Area Obituaries

  Raymond Layton Skinner, 62, of Auburn, passed away on  June 4, 2025 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Raymond was born on Jan. 31, 1963 to Earl and Ella (Sheets) Skinner at Great Falls, MT. He attended school at Girard High School, acquiring his GED in 1982. Raymond worked for Bunn Capital,…

  Joyce (Tate) Cooksey of Hettick, passed away on June 5, 2025, one week and a day shy of her 95th birthday. Joyce was born on June 13, 1930, to Roy and Ola (Clevenger) Tate of Hettick. She graduated from Hettick High School and married Leslie Cooksey in 1949. The couple lived in Hettick their…

  Robert “Bob” “Grouch” Brueggeman, 82, of Plainview, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at his home. He was born on Sept. 9, 1942, in Carlinville, the son of the late Ralph and Hermina (Schaffer) Brueggeman. Bob met his future wife at 5 years old: his neighbor Sandy Rutherford. They were married on…

  Debbie Bouillon, 68, of Carlinville, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025, at her home in Carlinville. Debbie was born Nov. 4, 1956, in Litchfield, a daughter of Kenneth and Beulah Mae (Behl) Sharp. Debbie graduated from Southwestern High School with the 1974 class. She married Kenny Bouillon on July 12, 1974, in Carlinville. Debbie…

  James Elmer Langheim, 63, of Monticello, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025, at his residence in Monticello. James was born Dec. 17, 1961, in Springfield, a son of Aloysius Elmer and Mary Catherine (Norris) Langheim. James graduated from Tri-City High School with the class of 1980. James was employed at the Urbana-Champaign Sanitary…

  Virginia “Ginny” Hoelting Morehead, 96, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Lakeside nursing home. Virginia was born on Feb. 20, 1929, in Carlinville, to John and Marie (Rosentreter) Hoelting. Virginia graduated from Carlinville High School. Virginia married Duane Morehead in 1948, after Duane returned from serving in the Navy in WWII.…

  JoAnn L. Semrock, 87 of Carlinville, passed away peacefully on the evening of Monday, June 9, 2025, at her daughter’s residence in Carlinville. JoAnn was born on July 1, 1937, in Columbia, SC, the daughter of David and Corrie (Hooper) Hill. She married Norman C. Semrock on April 2, 1960, in Springfield. JoAnn –…

  Robert “Bo” W. Boedeker, 80, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at Carlinville Hospital in Carlinville. He was born on April 19, 1945 in Alton, to William R. and Emma (Crawford) Boedeker. Bo married Karla Zyph on May 24, 1982, in Wood River. Bo and Karla owned and operated Precision Lighting in Bethalto for…

  Eugene “Gene” B. Bellm I, 83 of Carlinville, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, peacefully in the home that he built surrounded by love. Gene was born September 30, 1941, in Carlinville, a son of John and Helen (Beasley) Bellm. Gene attended Carlinville Schools. He married Jeanne Newton, on July 7, 1962, at…

  Ronold J. Devereux, 85 of Carlinville, passed away on Tuesday morning, May 27, 2025, at Carlinville Rehab & Health Care in Carlinville. Ronold was born July 30, 1939, in Saint Louis, a son of Richard and Beatrice (Glass) Devereux. He married Jacquline Nelson, she later passed away on December 2, 2016. Ronold was the…