Central High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

The Reverend C. Clifton Garris a native of Washington NC went home to be with the Lord on December 29 2025. After graduation from Washington High School Cliff enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and honorably served with the Flying Tigers as a Radar Technician from 1956 1962. Cliff attended Rollins Coll...

Angelo Capritta, 102, of Schaumburg, IL, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 30, 2025.Angelo was born on April 4, 1923 to Sicilian immigrants Gaetano and Caroline Capritta in Schenectady, NY. Angelo was the oldest of 4 children, including Tony, Connie, and Bea. They are now all reunited in he...

Doris Irene Chapman-Combs, age 93 of Marion, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026.Doris was born December 4, 1932 in Wilkesville, Ohio, the daughter of the late James and Iva May (Clark) Montgomery. The family moved to Marion when Doris was 3 years old. She received her education in Claridon and g...

Jo Ann Kisner 97 of Grand Island Nebraska passed away peacefully on November 8 2025 at Tiffany Square Nursing Home. A visitation will be held at 830 a.m. with a vigil rosary at 930 a.m. Thursday November 20 2025 at St. Leos Catholic Church in Grand Island. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10...

Charlie Reed, 82, of Sumner, died peacefully, Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Unity Point/Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, surrounded by his loving family.A Celebration of Life will be held from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Friday, October 24, 2025, at Meadowbrook Country Club in Sumner. Private family ser...

Elizabeth Betty Ann Neumann 93 of Chesapeake Virginia passed away peacefully on Friday December 19 2025. Born September 27 1932 in Chicago Illinois Betty was the daughter of the late Walter Theodore Slicker and Agnes Josephine Slicker. Betty was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 65 years L...

Pastor Donald L. Don Nickolson 83 of Washburn WI passed away on January 2 2026 at Tamarack Health in Ashland WI. He was born on October 8 1942 in Milwaukee WI the son of Frank and Mabel Becke Nickolson. He graduated from Rufus King High School in Milwaukee in 1961 and went on to attend North Central...

Elaine Natzke Schmidt, 93, died peacefully Tuesday morning, October 14, 2025, at Parkview Estates in Wayside, Wisconsin. Born on June 3, 1932, at the family home in Wayside, Elaine Elsie Lydia Natzke was the eldest child of Amos and Loraine (Kiekhaefer) Natzke. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion...

Daniel J. Dan Nicklin age 76 of Aviston passed away Friday January 9 2026 at home surrounded by his family. He was born March 24 1949 in Streator Illinois a son of the late Raymond and Anne nee Galick Nicklin. Dan married Mary Nicklin nee Biroschik on August 9 1969 at St. Stephens Catholic Church in...

Judith M. Judy Pariseau age 79 of Breese passed away Thursday January 8 2026 at Evercare of Breese. She was born January 7 1947 in Breese the daughter of the late Vincent and Clara nee Wolters Niemann. Judy married Joe Pariseau on February 24 1968 at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Breese. He precede...

Lois Jane Smith Rust 97 of Jacksonville Illinois died Wednesday December 17 2025 at The Pointe in Jacksonville. She was born July 6 1928 to LeRoy Thomas and Hattie Belle Scott Smith in Jacksonville. Lois married Paul Oliver Rust on July 24 1949 at Central Christian Church in Jacksonville they were m...

Quick to smile and sparkling eyes Robert John DeAngelis was born on December 20 1934 into a sprawling Italian American family in Cleveland Ohio to Jennie DiNunzio and Rudolph DeAngelis. He scored the enviable spot as one of the youngest of dozens of cousins and as a result got extra love showered up...

Evon Tinsley Buckta passed away peacefully on Monday January 12 2026 at her home in Scottsville Kentucky. She was born on June 28 1943 in Warren County Kentucky to Elijah Harper Tinsley and Minnie Jane Loafman Tinsley. Evon graduated as salutatorian from Alvaton High School in Alvaton Kentucky in 19...

Garnette Marie Jude, age 79, of Lexington, Kentucky, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, January 12, 2026, at Three Rivers Healthcare in Cincinnati, Ohio.She was born November 15, 1946, in Welch, West Virginia, and grew up in the coal-mining town of Number #2 Yukon, West Virginia. She was the dau...

90 of Oak Grove Alabama formerly of Barbourville Kentucky was called home on Wednesday December 24 2025. He is survived by two daughters Lisa Ann Bingham Weldon Steve of Oak Grove Alabama and Donna Lynn Bingham of Oak Grove Alabama three granddaughters Katie Weldon Derek of Dunwoody Georgia Casey We...

