Obituaries

Edgar F. Williams, 65, of Highland, IL, died Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Highland Health Care Center, Highland, IL.

Gayle A. Thole, age 54 of Highland, IL, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, IL.

Grace “Maxine” (nee Curry) Lanham, 83, of Highland, IL, died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at St. Joseph Hospital, Highland, IL.

Aneda Rutz (nee Lebegue), 98, of Highland, IL, died Friday March 25, 2016, at St. Joseph Hospital, Highland, IL.

Kevin Kleinik, 48, of Grantfork, IL, died Friday, March 25, 2016, at St. Joseph Hospital, Highland, IL.

Marcella A. “Sally” Hohrein, 77, of Lebanon, IL, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at her residence, surrounded by her family.

Jerry L. Kious, 81, of Mulberry Grove, IL, died Monday, March 21, 2016, at his residence.

Mary E. Marchal (Nee Raber), 64, of Highland, IL, died Monday, March 14, 2016, at her residence, with her family by her side.

Gloria G. Tanner (Nee Perkins), 73, of Highland, IL, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at St. Joseph Hospital, Highland, IL.

Christopher “Todd” Sands, 45, of Highland, IL, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at St. Vincent’s East Hospital, Trussville, AL.

Arlene “Arkie” Quitmeyer Gustafson (Nee Wiese), 92, of Highland, IL died Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Highland Health Care Center, Highland, IL.

Randolph E. “Randy” Robinson, 67, of Pocahontas, IL, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Greenville Regional Hospital, Greenville, IL, after a long battle with...

Tom Riggs, 72, of Highland, IL, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

Helen Vaughn (nee Dickerson), 83, of Pocahontas, IL, died Monday, March 7, 2016, at St. Joseph Hospital, Highland, IL.

Patty P. Sterkis, 81, of Jamestown, IL, died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at her residence.

Fred Vaughn, 90, of Pocahontas, IL, died Friday, February 26, 2016, at his residence with his family by his side.

Carol E. “Ducky” (nee Dubach) Ruehrup, 79, of Belleville, IL, formerly of Alhambra, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Four Fountains Nursing Home,...

Shirley Mae Monken (nee Frick), 89, of Lebanon, passed away in her home on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, after a short battle with leukemia.

Richard A. (Ricky) Smith, at 50 years old, took his last breath in the morning of February 16th, 2016, at his home in Pocahontas, IL, after battling renal and...

Gordon W. Clanton, Jr., 66, of Pocahontas, IL, died Monday, February 8, 2016, at St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO.