Category: Obituaries

Rosemary Elmore age 89, of Newton passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at EffinghamRehabilitation and Health Care Center, Effingham, Illinois.Private funeral services will be held. Family and friends may join the family for gravesideservices at 3:15 p.m., Saturday, November 11, 2023 at the Trexler Cemetery, rural Newton.Crain Funeral Home, Newton

Aria Dee Grochowsky, age 5 months May 22, 2023 – November 6, 2023 Aria Dee Grochowsky, age 5 months, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 11:31 PM – Monday, November 6, 2023, at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Funeral services celebrating Aria’s life will be held at 12:00 PM

Bonnie (Karen) Rae Tate Miller passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at her home in Georgetown, TX.   She was born June 22, 1949 in Olney, IL to Helen Andrews Tate. She attended Newton Community High School, graduating with the class of 1967. After graduation she attended Richland

Vera Mae Hetzer, age 103 May 8, 1920 – November 7, 2023 Vera Mae Hetzer, age 103, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 1:15 AM – Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at Lutheran Care in Altamont, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Vera’s life will be held at 10:00 AM – Saturday, November

Lloyd Dale Shamhart, age 87 January 18, 1936 – October 30, 2023 Lloyd Dale Shamhart, age 87, formerly of Troy, Illinois, and Urbana, Illinois, passed away at 6:19 PM – Monday, October 30, 2023, at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Illinois. A time of visitation for family and

George Edward Tucker, 83, of Jewett, IL passed away at 12:00 pm on October 27,2023, at Lakeland Rehab and Health Care Center in Effingham, IL.Funeral services will follow Masonic Rites, given at 11:00 am on FridayNovember 3, 2023, at the Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup, IL. Visitation will be from9:00

Gary Curtis Goodwin, age 78 July 9, 1945 – October 23, 2023 Gary Curtis Goodwin, age 78, of Rose Hill, Illinois, passed away at 4:05 AM – Monday, October 23, 2023, at Aperion Care in St Elmo, Illinois. Private family services will be held.  Arrangements are under the care of

Lissa Alice “Lissie” Tate, age 100 October 11, 1923 – October 24, 2023 Lissa Alice “Lissie” Tate, age 100, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 6:22 AM –Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at Helia Healthcare in Newton, Illinois. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM – Friday, October 27, 2023,

Ted J. Barnhart, age 65, of Newton formerly of New Lenox, Illinois passed away Thursday,October 19, 2023 at HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, Illinois.A service to celebrate Ted’s life will be held in Newton at a later date. Memorial services will beheld in New Lenox, Illinois with interment in the