Joyce was born in Effingham Illinois the daughter of John Truman and Mildred Pauline AdermanGarner on February 16.1938. She graduated from Altamont Community High School. She married Ronald Dean Finfrock and he preceded her in death. To this union was born a son Curtis Dean Finfrock on June 1 1957 a...

Perry DuPra Pree Brown of Rockford departed this earthly life January 6 2026. He was born December 22 1970 in Rockford the son of Perry and Diane Brown. Perry was employed as a machine operator by Combined Metals Company 11 years. He loved to grill play video games lifting weights dancing singing en...

Leonard Charles Pinney went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 3, 2026.Born on December 4, 1933, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, he was the beloved son of Edwin Earl Pinney and Marian Sellers Pinney.Rev. Pinney's formative years were spent in various states as his...

Sandra Faye Pekarek, 77, of Jacksonville, IL, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at The Grove Health and Rehab in Jacksonville.She was born Feb. 22, 1948, in Jacksonville, the daughter of Clarence Lee and Charlotte Louise (Brockhouse) Moss. She married F. John Pekarek on June 24, 1967, in Concord, and he pr...

Edgar E Bantz 92 of Muscatine Iowa formerly of Galesburg died on Friday December 19 2025 at home. Ed was born August 15 1933 in Danville Illinois the son of Ford D. and Audrey Canaday Bantz. He married Helen M. Helander on November 3 1962 in Chicago. She preceded him in death on November 27 2018 aft...

Noel Eric Gash known affectionately as Eric to his family and friends passed away peacefully at the age of 63 on January 6 2026 in his lifelong hometown of Galesburg. Born on December 29 1962 to Tony I. and Marilynn L. Harvey Gash Erics warmth and kindness touched the lives of many throughout his me...

On the last day of the year 2025 Les Plotner age 92 of Belleville Il formerly of Lincoln IL joined his beloved wife Gretchen in heaven where she had been waiting for him for a little over a year. Lester Dean Les Plotner was born on December 15 1933 in Pekin IL to Dean and Marie nee Chambers Plotner....

On Thursday October 30 2025 Judy Vaughn gracefully received her heavenly reward. She passed away peacefully at her home with loved ones by her side. She was born in Vincennes IN on December 20 1940 to Gayle Eugene Whittaker and Margaret Louise Tewalt Whittaker. Judy married Clarence Eldon Vaughn on ...

On Monday September 1 2025 Jamie Lou Andrews 73 was gracefully welcomed home by her Lord Jesus Christ. She was born the only daughter of James Jacobsen and his wife Ferne Waggoner Jacobsen. Jamie married her soulmate Doug Andrews on June 5 1971. For more than 54 years they worked as a team to raise ...

Rex Crisman 83 of Monticello IL. passed away at 525 P.M. on Friday July 18 2025 at the Piatt County Nursing Home Monticello. Funeral services will be held at 100 P.M. on Wednesday July 23 2025 at the Hinds Funeral Home and Cremation Services 348 N. Piatt St. Bement. The Rev. Steve Ingram will offici...

Garth E. Cripe 77 of Astoria passed away Monday October 4 2021 at 705 in the morning at Mason District Hospital in Havana Illinois. Garth was born in Beardstown Illinois on October 8 1943 to Robert and Maureen Crone Cripe of Astoria. He married Carolyn Long on June 27 1970 at First Evangelical Luth...

Don DeWees age 82 of Macomb Illinois formerly of Astoria Illinois passed away at 558 am Tuesday November 3 2020 at his home. He was born on October 27 1938 in Cleveland Tennessee the son of Willard and Mary Gilliland DeWees. On June 19 1960 Don married Betty Ann Cufaude in Mason City Illinois. Sh...

Bobby Joe Fawcett age 70 of Table Grove Illinois passed away at 710 pm on Friday September 10 2021 at his home. He was born on July 11 1951 in Canton Illinois the son of Delbert L. and Wanda R. Cooper Fawcett. He married Brenda Parr on November 18 1983 in Lewistown Illinois. She survives. Also su...

Norman Thomas Welker age 82 of Macomb IL passed away Friday March 12 2021 at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield IL. He was born on October 15 1938 in Canton IL the son of Don and Jeanette Angelo Welker. On July 18 1959 Norman married Virginia Kingery at the First Christian Church in Ipava IL. She ...

Roy Eugene Van Fossen passed away on Wednesday November 3 2021 at Grand View Memory Care in Peoria IL. He was born on August 3 1934 in Ipava IL to Clyde Van Fossen and Christina Van Fossen Shaw. He married Mary Irene Vinson in Peoria IL on August 19 1960 along with Irenes four young children. Roy...