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Roger R. Hamilton

Roger R. Hamilton

Jul 12, 2017

Roger R. Hamilton, 72 of Sigel, passed away Wednesday morning, July 12, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in St. Michael's Cemetery, Sigel, with military graveside rites. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. (noon) until time of service, Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial...

Graydon "Foots" Horath

Graydon "Foots" Horath

Jul 9, 2017

Graydon "Foots" Horath, of Effingham, IL, passed away on July 9, 2017 at Evergreen Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Effingham at the young age of 99. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in Oakridge Cemetery with military graveside rites. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from...

Henry F. Langhorst

Henry F. Langhorst

Jul 6, 2017

Henry F. Langhorst, 77, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017 at his daughter's home in Effingham, surrounded by his family. A time of visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham, with burial being held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to...

Brenda K. Braunecker

Brenda K. Braunecker

Jul 5, 2017

Brenda K. (Purdy) Braunecker, 72, of Effingham passed away peacefully at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, 2016, surrounded by her family, at her home in Effingham, IL. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 10, 2017 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:00...

Norma J. Heuerman

Norma J. Heuerman

Jul 4, 2017

Norma J. Heuerman, 85, passed away at 8:05 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Effingham. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Gary Henry "Dutch" Schoenhoff

Gary Henry "Dutch" Schoenhoff

Jun 23, 2017

Gary Henry "Dutch" Schoenhoff, 84 of Effingham, passed away at 9:50 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2017 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be held 4:00 p.m. to 7:00...

Rosemary Koste

Rosemary Koste

Jun 22, 2017

Rosemary Koste, 89, of Effingham died Thursday, June 22, 2017, at home after a period of declining health. Rosemary was a devoted, loving mother of three, who spent countless hours as a devoted, loving grandmother for her four grandchildren. Born in Chicago, she was the eldest child of Wilbert and Pauline (Vondenbosch) McDevitt. Rosemary was preceded in death by husband...

Earl M. Moeller

Earl M. Moeller

Jun 22, 2017

Earl M. Moeller, 95 of Effingham, passed away at 6:08 a.m. Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Effingham with burial in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery (Blue Point), Altamont, with military graveside rites. Visitation will be...

Sharon K. Koester

Sharon K. Koester

Jun 22, 2017

Sharon Koester, 71, formerly of Edina and Knox City, Missouri, passed away at 8:48 a.m. Thursday, June 22, 2017 at her home in Effingham, with her son by her side. A time of visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham, with burial to follow in Arborcrest Memorial...

Mildred M. Vahling

Mildred M. Vahling

Jun 15, 2017

Mildred M. Vahling, 94, passed away at 7:29 a.m. Thursday, June 15, 2017 at her home in Teutopolis. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Francis Cemetery, Teutopolis. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday evening at Bauer Funeral...

Anna L. Bobbett

Anna L. Bobbett

Jun 11, 2017

Anna L. Bobbett, 83 of Altamont, went home to be the Lord on Sunday, June 11, 2017. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.   Memorials may be made to the Lutheran Care Center in Altamont. Anna was born October 14, 1933 in Beattyville, Kentucky, the daughter of J. Everett Brandenburg, Sr. and Georgia L. (Caudill) Brandenburg.   ...

Danny G. Wilson

Danny G. Wilson

Jun 10, 2017

Danny G. Wilson, 67, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 at his home in Effingham, surrounded by his family. Danny was born September 26, 1949 in Parkersburg, West Virginia to the late Gilbert and Kathleen (Williams) Wilson. He married Marian Meyer on March 24th, 1984. Known to many as "Midway Dan", he spent many years providing his family, friends and...

Mary Louise Clarkson

Mary Louise Clarkson

Jun 9, 2017

Louise Clarkson, 82 of Effingham, left this world at 3:00 p.m. Friday, June 9, 2017 after a twenty year long battle with lung cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in Oakridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at...

Nolan D. Pocrnich

Nolan D. Pocrnich

Jun 8, 2017

Nolan D. Pocrnich, 51, passed away at 1:08 p.m. Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Effingham Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. No services are planned.

Jerry Lloyd Summitt

Jerry Lloyd Summitt

Jun 1, 2017

Jerry Lloyd Summitt, 60, of Effingham passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017, at St.John's Hospital in Springfield. As per Jerry's wishes, a graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Oakridge Cemetery in Effingham. Darin Hansen of New Hope Church of Effingham will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to...

Madelyn M. Koester

Madelyn M. Koester

May 30, 2017

Madelyn M. Koester, 85, passed away peacefully at her home in Effingham on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Sacred Heart Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery. A parish wake will be held at 4:30 p.m., with visitation to follow until 7:00 p.m., Friday evening...

Virginia E. Mahala

Virginia E. Mahala

May 20, 2017

Virginia E. Mahala, 85 of Effingham, passed away at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Heartland Christian Village in Neoga. Funeral services will be held at a later date.

James Leroy "Jim" Taylor

James Leroy "Jim" Taylor

May 16, 2017

James LeRoy "Jim" Taylor, 68 of Effingham, formerly of Altamont, passed away at 2:03 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. A funeral mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 2017 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will...

Roy R. Guthrie

Roy R. Guthrie

May 14, 2017

Roy R. Guthrie, 63 of Effingham, passed away at 5:50 a.m. Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Effingham Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. No services will be held at this time.

Marjorie K. Bushur

Marjorie K. Bushur

May 13, 2017

Marjorie K. Bushur, 93 of Montrose, passed away at 6:58 p.m. Friday, May 13, 2017 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. A time of remembrance will be held on June 4, 2017 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Montrose, during their morning mass. Burial will take place in St. Rose Cemetery at a later date. Memorial...

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