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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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