James F. Mcnew
Jul 16, 2010
James F. (Jiggs) McNew passed away Friday July 16, 2010 at the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville. He was born on March 24, 1925 in Edwards County, IL to Henry and Sarah (Miller) McNew. On April 4, 1942 he married Margaret Josephine Gabbert and she preceded him in death on December 5, 1997. James was a heavy equipment operator, owning...
Donald Ray Holmes
Jul 15, 2010
Donald Ray Holmes, 77, of rural St. Francisville passed away July 15, 2010 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. Born September 7, 1932 in Lawrence County, he was the son of William Edgar and Mary Theodore (Young) Holmes. He married Lola Howe December 1, 1962 and she survives.Donald was a member of Central Christian Church in Lawrenceville. He worked for...
Virgina M. Strange
Jul 12, 2010
Virginia M. Strange, age 89, of Lawrenceville passed away Monday, July 12, 2010 at United Methodist Village North Campus. She was born November 29, 1920 in Vincennes, IN the daughter of Benjamin and Josephine (Richardville) Heines. Virginia married Louis B. Strange July 13, 1943 and he died September 22, 2000.Virginia was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church. She...
Ivan R. Weger
Jul 7, 2010
Ivan R. Weger, age 92, of Lawrenceville, IL, passed away peacefully in his sleep Wednesday morning, July 07, 2010 at United Methodist Village North in Lawrenceville.He was born September 03, 1917 in Lawrence County, the son of Arthur and Bernice (Shank) Weger. Ivan married Rochelle Baker January 27, 1940, she preceded him in death January 13, 2007; Ivan was also...
Nina Catherine Guiliani
Jul 6, 2010
Nina Catherine Guiliani, 66, of Lawrenceville passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at her residence. She was born June 30, 1944 in Chicago Heights, IL the daughter of Frank and Vivian (Griffith) Guiliani. Nina was a member of the Our Savior Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville where she served as a Ladies Aide. She was a homemaker and a member of...
Jerry A. Weger
Jun 29, 2010
Jerry A. Weger, 69, of Lawrenceville, passed away Tuesday morning June 29, 2010 with his family by his side at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN.He was born December 15, 1940 in Centralia, IL the son of Ivan R. and Rochelle B. (Baker) Weger. On February 20, 1965 he married Charlotte S. Hand. She survives.Along with his father and wife,...
Freda Miller
Jun 27, 2010
Freda Miller, 85, of Bridgeport, IL passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Lawrence Community Health Care in Bridgeport. Freda was born August 24, 1924 in St. Francisville, IL the daughter of Damon Ersell and Matilda (Mayer) Fortner. She married Vance E. Miller March 8, 1941 and he died May 31, 1998.Freda was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church...
Ashley A. Clark
Jun 19, 2010
Ashley A. Clark, age 27, of Flat Rock, IL passed away Saturday, June 19, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. She was born April 17, 1983 the daughter of Steven and Mary (Rasico) Clark. Ashley was a member of St. Elizabeth Church in Robinson. She was disabled.Survivors include her parents of Flat Rock, one brother Ethan Clark of...
Roger C. Leighty
Jun 11, 2010
Roger C. Leighty, 93, passed from this life on Friday June 11, 2010 at his residence. He was born on May 27, 1917 in Dennison Township, the son of William Carson and Myrtle Ann (Gher) Leighty. On June 27, 1936 he married Edna M. Shuppert who preceded him in death on November 25, 1988. Surviving are twin sons: Donald Lee...
Mack J. Hensley
Jun 9, 2010
Mack J. Hensley, 64, of Loves Park, departed this life Wednesday, June 9, 2010, surrounded by his family, after a short but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born May 18, 1946, in Vincennes, Ind., the son of Dale and Bernice (Carr) Hensley. Married Alberta Cochran on July 15, 1967, in Lawrenceville. Together they came to Rockford to work and raise...
