Category Archives: Obituaries

Sharon L. Thomas, age 78, of Beckemeyer, passed away on May 3, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born on September 29, 1946, in Breese, Illinois, to Lavern and Wilm...

Ellarine M. Santel, age 86, of New Baden, passed away peacefully at her home on May 3, 2025. Born on November 30, 1938, she was the cherished daughter of Herman and Katherine (Golsch) Fauke. On May 7,...

Bobby Leo Splechter, 92, of Sandoval passed away peacefully Friday, May 2, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on January 24, 1933, in Houston, Missouri, the son of Joseph Albert a...

Loren "Wayne" Pepple, 96, of Palo Alto, California, formerly of Odin, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Arrangements are pending at the Irvin Macz Funeral Home in Odin.

Norma Rueter, age 85, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese, Illinois, on April 29, 2025. Norma was born in Ferrin on January 30, 1940, a daughter of the late Herbert and Lillie (Brammeier) R...

Richard W "Rick" Douglas, age 70 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at his home in Salem. Richard was born on November 19, 1954, the son of Grady and Laurene (Huckabee) Douglas. He married...

On January 7, 1940, Darrell Wayne Atteberry was welcomed into this world by his parents, Samual Walker Atteberry and Velma Olive (Barrall), and his older brother, Samual Dwight. The family was later j...

Ida Mae Hale of Irvington passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at the age of 87. She was born on November 17, 1937, to George W. and Clarissia McCulley. She married Noah Hale Jr. in 1954, and he ...

Virgil L. Wesselmann, age 84 of Carlyle, died at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon, Illinois on Monday, April 28, 2025. Mr. Wesselmann was born in Breese, Illinois, on March 13, 1941, a son of Henr...

Earl Dean Wooters passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the age of 82. Born on Sunday, October 25, 1942, in Glenridge, Illinois, to Charles and Versie (Marshall) Wooters. He married Ma...