Obituaries

Local Obituaries for St. Elmo, Edgewood, Watson, and St. Peter, Illinois

Donald Keith Quandt

Donald Keith Quandt

Mar 29, 2026



Donald Keith Quandt, age 82, of Farina, Illinois, passed away, Sunday, March 29, 2026, at St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Illinois, surrounded by the love of his family.

Funeral service will take place at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, Illinois, with visitation from 10:00 a.m. until start of service. Pastor Mike Feldman will be officiating....

Flossie L McDowell

Flossie L McDowell

Mar 26, 2026

Flossie "Pat" L. McDowell, age 84, St. Elmo, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2026 at the Haven in St. Elmo, Illinois.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the New Horizon Church, St. Elmo, Illinois with visitation from 10:00 a.m. to start of services. PeeWee Denton will be officiating. Burial will take place in the...

Raymond Carroll Koelm

Raymond Carroll Koelm

Mar 25, 2026

Raymond C. Koelm, age 82, of Altamont, IL passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on March 25, 2026 at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. April 3, 2026, at Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, Illinois, with visitation one hour prior to start of service. Mike Durre will be officiating. Burial will take place...

Arlon Wayne Beccue

Arlon Wayne Beccue

Mar 23, 2026

Arlon Wayne Beccue, age 85, of Mason, Illinois, passed away Monday March 23, 2026, at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Zion Lutheran Church, 5534 E 600th Ave, Altamont, Illinois, with burial in the Church cemetery following the service. Military rites will be observed. Visitation will be held two hours prior to...

Tony Richard Matlock

Tony Richard Matlock

Mar 23, 2026

Tony Richard Matlock, age 77, of Effingham, Illinois, passed away Monday, March 23, 2026, at Glenwood Assistant Living in Effingham, Illinois.

Services will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at the Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, Illinois, starting at 5:00 p.m. and Masonic Rites will be held at 6:00 p.m. Brenda Byers will be officiating the service following the Masonic Rites.

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Danny Dwain Collins

Danny Dwain Collins

Mar 20, 2026

Danny Dwain Collins, age 80, of Watson, Illinois, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026, at HSHS St. Anthony’s Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.

Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Watson Methodist Church, Watson, Illinois with visitation one prior to the start of service. Jeff Morrison will be officiating. Burial will follow...

Jim Lee Guerettaz

Jim Lee Guerettaz

Mar 19, 2026

Jim Guerrettaz, 72, passed away on March 19, 2026, at Lakeland Nursing Home in Effingham, Illinois.

The funeral will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, Illinois, followed by burial at Farina Cemetery and a dinner at the Farina Fire Department. Visitation will be held at Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, Illinois, from 4:00...

Robin Darlene McDaniel

Robin Darlene McDaniel

Mar 18, 2026

Robin Darlene McDaniel, age 62, of Effingham, Illinois passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in her home with her family lovingly by her side.

Funeral services will be at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at the Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, Illinois with visitation two hours prior to service. Mariah Logan will be officiating. Burial will take place in the...

Della Alice Stewart

Della Alice Stewart

Mar 9, 2026

Della Alice Stewart, age 91, of St. Elmo, Illinois, passed away Monday, March 09, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at St. Elmo Christian Church in St. Elmo, Illinois. Interment will follow at Springhill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the start of...

Charlotte June Lewis

Charlotte June Lewis

Feb 26, 2026

Charlotte June Lewis, age 90, of Farina, Illinois passed away Thursday, February 26, 2026, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral service will be held at Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, Illinois, on Saturday March 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. with visitation one hour prior to start of service. Burial will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery, Effingham, Illinois. Brad Frye...

Marilyn Joy Sproat

Marilyn Joy Sproat

Feb 25, 2026

Marilyn “Biff” Joy Sproat, age 92, of the Lutheran Care Center, Altamont, Illinois, formerly of St. Elmo, passed away at 12:06 p.m. on Wednesday February 25, 2026, at St. Anthony’s Hospital, Effingham, Illinois, surrounded by her loving family.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be left at www.pagelfuneralhome.com

Marilyn was born June 29, 1933,...

Martha Ann Bushue

Martha Ann Bushue

Feb 25, 2026

Martha Ann Bushue, age 101, of Mason, Illinois, passed away at 9:46 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Lutheran Care Center, Altamont, Illinois, surrounded by her loving family.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Edgewood, Illinois at 10:00 AM on Monday, March 2, 2026. Interment will follow at St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery...

Gary Neil Washburn

Gary Neil Washburn

Feb 22, 2026

Gary Neil Washburn, age 77, of Effingham, Illinois passed away, Sunday, February 22, 2026, in his home, surrounded by loved ones.

Funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at the Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, Illinois with visitation one prior to the start of service. Richard Artis will be officiating. Burial will take place in the...

Jason William Bowen

Jason William Bowen

Feb 19, 2026

Jason W Bowen, age 40, of Farina, Illinois, passed away at 7:49 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at Salem Township Hospital, Salem, Illinois.

Funeral Service will take place on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at the Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, Illinois. Burial will take place in Keens Chapel Cemetery, Farina, Illinois. Kevin Kriesel will be officiating. Visitation will...

Laverne Albinus Schaefer

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

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

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

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

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

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...