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Local Obituaries for Emmons Macey and Steffey Funeral Home
David Dwight Schwingle
Jan 7, 2022
David Dwight Schwingle, age 78, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Friday, January 07, 2022 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. He was born on July 29, 1943 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, the son of Glenn and Alnetta (Eckstein) Schwingle. He married Ellen Schwabe on June 15, 1968 at the Pulaski Presbyterian Church in Muscoda, Wisconsin, and she survives.
...Alan D. Payne
Jan 4, 2022
Alan D. Payne, age 69, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, January 04, 2022.
There will be no services conducted. Emmons-Macey & Steffey Funeral Home in Lawrenceville, Illinois is in charge of the arrangements.
Harry Ronald Minniear
Jan 3, 2022
Harry Ronald Minniear, age 81, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois passed away on Monday, January 03, 2022 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born on January 16, 1940 in Knox County, Indiana, the son of Alfred and Opal (Sanneman) Minniear. He married Barbara (Kiser) York Jones on November 18, 1988, and she survives.
Harry served...
Phyllis Ann Rice
Jan 1, 2022
Phyllis Ann Rice, age 81, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Saturday, January 01, 2022 at her son’s residence. She was born on February 01, 1940 in Effingham, Illinois, the daughter of Herbert and Stella (York) Donsbach. She married Dewey Thurman in 1957. She married Ernest Ray in 1962, and he preceded her in death in 1991. She married...
Melissa Sue Volkman-Dining
Dec 29, 2021
Melissa Sue Volkman-Dining, age 45, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at her residence. She was born on August 27, 1976 in Vincennes, Indiana, the daughter of Roger and Rita (White) Volkman.
Melissa worked for Unit #20, as a bus driver and secretary for Parkview Elementary School. She attended the St. Lawrence Catholic...
Karen Jane Mickler
Dec 24, 2021
Karen Jane Mickler, age 74, of Flat Rock, Illinois passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. She was born on June 20, 1947 in Terre Haute, Indiana, the daughter of George and Zelphi (Auterson) Dudley. She married Michael Mickler on February 02, 1997, and he survives.
Karen worked for Pfizer in...
Roland Mark Eckiss
Dec 22, 2021
Roland Mark Eckiss, age 84, of Bridgeport, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born on July 21, 1937, the son of Willie R. and Bonnie (Humes) Eckiss.
Roland worked for Texaco as a supervisor, and he continued working after Texaco closed until his retirement. He was...
Wenona L. Griffin
Dec 20, 2021
Wenona L. Griffin, age 85, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. She was born on January 17, 1936, in Russellville, Illinois, the daughter of Marvin and Ida Lenora (Wirey) Johnson. She married Maurice ‘Speck’ Griffin on October 07, 1953, and he preceded her in death on August...
Ralph 'Kent' Wolfe
Dec 17, 2021
Ralph ‘Kent’ Wolfe, age 83, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Aperion Care in Bridgeport, Illinois. He was born on September 18, 1938 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, the son of Joseph and Rosetta (Taylor) Wolfe.
Kent was a meat cutter at Humphrey’s Meat Packing in Lawrenceville, a carpenter contractor, and manager of Barrister...
Jack Dean Roberts
Dec 15, 2021
Jack Dean Roberts, age 87, of Lawrenceville, Illinois was released from the pains of this physical life and welcomed to eternity by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 12:59 PM. He was born on March 07, 1934 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the son of Gale and Virgie (Parker) Roberts. He married Clara E....
Jay Dee White
Dec 10, 2021
Jay Dee White, age 79, of Sumner, Illinois passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 at Walnut Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on December 22, 1941 in Lukin Township, Illinois, the son of Hugh M. and Lucille (Loos) White. He married Judy Akers on June 06, 1965, and she survives.
Jay...
Linda K. Davis
Dec 9, 2021
Linda K. Davis, age 80, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Thursday, December 09, 2021 at her residence. She was born on October 11, 1941 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Hayward Lawrence and Marie K. (Reel) Gregory. She married Larry R. Davis on June 21, 1959 at the First United Methodist Church in Lawrenceville, and he survives....
Matthew Lee Scherer
Dec 7, 2021
Matthew Lee Scherer, 38, of Denver, Colorado, passed away on December 7, 2021. He was born on November 21, 1983, in Lawrenceville, Illinois to Dan and Holly (Hudson) Scherer. He attended Red Hill High School and excelled in both sports and academics. He exceeded 1,000 points in basketball, tied school records in golf, and maintains several track & field...
Paul S. Barrett
Dec 7, 2021
Paul S. Barrett, age 95, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, December 07, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana. He was born on May 17, 1926 in Metropolis, Illinois, the son of Leonard and Nellie (Clark) Barrett. He married Mary Williams on August 06, 1946, and she preceded him in death on February 26, 1995....
Wilfred Leroy Gibson
Dec 5, 2021
Wilfred Leroy Gibson, age 98, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 05, 2021 in Vincennes, Indiana at Bridgepointe Health Campus. He was born on December 25, 1922 in Perry County, Indiana to Justus and Ruby (Jenkins) Gibson. He married Beverly (Priest) Dycus on May 01, 1968, and she preceded him in death on February 11, 2008....
Michael L. Ham
Dec 2, 2021
Michael L. Ham, age 69, of Flat Rock, Illinois passed away on Thursday, December 02, 2021 at his residence. He was born on June 20, 1952 in Sullivan, Indiana, the son of Wendell L. Ham, Sr. and Marie (Sparks) Ham. He married Patricia Devin on October 25, 1986, and she survives.
Mike was a truck driver, and...
Terry Joe Duckworth
Nov 29, 2021
Terry Joe Duckworth passed from this life into his heavenly home on November 29, 2021. He was born to Donald Leslie Duckworth and Mary Jane Duckworth on September 14, 1957.
Terry attended First Church of the Nazarene in Wichita Kansas, where he taught Sunday School for many years. He had a passion for studying and teaching the...
Shari L. Calvert
Nov 29, 2021
Shari L. Calvert, age 63, of Lawrenceville, Illinois passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021 at her residence. She was born on April 26, 1958 in Vincennes, Indiana, the daughter of Harold and Nancy (Tewell) Deisher. She married Edwin ‘Joe’ Calvert on December 23, 1976, and he survives.
Shari was a homemaker and a member of the...
Thelma L. Piper
Nov 28, 2021
Thelma L. Piper, age 84, of Bridgeport, Illinois passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at her residence. She was born on March 19, 1937 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Raymond T. and Esther (Moran) Hayes. She married Daniel Piper on April 06, 1958, and he survives.
Thelma worked at the Sumner Nursing Home, German...
Lois M. Ross
Nov 26, 2021
Lois M. Ross, age 91, of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, formerly of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021 at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. She was born on June 18, 1930 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the daughter of Roy Andrew and Fannie (Cessna) Gardner. She married Herbert D. Ross on April 30, 1948, and...
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