Obituaries

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

Ellen Marie Clark

Ellen Marie Clark

Oct 23, 2022

Ellen Marie Clark, age 77, of Gurnee, Illinois passed away at 12:11 p.m. Sunday, October 23, 2022 at her home, surrounded by her family.

Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood. Jim Giffin will be officiating. Burial will be at Edgewood Cemetery. Memorials may go to...

Laura Etta Whipple

Laura Etta Whipple

Oct 20, 2022

Laura Etta Whipple, age 80, of Edgewood, Illinois passed away at 6:55 p.m. Thursday, October 20, 2022 at her home.

Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 24, 2022 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood with visitation starting at 10 a.m. until time of service. Finney Eddington will be officiating. Burial will be at Keen's...

Billy Eugene Durbin

Billy Eugene Durbin

Oct 18, 2022

Billy Eugene Durbin, age 81, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Trinity Chapel, Post Oak, Illinois with a one-hour viewing prior to the service. Brother John Heicher will be officiating. Burial...

Ruth A Magnus

Ruth A Magnus

Oct 16, 2022

Ruth Anne (Tonn) Magnus, 94, of St. Peter, Illinois went home to be with the Lord at 9:25 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Lutheran Care Center, Altamont, Illinois with family by her side. Her prayers to God to reunite in heaven with her beloved husband of 76 years, Hilmer F. Magnus, and other family members have been...

Terry Lynn Rose Sr.

Terry Lynn Rose Sr.

Oct 15, 2022

Terry Lynn Rose Sr., age 71, of Altamont, Illinois passed away at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 15, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his family.

Graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Edgewood Cemetery in Edgewood, Illinois. Mark Harden will be officiating. Memorials may go to Crossroads Cancer Center, HSHS Hospice, or...

Rosalinda G Shumaker

Rosalinda G Shumaker

Oct 14, 2022

Rosalinda Geraldine Shumaker, age 70, of Mason, Illinois passed away at 4:02 p.m. Friday, October 14, 2022 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

There will be no services at this time. Memorials may go to www.gofundme/7cdc8e75 .

Rosalinda was born on February 6, 1952 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Joaquin and Leocadia (Morales) Elvenia....

Howard Keith Green

Howard Keith Green

Oct 7, 2022

Howard Keith Green Sr., age 95, of Altamont, formerly of St. Peter, Illinois passed away at 7:00 a.m. Friday, October 7, 2022, at Lutheran Care Center in Altamont.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 10, 2022, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in St. Peter, Illinois with a one-hour visitation prior to the service....

James Russell Pattillo

James Russell Pattillo

Oct 5, 2022

James Russell Pattillo was born January 23, 1946, in Centralia, Illinois, son of Odis and Rachel (Hudson) Pattillo, and Stepmother, Chloe (Baker) Pattillo.  He graduated from St. Elmo High School in 1964.  After briefly attending college, he joined the United States Navy where he served his country with honors. He passed away on October 5, 2022, at a hospital...

John Calvin Crawford

John Calvin Crawford

Oct 3, 2022

John Calvin Crawford, age 89, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 8:47 p.m. Monday, October 3, 2022 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham.

Graveside service at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Griffith Cemetery in Brownstown. Jim Giffin will be officiating. Memorials may go to St. Elmo Lion's Club, St. Elmo...

Charles "Chuck" Edward Mahaffey

Charles "Chuck" Edward Mahaffey

Oct 3, 2022

Charles "Chuck" Edward Mahaffey, age 77, of Edgewood, Illinois passed away at 1:07 p.m. on Monday, October 3, 2022 at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham.

There will be a visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, October 6, 2022 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood. Masonic Rites will be observed. Burial will be at a later...

Michael R Whitler

Michael R Whitler

Oct 2, 2022

Michael Roy Whitler, age 63, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 8:40 a.m. Sunday, October 2, 2022 at his home.

There will be no services per Michael's request. Cremation will be observed. Burial will take place at a later date in Mayfield Memorial Park in Carlinville, Illinois. Memorials may go to the donor's choice.

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Bart V Davis

Bart V Davis

Oct 1, 2022

Bart Vincent Davis, age 58, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away on October 1, 2022 at his home.

Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 13, 2022 at Pagel Funeral Homes in St. Elmo, Illinois. Graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 14, 2022 at Maplewood Cemetery in St. Elmo. In lieu of...

Kreed L Whipple

Kreed L Whipple

Sep 28, 2022

Kreed L. Whipple,7 months, passed away in the arms of his family Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at Salem Township Hospital.

Funeral service will be at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood with a two-hour viewing prior to the service. Claude Howell will be officiating. Burial will be at Keens Chapel Cemetery....

Joseph D. Wright

Joseph D. Wright

Sep 10, 2022

Joseph "Dwight" Wright, age 93, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 3:21 p.m. Saturday, September 10, 2022 at his home in St. Elmo, surrounded by his loving family.

Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at New Horizon Church in St. Elmo with a one-hour viewing prior to the service. PeeWee Denton...

Marion Edwin Higgs Sr.

Marion Edwin Higgs Sr.

Sep 3, 2022

Marion Edwin Higgs Sr., age 81, of Mason, Illinois passed away at 12:20 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

There will be visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, September 9, 2022 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois. Cremation rites will be observed and burial will be at a later...

Denzel Leroy Adamson

Denzel Leroy Adamson

Sep 2, 2022

Denzel Leroy Adamson, age 87, of Watson, Illinois passed away at 1:55 a.m. on Friday, September 2, 2022 at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with his wife by his side.

Funeral service will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, September 4, 2022 at Mason Christian Church in Mason, Illinois with a two-hour visitation prior to the service. Casual...

Cindy Lynn Aldrich

Cindy Lynn Aldrich

Aug 28, 2022

Cindy Lynn Aldrich, age 64, of Edgewood, Illinois sadly passed away at 11:00 p.m. Sunday, August 28, 2022 at her daughter's home.

Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Pagel Funeral Home in Edgewood, Illinois with a two- hour visitation prior to service. Mark White will be officiating. A private graveside service...

Beverly Ann Crawford

Beverly Ann Crawford

Aug 26, 2022

On Friday, August 26th, Beverly Crawford, age 66, was suddenly and unexpectedly called home to be with her Lord and Savior. Bev was already an Angel on earth, so she is well prepared for her role in Heaven.

Graveside service will be held Saturday, September 3rd, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Springhill Cemetery, St. Elmo, IL. Following...

Vicki L Mcartor

Vicki L Mcartor

Aug 15, 2022

Vicki L. McArtor, age 66 , of Brownstown, Illinois passed away at 11:55 a.m. on Monday, August 15, 2022 at her home in Brownstown, surrounded by her family.

There will be no services per her family's request. Memorials may go to Pagel Funeral Homes to help with costs.

Vicki was born on September 27, 1955...

William "Bill" Stahl

William "Bill" Stahl

Aug 6, 2022

William "Bill" Stahl, age 81, of Watson, Illinois passed away at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 6, 2022 at his family cabin in Minnesota with his loving wife by his side.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Altamont. Pastor Maria Bonine will be...