Recent Obituaries: Margaret Koehnke

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Margaret Koehnke

Margaret F. Koehnke, 94, of Sullivan, passed away 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2020 in Mason Point, Sullivan.

Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Glenn Strohschein officiating. Burial will be in the Moultrie County Memorial Park, Bethany. Vistiation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Friday. Memorials are suggested to the Faith Lutheran Church, Sullivan or to Moultrie County PAWS. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.

Mrs. Koehnke was born October 27, 1925 in Moultrie County, Illinois, the daughter of Robert L. and Dorothy B. Crouch Matheson. Margaret was a homemaker. She had also worked at Brown Shoe Company in Sullivan and at the Bennett School in Mattoon. Margaret had been a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Mattoon and had attended the Faith Lutheran Church in Sullivan. She married Erwin C. Koehnke on February 1, 1952 in Sullivan and he preceded her in death on October 31, 1976.

Survivors include her sisters Dorothy Craig of Sullivan and Emogene Burrows of Sullivan; brother Dale Matheson of Tuscon, Arizona and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters.

Obituaries 1-15-2020: Paul Romano

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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

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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

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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

Obituaries 1-15-2020: Alice Jones

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Alice Jones

Alice V. Calhoun Jones, 84, of Bethany, passed away at 2:05 p.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2020, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Celebration of Life services were held at 11 a.m. Monday in Faith Lutheran Church in Sullivan with Pastor Glenn Strohschein officiating assisted by Jerry Jones. Burial was in Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery in Bethany. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan assisted the family. Read More

Obituaries 1-15-2020: Evelyn Burtcheard

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Evelyn Burtcheard

Evelyn M. Burtcheard, 84, of rural Sullivan passed away at 4 p.m. Sunday January 12, 2020 in her residence.
Celebration of Life services will be 1 p.m. Friday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Karen Goss officiating. Visitation will be from noon until service time. Read More

Obituaries 1-15-2020: Lillian Beckett

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Lillian Beckett
Lillian Irene Beckett, 86, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:29 a.m. Friday, January 10, 2020, in Shelbyville Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 14 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Liberty Cemetery in rural Sullivan.    Read More

Obituaries 1-15-2020: Francis Fedie

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Francis Fedie

Francis F. Fedie, 86, of Decatur passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020, in his home with his loving family at his side.
Francis was born March 3, 1933, in Durand, Wisc., a son of Henry and Annabelle (Komro) Fedie. A U.S. Army veteran, Francis was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Lovington American Legion Post #429 and retired from the B&O Railroad in 2001 where he worked as a brakeman. He married Peggy J. Wahlsmith June 25, 1954 in Springfield, Ill. Read More

Recent Obituaries: Alice Jones

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Alice Jones

Alice V. Calhoun Jones, 84, of Bethany, passed away 2:05 p.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.

Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at the Faith Lutheran Church, Sullivan, with Pastor Glenn Strohschein officiating assisted by Jerry Jones. Burial will be in Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery, Bethany. Visitation will be from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the Reed Funeral Home and one hour before the services Monday at the church. Memorials are suggested to the Faith Lutheran Church, Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net

Mrs. Jones was born September 9, 1935 in Altamont, IL, the daughter of Edward Wilhelm and Edna Anna Koss Campe. Alice was a homemaker. She was a member of the Sullivan Faith Lutheran Church, where she was involved in the Ladies Friendship Guild. She also attended the First General Baptist Church in Decatur. Alice married John W. Calhoun on March 3, 1954 at Altamont, and he preceded her in death on August 7, 2001. She married Vernie Jones on May 15, 2004 at Decatur, and he preceded her in death on July 1, 2019.

Survivors include her sons Rick Calhoun of Decatur, Monte Calhoun of Decatur, James (Kona) Jones of Argenta and Jerry (LaWanda) Jones of Qingdao, China; daughters Donna Gerber of Lewisville, TX, Leann (Randy) Tolan of Springfield, IL, and Joanna (Tom) Price of Hendersonville, TN; twenty-one grandchildren and thirty-six great-grandchildren; sisters Esther Magnus of St. Peter, IL, Lorene Schroeder of Altamont, Belva Shafer of St. Peter, IL, and Norma Campe of Altamont.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, daughter Teri Calhoun, great- granddaughter Karis Glass, brothers Harold, Delbert and Eldon Campe.