Obituaries

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...

Jun 6, 2015

James Michael "Mick" LaRue Jr.

ROCHESTER, IL - James Michael "Mick" LaRue Jr., 77, of Rochester passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015, at St. John's Hospital ER.

He was born Jan. 3, 1938, in Springfield, Ill., the son of James Michael and Aurelia Zink LaRue Sr. He married Virginia LaRue; she preceded him in death...

Jun 2, 2015

George R. Boehner

SPRINGFIELD, IL - George R. Boehner, 81, of Springfield, died Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at St. John's Hospital.

George was born July 17, 1933, in Springfield, the son of Charles Jacob and Bessie Esslinger Boehner. He married Dorothy Ewert; she preceded him in death on Jan. 22, 1992. He married Bobbie Stevenson...

Jun 1, 2015

Philip Andrew Cortez Miller

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Philip Andrew Cortez Miller, 34, of Springfield, died Monday, June 1, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center.

Cremation will be accorded by Springfield Crematory.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Ellinger-Kunz...

May 21, 2015

Florence Leona Gephart

SHERMAN, IL - Florence Leona Gephart, 92, of Sherman, died Thursday, May 21, 2015, at St. John's Hospice.

Florence was born April 16, 1923, in Ashland, Ill., the daughter of Gordon Leroy and Maude "Mae" Daniel Smedley. She married James Gephart on Jan. 29, 1945, in Texas; he preceded her in death...

May 19, 2015

Catherine "Katie" Rodems Westhoff

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Catherine "Katie" Rodems Westhoff, 62, of Springfield, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at St. John's Hospice.

Katie was born July 6, 1952, in Taylorville, Ill., the daughter of Louis A. and Betty Childers Rodems.

She held various jobs including teaching gymnastics and being a caretaker from...

May 15, 2015

Beverly R. Miller

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Beverly R. Miller, 76, of Springfield, died Friday, May 15, 2015, at St. John's Hospital.

Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Oak Ridge Cemetery with Sr. Maira Barry O.P. officiating.

Ellinger-Kunz & Park Funeral Home, 530 N. 5th St., Springfield,...

May 12, 2015

Mary Jane Harlan

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Mary Jane Harlan, 96, of Springfield, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at her residence.

Mary was born Aug. 6, 1918, in Berlin, Ill., the daughter of James L. and Christina Merritt Owens. She married Fred Ivan Harlan; he preceded her in death on March 19, 1996.

She...