Category Archives: Obituaries

Edward L. McQuade, age 83 of Carlyle, passed away at Evercare of Breese (formerly known as the Breese Nursing Home) on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Edward was born on the family farm in Beaver Prairie on Ju...

Michael David Murray, 64, of Centralia, Illinois passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2025. He was born on May 1, 1961, the son of Dale and Barbara Ann (Starr) Murray in Chicago, Illinois. Survivors that wi...

Willis (Bill) Eugene Elliott, aged 82 of Parker, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2024, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born February 1, 1942, to parents Willis...

Ricky Dean King, 58, of Mount Vernon, IL, passed away at 12:02 P.M. on June 24, 2025 at SSM Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He was born on December 7, 1966 in Mt. Vernon...

Harry G. "Bud" Brinkmeyer Jr., 89, of Centralia passed away June 21, 2025, at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem, IL. He was born on February 29, 1936, the son of Harry and Rena (Clawson) Brinkmeyer...

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the sudden passing of Bryce Jordan Williams Holzhauer, who left this world on his 26th birthday, Saturday, June 21, 2025. Born on Monday, June 21, 19...

Sandra K. Hallett, age 75 of Kinmundy, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2025, at Helia Healthcare of Salem. Sandra was born on February 15, 1950, in Salem, Illinois, the daughter of Weston Ray and Doro...

Sharon "Jane" Rizzo, 82, of Sandoval passed away Monday, June 23, 2025, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 3, 1942, in Salem, ...

Everett Ray Baltzell, 80, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 2:24 a.m., Sunday, June 22, 2025, at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon, Illinois. He was born January 29, 1945, in Mt. Vernon, the son o...

Barbara Faye Beaumont, a beloved member of the Centralia community, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 31st, 2025, at the age of 82 at her Great niece: Char-Lee Godfrey's house, where she was tak...