Obituaries

Charles T. Pelo, 77, of Edwardsville IL, died Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, MO.

June Sueverkruebbe, 92, of Highland, IL, died Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Highland Healthcare Center.

James A. Missey, 61, of Swansea, IL, died Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville.

Opal Potts, 93, of Pocahontas, IL, died Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Hillsboro Rehab & Health Care Center.

Karen R. Gay, age 70, of Albion, IL passed from this life to the next on January 27, 2021 at Ridgeway, IL.

Delbert Leroy Harris, a lifelong Lebanon, IL resident, passed away January 27, 2021. Del leaves behind a legacy of hard work, civic engagement, volunteerism,...

Mark Allen Patrick, 58, of Collinsville, IL., passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at his home.

Dennis N. Roux, 75, of Collinsville, IL, passed away, Monday, January 25, 2021, at Anderson Hospital, in Maryville, IL.

Marcella M. Runyon, 88, of Lebanon, IL, died Saturday, January 23, 2021, at her home.

Robert Donal Murphy, Jr. of Albion, IL passed from this life to the next life on January 21, 2021 at Deaconess Midtown ICU in Evansville IN with his family by...

Lessie Mae Mayes, 84, of Mt. Erie, Illinois passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana

Karla M. Plage, 47, of Pocahontas, IL, died Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, with her family by her side.

Russell Koch, 91, of Highland, IL, died Saturday, January 16, 2021, at Faith Countryside in Highland, IL.

Beatrice E. “Betty” Scaglione, 91, of Pocahontas, IL, died Saturday, January 16, 2021, at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL.

Elmer G. Kerkemeyer, 93, of Collinsville, IL, died Friday, January 15, 2021, at home with his family by his side.

Ellen Rose (nee Brown) Plog, died peacefully, Friday, January 15, 2021 in Highland, IL at the age of 93.

Darren R. Simmons, 47, life-long Madison County resident, died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 14, 2021

Justin Lee Gawthorp, age 43 of Albion, IL passed from this life to the next life on January 14, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN following a...

Kenneth B. “Kenny” Cline, 70, of Highland, IL, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 at Highland Health Care.

Steve A. Walker, 74, of Highland, IL, died Thursday, January 14, 2021, at his home.