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Elizabeth A. Kiefer
Apr. 06, 2021
Elizabeth (Beth) A. Kiefer, age 69, passed away April 6, 2021, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Beth was born June 25, 1951, in Sterling, IL to William J. and Marjorie A. (Jeffery) Tonkin. She married James C. Kiefer on May 30, 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University. For...
lois Mae Summers
Apr. 05, 2021
Lois Summers, 86, of Clinton, passed away Monday, April 5, 2021. Lois was born May 19, 1934 in Latham, IL, the daughter of Orville and Pauline Cutright. Lois was a longtime member of the Kenney Christian Church. She worked at Sears and IGA in Clinton. She enjoyed birdwatching and she loved her...
Amy Jo Beals
Apr. 05, 2021
Mt. Zion, IL – Amy Jo Beals, 52, of Mt. Zion, IL, passed away Monday, April 5, 2021, surrounded by her family. Amy was born in Mattoon, IL, on February 20, 1969, the daughter of Walter R. Sheets and Dianne L. (Cochran) Renner. A graduate of Mt. Zion High School, Amy worked as an LPN at...
James L. Siemons
Apr. 04, 2021
James L. Siemons, 76, of Tarpon Springs, FL, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 at Suncoast Hospice Care Center in Palm Harbor, FL. Jim was born on September 22, 1944 in Watseka, IL, the son of Paul and Gloria Siemons of Decatur IL. He married Liz Goodlink on April 13, 1982. He is survived by his...
Margo Tish
Apr. 03, 2021
Margo Tish, 77, of Morton, IL, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021. Margo was born July 23, 1943 in Ft. Worth, TX, the daughter of Howard and Hallie Cooper. Margo was a loving wife, mother and grandma. She enjoyed 22 years as an OB nurse at Decatur Memorial Hospital and also loved cooking and...
Ronnie Vermer Ballard
Apr. 02, 2021
Ronnie Verner Ballard, 67, of Decatur, IL passed away April 2, 2021 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Ronnie was born December 17, 1953 in Decatur, IL the son of Robert and Mildred (Mathis) Ballard. Ronnie was a machine operator for Caterpillar Inc. He enjoyed music and played as a drummer in a band...
Richie Alan Wolf
Apr. 01, 2021
Richie Alan Wolf, 46, of Decatur, passed away on April 1, 2021 at his residence. Richie was born on August 22, 1974 in Wooster, OH, the son of Richard Wolf and Theresa Rader. Richie married Jolanta Neverauskyte on October 22, 2001 in Loudonville, OH. Jolanta survives. Richie is also survived by...
Norma J Fish
Apr. 01, 2021
Norma Jean (Owens) Fish, Age 83 Passed away on April 1ST 2021 after a lengthy illness. She knowingly left this earthly place to meet her loving God and re-join the past family and friends of her life. She leaves behind her husband, Ross D Fish and son, Tom E Waters (Michele) of Temecula CA,...
Nikola Ann Rambo
Mar. 31, 2021
Nikola Ann Rambo, 71, of Decatur, passed away on March 31, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Nikola was born on August 24, 1949 in Decatur, the daughter of Earl and Juanita Enoch Johnson. She married Claude “John” Rambo, Jr. on August 17, 1968 at Boiling Springs Church of...
Kenneth Marion Sutton
Mar. 30, 2021
Kenneth Marion Sutton, 69, of Decatur, passed away March 30, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Kenneth was born October 1, 1951 in Cairo, Illinois, the son of John and Ora Lee (Brown) Sutton. He worked as a journeyman for Western Publishing. In his free time, he worked out at the Vic Tanney Health...
Robert John Dietz Jr.
Mar. 28, 2021
Robert J. Dietz, Jr, 51, of Fulton, IL passed away on March 28, 2021 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL, surrounded by his loving family. Rob was born on April 18, 1969 in Clinton, IA, the son of Robert J. and Judy Widener Dietz, Sr. Rob is survived by his mother: Judy Dietz of...
Vernon Eugene Braun
Mar. 27, 2021
Vernon Eugene Braun, 89, formerly of Mt Zion, IL passed away March 27, at McClay Senior Center, in St. Peters, MO. Vernon was born February 4, 1932 in Festus, MO, the son of Edward Antone and Mary Ester (Westbrook) Braun. He married Nancy Ellen Freese on February 2, 1957 in Festus, MO. Vernon was...