John Hersey High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Anthony "Tony" Platukas age 90 of Cadiz Kentucky passed away Monday December 15 2025 at Princeton Nursing and Rehabilitation in Princeton Kentucky. Born on August 4 1935 in Garden City Michigan he was the son of Alfred and Jenny Gutvosky Platukas. Tony worked as a machine journeyman with Ford Motor ...

John Krol, 71, of Carlinville, Illinois, passed away on the morning of January 5, 2026, at his home in Carlinville.Born on September 8, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois, John was the son of Stanley and Helen Krol. He was a successful businessman in Chicago and Jacksonville Illinois. Many in Jacksonville w...

John S. Danner age 88 of Macomb IL formerly of Ipava IL passed away at 121 pm on Tuesday July 8 2014 at Wesley Village in MaComb IL. John was born on October 29 1925 in Ipava IL the son of Lyle and Gayle Fisher Danner. He married Edna Marjorie Baum on August 30 1947 in Ipava IL. Edna Marjorie preced...

Esther L. Baxter 96 formerly of Kankakee Illinois passed away on Sunday July 19 2020 at Merkle Knipprath Nursing Home in Clifton Illinois. She was born on August 1 1923 in Browning Illinois the daughter of Howard and Inez Robertson Bader. She married Donald B. Baxter on June 27 1948 at the Bader C...

Ares Lee Hamm passed away on Wednesday January 10 2024 at St. Louis Childrens Hospital in St. Louis Missouri. He was born on December 8 2023 in Peoria Illinois the son of Joseph Joey and Sarah Renken Hamm. Ares is survived by his parents of Vermont Illinois his sister Mary Hamm of Vermont four brot...

John Samuel Moose age 86 of Astoria Illinois passed away at 157 pm Friday May 29 2020 in the Emergency Room at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville Illinois. He was born on May 10 1934 in Astoria the son of Glenn Dayle and Mildred Baldry Moose. Also surviving are four stepsons Jim and Carol B...

John H. Burgard age 86 of Havana Illinois formerly of Ipava Illinois passed away at 700 am on Sunday November 7 2021 at his home. He was born on July 7 1935 in Canton Illinois the son of Harold "Preacher" and Nelda Jo Smith Burgard. He married Rose Marie Wemker on February 18 1962 in Havana. She ...

A Funeral Service for John M. Carter of Roseau MN will be held on Monday January 12 2026 at 1100AM at Messiah Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held on Sunday January 11 2026 from 57PM with a prayer service at 7PM at Messiah Lutheran Church in Roseau MN. Interment will take place at Mickinock Ceme...

Richard Edward Lewis age 62 of Dixon was born March 14 1963 in Springfield Illinois a son of James Edward and Doris Anders Lewis and passed from this life on Tuesday December 16 2025. In August of 1980 in St. Louis Richard entered active federal service in the United States Army and after 14 years o...

Imelda Barbara Millie Riley age 89 of Vienna was born May 21 1936 in Meta a daughter of Joseph Michael and Mary Josephine Hoerschgen Jaegers and passed from this life on Thursday October 9 2025 at Capital Region Medical Center Jefferson City. She was united in marriage on July 21 1956 to Sgt. Clemen...

Minister Cabot G. Tomlinson age 72 of Rockford Illinois passed away peacefully following an extended illness on December 31 2025 surrounded by loved ones at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford Illinois. Cabot was born on November 14 1953 in Joliet Illinois to the late Cabot Tomlinson Sr. and Betty...