Area Obituaries

  Carole J. Walton, 86, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Springfield Memorial Hospital.   She was born on November 9, 1939, in Carlinville, the daughter of Roy and Marthel (Fries) Weller.   Carole married her high school sweetheart, Don R. Walton, on November 30, 1957, in Carlinville.   Carole graduated…

  Carol Joyce Crum Ross, born in Carlinville on March 22 1940, was the second child of George and Mildred (Clark) Jackson. She went to heaven 85 years later on March 1, 2026 at home in Carlinville.   She married Donald Lee Crum on November 4 1956. He preceded her in death on February 13,…

  Rev. James Lee Neuman, 81, affectionately known as Father Jim, of Hillsboro, passed away at 5:52 a.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at Tremont Ridge Assisted Living Center.   He was born December 21, 1944, in Quincy, IL, a son of John A. and Florence E. (Holtschleag) Neuman.   He graduated from Christian Brothers high…

  Michael Lyn Bruhn, 68, of Gillespie, IL, passed away at Gillespie Health and Rehab Center, Gillespie, IL on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 11:45 pm.   He was born August 30, 1957, in Staunton, IL to William C. Bruhn and Sharlene Faye Long Bruhn.   He worked for Georgia Pacific.   Michael enjoyed working…

  Paul W. Woolsey of rural Carlinville passed away on Friday, February 20, 2026, at 10:30 p.m. in Carlinville.   Paul was born in Ruyle Township, Jersey County, IL in 1939, the first son of Paul A. and Dorothy L. Woolsey.   He graduated from Southwestern High School and started a 47-year career with MJM…

  Mildred E Vollmar, 88, of Glen Carbon, IL, formerly of Bunker Hill, IL, passed away at Eden Village Retirement Center, Glen Carbon, IL on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 4:45 am.   She was born September 28, 1937, in Galesburg, IL to John Louis Borst and Mary Janet Anderson Borst.   She married Virgil…

  Terry Allen Ruppel, 78, of Dorsey, IL, passed away at Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton, IL on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 11:05 am.   He was born March 1, 1947 to Percy Ruppel and Evelyn Johnson Ruppel.   He married Tammy (Orf) Ruppel.   He was retired after having been an automobile mechanic.  …

  Carol J. Parker, 90 of Carlinville, passed away on Monday morning, February 23, 2026, at her home in Carlinville, IL.   Carol was born June 18, 1935, in Joliet, IL, a daughter of Isaiah Strawn and Mildred (Keller) Strawn.   She married Tolvin Parker on April 3, 1954, in Joliet, IL.   Carol’s passion…

  Matthew Dennis Palsen, 67, of Carlinville, passed away on Saturday afternoon, February 21, 2026, at Lincoln Village Healthcare in Lincoln, IL.   Matthew was born June 13, 1958, in Carlinville, IL, eldest son of Dennis M. Palsen and Arlene (Keyes) Palsen, graduated from Carlinville High School with the class of 1976 and earned a…

  Gordon Lyle Heuer, 68, passed away at his residence in Shipman, Illinois, on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.   He was born August 27, 1957, in Highland, Illinois, to Don and Corleen (Rust) Heuer.   He was baptized on September 15, 1957, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Edwardsville and confirmed on May 30, 1971, at…