Obituaries

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

Wendal Wade Bauman

Wendal Wade Bauman

May 12, 2017

Wendal Bauman, age 87, of Farina, Illinois passed away at 3:43 a.m. on Friday, May 12, 2017 in Greenville, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Farina United Methodist Church in Farina, Illinois with a one hour viewing prior to the service.  Rob Dillingham will be officiating. ...

Helen Bernice Clagg

Helen Bernice Clagg

Apr 30, 2017

Helen "Bernice" Clagg, age 88, of Edgewood, Illinois passed away at 8:10 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Lakeland Nursing Home in Effingham, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 2:00p.m. Wednesday, May 03, 2017 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois. There will be a two-hour visitation prior to the service. Burial will be at Edgewood...

Donald L. Kilzer

Donald L. Kilzer

Apr 29, 2017

Donald L. Kilzer, age 62, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at his home on April 29, 2017.

Funeral service will be at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the St. Elmo Christian Church in St. Elmo, Illinois with two hours visitation prior to service. Tom Fedrigon will be officiating. Burial will be at the St....

Millard Mills

Millard Mills

Apr 28, 2017

Millard Mills, age 96, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 5:55 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral services celebrating the life of Millard will be at 11:00 a. m. Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at the Trinity Chapel United Methodist Church (Post Oak) in rural St. Elmo, Illinois with one...

Robert "Bob" Bushue

Robert "Bob" Bushue

Apr 22, 2017

Robert "Bob" Bushue of Chatsworth, Georgia, formally of Effingham and Salem, IL passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Gordon Hospital in Calhoun, Georgia. Robert was born on June 12, 1940, the son of Raymond Allen Bushue and Ethelyn (Leith) Bushue Wharton. He married Donna Byers on October 4, 1959 and had three children. He worked in the...

Donna Ellen Claar

Donna Ellen Claar

Apr 7, 2017

Donna Ellen Claar, age 76, of Effingham, Illinois, formerly of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 9:40 p. m. Friday, April 7, 2017 at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at C&A Pagel Funeral Homes in St. Elmo, Illinois. Judy Poe will be officiating....

Karen Arlene Anderson

Karen Arlene Anderson

Apr 5, 2017

Karen Arlene Anderson, age 76, of formerly of LaClede, Illinois passed away at 9:10 a.m. Wednesday, April 05, 2017 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 08, 2017 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois. Pastor Roger Long will be officiating. There will be a two-hour visitation prior...

Dennis Smith

Dennis Smith

Apr 4, 2017

Dennis Smith, age 71, of Wood Dale, Illinois passed away at 11:04 a.m. Tuesday, April 04, 2017 at his home in Wood Dale, Illinois.

Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Browns Cemetery in rural Edgewood, Illinois. Jeff Morrison will be officiating. Memorials may go to Browns Cemetery or donor's choice....

Gary R Weidner

Gary R Weidner

Apr 3, 2017

Gary R. Weidner, age 71 formerly of Iola, Illinois passed away at 2:00 a.m. Monday, April 03, 2017 at Heartland Health Care Center Decatur in Decatur, Illinois.

Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 08, 2017 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois. Brent Bailey will be officiating. There will be a two-hour visitation prior to...

Elwood Edward Brown Jr.

Elwood Edward Brown Jr.

Mar 30, 2017

Elwood Edward Brown Jr., age 63, of Effingham, Illinois passed away at 3:40 a.m., Thursday, March 30, 2017 at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.

Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 09, 2017 at Bunker Cemetery in Flora, Illinois. Memorials may go to donor's choice.

Elwood was born on October...

Maryellen Lovett

Maryellen Lovett

Mar 25, 2017

MaryEllen Lovett, age 103, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 9:31 a.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 a.m.  on Saturday, April 01, 2017 at C&A Pagel Funeral Home in St. Elmo, Illinois. Graveside service will follow at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 01,...

Raymond Arthur Reed

Raymond Arthur Reed

Mar 24, 2017

Raymond Arthur Reed, age 87, of Farina, Illinois passed away at 5:45 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2017, at Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care in Vandalia, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 27, 2017, at the St. Peter's Lutheran Church in St. Peter, Illinois with a one hour viewing prior to service. Reverend...

Corbin Ramirez Sheffield

Corbin Ramirez Sheffield

Mar 22, 2017

Corbin Ramirez Sheffield passed in infancy on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a. m. Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Pagel Funeral Home in Edgewood, Illinois with one hour viewing prior to service. Steve Upchurch will be...

Dallas G Sigrist

Dallas G Sigrist

Mar 20, 2017

Dallas G. Sigrist, age 78, of Farina, Illinois passed away at 9:05 p.m.  on Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be Friday, March 24, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Friedens United Church of Christ in Farina, Illinois. Reverend Bill Causer will be officiating. There...

Earnie Lou Gillmore

Earnie Lou Gillmore

Mar 14, 2017

Earnie "G.G." Gillmore, age 77 of Edgewood, Illinois passed away at 10:45 p. m. Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at her daughter's house surrounded by her family in Pocahontas, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois. Mark White will be officiating. There will be a one-hour...

Louise Mae (Bryant)  Bushue

Louise Mae (Bryant) Bushue

Mar 9, 2017

Louise Mae Bushue, age 100, of Mason, Illinois passed away at 3:20 a.m. Thursday, March 09, 2017 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.

Funeral mass will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 13, 2017 at St. Anne Catholic Church in Edgewood, Illinois. Father Marek Kasperczuk will be officiating. Burial will be at St. Anne...

Helen Minnie Lewis

Helen Minnie Lewis

Mar 4, 2017

Helen M. Lewis, age 89, of Louisville, Illinois passed away at 4:41 p.m. Saturday, March 04, 2017 at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Effingham, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois. Jim Giffin will be officiating. There will be a one-hour viewing prior to...

Virginia Mae Bartels

Virginia Mae Bartels

Mar 2, 2017

Virginia Mae Bartels, age 75, of Shumway, Illinois passed away at 9:15 p.m. Thursday, March 02, 2017 at her home in Shumway, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 10, 2017 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois. Mark White will be officiating.  There will be a one-hour viewing prior to the service....

Calvin C. Mcguire

Calvin C. Mcguire

Mar 1, 2017

Calvin C. McGuire, age 77, of Edgewood, Illinois passed away at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 01, 2017 at his home in Edgewood, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 06, 2017 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altamont, Illinois. Doctor Jim Wright and Reverend Bernard Ross will be...

Rosalie E. Hoover

Rosalie E. Hoover

Feb 25, 2017

Rosalie E. Hoover, age 85, of St. Peter, Illinois passed away at 12:59 p.m. Saturday, February 25, 2017 at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Loogootee, Illinois with one hour viewing prior...