Area Obituaries

  Deborah J. Borre, 75 of Carlinville, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at her home in Carlinville.   Deborah was born May 25, 1950, in California.   She graduated from Carlinville High School with the class of 1968 and received her BA from U of I in Champaign.   Deb worked very hard to…

  Marie Burke, 98 of Carlinville, passed away peacefully at her home on the morning of Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.   She was born Feb. 19, 1927, in Litchfield, a daughter of Jacob M. and Lela A. Moorehead LeVora.   Marie graduated from Carlinville High School with the class of 1945.   She married Beatty…

  Marjorie L. Haley, 98, of Shipman, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 14, 2025, at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton.   Marjorie was born December 31, 1926, in Mt. Vernon, a daughter of Morris and Ida (Soper) Porter. Marjorie graduated from Mt. Vernon High School.   She married Paul E. Haley on September 18,…

  Robert J. Polo, 86, of Gillespie, died at Gillespie Health and Rehab Center, Gillespie on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 1:38 pm.   He was born February 27, 1939, in Gillespie, to Joseph Polo & Ann Jatcko Polo.   He married Judith Ann Bomkamp Polo on November 16, 1963 in Litchfield.   He was…

Patsy Belle Scoggins, 88, of Carlinville, passed awauy at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 at 7:49 a.m.  She was born May 15, 1937 in Carrollton, to Frank Goodman and Annabelle Vandergriff Goodman.   She married Stanley B. Scoggins on Nov. 8, 1958 in Creve Coeur.  He preceded her in death on…

Doris Elizabeth Gahr passed away peacefully at Lakeside Health and Rehab on Thursday, October 9, 2025.   Doris was born on October 20, 1935 to Clinton and Bertha (Lampe) Caudle. She attended Carlinville High School and graduated with the class of 1953.   She worked at the Carlinville Area Hospital in the Medical Records Department…

  Joseph William Jacobs, Jr, 95, of Gillespie, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, at his residence in Rochester.   Joe, was born Sept. 2, 1930, the son of Joseph William Sr. and Anna Beatrice (Shimkus) Jacobs.   Joe began his life at Gillespie Lake until he moved to their farm in Gillespie.   He…

  Evelyn I. Garner was born on May 17, 1936, in Texas City, Texas, to the late Harvey George Inman and Celestine Elba (Slaughter) Inman, and died Sunday, October 5, 2025, at her residence.   Mrs. Garner attended The Foundry Assembly of God Church in Lufkin and enjoyed singing and playing the piano. She considered…