Category Archives: Obituaries

Lewis Edward Lackey, 89, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 10:05 am March 5, 2021 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon. Lewis worked as a truck driver for many years and will ...

Ranaldo "Ranny" Castellari, Sr., 78, of Centralia passed away Friday, March 5, 2021 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Mr. Castellari was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Central...

Louis "Lou" R. Logullo, 76, of Centralia, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021. Lou served in the U.S. Navy on the submarine USS Benjamin Franklin. He proudly shared his naval reunions with his family....

Debra Lee Marshall, 62, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 7:58 a.m., Thursday, March 4, 2021, at St. Louis University Hospital, in St. Louis. In accordance with Debra's wishes, cremation rites have been a...

Albert Benjamin (Ben) Mitchell, 79, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021. He grew up in Carmi, Illinois playing basketball, football, and track, and served as president of h...

Kelly Skibinski, 41, of Walnut Hill, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Kelly preferred that we announce that her death was due to being eaten by sharks. Kelly was crazy and expected nothing less...

Madilynn Jade Hess, age 14 months, of Salem passed away at her home on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Madilynn was born on January 14, 2020, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois the daughter of Kaitlynn Ruscher and Konn...

Berthold (Bert) Clayton Burge, 86, of Centralia, went to his Heavenly Home on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Bryan Manor in Centralia. Many thanks to his loving caretakers at Bryan Manor in Centralia. Ber...

Abigail Thomason, 67, of Centralia, IL, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021. As an air force child she has lived all over the world, including: Tripoli, Libya, Africa; Wichita Falls, Texas; Fairban...

Danny E. Wells, age 68 of Athens, Alabama formerly of Salem, passed away on February 28, 2021 at his home. Danny formerly worked for Salem Gravure in Salem and recently retired from BASF in Madison, A...