Sylvia A. Bort, 86, of Prairietown, Ill., passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2024. She was born on February 7, 1938 to the late Theodore and Cordelia Heine Bunte. Sylvia married Fred G. Bort on June...

Sean H. Mason, Sr. 55, of Benld, Ill., died at his residence on Thursday, May 2, 2024. He was born Feb. 10, 1969, in Alton, to Terry L. Mason and Lois A. Barnett Drury. His father preceded him in...

Timothy P. "Tim" Zenner, 53, of Staunton, Ill., died at Evelyn's House in Creve Coeur, Mo., on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. He was born July 12, 1970, in Staunton to Arthur Zenner and Doris (Pitt) Zenner....

Georgia Diane Reeves, 74, of Gillespie, died at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, on Monday, May 6, 2024. She was born April 1, 1950, in East St. Louis, Ill., to William Homer Long and Rue Ann...

Karen Rose Smith, 77, of Carlinville, Ill. and formerly of Gillespie, Ill., passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, May 10, 2024. She was born in Litchfield, Ill., on March 8, 1947 to Karl Jr. a...

Bonnie Lee Mihalic, 79, of Staunton, Ill., passed away on May 7, 2024. Bonnie was born on May 24, 1944 in Edwardsville, to Leland and Delores (Moore) Scott. She married James E. Mihalic on July 7,...

Deborah Jane Rubis, 70, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024 at her residence in Mt. Olive. She was born on April 12, 1954 in St. Louis, Mo., to Melvin Woodrow and Betty Jane (Ainsworth) Snow. She...

Wanda Kaye (Huffman) Bernot, 77, of Benld, Ill., was freed from the shackles of Alzheimer’s Disease on April 22, 2024. She passed peacefully with family by her side at the Community Hospital of S...

Daniel D. Hering, 68, of Staunton, Ill., passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at his residence in Staunton. The son of the late Edgar and Laura (Harmon) Hering. Daniel was employed as an Operator...

Marilyn F. Schumacher, 93, of rural New Douglas, Ill., passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at Mill Creek Alzheimers’ Special Care. She was born on May 25, 1930 in North Platte, Neb., to the l...

Eugene A. “Gene” Bentrup, 86, of Staunton, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024. Gene was born on March 15, 1938 in Staunton to Louis and Ella (Heigert) Bentrup and they preceded him in death. Gen...

David Negro, 92, of Staunton, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at his home. He was born May 16, 1931 in Staunton. David was a life-long mechanic in the community and had been employed by...

Steven Wayne Foster, 70, of Mt. Olive, passed away at his residence on Friday, March 29, 2024. He was born in Germany on Oct. 26, 1953 to Stanley and Jessie Lorraine (Greemore) Foster. He graduated...

Alberta Marie Schunk, 71, of Litchfield, died at Litchfield Health and Rehab Center in Litchfield on Sunday, March 31, 2024. Also known as “Cookie,” Alberta was born Dec. 4, 1952, in East St. Lou...

Sharon Kay Nessl, 77, of Gillespie, died at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield on Sunday, March 31, 2024. She was born March 23, 1947, in Alton, Ill. the daughter of Leonard Garret and Florence...

Dr. Laurence (Larry) Bradley Sharos, 71, passed away on March 30, 2024. He was born to Hyman Chon and Jeane Kochinski and lived in Chicago on Kimball Ave until 1957 when his family bought a new home...