Category: Obituaries

Andy L. Shull, age 62 December 8, 1958 – September 14, 2021 Andy L. Shull, age 62, of Hidalgo, Illinois, passed away at 3:06 AM – Tuesday, September 14, 2021, a Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, Illinois. Graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM – Saturday, September

John A. Bennett, III age 73, of Newton passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021 at the Newton Care Center, Newton, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Crain Funeral Home, Newton, Illinois. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m.,

Newton Patricia H. Burtch age 92 of Newton passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021 in her home surrounded by her family. Private family services will be held. Burial will be in the West Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Newton, Illinois. Memorial gifts honoring Patricia may be made to either the Jasper

Michelle Dee Blair, age 50 April 29, 1971 – August 30, 2021 Michelle Dee Blair, age 50, wife and mother of two, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 1:32 PM -Monday, August 30, 2021, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana. Visitation will be held 4:00-6:00 PM – Friday, September

Lyndale Frederick Lude, age 65 October 30, 1955 – August 27, 2021 Lyndale Frederick Lude, age 65, of Dieterich, Illinois, passed away at 9:26 PM – Friday, August 27, 2021, at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Lyndale’s life will be held at 10:00 AM

Linda K. Miller of Newton passed away Friday, August 27, 2021 in Dieterich, Illinois as a result of an auto accident. Memorial services celebrating Linda’s life will be held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 2, 2021, at the Crain Funeral Home, Newton with Pastor Chris Parr officiating. Visitation will be

Bryan G. Miller, age 62 February 20, 1959 – August 22, 2021 Bryan G. Miller, age 62, of Bluffton, South Carolina, and formerly of Newton, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021, following a serious illness. Private family services will be held. Local arrangements are under the care of

Timothy Olin Allison age 33, of Olney, Illinois passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021 in Cumberland County, Illinois as a result of an automobile accident. A memorial gathering was held on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at the West Liberty United Methodist Church. Timothy was born on September 3, 1987 in

Mrs. Rosalia “Lia” Cucinella aka “Mamma Lia”, age 73 of Robinson, IL passed away on Sunday August 15, 2021, at 12:58 AM at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson, IL following several months of declining health.  Lia was born in the Cinisi Province of Palermo, Italy to Antonino and Giuseppina (Badalamenti) Cucinella