All Obituaries

51, of Effingham formerly of Windsor passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at St Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri. She was a 1986 graduate of Neoga High School and attended classes in Early Childhood Care and Education at Lake Land College. Angie was a member of Gaskill United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir. Angie’s talents were many. As a young girl, she loved buck dancing and playing volleyball. She also enjoyed painting carousel horses and arranging...

John Henry Schutte, age 83, passed away at St. Anthony's Hospital in Effingham on Sunday, March 22. He was born on the family farm northwest of Sigel, IL on Aug 2,1936. He was the youngest of five children, and the only son, born to Harry and Eva Schutte. He always joked that he had never gotten very far in life...as he was born on the south side of the big old barn located in the middle of the family farm, and then moved to the north side of that same barn into a new brick house, after...

46, of Neoga, Illinois, passed away at 10:35 PM, Friday, March 20, 2020, in the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health  Center in Mattoon, Illinois.  He was born September 28, 1973 in St Louis Missouri,  the son of Richard George and Sue (Ayers) Rogers Sr.  Richard married Gayla Bullard August 2, 2007 in Charleston, Illinois.  Mr. Rogers was a carpenter for Lester Buildings of Charleston, Illinois.  He enjoyed Fishing, Video Gaming with his grandchildren and being...

81, of Neoga, Illinois passed away March 19, 2020 at the HSHS St. Anthony Hospital of Effingham, Illinois.  Jack was born in Chicago, II. Aug. 12, 1938. Son of Carl and Florine (Brister) Lawrence.  He married Bonnie M. Koester  July 3, 1976, in Sigel, Illinois.  Jack was a member of Topeka Baptist Church, Jayess, Ms. Where he served as a deacon, a member of Neoga American Legion, and in past was member of the Shriners & Masons, he also served on Neoga school board and...

73, of Neoga, Illinois, passed away at 7:33 PM Thursday, March 19, 2020 in the HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.  She was born April 7, 1946 in Effingham, Illinois. She was the daughter of Betty Yakey, and was raised by her grandparents Orville and Lena Cohea.  She married Daniel R. Sparling in 1963 and later married her lifelong friend James "Pete" Buenker on May 25, 2002 in Neoga, Illinois and Pete passed away April 30, 2007.  Before...

82, of Neoga, Illinois, passed away at 7:37 AM, Monday, March 16, 2020, in his residence.   He was born January 15, 1938, the son of Rutherford and Lula (Spahr) Clark in Osborne, Ohio.  Dean served in the United States Navy from 1955 - 1957.  He married Anne Marie Popernik November 26, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, Anne passed away December 31, 2002.  Dean then married Julia Morgan June 23, 2007 in Effingham, Illinois.  Mr. Clark was a restaurant owner in LaGrange,...

71, of Montrose, Illinois, passed away at 4:12 AM, Sunday, March 8, 2020, in the HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Effingham. He was born October 25, 1948, the son of Claude William and Bernice Eloise (Strater) Dodd in Mattoon.  Robert served in the United States Army, he was a retired heavy equipment operator with The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 841 in Terre Haute, Indiana.  He married Pamel E. White July 5, 1980 in Mattoon and she survives....

73, of Effingham, Illinois, passed away at 8:00 AM Wednesday, February 26, 2020 in the Lavender Ridge Memory Care Center of Effingham, Illinois.  She was born August 31, 1946 in Olney, Illinois the daughter of Raymond and Mary Louise (Thomure) Vandelist.  Candace was a retired Office Manager for a Law Firm.   She leaves her sons,  Kenneth Kocher (Kelly) of Batavia, Ohio and Brian Vail (Amanda) of Ft. Thomas, Kentucky; and Four grandchildren Candace was preceded in death...

78, of Charleston, formerly of Neoga, passed away at 10:56 AM Sunday, February 23, 2020 in the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center of Mattoon.  She was born June  6, 1941 in Cumberland County, Illinois the daughter of Edwin and Mary (Fearday) Pardieck.  She married Donald K. "Butch" Baker June 12, 1960 in Sigel.  Joan was a bookkeeper for E.C. Baker & Sons of Sigel, Pyroferric International of Toledo and Biggs Electric of Mattoon. Joan enjoyed painting,...

RONALD  J.  HITE 62, of Mason, Illinois, passed away at 11:15 AM, Saturday, February 15, 2020 in Jackson Twp., Effingham County, Illinois.  He was born July 21, 1957, the son of Robert C. and Irma M (Ferree) Hite in Mattoon, Illinois.  Ron graduated Neoga High School in the class of 1975.    He married Mary Morton and later married Kimberly Whitis (Frazier) July 5, 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Ron was a  member and Treasurer of the First Baptist...