Category: Obituaries

Wanda Portlock age 86, of Newton passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Stone Bridge MemoryCare in Effingham, Illinois.Funeral services celebrating Wanda’s life will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 10, 2025, atthe Crain Funeral Home, Newton with Pastor Danny Ferris officiating. Visitation will be heldfrom 1:00 p.m. until

Betty Jo (Chesnut) Miller age 89, of Beecher City, passed away peacefully on May 7 th ,2025, at Heartland Senior Living surrounded by her family.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 13 th at the Headyville ChristianChurch with Pastor Carroll Ross officiating. Visitation will be held from

Patricia Ann Lewis age 81, of Newton, Illinois, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025, at DyerNursing and Rehabilitation in Dyer, Indiana.Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 10, 2025, in the West LawnMemorial Park Cemetery with Pastor Anthony Harris officiating, with burial following theservice.Pat was born on

Marvin Lee Oakley, Sr age 83March 28, 1942 – April 21, 2025 Marvin Lee Oakley, Sr, age 83, of Toledo, Illinois, passed away at 4:14 PM – Monday, April 21, 2025, at his home. Private family services will be held.  Arrangements are under the care of the Meyer Funeral Home

Marcella Mae (Tarr) Street, age 91January 23, 1934 – April 25, 2025 Marcella Mae (Tarr) Street, age 91, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 2:10 PM – Friday, April 25, 2025, at Willowbrook Memory Care in Effingham, Illinois. A service celebrating Marcella’s life will be held at 11:00 AM –

Robert Charles “Bob” Helregel, age 87February 2, 1938 – April 21, 2025 Robert Charles “Bob” Helregel, age 87, of Sainte Marie, Illinois, passed away at 5:25 AM – Monday, April 21, 2025, at Helia Healthcare of Newton, Illinois. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:00 A.M. – Monday, April

Shirley A. Lindemann, age 87July 17, 1937 – April 21, 2025 Shirley A. Lindemann, age 87, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 6:12 AM – Monday, April 21, 2025, at Helia Healthcare of Newton. Funeral services celebrating Shirley’s life will be held at 11:00 AM – Friday, April 25, 2025,

CHARLESTON – Bobby L. Bartley, 94, of Charleston, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at Hilltop Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by his family. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at the Harper-Swickard Funeral Home, concluding with Masonic Rites at 12:45 p.m. by Charleston Masonic

Don I. May age 98, of Newton, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at his home in the Villas of Holly Brook surrounded by family. Funeral services celebrating Don’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at the Crain Funeral Home, Newton with Rev. Amy Jeffries

Concepcion (Connie) Dumaran Bohannen, 81, of Cissna Park, Illinois passed away on April 14th, 2025, at Alden Health Care Center in Desplaines, Illinois. She was born on June 14th, 1943, in Camarines Sur a Province in the Philippines, the daughter of Victorino and Iluminada Esguerra Dumaran. They preceded her in