Category: Obituaries

Pixie Beth Mahaney, age 66, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 11:08 AM – Thursday, May 19, 2022, at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois.   A celebration of life will be held at a later date.  Funeral arrangements are in the care of the Meyer Funeral Home in

Pixie Beth Mahaney, age 66 January 4, 1956 – May 19, 2022   Pixie Beth Mahaney, age 66, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 11:08 AM – Thursday, May 19, 2022, at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Meyer Funeral Home in

Jeannie Garber age 61, of Willow Hill passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at her sister’s home in Newton, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Jeannie’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 22, 2022 at the Crain Funeral Home, Newton with Pastor Tom Matson officiating. Visitation will be from

Rev. Carl Schmidt, 96 of Effingham, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield with Bishop Thomas John Paprocki,

D. Eileen Strole age 76, of Newton passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in her home. Funeral services celebrating the life of Eileen will be held at 10:30 am, Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the First Baptist Church, Newton, Illinois with Rev. Steve Willis officiating. Visitation will be held from

Jarrett Sylvester Zumbahlen, age 24 December 30, 1997 – May 11, 2022 Jarrett Sylvester Zumbahlen, age 24, of rural Newton, Illinois, passed away at 7:50 PM – Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in rural Newton, Illinois. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM – Tuesday, May 17, 2022,

D. Eileen Strole age 76, of Newton passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in her home. Funeral services celebrating the life of Eileen will be held at 10:30 am, Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at the First Baptist Church, Newton, Illinois with Rev. Steve Willis officiating. Visitation will be held from

Ralph Warren Chesnut, age 100 February 5, 1922 – May 10, 2022 Ralph Warren Chesnut, age 100, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 11:00 AM – Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at Shelbyville Manor in Shelbyville, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM – Saturday, May 14, 2022, at

Norma Jean Hall age 79, of Newton passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, May 8, 2022. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at the Crain Funeral Home, Newton, Illinois. Norma was born on August 22, 1942 in Decatur, Illinois the