Athens, IL Obituaries

Feb 11, 2011

Daisy Louise Engel of Athens, formerly of Cantrall, went home to be with our Lord, on Friday, February 11, 2011 at the age of 89. She was born on April 6th, 1921, near Petersburg, the daughter of Chester and Fanny Davis Dufer. As a very young girl, Daisy lived on a farm until the age of 5. The hard...

Feb 6, 2011

Harry “Orson” Stuart Wells Jr., age 81, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. He is survived by his wife, Virginia of Athens, son, Gary (Nancy) Wells of Springfield, daughters Joyce Wells of Springfield and Karen (Kevin) Fawns of Athens. Grandchildren Aaron (Faye) Wells of Skokie, Justin Wells of Chicago, and Ashley Fawns...

Jan 31, 2011

Junia M. Marion age 67, of Athens, IL passed away Thursday, January 27, 2011 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. She is survived by her husband Carl, sister, Alice, and 5 nieces and nephews.

She was born September 30, 1943, in Springfield, IL, the daughter of Arthur and Irene Eades Kent. Junia is preceded in death by...

Jan 28, 2011

Clara Grant Link Sherette, 82, of Springfield passed away Sunday, January 23 at her home.

She was born in Cantrall, Ill., the daughter of George and Jeanette Chandler, on Aug. 6, 1928. She married Deldon R. Grant (deceased) Sept. 7, 1946. They had five children, Clara Jean Grant Krueger (Robert)- of Thayer; children Deldon and Jennifer. Deldon...

Jan 19, 2011

Darryl “Dean” Large, age 74, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at St. John’s Hospice in Springfield. Dean is survived by his partner, Patricia; half sisters, Judith, Jayme; half brothers John and Jeffery; step-sister Joyce and step-brothers Larry & Lonnie; nephews, Ronald, Robert; and his best buddy, Deana. Dean was born September 1, 1936 in Athens,...

Jan 18, 2011

Lonnie Roher, age 65 of Athens, IL passed away on January 18, 2011 at St. John’s Hospice. He is survived by three sons, Thomas of Auburn, Brian of Mt. Pulaski & Jamie of Virden. A sister; Linda Milner of Fancy Prairie; a sister-in-law Katherine Roher of Springfield; cousin Dennis Allen of Cantrall; 4 Grandchildren; aunt Nadine of Cantrall

Jan 5, 2011

Janice E. Rath, age 96, of Athens, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2011 at Menard Convalescent Center in Petersburg. She is survived by her daughter Joyce Lott Biggs of Athens, three grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and one sister, Cherry Hinote of Tucson, AZ Janice was born April 2, 1914 in Petersburg, IL the...

Dec 27, 2010

Dorothy B. Evers, age 94 of Petersburg, formerly of Greenview, died December 26, 2010 at Mason City Nursing Home.

Survived by: Two Daughters : Georgia Ann (Louie) Leinberger of Petersburg

Norma Jean (Reggie) Dowell of Greenview

Grandchildren : Lori Jones, Lisa Dempsey, Sara Killebrew, Angela Flessner, John Leinberger, DeAnn Hoard, David Dowell, Lynn...

Dec 23, 2010

Herbert Lyons of Springfield passed away on December 20, 2010 at Memorial Medical Center. Cremation rites will be accorded. The family is assisted by Mott & Henning Funeral Home in Athens.

Nov 24, 2010

Richard D. Boyce (age 82) of Athens passed away at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, November 20, 2010 at Memorial Hospital in Springfield. He was born on Sept. 10, 1928 at Wayne, NE, the son of Collier and Alice Boyce. He attended country school and high school in Wayne.

After graduating in 1946 he enlisted in the army and...

Nov 19, 2010

Timothy W. Myers age 55, of Middletown passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at his residence. Tim is survived by his mother Gayle Myers Tice; a sister, Terri (John) Little, both of Greenview; step-brother, Bob (Gailah) Tice; step-sister-in-law, Linda Tice; and companion Carol Sue Renfro. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews and great-nephews, along with many good friends...

Nov 18, 2010

Katherine Marie Rathsack Sherman, born August 21, 1923 on a farm two miles from Greenview, IL, a town of 750 people, passed away on November 11, 2010.

Kay attended a one-room schoolhouse to receive her first 8 years of education and then attended high school in Petersburg, IL. Then Kay attended the University of Illinois in Champaign,...

Nov 17, 2010

William “Bill” C. Kail, age 71, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

He is survived by his wife, Connie Kail of Springfield; two brothers, James (wife Lola) Kail of Taylorville, and Mark (wife Ruby) Kail of San Antonio, TX; five sisters, Carol Douglas, Janet (husband James) Boone, Joan...

Nov 14, 2010

Florence Janet Luebkemann, age 74, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at St. John’s Hospice in Springfield.

She is survived by one daughter, Lauri (Robert) Cunningham of Springfield, and one son, Mark (Audrey) Luebkemann of Springfield, and by 4 grandchildren, Lindsay, Molly, Grant, Ben, and one niece & nephew.

Florence was born...

Nov 2, 2010

Rosemary Evers, age 83, of Williamsville, passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2010 in Harlingen, TX. She is survived by two sons, Richard and James Evers; grandchildren, Adam (Kristina) Evers of Springfield and April Evers Gentry of Savannah, GA. and several nieces and nephews. Rosemary was born June 6, 1927 in Williamsville, the daughter of James and Alice Long...

Oct 28, 2010

Etta Robison, age 84, of Williamsville, IL went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at St. John’s Hospice in Springfield.

She is survived by two daughters, Carol Harris and Lois Thompson both of Williamsville; daughter-in-law, LuAnn Robison; three sisters, Evelyn Haggard, Ruth Nonn, Rose Marie Summers; one brother, Tom DeWitt, eight grandchildren, Laura,...

Oct 22, 2010

Eloise Miller, age 85, of Williamsville, IL passed away on Thursday October 21, 2010 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. She is survived by one son, William Dale Miller; two daughters, Kathryn Ann (William) Lohr; Beverly Kay (JP) Thompson; five grandchildren, Aaron Bliesner, Kristina Mester, Michael Mester, Janet Carman & Amelia Miller; great-grandchildren Lucas Bliesner & Allison Bliesner; one...

Oct 21, 2010

Dianne Clemmens, age 66, of Athens, IL, passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2010 in Kirksville, MO.

She is survived by a daughter, Lori Clemmens-Funke (Gerald Funke) of Battle Creek, MI; a son, Matt (Sonya) Clemmens of Lawrenceberg, IN; a grandson, Matthew; a sister, Marvel (Jerry) Carlson; two brothers, Mike (Holly) Rollefson and Bob Rollefson. Several Nieces...

Oct 20, 2010

Cora L. Bell, age 91, of Sherman, formerly of Cantrall, IL passed away on October 16, 2010 at Memorial Medical Center.

Survived by sons, Fred (Marilyn) Bell of Cantrall, IL & Jerry (Cathy) Bell of Alabama & a daughter Mary (Larry) Wilkens of Springfield, IL. Several Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren and Great-great Grandchildren. Two sister’s Gladys Bell and Kathryn...

Oct 14, 2010

Floyd William Turner, Sr. age 80, of Athens, known to friends & family as “Peanuts”, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 8:34 PM in Mason City Area Nursing Home.

He is survived by his wife Gladys Turner; his children Floyd (Lauren) Turner, Jr., Linda Lou (Dale) Ablen , Lisa Ann ( Mike) Pusch, all of...