Central High Illinois Alumni Obituaries

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...

81 of Centralia passed away Wednesday January 21 2026 at SSM Health St. Marys Hospital in Centralia. He was born on March 30 1944 in Salem the son of Roger Dewayne and Lucille Marie Steevens Williams. He married Cathy Miller on July 4 1992 in Centralia and she survives him in Centralia. Along with h...

Kevin Eugene Crutchley, age 69, of Mattoon passed away on January 13, 2026 at his residence.Memorial services honoring his life will take place at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Schilling Funeral Home with Pastor Ron Dickinson officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be held f...

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...

Norma Windsor age 84 on Rushville IL passed away at 1035 pm on Sunday September 24 2017 at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville IL. She was born on June 22 1933 a daughter of John Roscoe and Gordia Eurith Benham Ford. On February 25 1952 Norma married Harold Lee Windsor in ...

Jean Martin age 79 of Astoria IL passed away at 524 am on Sunday July 29 2018 at her home with her daughter by her side. She was born on January 21 1939 in Quincy IL the daughter of Harry and Grace Ostrander Bryant. Jean is survived by her son Dan Martin of West Liberty IA her daughter Debbie and J...

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 ...

Danny Lee Jones 73 was born on June 11 1950 in Rushville Illinois and passed peacefully surrounded by his children at Blessing Hospital in Quincy on June 14 2023 at 347pm. Danny was preceded in death by his father Robert Jones his mother Rita Jones and his brother Bill Jones. Danny is survived by th...

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...