "Debbie" Rightnowar, 54, of Andrews, South Carolina, formerly of Wayne City, Illinois, passed away on March 26, 2021, at her residence. Debbie was born on March 30, 1966, to James and Joann ...
Mar 28, 2020
2021 03/27 - Lanuard Bufkin, Sr.
Lanuard Bufkin, Sr., departed his life on Monday, March 22, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on Sept. 17, 1957, to Benjamin Bufkin, Sr. and Leoder Mae (Gill) Bufkin ...
Mar 27, 2020
2021 04/09 - Jeanne Nalewajka
Jeanne Nalewajka 95, of Glenridge, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 22, 2021 at her son's home in Carlyle. Jeanne was a beautiful example of love and compassion for everyone. She was proud to c...
Mar 26, 2020
