Obituaries
Athens, IL Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Athens and Menard County, IL area
Duncan, Joyce D.
Mar 2, 2015
Joyce D. Duncan, age 76, of Sweetwater, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015 at Symphony of Lincoln in Lincoln, IL.
She is survived by three sons, Dennis Duncan of Springfield, Randy Duncan of Springfield, and Craig Duncan of San Diego, CA; one daughter, Kristy (husband Donald) Nation of Springfield; three grandchildren, Zach Duncan, Jessup...
Tobias, Delbert
Feb 23, 2015
Delbert Dale Tobias was born November 18, 1926 on a farm near Fancy Prairie, in Menard County, IL. He was the son of Thomas and Rosa Weidhuner Tobias. September 13, 1952 was the beginning of a beautiful love affair when Delbert and Marilyn Lois Cantrall were married at the Athens United Methodist Church. He began farming, as a 10...
Smith, Don
Feb 9, 2015
Donald Smith, age 81, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL.
He is survived by his wife Joan of Springfield; son, Vince E. (Molly) Smith of Springfield; grandson, Josh of Notre Dame, IN; granddaughters, Emma and Lauren of Springfield; and granddog, Lou. Also survived by brother and sister-in-laws,...
Culver, Kathryn
Feb 9, 2015
Kathryn Culver, age 86, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015 at Regency Nursing Home.
She was born March 24, 1928 in Logan County, near Fancy Prairie, the daughter of Frederick R. and Mollie Downs Burnett. She married Edward H. Culver in 1951 in Danville, IL. He preceded her in death in 1998, and also...
Vance, Judy
Feb 8, 2015
Judy Jean Vance, 70, passed away at her home at 4 a.m. Sunday, February 8, 2015, with her husband and family by her side.
She was born June 24, 1944, in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Olen and Ruby (Dady) Richards. She married Marvin Vance on Aug. 24, 1963, in Burlington, Iowa.
Judy graduated from...
Allen, Nadine
Feb 3, 2015
Nadine Allen, age 91, of Cantrall, passed from this world on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at St. John’s Hospice in Springfield.
Nadine, the daughter of Ed Guffey and Bertha Geyer Guffey, was born in Logan County on March 20, 1923.
She was a homemaker most of her life, helping with the farm and horse business...
Lott, Ronald “Sonny”
Jan 31, 2015
Ronald “Sonny” Lott age 81, of Athens, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Sunny Acres Nursing Home in Petersburg, IL.
He is survived by his two daughters, Lori (Zack) Freeman of Athens, and Julie (Jim) Thomas of Athens; grandchildren Erin (Phillip) Ellison, Elisha (James) Leopard, Haley Freeman, Wyatt Lott Freeman, Chris Thomas, Dane Freeman,...
Heward, Pearl
Jan 26, 2015
Pearl Heward, age 93, of Sherman, formerly of Princeton, IL, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015 at Villa Health Care in Sherman, IL.
She is survived by two daughters, Mary Anne (David) Smith of Springfield and Joanne L. (Paul) Flynn of East Peoria; four grandchildren, Laura Antenan and Julia Southwood both of Springfield, Jennifer...
Hopper, Norma
Jan 21, 2015
Norma Hopper, age 79, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 11:22 PM at Sunny Acres Nursing Home near Petersburg, IL.
Norma was born April 9, 1935 in Sherman, IL, the daughter of John and Wilimina (Ackerman) Sitzmann.
She was preceded in death by her parents
She is survived by her children,...
Ratliff, Gail
Jan 20, 2015
Gail Ratliff, age 66, of Cantrall, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
She is survived by her husband, David; a daughter, Trisha Ratliff of Athens; a son, Brian (Dawn) Ratliff of Athens; five grandchildren, Melissa, Katlyn, Brady Ratliff, Amber Monson, and Mackenzie Ratliff; her parents, Charles and Catherine...
Kirby, Durinda
Jan 19, 2015
Durinda Kirby age 54, of Athens, passed away on Monday January 19, 2015 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL.
She is survived by a brother Mike (Lori) Kirby of Mason City, nieces and nephews Landon “Hoss” (wife Jamie) Kirby of Greenview, Natasha (Adam) Bacon of Greenview, Kaylee Kirby of Mason City, Ryan and Jeremy...
Garmers, Robert “Bob”
Jan 15, 2015
Robert “Bob” Garmers, age 79 of Athens, passed away on Thursday January 15, 2015 at St. John’s Hospice.
He is survived by his wife, Leann; four daughters, Pam (Kevin) Blakeman of Springfield, Patti (Don) Squires of Athens, Pennie Stevens of Springfield, and Peggy Schmidgall of DeBary, FL; two sisters, Donna Ferguson of Atmore, AL and...
Dirks, John
Jan 11, 2015
John C. Dirks, age 91, passed away on Sunday January 11, 2015 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL.
John was born September 10, 1923 in Cantrall, Illinois ,the son of Dirk (Dick) Janssen and Elise Sophia (Seipel) Dirks.
He married Betty Walkup on December 24, 1950.
John was preceded in...
Tibbs, Kenneth
Jan 4, 2015
Kenneth L. Tibbs, age 70, of Athens, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at his home.
He is survived by his wife Marsha; daughters, Teresa Rusk of Athens and Alison (Ryan) Southern of Decatur; three grandchildren, Ryan Rusk, Linley and Nathan Southern; siblings; Gwendolyn Tibbs of New Holland, Gary (Anita) Tibbs of Lincoln, and...
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Dec 31, 2014
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Crabtree, Janet
Dec 28, 2014
Janet Neumann Crabtree, of Athens, Illinois passed away around 11:30 pm on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center after a lengthy battle with health issues. She was 61 years old.
Janet was born May 7, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of John & Patricia Neumann. She is survived by her husband of...
Fulton, Norma
Dec 23, 2014
Norma Sophie Fulton
Mother accomplished her goal. October 10th of this year she reached her 100th birthday. She went to the hands of God on December 23, 2014 to be with her husband, brothers and parents. It was through her tenacity and her family’s hard work that Mother reached her 100th birthday.
Norma Sophie Fulton...
Meadows, Nancy
Dec 23, 2014
Nancy Meadows, age 80 of Athens, passed away on December 22, 2014 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL.
She is survived by her daughter September (Stan Kitchens) Shipman, granddaughter Andria (Douglas) Wentzel, and two great-grandchildren John Montgomery and Jaylen Walls.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one granddaughter Erica Shipman Walls.
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Hopper, Frances “Frannie”
Dec 23, 2014
Frances “Frannie” Hopper age 72, of Springfield, formerly of Williamsville, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at her home.
She is survived by her son, Douglas Hopper of Eagle River, AK; her daughter, Denise (Greg) Michael of Mt. Vernon, IN; four grandchildren Jake (Glenna) Carlberg, Madeline Poshard, Nathaniel Michael, and Katherine Stoppelwerth; two great-grandchildren, Ian and...
Vaneman, Dale
Dec 18, 2014
Dale VanEman, age 73 of, Greenview, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years Ann, two daughters; Jeni Sorrells of Petersburg, and Julie (Darren) Beal of Sherman; 6 grandchildren Caleb Dante Sorrells, Jake Beal, Hannah Sorrells, John Beal,...
