Obituaries in Bunker Hill, IL

David Lee Ehlers Jr, 48, of Bunker Hill, IL, died at his residence on Monday, December 29, 2025 at 8:53 am.  He was born September 16, 1977, in Alton, IL to David Lee Ehlers Sr & Vickie LynnWiley Ehlers.  He married Shirley Marie Lee Stinson Ehlers on December 23, 2025 in Bunker Hill, ...

William E. "Bill" Vaughn, 89, of Bunker Hill, IL, died at his residence on Saturday, December 20, 2025.  He was born November 10, 1936, in Bunker Hill, IL to Charles Vaughn & Ethel Shutts Vaughn.  He married Mary Lucile (Hess) Vaughn on September 26, 1964 in Bunker Hill, IL.  Mary...

Betty G Bertels passed peacefully on 1/26/26 to join our Lord in eternal life.  She's survived by daughters, Barbara Bean of Ft Wayne, IN, Susan Gieseking(Bryan) of Dorsey,IL), Becky Schrage(Brian) of Edwardsville, IL grandchildren Trystan Schrage and Brian Bean(Cari), great grandchildren Mallo...

Barbara G Varela, 85, of La Salle, IL, died at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.  She was born January 20, 1940, in Mt Olive, IL to William Gordon & Hazel Rull.  She was a transcript, hotel house keeper, Casey's cook, Sears auto paper filer, re...

Mark A. Bracht, 67, of Woodburn, IL, passed away on January 17, 2026 at his residence.  He was born on July 21, 1958, in  Alton Illinois, the son of Louis Bracht and Marion (Bothwell) Bracht. Mark attended Alton High School, Class of 1976.  He spent more than 20 years working at Advan...

Betty G Bertels passed peacefully on 1/26/26 to join our Lord in eternal life.  She's survived by daughters, Barbara Bean of Ft Wayne, IN, Susan Gieseking(Bryan) of Dorsey,IL), Becky Schrage(Brian) of Edwardsville, IL grandchildren Trystan Schrage and Brian Bean(Cari), great grandchildren Mallo...

Barbara G Varela, 85, of La Salle, IL, died at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.  She was born January 20, 1940, in Mt Olive, IL to William Gordon & Hazel Rull.  She was a transcript, hotel house keeper, Casey's cook, Sears auto paper filer, re...

David Lee Ehlers Jr, 48, of Bunker Hill, IL, died at his residence on Monday, December 29, 2025 at 8:53 am.  He was born September 16, 1977, in Alton, IL to David Lee Ehlers Sr & Vickie LynnWiley Ehlers.  He married Shirley Marie Lee Stinson Ehlers on December 23, 2025 in Bunker Hill, ...

William E. "Bill" Vaughn, 89, of Bunker Hill, IL, died at his residence on Saturday, December 20, 2025.  He was born November 10, 1936, in Bunker Hill, IL to Charles Vaughn & Ethel Shutts Vaughn.  He married Mary Lucile (Hess) Vaughn on September 26, 1964 in Bunker Hill, IL.  Mary...

Mark A. Bracht, 67, of Woodburn, IL, passed away on January 17, 2026 at his residence.  He was born on July 21, 1958, in  Alton Illinois, the son of Louis Bracht and Marion (Bothwell) Bracht. Mark attended Alton High School, Class of 1976.  He spent more than 20 years working at Advan...

Patricia Ann Canaday, 86, of Edwardsville, IL, formerly of Bunker Hill, IL, died at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO on Monday, December 8, 2025.  She was born October 17, 1939, in Dorchester, IL to William  Snedeker & Merle Olmstead Snedeker.  She married Maurice Canaday on ...

Darlene Joyce Large, 86, of Bunker Hill, IL, died at St. Anthony's Hospital, on Monday, November 10, 2025 at 9:14 am.  She was born August 21, 1939, in Shipman, IL to George L. Baker & Eva B. Smith Baker.  She married Lester O. Large on May 10, 1958 in Piasa, IL.  She was a homema...