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Marie A. Schoenhoff

Marie A. Schoenhoff

Feb 15, 2018

Marie A. Schoenhoff, 89 of Effingham, passed away Thursday afternoon, February 15, 2018 surrounded by her family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until time of service, Tuesday morning in...

Marcia I. Stofer

Marcia I. Stofer

Feb 6, 2018

Marcia I. Stofer, 78 of Effingham, passed away Tuesday evening, February 6, 2018 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in Oakridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home....

Gladys M. Haack

Gladys M. Haack

Feb 6, 2018

Gladys M. Haack, 93 of Montrose, passed away Tuesday morning, February 6, 2018 at Lutheran Care Center in Altamont. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 9, 2018 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, rural Wheeler, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to services, Friday morning at the church. Memorial...

Melvin R. Koester

Melvin R. Koester

Feb 3, 2018

Melvin R. Koester, 60 of Lillyville, passed away Saturday afternoon, February 3, 2018 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, surrounded by his loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lillyville, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to...

Lawrence J. Will

Lawrence J. Will

Jan 31, 2018

Lawrence J. Will, 93 of Sigel, passed away Wednesday evening, January 31, 2018 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lillyville, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday evening...

Sandy Fruchtl

Sandy Fruchtl

Jan 26, 2018

Sandra J. "Sandy" Fruchtl, 83, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 at her home in Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to time of service, Tuesday at the funeral home....

Timothy Flach

Timothy Flach

Jan 25, 2018

Tim Flach, 78, of Montrose passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, surrounded by his loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 29 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis, with burial at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church Cemetery in Montrose. Visitation...

Louis J. Feldhake

Louis J. Feldhake

Jan 23, 2018

Louis J. Feldhake, 91, passed away Tuesday evening, January 23, 2018 at his home in Effingham, surrounded by his loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Effingham. Burial will take place in St. Anthony Cemetery with military graveside rites. Visitation will be held from...

Jane T. Waldhoff

Jane T. Waldhoff

Jan 23, 2018

Jane T. Waldhoff, 76 of Teutopolis, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 1, 2018 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis, with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the donor's choice. Jane was...

Betty A. Ruholl

Betty A. Ruholl

Jan 22, 2018

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Ruholl, 77 of Lillyville, passed away Monday afternoon, January 22, 2018 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 26, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lillyville, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m....

Mildred A. Buehnerkemper

Mildred A. Buehnerkemper

Jan 17, 2018

Mildred A. "Tibby" Buehnerkemper, 91 of Teutopolis, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 17, 2018 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 20, 2018 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. A CCW rosary will be held at 4:30...

Margaret Niemann

Margaret Niemann

Jan 14, 2018

Margaret Niemann, 87 of Effingham, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Lavender Ridge Memory Care in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 18, 2018 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Green Creek, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to time of service,...

Robert L. Reiss

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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