Obituaries

Jul 15, 2015

Michael L. Davis

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Michael L. Davis, 54, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center.

Michael was born June 8, 1961, in Springfield, the son of Harold E. Davis and Mary Ellen Bosie.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Robert "Bob" Davis; and sister, Debra...

Jul 15, 2015

Dustin Michael Hemphill

LOAMI, IL - Dustin Michael Hemphill, 30, of Loami, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015.

Dustin was born Jan. 24, 1985, in Springfield, Ill., the son of John Hemphill and Connie Godfrey.

He was preceded in death by three grandparents and three cousins.

He is survived by his...

Jul 12, 2015

Sonja Sue Bell

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Sonja Sue Bell, 74, of Springfield, died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at St John's Hospital.

Sonja was born Dec. 26, 1940, in Springfield, the daughter of John David and Hazel N. Swezey Castleman. She married Marvin Bell; he preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 2012.

Sonja...

Jul 11, 2015

Raymond E.

Pillischafske Sr.

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Raymond E. Pillischafske Sr., 84, of Springfield, died Saturday, July 11, 2015, at St. John's Hospital.

He was born Nov. 1, 1930, in Springfield, the son of Lillie Mae (Paul) Anders.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He owned and operated a...

Jul 9, 2015

Roy E. "Chip" Malone, 52, of Springfield, died Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center. Chip was born on May 1, 1963, in Jacksonville, the son of George Owen and Wanda Flynn Malone. He married Mary Perry in November 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, and an infant grandson, Bryton. He is survived by his wife,...

Jul 8, 2015

Lorraine A. Emmons

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Lorraine A. Emmons, 71, of Springfield, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center.

Lorraine was born March 23, 1944, in Springfield, the daughter of Lawrence and Ann Trello Maher Sr. She married John Emmons on Sept. 21, 1970, in St. Louis; he preceded her in death in...

Jul 8, 2015

Ieleen Heyland

SPRINGFIELD, IL- Ieleen (nee Albert) Heyland, 93, passed to life eternal on July 8, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center, in Springfield, Illinois.

She was born in Nilwood, Illinois, to Jesse Albert and Marie (nee Richards) Albert Cantrall and Archie L. Cantrall. She married Juel C. Heyland, and he preceded her in death.

Jul 6, 2015

Melvin Eugene White

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Melvin Eugene White, 89, of Springfield, died on Monday, July 6, 2015, at his residence.

Melvin was born March 16, 1926, in Effingham, Ill., the son of Chester and Anna Williams White. He married Elizabeth L. Earl on April 16, 1955, in Broadalbin, N.Y.

He was a...

Jul 6, 2015

Milo Jo Estill

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Milo Jo Estill, 87, of Springfield, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center.

He was born March 16, 1928, in Springfield, the son of Primm and Elizabeth Taylor Estill.

Milo is a retired veteran of the U.S. Air Force and the Springfield Police Department....

Jul 5, 2015

Emylee Therese Darneille

PORTLAND, OR - Emylee Therese Darneille, 24, of Portland, Ore., formerly of Rochester, Ill., passed from this earthly life on July 5, 2015, in Seville, Spain.

Emylee was born Aug. 23, 1990, in Springfield, Ill., and is the daughter of Cherylee Kern Bridges and David Darneille.

Emylee graduated from Rochester...

Jul 4, 2015

Gary Lee

Thompson

ROCHESTER, IL - Gary Lee Thompson, 67, of Rochester died Saturday, July 4, 2015, at his residence.

Gary was born Sept. 30, 1947, in Decatur, Ill., the son of William Richard and Louise Marie Moore Thompson. He married Carolyn Verrill on June 5, 1976 in Decatur.

He was...

Jun 30, 2015

Gladys P.

Whitman

MATTOON, IL - Gladys P. Whitman, 78, of Mattoon, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Sara Bush Lincoln Health Center.

Gladys was born April 22, 1937, in Springfield, Ill., the daughter of Curtis and Ruth Larison Carter. She married Raymond Whitman; he preceded her in death on Jan. 16, 1996....

Jun 23, 2015

Iva Jean

Davis-Goretski

BUFFALO, IL - Iva Jean Davis-Goretski, 92, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center. She was living at Montvale Estates at the time.

She was born March 25, 1923, in Sweetwater Ill., the daughter of Caliph Luther and Nancy Caroline Garner-Davis. Jean married Bill Goretski in 1948 in...

Jun 22, 2015

Edward Ervin Turley

KINCAID, IL - Edward Ervin Turley, 52, of Kincaid, died Monday, June 22, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center.

Edward was born Aug. 19, 1962, in Springfield, the son of Kenneth Dean and Marian Staples Turley. He married Wanda Steil.

He retired from the State of Illinois where he worked for...

Jun 15, 2015

Don M. Bertetto

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Don M. Bertetto, 72, of Springfield, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015, at his residence.

He was born Nov. 19, 1942, in Wilsonville, Ill., the son of Bert and Wanda Cleeton Bertetto. He married Georgia Sturgeon on Oct. 10, 1964, in Hillsboro, Ill.

Don graduated from Gillespie...

Jun 14, 2015

Louis Rai Bruley

BUFFALO, IL - Louis Rai Bruley, 63, of Buffalo, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Ill.

Louis was born Nov. 1, 1953, in Springfield, the son of Charles and Eloise Richardson Bruley. He married Linda Hewitt.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy...

Jun 11, 2015

Clifford A.

Williams, Jr.

KYLE, TX - Clifford A. Williams, Jr., 81, of Kyle, Texas, formerly of Springfield, Ill., died Thursday, June 11, 2015, at his residence.

Clifford was born Sept. 30, 1933, in Springfield, Ill., the son of Clifford A. and Florence Helen Roland Williams Sr. He married Wanda Mae Klespitz; she...

Jun 9, 2015

Joan Mavis

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Joan Mavis, 95, of Springfield, formerly of Rochester, Ill., died at 11:52 a.m., Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at Lewis Memorial Christian Village.

She was born Sept. 13, 1919, in Farmer City, Ill., the daughter of Harry and Hazel Sabin Williams. She married Alvin M. Mavis; he preceded her in death....

Jun 9, 2015

Joan Mavis

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Joan Mavis, 95, of Springfield, formally of Rochester, Ill., died at 11:52 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at Lewis Memorial Christian Village.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of the Memorial Mass at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Church of St. Jude in...

Jun 6, 2015

Norman T. Braner

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Norman T. Braner, 88, of Springfield, formerly of Rochester, Ill., passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Concordia Village.

He was born March 29, 1927, in Rochester, Ill., the son of Fred and Ada Denkert Braner. Norman married Hilda G. Wallner on Sept. 3, 1950; she preceded him in...