Obituaries

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

Bonnie Jean Sigrist

Bonnie Jean Sigrist

Sep 6, 2017

Bonnie Jean Sigrist, age 83, formerly of Edgewood, Illinois passed away at 7:57 a.m. Wednesday, September 06, 2017 at Lakeland Rehabilitation Center in Effingham, Illinois.

Graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 08, 2017 at Edgewood Cemetery in Edgewood, Illinois. Memorials may go to Lakeland Rehabilitation Center in Effingham, Illinois.

Bonnie was...

Eleanor Marie Byers

Eleanor Marie Byers

Sep 5, 2017

Eleanor Marie Byers, 86, of Edgewood, Illinois, passed away at 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois with a one-hour viewing prior to the service. Jeff Morrison will be officiating....

Francis "Roland" O'Leary

Francis "Roland" O'Leary

Aug 23, 2017

Francis "Roland" O'Leary of Edgewood, Illinois passed away at 2:49 p.m. Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at Cornerstone Christian Church in Effingham, Illinois with a one-hour viewing prior to the service. Roger McIntire will be officiating. Burial will...

Jo Nell Hill

Jo Nell Hill

Aug 18, 2017

Jo Nell Hill, age 76, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 5:53 p.m. Friday, August 18, 2017 at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 25, 2017 at St. Elmo Christian Church in St. Elmo, Illinois. Tom Fedrigon will be officiating. There will be a one-hour viewing...

Billy Joe Byers

Billy Joe Byers

Aug 16, 2017

Billy Joe Byers, age 68, of Xenia, Illinois passed away at 8:58 a.m. on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at his home in Xenia, Illinois.

Graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Iola Cemetery in Iola, Illinois. Military rites will be observed.

Billy was born on June 02, 1949 in Vandalia,...

Franklin   "Shag" Cloclasure

Franklin "Shag" Cloclasure

Aug 16, 2017

Franklin "Shag" Eugene Colclasure, age 71, of Flora, Illinois passed away at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Deacon's Health Center in Evansville, Indiana.

Graveside service will be at 11:00 a. m. Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Iola Cemetery in Iola, Illinois. Military rites will be observed. Memorials may go to the donor's choice....

Violet Rubin

Violet Rubin

Aug 16, 2017

Violet Rubin, age 90, of St. Peter, Illinois passed away at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, August 16, 2017 in Decatur, Illinois.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in St. Peter, Illinois with a one-hour viewing prior to service.  Pastor Hoehler will be...

William Parks

William Parks

Aug 10, 2017

William Parks, age 40, formerly of Illinois, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at his residence in Inez, Tx.

Graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Montrose Cemetery in Montrose, Illinois with Military Rites observed. Jim Giffin will be officiating. Memorials may go to Department of Veteran's Affairs for PTSD treatment...

Eva Elizabeth Oder

Eva Elizabeth Oder

Aug 9, 2017

Eva Elizabeth (Alberternst) Oder, age 84, of rural Mason, Illinois passed away at 12:05 a.m. on Wednesday, August 09, 2017 at Willowbrook Assisted Living in Effingham, Illinois.

Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Edgewood, Illinois. Father Robert Spriggs will be officiating. Burial will be at...

Doris Ann Adams

Doris Ann Adams

Jul 30, 2017

Doris Ann Adams, 81, of Edgewood, Illinois passed away at 10:01 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.

Funeral service will be held on Friday August 4th at 11:00 a.m. with 1 hour viewing before, at the First Baptist Church Effingham, Illinois.  Burial will be in Alton Cemetery, 5th & Vine...

Sebastian Lee Christianson

Sebastian Lee Christianson

Jul 20, 2017

Sebastian Lee Christianson earned his angel wings at 1:05p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at St. Anthony Hospital, Effingham, Illinois.

There will be no service and rites of cremation will be observed.  A support dinner will be held on July 29, 2017 from 4p.m. to 8p.m. at the American Legion Post #0420 in St. Elmo, Illinois.

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Joey Dean Dyer

Joey Dean Dyer

Jul 19, 2017

Joey Dean Dyer, age 60, of Mason, Illinois passed away at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Effingham Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Effingham, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at the Mason Christian Church in Mason, Illinois. There will be a one-hour visitation prior to the...

Peggy Ann Sapp

Peggy Ann Sapp

Jul 12, 2017

Peggy Ann Sapp, age 71, of Edgewood, Illinois passed away at 9:56 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.

There will be no services at this time per the family's request. Memorials may go to the family or donor's choice.

Peggy was born on November 10, 1945 in Edgewood,...

Chloe Jade Dial

Chloe Jade Dial

Jul 11, 2017

Chloe Jade Dial, age 17 days, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away at 11:43 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

Funeral service will be at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2017 at C & A Pagel Funeral Home in St. Elmo, Illinois. There will be a two-hour visitation...

Bonnie Bliss Webster

Bonnie Bliss Webster

Jul 10, 2017

Bonnie Bliss Webster, age 81, of Mason, Illinois passed away at 2:40 a.m. on Monday, July 10, 2017 in Arthur, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 14, 2017 at Pagel Funeral Homes in Edgewood, Illinois. There will be a one-hour viewing prior to the service. Mark White and Keenan Smith will be officiating....

Noma Moore

Noma Moore

Jul 2, 2017

Noma Moore, age 82, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 5:02 p.m. at the Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care, Vandalia, Illinois.

Noma was born August 26, 1934, in Marion, Illinois the daughter of Vernon and Noma (Cocke) Hill.  She married Charles Moore September 19, 1982.  Noma was a member of the...

Leona "Blondie" Ricketts

Leona "Blondie" Ricketts

Jul 2, 2017

Leona "Blondie" Ricketts, age 87, of Mason, Illinois passed away at 12:36 p.m. Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, Illinois.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2017, at the Full Gospel Church in Edgewood, Illinois with one hour viewing prior to service.  Pee Wee Denton will be officiating....

Lawanda June Cain

Lawanda June Cain

Jun 30, 2017

Lawanda "June" Cain, age 75, of Mason, Illinois passed away at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 30, 2017 peacefully, surrounded by her family and friends after courageously fighting cancer for four years, at her home in Mason, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 03, 2017 at Little Prairie Baptist Church in Jackson...

Clara Grace Stine

Clara Grace Stine

Jun 25, 2017

Clara "Grace" Stine, age 89, of rural Farina, Illinois passed away at 9:26 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, July 01, 2017 at Freedom Reigns in Christ Church in St. Elmo, Illinois. There will be a two-hour visitation prior to the service. Tom...

Roger Philip Ries

Roger Philip Ries

Jun 25, 2017

Roger Philip Ries, age 78, of rural Iola, Illinois, passed away at 3:53 a.m. Sunday, June 25, 2017 at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.

A celebration of life service with be held at the Pagel Funeral Home in Edgewood, Illinois at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2017, with visitation one-hour before the service.  Pastor...