Princeton High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Barbara Sampson Borsch 84 died peacefully in her sleep on October 14 2021. She had been hospitalized with complications after a fall in her home in Gwynedd Township PA. Barbara and her late husband the Rt. Rev. Frederick H. Borsch Bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles from 1988 to 2002 to whom she wa...

Edward Carl Wright 88 of Princeton IN was called home on Thursday January 22 2026. He was born January 27 1937 in rural Mt. Carmel IL to Vance Clifford Wright and Mildred Louise Eagleson Wright. Ed graduated from Owensville High School in 1955 and shortly after married the love of his life Roxie Coc...

WALNUT Ellen Annette DeWaele age 88 passed away peacefully on December 26 2025 surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on October 7 1937 to Andrew and Minnie Carlson. Ellen attended the one room school house currently located in Normandy Illinois before moving to Princeton and attending ...

Jeffrey Ray Darnell 68 of Ashland Illinois died Sunday November 23 2025 at Cass County Senior Living and Rehabilitation in Virginia. He was born March 29 1957 in Springfield the son of J.R. and Eva Jean Willis Darnell. Jeff married Karen Coy on September 22 1973 and she survives in Ashland. He is al...

Edgar E Bantz 92 of Muscatine Iowa formerly of Galesburg died on Friday December 19 2025 at home. Ed was born August 15 1933 in Danville Illinois the son of Ford D. and Audrey Canaday Bantz. He married Helen M. Helander on November 3 1962 in Chicago. She preceded him in death on November 27 2018 aft...

Elizabeth Ann Phipps Mercer passed away at North River Health Campus on October 29 2024 in Evansville IN. She was born in St. Joseph Missouri on June 27 1942 daughter of the late Berwyn R. Phipps Sr. and Elizabeth Nance Ozenberger Phipps. She is survived by her children Ara Beth NelsonMercer Theron ...