Obituaries
Local Obituaries for St. Elmo, Edgewood, Watson, and St. Peter, Illinois
Laverne Albinus Schaefer
Feb 14, 2026
Laverne Schaefer, age 79, of St. Peter, Illinois passed away Saturday, February 14, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.
Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Pagel Funeral Home in St. Peter, Illinois. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 20, 2026 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in St. Peter, Illinois with a visitation one...
Michael (Mike) Thomas Macklin
Feb 13, 2026
Michael Thomas “Mike” Macklin, age 60, of Mason, Illinois, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026 at his home in Mason, Illinois.
Funeral service will be at 3:00 PM on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at Mason Christian Church in Mason, Illinois, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Mark White will be officiating. Visitation will also be held on Wednesday,...
Roberta Angeline Forbes
Feb 10, 2026
Roberta Angeline Forbes, age 85, of St. Elmo, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026, in her home in St. Elmo, Illinois.
Graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2026, in the Springhill Cemetery, rural St Elmo, Illinois. Tim Caraway will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Springhill Cemetery or...
Helen Louise Cox
Feb 6, 2026
Helen Louise Cox, age 83, of Farina, Illinois, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, on Friday, February 6, 2026.
Graveside service will be held on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 11:30 a.m., Keen’s Chapel, Farina, Illinois. Brenda Byers will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be to St Judes Children’s Research hospital. Online condolences may be...
Gerald Eugene Kuhlman
Feb 2, 2026
Gerald Eugene Kuhlman, Sr., age 87, of Mason, Illinois passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Effingham.
A graveside service will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Arborcrest Cemetery in Effingham, Illinois. Military rites will be observed. Mark White will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to...
Glenda Faye Bolyard
Feb 2, 2026
Glenda Faye Bolyard, age 69, of St. Peter, Illinois passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026, at St. John’s Memorial Hospital in Springfield.
Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 6, 2026, at Pagel Funeral Homes in St. Peter, Illinois with a one-hour visitation prior to the service. Pete LeDuc will be officiating. Burial will be at Griffith Cemetery...
Ronald Ray Ashbaugh
Jan 27, 2026
Ronald Ray Ashbaugh, age 84, of Effingham, Illinois, passed away on January 27, 2026 in Effingham, Illinois.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at Pagel Funeral Home in Edgewood, Illinois, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Arborcrest Memorial Park. Pastor Kent Robinson will be presiding. In lieu of...
Roger Eugene Sperry
Jan 23, 2026
Roger Eugene Sperry, age 84, of Brownstown, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 23, 2026, at the Haven of St Elmo.
Funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at Pagel Funeral Home, St Elmo, Illinois with visitation two hours prior to the start of service. Masonic rites will be observed. Clayton Richison will be officiating. Burial...
Leslie Eugene Reed
Jan 21, 2026
Leslie Eugene Reed, age 75, of St. Elmo, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2026, in Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Illinois, surrounded by his family.
There will be no services. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pagel Funeral Home, 100 N Olive, St. Elmo, Illinois, 62458 to help offset costs. Online condolences may be left at www.pagelfuneralhome.com.
Leslie was born...
Gene Melton Iler
Jan 19, 2026
Gene Melton Iler, Sr., age 79, passed away on January 19, 2026 at 08:40 at his residence in Farina, IL.
Graveside service will be held on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 1:00p.m. at Keen’s Chapel Cemetery in Farina, Illinois. Kevin Kriesel will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pagel Funeral Home to help offset the cost...
Betty Jean Onstott
Jan 13, 2026
Betty Jean Onstott, age 89, of Newton, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at Cumberland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, surrounded by her family.
Private graveside services will be held on Friday, January 16, 2026, at Iola Cemetery, Iola, Illinois with Mike Durre officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Iola Cemetery...
Larry Keith Pagel, Sr.
Jan 9, 2026
Larry Keith Pagel, Sr., 86, of Effingham, Illinois passed away on Friday, January 9, 2026 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral service will be held at Pagel Funeral Home in Edgewood, Illinois on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM with viewing one hour prior to the start of service. Interment will follow at Edgewood Cemetery. Visitation will...
Dennis Franklin Dehart
Jan 1, 2026
Dennis Franklin Dehart, age 77, of Farina, Illinois passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at his home.
Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may go to St Judes Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105 or send to Pagel Funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.pagelfuneralhome.com
Dennis was born on October...
Merton Lee Scroggins
Dec 27, 2025
Merton Lee Scroggins, 66, passed away Saturday December 27, 2025, at his home in Farina, Illinois, surrounded by his family.
Visitation will be held on Friday, January 2, 2026 from 10:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. at Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, IL with graveside service being held immediately following at Keens Chapel Cemetery, rural Farina, IL. Pastor Sam Hester will be officiating. In lieu...
Kevin S. Roberts
Dec 5, 2025
Kevin Scott Roberts, age 52, of Farina, Illinois passed away surrounded by the love of his family on Friday, December 5, 2025 in the peaceful tranquility of his home.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in St. Peter, Illinois. Funeral service will be at 12:00 p.m. at...
Linna Lee Bradford
Nov 27, 2025
Linna Lee Bradford, 87, of Altamont, Illinois, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at St Anthony Hospital, Effingham, IL. She made it to her forever home in time to join William, to celebrate their upcoming 69th anniversary.
Visitation will be held Thursday, December 4, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. until the service at 11:00 a.m. at...
James Allen Williams
Nov 15, 2025
James Allen Williams, 83, of Brownstown, Illinois, passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL.
Visitation will be held on November 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. until the service at 11:00 a.m. at Frieden United Church of Christ Farina, IL. Kevin White will officiate. Burial will follow immediately at...
Henry Willis Denton
Nov 9, 2025
Henry Willis Denton, Jr., age 82, of Mt. Zion, Illinois, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, leaving behind a legacy built on horsepower, hard work, and heart.
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM at Pagel Funeral Home in St. Peter, Illinois, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment...
Lawrence W. Hebron
Nov 4, 2025
Lawrence "Larry" Woerner Hebron, age 85, of Farina, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.
Funeral service will be held Saturday, November 8, at 11 a.m. at Kinmundy United Methodist Church with a two-hour visitation prior to the service. Michael Rudzinski will be officiating. Interment will be at...
William D. Burr
Nov 3, 2025
William Daniel "Bill" Burr, age 76, of Iuka, Illinois passed away on November 2, 2025 at Odin Healthcare Center in Odin, Illinois.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 PM on Friday, November 7, 2025 at Pagel Funeral Home in Edgewood, Illinois. Visitation will be on Thursday, November 6, 2025, from 5:00-7:00 PM, and Friday, November 7, 2025,...
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