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Area Obituaries

Mary Ann Bertels

Mary Ann Bertels, 88, of Dorsey, passed away at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, on Monday, May 22, 2023 at 2:00 am. She was born January 16, 1935, in Carlinville, to George Koster & Florence Knetzer Koster. She married Lorman Bertels. She was a clerk for Carlinville Farm Bureau and Dorsey Post Office. She is survived by…

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Janet Meininger

Janet Meininger, 75, of Plainview, passed away at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, on Monday, May 8, 2023 at 9:05 p.m. She was born November 16, 1947, in Alton, to Kenneth Foreman & Irene Myers Foreman. She married Steven A. Meininger on April 16, 1980 in Galacia, IL. She was owner, operator for J & S…

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Kinsley Elizabeth Blum

Kinsley Elizabeth Blum was born without a heartbeat Sunday, May 14, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. Though she never spent much time with us on earth, she touched many of our lives but angels never die, they just gain their wings. Kinsley is survived by her mother and father Anna Semar and Dustin…

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Edmond Hendley Rees

Edmond Hendley Rees passed away on May 15, 2023. He was in his home and surrounded by the love of his wife, children, and grandchildren. Ed grew up on a farm in North Otter Township where he attended school in a one-room country schoolhouse. He graduated from Virden Community High School in 1960. He was…

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Kay Ann Purdy

  Kay Ann Purdy, 81, of Gillespie, passed away at Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 9:15 p.m. She was born July 22, 1941, in East Chicago, IN to Henry Wagner & Irma Johanntosettel. She was married to and divorced from the father of her four children. She then married…

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Curt L. Hicken

  Curt L. Hicken, 73, of Gillespie, passed away at his residence on Thursday, May 18, 2023. He was born October 30, 1949, in Litchfield, to Neal Hicken & Mary Lucille Keck Hicken. He married Elizabeth Jean Clark Hicken on January 1, 1999 in Gillespie. He was a technical writer for Boeing and an outdoor…

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Keith Leroy Royer, Sr.

  Keith Leroy Royer, Sr., age 92, arrived in his Heavenly Home April 3, 2023. He was a resident of Carlinville, for 61 years and recently moved to Tennessee. Keith was born August 8, 1930 to his parents Roy and Margaret Royer, he had two sisters, Ruthanna and Mary Kathryn, and one brother, Carl. He…

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James A. Smith

  James A. Smith, 76, of Staunton, passed away at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 4:02 a.m. He was born March 18, 1947, in Litchfield, to Kenton Smith & May Yakos Smith. He married Cheryl J. (Cherry) Smith on June 7, 1980 in Benld. He was retired after having been…

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Lillian June Strubinger

  Lillian June Strubinger, 91, formerly of Bunker Hill, passed away at River Crossing of Alton on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 8:10 a.m. She was born July 16, 1931, in Hardwick, VT to Chester Bailey and June Bailey. She married Glen Strubinger on May 12, 1954 in Nashua, NH.  He passed away on Dec.…

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Trudy Ellen Stilwell

  Trudy Ellen Stilwell, 68, passed away on May 7, 7 a.m. at Carlinville Hospital. She had been residing at Carlinville Rehab. She was born on Nov. 28, 1954. She worked at Area Heating and AC for a number of years. She is survived by her ex-husband, William Stilwell; sister, Janice Emery; nephew, Tom; several…

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