Highland High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Robert "Bob" Pollitz age 73 passed away peacefully on January 8 2026. He was at home with his wife Sheree by his side. Bob was born in Chicago Illinois on April 30th 1952. He was adopted by Richard and Bernice Pollitz in 1956 and grew up with four younger sisters. Bob was a talented musician and enj...

Elizabeth Jeanette (Betty) Huryta, 82, of Ravenna, Nebraska, passed away peacefully onAugust 21, 2025, surrounded by her beloved children.Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 25, 2025, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Ravenna. Father Richard Piontkowski will officiate. Burial will ...

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...

Frances Louise McVaigh ne Coale formerly Briggs 97 passed away on November 23 2025. She is survived by her daughter Joyce Gawthorp Ron of Lexington South Carolina her son Jim Briggs Jean Ann of Bone Gap her sister Wanda Fennell Bill of Highland her brother Don Coale of Carterville three granddaughte...

Elmer was born to Luther and Margaret Durkin Jones on March 31 1938 in East St Louis IL. He attended East Saint Louis Senior High School. Mr. Jones was a Captain of the East St Louis Fire Department. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife Mary Ann Schroen and their children Thomas Jones of Belleville IL ...

Robert Bob E. Bon Durant Jr. 64 of Divernon IL passed away Monday December 22 2025 at St. Johns Hospital. He was born July 25 1961 in Terre Haute IN the son of Robert E. and Joyce Garner Bon Durant Sr. He was preceded in death by his grandparents John and Anna Garner and Edward and Bertha Bon Durant...

Dale Phillip Martin 84 of Beardstown IL formerly of Athens IL passed away on Monday June 12 2023 at Heritage Health in Beardstown IL. He was born on September 27 1938 in Barry IL the son of Arthur and Mary Dehart Martin. He married Judith Kay Hunsley on April 22 1993. She preceded him in death on Ja...

Anna Danner age 100 of Astoria IL passed away at 705 am on Tuesday December 30 2014 at her daughters home in Bloomington IL. She was born on March 7 1914 in Sangamon County IL the daughter of John B. and Barbara Fahs Werner. Anna married Harold Devere Danner on April 29 1939 in Astoria. Harold prec...

Joy Janice Locke Swenson was a cherished daughter, born to Gertrude (Brock) Locke and Howard Locke on August 20, 1930, in Kettle Island, Kentucky, in a house built by her father and other family members. At age 5, she and her family moved to Middlesboro, Kentucky where she lived until graduation fr...

Tammy Sherwood 59 of Troy MO passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 7 1966 in Morristown TN to William and Martha Ramsey Robinson. She graduated from Highland High School and later obtained her Masters Degree in Nursing. She was united in marriage with Neal Sh...