Jefferson High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Michael Hayes Murray Sr. 75 of Stump Creek PA passed away on Thursday January 1 2026 at Punxsutawney Hospital. Michael was born on August 31 1950 to the late William Clair and Audrey Loretta Dixon Murray in Dubois PA. Michael graduated from DuBois Area High School. He proudly served in the United St...

Patsy Ann Key Jefferson was born to Lamar Bradley Key and Margaret Alverta Johnson Key on August 12 1941 in Frederick Maryland. Patsy was presented to the world to bring joy laughter and hope to all she encountered. Patsy developed into a young lady of integrity and distinction with Gods grace and f...

Neil S. McNamara age 80 of Waukesha WI passed away on Sunday December 21 2025 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Neil was born on April 15 1945 in Evanston Illinois the son of Stuart and Mary Van Horne McNamara. Neil grew up in the Downers Grove Illinois area and was a 1963 graduate of Downers Grove Hig...

Patrick Lee Thompson passed away at his home in Boerne Texas on Thursday, December 4, 2025, having moved to Kendall County in June of 2023. Patrick was born on August 8, 1951, at Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, to Kenneth Crain Thompson and Anna Elizabeth (Ninnemann) Thompson. He was the youngest of three...

Neva Sue Norman 88 of Jefferson WI passed away on Wednesday November 12 2025 following a very brief illness. She was born on February 10 1937 in Bensonville Illinois to John and Mildred Morris and was the youngest of their four children. Neva was baptized in 1949 at Zion Evangelical Free Church wher...

The second of Henry and Ella Bleys five children she grew up in the town of Belgium Wisconsin attending St. Marys grade school where she became childhood friends with her future husband Walter. Throughout her life Nina cherished her siblings James Bley Marjorie Bley deceased Henry Skip Bley deceased...

Mina Newhouse ne Scott of rural Capron Illinois passed away peacefully on January 8 2026 surrounded by family six months after her 100th birthday. The fifth and youngest child of Hazel and M.R. Scott Mina was born July 31925in rural Boone County where she lived her entire life. Beginning at age five...

Gail Michelle Lynch was born on September 6, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York, where she was raised by her mother, Bertha Beasley, and her grandmother, Josephine “Aunt Joe” Mercer. From Bertha and Aunt Joe, Gail learned many of the virtues that shaped who she would eventually become: a strong, fiercely i...

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...

Joan Wootan died on January 11 2026 at Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf IA on her 97th birthday. She was born on January 11 1929 in Chicago IL to George Erskine and Erma Robertson Erskine. She attended The Avery Coonley School through 8th grade and graduated from Downers Grove High School i...

Mr. Gerald Raymond "Gerry" Hobbs Jr. age 76 of Madison Indiana entered this life on March 7 1949 in Shelbyville Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Dr. Gerald R. Sr. and Betty June Engle Hobbs. He resided in Jefferson County most of his life and was a graduate of Southwestern High School Clas...

John Joseph Barber age 79 of Brockway Pa passed away on December 19th 2025 after a lengthy battle with cancer. John was born on October 2 1946 in DuBois Pa. He was the son of Alphonso "Legs" and Shirlee Johnston Barber. John graduated from Brockway High School in 1964 and went on to attend Pennsylva...

Miss. Elizabeth Jo Lizzie Voelkel and her unborn son Lennox David Shelton of Nashville IL departed this life at Washington County Hospital Emergency Room in Nashville IL on Saturday November 22 2025 at 900 P.M. due to injuries sustained from an automobile accident. She had attained the age of 20 yea...

Michael Hayes Murray Sr. 75 of Stump Creek PA passed away on Thursday January 1 2026 at Punxsutawney Hospital. Michael was born on August 31 1950 to the late William Clair and Audrey Loretta Dixon Murray in Dubois PA. Michael graduated from DuBois Area High School. He proudly served in the United St...

Sandra Jane Halford age 77 passed away peacefully at her home in Ashland Missouri on December 18 2025 after a courageous journey with pulmonary fibrosis. Born with a bold spirit and a generous heart Sandy lived a life rooted in faith love and devotion to her family. She faced lifes challenges with c...

Belsher Mary Jane of Chesterfield Missouri passed away Tuesday December 16 2025 at Friendship Village Sunset Hills. Mary Jane was born April 8 1933 to Jacob A. and Lyla P. Henderson in Minier IL. After high school she attended and graduated from Illinois Commercial College ChampaignUrbana IL in 1951...

Eichorn John Michael passed away peacefully Thursday December 18 2025 at the age of 73 in St. Louis Missouri after a lifelong battle with complications from multiple sclerosis MS. John was born in St. Louis to Ernst and Pearl Eichorn but he spent most of his youth in Belleville Illinois. He attended...

Reusch Arthur Max Jr 74 of Ballwin Missouri passed away peacefully on Saturday December 27 2025 following a prolonged illness. Max was born on April 29 1951 in Columbia Missouri to Arthur and Jeannette nee Hof Reusch. Max graduated from Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids Iowa and entered the Navy f...