Obituaries in Robinson, Palestine, Flat Rock, West Union, and Surrounding Areas in Illinois
Roger W. Hill
Jan 11, 2009
Roger W. Hill, 50, of rural Hutsonville, IL, formerly of Palatine, IL, died of an apparent heart attack at 7:11 a.m. Sunday, January 11, 2009 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. He was born March 31, 1958 in Phoenix , AZ , the son of Royce W. Hill and Jane Marie Mateja. He worked at Datamax Pioneer Labels as an...
Robert L. Mcmahan
Jan 10, 2009
Robert L. McMahan, 69 of Trimble, IL, died at 7:50 p.m. Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. He was born April 9, 1939 in Marshall, IL the son of Morris McMahan and Wilfreda Fiscus McMahan. He was a retired employee of E. H. Baare Co. in Robinson and had served in the U. S....
Rex Wayne Peterson
Jan 8, 2009
Rex Wayne Peterson, 45, of Vincennes, IN, died at 9:48 p.m. (E.S.T.) Thursday, January 8, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes. He was born January 21, 1963 in Robinson, IL the son of Wayne Peterson and Carol Reynolds Peterson Clark. He was a truck driver for several years.He is survived by his father and step-mother, Wayne & Beverly Peterson;...
Janet L. Myers
Jan 7, 2009
Janet L. Myers, 66, of rural Flat Rock, IL, died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at her residence. She was born November 5, 1942 in Robinson, IL, the daughter of Oscar Meeks and Joan Piercefield Meeks. She retired in 2001 after 37 years of service for Victor Dana Corp. She was a member of the Robinson American...
Alverna Mae Sitzes
Jan 4, 2009
Alverna M. Sitzes, 68, of Red Bud, IL, died at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Belleville, IL, Sunday, January 4, 2009. She was born May 6, 1940 in Palestine, IL, the daughter of Franklin Staten and Christine Hutton Staten. She retired as President of Imperial Industries.She married James Sitzes March 24, 1965 and he survives. She is also survived by her...
David D. Venatta
Dec 29, 2008
David D. Venatta, 57 of Robinson, IL died unexpectedly at his home at 10:31 p.m. Monday, December 29, 2008. He was born May 2, 1951 in Robinson, the son of Herman Venatta and Esther Quick Venatta. He had worked for E. H. Baare Co. for 31 years and was a member of the Palestine Eagles.He married Robin Crouch on...
Helen L. Loomis
Dec 24, 2008
Helen L. Loomis, 98 of Murray, KY, formerly of Marshall, IL died at her home on December 24, 2008. She was born December 5, 1910 in West Terre Haute, IN, the daughter of Ernest and Mollie (Cooper) Evans. She was a registered nurse, having graduated from Illinois Masonic Hospital in 1932.She is survived by her daughter, Dana C. Chap...
Jackie Lee Brenton
Dec 23, 2008
Jackie Lee Brenton, 69 of Robinson, IL, died at 4:25 p.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at Ridgeview Care Center in Oblong, IL. He was born February 12, 1939 in Palestine , the son of Cecil Brenton and Pauline Bledsoe Brenton. He was a Conductor with the Illinois Central Railroad, retiring after 20 years of service. He is survived by...
John "Jake" Wesley
Dec 22, 2008
John 'Jake' Wesley, 71, of rural Robinson, IL, died at 8:25 a.m. Monday, December 22, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. He was born February 13, 1937 in Honey Creek Township, IL, the son of John Fred Wesley and Elsie Jo Rich Wesley. He was Custodian for Community Unit School District #2 for 40 years. He attended South Union...
Dorothy E. Wesner
Dec 19, 2008
Dorothy E. Wesner, 82 of Robinson, IL, died at 6:15 p.m. Friday, December 19, 2008 at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center in Robinson. She was born October 27, 1926 in Carthage , IL , the daughter of Charles Lee Thomas and Eva June Anderson Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of the Highland Church of Christ.She married Harold...
