Obituaries

Apr 7, 2015

James R. Butler

SPRINGFIELD - James R. Butler, 70, died on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at his residence.

Graveside services will be at noon on Thursday, April 9, 2015, at Camp Butler National Cemetery with the Inter-Veterans Burial Detail.

Ellinger-Kunz & Park Funeral Home, 530 N. 5th St., Springfield, IL 62702, is in...

Apr 6, 2015

ROCHESTER, IL - Henry "Hank" Beadle, 73, of Rochester, passed away April 6, 2015, at his home.

Visitation will be from noon until the time of the memorial service at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, at Wilson Park Funeral Home in Rochester.

Wilson Park Funeral Home, 200 E. Main St., Rochester, IL 62563,...

Apr 6, 2015

Henry "Hank" Beadle

ROCHESTER, IL - Henry "Hank" Beadle, 73, passed away April 6, 2015, at his home.

He was born July 23, 1941, in Marcellus, Mich., the son of Valentine and Nona Belle Beadle. Hank married Janet Holmes in 1962.

He graduated from Watersmeet (Mich.) High School in 1959 and from the...

Apr 2, 2015

Alan Kevan Skaggs

EDINBURG - Alan Kevan Skaggs, 64, died on Thursday, April 2, 2015, at his residence.

Alan was born on April 28, 1950, in Decatur, the son of Lester and Imogene Williams Skaggs. He married Tammy Sue Falconer on April 26, 2005.

He was a graduate of Mt. Pulaski High School...

Mar 24, 2015

Alice Pontarelli

SHERMAN, IL - Alice Pontarelli, 89, of Sherman and formerly of Rochester, Ill., passed away at Villa Health Care East on Tuesday, March 24, 2015.

Alice was born to Walter and Viola (Dost) Wordelman, one of three children, on March 7, 1926, in Blue Island, Ill.

Her parents, her husband, Edward,...

Mar 15, 2015

James Junior "Bud" Jeffers

ROCHESTER, IL - James Junior "Bud" Jeffers, 82, of Rochester, died Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Sunny Acres Nursing Home.

James was born Feb. 12, 1933, in Longview, the son of Melvin and Agnes Wade Jeffers. He married Shirley Jeffers in 1954 and later divorced in 1984.

Growing up...

Mar 14, 2015

Donald Delos Fowler

ROCHESTER, IL - Don was born to Delos and Fern Godfrey Fowler on March 15, 1926, in Geneseo, Ill. He departed this life on March 14, 2015.

He married Betty Jo Dahlen on Aug. 29, 1953, and she survives.

Also surviving are three children: Tom (wife, Lynne Hjelte) of Portland,...

Mar 3, 2015

James Lee "Jimmy"

Funderburk

ROCHESTER, IL - James Lee "Jimmy" Funderburk, 29, of Rochester, passed peacefully to his heavenly home on March 3, 2015.

Jimmy was a loving husband to Caroline Schmitt-Funderburk, of Rochester. He truly adored and cherished his daughter, Emilee James Funderburk and son, Ethan Marcus Liston. He was a loyal...

Mar 2, 2015

Raymond

Anthony Devlin

ROCHESTER, IL - Raymond Anthony Devlin, 54, of Rochester, died Monday, March 2, 2015, at St. John's Hospital.

Raymond was born March 4, 1960, in Chicago, the son of Raymond and Caroline DeBartolo Devlin. He married Terri Haught in 1987.

He worked for the Springfield Hilton as financial...

Feb 25, 2015

Edward "Ed"

Pontarelli

SHERMAN - Edward "Ed" Pontarelli, 88, formerly of Rochester, passed away at the Villa Health Care East on Wednesday, February 25, 2015.

Ed was born to Enrico and Pasqualina (Lombardi) Pontarelli, one of seven children with the given name of Edwardo Pontarelli on July 25, 1926, in Chicago, Ill.

Feb 3, 2015

Carol Rasmussen

SHERMAN, IL - Carol Rasmussen, 84, of Sherman, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 at St. John's Hospital.

Carol was born Feb. 12, 1930, in Lansing, Ill., the daughter of Gerald and Myrtle Wright. She married Kenneth Rasmussen on June 4, 1949, her life companion until his passing in 2004.

She is...

Feb 1, 2015

Anna Ruth Peters

ILLIOPOLIS, IL - Anna Ruth Peters, 93, of Illiopolis, passed away Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at Hickory Point Christian Village.

Anna Ruth was born on Aug. 6, 1921, in Niantic, Ill., the daughter of Roy and Jessie Lockhart Beck. She married Raymond Peters. He preceded her in death on Sept. 25, 1993....

Jan 30, 2015

Mabel Marie Seay

ILLIOPOLIS, IL - Mabel Marie Seay, 91, died on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, at St. John's Hospital.

Mabel was born on Jan. 22, 1924, in Geff, the daughter of Francis and Alice Rollings Shaffer. She married William "Bill" Seay; he preceded her in death in 1986.

She was a clerk...

Jan 22, 2015

Carolyn Sue Kline

GIRARD, IL - Carolyn Sue Kline, 76, passed away at 11:25 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at Pleasant Hill Village in Girard, Ill., after a long and arduous battle with Alzheimer's disease.

She was born Jan. 20, 1939, in Lanesville, Ill., the daughter of Leslie and Pearl Moomey. She married Larry L....

Dec 30, 2014

Mary Louise Goodin

ROCHESTER, IL - Mary Louise Goodin, 85, formerly of Atlanta, Ill., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at her home in Rochester.

She was born Sept. 27, 1929, in Atlanta, Ill., the daughter of George and Goldie Miller Williams. She married Lloyd Goodin; he preceded her in death in 2002.

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Dec 22, 2014

Sue Ann Walter

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Sue Ann Walter, 76, of Springfield, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, at her daughter's home, surrounded by her children.

She was born in Jacksonville, Ill., on April 26, 1938, to Dorothy Marie Heiden Barton and John Emmett Barton. She married Jerry Louis Walter on Jan. 1, 1960, in Jacksonville....

Dec 16, 2014

Bryon Kendrick "Kenny" Patton

ILLIOPOLIS, IL - Bryon Kendrick "Kenny" Patton, 69, of Illiopolis, passed away Dec. 16, 2014, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family.

Kenny was born Oct. 8, 1945, to Jesse Paul Patton and Mary Anna Owens Patton in Albany, Ky. He grew up and attended school in Pawnee, Ill., before...

Dec 14, 2014

Judith A. Fuess

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Judith A. Fuess, 74, of Springfield, passed away at 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, at her home.

Judith was born in Virden and was married to William C. Fuess who preceded her in death.

She retired from the Horseshoe Lounge.

She is survived...

Dec 13, 2014

Mary A. Trotter

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Mary A. Trotter of Springfield, Ill., passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

She was born July 19, 1926, in Amberg, Wis., the daughter of J. Henry and Ethel Ryan Hamrick. She married James K. Trotter in 1949 in Springfield. He preceded her in death in 1998.

Survivors...

Dec 12, 2014

Doris Faye White

ROCHESTER, IL - Doris Faye White, 85, of Rochester, and formerly of Mechanicsburg, Ill., died Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center.

Doris was born Sept. 20, 1929, in Bolivia, Ill., the daughter of Melvin and Arola Stuart Powers. She married Kenneth White in 1948; he preceded her in death in...