Harold Lee Gentz
Dec 14, 2017
Harold Lee Gentz, age 88, of Centralia, Illinois, formerly of Aviston, Illinois and Sesser, Illinois, passed away at 1:25 A.M. on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at home with his family by his side.
Mr. Gentz was born on June 18, 1929 in DuQuoin, Illinois, the son of the late Paul and Nora (Hamilton) Gentz. ...
Earl Edward Waggoner
Dec 13, 2017
Earl Edward Waggoner, age 77, of Salem, Illinois, formerly of West Frankfort, Illinois and Benton, Illinois, passed away at 11:55 P.M. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Doctors Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salem, Illinois.
He was born on September 15, 1940 in Salem, Illinois, the son of the late Forrest DeWitt and Bernice...
Betty B. (Talbott) Schnake
Nov 30, 2017
Betty B. Schnake, age 87, of Hoyleton, Illinois, passed away on the 87th anniversary of her birth at 4:20 A.M. on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Centralia Manor in Centralia, Illinois.
She was born on November 30, 1930 in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of the late Charles and Gladys (Myers) Talbott. She married Eugene...
Joseph Richard Clark
Nov 25, 2017
Joseph Richard Clark, age 24, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 1:54 P.M. on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.
He was born on July 31, 1993, in Malden, Massachusetts, the son of John Clark and Kathryn (Toth) Campbell.
In addition to his...
John Robert Steele
Sep 26, 2017
John Robert Steele, age 87, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 3:30 A.M. on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at Odin Healthcare Center in Odin, Illinois. He was born on December 4, 1929, in Centralia, Illinois, the son of the late Claude and Ruth (Edwards) Steele.
Mr. Steele is survived by his son,...
Cheryl Lynn (Ferguson) Wilson
Sep 22, 2017
Cheryl Lynn Ferguson Wilson, age 47, of Sandoval, Illinois, passed away at 8:23 P.M. on Friday, September 22, 2017, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.
She was born on July 25, 1970, in Marine, Illinois, the daughter of the late Lindall Keith and Sybil Ellen (Wisnasky) Ferguson. She married Tracy Edward...
Susan Lorraine Hull
Sep 11, 2017
Susan Lorraine Hull, age 58, of Junction City, Illinois, passed away at 4:05 P.M. on Monday, September 11, 2017 at her home with her family by her side. She was born on January 10, 1959 in Vandalia, Illinois, the daughter of the late Melvin Lawrence and Mildred Margaret (Boliard) Hull.
Ms. Hull is survived...
Julia Rose (Hilton) Beadle
Sep 10, 2017
Julia Rose Beadle, age 87, of Centralia, Illinois, peacefully passed away at 6:36 P.M. on Sunday, September 10, 2017, at Carlyle HealthCare Center in Carlyle, Illinois with her family by her side. She was born on February 19, 1930 in rural Kell, Illinois, the daughter of the late Oley and Hattie (Donoho) Hilton.
Mrs....
William Scott Christian "Willie" Heitkamp
Sep 7, 2017
William Scott Christian "Willie" Heitkamp, age 82, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 5:43 A.M. on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at his home with a few of his family members by his side.  He was born on May 17, 1935 in Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, the son of the late William and Mary Jane (Roper) Heitkamp. ...
Wade Norman Rowlett
Sep 1, 2017
Wade Norman Rowlett, age 91, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 5:10 A.M. on Friday, September 1, 2017 at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on December 5, 1925 in New Concord, Kentucky, the son of the late Valdy and Mary (Armstrong) Rowlett. He married Elsie R....
Leslie "Pete" Sherl
Aug 31, 2017
Leslie "Pete" Sherl, age 90, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 7:15 P.M. on Monday, August 28, 2017 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. He was born on August 23, 1927 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of the late Leslie Francis Sherl, stepfather John Pinner and Ida Lea (Lary) Sherl Pinner. He married Claralee Jarvis...
Carol Sue (Sligar) Uhls
Aug 31, 2017
Carol Sue "Susie" Uhls, age 78, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, formerly of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 2:25 A.M. on Thursday, August 31, 2017, at Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Susie was born on December 6, 1938 in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of the late Jack and Mary Ann (Clarida) Sligar....
Donald Ray "Don" Marshall
Aug 26, 2017
Donald Ray "Don" Marshall, age 65, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 10:03 A.M. on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at SSM Health St. Mary Hospital in Centralia, Illinois with his family by his side. He was born on May 11, 1952 in Centralia, Illinois, the son of Thelma (Wilkey) Marshall. He married Adoracion "Sandra"...
Dolly M. (Piasse) Reichenbach
Aug 25, 2017
Dolly M. Reichenbach, age 87, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 7:45 P.M. on Friday, August 25, 2017, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.
She was born on August 15, 1930 in Glenridge, Illinois, the daughter of the late James and Minerva (Keader) Piasse. She married Bob D. Reichenbach on June...
Coach Craig Robert Freels
Aug 25, 2017
Craig Robert Freels, age 65, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 11:13 A.M. on Friday,
August 25, 2017, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.
Coach Freels was born on December 25, 1951 in Belleville, Illinois, the son of Bob and Connie (Mann) Freels. He married Nancy L....
William Joseph "Billy Joe" Gaetti
Aug 24, 2017
William Joseph "Billy Joe" Gaetti, age 88, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 10:22 A.M. on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at his home in Centralia, Illinois. He was born on July 15, 1929 in Centralia, Illinois, the son of the late Leno Gaetti, Robert Hemmerlein and Ola (Stater) Gaetti Hemmerlein . He married Jacqueline F. "Jackie" Shahan on...
Sandra Kay (Sturgeon) Huge Shelton
Jul 31, 2017
Sandra Kay Huge Shelton, age 73, of Port Isabel, Texas, formerly of Richview, Illinois, passed away at 11:40 P.M. on Monday, July 31, 2017, at her home with her family by her side. She was born on March 29, 1944 in Woodstock, Illinois, the daughter of the late Ray Lawrence and Doris Maxine (Redman) Sturgeon. She...
Gertrude "Bobbie" (Pitts) Zibby
Jul 11, 2017
Gertrude "Bobbie" Pitts Zibby, of Norman, Oklahoma, formerly of Centralia, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, just two weeks shy of her 97 th birthday. She was born July 25, 1920, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, the youngest of six girls of the late Vivian Scott Pitts and Nestor Pitts.
In 1938, after graduating...
Dorothy Fern (Newcomb) Russell
Jun 5, 2017
Dorothy Fern Russell, age 91, of Richview, Illinois, formerly of Irvington, Illinois, peacefully passed away at 3:25 P.M. on Monday, June 5, 2017 at Washington County Hospital Extended Care in Nashville, Illinois with her family by her side. She was born on November 13, 1925 in Washington County, Illinois, the daughter of the late Jack and Ruth M....
Bertie Lou (Donoho) Taylor
May 16, 2017
Bertie Lou Taylor, age 88, passed this earthly life and entered heaven at 11:12 P.M. on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. She passed away at her home in Centralia, Illinois. Bertie was born on September 20, 1928 in Salem, Illinois, the daughter of the late Rufus K. and Julia Belle (Meador) Donoho. She married Raymond D. Taylor on June...
