Category Archives: Obituaries

Clyde E. Nolte, a devoted father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend to many, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on Wednesday, November 7th, 1945, in ...

Dayton Wayne "Dick" Harlan, 86, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 2:42 am April 14, 2026, at Green Tree Memory Care in Mount Vernon. He was born February 20, 1940, in Mount Vernon to the late ...

William Dean "Bill" Hill, 94, of Patoka, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2026, at Salem Township Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Patoka on April 21, 1931, the son of Oscar and...

John Williams, 72, of Salem, Illinois, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family. John was born on April 15, 1953, in Pana, IL, to Charles "Stick" and Wanda (Eagan) Williams....

Louis Dean Manns was born on February 23, 1929, at home in Centralia, Illinois. Dean went home to be with his family in heaven on Thursday, March 26, 2026. He was 97 years old and went by his middle n...

Jana Rae Johnson, a beloved wife, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2026, at the age of 64 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Born on May 7, 1961, i...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of Stephen "Steve" J. Pugh, age 74, of Richview, IL, who passed away at his home on Thursday, April 9, 2026. He was born in Marion County on November...

Richard "Korn" Paul Culver, age 69, of Edgewood, Illinois, passed away April 6, 2026, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, Apr...

LaVerne M. Fortmeyer, 98, of Irvington, passed away on Saturday, March 21st, 2026. She was born on May 30, 1927, in Centralia to William Tieman and Emma (Kottkamp) Tieman. She married Dean Fortmeyer i...

Dwight Kiefer, 73, of Belle Rive, Illinois, was called home on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 5:20 p.m. at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois, surrounded by his loving family an...