Category: Obituaries

William Ross “Wild Bill” Huddlestun, age 67 August 28, 1953 – September 12, 2020 William “Wild Bill” Huddlestun, age 67, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 4:49 PM – Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Bill’s life will be held at 3:00

Marie Lois Spitzer, age 98 May 9, 1922 – September 10, 2020 Marie Lois Spitzer, age 98, of Sainte Marie, Illinois, passed away at 9:20 AM – Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Olney, Illinois. Graveside services will be held at 10:30

Carl Eugene Hannaman, age 76 January 3, 1944 – September 8, 2020 Carl Eugene Hannaman, age 76, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 1:45 PM – Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Visitation for Carl will be held 4:00-6:00 PM – Friday, September 11, 2020,

Lois L. Burton, age 92 February 7, 1928 – September 6, 2020 Lois L. Burton, age 92, of Effingham, Illinois, formerly of Montrose, Illinois, passed away at 10:50 PM – Sunday, September 6, 2020, at Willowbrook Memory Care in Effingham, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Lois’s life will be held at

Ronald Earl “Ron” Wilson, age 80 July 16, 1940 – September 4, 2020 Ronald Earl Wilson, age 80, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 1:50 PM – Friday, September 4, 2020, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Private family services will be held. The family is being assisted

DOMINIC STASI, age 68 September 29, 1951 – August 31, 2020 Dominic Stasi, 68, of Seminole, Florida, and a former resident of Newton, Illinois, passed away on August 31, 2020. Dominic was born on September 29, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of John and Nina Stasi. He was a

Maurice Thomas Brooks, age 84 November 16, 1935 – September 4, 2020 Maurice Thomas Brooks, age 84, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 2:44 AM – Friday, September 4, 2020, at Villas of Hollybrook in Newton, Illinois. Funeral services celebrating Maurice’s life will be held at 12:00 PM (Noon) –

Leonard Robert Weishaar, age 91 December 19, 1928 – September 2, 2020 Leonard Robert Weishaar, age 91, of Island Grove, Illinois, passed away at 8:28 AM – Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Illinois. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM

Jennifer Kaye Whitehurst, age 46 Jennifer Kaye Whitehurst, age 46, died on August 19th, 2020, in Sacramento, CA. She left peacefully, in her home, with her family by her side. Jennifer is survived by her sister, Erin, brother in law Ben, nephews Andrew and Tucker, nieces Makayla, Willow, and Scarlet,

Allice M. Lewis age 82 Newton Allice M. Lewis age 82 of Newton passed away Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Effingham, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 28, 2020 at the Crain Funeral Home, Newton with Rev. Ken Miller