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Ruth Barlage

Ruth Barlage

May 6, 2012

Ruth D. Barlage, 100, of Effingham, passed away at 1:30 a.m., Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation in Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Visitation will held from 9:00 a.m. until time of service, Tuesday morning at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with...

Russell D. Nuxoll

Russell D. Nuxoll

May 4, 2012

Russell D. "Russ" Nuxoll, 54, went to be with the Lord at 7:17 a.m., Friday, May 4, 2012 at his home in Effingham after a long battle with cancer. Private family services will be held at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham. Memorials may be made to Crossroads Cancer Center in Effingham. www.bauerfh.com Russ was born July 23, 1957 in Effingham,...

Karen J. Ashbaugh

Karen J. Ashbaugh

May 4, 2012

Karen J. Ashbaugh, 73, of Effingham, passed away at 8:14 p.m., Friday, May 4, 2012 at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Shumway United Methodist Church. Visitation will held from 10:00 a.m. until time of service, Thursday morning at the church with burial in the church cemetery....

Mildred "Millie" F. Thoele

Mildred "Millie" F. Thoele

Apr 28, 2012

Mildred F. "Millie" Thoele, 87, of Teutopolis died at 9:40 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Teutopolis, with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church with a 7 p.m. Council of Catholic Women...

Earl H. Pals

Earl H. Pals

Apr 20, 2012

Earl H. Pals, 79, passed away at 2:40 a.m., Friday, April 20, 2012 at his home in Teutopolis. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 23, 2012 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday evening at the church...

Edward D. Kollman

Edward D. Kollman

Apr 20, 2012

Edward D. Kollman, 71, of Altamont, passed away at 11:53 p.m., Friday, April 20, 2012 at Gowin Parc in Mattoon. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to memorial service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family has...

Leah B. Schmohe

Leah B. Schmohe

Apr 19, 2012

Leah B. Schmohe, 76, passed away at 5:12 a.m., Thursday, April 19, 2012 at her home in Effingham. Funeral services will be held at a.m., Monday, April 23, 2012 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Altamont with burial in Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday evening at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham and for one hour...

William "Don" Donald Bishop

William "Don" Donald Bishop

Apr 17, 2012

William Donald "Don" Bishop, 86, of Effingham, went to be with his beloved wife, Gerry, on April 17, 2012 in Zephyrhills, Florida while preparing to return home to Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 28, 2012 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham. Burial will be in St. Anthony Cemetery with military rites....

Herman N. Bierman

Herman N. Bierman

Apr 15, 2012

Herman N. "Harmie" Bierman, 88, passed away at 5:50 p.m., Sunday, April 15, 2012 at his home in rural Wheeler. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Island Grove with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the church...

Judy Kay Niebrugge

Judy Kay Niebrugge

Apr 15, 2012

Judy K. Niebrugge, 53, passed away Sunday evening, April 15, 2012 at her home in Altamont. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 20, 2012 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Effingham with burial in Oakridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham. Memorials may be...

Harold L. Bahrns

Harold L. Bahrns

Apr 9, 2012

Harold L. Bahrns, 87, of Effingham, passed away at 8:15 p.m., Monday, April 9, 2012 at Casey Health Care Center in Casey. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 13, 2012 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Effingham with burial in Oakridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening at Bauer...

Ralph L. Zerrusen

Ralph L. Zerrusen

Apr 7, 2012

Ralph L. Zerrusen, 83, died at 7:08 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2012 at his home in Teutopolis. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis. Burial will be held in St. Francis Cemetery with military graveside rites. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.,...

Dr. Chester Franklin Buckner, Jr. Dds

Dr. Chester Franklin Buckner, Jr. Dds

Apr 3, 2012

Dr. Chester Franklin Buckner, Jr. D.D.S, 73, of Effingham died at 12:56 a.m. Tuesday morning, April 3, 2012 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 6, 2012 at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham with Pastor C.W. Lewis officiating. Burial will take place in Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, Indiana. Visitation will...

"Jack" Fuelle

"Jack" Fuelle

Mar 27, 2012

John G. "Jack" Fuelle, 76, of Teutopolis passed away Tuesday evening, March 27, 2012 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 31, 2012 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with private burial in St. Francis Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held from...

William Collier Martin, Sr.

William Collier Martin, Sr.

Mar 27, 2012

LTC (U. S. Army Retired) William Collier Martin, Sr. (known to friends and family as Collier) 85 years of age, of Effingham, Illinois, died in his home on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 following a courageous battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life service will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 30, 2012 at Centenary United Methodist Church, Effingham. Burial...

Roy W. Crenshaw

Roy W. Crenshaw

Mar 21, 2012

Roy W. Crenshaw, 78, of Effingham passed away at 9:20 a.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Effingham after battling cancer for several months. Funeral services will be held privately for the family only with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Effingham. Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham is assisting the family with arrangements. Roy was born August...

Dorothy R. Herboth

Dorothy R. Herboth

Mar 17, 2012

Dorothy R. Herboth, 84, of Effingham died at 1:55 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.,...

Jerome Charles Hotze

Jerome Charles Hotze

Mar 16, 2012

Jerome "Jerry" Charles Hotze, 73, of Teutopolis, passed away at 12:42 a.m. Friday, March 16, 2012 at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, march 19, 2012 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday...

Charles H. Kreke

Charles H. Kreke

Mar 12, 2012

Charles H. "Chuck" Kreke, 91, died at 12:45 p.m., Monday, March 12 at his home in rural Teutopolis. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 16, 2012 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the church...

Bernard "Barney" F. Browning

Bernard "Barney" F. Browning

Feb 28, 2012

Bernard F. "Barney" Browning, 87, of Indianapolis, formerly of Montrose passed into eternity at 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at his home with his family at his side. A prayer service will be held at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, March 3, 2012 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Montrose and burial in Montrose Cemetery with military graveside rites....

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