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Robert L. Reiss
Jan 12, 2018
Robert L. Reiss, 86 of Effingham, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 15, 2018 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m....
Eddie G. Safford
Jan 10, 2018
Eddie Glenn Safford, 81, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2018 at his home in Effingham. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham, with visitation being held from 12:30 p.m. to time of service. Memorial donations may be made to the Humane Society and will be accepted at the...
Margaret E. Hanfland
Jan 10, 2018
Margaret Elizabeth Hanfland, 105, passed away Wednesday morning, January 10, 2018 at her home in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Michael Cemetery, Sigel. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to time of service, Saturday morning...
Martha P. Niemerg
Jan 7, 2018
Martha P. Niemerg, 90, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018 at her home in Bishop Creek. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 12, 2018 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Bishop Creek, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening at the church, with...
Joann E. Kroeger
Jan 4, 2018
Our Beloved Mother, Sister, Grandmother and Aunt Joann E. Kroeger died on Thursday, January 4, 2018. Funeral services will be held at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham, January 8th at 4pm. Joann was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1938 to Bruno and Helen Wajs and attended St. Francis of Assisi Parish School and Austin HS in Chicago. Joann was a...
Mary M. Bloemer
Jan 2, 2018
Mary M. Bloemer, 76 of Green Creek, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 5, 2018 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Green Creek, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to...
Melvin R. Higgs
Jan 2, 2018
Melvin R. Higgs, 93 of Effingham, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Heartland Christian Village in Neoga. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Arborcrest Memorial Park in Effingham with Pastor Jim Whitacre officiating. Memorial donations may be given to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Melvin was born March 1, 1924 in Mahomet, the...
Marjorie E. "Marge" Guffey
Jan 1, 2018
Marjorie E. "Marge" Guffey, 95, passed away Monday afternoon, January 1, 2018 at her granddaughter's residence in Altamont. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 5, 2018 at the Altamont Baptist Church, Altamont, with entombment in Arborcrest Memorial Park, Effingham. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday evening at the church. Memorial donations...
Eugene A. "Gene" Probst
Dec 30, 2017
Eugene A. "Gene" Probst, 91, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at his home in rural Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 6, 2018 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Bishop Creek, with burial in the church cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2018Â at...
Andrew P. Ruholl
Dec 30, 2017
Andrew P. Ruholl, 79, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at his home in Lillyville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lillyville, with burial in the church cemetary. Visitation will be held from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the church, with a 4:00 p.m....
Kathryn P. Wesselman
Dec 27, 2017
Kathryn P. Wesselman, 99, passed away Wednesday morning, December 27, 2017 at her home in Teutopolis. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 30, 2017 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the church with a 6:30...
James R. Hawickhorst
Dec 26, 2017
James R. Hawickhorst, 71, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at his home in Teutopolis. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 29, 2017 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in St. Francis Cemetery, Teutopolis. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to time of service, Friday morning at the funeral home. Memorial donations may...
Eileen W. Tanner
Dec 22, 2017
Eileen W. Tanner, 91 of Stewardson, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, December 22, 2017 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. Private services will be held with burial in Stewardson Cemetery, Stewardson. Memorial donations may be made to the Stewardson United Methodist Church, Parkinson's Foundation or to the donor's choice. Online condolences may be...
Kathy Jo Donsbach
Dec 21, 2017
Kathy Jo Donsbach, 62 of Effingham, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Island Grove with burial in Mullen Cemetery, Montrose. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at Bauer...
Jeaneane M. Jenne
Dec 19, 2017
Jeaneane M. Jenne, 40 of St. Peter, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 22, 2017 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 7:00 p.m. Thursday...
Louis R. Will
Dec 13, 2017
Louis Raymond Will, 90 of Sigel, passed away at 9:05 a.m. Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Heartland Christian Village in Neoga. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 16, 2017 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with burial in St. Rose Cemetery, Montrose with military graveside rites. Visitation will be held...
John L. Verdeyen
Dec 3, 2017
John L. Verdeyen, 80 of Teutopolis, passed away Sunday morning, December 3, 2017 at Sharon Health Care of Peoria. A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at St. Francis Cemetery in Teutopolis. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday morning at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham. Memorial donations may be...
John C. Looman
Dec 1, 2017
John Looman, 61, of Teutopolis passed away Friday, December 1 at his home surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic, Lillyville, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday evening at the church with a...
Gary Elliott
Nov 25, 2017
David Gary Leon Elliott, 79 of Mattoon, passed away Saturday morning, November 25, 2017 at Cumberland Rehabilitation and Health Care in Greenup. A memorial service will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Jake's Discount Carpet in Mattoon. Gary was born May 6, 1938 in Toledo, the son of Elmer and Erna (Gast) Elliott....
Malinda M. Burrell
Nov 23, 2017
Malinda M. Burrell, 97 of Effingham, passed away Thursday afternoon, November 23, 2017 at Heartland Christian Village in Neoga. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 27, 2017 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Sigel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday...
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