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...
Helen Isobel (Fehrmann) Niekrenz
Feb 14, 2017
Helen Isobel Niekrenz, age 82, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Odin Healthcare Center in Odin, Illinois. She was born on August 31, 1934 in Beaucoup Township in Washington County, Illinois, the daughter of Thedore H. "Ted" and Gladys (Clark) Fehrmann. She married Duane Edward Niekrenz on September 7, 1975...
Elvera Ida (Hohman) Kirkland
Jan 25, 2017
Elvera Ida Kirkland, age 96, of Centralia, Illinois, was born on June 18, 1920, in Centralia, Illinois, the only child of Gustave and Ida (Hake) Hohman. She married Donald D. Kirkland on July 16, 1941 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Centralia, Illinois and was married to him for 56 years until his death on November 12, 1997....
Mary Louise Daum
Jan 17, 2017
Mary Louise Daum, age 88, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 11:08 P.M. on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. She was born on September 9, 1928 in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of Henry E. and Louise A. (Grefe) Daum.
Ms. Daum is survived by her sister-in-law,...
Herman Friedrich Holle, Jr.
Jan 5, 2017
Herman Friedrich "Junior" Holle, Jr., age 91, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 5:25 A.M. on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Odin Healthcare Center in Odin, Illinois. He was born on June 16, 1925 in Hoffman, Illinois, the son of Herman Friedrich, Sr. and Mary (Blumenkamp) Holle. He married Margaret Ada Langenfeld on November 26, 1959 at St....
Barbara Carolyn (Davenport) Bierman
Dec 31, 2016
Barbara Carolyn Bierman, age 80, of Centralia, Illinois, entered into rest at 12:08 P.M. on Saturday, December 31, 2016, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. She was born on April 29, 1936 in Montgomery, Indiana, the daughter of Darrell Edmond and Olive Ruth (Goldsmith) Davenport. She married Clyde Dale Bierman on February 5, 1955...
Dianne Marie Durham
Dec 27, 2016
Dianne Marie Durham, age 59, of Wamac, Illinois, passed away at 4:42 A.M. on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois with her family by her side. She was born on March 6, 1957 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the daughter of Jim and Jo-Ann (Nicolai) Tangeman. She married Bill Gerald Durham...
Edith Mae (Garrison) Burlison
Dec 24, 2016
Edith Mae Burlison, age 83, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 1:45 P.M. on Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Fireside House of Centralia in Centralia, Illinois. She was born on April 21, 1933 in Dahlgren, Illinois, the daughter of Jesse William and Lula Effie (Webber) Garrison. She married Everett Burlison and they later divorced.
Bradley Robert Hartley
Dec 23, 2016
Bradley Robert "Brad" Hartley, age 66, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 8:24 p.m. on Friday, December 23, 2016, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia with loved ones by his side. He was born on January 26, 1950 in Urbana, Illinois, the son of Jack and Doris "Dottie" (Smith) Hartley. He shared his last 27 years...
Edith Jean (Copple) Brashear
Dec 19, 2016
Edith Jean Brashear, age 73, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 7:20 P.M. on Monday, December 19, 2016 at her home with her family at her side. She was born on October 27, 1943 in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of Ural and Leona (Eller) Copple. She married Larry J. Brashear on August 31, 1963 at Little Grove Christian...
Kenneth James Pokojski
Dec 17, 2016
Kenneth James Pokojski, age 60, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 4:50 P.M. on Saturday, December 17, 2016, at White Oak Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He was born on November 30, 1956 in Centralia, Illinois, the son of Charles and Beverly (Henderson) Pokojski.
Mr. Pokojski is survived by his...
Carol Louise Gettinger
Dec 15, 2016
Carol L. Gettinger, age 81, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 6:20 a.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at Fireside House of Centralia in Centralia, Illinois. She was born on May 18, 1935 in Centralia, Illinois, the daughter of Ray and Alma (Feltz) Gettinger.
Ms. Gettinger is survived by her sister, Elvern Waggoner and...
Mary Louise (Bartley) Lammers
Nov 29, 2016
Mary Louise Lammers, age 78, of Central City, Illinois, passed away at 12:25 P.M. on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the White Oak Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. She was born on December 26, 1937 in Iuka, Illinois, the daughter of James and Pansy (Linder) Bartley. She married LeRoy H. Lammers in 1959 and he...
William Raymond Vaughn
Nov 18, 2016
William Raymond "Bill" Vaughn, age 75, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 2:51 a.m. on Friday, November 18, 2016, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois with his family by his side. He was born January 4, 1941 in Ashley, Illinois, the son of Ira and Helen Marie (Woodrome) Vaughn.
Mr. Vaughn...
