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Samuel Vernon Hurst
Jan 15, 2015
Samuel Vernon Hurst, Jr. (Buzz), born December 19, 1932, passed from this life to eternal life on January 15, 2015. Â He is survived by his best friend and wife of 25 years, Karen. Â Also surviving are his daughters Sherry, Donna (Marcella), Julie and Amy (Kent), step-sons Scott, Michael (Crystal) and Rick Veach, nine grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and one nephew. Â ...
David A. Katt
Jan 13, 2015
David A. Katt, 55 of Effingham passed away at 3:22 p.m. Tuesday, January 13th at Sara Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. Funeral services will be held 4:00 p.m. Saturday January 17, 2015 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham. Visitation will be 2:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Donations may be made to the donors choice. Online...
Lloyd J. "Ed" Knierim, Jr.
Jan 13, 2015
Lloyd J. "Ed" Knierim, Jr., 74 of Effingham, passed away at 11:31 a.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with burial in Arborcrest Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday...
James D. "Jim" Broom
Jan 11, 2015
James D. "Jim" Broom, 80 of Effingham, passed away at 12:43 p.m. Sunday, January 11, 2015 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church in Effingham with burial in Oakridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at Bauer Funeral...
Noble Ray Moore
Jan 9, 2015
Noble Ray Moore, 79 of Hillsboro, passed away at 7:31 p.m. Friday, January 9, 2015 at St. Alexius Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. There will be no services per Noble's request. Noble was born February 28, 1935 in Effingham, the son of Jesse and Sylvia (Conner) Moore. He served with the United States Army from 1958 to 1960 and was...
James T. "Jim" Charters, Sr.
Jan 5, 2015
James T. "Jim" Charters, Sr., 77 of Effingham, passed away Monday morning, January 5, 2015 at Effingham Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 9, 2015 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...
Geraldine M Fulle
Jan 4, 2015
Geraldine M. Fulle, 90 of Effingham, passed away Sunday morning, January 4, 2015 at HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 8, 2015 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to time of service,...
Ralph J. Niemerg
Jan 2, 2015
Ralph J. Niemerg, 91 of Dieterich, passed away at 5:00 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2015 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 5, 2015 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Bishop Creek, with burial in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Dieterich with military rites. A parish wake service will begin...
Robert J. "Bob" Niebrugge
Jan 2, 2015
Robert J. "Bob" Niebrugge, 90 of Dieterich, passed away at 3:45 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2015. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Bishop Creek, with burial in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Dieterich with military rites. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday evening at the...
Paul J Schmidt
Dec 25, 2014
Paul J. Schmidt, 79, of rural Effingham (Green Creek), passed away at his home on Thursday afternoon, December 25, 2014, surrounded by his family. A funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 29, 2014 at St. Mary's Help of Christian Church, Green Creek, with the Reverend Sunder Ery officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with...
Helen A. Dasenbrock
Dec 16, 2014
Helen A. Dasenbrock, 84 of Effingham, passed away at 12:37 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at H.S.H.S. St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 20, 2014 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...
James L Borries
Dec 15, 2014
James L. "Whitey" Borries, Sr., 85 of Teutopolis, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2014 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with military rites. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the church with a parish wake service to...
Thomas J Overbeck
Dec 8, 2014
Thomas Jefferson Overbeck, 17 of Dieterich, passed away at 4:05 p.m. Monday, December 8, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Southside Baptist Church, located on Veterans Drive in Effingham. Visitation will be held from noon until time of service, Saturday at the church. His family has requested that in lieu of flowers,...
Robert D. Kurtin
Dec 3, 2014
Robert D. "Bob" Kurtin, 82 of Louisville, Ohio, formerly of Effingham, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio. A funeral mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Effingham. Entombment will be held in Woodlawn Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be held from 4:00...
Pauline Ann Brummer
Dec 1, 2014
Pauline Ann Brummer 88, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Monday, December 1, 2014 at her Bishop Creek home, surrounded by her 7 children. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 5, 2014 at St. Isidore Parish, St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Bishop Creek, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m....
Philip L. Kortte
Nov 26, 2014
Philip Louis Kortte, 71 of Effingham, passed away in the comfort of his own home at 3:42 a.m. Wednesday, November 26, 2014. A funeral mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00...
Donald H. Broom
Nov 24, 2014
Donald H. "Don" Broom, 82 of Teutopolis, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 at his home with his loving wife, Bernice and son, Dennis by his side. A funeral mass will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 29, 2014 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with burial in St. Francis Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will...
Alberta M. Westendorf
Nov 17, 2014
Alberta M. Westendorf, 90 of Dieterich, passed away at 3:23 p.m. Monday, November 17, 2014 at H.S.H.S. St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 20, 2014 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Bishop Creek, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Wednesday...
Andrew B. Willenborg
Nov 17, 2014
Andrew B. Willenborg, 84 of Dieterich, passed away at 11:13 p.m. Monday, November 17, 2014 at H.S.H.S. St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 21, 2014 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...
Nellie M. Hayes
Nov 12, 2014
Nellie M. Hayes, 91 of Effingham, passed away at 1:39 a.m., Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Burial will be held in Dieterich Cemetery at a later date. Nellie was born July 14, 1923 in Wheeler, the daughter of George and Gladys (Loy) Buhler. She married Joseph H. Hayes in 1974 and he preceded her...
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