Obituaries
JoAnn Temple
Dec 17, 2022
JoAnn Temple, age 82, of Herrin, Illinois, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Herrin Hospital. JoAnn was born March 29, 1940 in Maryville MO.; a daughter of James Russell and Marge Lavera (Cook) Postlewait. She married Kenton Temple on August 02, 1980. Prior to her retirement, JoAnn had worked as a nursing assistant for area nursing homes, the latest...
Virginia Lee "Jenny" Leeper
Dec 16, 2022
Virginia Lee "Jenny" Leeper, age 80, of Herrin, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022 at Herrin Hospital. Virginia was born October 01, 1942, a daughter of Arthur and Eva (Phillips) Gulley. She had worked at various jobs including Allen's in Herrin. She spent her life as a caregiver, providing care when people needed it the most. She had a...
Lalla Grace Duty
Dec 13, 2022
Marion has lost one of its finest residents. Lalla Grace Duty, 95, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. She was born to Delos Leon Duty and Grace Joanna Moroni on March 11, 1927, in Marion. She grew up in Marion and graduated from Marion High School in 1944. She attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor...
Robert T. "Terry" Pike
Dec 5, 2022
Terry Pike passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022 at his home south of Marion.
Terry was born July 3, 1944 in Peoria, IL to Robert L. and Eva Marie (Green) Pike. He grew up on the family farm south of Pontiac, IL and graduated from Pontiac Township High School in 1962. He married Sunny Lee Coup on...
Steven D. Baker
Nov 26, 2022
Steven D. Baker, age 71, of Herrin, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Shawnee Senior Living in Herrin, Illinois.
Steven was born February 20, 1951 in Herrin, Illinois, a son of Thomas and Lillian (Oliver) Baker. Steven grew up in Herrin, IL and graduated Herrin High School in 1969. He moved to Joliet, Illinois and worked for the...
Thelma Darline Spiller
Nov 25, 2022
DARLINE FANN-SPILLERThelma Darline Fann-Spiller, age 90, of Hurst, Illinois, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 at Herrin Hospital in Herrin, Illinois.Thelma was born March 26, 1932 in Bush, Illinois, a daughter of Frank and Mattie (Sisk) Pierce. She married Thomas Edward "Blue Eyes" Fann in Marion on February 4, 1950. He preceded her in death on January 6, 1976. She...
Jason Craig Bruce
Nov 23, 2022
Jason Craig Bruce, age 47, of Creal Springs, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at his home in Creal Springs, Illinois.
Jason was born February 25, 1975 in Marion, Illinois, a son of Raymond and Linda (Stephens) Bruce. Prior to his illness, Jason had worked as a quality engineer for General Dynamics in Marion.
He is survived by two...
Robert Joseph Calcaterra
Nov 22, 2022
Robert Joseph Calcaterra, 67, of Herrin, IL, born October 1, 1955 to Joseph Anthony and Eva Mae (Poole) Calcaterra passed away in Marion, IL on November 22, 2022. Bobby was born and raised in Herrin, Illinois. He moved to Northern Illinois in his teens and spent most of his life working there before returning to Southern Illinois in retirement. He...
Lloyd Haven Putzek
Nov 21, 2022
LLoyd Haven Putzek, age 83, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Monday, November 21, 2022 at his home in Marion, Illinois.
LLoyd was born July 16, 1939 in Flemington, West Virginia, a son of George and Louise (Snyder) Putzek. He married the love of his life, Shirley Ann Johnson on October 26, 1957 in Rosemont, WV. She preceded him in death.
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Trace Bittle
Nov 20, 2022
Trace Bittle, age 18, of Marion, Illinois passed away on Sunday, November 20th surrounded by an outpouring of love, hope and prayer from his cherished family and friends.
Trace was a beautiful boy, inside and out. He loved life and lived life to the fullest. Trace loved and adored his family with all his heart. He brought joy to all of us with...
