Ronald Miller
Ronald Miller, 75, of Altamont, passed away at 8:13 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2024 at Evergreen Healthcare Center, Effingham. Funeral services will be at 12:00 p.m., Friday, April 26, 2024 at Gieseking Funeral Home, Altamont with Pastor Mark White officiating. Burial will follow at Arborcrest Memorial Park, rural Effingham with military rites by American Legion Post #512, and Gieseking-Schwerdtfeger VFW Post #7676, Altamont. Visitation will be for 2 hours prior to service time. Memorials may be ...
Apr 24, 2024
Dannie Donaldson
Dannie Donaldson, 81, of Vandalia, IL, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 22nd, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL, surrounded by his loving family, who meant the world to him. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:30 AM, Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church, Vandalia, with Pastor Curtis Flake officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00AM until time of service at the church. Burial will follow in the Ramsey Cemetery, Ramsey, IL. In lieu of flowers and...
Apr 23, 2024
Linda Louise Barbee Willms
Linda Louise Barbee Willms, 76, passed away in her home in Brunswick, Georgia on April 15th, 2024 surrounded by her family. Linda was born and raised in Vandalia, Illinois. He parents, Forrest and Lucille Barbee, preceded her in death. Linda received a BS in Education from Greenville College and a Masters Degree in Education from EIU. She taught elementary school in the Vandalia School District for 15 years. She married Melvin Willms in 1973, at which time she became stepmother to his chil...
Apr 23, 2024
Evelyn H. Probst
Evelyn H. Probst, 101, of O'Fallon, Illinois, formerly of Ramsey, IL passed away Thursday, April 18, 2024, after a short stay at Clinton Manor Living Center in New Baden, IL. She had resided with her daughter Gail in O'Fallon for the last 6 years. Services will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the First Church of God in Vandalia, IL. Visitation will be held from 9:30 AM until the service time at 11:00 AM with Rev. Zach Schaeffer and Pastor Charles Miller officiating. Burial will follow...
Apr 22, 2024
Larry Keith Johnson
Surrounded by his family, Larry Keith Johnson, 79, of Vandalia passed away at 9:47 pm on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL due to respiratory complications from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, April 27 at First Church of Christ located at 405 Maple Street in Mulberry Grove. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:00 am - 11:00 am. Burial will follow at Mulberry Grove Cemetery. A luncheon ...
Apr 22, 2024
William Gerald "Willie" Schaefer
William Gerald "Willie" Schaefer, 52, of Effingham, IL, passed away at 3:24 PM, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, surrounded by family, at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO. In accordance with his wishes, cremation rites will take place. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 AM- ??, Sunday, April 21, 2024 at the Orchard Inn Tavern, 800 N 3rd St, Effingham, IL 62401. Interment will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers and gifts, memorials may be made to an organization o...
Apr 19, 2024
Lulu Belle Rich
Lulu Belle Rich (87) of Pana, IL, passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones on April 13, 2024, where she resided at Pana Health and Rehab Center and is now fully restored in body and mind in heaven. Lulu Bulle was born in Ramsey, IL, on February 9, 1937, to Archie and Martha (Morell) Hicks. She married Levert LeRoy Rich on June 4, 1954, and together they raised four daughters in Mississippi. Lulu Belle attended the Herrick Church of Christ when she was young, and she was a member of Hernando...
Apr 15, 2024
Mary Ellen "Mert" Orsborn
Mary Ellen "Mert" Orsborn, 83, of Oconee, Illinois, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, April 18, 2024, at Miller Funeral Home, Ramsey, IL with Pastor Joe Lawson officiating. Burial will follow at Clark Cemetery, Rural Oconee, IL. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until the service time at 11:00 AM on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials: St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital and/or the f...
Apr 15, 2024
John Edward Cole
John Edward Cole, 83, of Vandalia, Illinois, passed away Friday, April 12, 2024, at his home in Vandalia, IL. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Miller Funeral Home, Vandalia, IL. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until the service time at 11:00 AM, Saturday at the funeral home. There will be a private burial. Memorials: Donor's Choice. Miller Funeral Home, Vandalia, IL, is in charge of arrangements. Online memories and condolences may be shared with the famil...
Apr 15, 2024
Michael Lawrence Nichols
Michael Lawrence Nichols, age 63, of St. Peter, Illinois passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be at a later date. Memorials may go to the donor's choice. Online condolences may be expressed at www.pagelfuneralhome.com Michael was born on April 5, 1961 in Hillsboro, Illinois, the son of Lawrence E. and Marjorie A. (Miller) Nichols. He married Linda Kay Fisher on August 15, 1981 in St. Paul, Illinois. Michael owned and operated a...
Apr 12, 2024
John Edward Truitt Junior
After a sudden, brief illness, John Edward Truitt Jr., 59, of Shobonier, IL passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, April 10, 2024 at 12:27 AM at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO; he was surrounded by the family he cherished. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Vandalia with Pastor Brett Cornelius officiating and Joe Conger delivering the eulogy. Visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 PM prior to the service at the chur...
Apr 11, 2024
Mary Anne Pemberton
Mary Anne Pemberton, age 81 of Farina, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at the Altamont Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, Illinois. Mary was born on December 19, 1942 in Rinard, Illinois the daughter of Orval T. and Grace F. (Maloy) Ledbetter. She married Larry L. Pemberton on May 28, 1960 at the Macedonia Christian Church in rural Farina and together they shared 63 years united in marriage. Survivors include her husband, Larry of Farina; three sons, Larry Jr. of Effingham, Joe and wife...
Apr 10, 2024