All Obituaries

Harriet Rose Rowbotham, 92, of Staunton, IL passed away in Staunton on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Born August 18, 1929, in Port Huron, MI, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence & Marguarite (Wilson) Glaab. She married Floyd M. “Bud” Rowbotham on June 19, 1948. They celebrated 71 years of marriage before he passed away on April 8, 2020. She was employed as a Customer Service Rep for Sears, also as a Secretary for Northern High School in Port Huron, Michigan, and as a secretary...

Ruth Ann (Steinmann) Sievers, 94, with her family by her side at the family farm, passed peacefully from her earthly home into her heavenly home on the 3rd of May, 2022.  She was born on January 21, 1928 on her family’s farm in the Hamel, IL township to parents Walter and Bertha Steinmann.  She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church (formerly New Gehlenbeck) in Hamel.   Ruth was married to her beloved husband Walter Sievers on September...

LaMoine C. Sullivan, born July 6, 1926, in Staunton, IL, passed away May 3, 2022, at Heritage Manor, in Staunton, IL.  She was 95 years old. LaMoine was born in Staunton, IL.  After graduating from Staunton High School in 1944, she attended the University of Illinois, studying architecture, which she assisted her father, Henry Hasse in his construction firm in Staunton.  She married James F. Sullivan May 26, 1951. They moved to Baltimore and she worked at Towson University...

Kathleen I. Silvester, 102, of Staunton, IL passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Heritage Health in Staunton, IL. Born December 1, 1919, in Moline, IL, she was a daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. John & Nellie (Croxton) May. She married Alex Silvester on December 1, 1940, in Carlinville, IL and he passed away on October 24, 1996. She and her husband owned and operated the family business, Standard Oil Distributors for man years. She was a loving mother, homemaker, and worked in...

  June Elaine Hatfill (Travis), 65 of Staunton, passed away Saturday Apr. 30,2022 at Heritage Health in Staunton.   June was born June 21, 1956, in Wood River, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George and Anna (Chura) Travis. She married Butch Hatfill on July 22, 1974, he proceeded her in death on Oct. 6, 2019. June was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister. She enjoyed baking, gardening, and most of all her grandchildren. June operated a childcare home for many...

Anneliese Fuchs, 101, of Staunton, IL passed away Friday, April 29, 2022, at Heritage Health in Staunton, IL. Born May 21, 1920, in Saxony, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Max & Frieda Anna (Richter) Ritschel. She married Raymond Fuchs on February 25, 1945, at St. Paul Evangelical Church in Staunton, and he passed away on January 17, 1984. For ten years after high school, Ann worked as a clerk at the Mt. Olive Milling Company (1939 to 1949). Being a housewife and mother followed...

John M. “Red” Gaither, 60 of Mt. Olive, Illinois, died at his residence in Mt. Olive on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Born October 4, 1961, in Alton, IL, he was a son of Mrs. Carol (Bennett) Gaither and the late James H. Gaither. He worked as a Tool Grinder at Ackrit Inc., in St. Ann, MO for many years. John was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Edwardsville, IL where he played drums in the Contemporary Church Band. He liked Hot Rods and watching NHRA drag racing. He also...

Diane Mary Anderson (nee Mitchell) of Collinsville, Illinois, 60, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at her Collinsville home.  She was born on March 20th, 1962 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Donald Mitchell & the late Rosalie Mitchell (nee Abele).  She married Todd Anderson on November 8th, 1985 at St. Raphael the Archangel Parish in St. Louis.  She is survived by her husband & her daughter Maureen Johnson & son-in-law Nathan, along with her...

Eleanora M. Vesper, 102, of Staunton & Worden, Illinois, passed away at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Heritage Health in Staunton, Illinois.  Born September 9, 1919 in rural Worden, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Fred & Anna (Sassenberg) Brunnworth, she lived most of her life in Worden – later moving to Staunton where she passed away.  She was a life-long, active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Worden, a member of its Ladies Aid Society &...

      Mary A Kalika passed away peacefully on March 31st, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, IL at the age of 91. Mary was born March 1st, 1931, in Livingston, IL the daughter of Anton and Catherine (Spagnola) Pellizzaro. She married the love of her life, Frank Kalika on October 13th, 1951, and they settled in Staunton, IL where she was a lifelong resident.     Mary enjoyed gambling, especially in Las Vegas, flower gardening, shopping, and...