Cleda Iris Rich
Dec 18, 2008
Cleda Iris Rich, 83, of Robinson, IL, formerly of Flat Rock, IL, died at 11:43 a.m. Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, IL. She was born April 17, 1925 in Hardinville, IL, the daughter of Henry Shipman and Georgia Stogsdill Rich. She was a homemaker and a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church...
Larry L. Ramsey
Dec 17, 2008
Larry L. Ramsey, 73, of Olney, IL, formerly of Palestine, IL, died at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at Richland Care and Rehab Center, Olney, IL. He was born November 14, 1935 in Palestine, IL, the son of Dale Ramsey and Francis Donahue Ramsey. He retired from the U. S. Navy in September of 1977 after 20 years...
Edytha Pearl Drummond Roberts
Dec 14, 2008
Edytha Pearl Drummond Roberts, 84, West Union, IL, died at 6:25 a.m. E.S.T., Sunday, December 14, 2008 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. She was born April 26, 1924 in Hutsonville Township, Crawford County, IL, the daughter of Lester Leon Mitchell and Ona Myrle Brown Mitchell. She was a housekeeper for the elderly, worked at Wilderness Lake Campground and...
Marie E. Bogard
Dec 9, 2008
Marie E. Bogard, 77 of rural Palestine, IL, died at 4:27 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson. She was born September 16, 1931 in Gary, IN, the daughter of Edward Robinson and Blanche Markham Robinson. She worked in production at Victor Dana Corp. for over 30 years.She married William Earl Bogard December 8, 1973 and...
Freda J. Dart
Dec 8, 2008
Freda J. Dart, 86 of Robinson, IL, died at 8:15 p.m. Monday, December 8, 2008 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, IL after a struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born June 25, 1922 in Rose Hill, IL, the daughter of Earl Swick and Sarah Ellen Marrs Swick. She worked at L. S. Heath and Sons, Robinson for 12...
Richard C. Bumpus
Dec 6, 2008
Richard C. Bumpus, 74 of rural West Union, IL, died at 11:47 p.m., Saturday, December 6, 2008 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. He was born July 20, 1934 in Coles County, IL, the son of Neal Bumpus and Mildred Niemeyer Bumpus. He was a life-long farmer in the West Union area and belonged to the Brick United Methodist...
Doris Kay Elliott
Dec 2, 2008
Doris Kay Elliott, 69 of Stoy, IL, died at 11:20 p.m., Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at her home after an extraordinary long hard fought battle with cancer. She was born June 15, 1939, the daughter of Robert Hoke and Edith Dunlap Hoke. After graduating from LTC with an associates degree in Nursing at the age of 63, she became...
Fern E. Jordan
Dec 1, 2008
Fern E. Jordan, 88, of Robinson , IL , died at 2:55 p.m. Monday, December 1, 2008 at Crawford Memorial Hospital , Robinson. She was born March 3, 1920 in Palestine , IL , the daughter of Ausby Fuller and Elsie Schifler Fuller. She was a cook for the Palestine schools, was in the grocery business for 31 years,...
James Edward "Buck" Houk
Nov 27, 2008
James Edward 'Buck' Houk, 95, of West Lafayette, IN, died at 1:15 p.m. (E.S.T.) Thursday, November 27, 2008 at Indiana Veterans Hospital. He was born March 8, 1913 in Vincennes, IN, the son of William C. Houk and Maude Elkins Houk. He worked for the City Street Department, Vincennes, IN. He was a member of the Vincennes V. F....
John H. Tracy
Nov 25, 2008
John Henry Tracy, 80, of Chauncey, IL died at Cotillion Ridge Nursing Center in Robinson at 10:53 p.m., Tuesday, November 25, 2008. He was born April 4, 1928 in Flat Rock, the son of Arley Tracy and Mary Elizabeth York Tracy. He was a pipefitter, a member of Local Pipefitters Union # 157 of Terre Haute, IN. He served...
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