Delia Jane Krueger
Jun 3, 2010
Delia Dee Jane Krueger Whitmer, age 69, of Vincennes, IN passed away June 3, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN.She was born October 17, 1940 in Omaha, Nebraska the daughter of John Richard and Delia (Morrison) Wilhelm. She married Edwin Whitmer, Sr. and he survives.Dee worked for Wabash Energy Corporation Drilling and Producing. She enjoyed spending time with...
Berniece L. Smith
Jun 2, 2010
Berniece Lois Smith, Route 3, Sumner, IL, passed away Wednesday, June 2, at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, IL. She had just recently celebrated her 97th birthday. She was the daughter of Randolph and Della Folkers Pinkstaff, and was born May 6, 1913 in Mulberry Grove, IL. A longtime member of the Island Free Methodist Church, she was...
Bradford Cullison
Jun 1, 2010
Bradford B. Cullison, 55, of Sumner, Illinois passed away June 1, 2010 at home. He was born July 21, 1954 to Robert B. and Bertha Louise (Brown) Cullison.Bradford was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by one brother Robert Kent Cullison of Sumner who was his primary caregiver for 23 years following the death of his parents,...
Mary Louise Piper
May 31, 2010
Mary Louise Piper, 86, of Lawrenceville, formerly of Olney, Illinois, died early May 31, 2010 at the Lawrenceville Manor. She was born December 2, 1923 in Lawrenceville, the daughter of Lloyd and Daisy (Norton) Piper. She was involved in education most of her life. Mary spent 17 years teaching Navajo children on the Indian reservation in Farmington, New Mexico. She...
Bobby Stoltz
May 23, 2010
Bobby Stoltz, 82, of Lawrenceville, IL passed away Sunday May 23, 2010 at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was born May 16, 1928 in Lawrence County, IL the son of Lawrence Pat and Edythe J. (Wright) Stoltz. Bobby worked as a Linotype for several of the area newspapers, and for about 20 years at the Mt. Carmel Register....
Wilmer Lewis Porky Wilson
May 17, 2010
Wilmer Lewis Porky Wilson, age 88, passed away Monday, May 17, 2010 at his residence. He was born June 5, 1921 in Lawrenceville, IL to Willis and Lois (Walters) Wilson. His first wife, Wanda Lea Quick died September 9, 1947. He married his second wife, Mary Irene Crouch September 8, 1950 and she survives. Wilmer was a member of Central...
Karen L. Akers
May 16, 2010
Karen L. Akers, age 55, of rural Sumner passed away Sunday, May 16, 2010 at the Lawrence Community Health Care in Bridgeport. She was born February 5, 1955 in Lawrence County, the daughter of Charles and Ida Mae (Tullis) Piper.Survivors include one son, Jared Akers of Lebanon, IN; one daughter Dana Akers of Noblesville, IN; two brothers Wayne Piper and...
Justin Daniel Neeley
May 14, 2010
Justin Daniel Neeley, 17, of Valdosta died on Friday, May 14, 2010 at Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville following a motor vehicle accident. He was born in Orange Park, Florida on November 30, 1992. He was a junior at Lowndes High School and worked as a lifeguard at Wild Adventures. Unashamed to show love for those he...
Carl W. Rogge
May 11, 2010
Carl W. Rogge, 74, of Farmington, NM passed away early May 11, 2010 at The Life Care Center in Farmington, NM. He was born December 17, 1935 in Lawrenceville, IL the son of Carl W. and Laura Victoria (Bailey) Rogge Sr. He was married June 26, 1965 to Ruth E. Plough. She preceded him in death October 24, 2002.He worked...
Joseph Bisaha
May 5, 2010
Joseph Bisaha, 83, of Bridgeport, IL passed away Wednesday at Lawrence Community Healthcare in Bridgeport.He was born July 27, 1926 in Johnson City, NY the son of Michael and Anna (Waskovich) Bisaha. He was married to Dorothy Miller. She precedes him in death.He was a member of the Bridgeport United Methodist Church. He served eleven years in the United States...
