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Local Obituaries for Macz Funeral Homes
Bill Gene Quick, Sr.
Jun 8, 2021
Bill Gene Quick, Sr. 82, of Odin passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. He was born on December 23, 1938 the son of Porter Wilson and Irene Goldie (Yardley) Quick in Glenridge. He married the love of his life, Mary Berning on August 17, 1999, at Sandoval Baptist Church and she...
Bernice Marie (Heinrich) Tune
Jun 8, 2021
Bernice Marie Tune , 76 of Patoka passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021. She was born on December 27, 1944, the daughter of Alice and Robert Heinrich. She married Roger Tune on August 17, 1963, at the Patoka Christian Church and he survives her in Patoka.
Along with her husband of 57 years, survivors include, son, Jeff...
Joyce Collins Wagner
Jun 8, 2021
Joyce Collins Wagner, 85, of Centralia passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 8, 2021, surrounded by her family, at her son's home in Benton, IL. She was born on October 9. 1935 the daughter of Hiley James and Ethel Birdie (Gray) Peoples in Jefferson County in Illinois. She married Elwyn Collins in 1956 and five children were born to this...
Nancy Ann Berry
Jun 8, 2021
Nancy Ann Berry, 71, of Centralia passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at her home in Centralia. She was born at St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia on September 21, 1949, the daughter of Leo and Jeanne Nalewajka of Junction City. She married David Berry on June 24, 1978, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, in Indianapolis, Indiana and he survives in...
Leah Pearle (Walton) Adams
Jun 5, 2021
Leah Pearle Adams , 95, passed away on June 5, 2021 at The Avenue in North Ridgeville, OH. Leah was born on August 10, 1925 in Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois. She was the daughter of Charles and Mildred (Arnold) Walton. Leah graduated from Kinmundy High School and attended two years of college at Chicago Evangelical Institute. For a...
Norma Fontes
Jun 4, 2021
Norma J. Fontes , 86, of Centralia passed away Friday, June 4, 2021, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. She was born on August 10, 1934, the daughter of Chris and Nelle (Marcum) Heitkamp in Jefferson County.
She is survived by her son, Robert Fontes of Centralia.
Norma was preceded in death by...
Jimmy Dean Hill
Jun 3, 2021
Jimmy Dean Hill , 60, of Patoka passed away Thursday, June 3, 2021, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. He was born on October 30, 1960, the son of Harold H. and Helen A. (McWhirter) Hill in Vandalia. He married the love of his life, Judy Ann Eastin on December 6, 2002, in Salem and she survives...
Anna Ruth (Thompson) White
May 30, 2021
Anna Ruth White, age 97, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 12:42 P.M. on Sunday, May 30, 2021, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. She was born on March 14, 1924, in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of William and Mary (Dykstra) Thompson. She married Billy Jack White on July 27, 1941, in Saint Charles, Missouri and...
Carroll August Ernst
May 28, 2021
Carroll August "C.A." Ernst, age 81, of Marietta, Georgia, formerly of Centralia, Illinois, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 28, 2021. He was born on November 19, 1939, in Centralia, Illinois, the son of Gaustav August and Ruby Fern (Schneider) Ernst. He married Laura Cantilena on October 25, 1983 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and she...
Wayne Brooks
May 25, 2021
Wayne Brooks, age 80, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 1:50 A.M. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at SSM Health Saint Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. He was born on March 3, 1941, in the family's farmhouse in Carrollton, Illinois, the son of Norman Louis and Lola Marie (Lynn) Brooks. He married Sherry Jeanne Humphreys on June 15, 1963,...
Edward Joseph Mckeon
May 22, 2021
Edward Joseph McKeon , 75, of Kinmundy passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021. He was born on August 4, 1945 the son of Joseph and Dorothy McKeon in Brooklyn, New York. He married the love of his life, Sherri Stubbings on May 12, 2013 in Stuart, Florida and she survives him in Kinmundy.
Along with his wife,...
D. June Manning
May 21, 2021
D. June Manning , 91, of Centralia passed away Friday, May 21, 2021. She was born on January 22, 1930 the daughter of Jack and Mildred (Williams) Christian in Depew, Oklahoma. She married Stanley Sargent and they later divorced. She married Cy Manning and they later divorced.
Survivors include her family, children, Kathi Gramlick and husband Steve...
Billie Jean Williamson
May 21, 2021
Billie Jean Williamson, age 55, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 8:41 P.M. on Friday, May 21, 2021, at her home in Centralia, Illinois, with her loving family by her side. She was born on September 30, 1965, in East Saint Louis, Illinois, the daughter of the Imogene Hickerson.
Billie is survived by her loving daughter, DaleKrista...
Irma Jean (Meredith) Smith
May 19, 2021
Irma Jean Smith, born October 9, 1934, the third daughter to Irvin & Lela (Blurton) Meredith in Sandoval, IL, passed away at the age of 86, in O'Fallon, IL surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.
She married Charles T. Smith in 1957 and six children were raised of this union. They were later...
Audrey "Sonny" Dwight Mullins, Jr.
May 17, 2021
Audrey Dwight "Sonny" Mullins, Jr., age 77, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 4:06 A.M. on Monday, May 17, 2021, at Mount Vernon Health Care Center in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born on January 19, 1944, in Centralia, Illinois, the son of Audrey Dwight, Sr. and Louise (Vogt) Mullins. He married Janice Sharp in 1969 in Marion County,...
Donna Jean (Soper) Jackson
May 11, 2021
Donna Jean Jackson, 88, of Centralia left to meet Jesus Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at her home. She was born on May 7, 1933 the daughter of Don and Pauline (Green) Soper in Odin. She married Kenneth Jackson Sr. on June 17, 1950 in Salem.
Survivors include her daughter, Gayla Little and husband Michael of Michigan City,...
John “Harley” Robert Nichols
May 7, 2021
John Robert "Harley" Nichols , 59, of Centralia passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at Kindred Hospital in St. Louis. He was born on July 19, 1961 the son of Raymond and Wanda (Pilon) Nichols in Murphysboro. He married Debra Lewis on December 10, 1999 in Salem and she survives in Centralia.
Along with his beloved wife...
Geneva Diane Roethemeyer
May 7, 2021
Geneva Diane Roethemeyer, 79, of St. Louis, formerly of Centralia, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021. She was born on July 15, 1941 the daughter of Harl and Eileen (Purdue) Harris in Wayne County, IL. She married Horland Roethemeyer and they later divorced.
Survivors that will remember the love Diane had for her family include her beloved...
Willadean (Heinzmann) Tolka
May 3, 2021
Willadean Tolka , 88, of Patoka passed away peacefully Monday, May 3, 2021 at Doctor's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salem. She was born on January 18, 1933 the daughter of Lawrence and Elvre Leta (Hicks) Heinzmann in Shattuc. She married Hubert Tolka on October 13, 1951 and he preceded her in death on January 7, 2017.
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Mary Elizabeth Cernan
Apr 29, 2021
Mary Elizabeth Cernan, 85, of Walnut Hill passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021 at her home. She was born on January 3, 1936 the daughter of Ferdinand and Sarah Schleifer in Nashville. She married Steve Cernan and he preceded her in death.
Mary is survived by her children, Angela Betts of Pittsburg, PA, and Lester (Serena) Huge...
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