Marion High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Mary Lou Carlin West CMSgt Ret. USAF age 75 unexpectedly passed in her sleep in the early morning hours of January 3 2026 in Lyndon Station Wisconsin. Mary was born on November 9 1950 in Reedsburg Wisconsin to Elliot Bud Carlin and Evelyn Peterson Carlin. She graduated from Baraboo High School in 19...

Joseph C. Malnick Sr. 84 of Barrackville WV died Tuesday December 2 2025 at Mon General Select Specialty Hospital in Morgantown surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Rivesville WV the son of the late Joseph A. and Evelyn Sims Malnick. Joe was a member of the class of 1960 of Barrackville H...

Philip Thomas Kelley passed away peacefully on October 17 2025. He was born July 191946 third of seven sons to Eloise and Leonard Kelley. Raised on the west side of Chicago Phil spent his childhood learning from the life of hard knocks and walking uphill both ways to school frequently in two feet of...

He was born on October 5 1942 in Milaca Minnesota the son of William and Edith nee Berglund Holmer. He grew up and attended school in Milaca MN and graduated in 1960 from Milaca High School. He moved to Rockford Illinois and met his future wife he was united in marriage to Marilyn Rae Cox on August ...

Doris Irene Chapman-Combs, age 93 of Marion, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026.Doris was born December 4, 1932 in Wilkesville, Ohio, the daughter of the late James and Iva May (Clark) Montgomery. The family moved to Marion when Doris was 3 years old. She received her education in Claridon and g...

97 passed away on December 19 2025 at home with her children at her side in Palo Alto California. Margaret was born in Odin Illinois the eldest of two children to Elester Leck Harville and Martha VanSant Harville. She attended Odin School 1st grade through high school where she graduated twice She g...

78 of Centralia passed away Saturday December 20 2025 at his home. He was born on August 5 1947 in Centralia the son of Kenneth Bud and Mary Lou Knott Krietemeyer. He married Sheila Futrell on November 9 2012 and she preceded him in death on May 12 2024. Survivors include two sons Chris Krietemeyer ...

Donna Jean Hunter Brown 84 of The Plains Ohio passed away on Tuesday January 6 2026. Born November 20 1941 in Marietta Ohio she was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Mildred Meek Hunter. She graduated from The Plains High School and resided in Athens County all her life. Donna worked for 34 yea...

Elaine P. Smith nee Pritikenwas born in October of 1929 to Marion and Joseph Pritiken in Chicago Illinois. From the age of 4 she took dance eventually focusing on Adagio. She excelled in school and left for Pacific University in Oregon at the age of 17. There she met the love of her life Bernard Smi...

James Matthew Failor, age 52, of Shelbina, Missouri passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 07, 2026.James was born February 01, 1973 in Quincy, Illinois, the son of Marion James Failor and Diane (Mefford) Fifer.James is survived by his son, Coty Failor, of St. Peters, Missouri; a step-daughter...