All Obituaries

Former Harvel resident, Richard Thomas "Dick" Uhrig, 78, of Divernon, passed away peacefully at 6:33 p.m. Friday, September 22, 2023, at his home surrounded by family.   Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday September 28th, at St. Raymond Catholic Church, Raymond, with burial at St. Raymond Cemetery.   Friends may call from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27th at St. Raymond Catholic Church.   Richard was born the son of John and Anna (Fireman)...

Wanda Darlene Hantla-Henesey, age 73, of Alton, passed away at her home with her family by her side on September 21, 2023. She was born in Litchfield on December 9, 1949, the only child of Fredrick O. and Edith (Nail) Hantla.  She obtained a BS in Christian Education from St. Louis Christian College in St. Louis. Wanda married Tom Henesey, of Alton, on January 15, 2011, immediately gaining 4 children and the title of Grandma.  She worked in the financial department for St....

Everett E. “Gene” Shreve 83 of Litchfield passed away Sept 1, 2023 in St. Louis MO. He lived his entire life in Litchfield and Hillsboro. He was born in Litchfield IL on Sept 26, 1939 to Everett E. and Marie (Hopper) Shreve. He worked at Olin Corporation in Alton. He is survived by his companion of many years Alice Ogden, two children Stanley (Brenda) Shreve and Melissa Hale, 3 grandchildren and one sister Susan Shreve. He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter...

Margaret Mary (Wells) Sharp, 73, of Hillsboro, passed away August 31, 2023, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Margaret was born in Chicago to her parents Tom and Ann Wells on August 6, 1950. She was a high school graduate and went on to study at Lincoln Land Community College. Margaret was a hard worker who loved Jesus, her family and life altogether. She worked at Hillsboro Glass but has since retired. In her free time, she enjoyed going to the casinos and slot...

Sheila Marie (Hough) Masten, 66, of Raymond, passed away August 17, 2023 at her home. She was born May 1, 1957 in Hillsboro, the daughter of John and Dorothy (Haarstick) Hough. She worked the last three years at Webb Insurance Co. Previously she worked for Franklin Life/AIG for 30 years. She babysat many over the years. She was a high school graduate of Lincolnwood Class of 1975. She married the love of her life and high-school sweetheart, Michael Masten of Waggoner, at St....

Norma Carlene Crum, 78, of Mason, Ohio was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus on August 6, 2023. She was born on November 26, 1944, in Hillsboro, Illinois, and was the daughter of Carl and Hazel (Swires) Lewey. After graduating from Raymond High School in 1962, she attended Illinois State University. On January 26, 1964, Carlene married Robert Crum in Raymond, Illinois and he survives. Besides her husband, she is survived by her children, Carmen Renee (husband David) Swedes of Loveland,...

Margaret Jane Hitchings, age 79, of Charleston, IL, passed away on Sunday August 6, at the Charleston Rehab and Health Care Center in Charleston. She was born the daughter of Howard Glenn & Ruby Claire (Garard) Hitchings on September 26, 1943 in Raymond. She was of the Methodist Faith and had competed in the Special Olympics. She is survived by her siblings Howard G. Hitchings of Litchfield Jim (Mary Ann) Hitchings of Raymond, John (Mary Sue) Hitchings of Bloomington, Norma...

Mary C. (Baran) Norene, 81, passed away on August 05, 2023, at Hillsboro Area Hospital in Hillsboro, IL. Mary was born on February 27, 1942, in Hillsboro, but grew up in Taylor Springs, to parents Edward and Ann Marie (Brown) Baran. After graduating from Hillsboro High School in 1959 where she stared in several musicals, Mary went to school at Browns Business College in St. Louis. With this degree, she went on to become a legal secretary and eventually worked for a hospital in...

It is with great sorrow; we announce the passing of Ginger Louis Janssen (Hartman). Ginger passed away in Springfield, IL at St. John's Hospital on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 11:06pm at the age of 59. Ginger was born in Hillsboro, IL on October 25, 1963, the daughter of Harold and Helen Allen Hartman. She attended school in Raymond and later attended school at Barron Collier High in Naples, FL where she graduated with the class of 1982. She married Dalbert Janssen in Raymond on March...

Evelyn Nadine Cruthis of Litchfield passed away On August 3, 2023. She was born on July 24, 1946, in New Douglas, Illinois; the daughter of Charles A. and Leona J. Buessner Sievers. She first married John W. Goldacker in 1966. Evelyn later wed Gerald Rodney Cruthis on December 29, 1969, in Valdosta, Georgia; he preceded her in death on June 13, 1997. Evelyn was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield; she was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, and working outside, but most of all she...