All Obituaries

Lola Maye (Scoles) Hawkey, age 82, formerly of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away on February 14, 2019 at her home in Martin, Tennessee. Graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Keens Chapel Cemetery in Farina, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Karin 4 Kritters, C/O Tabi Essary, 411 Hillsboro St. Greenfield, TN. 38230 Lola was born on October 18, 1936 in St. Elmo, Illinois, the daughter of Benjamin and Nellie (Tipsword) Scoles. She married...

Janice E. Alwardt, age 75, of Edgewood, Illinois passed away at 4:23 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2019 at her home. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Edgewood Cemetery, Edgewood, Illinois. Judy Poe will be officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.  Janice was born on August 3, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of James Floyd Arnold and Pauline Vivian (Wexler) Arnold. She married Wayne Alwardt Sr. on...

Joanne Owen, age 87, of Maryville, Illinois, formerly of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 11:55 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois. She was a resident of Liberty Village Nursing Facility in Maryville, Illinois.     Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Pagel Funeral Home in St. Elmo, Illinois. Dan Laack will be officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m.to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Pagel Funeral...

Carl Whipple, age 65, of Marion, Illinois passed away at 2:25 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois surrounded by his family. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, Illinois with a one hour viewing prior to the service. Preacher Harold Whitlock will be officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Pagel Funeral Home in...

Lavern Carl Magnus, age 93, of St. Peter, Illinois, passed away at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at St. Anthony’s Hospital, Effingham, Illinois. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 2019 at the St. Peter Lutheran Church, St. Peter, Illinois. Pastor Ryan Meyer will be officiating. Visitation will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at the Pagel Funeral Home, St. Peter, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made...

Barbara Lee Crawford, age 85, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 4:40 a.m. on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Aperion Care, St. Elmo, Illinois. Graveside service will be held at Griffith’s Cemetery in Brownstown, Illinois on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. PeeWee Denton will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the First United Methodist Church, St. Elmo, Illinois, the St. Elmo Library or the donor’s choice.  Barbara was born July 29, 1933, the...

Barbara Elaine Joliff, age 63, of Effingham, Illinois passed away at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham, Illinois. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 15, 2019 at Calvary Apostolic Tabernacle in Iola, Illinois. There will be a one-hour visitation prior to the service. Pastor Michael Durre will be officiating. Burial will be at the Edgewood Cemetery in Edgewood, Illinois. Memorials may go to the family or the...

Don Propeck, age 78, of Loogootee, Illinois passed away at 1:02 a.m. Thursday, March 7, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in O’Fallon, Illinois. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2019 at the Zion Lutheran Church, Loogootee, Illinois, with a one-hour visitation prior to the service. Pastor Krista Stokke will be officiating. Memorials may go to Old Loogootee Cemetery, Zion Lutheran Church in Loogootee, Illinois, St Paul United Church of Christ 589...

John Eber Hester, Jr. 86, of Anna, Illinois passed away at 6:00 a.m. Thursday, March 7, 2019, at the Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham, Illinois. Cremation rites will be observed, and no services are planned. Memorials may be made to the activity department of the Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham, Illinois. John was born April 24, 1932 the son of John Eber Hester, Sr. and Helen Miram (Phillips) Hester in Los Angeles, California. He was a...

Joseph Marion Barnick, age 78, of Farina, Illinois passed away at 9:25 p.m. Thursday, February 14, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 18, 2019 at C&A Pagel Funeral Home in St. Elmo, Illinois. There will be a one-hour viewing prior to the service. Tom Fedrigon will be officiating. Burial will be at Sidener Cemetery in St. Elmo, Illinois. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at C&A Pagel...