All Obituaries

Jan Lee Schaefer, 68, of Staunton, Illinois passed away Friday, May 3, 2019 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Born January 8, 1951 in Litchfield, Illinois, he was a son of the Late Mr. & Mrs. Elton O. “Peck” & Marcella M. (Wall) Schaefer. He married Pam Behrens on October 16, 1971 & they later divorced. He worked as a Correctional Officer at Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro, IL for 22 years. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of...

Emily DeGuire 94 of Staunton, Illinois passed away at her residence in Staunton on Sunday, April 28, 2019. Born August 27, 1924 in Staunton, Illinois, she was a daughter of the Late Mr. & Mrs. John & Catherine (Casic) Raspica. She married Lawrence R. DeGuire on August 22, 1943 & he passed away on November 4, 2014. Emily was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Staunton for 71 years. She is survived by a Daughter - Margaret DeGuire (Richard Supanich) of St. Louis,...

Vernon E. “Butch” Striegel Jr., 57, of Staunton, Illinois passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton, Illinois. Born October 11, 1961 in Litchfield, Illinois, he was a son of Mrs. Wanda Striegel & the late Vernon E. Striegel Sr. He married Peggy S. Hughes on July 3, 1997 in Carlinville, Illinois and she survives. He worked as a Coal Miner at the Monterey Mine in Albers, Illinois for many years. Butch was a member of the Staunton Masonic...

Leota I. Painter 82, of Staunton, Illinois passed away at Heritage Health in Gillespie, Illinois on Thursday, April 4, 2019. Born October 20, 1936 in St. Louis, Missouri she was daughter to the Late Mr. & Mrs. Willard Jackson Sr. She married Robert Painter & he passed away on April 7, 2005. She cooked in the Cafeteria at the Staunton Unit Schools in Staunton, Illinois for 24 years. A member of Cornerstone Ministries in Benld, Illinois, and the Staunton Lions Club. Memorial Services...

Doris May Nardin, 94, of Staunton, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.  Born November 24, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of Frank & Louise (Le Duc) Johnston.  She married Dante John Nardin on June 1, 1946 & he passed away on July 1, 2011.  Doris was a homemaker, loving mother, & caring grandmother.  She was a woman of deep faith and devoted to the Church.  Doris loved cooking - especially baking, music, games, and...

Bernice (Rummer) Guennewig, 95 of Staunton passed away Monday, March 25, 2019 at Heritage Health in Staunton. Born May 3, 1923 in Staunton, IL, she was a daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. William & Amelia Rummer. She married Gerald Guennewig on September 29, 1945 and he passed away in September 2006. She worked as the Secretary in the Special Education Department at Staunton Unit Schools in Staunton. Bernice was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, & friend to many.  She loved...

Leona D. Doehler, 99 of Staunton, IL passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Heritage Health in Staunton. Born July 12, 1919 in Staunton, she was a daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. William & Ida (Hunecke) DeVries. She married Wilbert Meyer and he preceded her in death in August of 1944. She later married Clarence Doehler on June 14, 1952 and he passed away December 26, 2003. Leona was a homemaker and was very active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Staunton. She is survived by her...

Mildred “Millie” (Maskey) Caldieraro, 98, of Staunton, Illinois, passed away on March 19, 2019 in Carlinville, Illinois.  She was born on October 15, 1920 in Livingston, Illinois to the late John & Mildred “Milka” (Perokovich) Maskey.  She married the late John “Beppy” Caldieraro on November 10, 1946 in Springfield, Illinois, & was married for 21 years until his death.  After graduating high school, Mildred...

Richard (Dick) A. Haase, 83, of Staunton, Illinois, went peacefully to be with the Lord on March 18, 2019, with his family by his side. Dick was born on October 12, 1935, the son of Alfred and Margaret (Mlekush) Haase of Staunton.  He attended Staunton schools and graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a degree in business.  He married Sandra Habdas in LaPorte, Indiana on October 17, 1959.   Dick worked for gasoline...

Patricia Ann (Cooper) Martino, 51 of Staunton died at Alton Memorial Hospital, March 10, 2019. She was born April 10, 1967 in Augusta, GA. The daughter of Eva Pike and the late James B. Cooper. She graduated from Worden High School in 1985. She was a member of the Worden Christian Church. She enjoyed gardening, her dog Sasha and adventure. She loved spending time with her family. She is survived by her Mother, Eva Pike of Staunton; a Sister, Annette Thigpen (Cooper) and Wayne Hufstedler of...