Mary Ola Kent
Nov 18, 2022
Mary Ola Kent, age 92, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Friday, November 18, 2022 at Herrin Hospital in Herrin, Illinois.Mary was born July 29, 1930 in Marion, Illinois, a daughter of Robert and Joyce (Bond) King. She married the love of her life, Wendell E. Kent on May 27, 1950 in Marion First Baptist Church. He preceded her in death...
Ramona Ann Hays
Nov 11, 2022
Ramona 'Mona' Ann (Wright) Hays, 81, of Herrin Illinois, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family on November 11, 2022, at 9:33 PM.
Ramona was born on July 31, 1941, in Anna, Illinois, the daughter of Audie Sherman and Vesta Mae (Miller) Wright.
Ramona married Morris 'Hank' Hays on June 7, 1976 in Herrin, Illinois. They had been...
Analea Marie Miriani
Nov 2, 2022
Analea Miriani, 79, formerly of Herrin and Murphysboro, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at her current home in DuQuoin.
Analea was born on March 31, 1943 to the late John and Regina (Genesio) Miriani. She was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Herrin. She graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic grade school in 1957...
Opal Loudene Bennett
Oct 26, 2022
Opal L. Bennett, age 94, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois.Opal was born February 20, 1928 in Creal Springs, Illinois, a daughter of Simeon O. and Rena T. (Hart) White. Opal grew up on the family farm in rural Creal Springs and attended Creal Springs Schools. She married Erskine...
Doris Imogene Pratt
Oct 25, 2022
Doris Imogene Pratt, age 90, of Herrin, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at Integrity Nursing Home of Herrin.
Doris was born April 01, 1932 in Herrin, Illinois, a daughter of Romal Harvest "Shorty" Prather and Hazel (Williams) Taylor. Prior to her retirement, she had worked almost 30 years as a telecommunications equipment technician for Motorola.
She is...
Donnie Roberts
Oct 20, 2022
Donnie Roberts, age 86, of Marion, Illinois, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Herrin Hospital in Herrin, Illinois.Donnie was born December 20, 1935 in Cave City, Arkansas, a daughter of Don and Ruth (McLeod) Curtis. When she was young her family move to Kokomo, IN where she grew up. She married Bob McNally and started their family. She later...
Thomas Henry Phalp VIII
Oct 14, 2022
Thomas Henry Phalp VIII, age 80, of Creal Springs, Illinois, passed away at 4:15pm on Friday, October 14, 2022 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois.Thomas was born May 27, 1942 in Herrin, Illinois, a son of Mary (Furlong) and Thomas Henry Phalp VII. He married the love of his life, Jo Ann Penning on June 17, 1961 in...
Gladys Bernice Pulley
Oct 13, 2022
Gladys Bernice Pulley, 101, of Clarksville, Tennessee, formerly of Marion passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022.Gladys was born August 16, 1921 in Pittsburg the daughter of James VanCleve and Daisy (Deering) Hearn. She married James Dennis Pulley on July 4, 1942 and together they shared over 52 years of marriage until his death on January 1, 1994.She was a...
Helen S. Basler
Oct 12, 2022
Helen S. Basler, age 77, of Herrin, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at her residence.Helen was born February 24, 1945 in Biscoe, Arkansas, a daughter of Ralph D. and Hazel B. (Floyd) Jolly. Her family moved to Desoto, IL and when she was in the 7th grade they moved to Carbondale, IL where she attended University High School....
Lois E. Cremeens
Oct 12, 2022
Lois E. Cremeens, age 75, of Carterville, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at Herrin Hospital.
Lois was born October 08, 1947 in Clifford, Illinois, a daughter of Edward and Lela (Whitecotton) Greathouse. Lois grew up in Hurst, IL and graduated Hurst-Bush High School in 1965. She married Robert A. Cremeens on June 05, 1965 in Carterville, IL. Lois...
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