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...
Rosemary Heard
May 4, 2017
RoseMary Heard, age 89, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 9:35 P.M. on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at SSM Health St. Mary Hospital in Centralia, Illinois with her husband by her side. She was born on October 14, 1927 in Coal City, Illinois, the daughter of Andrew and Martha (Pastore) Berta. She married Forrest Murry Heard on November...
Vera F. Marshoff
Apr 18, 2017
Vera F. Marshoff, age 95, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 3:57 P.M. on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at her home.
She was born on April 12, 1922 in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of the late Ernest and Minnie (Davis) Snider. She married LeRoy G. Marshoff on January 8, 1949 and he preceded her...
Mary Ellen (Shields) Ashby
Apr 16, 2017
Mary Ellen Ashby, age 92, of Centralia, Illinois, peacefully passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017, at her home in Centralia, Illinois with her family by her side. She was born on December 16, 1924 in Havensville, Kansas, the daughter of the late William and Helena Emma (Gunther) Shields. She married James David Ashby and they later divorced....
Jeffrey Louis "Jeff" Picard
Apr 10, 2017
Jeffrey Louis "Jeff" Picard, age 60, of Irvington, Illinois, passed away at 10:00 P.M. on Monday, April 10, 2017 at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born on February 20, 1957 in El Dorado, Arkansas, the son of the late Donald F. and Rosemary T. (LaFata) Picard. He married Nancy LaFran Jordan...
Beverly (Meyer) Stevens
Mar 24, 2017
Beverly Meyer Stevens, age 62, of Franklin, North Carolina, formerly of Centralia, Illinois, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 in North Carolina. She was born on Sunday, October 17, 1954 in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of the late Leonard and Mary Ann (Lester) Meyer Gross. She married Harry Stevens and he preceded her in death on September...
Floyd Willard Patten
Mar 23, 2017
Floyd Willard Patten, age 78, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 10:25 P.M. on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Odin HealthCare Center in Odin, Illinois. He was born on April 4, 1938 in Crawford County, Indiana, the son of John Perry and Flossie B. (Bonham) Patten. He married Ginger Kay Lippert on September 13, 1982 at the 15th...
Billy Charles Wofford
Mar 18, 2017
Billy Charles Wofford, age 58, of Salem, Illinois, passed away at 12:05 A.M. on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Odin HealthCare Center in Odin, Illinois. He was born on August 12, 1958 in Camden, Tennessee, the son of Ray Tubbs and Catherine (Baker) Miller. He married Debra Elliott on February 23, 1990 in Tennessee and they later divorced....
Orville Edwin Wacker
Mar 17, 2017
Orville Edwin Wacker, age 82, of Richview, Illinois, passed away at 6:30 P.M. on Friday, March 17, 2017 at his home in Richview, Illinois with his family by his side. He was born on June 9, 1934 in Richview, Illinois, the son of Julius and Laura R. (Hake) Wacker. He married Ruth McWorthy in August of 1958 in...
Sandra Marie (Holy) Goral
Mar 12, 2017
Sandra Marie "Sandy" Goral, age 71, of Centralia, Illinois, entered into rest at 3:45 A.M. on Sunday, March 12, 2017, at her home with her family by her side. She was born on April 29, 1945 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the daughter of Harold S. and Geraldine (Stein) Holy.
Sandy is survived by her...
Phyllis A. Knox
Mar 6, 2017
Phyllis A. Knox, age 70, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 9:30 P.M. on Monday, March 6, 2017, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois with her family by her side. She was born on June 24, 1946 in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of John J. and Ruby Lucille (Beal) Hirsch. She married Bobby Branch in...
Ralph Eugene Riley
Mar 6, 2017
Ralph Eugene Riley, age 84, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 8:25 A.M. on Monday, March 6, 2017 at Mt. Vernon Health Care Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He was born on March 18, 1932 in McLeansboro, Illinois, the son of Othel Lee and Ruth (Davis) Riley. He married Katherine Delores Kurtz on September 29, 1951 in...
James Franklin Bowers
Mar 3, 2017
James Franklin "Jim" Bowers, age 68, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 8:14 A.M. on Friday, March 3, 2017, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. He was born on April 20, 1948 in St. Elmo, Illinois, the son of John F. and Edith E. (Fair) Bowers. He married Dana Lynn Deaton on July 15, 2004...
Donald Wayne "Speedy" Declue, Sr.
Feb 20, 2017
Donald Wayne "Speedy" DeClue, Sr., age 40, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2017 in Wamac, Illinois. He was born on May 9, 1976 in Centralia, Illinois, the son of Donald L. and Janet (Miller) DeClue.
Mr. DeClue is survived by his sons: Donald E.W. DeClue, Jr. and wife Brittney of...
