Obituaries

Mar 15, 2016

Mary Ruth Ater, 70, of Illiopolis, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.

Mary was born on December 30, 1945 in Columbus, OH the daughter of Lawrence and Viola Ballard.  She married James Arthur Ater; he preceded her in death.

She was a retired nurse and had worked in Florida and...

Mar 12, 2016

Nancy Mae Blakeman Seiber, 79, of Riverton, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center.

Nancy was born on May 7, 1936 in Springfield the daughter of George and Viola Collard Jacaway.  She married Donald Seiber on June 19, 1974; he also preceded her in death on April 20, 2000.

She worked...

Mar 11, 2016

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Marilyn J. Flynn, 70, of Springfield, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016, at St. John's Hospice.

Marilyn was born June 14, 1945, in Springfield, the daughter of John C. and Margaruite Skoda Flynn.

Marilyn graduated from Ursuline Academy in 1963. She worked for the State of Illinois, retiring in 2003 after 37...

Mar 11, 2016

Patricia Ann Thein Marconi, 71, of Pawnee, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 11, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center.

Patricia was born on December 1, 1944 the daughter of Roy and Dorothy Funderburk Thein.

She is survived by her sons, Paul (Alyssa) Marconi of Chatham and Greg Marconi of Pawnee; very special grandsons, Tyler Landon...

Mar 11, 2016

Virginia M. Coy, 92, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at her residence.

Virginia was born on April 3, 1923 in Centralia, the daughter of Silias and Jessie Hanes Howard.

Virginia was a graduate of Feitshans High School. She married Newton C. Coy in 1946.  She retired from the State of Illinois...

Mar 9, 2016

Ronald Alan McDaniel, 59, of Hermann, MO passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Frene Valley Health Facility of Hermann after a long battle with cancer.

He was born June 25, 1956 in Canton, IL the son of John Otha and Velma Marie McDaniel and they preceded him in death.  Also preceding were two...

Mar 7, 2016

SPRINGFIELD, IL - George Francis Fitchett, 89, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2016 at St. John's Hospice.

George was born on December 12, 1926 in Lexington, MO the son of William Albert and Ina Kessinger Fitchett.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during WWII. He met Mary Ann at...

Mar 5, 2016

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Freida Maloney, 93, of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Lewis Memorial Christian Village.

Freida was born May 17, 1922, in Springfield, the daughter of Wilhelm and Anna Nistahl Stach. She married Robert Maloney; he preceded her in death in 1972.

She worked as the lunch room manager for...

Mar 4, 2016

Charlotte L. Mottaz, 86, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016 at Oak Terrace.

Charlotte was born on February 25, 1930 in Springfield the daughter of Maurice and Hazel Young Lounsberry.

Charlotte rode with her father on his laundry wagon at 4 years old.  He worked at Chatman's Laundry in Springfield. She went...

Mar 4, 2016

Connie Hill, 60, of Marseilles, formerly of Springfield, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016 at Rivershores Health and rehab Center.

Connie was born on October 7, 1955 in Ludington, MI, the daughter of Virgil Eugene and JoHanna Ada Peeraer Hillier.  She married Randy Hill; he preceded her in death on October 10, 2000.

She...

Mar 2, 2016

RIVERTON, IL - Robert Earl Sauers, 92, of Riverton, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at his home.

Robert was born Oct. 9, 1923, in Dawson, the son of Ernest and Freda Lamkey Sauers. He married Gladys Brown on Dec. 11, 1949.

Bob served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the 7383rd EP Co....

Feb 29, 2016

ROCHESTER, IL - Patricia "Chicken" Ross, 86, of Rochester, passed away Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at Sunrise Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Virden.

Patricia was born June 10, 1929, in Las Cruces, N.M., the daughter of Charles and Lucy Cooper. She married Jack Ross on Feb. 4, 1950, who preceded her in death on Jan. 3,...

Feb 25, 2016

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Elizabeth Bradford Curtis, 98, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Feb. 25, 2016.

"Betty" was born and raised in Eagle River, Wis. She attended nursing school in Chicago, where she met her future husband, Bill Curtis. Both served in WWII, she as an army nurse. They married after the war and eventually settled in...

Feb 24, 2016

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Cleobelle I. Appel, 95, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at Capitol Healthcare.

Cleobelle was born Aug. 16, 1920, in Laprairie, the daughter of Charles and Mayme Owen Koch. She married Eugene Appel on May 4, 1940; he preceded her in death on Aug. 22, 1993.

She was a homemaker...

Feb 24, 2016

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Carol A. Gilson, 52, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center.

Carol was born on August 27, 1963, in Springfield, the daughter of James and Juanita Best.

She worked as a caretaker in her own home. She loved to garden, cook, travel and spending time with...

Feb 23, 2016

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Debra K. Lowe, 60, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center.

Debra was born on December 3, 1955 in Springfield the daughter of Lowell and JoAnn Pearson Rexroad. She married Ronald Clifford Lowe in 1995; he preceded her in death on July 22, 2014.

Debra worked...

Feb 22, 2016

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Susan Lynn Skeeters-Woodward, 60, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center.

Susan was born June 29, 1955, in Springfield, the daughter of Charles "Charlie" R. and Laura June Kelley Skeeters. She married Stephen Woodward on Sept. 17, 1994, in Springfield.

Susan was a graduate of Southeast...

Feb 17, 2016

MECHANICSBURG, IL - Marcella "Cella" M. Byerline, 86, of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at St. John's Hospice.

Cella was born on May 29, 1929 in Pittsfield the daughter of George and Viola Dunham. She married Russell W. Byerline; he preceded her in death.

Mrs. Byerline graduated from Tri-City High School. She...

Feb 15, 2016

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Ruth Ann Lemme, 78, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 at the Bickford House.

Ruth was born on July 19, 1937 in Virginia, IL the daughter of Harmon and Alma Hood Sours.

She had worked for the Illinois Department of Corrections at the academy as a trainer (CAT2) where...

Feb 15, 2016

EDINBURG, IL - Betty Marie Danenberger, 85, of Edinburg, passed away on Monday, Feb 15, 2016 at St. Johns Hospice.

Betty was born on March 9, 1930 in Taylorville, the daughter of Payne and LuVerna Walker Dooley.

She enjoyed reading, and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Betty is preceded in...