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Ferne E. Bee

Ferne E. Bee

Jul 14, 2022

Ferne (Prather) Bee, age 88, formerly of Edgewood, IL passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at Heartland Senior Living, Neoga, IL.

She was born on September 11, 1933, in Edgewood, IL, the daughter of Clarence Jennings Prather, Sr. and Mary A. (Jordan) Prather. She married Charles Michael Bee on March 28, 1953, in Edgewood, Illinois.

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Jean Alice Merry

Jean Alice Merry

Jul 12, 2022

Jean Alice Merry, 84 of Effingham, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2022 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in Oakridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to the time of service, Friday at the funeral...

Linda Lee Lambert

Linda Lee Lambert

Jul 10, 2022

Linda Lee (Kralman) Lambert, 79, formerly of Teutopolis, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022 at her home in Wittmann, Arizona.

A committal service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 27, 2022 at the columbarium in St. Francis Cemetery in Teutopolis.

Linda was born on August 18, 1942 to Paul and Athalien (Lewis) Kralman....

Sharon L. Caylor

Sharon L. Caylor

Jul 6, 2022

Sharon L. Caylor, 82 of Effingham, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Hilltop Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Charleston.

Cremation rites were accorded. No services will be held at this time.

Sharon was born May 29, 1940 in Charleston, the daughter of Frederick and Beulah (Moreau) Adkins.

Sharon is survived by her...

Karen S. Miller

Karen S. Miller

Jul 6, 2022

Karen S. Miller, 77 of Effingham, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Lakeland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Effingham.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in Oakridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to the time of service, Tuesday...

Randy Hilligoss

Randy Hilligoss

Jul 3, 2022

Joseph "Randy" Hilligoss, 63, of Effingham, went home with his Lord on Sunday, July 3, 2022.

A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the Mason Christian Church with visitation being held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Graveside services will follow at 4:00 p.m. at Humboldt Township Cemetery. Memorial...

John L. Tanner

John L. Tanner

Jun 28, 2022

John Lowell Tanner, 93 of Stewardson, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 18, 2022 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in Stewardson Cemetery, Stewardson, with military rites. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m....

Veronica Gonzalez

Veronica Gonzalez

Jun 24, 2022

Veronica Joan "Connie" Gonzalez, 88 of Effingham, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022 at Lutheran Care Center in Altamont.

Cremation rites were accorded. A memorial service with burial in Ascension Cemetery, Libertyville, will be held at a later date. Local arrangements are in the care of Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham.

Connie was born July...

Frank J. Gennaro

Frank J. Gennaro

Jun 21, 2022

Frank Gennaro, 77, formerly of Naperville, Ill., passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at his home in Effingham, Ill.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2022 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham. Entombment and military rites will follow at Oakridge Cemetery.

Frank was born on December...

Rachel Mae Pace

Rachel Mae Pace

Jun 17, 2022

Rachel Mae Pace, 44 of Neoga, passed away Friday, June 17, 2022 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 24, 2022 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in Oakridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to the time of service, Friday at the funeral...

Margaret Pruemer

Margaret Pruemer

Jun 14, 2022

Margaret M. Pruemer, 92 of Teutopolis, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at Lutheran Care Center in Altamont.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 17, 2022 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to the...

Grant W. Shoffstall

Grant W. Shoffstall

Jun 8, 2022

Dr. Grant Walter Shoffstall, 44, died on Wednesday, June 8. A native of Effingham, IL, Grant received his BA and MA in sociology from Illinois State University, and his PhD in sociology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. One of the world's experts on the cryonics movement, he taught classes at Illinois Wesleyan, University of Illinois, and Williams College,...

Verena M. Niemerg

Verena M. Niemerg

Jun 5, 2022

Verena M. Niemerg, 84, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at her home in rural Dieterich.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 9, 2022 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Bishop Creek with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June...

Mildred D. Wendt

Mildred D. Wendt

Jun 5, 2022

Mildred D. "Millie" Wendt, 91 of Effingham, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2022 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m....

Donald C. Deters

Donald C. Deters

Jun 1, 2022

Donald "Don" C. Deters, 85 of Lillyville, passed away Wednesday evening, June 1, 2022 at St. John's Hospital, Springfield.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lillyville, with burial in the church cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be held Monday evening from 4:00 p.m....

Jacquelyn Jo Stodden

Jacquelyn Jo Stodden

May 19, 2022

Jacquelyn Jo "Jacque" Stodden, 59, peacefully passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022 at her home in Stewardson after a strong fight against cancer.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Strasburg with burial in Stewardson Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m....

Bernice E. Tucker

Bernice E. Tucker

May 16, 2022

Bernice E. (Fuesting) Tucker, 64 of Warren, Michigan, was called home on May 16, 2022.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 23, 2022 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 2022...

Debra Sue Young

Debra Sue Young

May 15, 2022

Debra Sue Young, 37, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

No public services will be held.

Rev. Carl Schmidt

Rev. Carl Schmidt

May 12, 2022

Rev. Carl Schmidt, 96 of Effingham, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield with Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, officiating. Graveside services will be held at...

Frank C. Esker

Frank C. Esker

May 5, 2022

Frank C. Esker, 89 of Effingham, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022 at Heartland Senior Living in Neoga.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be held from 9:00...

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