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Dr. Henry J. Poterucha
May 10, 2019
Surrounded by his family, Dr. Henry James Poterucha, age 93, died Friday, May 10, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Charter House in Rochester, MN.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, May 18, 2019 at St. Anthony Church in Effingham, Illinois. Visitation/Rosary will be from 4 to 8 PM Friday, May 17, 2019 at St....
Jennifer Ann Reiss
May 10, 2019
Jennifer A. Reiss, 56, passed away Friday evening, May 10, 2019 at her home in Effingham.
A memorial mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 16, 2019 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00...
Pauletta Will
May 9, 2019
Pauletta Will, 84 of Teutopolis, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 9, 2019 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 16, 2019 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. A CCW rosary will be held...
Normalie R. Strickland
May 7, 2019
Normalie Strickland, 81 of Effingham, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Willowbrook in Effingham.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2019 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday at...
Marilyn M. Moeller
May 3, 2019
Marilyn M. Moeller, 89 of Effingham, passed away Friday afternoon, May 3, 2019 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2019 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Blue Point, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m....
Elizabeth Dawn Buening
May 1, 2019
Elizabeth Dawn Buening, 24 of Mason, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019.
Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham, with visitation being held from 3:00 p.m. to time of service. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 6, 2019 at St. Mary...
Melvin N. Stevens
May 1, 2019
Melvin N. Stevens, 67, passed away May 1, 2019 at his home in Effingham.
Private family burial will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg.
Rick Tirevold
Apr 26, 2019
Richard Wayne Tirevold, 64, of Watson passed away peacefully Friday, April 26th at his home.
Richard was born October 7th, 1954 in Aurora, Illinois to Leslie & Lillian Tirevold. He was a retired carpenter from the Local Carpenters Union, avid outdoorsman, loved sports, and touched many lives with his outgoing personality and generosity.
He is...
Teresa Worman
Apr 12, 2019
Teresa Worman, 88, of Dieterich, died at 12:00 p.m. on April 12, 2019 at Evergreen Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Effingham.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 15, 2019 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Bishop Creek with burial in St. Aloysius Cemetery. A parish prayer service will be...
William "Bill" Prewitt
Apr 12, 2019
William M. "Bill" Prewitt, 80, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at his home in Effingham.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Effingham with burial in Oakridge Cemetery. Masonic rites will be held at 8:45 a.m., with visitation to follow until time of service, Tuesday...
Margaret Quick
Apr 6, 2019
Margaret Quick, 86, passed away surrounded by family early Saturday morning April 6, 2019 at Lakeland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Effingham, Illinois.
Margaret was born July 11, 1932 to Robert and Ellen (Farrell) Baxter in Warrington, England. She was the youngest of three children. Margaret met her husband of 61 years Malcolm Quick at Burtonwood...
John Boyd Johnson
Apr 1, 2019
John Boyd Johnson, 81, passed away Monday morning, April 1, 2019 at his daughter's home in rural Effingham.
No services are planned.
Mildred Jo "Millie" Engstrom
Mar 31, 2019
Mildred Jo "Millie" Engstrom, 67 of Effingham, passed away Sunday morning, March 31, 2019 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham.
No services are planned.
Tom Kralman
Mar 28, 2019
Tom Kralman, 67, passed away Thursday evening, March 28, 2019 at his home in Teutopolis surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday evening at Bauer...
Bill Althoff
Mar 25, 2019
William J. "Bill" Althoff Jr., 83 of Effingham, formerly of the Lillyville area, passed away at 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 25, 2019 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 29, 2019 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony...
Audrey L. Walk
Mar 20, 2019
Audrey L. Walk, 94 of Sigel, passed away Wednesday morning, March 20, 2019 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 25, 2019 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Sigel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. A rosary will be held at...
Anna E. Ruholl
Mar 19, 2019
Anna E. Ruholl passed away on her 93rd birthday, March 19, 2019 at her home in rural Teutopolis, surrounded by her family.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m.Friday, March 22, 2019 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. There will be a 3:45 p.m....
Bryan Olofson
Mar 18, 2019
Peter Bryan Olofson passed away peacefully on Monday, March 18th. Born in 1944 to Helen and Theodore Olofson, Bryan attended school in Bloomington. He was a member of the National Honor Society, Captain of the Purple Raiders football team, and also excelled on the wrestling team. He won scholarships to attend Arizona State University and Illinois Wesleyan University, graduating in...
Ladean Spour
Mar 13, 2019
LaDean Spour, 55, passed away Wednesday evening, March 13, 2019 at her home in rural Effingham.
A memorial visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham. Memorial donations may be given towards a college fund for her son, Tristen.
LaDean was born August...
Tom Bales
Mar 13, 2019
Thomas J. Bales, 41 of Shumway, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham, with visitation being held from 11:00 a.m. to time of service. Memorial donations may be given to Ballard Nature Center and will be accepted at the...
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