Jefferson High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Selina Garcia 16 of Delphos passed away on Thursday May 8 2025 at her residence. She was born December 14 2008 in Marietta GA to Aaron Garcia Sr. and Natosha DominguezCarrion. Her father survives in Mexico and her mother survives in Illinois. Selina is also survived by her grandparents Greg and Tamm...

Sheila A. Kramp 58 of Rockton Illinois went to be with the Lord on February 4 2026 surrounded by her loving family. Sheila was born on November 16 1967 the daughter of Howard and Ida Prezioso Kramp. She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1989. She worked for Growth Enterprises for five years be...

Fredie Delaine Derrington 72 of Winnebago Illinois passed away on Monday January 26 2026 at Generations surrounded by his loving family. Born on August 12 1953 in Rockford he was the son of Fred R. and Alaray L. Dunn Derrington. Fred graduated from Jefferson High School with the Class of 1971 and in...

Our sweet Angel was born on July 25 2011 in Rockford Illinois. Izamary Ivette Rivera Padilla was the beloved child of Yazmin PadillaSanchez and Raul Rivera. She brought light and laughter to everyone she met. Izamary attended Jefferson High School and had a passion for music an adventurous spirit an...

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...

ROCKFORD James Phillip Arco age 58 of Rockford Illinois passed away on Tuesday September 9 2025. Jim was born on October 31 1966 in Rockford Illinois to Angelo and Catherine Arco. He grew up in Rockford attending Jefferson High School graduating Class of 1984 where he played football and baseball. ...

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...

Scott A. Miller Sr. 71 of Jefferson passed away on Wednesday January 28 2026 at Sunset Ridge in Jefferson. Scott was born on August 9 1954 in Dubois PA the son of Donald and Beverly Peterson Miller. He attended Deerfield High School in Illinois played football and baseball there fondly known as Hawk...

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...

Mom had a rich and full 97 years and passed away peacefully in her sleep.She was clear she did not want a visitation o r formal funeral but to have her ashes scattered along with those of her beloved husband Ted at a private family gathering. You can honor her lifelong dedication and passion for te...

Mrs. Audrey Logan Vallina age 96 passed away on Tuesday February 10 2026. Her daughter and soninlaw were by her side. She was born on November 10 1929 to the late Earl Franklin Logan and late Wenonah Parres in East St. Louis Illinois. She attended East St. Louis Jefferson School and East St. Louis S...

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...

Virginia "Ginny" Louise Doxstader 97 of Macomb IL passed peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday January 27 2026 at Bickford Senior Living in Macomb IL. The original pretty in pink Ginny was born in Table Grove IL on November 13 1928 to Frank and Irene ne Kirkpatrick Barkley. She attended Ipava High Scho...

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...

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...

Larry Gene Hyde, 86, of Gilbertsville, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at his residence.Larry was born on April 7, 1939, in Jefferson County, Illinois, to the late Harold Reynolds Hyde and Helen Schultz Hyde. He graduated from Mt. Vernon (IL) Township High School in 1957. He att...

Mr. Thomas E. Tom Mummey 74 of Galesburg Illinois died at 520 p.m. Tuesday February 17 2026 at Allure of Lake Storey in Galesburg. He was born on March 25 1951 in Galesburg the son of James C. and Ruth Pauline Erwin Mummey. He married Margie Shelton on July 19 1969 in Galesburg. Surviving are two da...

Virgil L. Wasserman 86 years of age of Fairbury passed away on Tuesday February 10 2026 at Jefferson Community Health and Life Gardenside in Fairbury. He was born on June 18 1939 at Odell to Adam Butch Jr. and Cena Lottman Wasserman. Virgil graduated from Diller High School in 1958 and soon after ma...

Abigail Kali "Princess Abby" Ruegsegger West 28 of Cahokia Illinois born July 16 1997 in St. Louis Missouri passed away peacefully January 31 2026 surrounded by family at the de Greef Hospice House in St. Louis Missouri. Abby was a graduate of Waterloo High School. She loved to listen to music. She ...

Johnnie Lucille Boggiano Ferguson of Germantown Tennessee passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 12 2025. Johnnie Johnnie Lou LouLou Mama and last but not least Mamaw was born at home on August 1 1932 in South Memphis to Oliver and John Boggiano. Johnnie attended Southside High ...

Patricia Ann Mitchell, Age 79; passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026. She was born in Alton, Illinois, on January 2,  1947 to Guy and Marie Mudd, who preceded her in death. She is survived by two sisters, Kathleen Mudd and Barbara Joiner both of Edwardsville, Illinois; two nephews, Brandon (J...

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...

Joan McCollum 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...

Karen Kay Moeller was born in Downers Grove Illinois in 1967. In 1971 her mother Judie and her two older siblings Vicki and Mark moved to Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin. Soon after Judie married Arthur Robert Moeller a 4th generation Sturgeon Bay native and coowner of Moellers Garage at the corner of 3rd an...

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...