Category Archives: Obituaries

Della Bumgarner, age 89 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Odin Care Center in Odin. Della was a member of the Apostolic Church of Salem. She was a secretary and treasurer of the Firs...

Anna Marie (Aydt) Sturman, 90, of McLeansboro, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021, at Hamilton Memorial Rehab and Nursing Care Center in McLeansboro. Anna worked for Southwest Bell Telephone in St. L...

Mary Collins , age 70 of Centralia, passed away on Monday May 17, 2021 at her home in Centralia. Arrangements are pending at Crouse Funeral Home in Salem.

Nancy L. Peeples, 84, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 9:23 am May 14, 2021, at her residence. Nancy worked as a teacher for District 80 for many years. She was a faithful member of Logan Str...

Lois Mae DeJournett, 89, of Bluford, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Salem Township Hospital, in Salem, surrounded by her immediate family. She was born November 22, 1931, in rural Keenes, the ...

John Robert "Harley" Nichols, 59, of Centralia passed away Friday, May 7, 2021, at Kindred Hospital in St. Louis. John served his country with honor and pride in the United States Navy. The love he ha...

Richard William Morrison, age 76, of Orient, Illinois, formerly of Iuka, Illinois passed away at 9:15 AM on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Marion. Richard was a ve...

Geneva Diane Roethemeyer, 79, of St. Louis, formerly of Centralia, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021. Diane was a member of the Calumet Street Christian Church in Centralia. She was a loyal employee of ...

Carol Ann Oestreich, age 68, of Sandoval, Illinois, passed away at 3:50 P.M. on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at Fireside House in Centralia, Illinois. Mrs. Oestreich was a member of Saint Lawrence Cathol...

Gene Phelps, 72, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 6:45pm May 12, 2021 at his residence. Gene worked for many years for George Smith AG Service in Keenes. He later worked for Beelman Trucking....