Richland County High School Illinois Alumni Obituaries

Lillie Ann Johnson affectionately known as Mutt was born November 8 1942 in Gadsden South Carolina the daughter of the late James Robinson and Harrie Atkins. She entered eternal rest on Sunday February 1 2026 at Pruitt Health of Columbia. Lillie was educated in the public schools of Lower Richland C...

Mildred (Millie) Rott, age 90 passed away Sunday January 11, 2026. She was born on October 2, 1935 in Lone Rock. Parents were Ernie and Rachel (Webster) Peterson. She graduated from Lone Rock High School and went on to the Richland County Normal School, UW Richland and UW Platteville. Millie tau...

George A. Marsh 84 passed away peacefully on November 22 2025 at The Fountains at Dubois Assisted Living Facility with his daughter and soninlaw by his side. Born on March 2 1941 in Johnstown PA he was the son of the late Alfred S. and Charlotte M. McClain Marsh. He was preceded in death by his par...

William H. Nee (Bill), 73, passed away on February 11, 2026, at Schmitt Woodland Hills, surrounded by family. He was born in Richland Center on October 18, 1952 to Harry J. and Freda Martin Nee. Both families have a long history in Richland County. Bill’s grandparents were Coleman and Mary Lord Nee,...

Julie Baldwin Keller, 71, of Richland Center died on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at her home. She was born on May 30, 1954, in New London, Wisconsin, the daughter of Victor and Elsie (Frederick) Baldwin. They lived in Manawa, Wisconsin until moving to Richland Center when Julie was 6 years old. Julie...

Della Smedley, age 96 of Breckenridge, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, November 9th at Morehart Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Don Bearden officiating. Visitation will be held just prior to the service at 1 p.m., Sunday, November 9th at Morehart M...

Jane Elizabeth nee Odekirk Butieb 94 of Perth Amboy NJ passed peacefully at her daughters home in Perth Amboy on Saturday February 7 2026. She was the youngest daughter of the late John and Edith Iverson Odekirk. Jane was born in Plymouth Wisconsin and had three older sisters that preceded her in de...

John Paul Jacobson of rural Ellendale passed away at the Owatonna Hospital on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at the age of 66 after a 13-month long battle with pancreatic cancer.John was born on January 6, 1960, in Owatonna to Helmer and Jeannette (Johnson) Jacobson and grew up on the family farm in r...

Joan Elaine Thompson lived with conviction, courage, and a steady sense of purpose. At 87, she passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Mill Creek Nursing & Rehab in Galion, leaving behind a legacy woven deeply into Mansfield, Butler, and the wider Richland County community she served so faith...

Mrs. Brown was born January 13 1938 at Workman Crossroads in Williamsburg County the daughter of the late Henry Lawrence Tisdale and Sallie Ora McCrea Tisdale. She grew up at Workman but also spent many happy years in the Central Community with her grandmother and her aunts and uncles who doted on ...

Phyllis Elaine Sprenkle 76 of Sheldon MO passed away on Monday February 9 2026 in Carthage Missouri. She was born December 16 1949 in Nevada Missouri to Ted and Darlene Phipps Sheridan. Phyllis attended all 12 years of school at Sheldon graduating high school with the class of 1967. She graduated fr...

Reginald Lewis Watson Sr. was born June 6 1961 in Columbia South Carolina the beloved son of the late Robert Ferrell and Henrietta Martin Ferrell. Reginald transition from his earthly home on Tuesday February 3 2026 in Columbia South Carolina. Reginald affectionately known as Reggie by family and fr...

Kinkade Karen A. 70 of Richland passed on July 272020. Born May 13 1950 in Johnstown. Daughter of Jesse T. and Flora Sophronia Phronie Dixon Kinkade. Preceded in death by parents nephew Christopher numerous aunts uncles greataunts great uncles and cousins. Survived by brothers Richard T. and wife Ju...

Steven V. OwensKennewick, Washington -Steven (Steve) Vern Owens, 91, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, August 15, 2025.Steve was born on July 9, 1934, in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, to parents Steven Robert Owens and Eraina (Irene Mar...

George Edward Lendon 82 of Bethesda was called home to his Heavenly Father early on Wednesday morning February 4th. George was born the youngest of thirteen siblings in Buttermilk valley at the family farm outside Flushing in June of 1943. He graduated from Union Local High School and was part of th...

