William Krigbaum
William L. ‘Bill’ Krigbaum, 66, of Decatur, passed away at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2020, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More
Category Archives: Obituaries
Obituaries 1-29-2020: Jordan Turney
Jordan Turney
Jordan Evan Turney, 21, of Vancleave, Miss. passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at his home in Vancleave. Read More
Obituaries 1-29-2020: Sharen Schlitter
Sharen Schlitter
Sharen L. Schlitter, 80, of Sullivan, passed away at 4:56 a.m. Tuesday, January 28, 2020, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More
Obituaries 1-29-2020: Wayne Barnes
Wayne Barnes
Wayne Barnes, 90, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:05 p.m. Saturday, January 25, 2020, in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Read More
Obituaries 1-29-2020: Margaret Koehnke
Margaret Koehnke
Margaret F. Koehnke, 94, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2020, in Mason Point in Sullivan. Read More
Obituaries 1-2-2020: Pastor John Hippard
Pastor John Hippard
Pastor John Hippard, 91, of Shelbyville passed away at 3:21 p.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Ill.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 18 at First Baptist Church in Pana with the Rev. Nat Kealan and the Rev. Tim Yankee officiating. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery in Shelbyville with military rites by the Shelby County Honor Guard. A luncheon at the First Baptist Church in Shelbyville followed the burial. Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville, Ill. served the family. Read More
Obituaries 1-22-2020: Gene Gast
Gene Gast
Brian Eugene “Gene” Gast, 63, of Ashmore, formerly of Allenville, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at his home in Ashmore.
Private family services will be held at a later date, with burial in French Cemetery, Allenville. Memorials may be made in care of the family. Read More
Obituaries 1-15-2020: Paul Romano
Paul Romano
F. Paul Romano, 97, of Decatur, formerly of Sullivan, passed away December 28, 2019, in St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Visitation and mass were at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Decatur followed by Mass with burial in Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery.
Paul was born September 23, 1922, in Decatur to Rocco and Domenica Romano, immigrants of Tricarico, Italy, in 1914. He shared their story at every opportunity. Paul was married to Adelyn Ekiss of Decatur in 1955; their daughter Vicki (Chuck) Schroeder lives in Sequim, Washington; Adelyn died in 1974. He married Dorothy Freeman of Sullivan in 1986 and became a devoted stepfather to Barry (Janet) Freeman and Larry (Janet) Freeman and joyful grandfather to Terri (Darren) Via and their three children. Dorothy died in 2001. Read More
Obituaries 1-15-2020: Thomas Avery
Thomas Avery
Thomas William Avery, Jr. 62, of Findlay, formerly of Kincaid, passed away at 3:11 p.m. Monday, January 13, 2020 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Celebration of Life services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Bob Vail officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Church of God in Kincaid. Visitation will also be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday morning at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. The family requests casual attire. Read More
Obituaries 1-15-2020: Kathryn Hartman
Kathryn Hartman
Kathryn L. Hartman, 88, of Windsor passed away at 4:58 p.m. Thursday, January 9, 2020, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loved ones.
Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 14 in Windsor Christian Church with the Reverend Patrick Fahey officiating. Burial was in Richland Cemetery in rural Strasburg. Lovins-Lockart Funeral Home in Windsor assisted the family. Read More