Category Archives: Obituaries

Gisela "Oma" Anna Ambron, age 86 of Kinmundy, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2025, at Centralia Manor in Centralia. Gisela was born on January 10, 1939, in Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt), Germany, the...

Michael H. "Mike" Wilkins, age 71, of Salem, passed away at his home on August 1, 2025, with his family by his side. He was born on November 7, 1953, in Salem, Illinois to Richard and Betty (Jones) Wi...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Penny Jeter, 70, of Salem on July 28th, 2025, with family by her side. She was born on January 18th, 1955, in Carmi, Illinois, to Kenneth and V...

Billy Joe "Dynamite" Koch, 84, of Centralia, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 30th at home surrounded by his family. He was born June 9th, 1941, in Centralia, the son of Emil Henry Koch and Pa...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Lynda C. Holland, who left us on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at the age of 34. Born on Wednesday, September 26, 1990, in San Marcos, Texas, the dau...

Sharon Miller, 83, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 10:53 am July 31, 2025 at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana. She was born June 19, 1942 in Evansville, Indiana to the lat...

Rebecca Shelby Hess, age 27 of Iuka, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, surrounded by the love of her family. Rebecca was born on...

Cheryl F. Foley, 79, of Bluford, Illinois, passed away July 24, 2025. She was born August 6, 1945 in Ada, Minnesota to the late Earl and Helen "Dolly" Merkens. Cheryl married Myron Foley on August 22,...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Charles "Chuck" Lee Blackman Jr., aka "Papa" age 75. A cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, who left on Tuesday, July 29...

Shirley Ann Brady, 89, of Centralia passed away Saturday, July 26, 2025. She was born on November 21, 1935, in Centralia, the daughter of Charles and Florence (Fetgetter) Collins. She married William ...