Richard L. Jackson, 90, passed away peacefully on December 23rd surrounded by his loving family. Dick was the youngest member of his family, born to Harry J. and F. Maud Higgins Jackson in Monroe County, Indiana. He is survived by his wife of nearly 24 years, Joyce Jackson. He was a member of the El...

Mary E. Brown, 84, of Myerstown, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2026.She was the wife of Gene A. Brown, whom she would have been married to, for 63 years, on March 23, 2026.Born in Lebanon county, on July 12, 1941, she was a daughter of the late William and Ethel (Miller) Deitzler.A 1959 grad...

Donald E. “Donnie” Kraus, 78, of rural Oblong, passed away at 9:55 PM on Friday, January 23, 2026, at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, IL.Donnie was born December 28, 1947, in Ste. Marie Township, Jasper County, IL the son of Edgar George Kraus and Rosena Saloma Hahn Kraus. He married Bonni...

Mary Ann Shirley lover of dogs and all around great woman was born in Shelby Ohio on June 11 1939 and died of natural causes at her home in West Mifflin Pa on September 20 2025. She was the eldest child of Charles Lloyd Shirley and Anne Agnes Shirley nee Reader. Mary Ann was a former member of St. J...

Kevin Poultney Kinkead 69 of Johnstown passed away Saturday January 24 2026 surrounded by his daughters and his loving wife. Born in Latrobe Pennsylvania on October 25 1956 Kevin was the only child of the late Elvira M. Kinkead. He was a 1974 graduate of Hampton High School and received his bachelor...

Zoe Dutrow Sanders 87slipped awaypeacefullyin her sleepon January23 2026in Columbia South Carolina. She was born in Columbia on March 15 1938 the daughter of Ray H. Dutrow and Margaret Stork Dutrow. Shewasgraduatedfrom Columbia High School and the University of South Carolina. She worked all her lif...

Ronald Ron Dean Markley age 80 passed away peacefully at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg on Wednesday Jan. 14 2026 due to the effects of a stroke suffered two weeks earlier. He was born on May 29 1945 in Richland County to the late Conrad and Norma McCauley Markley. Ron attended Weston High School and g...

Lilla “Teeny” Barnes Pearce, a devoted mother, grandmother, educator, and proud Texan, passed away surrounded by the love she spent a lifetime giving to others.Teeny was born on October 28, 1946, in Austin, Texas, to George and Donna Barnes. She graduated from San Angelo Central High School in 1964 ...

Lilla “Teeny” Barnes Pearce, a devoted mother, grandmother, educator, and proud Texan, passed away surrounded by the love she spent a lifetime giving to others.Teeny was born on October 28, 1946, in Austin, Texas, to George and Donna Barnes. She graduated from San Angelo Central High School in 1964 ...

Jerry Bower, 87, of Richland Center, died on Friday, January 9, 2026, at SSM Health Hospital in Madison surrounded by loved ones. He was born on March 27, 1938, in Chicago, IL, the son of George Martin and Alma Martha (Burmester) Bower. Jerry was a lifelong learner. He graduated from Merrill High S...

L. Daniel Danny Miller died December 22 2025 at his home in Sherman TX. He was 56 years old. Danny was born September 4th 1969 in Sherman the youngest child of Charles E. and Geneva Parker Miller. He graduated from Sherman High School in 1988 and earned his bachelors degree from Full Sail University...

Gloria J. Robinson-Butler, 67, of Lumberton, New Jersey, departed this life on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 in Mount Holly, New Jersey.Daughter of the late Charles L. Robinson, Sr. and Annie P. Robinson, Gloria was born and raised in Trenton N.J., and educated in the Trenton Public School System, gradua...

Matthew David “Matt” Garber, 69, of Lexington, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 11, 2026, surrounded by love, with his wife Connie, special niece Rashell, and nephew Cameron by his side.Matt was born March 5, 1956, in Mansfield, Ohio, to John L. and Phyllis (Sherman) Garber. H...

David Messmore, 82, of Mansfield, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2026, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital.He was born September 22, 1943, to Kenneth and Martha Messmore and spent his entire life rooted in the Mansfield area—a place he knew well and cared deeply about. David was a graduate of Mansfiel...